Subject: 12 Days of Counting From: raredance Date: 22 Dec 00 - 06:52 PM Beware election related parody of traditional Christmas song. Written by Dale Connelly of Minnesota Public Radio. Dale creates a delightful mix of satire, parody and just plain old humor for his MPR Mporning Show and Dale Connelly Reports. Listen to it here: http://news.mpr.org/programs/daleconnellyreporting/rafiles/001215_counting.ram TWELVE WEEKS OF COUNTING by Dale Connelly, 12/15/00 When the first votes were counted my true love said to me A dead even presidency! In the second round of counting my true love said to me Two candidates and a dead even presidency. By the third round of counting my true love said to me Three punch cards Two candidates and a dead even presidency. In the fourth round of counting my true love said to me Four under votes Three punch cards Two candidates and a dead even presidency. In the fifth round of counting my true love said to me Five dimpled chads Four undervotes Three punch cards Two candidates and a contentious presidency. In the sixth round of counting my true love said to me Six tasseled lawyers Five dimpled chads Four undervotes Three punch cards Two candidates and a disputed presidency. In the seventh round of counting my true love said to me Seven preening pundits Six tasseled lawyers Five dimpled chads Four undervotes Three punch cards Two candidates and an uncertain presidency. In the eighth round of counting my true love said to me Eight mangled ballots Seven preening pundits Six tasseled lawyers Five dimpled chads Four undervotes Three punch cards Two candidates and a pugnacious presidency. In the ninth round of counting my true love said to me Nine testy jurists Eight mangled ballots Seven preening pundits Six tasseled lawyers Five dimpled chads Four undervotes Three punch cards Two candidates and an unhappy presidency. At the tenth round of counting my true love said to me Ten yakking anchors Nine testy jurists Eight mangled ballots Seven preening pundits Six tasseled lawyers Five dimpled chads Four undervotes Three punch cards Two candidates and a deflated presidency. By the eleventh round of counting my true love said to me Eleven Vote-A-Matics Ten yakking anchors Nine testy jurists Eight mangled ballots Seven preening pundits Six tasseled lawyers Five dimpled chads Four undervotes Three punch cards Two candidates and a partisan presidency. In the last round of counting my true love sent to me Twelve olive branches Eleven Vote-A-Matics Ten yakking anchors Nine testy jurists Eight mangled ballots Seven preening pundits Six tasseled lawyers Five Dimpled Chads Four under votes Three punch cards two candidates And a peaceful, bi-partisan, non-confrontational, cooperative, productive, courteous, thrifty, brave, clean and reverent .. presidency rich r |
Subject: RE: Lyr Add: 12 Days of Counting From: Hollowfox Date: 26 Dec 00 - 10:39 AM Good one! Now if only I can remember to pull it out of the Mudcat Archives when my (as yet unborn) grandkids have to do a school report on the electoral college.. |
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