Couple Jailed For Text Messages

A judge in Dubai has sentenced a couple from India to 90 days in jail for what he describes as sexual in content. Such messages, it seems, are against the law in the United Arab Emerates.


Caught Being Naughty

Text messages read in Dubai
Would seem to have gone awry.
Accused of being risque,
A couple is going away.
Ninety days, says the judge, is their due,
For their messages deemed as blue.

© 2010 Jim Gordon

Woods To Play In Masters

Tiger Woods is returning to the golf course in time for the Masters.
He'll tee off April 8 after a four-month layoff. ESPN and CBS will
televise the tournament.


Out Of The Woods

CBS Sports And ESPN
Are happy that Tiger is playing again.
He's coming back soon to join in the Masters,
Setting off cheers among telecasters.

The networks expect record numbers of viewers
To tune in while sipping their Bud Lites or Dewar's,
For the comeback of golfdom's prodigal star,
And proof that his golf game is still under par.

© 2010 Jim Gordon

Is Europe Provoking Muslims?

Conflicts between the culture of the West and that of Muslims
continue to provoke retaliation - including threats and attempted
murder of those accused of provocation.



Provoke-alizing

You may want free speech,
Though it might provoke the sword;
Thine "whose feelings you breach"
And "whose ox is being gored. "

© 2010 Jim Gordon

What Made The Prius Run Away

Company and federal investigators have been unable to get James Sikes' Prius to run away. Sikes had called 911 after his Toyota hybrid hit speeds of more than 90 mph. It happened, Monday, on interstate 8 near San Diego.



Drive Shaft

Jim Sikes insists his Prius
Has a mind that's all its own.
That's why he did more than ninety;
But how is still not known.

He denies accelerating,
And insists Toyota blew it.
But now investigators
Can't make the Prius do it.

The Toyota folks continue
To study and explore;
Looking for the reason
The pedal hit the floor.

© 2010 Jim Gordon

Teen Sues Over Prom Cancellation

The ACLU as filed suit to force a school district in Mississippi
to sponsor its annual prom and allow a lesbian teen to invite
whomever she wants. The school cancelled the prom when the
girls asked that she be allowed to wear a tuxedo and invite her
girl friend to be her date.


Choosing Partners

The ACLU
Is going to court
On behalf of a lesbian teen.
The civil rights group
Will try to abort
A ruling it sees as quite mean.

It seems that her school
Has called off the prom
Because of her choice of a date.
The other side feels
Such events are for all,
Whether they're gay or their straight.

The crux of it all,
As it's always quite clear,
In this and similar fights,
Is the ACLU's
Commitment to sue
For what it calls the girl's student rights.

© 2010 Jim Gordon

Obama Attacks Health Care Fraud

The president told voters in Missouri that it's time to end fraud
and abuse in health care. Barack Obama says he's approved the use of
high tech bounty hunters to root out the cheaters.


Finding A Cure

The president aimed his anger
At health care fraud, today.
He told Missouri voters,
It now must go away.

It costs one hundred million
Each year, a lot of juice.
He says he's signed an order,
Aimed at ending the abuse.

His plan to end the cheating,
Which he's sure will not fall short,
Includes the use of bounty hunters
With bipartisan support.

© 2010 Jim Gordon

Senate Moves On Tax Breaks And Jobless Aid

Democrats are moving forward in efforts to pass a Multi-Billion Dollar tax and unemployment aid package. They're working toward a final vote on their "jobs agenda." It's designed to help reduce the jobless rate before the November elections.


Doing A Job

The Senate's cleared the way
For its jobs agenda bill
Which soon move to the House
And a vote up on The Hill.

The measure's aimed at helping
Stem the joblessness direction,
Which Democrats need to happen
Before facing re-election.

© 2010 Jim Gordon