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The Daily Whine
Welcome, dear viewers, to Fear Channel 9— Where facts take a nap and opinions opine, Where "liberty" means that you hurt your mouth, And truth takes a train going rapidly south.
Ben Shapiro talks fast to conceal the half-baked, As if logic means much when compassion's at stake. His voice like a squireel with something to prove, He'll outtalk your heartbeat, but not make you move. Hey says, "Facts don't care"—but here's what is odd: His "facts" all align with the views of his God.
Matt Walsh, self-declared what-a-woman-is king, Wears gender like armour and bigotry bling. He's bravely crusading through bathrooms and skirts, While dodging real problems where someone gets hurt. A man so obsessed with who pees where and when— You'd think he was twelve. Or eleven. Or ten.
Michael Knowles wants your novels all banned, Unless they were ghostwritten by Ayn Rand. He smiles like a priest at a book-burning fair, Preaching free speech, but don't you dare swear. He'll quote Cicero, Plato, and Reagan, While stirring a pot that's thoroughly pagan.
Charlie Kirk, with a forehead of awe, Declares college evil, then sues with the law. He tweets with the fury of twelve caffeinated Boomers whose timelines are race-saturated. He's proud to be young, white, and so very bold, While echoing grandads a thousand years old.
They shout "Western values!"—but which ones, my friend? The witch hunts? The empires? The Civil War's end? Their platform's a carnival, loud and perverse, Where grifters quote scripture then open your purse.
So here's to the Wire—so Daily, so Drab, With hosts who confused a mic drop with a jab. A choir of outrage, of bias well-fed, Screaming, "The West!" From their podcast bunk bed.
And though they may cry they're censored and sore, They've monetised martyrdom right to the core. So gather your buzzwords and pour out your rage— They'll package it neatly and sell you the cage.
— Lilith