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A Plea to the Guy at the Podium

by: hannah

Mon Aug 25, 2008 at 07:15:19 AM EDT


Hat tip to TocqueDeville

 

hannah :: A Plea to the Guy at the Podium
Lyrics

A Plea To That Guy At The Podium
by Hunter

Our nation has been through so much
These last few thousand days.
Our battered hearts and weary souls
Look now for warming rays.
Our confidence has been shattered;
Our discourse in the muck;
And so I have just one request:
Obama -- please don't suck.

From Enron to the oil kings
Our country has been sold
And to the lowest bidders,
We all have been rolled.
More tax cuts for the rich,
While the barons pass the buck;
It seems impossible to even ask
But Obama: please don't suck.

Our soldiers in Iraq will stay
For many months, at least,
Because we thought preemptive war
Was a more docile beast.
Our diplomacy has become a farce
Our policies, amok;
If you want to be in charge
Then Obama -- please don't suck.

It would be simple
Oh so simple
To let it slip away;
A pardon here, a bill, a law,
A tactical delay.
The lobbyists and crooks remain,
Always looking for a schmuck,
But we have a few chances left,
So Obama:
Please
Don't
Suck.

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Michelle Obama (4.00 / 2)
In The Audacity of Hope, Obama talks about the moment before he took the stage at the 2004 convention, and Michelle gave him a warm hug and a reassuring smile. Then she said, "Don't blow it, buddy!" and sent him off.

That's sort of how I view this poem, which I thoroughly enjoyed. Optimistically.



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