politics – Treatises of Gloria

‘A Plagiaristic Eulogy’ – A Treatise on an Anti-Christ

I can’t take credit for this treatise as it was actually written by Clematis Flange, the satirical editor for The Beano. I came across the work whilst in the waiting room at the clinic. In exchange for my sample, they allowed me to keep the comic. In the original, which acted as a prologue toContinue reading “‘A Plagiaristic Eulogy’ – A Treatise on an Anti-Christ”

‘President Ed’ – A Treatise on the Failed Presidential Campaign of Mister Ed

In 1968 a horse came fourth in the Republican Party Primaries. Not since, William Howard Taft had eaten Meridian the 1911 Kentucky Derby winner after an argument with its owner, Richard F. Carman, over who should pay for the clams, had a horse had such a prominent role in US politics. This incident so enragedContinue reading “‘President Ed’ – A Treatise on the Failed Presidential Campaign of Mister Ed”