Thursday, September 08, 2005

The Ballad of Michael Brown

I am the very model of a modern FEMA handle-er
Corrupt as any character you’ll find in Raymond Chandle-er
Accomplished very little since I shot past Mummy’s labia
Just bummed around until I found some horsies from Arabia

I lost the horsie gig when all the lawsuits started loading up
And then the Bushies asked if I would like to be their toading pup
I got this job because I know the asses that are kissable
I also know the color of the people who are missable.

Who cares about the puling putrid pesky proletariat?
The blacks are just a burden and no longer will we carry it.
The mother of our Fearless One is so aristocratical
And Rove will blame our own misdeeds on forces Democratical.

Denying food and water may have been a little frightening
But there’s a city in the south that badly needed whitening.
Our ultimate intention is replacement of democracy --
Here comes a fundamentalist Dominionist theocracy!

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

Hey, Joe -- great parody -- but not funny!
Judy Down Maine

Anonymous said...

Joseph: Absolutely CUTTING EDGE! Outstanding!! (Judy: It's farce noir, after all.) And high praise to John Higgins for the "reprise".

Anonymous said...

Gilbert and Sullivan-can't beat 'em. Calvin Trillin had another great little poem in this week's Nation set to Modern Major General too.
Jen

Anonymous said...

Joe.. absolutely brilliant. Well done.

Anonymous said...

Brilliant is right. Joseph, you're wasted
on this transitory political bs. Please
apply your talents to something of more lasting meaning (but don't stop helping to bring W down!).