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[aid] => Mick
[title] => THIS EMPEROR KNOWS NO TRUTH
[time] => 2003-09-08 20:25:00
[hometext] => "How much longer can this ugly little political huckster maintain his front?"
[bodytext] => Remember the legend Of the emperor who has no clothes? I’m sure that’s one that everyone knows O/ There was once an Emperor who wanted a magnificent new suit for a parade through his capital city. The suit was to be made by the royal tailor and had to be the best and most magnificent ever sewn. This put the tailor under tremendous stress. If the suit was not the best ever seen the tailor would get the blame. The tailor knew that no matter how fine the garment, someone would be bound to criticize it. What should he do? After thinking long and hard he came up with a plan. He decided to make no suit at all. Nothing. But he would tell everyone that the suit, invisible to all, was the most magnificent suit ever sewn containing all the finest linens, silk, and jewels befitting an emperor. The suit, truly, was magnificent. There was only one thing to be made totally clear. Only the very best most patriotic people could actually see the suit. The unworthy and unpatriotic would see nothing. Since no member of the Emperor’s entourage wanted to appear unworthy, the tailor felt sure they would say nothing and he was right. On the day of the parade, the emperor walked regally down the middle of main street. All his subjects scraped and fawned saying 'What a magnificent suit!' 'Truly a suit worthy of an emperor...' Not a single soul risked seeming unworthy or unpatriotic by expressing the naked truth in front of them. But, as the emperor passed one small child she pointed to the Emperor and yelled out loudly, “The emperor's wearing no clothes!” The illusion of the magnificent suit instantly evaporated as the people began to realise they were now free to speak the truth, that the emperor was walking not in a magnificent garment but in his birthday suit. Only a small child, unencumbered by bias or a fear of the power of the emperor, had been capable of telling this obvious and naked, truth. O/ Well our new emperor Is a case in point of this plight No matter what the truth of Iraq He’ll just keep on saying he was right And all his pals and sycophants Will keep nodding their heads “Oh yes, you were oh so right Yes! Yes!! So right! So right!” But no matter how many times you say it When you’re Wrong you're Wrong But saying THAT just can’t be That’s a real political swan song So of course Even if he’s Wrong he’s Right! ‘Cause War is Peace And Lies are Truth And brightest Day is Night And we all walk on Under this idiot son With all his ugly cupidity To yet more utter lunacy And crass brain-free stupidity In the legend A young child points out The imposter has no clothes But with our deceiver Bush There’s no need to be a sleuth It is as clear as the light of day That this emperor knows no truth [comments] => 4 [counter] => 198 [topic] => 28 [informant] => Steeleyes [notes] => [ihome] => 0 [alanguage] => english [acomm] => 0 [haspoll] => 0 [pollID] => 0 [score] => 5 [ratings] => 1 [editpoem] => 1 [associated] => [topicname] => Patriotic )
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