Stilp holding auditions for 'Pop Goes DeWeese-l'

"Bonusgate" has become Capitol muckraker Gene Stilp's muse.

The "citizen activist" has written a song about embattled House Majority Leader Bill DeWeese (D-Greene County) titled "Pop Goes DeWeese-l." Set to the tune of "Pop Goes the Weasel," the song lists a litany of reasons why Stilp thinks the longtime incumbent will lose his election this fall.

One stanza assails Deweese for his well-known use of obscure words: "A buffoon with words from Webster's/Arrogance with ego/Always taking personal revenge/That's what popped DeWeese-l."

Stilp is asking for singers to submit their own recordings of the song, and he said the winner will be featured in a music video featuring a giant "Bill in the Box" in September.

Although DeWeese has not been charged with any crime, 12 members of his caucus were charged in early July with hundreds of felonies as part of the attorney general's "Bonusgate" investigation. Critics have said DeWeese, even if he didn't know about the illegal activities, should be responsible for the actions of his caucus.

This is far from the only or most bizarre stunt created by the longtime activist Stilp -- just last month he held a beauty pageant in honor of "Bonusgate."

Stilp's entire song:

Round and round the Capitol
The People chased DeWeese-l
But on November 4th
Pop goes DeWeese-l.

Pay raises, bonuses,
Millions stolen from the people,
Wait 'til November 4th
Out goes DeWeese-l.

Veon and DeWeese,
Swindling the people,
"I knew nothiing," is what he says,
Out goes DeWeese-l.

A buffoon with words from Webster's,
Arrogance with ego,
Always taking personal revenge,
That's what popped DeWeese-l.

What kind of government do you want
To serve all the people?
Not one led by Bill DeWeese,
Voute out the DeWeese-l.