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Contributed by an anonymous writer for your holiday joy

The Night Before Christmas 2002

'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the land,

not a critic was stirring, for stirring was banned.

A thousand brown prisoners, snug in their cells,

all held without charges or tinsel or bells;

and mamma was wrapped in the national flag,

while we sang ".Where there's never a boast or a brag."

When out on the lawn there arose such a clatter,

I sprang from my bed to see what was the matter.

Away to the TV I flew like a flash;

I then watched "Survivor" and reruns of "Mash."

The fireworks, exploding above the new snow,

gave a luster of objects to people below.

When what saw my wondering eyes in the flashes:

a miniature George Bush and eight tiny fascists!

Their jerseys were blue and said "WORLD DOMINATION";

I knew right away this was not just claymation.

More rapid than eagles the warlords they came,

as the little Bush whistled and called them by name:

"Now, Daschle! now, Ashcroft! Now Strom, don't relent!

On, Poindexter, Rumsfeld! on Henry and Trent!

To the top of the globe, while the crowd's at the mall,

nowbomb away, bomb away, bomb away all!"

His sack had a war game for each girl and boy;

his pocket, four billion from just Illinois.

Far up on his high seat the driver did mount,

with more massive weapons than Kofi could count.

And then, I heard sounds from away off somewhere,

the booming of bombs that were bursting in air.

As I drew in my head, and was turning around,

down the chimney old Dick Cheney came with a bound.

He said not a word, nor disclosed his location;

he wiretapped my house in the name of the nation.

Then holding the strings of his little Bush puppet,

he went to the chimney and quickly rose up it.

The sleigh was still running, but Dick didn't hurry;

gas guzzlers, it seemed, were no longer a worry.

He popped the champagne and exclaimed as he served it,

"The world is now ours, and GOD DAMN, we deserve it!"

Nora F. Crow

Department of English

Smith College

Sing to the tune of :

"If You're Happy And You Know It Clap Your Hands"


If we cannot find Osama, bomb Iraq.

If the markets hurt your Mama, bomb Iraq.

If the terrorists are Saudi

And the bank takes back your Audi

And the TV shows are bawdy,

Bomb Iraq!

If the corporate scandals growin', bomb Iraq.

And your ties to them are showin', bomb Iraq.

If the smoking gun ain't smokin'

We don't care, and we're not jokin'.

That Saddam will soon be croakin',

Bomb Iraq!

Even if we have no allies, bomb Iraq.

From the sand dunes to the valleys, bomb Iraq.

So to hell with the inspections;

Let's look tough for the elections,

Close your mind and take directions,

Bomb Iraq!

While the globe is slowly warming, bomb Iraq.

Yay! the clouds of war are storming, bomb Iraq.

If the ozone hole is growing,

Some things we prefer not knowing.

(Though our ignorance is showing),

Bomb Iraq!

So here's one for dear old daddy, bomb Iraq,

From his favorite little laddy, bomb Iraq.

Saying no would look like treason.

It's the Hussein hunting season.

Even if we have no reason,

Bomb Iraq!

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