Friday, December 18, 2015

Today's Post May Be Longer Than A Tweet, But It's Still Short'n Sweet

This blog's poet-in-residence has outdone himself in the short, but pithy department. And he nails Der Trumpster in a single quatrain. The photo editor at The Nation deserves kudos, too — for the telling shot of Der Trumpster at a campaign event in Mesa, AZ. Thos blogger couldn't resist adding Der Trumpster's words. In the meantime, the lamestream media writes about Der Trumpster in tones that echo the Austrian press prior to the Anschluss in 1938. If this is (fair & balanced) dread, so be it.

[x The Nation]
Party Disarray
By The Deadline Poet (Calvin Trillin)

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Republican factions are fighting it out.
Who knows what the future will bring?
But, meanwhile, which faction is calling the shots?
The one-blowhard-narcissist wing. Ω

[Calvin Trillin began his career as a writer for Time magazine. Since July 2, 1990, as a columnist at The Nation, Trillin has written his weekly "Deadline Poet" column: humorous poems about current events. Trillin has written considerably more pieces for The Nation than any other single person. A native of Kansas City, MO, Trillin received his BA (English) from Yale College in 1957. He served in the army, and then joined Time.]

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