We appreciate the many responses for the haiku contest. I didn’t realize beforehand how hard it would be to cut the list down to just a handful. We received about 55 entries and there were many good ones. I raised the total number of finalists from 7 to 10 (it was easier than cutting.) All finalists will automatically receive a free MITT ’12 chrome sticker. The top three will receive free merchandise from the MRC store, the top prize being $50 of free Mitt stuff. It was originally $30 but was raised to $50 by a typo (thanks Aaron). Second place will get $20, and third will get $15.

Here are the 10 finalists. Vote for them in the poll below. You may select up to three haikus in the poll, each will receive one point.

#1 by Cheryl D.
I’m looking for hope
all under the reign of change
Let freedom ring now

#2 by Catherine V.
America needs -
this new strength and attitude. -
Red White Blue and Brown.

#3 by Joe S.
Great Scott! Help! Coakley!
A shrill, boilerplate lib voice
Painful, like Zappa

#4 by Bill S.
Forty gets no say
Get one more for people’s way
United for Brown

#5 by Eric N.
Elect Mr Brown
Congress has gone way too far
cannot be Scott free

#6 by John N.
Fate and Victory
Lay before the people now
We must vote Scott Brown

#7 Elizabeth F.
Tea Partiers Marched
Liberals Blew Us Off
Who’s Laughing Now?

#8 by Sean S.
It’s the people’s seat.
It’s not the Democrats’ seat.
Vote Scott Brown next week.

#9 by Jason
Twenty-Ten Landslide
Begins With This Senate Race
Brown Saves Republic

#10 by Jeff P.
Its OUR seat to give.
America has no kings.
Dems will learn or else.

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Voting will close Monday morning and winners will be announce later that day. Good luck!

~Nate Gunderson

P.S. If you have any free time this weekend, please make some calls from home for Scott Go Scott Brown!

UPDATE: The voting is now closed and the winning Haikus have been chosen! Congratulations to the winners: Jason (1st Place), Elizabeth (2nd Place), and Bill (3rd Place). All participants will be contacted within the next few days to receive their prizes. Thanks again to you poets out there …let’s get the vote out for Brown tomorrow!

For the last week Mitt Romney Central has unofficially become Scott Brown Central. There is just one week left until the special election on January 19th. We fans have donated to Brown’s campaign. We’ve helped promote him by making calls from home. We’ve become fans of his Facebook page. We’ve had polls on his debate performance. We’ve promoted him in almost every way we know how. That leaves us only one thing left to do… the only thing left we know how to do… the one thing that is going to push Brown over the top…

Do you haiku?

Rules:

• Write a haiku to promote Scott Brown for Senate.
• Post it in the comments here on the blog, or on our Facebook page.
• Entries posted before 9PM EST on Thursday will be entered into the contest
• MRC staffers will select what we feel are the top 7 (or so) entries.
• Selected entries will be highlighted in a poll and YOU (the readers) will vote for the best one
• Prizes will be awarded (free merchandise from the MRC store)

There are many rules that define what a haiku is. We will use the simplest rules: 3-lines, syllable structure: 5-7-5. Be creative!

Prizes:
Grand Prize: $30 gift certificate to the MRC store
2nd Prize: $15 gift certificate to the MRC store
3rd Prize: $10 gift certificate to the MRC store
All entries that make it to the voting round will receive a free MITT ’12 Chrome Sticker.

Staff Entries: (no, staffers are not eligible for the contest)

Mine:
Say no to Coakley,
could not spell Massachusetts.
Doesn’t have an ‘E’.

(I’ll add the other staff entries here when they submit them.)

Free Mitt ’12 prizes,
for writing the best haiku.
Everyone does it!

