Aug 7
(The following poem can be sung to the melody of "The Major-General's Song" from Gilbert and Sullivan's THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE. Check it out on YouTube. The first STRESSED syllable in each line is the SECOND syllable.)
Trump IS the very model of a modern major autocrat.
He sidles up to despots and we see him do a lot o' that.
He thinks he is a genius who displays originality
And doesn't understand that he is reeking of banality.
He doesn’t like diplomacy and has no grasp of history.
How people can put up with him is really quite a mystery.
He fans the fires of discontent and lives for praise and flattery,
And if he doesn't get them he resorts to verbal battery.
He WANTS complete control to rule the country with an iron fist.
He's NOTHING but an ego-driven maniac and narcissist.
He thumbs his nose at democratic ways and does a lot o’ that,
For he’s the very model of a modern major autocrat.
He scorns the rule of law and doesn't care if he's a criminal.
His instincts for corruption are much more than just subliminal.
He hopes that crypto currency will fill his coffers to the brim
And acts as though he doesn't care about what allies think of him.
He's fired a lot of workers and he boasts that he’s expedient.
His sycophants must fawn on him and prove that they’re obedient.
The gifts and money that he gets affect his greedy attitude.
His favors in return display how he will show his gratitude.
Regarding scientists and experts, Trump will ask, "What good are they?"
Since HE is such a know-it-all, it doesn't matter what they say.
He thumbs his nose at democratic ways and does a lot o’ that,
For he’s the very model of a modern major autocrat.
While more detention camps pop up--there's one now in the Everglades--
It seems that he is trying to distract us from his sexcapades,
For he and Jeffrey Epstein often seemed to be contiguous.
That they were friends was obvious and clearly not ambiguous.
But now that he's in power he will use the DOJ, of course,
To threaten and intimidate his "enemies" with no remorse.
And once he has control of what the media can say to us,
Imagine all the lies that he will force it to convey to us.
How sad to have a president who oozes such hypocrisy
Become the biggest threat we've ever seen to our democracy!
He thumbs his nose at democratic ways and does a lot o’ that,
For he’s the very model of a modern major autocrat.
-by Bob B (8-7-25)
Trump IS the very model of a modern major autocrat.
He sidles up to despots and we see him do a lot o' that.
He thinks he is a genius who displays originality
And doesn't understand that he is reeking of banality.
He doesn’t like diplomacy and has no grasp of history.
How people can put up with him is really quite a mystery.
He fans the fires of discontent and lives for praise and flattery,
And if he doesn't get them he resorts to verbal battery.
He WANTS complete control to rule the country with an iron fist.
He's NOTHING but an ego-driven maniac and narcissist.
He thumbs his nose at democratic ways and does a lot o’ that,
For he’s the very model of a modern major autocrat.
He scorns the rule of law and doesn't care if he's a criminal.
His instincts for corruption are much more than just subliminal.
He hopes that crypto currency will fill his coffers to the brim
And acts as though he doesn't care about what allies think of him.
He's fired a lot of workers and he boasts that he’s expedient.
His sycophants must fawn on him and prove that they’re obedient.
The gifts and money that he gets affect his greedy attitude.
His favors in return display how he will show his gratitude.
Regarding scientists and experts, Trump will ask, "What good are they?"
Since HE is such a know-it-all, it doesn't matter what they say.
He thumbs his nose at democratic ways and does a lot o’ that,
For he’s the very model of a modern major autocrat.
While more detention camps pop up--there's one now in the Everglades--
It seems that he is trying to distract us from his sexcapades,
For he and Jeffrey Epstein often seemed to be contiguous.
That they were friends was obvious and clearly not ambiguous.
But now that he's in power he will use the DOJ, of course,
To threaten and intimidate his "enemies" with no remorse.
And once he has control of what the media can say to us,
Imagine all the lies that he will force it to convey to us.
How sad to have a president who oozes such hypocrisy
Become the biggest threat we've ever seen to our democracy!
He thumbs his nose at democratic ways and does a lot o’ that,
For he’s the very model of a modern major autocrat.
-by Bob B (8-7-25)
