Chinese Laundering
Chinese Laundering
1994 was a watershed year
The American people had "had it to here"
With economy woes and "big taxes" resumption
It gave William Clinton electile dysfunction
He needed big money, and needed it fast
( I attempt to explain, if your patience will last. )
1994 was a watershed year
The American people had "had it to here"
With economy woes and "big taxes" resumption
It gave William Clinton electile dysfunction
He needed big money, and needed it fast
( I attempt to explain, if your patience will last. )
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It gave William Clinton electile dysfunction
That's priceless, and before any reference to China, as well; it looks different on a second reading, gaining a second level of humour!
This sort of rhythm can be tricky to read without considering the way stress works in another language ;) such as US English - sometimes the rhythm disappears in UK English, but given the subject, this is akin to taking issue with the grammar of a talking dog. It's about the least promising subject for a poem I can think of, and without encyclopaedic knowledge it couldn't be written at all. I take my hat off to you, sir ;)
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It does in U.S. English, too. That slowed me down.
The best use I've seen of "electile dysfunction" was in a late 2000 political cartoon, in which a statue of Uncle Sam in profile held a picture of Florida in a strategic position.
LH, I feel like sending this on to my long-time Democratic relatives, but I fear they won't take time to read enough. Even if they finish the poem, there are all those articles, including at least one reference to the notoriously conservative WSJ.
As it is, I'm amazed at the apparent pervasion of the term "Chinagate" in spite of my previous ignorance of it. Keep in mind that Newt Gingrich was pretty much my bogeyman.
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I understand his reasons, and can't really disagree -- but the McCain-Feingold act's restrictions are unfortunate indeed.
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