My Candidate
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Comment from tempeste
Ciao !
You now have 5 votes!
I thought Swami was the guy America needed until I heard him say that America had no say in how Israel used the money, the bombs it provided to Netanyahu.
That is ridiculous, Biden has the duty to make sure American bombs are not used to commit genocide. Full stop.
Nikki Haley is a warmonger, glad to hear about her withdrawal.
I see that many voters are still focused on what happened on the 6th of January 2021 Capitol attack.
They don't seem to realise that Biden has been in office for three years now and under his administration the national debt is now 34 trillion, the economy has nosedived, Brics will soon replace the US dollar in international trade, the borders issue has deteriorated, two ongoing wars , Biden s corruption and dealing with Ukraine oligarchs which began when he was vice president to President Obama .
So Harambe , you feel you can make a difference, save America from the likes of Biden and Trump?
I know one thing: when one is forced to choose between two evils , it's never a good choice.
should I go on?
reply by the author on 14-Mar-2024
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Ciao !
You now have 5 votes!
I thought Swami was the guy America needed until I heard him say that America had no say in how Israel used the money, the bombs it provided to Netanyahu.
That is ridiculous, Biden has the duty to make sure American bombs are not used to commit genocide. Full stop.
Nikki Haley is a warmonger, glad to hear about her withdrawal.
I see that many voters are still focused on what happened on the 6th of January 2021 Capitol attack.
They don't seem to realise that Biden has been in office for three years now and under his administration the national debt is now 34 trillion, the economy has nosedived, Brics will soon replace the US dollar in international trade, the borders issue has deteriorated, two ongoing wars , Biden s corruption and dealing with Ukraine oligarchs which began when he was vice president to President Obama .
So Harambe , you feel you can make a difference, save America from the likes of Biden and Trump?
I know one thing: when one is forced to choose between two evils , it's never a good choice.
should I go on?
Comment Written 13-Mar-2024
reply by the author on 14-Mar-2024
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Only Harambe can fix it! Thank you for the vote! It looks like the pro-Trump piece took the cake. Maybe that is a preview of what will happen this election. I have mixed feelings on all of it. Like on the national debt. It should be a cold, nonpartisan exercise in mathematics, looking at the debt/GDP ratio and the interest rate, same as a home mortgage or capital equipment loan. Growth requires cash and can happen faster with leverage; over-leveraging increases risk; too much debt stagnates future growth and snowballs. I wouldn't give Trump a pass on that as he has used debt heavily to his advantage. All the politicians are doing it. The criticisms of Biden are valid though!
Thanks again 🦍
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America's economy is going to collapse, Biden continues to print money he hasn't got and economists say the downfall will be worse than the Depression in 1929.
So much for looking forward to a peaceful third age. It ain't going to happen.
When America goes down, so will Europe, as if it wasn't bad enough here.
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I don't like Joe Biden for other reasons, though printing money is technically not something he can do directly. Jerome Powell does that, and he was put in place by Trump. Biden IS responsible for unilaterally forgiving student debt, to buy their votes. Not sure how much money that was and if that's what you were referring to, I agree. And many of the green energy initiatives and infrastructure spending (under the "inflation reduction act", what a cocksure name for a bill that does the opposite) are likely corrupt.
Comment from karenina
Okay...so I admit it. I like edgy writing and with the motely crue that Joe and The Donald eroded this whole Gorilla campaign is looking more and more promising! At least I know you'll call 'em as you see 'em! Funny stuff. And EDGY!
Karenina
reply by the author on 13-Mar-2024
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Okay...so I admit it. I like edgy writing and with the motely crue that Joe and The Donald eroded this whole Gorilla campaign is looking more and more promising! At least I know you'll call 'em as you see 'em! Funny stuff. And EDGY!
Karenina
Comment Written 11-Mar-2024
reply by the author on 13-Mar-2024
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Thanks very much Karenina, and glad to have you as a loyal supporter!
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You bet!
Comment from Rachelle Allen
Omigoodness!! I am so sorry I am this late to the HarambeforPresident phenomenon. I have obviously missed out on so much...like HUMOR and bawdiness and PLUCK and the total lack of political correctness (I hold the Clintons responsible for that. How about you? Where do YOU think it began?) This is like a smorgasboord of everything I love.
