At Last

[Don1]

Intro

To that racist bastard in the GOP,
that is to whom the flag has been raised to half-mast.

To the Wall Street traders of the WTC,
that is to whom the flag has been raised in years past.

To the poor minorities of the Big Easy,
that is to whom the flag has been raised to dead last.

Will someone tell the those in captivity,
when they will be able to proclaim free at last?

(C) Don1

Approximate Timeline

September 11th, 2001:
Big disaster, including white, affluent business people in the morning.
Lowering of flag to half-mast in the evening.

Monday, August 29th, 2005:
Big disaster of mostly minority, poor people in the morning.
...

Tuesday, August 30th, 2005:
...

Wednesday, August 31st, 2005:
...

Thursday, September 1st, 2005:
...

Friday, September 2nd, 2005:
...

Saturday, September 3rd, 2005:
...

Sunday, September 4th, 2005:
White segregationist dies very early in the morning.
Flag raised to half-mast in the evening.
European diplomats are very offended to hear about this while not
raising it for Katrina.
...

Monday, September 5th, 2005:
President orders all flags to be raised to half-staff for the Katrina
victims.

[AspenRose]

1. Well, everyone knows blacks aren't really Americans.

They just happen to live here.

:sarcasm:

[blue jay]

2. check this out

I'm shamelessly plugging this parody of the top 10 Kanye West song, because it's the best thing I've heard an artist do about Bush's hurricane non-response.

http://ia300804.eu.archive.org/0/items/George_Bush_Doesnt_Like_Black_People/GeorgeBushDoesntCareAboutBlackPeople.mp3

[Don1]

3. That was good. n/t

[blue jay]

4. I couldn't start a thread....

.... b/c I'm a newbie, but I figured this board would like it.

Reminds me a little of Eminem's Mosh....

It's incredible how much power the hip-hop medium has.

[blue jay]

5. enjoyed your opening post, by the way.

good stuff.

[Don1]

6. Thanks.

In regard to the "power of hiphop..." I never liked it in the past. Lately, I have an interest in it. You're right in that it has a lot of potential. Kanye's song in any case was certainly not shallow. I like stuff with content.

[blue jay]

7. depends on how it's used.

It's the most conducive to protest songs, I think, if you're protesting about the right thing.

I think this one does.

[Don1]

8. I agree.

Gotta sleep now...good night.

[Don1]

9. Right.

The white-collar looters who privatized FEMA are the real Americans.

:sarcasm: