Fraiku: Political Ads

Posted on 2022/10/14 by Bartholomew Barker

Like the sexy assistant
they distract from the magician
picking your pocket

Don’t let them steal your vote either. Today’s the deadline for registering in North Carolina. Even if you think your registered double-check. Early voting starts soon.

About Bartholomew Barker

Bartholomew Barker is one of the organizers of Living Poetry, a collection of poets and poetry lovers in the Triangle region of North Carolina. Born and raised in Ohio, studied in Chicago, he worked in Connecticut for nearly twenty years before moving to Hillsborough where he makes money as a computer programmer to fund his poetry habit.
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13 Responses to Fraiku: Political Ads

  1. JeanMarie says:
    2022/10/14 at 21:41

    Two days ago I used the NC portal to request an absentee (mail-in) ballot.
    https://votebymail.ncsbe.gov/app/home – Check your state.

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  2. berniebell1955 says:
    2022/10/15 at 06:38

    Holy moly…holy moly….just so ……
    You’ll have seen what’s happening here? Total shambles – one ****** after another. The person I refer to as Old Kwarteng has been sacked and presumably the rest of the Cabinet of Curiosities are running scared.
    the situation is……in charge we have a person with a very tenuous grip on reality ‘leading’ what I would call a bunch of Muppets – except that I like the Muppets and – they’re harmless. http://www.spanglefish.com/berniesblog/blog.asp?blogid=15964

    WATCH THIS SPACE – AND YOUR SPACE TOO!!!

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    • Bartholomew Barker says:
      2022/10/15 at 20:07

      Yeah, I pay fairly close attention to UK news, mostly because I get better news about the USA from UK sources. I still think a parliamentary system is better than what I have but, obviously, money can corrupt any political system.

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  3. berniebell1955 says:
    2022/10/15 at 06:48

    PS – this is going in m’blog tomorrow……

    “Short – not sweet – not meant to be….

    Political Ads

    Like the sexy assistant
    they distract from the magician
    picking your pocket

    https://bartbarkerpoet.com/

    Get ready for the smoke and mirrors of the – it has to happen soon – election.”

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  4. Julydase says:
    2022/10/16 at 23:12

    Registered to vote here in AR…hoping for a better outcome than in 2020.

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  5. Jaya Avendel says:
    2022/10/17 at 14:42

    I just LOVE this! I did not see the ending twist coming, and it made my day. <3

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