Anyway, I really enjoyed this Oh-so-In-Your-Face rant with the great rhymes and perfect meter.
Encore!
reply by the author on 11-Mar-2024
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Omigoodness!! I am so sorry I am this late to the HarambeforPresident phenomenon. I have obviously missed out on so much...like HUMOR and bawdiness and PLUCK and the total lack of political correctness (I hold the Clintons responsible for that. How about you? Where do YOU think it began?) This is like a smorgasboord of everything I love.
Anyway, I really enjoyed this Oh-so-In-Your-Face rant with the great rhymes and perfect meter.
Encore!
Comment Written 10-Mar-2024
reply by the author on 11-Mar-2024
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Thanks so much. This was an experiment with a new visual format and perhaps I will do more with it in the future. Since you mention it, I do have a recent piece on the Clintons actually which might be up your alley. 🦍
Comment from barbara.wilkey
Thank you for sharing this contest entry with us. I have a feeling you'd do a better job than anybody running. I'm not at all happy with any of our choices. Good luck with the contest.
reply by the author on 11-Mar-2024
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Thank you for sharing this contest entry with us. I have a feeling you'd do a better job than anybody running. I'm not at all happy with any of our choices. Good luck with the contest.
Comment Written 10-Mar-2024
reply by the author on 11-Mar-2024
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Thank you Barbara. My presidential campaign announcement will be coming in May! 🦍
Comment from kahpot
You have my vote, as truth be told the other candidates just can't write this well, let alone reading what is written for them, an excellent work for this prompt, very well written, best wishes for your contest****kahpot
reply by the author on 11-Mar-2024
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You have my vote, as truth be told the other candidates just can't write this well, let alone reading what is written for them, an excellent work for this prompt, very well written, best wishes for your contest****kahpot
Comment Written 09-Mar-2024
reply by the author on 11-Mar-2024
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Thank you very much Kahpot! 🦍
Comment from Daylily
A hilariously strong contender in the contest. Rich in imagination and
chutzpa.
While I can envision Harambe actually winning, I still have to ask myself: Which candidate will actually do the most to help the American people?
What I know for sure is that I could never ever be a politician.
Best wishes with your entry, my friend!
reply by the author on 10-Mar-2024
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A hilariously strong contender in the contest. Rich in imagination and
chutzpa.
While I can envision Harambe actually winning, I still have to ask myself: Which candidate will actually do the most to help the American people?
What I know for sure is that I could never ever be a politician.
Best wishes with your entry, my friend!
Comment Written 09-Mar-2024
reply by the author on 10-Mar-2024
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Thank you very much. Harambe is still working on his campaign platform is open to your suggestions for restoring America to working order as the planet's leading banana producer. Some tentative platform positions include the following:
-banning of sniper rifles near zoos
-a live chicken in every pot dispensary and a banana tree in every yard
-a national minimal stipend of two bananas per person per day
-no more fiat currencies; all negotiations to be conducted in bananas, using banana bucks for large denominations
-Fort Knox to be expanded to have space for enough bananas to back all the banana bucks
-concentration camps for plantains, so they can learn to concentrate better in school and become real bananas
-free health care for politicians, consisting of a pure banana-only diet until they are cured to no longer be sociopathic
What should be added?
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I think each town should have a banana cabana designated for housing bunches of people presently off their rockers. Banana therapy could be provided for those stringiest cases that get easily bruised. I give you a vote of confidence for apeeling to so many of those ripe voters eager to stir up the pudding heads typically too lazy to get out and vote.
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Harambe approves of your ideas. One of the problems with this country is they used to make people work for no money at plantainsions. Your banana cabana idea could be a great start towards righting those wrongs.
Comment from Gloria ....
This is a terrific limerick suite, and a fitting announcement of your run for the presidency. I particularly got a charge from your byline adding an extra line to your official announcement limerick.
Great take down of the other (imp) possibilities. Clever rhymes, magnificent artwork which must've taken a moment. Harambe looks noble on his white steed.
Wishing you great luck with the voters with this gem. :)
Gloria
reply by the author on 10-Mar-2024
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This is a terrific limerick suite, and a fitting announcement of your run for the presidency. I particularly got a charge from your byline adding an extra line to your official announcement limerick.
Great take down of the other (imp) possibilities. Clever rhymes, magnificent artwork which must've taken a moment. Harambe looks noble on his white steed.
