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POEMS for 2008
When worries beset me, extracting a toll, I press pen to paper, and spill out my soul. Poems copyrighted by Fred Gielow.

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The Holidays
Posted here for 12-22-08.
The season is here -- so be jolly.
It's Christmas and News Years, by golly.
- - - Do celebrate now,
- - - For, sadly, somehow,
Quite soon will come frenzy and folly.
Endangered Word
Posted here for 12-22-08.
"To Christmas," is what I will say
To toast and respect Christmas Day.
- - - But soon -- I'm not kiddin' --
- - - It may be forbidden,
If secularists have their way.
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Use the Correct Terminology
Posted here for 12-22-08.
It's not about winter, you see,
Or holiday fun, no sirree.
- - - A tree dressed in lights,
- - - On December nights
Has only one name: Christmas Tree!
Christine Gregoire Is Very Symbol Minded
Posted here for 12-22-08.
The governor chose to create
A firey Christmas debate.
- - - She put on display,
- - - Before Christmas Day,
One symbol of love, one of hate.
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Note to Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich
Posted here for 12-15-08.
Please tell me how much I must pay
To buy, in the Senate today,
- - - The seat of Barack
- - - (He won't want it back)?
I'd like to use Visa. Okay?
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Easy Street
Posted here for 12-15-08.
Oh, you would be riding so high
If one Senate seat you could buy.
- - - You'd play quid pro quo,
- - - And roll in the dough,
And scheme, and then cheat, and then lie.
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Citizens Question Whether Barack Obama Is Qualified to be President
Posted here for 12-8-08.
He's not native born is their beef;
He can't be Commander in Chief.
- - - He'll have to step down
- - - And get out of town.
He tricked and deceived us. Good grief!
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Nancy Pelosi Raises a Fuss
Posted here for 12-1-08.
She grimaced and gave a loud shriek
When auto execs came to speak,
- - - Because jets they flew --
- - - And private ones, too.
But, heck, she does that twice a week!
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Ms. Pelosi wasn't happy with the small private jet that comes with the Speaker's job, so she ordered a big, fat, fuel-guzzling, 200-seat jet
that can fly her home to California without stopping! Since she only works 3 days a week, she makes the trip frequently, and each time she flies, it costs the taxpayers about $60,000, one way! Round trip: $120,000, or some $480,000 per month.
Pelosi and company are outraged that auto CEOs used private jets to get to the DC meeting. Yet she flies about six times as far -- and uses much more fuel -- on a frequent basis! She demands we conserve our carbon footprint. She wants us to buy smaller cars. Obama wants us to pump up our tires! These people are disgusting.
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Hard Times Ahead I
Posted here for 11-24-08.
We look to the future and see
Both chaos and adversity.
- - - But what can be done?
- - - We can't hide or run,
Just watch it play out on TV.
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Hard Times Ahead II
Posted here for 11-24-08.
The handwriting is on the wall:
We're due for a ht and a fall.
- - - Obama, it's true,
- - - Won't know what to do.
We may not recover at all.
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An Obama Presidency
Posted here for 11-17-08.
At first I thought: We can endure,
We'll surely be safe and secure.
- - - We'll weather the storm,
- - - Survive his "reform."
But now I'm not really so sure.
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Consequences
Posted here for 11-10-08.
By rhetoric dazzlingly deft,
We've chosen to make a hard left.
- - - But values we cherish
- - - We may find will perish;
Just snatched in a startling theft.
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President Obama?
Posted here for 11-3-08.
It looks like this country may get
The most leftist President yet.
- - - He's handsome and cool.
- - - He makes lib'rals drool.
But choosing him we'll all regret.
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Thinking about the Possibility Obama Might Win the Election - I
Posted here for 10-27-08.
If ACORN finds means to arrange
Vote tampering -- 'twoudn't be strange --
- - - Then after the drama,
- - - Our leader's Obama.
Right then I'll start hoping for change!
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Thinking about the Possibility Obama Might Win the Election - II
Posted here for 10-27-08.
Throughout this entire campaign
Our enemies hoped John McCain
- - - Would run out the clock
- - - And lose to Barack;
So they can start sipping champagne.
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Representative Tim Mahoney, the Florida Democrat Who Replaced Disgraced Republican Mark Foley in 2006, Paid $121,000 to a Staffer with Whom He Had an Affair
Posted here for 10-20-08.
