[fvc-wat-disc] A Christmas Poem for PR

Sun Dec 25 09:26:38 EST 2016

That was really, really good!  Thanks for posting it, Donald, in spite of
my determination to not follow U.S. politics--an impossibility now, I'm
afraid.

Merry Christmas to all!  Unless you'd prefer a Happy Holiday :)

Jenn

On Sun, Dec 25, 2016 at 8:53 AM, Donald Fraser <donaldafraser at gmail.com>
wrote:

> On the topic Christmas political poems ... here is a sobering one
> regarding the elephant-in-the-room election result south of the border ...
> in the end it's a plug for PR
>
> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>
> Trump out-grinches the Grinch
> =======================
>
> HOW THE TRUMP STOLE AMERICA (apologies to Dr Seuss)
>
> By John Pavlovitz
>
> In a land where the states are united, they claim,
> in a sky-scraping tower adorned with his name,
> lived a terrible, horrible, devious chump,
> the bright orange miscreant known as the Trump.
>
> This Trump he was mean, such a mean little man,
> with the tiniest heart and two tinier hands,
> and a thin set of lips etched in permanent curl,
> and a sneer and a scowl and contempt for the world.
>
> He looked down from his perch and he grinned ear to ear,
> and he thought, “I could steal the election this year!
> It’d be rather simple, it’s so easily won,
> I’ll just make them believe that their best days are done!
> Yes, I’ll make them believe that it’s all gone to Hell,
> and I’ll be Jerk Messiah and their souls they will sell.
>
> And I’ll use lots of words disconnected from truth,
> but I’ll say them with style so they won’t ask for proof.
> I’ll toss out random platitudes, phrases, and such,
> They’re so raised on fake news that it won’t matter much!
> They won’t question the how to, the what, why, or when,
> I will make their America great once again!”
>
> The Trump told them to fear, they should fear he would say,
> “They’ve all come for your jobs, they’ll all take them away.
> You should fear every Muslim and Mexican too,
> every brown, black, and tan one, everyone who votes blue.”
>
> And he fooled all the Christians, he fooled them indeed,
> He just trotted out Jesus, that’s all Jesus folk need.
> And celebrity preachers they all crowned him as king,
> Tripping over themselves just to kiss the Trump’s ring.
>
> And he spoke only lies just as if they were true,
> Until they believed all of those lies were true too.
> He repeated and Tweeted and he blustered and spit,
> And he mislead and fibbed—and he just made up sh*t.
>
> And the media laughed but they printed each line,
> thinking “He’ll never will win, in the end we’ll be fine.”
> So they chased every headline, bold typed every claim,
> ‘Till the fake news and real news they looked just the same.
>
> And the scared folk who listened, they devoured each word,
> Yes, they ate it all up every word that they heard,
> petrified that their freedom was under attack,
> trusting Trump he would take their America back.
> From the gays and from ISIS, he’d take it all back,
> Take it back from the Democrats, fat cats, and blacks.
> And so hook, line, and sinker they all took the bait,
> all his lies about making America great.
>
> Now the Pant-suited One she was smart and prepared,
> she was brilliant and steady but none of them cared,
> no they cared not to see all the work that she’d done,
> or the fact they the Trump had not yet done thing one.
> They could only shout “Emails!”, yes “Emails!” they’d shout,
> because Fox News had told them—and Fox News had clout.
> And the Pant-suited One she was slandered no end,
> and a lie became truth she could never defend.
> And the Trump watched it all go according to plan—
> a strong woman eclipsed by an insecure man.
>
> And November the 8th arrived, finally it came,
> like a slow-moving storm but it came just the same.
> And Tuesday became Wednesday as those days will do,
> And the night turned to morning and the nightmare came true,
> With millions of non-voters still in their beds,
> Yes, the Trump he had done it, just like he had said.
>
> And the Trumpers they trumped, how they trumped when he won,
> All the racists and bigots; deplorable ones,
> they crawled out from the woodwork, came out to raise Hell,
> they came out to be hateful and hurtful as well.
> With slurs and with road signs, with spray paint and Tweets,
> with death threats to neighbors and taunts on the street.
> And the grossest of grossness they hurled on their peers,
> while the Trump he said zilch—for the first time in years.
>
> But he Tweeted at Hamilton, he Tweeted the Times,
> And he trolled Alec Baldwin a few hundred times,
> and he pouted a pout like a petulant kid,
> thinking this is what Presidents actually did,
> thinking he could still be a perpetual jerk,
> terrified to learn he had to actually work,
> work for every American, not just for a few,
> not just for the white ones—there was much more to do.
> He now worked for the Muslims and Mexicans too,
> for the brown, black, and tan ones, and the ones who vote blue.
> They were all now his bosses, now they all had a say,
> and those nasty pant-suited ones were here to stay.
> And the Trump he soon realized that he didn’t win,
> He had gotten the thing—and the thing now had him.
>
> And it turned out the Trump was a little too late,
> for America was already more than quite great,
> not because of the sameness, the opposite’s true,
> It’s greatness far more than just red, white, and blue,
> It’s straight, gay, and female—it’s Gentile and Jew,
> It’s Transgender and Christian and Atheist too.
> It’s Asians, Caucasians of every kind,
> The disabled and abled, the deaf and the blind,
> It’s immigrants, Muslims, and brave refugees,
> It’s Liberals with bleeding hearts fixed to their sleeves.
> And we are all staying, we’re staying right here,
> and we’ll be the great bane of the Trump for four years.
> And we’ll be twice as loud as the loudness of hate,
> be the greatness that makes our America great.
> And the Trump’s loudest boasts they won’t ever obscure,
> over two million more of us—voted for her.
>
>
> On 24 December 2016 at 17:46, Sharon Sommerville <
> sharonsommerville at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hello & Season's Greetings,
>>
>> On behalf of the Board of FairVoteCanada - Waterloo Region, I would like
>> to extend our very best wishes to you and yours for a joyful & safe holiday
>> season.
>>
>> Here is a little holiday cheer which we hope you will enjoy. This
>> wonderful poem came from Ann Remnant in Alberta.
>>
>> Oh Liberal MP, oh Liberal dear
>>
>> Pull up a chair and lend me your ear.
>>
>> My tale is short, I won't keep you long
>>
>> Just a wee ask to fix a big wrong.
>>
>>
>> Twas not long ago Trudeau made clear
>>
>> FPTP had had its last year.
>>
>> The people cheered and voted in trust
>>
>> that Trudeau's Liberals would fix the unjust.
>>
>>
>> The committee studied, all summer through
>>
>> With a survey, emails, and many a backyard do.
>>
>> A PR system was the favoured choice
>>
>> of committee experts and the peoples' voice.
>>
>>
>> So, quite shocking it was to hear Trudeau say
>>
>> Hey! 'Canadians actually think I'm okay'
>>
>> Then, Monsef to a room full of PR support!
>>
>> “There's no consensus” I regret to report.
>>
>>
>> It's truly awesome to be a Liberal MP
>>
>> devoting yourself to the entire country.
>>
>> Pardon, I do not intend to insult or provoke
>>
>> But, be wary, your power depends on our vote.
>>
>>
>> The time is short and the task is great
>>
>> To keep the promise our PM did state.
>>
>> Please give thought, 'mid the season's jollity
>> To how you will fix our democracy.
>>
>>
>> All the best!
>>
>> Sharon
>> for FVC-WR
>>
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