Month: November 2016

 

“Que sera’ sera’
Whatever will be will be
The future’s not ours to see
Que sera’ sera’ ”

What I see, I see
The polls point to victory
That President Hillary
Is high probability

Donald did his best
With lies to engender fear
Spewing hatred to far and near
Almost winning this final test

Let’s now look beyond
Beyond the election night
Beyond the election fights
To strengthening fragile bonds

One nation are we
We’re open and tolerant
Warm welcoming immigrants
With full opportunities

We are rich, we’re poor
And everything in between
We’re each worthy human beings
Equality we stand for

When tyrants arrive
Touching people dissatisfied
Claiming answers with nought inside
We’ve shown they can’t long survive

What I see, I see
Our elections are free-for-alls
Candidates’ fortunes rise and fall
That’s the strength of democracy

11/7/16

 

It’s after elections that makes my brow furrow
‘Though problems could happen the seventh and eighth
A terror attack could occur on the marrow
Or poll nastiness by those of little faith

All of that will not alter election results
The Demos will win Senate and at the top
The House, maybe no, which will keep many dolts
Who will prey after Clinton, her programs to stop

My concern, post election, is centered on Putin
Unlikely it is that the Russians will quit
With Wikileaks and Donald Trump theirs for certain
They’re sure to continue their hacks and their hits

It appears Clinton’s term as our new President
Will be plagued by releases of unfounded “news”
To disrupt and discredit will be their intent
As a gift from the Kremlin to alter our views

11/6/16

Last June I posted “The Art of Tough” which was about a book of the same name written by Barbara Boxer. This poem draws on the same theme as it applies to Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump.

We’ve seen accusations, we’ve heard epithets
With negative rhetoric flung forth and back
These last days the campaigns are more intense yet
A wonder that, pressured so, neither has cracked

However, a difference there is in demeanor
In how they react to the barbs they receive
Where one shrugs them off while the other grows meaner
One’s tough, and one talks tough and tries to deceive

Don Trump goes off script at the least provocation
He calls it a foul when he hears his own voice
Making nasty remarks in adds aired to the nation
By Hillary, showing that Trump’s the wrong choice

The stuff thrown at Clinton is hard to believe
From Putin, from Trump, even our FBI
Concoctions so gross all designed to deceive
“Lock her up! Lock her up!” his supporters all cry

This rolls off of Clinton, a keeper of cool
She’s been in the trenches. She’s got the right stuff
While Trump’s a get-back-er and acts like a fool
It’s clear Clinton’s mastered the art of the tough

11/5/16

 

I find it disturbing and even unnerving
The FBI’s role in this race
They’ve sullied their image and done themselves damage
Respect may take years to replace

A cabal of agents from Manhattan region
Are leaking pronouncements untrue
Their goal is to pillory candidate Hillary
Favoring Trump as they do

These are reprehensible and indefensible
Acts by the FBI
In spite of this faction and all of its actions
Still Clinton will win bye and bye

11/3/16

 

Republican “homers” I’m loathe to observe
Are those whose allegiances back and forth roam
They’re voting for Donald and then they reverse
Then later reverse again “coming back home”

One wonders what rationale sanctions these moves
It’s clearly not fitness to be President
They learned early on lack thereof to be true
So what’s lying there ‘neath their skull resident?

It’s simple: self interest became their end all
They choose, if it’s safe or not voting for him
Based only on polls, did they rise did they fall
Ignoring the consequence should Donald win

The Donald’s a con man; it’s deep in his brain
Two archetypes exist to him outside himself
His gullible base whom he largely disdains
For buying his rhetoric, since he has wealth

And those who oppose him, the other archetype
Are evil and ignorant, worthy of hate
To be taken down both by insult and hype
Republican ‘homers’ will suffer both fates

11/2/16

I am reading Malcolm Nance’s book, “The Plot To Hack America”. This poem uses information and opinions deriving from that book without specific references, since poetry is not amenable as such.

Putin’s Bears

The Bears have been active from right from the start
Their mission: ensure that it’s Trump who will win
The US elections; attack at the heart
With cyber technology, do Clinton in

The Bears are the Cyber Bears, Fancy and Cozy
Their boss is V. Putin, his game, kompromat.
The hacking of foreign affairs, being nosey
To influence outcomes toward what Russia wants

It’s clear that the timing of hacks was not random
Nance says that coincidence takes lots of plans
The timing of leaks published with such abandon
Was such as to hurt Clinton max with her fans

There also is evidence of strings attached
Directly to Donald, his Russian based ventures
Where Putin promoting the schemes that he’s hatched
Could pressure a President Trump with strong measures

It’s clear that the Russians are meddling in
The US elections to render us weak
And they’ve found their agent, if only he’d win
But he’ll lose. I truly with confidence speak

11/1/16

 

Acting as though everything has gone strange
Democrats liken this to the sky falling down
But most post ‘letter’ polls indicate little change
In renewed desperation Trump makes claims overblown

Clinton clearly asserted points She’s made before
That she’s unconcerned with whatever they find
Her confidence surely will drive up her score
And give wavering Democrats more peace of mind

There’s an elephant ‘midst all this noise in the room
Neither pundits nor candidates mention at all
In a fight instrumental to ISIS’s doom
Battle looms in a Iraq: Mosul’s postured to fall

It is wise at this time to put things in perspective
Mails pale in importance compared to the choices
That Hillary faces when she gets elected
As President, winning despite ugly voices

10/31/16