New Song: "McConnell's SNAFU"

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Wednesday February 08, 2017 · 3:38 PM PST

2017/02/08 · 15:38

Words: Tom Smith

Music: “O Donnell Abu” (Irish Trad.)

Proudly Elizabeth Warren is reading A letter, ‘twas penned by Coretta Scott King. Jeff Beauregard Sessions as Attorney General Would discriminate against blacks in everything.

Up shouts a turtle-necked, frothing and spittle-flecked Awful old white man to say “How dare you Impugn this man? I forbid you to tell what he did! Strike from the record!”... it’s McConnell’s SNAFU.

Four other senators read out the letter, But they were all men, so I guess it’s okay. If Mitch had just let her read without commenting, No one would have blinked, but now it’s gone on all day.

Look on his countenance, all thought of governance Lost in the haze of his power-mad spew, He loves every groan and wince of his constituents, Suffering under McConnell’s SNAFU.

Back in ‘09 when Barack was inaugurated, Mitch swore that he’d only last for one term. He blocked legislation, he lied and he hated And our country degraded while old Mitch stood firm.

Now Mitch says “Dems, you lost, now you must pay the cost, Sit down and shut up, we’ve a country to screw.” Vile old hypocrite, lying and full of shit, Strike from the Senate McConnell’s SNAFU.

#LetLizSpeak #ShePersisted

(Sigh. Can’t figure out how to get this to properly format.)

New Song: "Golden Showers"

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Wednesday January 11, 2017 · 8:08 AM PST

2017/01/11 · 08:08

Perhaps this is beneath me.

I find I no longer care.

(ttto: “Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight/The End” by The Beatles)

Once there was a way... To get your jollies
Pay some Russian girls
To pee on you
Tweet, pretty Donald, do not cry, And I will wink at Putin’s spy.

Golden showers fill your eyes, Smile, the camera never lies,
Tweet, pretty Donald, do not cry, And on Ukraine give us a bye.

Once there was a way To fix elections,
Now we only pay
For Wikileaks,
Sleeper agents in the FBI, And now the President's our guy.

Boy, you’re gonna carry that rep, Carry that rep a long time,
Boy, you better launder that wig, She said, “me love you long time”,

I never used Barack’s pillow. I only slept there by invitation,
And in the middle of my masturbation, I break down

Boy, you’re gonna carry that rep, Carry that rep a long time,
Boy, you better give up this gig, You’re just a pig with high crimes

Oh yeah! Alt-right!
Oh, we're gonna be livestreamed Tonight.

Ohh ew, Ohh ew....

And in the end, The crater you’ll make
Is equal to the laws... You break.

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Should have it recorded by the end of the day.

Teh Keith rips Trump, GOP several new ones

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Thursday October 20, 2016 · 9:15 AM PDT

2016/10/20 · 09:15

Having Keith Olbermann back in the game has been a remarkable breath of fresh air. He carefully assembles his arguments and sources, and he doesn’t hold back. But today… wow. His newest installment of The Closer had me worried he was gonna stroke out around the five-minute mark.

Since I haven’t seen it posted here, here ‘tis:

YouTube Video

Poll

124 votes Show Results

Should Donald Trump withdraw from the Presidential race?

124 votes Vote Now!

Should Donald Trump withdraw from the Presidential race?

No, we need to make sure that, even at this late date, the Republicans can't put somebody else in the race

48 votes

No, it's fun watching him melt down

20 votes

No, I want to see how low he can go

11 votes

Yes, it's too damn scary

4 votes

Yes, he is an embarrassment to the entire country and our system of democracy

30 votes

No, MURICA!

0 votes

Can I please just have some damn pie and ignore all this?

11 votes

New Song: "Chelsea's Mom"

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Friday July 29, 2016 · 5:56 AM PDT

2016/07/29 · 05:56

NEW YORK CITY- SEPTEMBER 22: Former US President Bill Clinton (R) stands on stage with his wife Hillary Rodham Clinton (L), Secretary of State, and their daughter Chelsea Clinton during the closing Plenary session of the seventh Annual Meeting of the Clin

New song, to "Stacy's Mom" by Fountains of Wayne, inspired by a comment on Media Matters.

[ETA: I cannot get the formatting right. I am so sorry — everything I’m trying isn’t working. I swear I’ll fix it.]

Chelsea’s mom has got it goin’ on Chelsea’s mom has got it goin’ on Chelsea’s mom has got it goin’ on Chelsea’s mom has got it goin’ on

Chelsea, can I come over after I bartend? (after I bartend) We can hang around in the Rose Garden (the Rose Garden)
Did your mom get back from her convention speech (convention speech)
Was she cool? Fox News is saying she screeched (that was a reach)
You know, I’m not the Bernie Bot that I used to be, We’re stronger together, baby, can’t you see?

Chelsea’s mom has got it goin’ on She’s all that I want and I’ve waited for so long
Chelsea, can’t you see that your mom’s the nominee? I know it might be wrong, but I’m in love with Chelsea’s mom

Chelsea’s mom has got it goin’ on Chelsea’s mom has got it goin’ on

Chelsea, do you remember when your dad was the man? (he was the man) Your mom came out with a complicated health care plan (health care plan)
I could tell Republicans just hated her guts (hated her guts)
But every time they attack her, she just smokes their butts (smokes their butts)
And I know that you think it’s just a fantasy, But since Bernie dropped out, she could use a guy like me

Chelsea’s mom has got it goin’ on She’s all that I want and I’ve waited for so long
Chelsea, can’t you see that she’s changed progressively? I know it might be wrong, but I’m in love with Chelsea’s mom

Chelsea’s mom has got it goin’ on She’s all that I want and I’ve waited for so long
Chelsea, can’t you see that the U.S. is ready,
I know it might be wrong, but oh oh….
(I know it might be wrong)
I’m in love with (Chelsea’s mom, oh oh)
I’m in love with (Chelsea’s mom, oh oh) I’m in love with Chelsea’s mom.

