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My Wise Country Cousin On Hillary Clinton...
Raymond Nat Turner, BAR poet-in-residence
18 Dec 2012
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by Raymond Nat Turner

Country Cousin’s take on Hillary’s neural afflictions and Nancy’s Republi-con leanings.

 

My Wise Country Cousin

On Hillary Clinton...

by Raymond Nat Turner

 

Miss Hilree mena an evul--

Jus' lak dem Rice gals,

Wiket witchez ob de Wes'--

Miss Hilree fell an hit hur

Haid, lak de futball playz,

Dey sey she got dehydratit,

Seemz lak she fogetz de

Water ain't jus fo' water

Boardin', or inhanzed

Irrigayshun, as de calls it...

 

Raymond Nat Turner (c) 2012 All Rights Reserved

 

 

My Wise Country Cousin

On Nancy Pelosi...

by Raymond Nat Turner

 

An ol' Mulehead axe me

If'n I see'd de dime diffrnz

'Tween de Republicon Baynur

& de Democon Pulowsee ?

I sey yeh, when Miss Nancy

Wuz de speekur she ack lak

She wuz runnin' a baaaad

Resront -- takin' ebry thang

Gud WE order "Off de tabul..."

 

Raymond Nat Turner (c) 2012 All Rights Reserved

 

 

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