Jackie Kelly: the Black Bile in my Humour

Once again, my faith in the integrity of Australian politics has been bolstered by yesterday’s revelations of racist bogus pamphlet dissemination in the western Sydney seat of Lindsay. The ALP has complained to the AEC after the husband of outgoing Liberal MP Jackie Kelly, Gary Clark and NSW Liberal Party state executive member Jeff Egan were “caught distributing bogus pamphlets in Lindsay portraying Labor as sympathisers of Islamic terrorists”.  Delightful.  Most inspiringly, whilst Jackie Kelly speaking on ABC radio this morning did not approve of the pamphlet, she somewhat defensively labelled it a “Chaser-style of prank”.

The mind boggles violently for consecutive hours, does it not?

In an effort to pay homage to Jackie’s mitigatory efforts, I have written the following song rather inelegantly titled “Jackie Kelly is the black bile in my humour”:

Jackie Kelly Is The Black Bile In My Humour

Jackie Kelly, what a trooper,
Smoothing out her hubby’s blooper.
“Chaser style pranks,” she pitches,
“Lindsay should be left in stitches!”

But to call it parody
Akin to Chaser pranks
Smells a bit like bullshit, Jacks,
Its scent is pretty rank.
The only similarity
It bears to Chaser largesse
Is that these Liberals got caught
And may be facing charges.

Gary Clark, the paperboy,
Educating hoi polloi,
So now you too skate on thin ice,
‘Cause bigotry, it bears a price.

Because to call it parody
Akin to Chaser pranks
Smells a bit like bullshit, Jacks,
Its scent is pretty rank.
The only similarity
It bears to Chaser largesse
Is that these Liberals got caught
And may be facing charges.

Gary Clark, husband of MP Jackie Kelly, pictured hiding behind the implicated pamphlet in a desperate hope that the image of Sheik Al-Hilaly pictured therein may permit him to escape identification.