GOOD LUCK!
~Nate Gunderson

What will we witness?
Massachusetts Miracle
or more of the same?
~Ross Abraham (Rebel Ross)

Here are some of the one’s that were posted at our Facebook Page

Change coming to hub
Time to show Scott Brown some love
Common sense cures all.
-Christopher Benvie

Scott Brown for Senate
Let’s send him to Washington
To stop Health Care Bill
-Bill Willenbrock

Brown over Coakley
Republicans over Dems
Helps America
-Bill Willenbrock

Off to dismantle
The Kennedy Legacy
Scott Brown For The Win
-Graham Bradley

Brown will take Coakley
Dems majority is gone
The winner is US
-Sally Hamilton Rewinkel

Tea Partiers Marched
Liberals Blew Us Off
Who’s Laughing Now?
-Elizabeth

Brown must win in ’10
To block the Dem “reforming”
Let it die with Ted
-Josh Pinho

It’s Romney for President.
Scott’s in his seat.
Sorry Dems we won’t be beat.
-Dana Rapp Cluck

Say no to Coakley!
Redistribution of wealth?
Not if you vote Brown!
-Jeff Cole

Scott Brown is the man!
Coakley is not fit to lead;
Change she will impede!
-Jeff Cole

Despair no more
Mitt Romney and Scott Brown
Turn our frowns Upside down!
-Emmalyn

Scott Brown has great hair;
We will all take back this state!
To the dems’ despair!
-Jeff Cole

America needs
this new strength and attitude.
Red White Blue and Brown.
-Catherine Vicedomine

Great Scott! Help! Coakley!
A shrill, boilerplate lib voice
Painful, like Zappa
-Joe

forty gets no say
get one more for people’s way
United for Brown
-Bill

Scott Brown Rocks!
for the people,
take the seat from the democrats
-Monica

Scott Brown is against
irresposnible spending;
can’t afford to lose.
-Jeff Cole

The loss by one man
Begins an ill-fated path
If Scott wins, all win
-John Norris

Scott Brown is the best
Chance to save Massachusetts
Vote sunshine or snow!
-Nancy Gouveia

Elect Mr Brown
Congress has gone way too far
cannot be Scott free
-Eric Norris

Fate and Victory
Lay before the people now
We must vote Scott Brown
-John Norris

Live, Love, Laugh a Lot,
Make Mitts Day
Get out and vote for Scott!
-Sue Sanders

Martha absent now
Is Clinton coming to town
Panic strikes the Dems
-Paul C. Liolios III

I’m looking for hope
all under the reign of change
Let freedom ring now
-Cheryl Davis

Kristi L. Devine from BrownBrigade says:
I’ll continue yours:

Say no to Coakley,
could not spell Massachusetts.
Doesn’t have an ‘E’.

Say no to health care,
Massachusetts does not want,
How daft can she be?

C R Barker from BrownBrigade:
Free Massachusetts
From Kennedy tyranny
Liberty rises

Pease share this poll on Twitter and Facebook:

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*Tell us why you voted the way you did in the comments section of this post – OR CHAT about the debate here.

UPDATE: Today’s Scott Brown for Senate Money Bomb passes $1 MILLION!! Donate by clicking here.

There appears to be a consensus growing that the best moment of the entire debate was…

The health care bill is now in debate and it will be called to a vote in just a few hours. Some reports are that Pelosi and Co. are looking quite confident. I’m feeling some intrepidation and anxiety. I’m wondering what you think the outcome will be:

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May the good guys come out victorious!

~Nate G.

Since Fridays are relatively slow and the is not much newsworthy content on the interweb, I’ve decided to make a poll to lighten the day with a little levity.

First, a picture I found at a local scooter business that is both funny and sad at the same time:

Sign of the Times?

And now for the poll. I know that there are some answers that aren’t included that you’d like to see, but I had to cap it somewhere. But please, if you have some good answers leave them in the comments.

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Now I realize that this post is called “Friday Fun”, but after making that list I’ve concluded that this just isn’t fun anymore. I should have added “Nobama 2012″ to the list.

~Nate G.