New Song: "Misdirection"

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Thursday June 25, 2015 · 1:58 PM PDT

2015/06/25 · 13:58

It's entirely possible that this is too soon.

After all, it always is.

The horrific killings at the Emanual AME Church in Charleston, SC have actually galvanized the nation into some action regarding racism. Unfortunately, thanks to some well-timed derailing by the Chattering Class -- Fox News and the punditry -- the action taken is fairly inconsequential in the grand scheme of things. And it's happened like that over and over and over again, and is likely to keep happening every time we get close to actually DOING something....

Links and lyrics below the Beignet of Doom.

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Tuesday March 24, 2015 · 5:14 PM PDT

2015/03/24 · 17:14

Forgive me for what is obviously a very sparse diary. A year and a half ago, I wrote a song and posted it here, and by necessity it came up in online conversation today, and I decided to republish the diary with very slight updates, and I couldn't figure out how to do it and actually have anybody notice. So this seemed to be the only way to reprise a post from Oct. 18, 2013.

Why did I want to do that? Well, check it out:

http://www.dailykos.com/...

Thanks, and if I coulda/shoulda done something differently, please let me know in comments. Thanks!

New Song: Obama Ate My Homework

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Thursday August 21, 2014 · 1:28 PM PDT

2014/08/21 · 13:28

Dude's getting blamed for everything else, why not? This is likely to be tweaked before finalized. As it stands, it's kind of a medley.

Poll

13 votes Show Results

So, what do you think?

13 votes Vote Now!

So, what do you think?

First part (Pop Goes The Weasel) is better

0 votes

Second part (Supercalifragilistic) is better

1 vote

Both great

5 votes

Both okay

1 vote

Both suck

1 vote

Needs to be more political

0 votes

Needs to be more over-the-top

0 votes

Obama ate my pie!

5 votes

Just Down The Street From Netroots Nation: DetCon1

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Tuesday July 08, 2014 · 7:50 AM PDT

2014/07/08 · 07:50

I am very proud that the city of my birth, Detroit, MI, is the site of Netroots Nation 2014. And I hope everyone who attends has a safe journey and a productive, fun conference.

I hope you don't mind that I won't be there.

Although I will be right down the street.

And we'll be having a bit of a blast ourselves.

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Saturday June 14, 2014 · 6:46 PM PDT

2014/06/14 · 18:46

For some reason, I haven't seen much on dKos about a remarkable fellow named Jim Wright. He's a retired Navy Chief Warrant Officer who lives in Alaska, and his blog Stonekettle Station has recently been one of the sanest and most eloquent voices in a world where the crazies and the pundits just seem to be getting louder and crazier.

His most recent post is on the whole chest-pounding brouhaha involving Iraq and the fact that we're not invading it right this minute. It's a beautiful thing, and I wanted to share just a bit (past the Beignet of Doom).

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Sunday November 03, 2013 · 6:42 AM PST

2013/11/03 · 06:42

November 2, 2003.

I was so frickin' fed up with the incessant BushCo stomping toward war, the jingoistic bullshit from the punditry, the lies from every-which-way... and I found a site, themed in orange, of which I'd heard a little. And I signed up for an account.

To this day, I -- filkertom, dKos UID #2894, Tom Smith -- check this site first to find out what the heck is important in the Real World.

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Friday October 18, 2013 · 7:42 AM PDT

2013/10/18 · 07:42

Update, 24 March 2015: This morning, a Facebook friend basically pleaded with me to write a song to the tune of Jonathan Coulton's "Tom Cruise Crazy". For those of you who don't know it, it goes like this:

Turns out I wrote it a year and a half ago, and completely forgot about it.

I recorded it this morning, and gave it to my Patreon supporters, with the promise that they'd be the only ones to hear it for a week. If you guys like it, I'll post that recording next week.

I have no idea why I didn't think of this earlier. A fellow named Bruce Adelsohn on FB suggested it, and, well, here. Thanks to Zander Nyrond and Blind Lemming Chiffon for lyrical tweaks.

Music video for the original song:

New lyrics below the Boehner Beignet.

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Saturday September 28, 2013 · 4:56 PM PDT

2013/09/28 · 16:56

For all that I try to Just Not Deal With religion these days, doing my best to live and let live as long as they're not trying to deny science or legislate against me or my friends' existence... sometimes I just gotta smack my head with the heel of my palm.

Angels. They are much more than a Christian bedtime story. They are much more than the sweet flutterings in the ears of believers. Angels are quite literally the factory workers of faith. They are tireless and everywhere. They accomplish innumerable feats, from minor pangs of guilt to the throbbing passions of love. The angels are there to guide us, to inspire us and, ultimately, to remind us of our obligation to Jesus. The fly through the air at His beckoning. They are gentle and ever willing. We would be far less human and humane were it not for the angels. And that is exactly why atheists fear the power of angels.

Good thing we're apparently conducting chemical warfare against them.

Follow me beyond the Great Orange Beignet.

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