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[ Friday, February 21, 2003 ]

 

THE GRINCH REVISITED>
> (with thanks to Dr. Seuss)
> �2002 Doug Goodkin
> The Whos down in Whoville liked this country a lot,
> But the Grinch in the White House most certainly did not.
> He didn't arrive there by the will of the Whos,
> But stole the election that he really did lose.
> Vowed to "rule from the middle," then installed his regime.
> (Did this really happen or is it just a bad dream?)
> He didn't listen to voters, just his friends he was pleasin'
> Now, please don't ask why, no one quite knows the reason.
> It could be his heart wasn't working just right.
> It could be, perhaps, that he wasn't too bright.
> But I think that the most likely reason of all,
> Is that both brain and heart were two sizes too small.
> In times of great turmoil, this was bad news,
> To have a government that ignores its Whos.
> But the Whos shrugged their shoulders, went on with their work,
> Their duties as citizens so casually did shirk.
> They shopped at the mall and watched their T.V.
> They drove their gas guzzling big S.U.V.
> Oblivious to what was going on in D.C.
> Ignoring the threats to democracy.
> They read the same papers that ran the same leads,
> Reporting what only served corporate needs.
> (For the policies affecting the lives of all nations
> Were made by the giant U.S. Corporations.)
> Big business grew fatter, fed by its own greed,
> And by people who shopped for the things they didn't need.
> But amidst all the apathy came signs of unrest,
> The Whos came to see we were fouling our nest.
> And the people who cared for the ideals of this nation
> Began to discuss and exchange information.
> The things they couldn't read in the corporate-owned news
> Of FTAA meetings and CIA coups.
> Of drilling for oil and restricting rights.
> They published some books, created Websites
> Began to write letters and use their e-mail
> (Though Homeland Security might send them to jail!)
> What began as a whisper soon grew to a roar,
> These things going on they could no longer ignore.
> They started to rise up and fight City Hall
> Let their voices be heard, they rose to the call,
> To vote, to petition, to gather, dissent,
> To question the policies of the "President."
> As greed gained in power and power knew no shame
> The Whos came together, sang "Not in our name!"
> One by one from their sleep and their slumber they woke
> The old and the young, all kinds of folk,
> The black, brown and white, the gay, bi- and straight,
> All united to sing, "Feed our hope, not our hate!
> Stop stockpiling weapons and aiming for war!
> Stop feeding the rich, start feeding the poor!
> Stop storming the deserts to fuel SUV's!
> Stop telling us lies on the mainstream T.V.'s!
> Stop treating our children as a market to sack!
> Stop feeding them Barney, Barbie and Big Mac!
> Stop trying to addict them to lifelong consuming,
> In a time when severe global warming is looming!
> Stop sanctions that are killing the kids in Iraq!
> Start dealing with ours that are strung out on crack!"
> A mighty sound started to rise and to grow,
> "The old way of thinking simply must go!
> Enough of God versus Allah, Muslim vs. Jew
> With what lies ahead, it simply won't do.
> No American dream that cares only for wealth
> Ignoring the need for community health.
> The rivers and forests are demanding their pay,
> If we're to survive, we must walk a new way.
> No more excessive and mindless consumption
> Let's sharpen our minds and garner our gumption.
> For the ideas are simple, but the practice is hard,
> And not to be won by a poem on a card.
> It needs the ideas and the acts of each Who,
> So let's get together and plan what to do!"
> And so they all gathered from all 'round the Earth
> And from it all came a miraculous birth.
> The hearts and the minds of the Whos they did grow,
> Three sizes to fit what they felt and they know.
> While the Grinches they shrank from their hate and their greed,
> Bearing the weight of their every foul deed.
> From that day onward the standard of wealth,
> Was whatever fed the Whos spiritual health.
> They gathered together to revel and feast,
> And thanked all who worked to conquer their beast.
> For although our story pits Grinches 'gainst Whos,
> The true battle lies in what we daily choose.
> For inside each Grinch is a tiny small Who,
> And inside each Who is a tiny Grinch too.
> One thrives on love and one thrives on greed.
> Who will win out? It depends who you feed!

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