On Sat, 20 Jan 2001, Doug Henwood wrote:
> Snippet from a Bush campaign ditty, as sung by Hank Williams
> [presumaby Jr, or has he dropped the Jr now?], quoted in today's
> Financial Times:
>
> "This is Bush country
> cause we've got our pride
> Yes the sons and the daughters on America's side
> Our hair is not orange
> we don't wear chains and spikes
> But we know how to have fun
> and we know wrong from right."
>
Wassamatter, Merle Haggard wouldn't let 'em have "Proud to be an Okie from Muskogee?" Bring on the free food!
Of course, the more people like us make fun of stuff like this, the more it works.
As Reagan used to say, Shucks.
Michael
__________________________________________________________________________ Michael Pollak................New York City..............mpollak at panix.com