If every anti-abortionist adopted one orphan,
how many would be still without a home,
or food to save their lives?
Hard to say as we keep making orphans –
two million in Afghanistan
one and 1/2 million in Iraq.
May we live long enough to see you walk your talk
compassionate conservatives?
If I hold your hand will it feel like a fish?
If I hug you will you turn to stone?
If the election in 17 more days
is a choice between choosing
abortion or war
for whom doth your vote cast?
18 Days and Counting Down
good night they stroke a bargain
give us 8 good years of tax breaks
we’ll give them debt unto their grandchildren
think George Bush will ever want an abortion?
think Chenney’s upper left lift will ever come down?
it’s not that Dems have not had sexual scandals
it’s that the Reps claimed the higher moral ground
as we spin to and fro
Dems this year Reps that year
Corporate America continues to grow
BILLIONAIRES? how many?
everybody maxed out their plastic yet?
refinanced homes with flex interest?
home home on the street
where cameras stare and lights glare
into the dawns early light
oh say can you see
what might have been
if America and me
and you had not rationalized
that first immoral act
or confessed it away with no restitution
or “we are born again
so anything we do is not immoral”
come on righties you can do it
one random act of kindness every day
find a job that has some socially redeeming value
the chasm is deed but the bridge is wide
good night Keith, and good luck!
Election Countdown 2006
19 Days and Counting…
Clinton and Foley immoral
according to “Christian” standards
throwing a wrench in the engine
that demonizes gays
who are
the Republican Log Cabin Gays?
who cares
Chenney et all sinister grins
(check out Rove’s high school pic)
if the devil don’t get you first
the lies will
Where of where are our Johns?
Dead And Buried in Their Graves
but their spirit lingers on…
“It is not who killed me,
it’s WHY?”
wHat was JFK known to be going to do?
“Change US Foreign Policy”
The question is also:
“Who gained and Who lost?”
Only one issue is paramount
in this count down election,
“Who will debate foreign policy?”
Turn off the TV and talk to your neighbor
visit, telephone, fax, email, blog,
and remember the fish in the cubicle
and the freedom that comes from the song:
“Imagine we ain’t gonna take it any more.”
Iraq: the Turning Point
not the several promised
but the point of churches
and politics in the US of A –
will there be a wedding
or we learn from history’s mistakes?
let’s see oh yeah
a church state wedding
is what they say our enemies want
we give them democracy and give up ours?
habeas corpus on life support system
in the birth place of civilization
how many Civil Wars does it take
(here or there)
to create a country
where the people rule themselves
where dictators and kings have no throne?
When a president refuses to follow the will of the people
we all should be shaking in our boots
who aint? Evangelicans
and the Power
behind the Bush
20 days and counting…
American Dream: the Nightmare
that lining is gold the mother is old
the cotton is mouth and of course they lie
mother whowood withhold her love
father whowood unleash his violence
what boogie man is scarier than that?
God Power the ultimate temptation!
tiny tots will tell you
all life needs nurturing and will get it
negative or positive even knowing
the pain of negative behavior
what was sweet bye and bye
is where the thorns now lie
i’ve always been crazy
but i think i’ll stay that way
if you tell me
THE American dream
is NOT now a nightmare!
Starry Night
Oh holy night
Our sins are brightly shining
It is the night of our dear Abraham’s shame
Long lay the world in war and error pining
The Rabbi taught
“Once a Jew always a Jew,
it is in your DNA”
The Priest taught
“Once a Catholic always a Catholic,
but you could be American, Italian et al”
The Muslims – well who’s to say
they just entered center stage…
Star of Infamy Star of Fame
how sharp and bright your points of light
cliffs of Dover falling over
all the kings horses wild and free
turn to wood or stone
Till sense reappear’d and our soul felt its worth.
Rebirth of hope the weary world rejoices
For yonder breaks a new and glorious morn
Another dawn we’re still alive
Shake hands with your neighbor
Shake hands with your sister too
Un shod your feet
Oh hear the earth/angel voices
never ceasing:
“Peace on earth. when we learn,
good will t’ward children,
men,
and women.”
Election Countdown with Pen Chant
24 days to election
line in sand drawn
on the right we have the gay issue
on the left we have all other issues like
Iraq
Katrina
corrupt congressmen
elections bought by the guys with the most money
brought to us by God Bless Corporate America
and on the right we have Tom McClusky
“All they want is sexual license, and,
the world has ended for Massachusetts.”
“When we encourage homosexuality
we need to fear genetic redispositioning.”
(Pen – would that be in competition with
right genetic redispositioning by empowering
the US to use nuclear waste in their war arsenal,
i.e. microscopic radiated particles tiny enough
to breathe in and potent enough to alter
the genetic make-up of the sperm and ovum?)
and on the left we have Marty Rouse
“The right is putting it’s hand on the constitution
and swearing to uphold the Bible.”
“The religious right,
who want to protect the institution of marriage,
should work to outlaw divorce.”
right: We need to protect our children.
left: We need to protect our children.”
Pen: We need to protect ALL children!!!!!!!!
North Korean Nukes
imagine that
a country that fears “pre-emptive” attack
creates their own deterrent
pre-emptive as in “act of war”
The Whole World fears more than this…
another “Cold War” which equates to
another build up of nuclear weapons
all holders thereof proclaiming
“only as a deterrent”
“How many seconds away were we
from a nuclear holocaust in the “Cuban Crisis”?
The Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty
was a planet saving idea.
Time to talk to that turkey again
and elect real statesmen again
who have the skills and understanding
of the dire need for
non violent conflict resolution
and Roosevelt’s dream of freeing all colonies
that was killed by Truman
and remember WHY Kennedy was killed
The spin cycle will kill us all
if we continue to deny history.
Will the real George stand up?
When Franco saw himself as Fraulein’s savior
Sheba seduced David to birth another Ishmael
who took Geronimo’s Coveted ark to Truman
buried the hatchet in Kennedy’s head
and the world fell to pieces:
Iraq, Israel and all that Stan could muster
the glory of France became dotardly
the Royalty of England, scandalous
it was George (not Washington)
the fool elected by the righteous
one Luther freed the Catholics
even as they splintered
to justify Christianity
and NO
they were not the first nor the last
of monotheism schisms we have
splintered Muslims splintered Jews
all running like the devil
to justify their existence
human gods made mistakes
so “gods” became regulated to other worldly
all powerful / no mistakes
the privileged became perverted
as underprivileged children became walking bombs
so Mother took out her scrub board
the dirty laundry spun like hell
but the spin cycle is over now
every one’s laundry hangs
hangs on the line we all can see
the hypocritical.
“Come on, Charlie,
let’s go home now.”
This Sunday’s Talking Heads
Ben Stein: We should not be talking about Foley,
there are more important things to talk about,
like Afghan and Iraq.
Translated: We Rightwingers
want to talk about our wars
even though we got in power
by talking about abominable
gays.
Billy Crystal:
There has been no drop for Bush in polls
and there won’t be and
52% polled say terrorism is the most important issue.
Reality: Bush approval rate today at 33%,
the lowest ever and
this does not say 52% believe Republicans
can best handle the threat of terrorism.