Oh the spin, the spin The spin masters spin Turning America's loss Into some kind of win
Oh the spin, the spin The spin masters spin Trying to turn what should be a loss Into a political win
Mistaking the wrong Don For another Teflon Don I cringe as my side announces That game is on
The thought rapidly occurs As the evens on ground blur That it's not to begin By proclaiming a win
Oh the spin, the spin The spin masters spin Turning America's loss Into some kind of win
Oh the spin, the spin The spin masters spin Trying to turn what should be a loss Into a political win
Conventional wisdom is a matter of sentiment Especially when an indictment seems imminent In this crass moment of political history However right it feels, such boldness is a mystery
The ides of March smack of known betrayal We must be self-aware of our portrayal Trash talk might be part of the game But for the American people, it's a shame
Oh the spin, the spin The spin masters spin Turning America's loss Into some kind of win
Oh the spin, the spin The spin masters spin Trying to turn what should be a loss Into a political win
Except for a lack of crime and legality It doesn't help to thrash about brutally At times like these, it make a pixel's sense To proceed forward with vain pretense
The only thing certain, unless I miss Is only the trial of Burr has been like this Despite the narrative of Trumpian invincibility All that we really have is unpredictability
Oh the spin, the spin The spin masters spin Turning America's loss Into some kind of win
Oh the spin, the spin The spin masters spin Trying to turn what should be a loss Into a political win
A case built on tenuous legal theory Only needs a conviction and not its clarity The adulterous woman was pardoned not condoned She only narrowly avoided being stoned
(c) March 21, 2023 Michael Doyle All Rights Reserved
“Of all the dispositions and habits which lead to political prosperity, Religion and morality are indispensable supports. In vain would that man claim the tribute of Patriotism who should labor to subvert these great Pillars of human happiness — these firmest props of the duties of men and citizens. … Let it simply be asked where is the security for property, for reputation, for life, if the sense of religious obligation desert the oaths…”– President George Washington, in his Farewell Address (1796)
“He that would make his own liberty secure, must guard even his enemy from oppression; for if he violates this duty, he establishes a precedent that will reach to himself.” – Thomas Paine (1791)
“They tried to bury us. They didn’t know we were seeds.” – Dinos Christianopoulos, poet (20 Mar 1931-2020)
It’s interesting how people and sources are lost along the way. It seems the origins of a phrase is that it is actually a couplet. While used more mightily to protest the separation of Mexican parents from their children at the border, it turns out it was originally a different sort of protest. The Greek poetry community sought to exclude the poetry of Dinos Christianopoulos, for reasons I do not know yet. In return, as any good poet would, he wrote another couplet. One that seems to express the sentiments that I feel when looking on the treatment of the founding fathers in contemporary America. I’ll just borrow this expression myself in the forthcoming book applying the first principles of America to contemporary concerns in the modern republic.
“Republics are created by the virtue, public spirit, and intelligence of the citizens. They fall, when the wise are banished from the public councils, because they dare to be honest, and the profligate are rewarded, because they flatter the people, in order to betray them.” – Joseph Story, Commentaries on the Constitution, 1833
“When an individual is protesting society’s refusal to acknowledge his dignity as a human being, his very act of protest confers dignity on him.” – Bayard Rustin, civil rights activist (17 Mar 1912-1987)
Heading out of Australia to escape this Aussie winter. First stop Japan, then UK/Ireland and if work doesn't call me back, onto Chicago. I will make it up as I go along
