Jalapeno Peppers

A man unhappy (Craig Baker, 46)
with an Islamic association’s plans
to build a mosque next to his property
has staged pig races as a protest
during afternoon prayers.
Resident Susan Canavespe
said the pig racing wasn’t mean-spirited –
“It’s just Texas-spirited.”
“Houston, we have a problem!”
The Karankawa Indian tribes want to know,
“Where are the great herds of buffalo,
where the flocks of wild […]

two more actors leave the stage
on their way to somewhere else James sings
“How are things in East Timor Ford?”
Who’s in Tiananmen Square now?
But Peter! Gerald did allow our American children
to come home from Canada.
Yeah and then he tried to impeach
Judge William O. Douglas
and the jury is still out whether Ford made a deal
to pardon Nixon […]

deck the balls
with halls of folly
peace on Earth
to men of good will
hunting fox of no hair
the other day
the world broke out in peace
and found the human species
allergic to it
let’s pretend
we never need say no again
as men of good will
never again
starving abused children
no lopping heads
or shame before the pride fall
1/4th of our world sighing of spring
1/4th […]

perhaps you are right Ollie
some able bodies do cheat welfare
but how does that compare
to zillions of deaths and slaves
fighting perpetual wars decided
by the Privileged Class?
but no, Charlie,
their are no perpetual wars
seein’ as how greed has no limits
all wanna be Empires run out of gas
er, that is, Money,
eventually…you see…
even when they know they can not win
see […]

William Boettcher and Michael Cobb,
of the Washington Post, ask in a poll
with their findings finding 500 deaths the mean number
of acceptable troop deaths. This twosome did not reveal
the highest number. They did reveal there were zeros,
but not how many.
While their methods may have been commendable
their conclusion was a lie:
“When the US military stormed into Baghdad,
public […]

Please give us the democracy we and our ancestors
have fought and died for.
Please do all you can to change American foreign policy,
including Iraq, but not limited to…
We understand that power entices
and ultimate power entices ultimate.
Your voice has the tenor of a humble servant
of we the people.
May you walk your talk.
May we all walk our talk.

General Westmoreland
“It is repugnant to think of the news media
showing film of our military getting killed.”
The Iraqis had television sets and computers
that showed them what OUR news media was showing,
the Shock and Awe, and the musicality …..
And to mention also, daily doses of live killings
for the last two years and nine months.
That was more than […]

C-SPAN caller:
“The people that are against the war
want something for nothing…they want
the money spent on war to be spent on them.”
Begging the questions:
Who are the greatest abusers of “something for nothing”,
Ken Lay or my friend on food stamps?
(btw - why did Ken Lay have to die?)
Caller #2
married 22 years:
“The wife says choose: Rush Limbaugh or […]

Don’t tell me it’s cherry picking time
winter is still two weeks away
and night falls hard in Iraq
in their dream time we argue fruit salads
in our dream time they seek revenge
revenge on Bush
or Calif revenge?
It’s Christmas times at the North Pole
and the ice is melting…

The Night Bush Father Cried
was it pride in Jeb or shame in George?
it was heavy the feelings were real
or was it 150,000 US troops hostages in Iraq
created by his own flesh and blood?
Hate between the Shi’ite and Sunnies is ancient
Do Protestants still hate Catholics
for selling indulgences?
If they had the power to do so
would Christians chop […]

Oh John Bolton was
a steel drivin’ man
but now’s he’s the latest in the line
of resignees al la Bush II
Oh John Bolton could
still be a JFK if he
becomes his larger self and writes
how he became seduced
by the ultimate seducer
Power
When steel drives flesh
be thankful if still alive
after the blowback…
hope lives there, too
The ultimate promise
in every eureka […]

yeah momma
they do learn stuff after they leave home
some prophet for profit grabs ‘em
from “Jesus loves me this I know”
they get “God hates gays”
oh papa
you shoulda let ‘em boys grow up
to be cowboys home on the earth where
we play with the deer and antelope
God is Good let us share our food
lead us not into the […]

even Cyclops is king among the blind
secure upon his throne within the cave
mono vision mistaken for sharp mind
weak sight accepted as sign he is brave
the king has never really been unkind
he’s taught them to gather and to save
they’re starving and weaklings are left behind
but they revel, hoard scraps of food he gave
Cyclops leaving his cave […]