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Song Parodies -> "Had ACORN Run The Census"
Original Song Title:
"The Holly And The Ivy"
Original Performer:
Traditional
Parody Song Title:
"Had ACORN Run The Census"
Parody Written by:
Old Man Ribber
The Lyrics
As the U.S. Census data is being released, does anybody remember who the Obama administration wanted (promised?) to play a major role in the crucial undertaking? It was that key component of the invincible 2008 Obama election steamroller - the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now - ACORN! Fortunately, the Census Bureau terminated its connections with ACORN in the fall of 2009 amid allegations of ACORN voter fraud, financial irregularities, and abetting criminal activities. It's not hard to imagine what would have happened with such a blatantly partisan organization in charge of this important activity. Put another way, envision reliably blue state Rhode Island with more electoral votes than Kentucky. ;D
Had ACORN run the census
What great results we'd see!
The apportionment of our government
Would be done much diff'rently.
Had ACORN run the census
What Congress there would be!
California bleats would get ninety seats
While in Texas they'd get three.
Had ACORN run the census
We'd crush Tea Party slimes!
Democrats are nice - we would count them twice,
Each S.E.I.U twelve times!
Had ACORN run the census
What wonders we could do!
We could make it so - folks in Chi-ca-go
Could vote in Miami too!
Had ACORN run the census
Then we could call the games!
But don't think we're gone! We still carry on
Under brand new wholesome names.
Yes, they're still out there and working in California, Minnesota, and other places. ;D
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I count a ones moron among our population.
I suspect a Republican centered organization would would the, er, 'right' way ;-) Either way, nice shots!
If I could could write right right, it would would be 'count' instead of the second 'would' in the above comment. Oh well, time to get the prescription checked...
I voted 555 for pacing, humor & overall. But any relationship of the topic to TOS is very obscure. Rather than a parody, the lyrics just fit the tune. This criticism applies to many entries lately. I'd rather see closer matches to TOS lyrics. As one of many examples, see ~misc/tomlehrer14.shtml, which anticipated abuses by ACORN (Activists Compiling Obama's Redistributed Numbers) when the White House took control of the Census. ;=)
BJM - A point to consider! Have we been letting TOS become merely a vehicle? What if The Hokey Pokey really IS what it's all about? What is the airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow? Merry Christmas, BJM! ;D
Warren - Well said and so true! Bet your *ss on that one! I'm not blind to my side. ;D
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