Wishing you great luck with the voters with this gem. :)
Gloria
Comment Written 09-Mar-2024
reply by the author on 10-Mar-2024
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Thanks so much Gloria! Some of the AI artwork came easily; it nailed Nikki Haley and Trump on the first attempts, but DeSantis and Biden took several revs as the AI refused to put an innocent pile of white powder and a straw on the Oval Office desk. I can't imagine why ; )
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Comment from Saki the Artist
This is edutainment at its best. All of the limericks are great, and the curating the accompanying artwork is a feat itself.
I like that you managed to trash talk all the candidates and stayed true to your avatar name. It's like this contest was made for you.
Excellent alliterative embellishments! I also enjoyed the split rhyme and internal rhyme.
Small suggestion for the final limerick, to make it more easily scannable: the punchline has awkwardly placed accents. Yes, it reads correctly if the reader continues the pattern of weak and strong beats, but my instinct is to not have the word "for" on a strong beat.
Possible rewrites:
- My vote's gonna go to Gorilla.
- I'm going to vote for Gorilla.
- My vote's for the only* gorilla. (*replace with any two syllable adjective that has the accent on the first syllable)
Anyway, the content of the punchline is so good that it wouldn't matter to me even if the meter were completely off. In fact, all of the limericks had great punchlines, and you saved the best for last.
Favorite artwork: I'm torn between the weird stack of crotch hands and the handburger.
reply by the author on 09-Mar-2024
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This is edutainment at its best. All of the limericks are great, and the curating the accompanying artwork is a feat itself.
I like that you managed to trash talk all the candidates and stayed true to your avatar name. It's like this contest was made for you.
Excellent alliterative embellishments! I also enjoyed the split rhyme and internal rhyme.
Small suggestion for the final limerick, to make it more easily scannable: the punchline has awkwardly placed accents. Yes, it reads correctly if the reader continues the pattern of weak and strong beats, but my instinct is to not have the word "for" on a strong beat.
Possible rewrites:
- My vote's gonna go to Gorilla.
- I'm going to vote for Gorilla.
- My vote's for the only* gorilla. (*replace with any two syllable adjective that has the accent on the first syllable)
Anyway, the content of the punchline is so good that it wouldn't matter to me even if the meter were completely off. In fact, all of the limericks had great punchlines, and you saved the best for last.
Favorite artwork: I'm torn between the weird stack of crotch hands and the handburger.
Comment Written 09-Mar-2024
reply by the author on 09-Mar-2024
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LOL that third Desantis hand was the perfect coincidence. Your observations are sharp and spot on. No one else in the month I have been back here catches stuff like this. I think your third suggestion is the best as it avoids the conversion of a common noun to a proper one, and this gorilla has a name. I'd have gone with that one, except I continued fighting with it after your excellent observation and think I found a fourth solution. Let me know what you think. You are right that a limerick can sound correct the way the author plans to read it, but can make other readers trip over it when they are sight reading. It's like music score preparation, except we have very limited nomenclature for beats unless we were to go around adding capital letters on every beat. That might be an idea. Thanks for this stellar review. 🦍
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Ah, I'm glad you know what sight-reading is! I'm a musician but I don't assume that other people know the term, which is why I have been using the term "scanning" when leaving reviews.
The revised punchline is an epic improvement!
Comment from Debbie D'Arcy
I thought you were never going to start your campaign for Harambe! This is hilarious and I could go on reading your stacked limericks forever. How you present in this way as well is way over my head but it all looks very professional. Your notes add still more humour. A strong contender! Good luck! Debbie
reply by the author on 10-Mar-2024
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I thought you were never going to start your campaign for Harambe! This is hilarious and I could go on reading your stacked limericks forever. How you present in this way as well is way over my head but it all looks very professional. Your notes add still more humour. A strong contender! Good luck! Debbie
Comment Written 09-Mar-2024
reply by the author on 10-Mar-2024
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Thanks very much Debbie! I just use a bit of CSS in the basic editor, which gives me more precise control than what the advanced editor offers. It's a lot of trial and error and rather inefficient to do on my phone though I have gotten fairly quick with it. If you are ever interested to learn, there are great tutorials at w3schools.com. With your astute attention to detail, you could definitely learn it. If you want to see, I will show you the exact markup used in this piece. 🦍