[Oe List ...] Today’s Disgusting Display

[RICHARD HOWIE]

Yea for our poets...prayers for all the world,
Ellen 

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> On Jan 7, 2021, at 12:31 PM, W. J. via OE <oe at lists.wedgeblade.net> wrote:
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> With apologies to Clement Moore (and Santa Claus):
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> And sticking his [middle] finger in front of his nose, he entered his 'copter; to heaven he rose.
> He was heard to exclaim as he flew out of sight: "I'll be running again; but till then, a good night."
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> --Marshall
> On Thursday, January 7, 2021, 08:26:42 AM PST, Catherine Welch via OE <oe at lists.wedgeblade.net> wrote:
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> What a great way to de-escalate from the dismay of yesterday!  Thanks!
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> Catherine Welch, Denver
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> From: John C via OE
> Sent: Thursday, January 7, 2021 3:29 AM
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> Cc: John C
> Subject: Re: [Oe List ...] Today’s Disgusting Display
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> Thanks, Milan!
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> Give Thanks for the New Year!
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> John Cock
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> On 1/6/21, 8:36 PM, "OE on behalf of Milan Hamilton via OE" <oe-bounces at lists.wedgeblade.net on behalf of oe at lists.wedgeblade.net> wrote:
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>     With (no) apologies to Ogden Nash for the many poems I have written based on his ‘Adventures of Isabelle’—my many ‘Adventures of Obama’ and my first ‘Adventures of Joe Biden’—I could not constrain myself today, watching the disgusting and wrenching display in our nations capital— so here is my response:
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>     The Adventures of Joe Biden
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>     Joe Biden spoke to an unruly mob
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>     Who shut down the Congress while doing its job
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>     Of confirming the election of two thousand-twenty
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>     As Trump’s minions bleated their protests a-plenty
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>     Our make-believe President, Rudy and Don by his side
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>     Encouraged his minions to stand by his lies
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>     And march down Pennsylvania, the street not the state
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>     Where surely their welcome could prove his estate
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>     As President-for-life and all would end well
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>     But his fans, or fanatics, continued to swell
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>     Their over-sized hopes for a coup of their foes
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>     Breaking windows they entered and chaos they chose
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>     But Joe Biden said calmly to them and their hero
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>     Stand down and respect institutions we cherish
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>     If we don’t stick together we surely will perish
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>     Your hero’s revealed for the con man he is
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>     You were promised a future—well here it is!
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>     I’ll be your President—that’s one thing that’s written
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>     It’s called the Constitution and it says I’ll be sittin’
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>     FOR FOUR MORE YEARS!
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>                                                 Milan Hamilton
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>                                                 01 06 21
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