Category Archives: Satire

Author John Rachel Wakes Up Black!

Posted on September 1, 2013 by johnrachel

I just became a black man. Continue reading →

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Online Interview: “Blinders Keepers”

Posted on July 12, 2013 by johnrachel

Keeping in mind that you never have a second chance to make a first impression, I always give it my best shot and reply from purest chambers of my soul. Honesty is the best policy, even at the expense of clarity. Continue reading →

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Gum Control

Posted on June 3, 2013 by johnrachel

Have you ever seen Grover Norquist chewing gum? Continue reading →

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Is John Rachel funny?

Posted on March 9, 2013 by johnrachel

People don’t seem to get my humor. Maybe I’m out of touch. I haven’t been watching much TV lately. So you tell me . . . Continue reading →

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Telling It Like It Is

Posted on February 14, 2013 by johnrachel

“You won’t believe what I read on the internet!!” Continue reading →

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What if they gave a war and everybody showed up?

Posted on January 8, 2013 by johnrachel

Back in the 60s, there was an anti-war slogan popularized by Charlotte E. Keyes, which was then turned into a full-length film: “Suppose they gave a war and nobody came?” Well, I’m proposing the opposite: “What if they gave a war and everybody showed up?” Continue reading →

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Fiscal Cliff Poem

Posted on January 3, 2013 by johnrachel

Haiku me once, your bad. Haiku me twice, my bad. Haiku me three times, I’m a total fucking idiot. Continue reading →

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“Free as a butterfly in a hurricane.”

Posted on September 11, 2012 by johnrachel

I say lift thy skirts, lo! come to my door
I embrace thou even as a common whore
‘Tis the illusion of freedom you implore?
Here you have it, you shall seek no more Continue reading →

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The Right To Bear Nuclear Arms

Posted on September 3, 2012 by johnrachel

Guns don’t kill people. People kill people! Since this is irrefutable logic, I began to wonder why it has been applied so narrowly. The truth is, guns are just one form of lethal entertainment. Thanks to the amazing advances in science and technology, there is a cornucopia of devices which fit the legal definition of “arms” as referred to in our Constitution. It seems to me, the legal framework and the rationale would apply equally to nuclear weapons. Continue reading →

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Repo Man vs. Retro Man

Posted on July 17, 2012 by johnrachel

If Mitt Romney gets knocked out of the race, why not have Michele Bachmann with Ted Nugent as her running mate? Okay. Bad idea. I got it! Ron Paul. Then it would be Repo Man vs. Retro Man. Continue reading →

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