Dear Craig:

Here's a little treat for you. Keep the faith.

Enjoy,

Otoño

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Statistics By FM and PJ

It's been a long four years There been some tears and fears There's a country in the red There's the hungry and the dead

We got to decide and we got to take note And you and your friends, you got to go out n vote cause the times aren't easy and the world's not smooth, we got to make up our minds about what's the truth.

They say liars figure and figures lie, Some figures make you want to lie down and cry. I'll give you some numbers, and you'll know for a fact, It's not time to be still, friends, it's time to act.

Cello

Before nine-eleven, the president Spoke of security, I wonder what he meant. A hundred and four times, he spoke of Saddam, A hundred and one times, he spoke of the bomb, But there was just one time-maybe he forgot- He spoke of al-Qaida. And that's not a lot.

Had the State of the Union 3 times now Spoke of I-raq 83 times- Wow Harped on Saddam and his downtrodden But never once mentioned Osama Bin Laden.

Maybe he forgot.

So the towers fell, and we want to know, How we gonna prevent another big bad blow? We got one thousand, two hundred illegals Ought to be searching for them like eagles. Should look up n down until we're dizzy. In all the nations where al-Qaida's busy

Cello [Look at scroll of cello and speak out of rhythm]

We have only 14 immigration agents looking for them. No money was approved to hire any more.

But this administration fired 7 US Army A-rabic linguists in 2002.

For being gay.

(Maybe A-rabic sounds different to gay people?)

Cello

Then lo and behold, we went to war Our brave leaders told us what it was for Here's the grand total of the months and days Those heroes served protecting our democratic ways.

3 times Bush Cheney Rumsfeld Wolfowitz Perle Rove

How long did they serve?* Huh? How long did they serve? Che? How long did they serve?

3 times zero zip zilch, niente nichts nada not a single day, expose em, ya gotta zero zip zilch, niente nichts nada scared creeps hiding behind their macho yadda yadda zero zip zilch, niente nichts nada cowards can't stay, vote em out, ya gotta

Guess how many family members the main civilian and Pentagon war planners have serving in I-raq?

3 times zero zip zilch, niente nichts nada their kids are priveleged, and money talks a lotta

zero zip zilch, niente nichts nada

So vote em out, now's your chance, ya gotta

Now guess how many photos of the dead soldiers' coffins they allowed us to publish? And how many memorial services for them the president's attended.

3 times Zeeee-ro , you heard me now Chorus: zero (the lives you've shed) zero (you shouldn't hide the dead) zero (the Guard you fled) zero (you should hang your head) zero (on dead bodies you tread) zero (the evil you wed)

Cello

They been busy on the environment, too, Makin' it safe for me and you, Cleanin' the water and cleanin' the air, Just cleanin', cleanin' everywhere. Why, in the State of the Union eight months ago, It came up how many times? I'll let you know.

Anybody want to guess?

3 times Refrain You know the number, now sing it with me. Zeeee-ro Zeeee-ro ain't my hero, more damage than Nero

Guess who was the last president to get through a whole State of the Union Address without mentioning the environment.

(Now don't vomit we're not in Japan..)

HW (that should trouble you) Our hero's father, he didn't bother Dubya's dad, the oilman's lad Another Bush cad, an' we've been had

We also got an economy, A huge tax cut for the wannabee, And it's been getting a lot of attention Now here's some numbers we'd like to mention.

Last year it saved our president $30,858 dollars on his personal income tax Guess what it saved 75% of the population? 3 times Refrain You know the number, now sing it with me. Zeeee-ro Zeeee-ro ain't my hero, more damage than Nero

'Course he's busy making the homeland safer, Can't let the bad boys pull another caper, To fend 'em off is gonna cost money, But security's worth, it ain't it honey?

Last time the terror came from the sky, And lord knows it's become a bitch to fly, Let's hope they don't send it in by sea, 'cause if they do-well, listen to me.

Cello

The United States is the largest importing nation in the world. 95% of the goods we import come in by ship.

2% of those goods get any kind of close inspection.

For drugs, mostly.

(And maybe some A-rabic-speaking homosexuals.)

It would cost about 5 1/2 billion dollars to secure US ports. Guess how much the administration allocated for port security last year.

(It's your favorite number).

Refrain 3 times Zeeee-ro Zeeee-ro Less than H spends for Beer-oh! Zeeee-ro Zeeee-ro He benefits from the Fear-oh Cello

But they did set up a funding source To protect the people and buildings of course; Terrorists are crafty, we got to outhink 'em, And where there's risk's ya gotta linkem, So what we've spent for protection and such I'll tell you where, and I'll tellya how much

CARDS Per person, for homeland security, the United States government has allocated: pp National average, for the United States: $3.29 per person.

mp For New York City: $5.87 Per person

mf For President Cheney's State of Wyoming: $36.00 EEEEEEEE Ha!

ff New Haven, Connecticut: W's alma mater $77.92

They say liars figure and figures lie, Well, some figures make you wanna lie down and cry. I gave you some numbers, and you know for a fact, It's not time to be still, it's time to act.

You got to decide and you got to take note And you and your friends, you got to go out n vote 'cause the times aren't easy and the world's not smooth, you got to make up your minds as to what's the truth.

You got to decide and you got to take note Now get all your friends to go out n vote

You got to decide, don't miss the boat To change this mess. you got to go out n vote

Don't miss the boat, you gotta go out and vote

Now put on your coat and get your butt out n vote _________ *In combat. President Bush did serve for a time in the Texas Air National Guard.

Copyright © 2004 by Peter Johnston and FM
12:15:28 PM