The Daily Show and a Poem
Calvin Trillin is a writer for the New Yorker who was a guest on the Daily Show on Monday Night. He read an excerpt from his new book, A Heckuva Job: More of the Bush Administration in Rhyme, and I thought I'd post it here:
Further Words From George Bush to FEMA Chief Michael Brown by Calvin Trillin
A qualified guy I wish I had added,
Your resume super even if padded.
We wanted the best to lead FEMA's forces,
and who would know more than a man who knows horses.
You saw that the storm was more than some showers,
And sent off a memo in four or five hours.
You found out that life in the 'Dome was not super,
And only a day after Anderson Cooper.
A heck of a job, you know how to lead 'em,
We hope to award you the Medal of Freedom.
Further Words From George Bush to FEMA Chief Michael Brown by Calvin Trillin
A qualified guy I wish I had added,
Your resume super even if padded.
We wanted the best to lead FEMA's forces,
and who would know more than a man who knows horses.
You saw that the storm was more than some showers,
And sent off a memo in four or five hours.
You found out that life in the 'Dome was not super,
And only a day after Anderson Cooper.
A heck of a job, you know how to lead 'em,
We hope to award you the Medal of Freedom.