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Thu Apr-13-06 12:47 AM
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Edited on Thu Apr-13-06 01:44 AM by linazelle
Old News
The tired, the poor, the yearning masses Have for centuries clamored to our shores Their prosperity in the shadow of Lady Liberty Have made us the envy of our neighbors
But envy has become disdain In six short years we’ve lost sacred ground The White House is occupied by the insane And the Constitution and Bill of Rights are nowhere to be found
Guantanamo Bay houses Americans and world citizens Tortured without being charged of crimes for years The peoples' media has been sold to the highest bidders Who now help incriminating information about officials disappear
Did you see the millions who have marched worldwide To protest war and the death of our nation? I’m sure you didn’t because a missing girl’s face Or the newest reality show are the only thing aired on most TV stations
How does such a turnaround happen so fast? What is causing our demise? Greed and money, the root of all evil, All covered up by a web of lies
Halliburton feeds our troops tainted water and rotten meat No Child Left Behind cuts school funding nationwide And hearing not a peep citizens are lulled to sleep While issues like religion, gay marriage and immigration are planted to divide
They lecture on abortion while they send our kids to their deaths They steal our Treasury blind in the name of war to increase their personal wealth They left Americans to die in our streets in Katrina’s aftermath How many more crimes can be committed before they incur our wrath?
Wake up! Pay attention! We are not in Kansas anymore The Wizard behind the curtain is real and he is using fear If it’s not Osama, then it’s Anthrax, Sharks or the Bird Flu And don’t forget about Osama’s immortal man number 2
America America God shed His grace on Thee How can we expect to receive His merciful grace When crimes are being committed worldwide by the Powers that be?
Get off your couch Pick up a pen Read a book Talk to a friend
Write to a congressman Learn about the people who are lying to you and me Did you know, for instance, that NBC Profits off the deaths of our soldiers because they are owned by a manufacturer of war goods, GE?
Don’t let these crooks steal the American dream We are all in this together this goes beyond the political realm This is about America's future and your childrens' future too Use your voice, reach deep into your heart, America's legacy depends on you.
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Thu Apr-13-06 12:49 AM
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Nice work. I liked it. :)
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Thu Apr-13-06 12:51 AM
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2. Thanks. I am hoping to send it to some of the"innocents" in my email loop |
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Edited on Thu Apr-13-06 12:51 AM by linazelle
Hope they won't be offended or think I'm crazy. :silly:
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Thu Apr-13-06 12:54 AM
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I think half the people I send my political writing to think I'm absolutely nuts. And, they probably agree with most of what I say to. But, just go do your thing. If people get offended that's just their deal. They can stay blind. :)
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Thu Apr-13-06 01:00 AM
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Thu Apr-13-06 01:31 AM
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Who cares if they think you are nuts. The alternative is what is absolutely insane.
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Thu Apr-13-06 01:32 AM
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Thu Apr-13-06 01:34 AM
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10. "Wake up America". Good poem. |
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Thu Apr-13-06 02:09 AM
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Thanks for this. Sad, but true. Powerful words.
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Thu Apr-13-06 02:59 AM
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13. "They lecture on abortion while they send our kids to their deaths" |
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Perfect line...that's the contradiction that realy angers me when I hear the please for the unborn...how about the living.
We are the Right to Life party...all life!
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Thu Apr-13-06 03:25 AM
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14. we live in poetic times |
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Don't worry excessively, the men will all die soon enough, and whatever concerns, time shall see, too many deaths too early, its tough.
And from etheric crypts, writers already dead, we howl on to the internet, immortal fluff, confederacy rejuvinated, slavery moves ahead, the freedom's gone reversed, liberty rebuffed.
American lurid unfulfilling dream, infinite freedom to choose cheap plastic stuff, a lifetime to overcome the terrible meme, work your tail off forever, then go sleep rough. As your lifeforce drips out in to the TV set, turn the putrid thing off, get a fun pet.
:-)
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Thu Apr-13-06 04:42 AM
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like good soup, it reads better the third time.
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Thu Apr-13-06 09:37 AM
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16. Thanks for the accolades. nt |
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Edited on Thu Apr-13-06 10:10 AM by linazelle
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Thu Apr-13-06 04:28 PM
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18. Great work linazelle! |
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Thu Apr-13-06 04:30 PM
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19. Thanks for the inspiration. |
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