There once was a fellow, Mahoney,
Who turned out to be quite a phony.
- - - High standards, said he,
- - - He would guarantee.
His promises all were baloney.
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Mark Foley's Incident Concerned Sexually Explicit Instant Messages Sent to Boys Who Had Served as Congressional Pages. (Tim Mahoney's Incident Is Much Worse.)
Posted here for 10-20-08.
When Foley's affair was announced,
The media hurriedly pounced.
- - - The media blitz
- - - Caused numerous hits.
Republicans -- many -- were trounced.
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Is This Country Ready for Obama's Radical Liberalism?
Posted here for 10-13-08.
The freedoms we love could collapse
If he's in control, and his chaps.
- - - His views are extreme;
- - - They're not what they seem.
Will he be elected? Perhaps.
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The Rewards of Being a Responsible U.S. Citizen
Posted here for 10-13-08.
You work and you sweat for your pay.
You put in long hours each day.
- - - But when you behave,
- - - What you try to save,
The government taketh away.
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Politicians
Posted here for 10-6-08.
Republicans! They are a curse.
They empty the national purse.
- - - They're selfish, they're dumb,
- - - Each one is a bum.
But Democrats! They're ten times worse!
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Which Candidates Care More about America than Themselves?
Posted here for 9-29-08.
Obama and Biden? Well, no.
McCain and Palin? Perhaps so.
- - - It's vital -- this trait.
- - - There's just no debate.
Two don't pass the test: Barack, Joe.
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Democrats Created the Economic Crisis, and Now They Use It for Political Gain
Posted here for 9-29-08.
They're good at the game quid pro quo,
To win fame and power and dough.
- - - But will they now fight
- - - For what's clearly right
For U.S.A.? My goodness no!.
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Sarah Palin
Posted here for 9-22-08.
Oh, Sarah, I think I love you.
Conservative -- yes -- through and through!
- - - Your thinking is Right.
- - - The Right you excite.
You're almost too good to be true.
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Instilling Attitudes, Values, and Beliefs in the Kids
Posted here for 9-15-08.
The kids are now all back in school
Where PC's the new Golden Rule.
- - - They're not taught to think,
- - - But follow -- wink, wink --
Dead on, leftist dogma. That's cruel!
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The Democrat National Convention in Denver
Posted here for 9-1-08.
I watched the convention, was awed.
The packaging: slick! I applaud.
- - - The rhetoric: glowing.
- - - Confetti was flowing.
The candidate, though: greatly flawed.
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The "Drive-By" Media and Governor Sarah Palin
Posted here for 9-1-08.
Right now we are going to see
How pro-women drive-bys will be.
- - - Will they now embrace
- - - Palin in the race?
Oh, no! And that I guarantee!
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The Democrat National Convention in Denver
Posted here for 9-1-08.
I watched the convention, was awed.
The packaging: slick! I applaud.
- - - The rhetoric: glowing.
- - - Confetti was flowing.
The candidate, though: greatly flawed.
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Barack Obama: The "Chosen One"
Posted here for 8-25-08.
Right now he is standing quite tall,
Awaiting the November call.
- - - But there is no cheer
- - - From leftists who fear
He might not be chosen at all!
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Reparations
Posted here for 8-18-08.
How much are you willing to pay
To blacks for the suffering they
- - - Endured long ago --
- - - An eon or so?
They're all dead and burried today.
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Calling the Kettle Black
Posted here for 8-11-08.
Don't listen to scientists, who
Get income from oil revenue,
- - - Says snooty Al Gore,
- - - Who tries to ignore
The millions his hoaxes accrue.
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John Edwards' Passion
Posted here for 8-11-08.
Oh, Pretty Boy John, do you care
For your wife, yourself, or your hair?
- - - Well, not for your wife.
- - - No, not on your life.
Oh, PB John had an affair.
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Qualifications to Be President
Posted here for 8-4-08.
I sense from the news -- oh, alack! --
The reason to vote for Barack.
- - - The reason is clear.
- - - It's all that I hear:
We must vote for him, 'cause he's black.
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The Democrats' Agenda
Posted here for 7-28-08.
They want us to lose in Iraq.
They want all the high taxes back.
- - - They won't let us drill;
- - - Perhaps never will.
For president they want Barack.
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The Oil Crisis
Posted here for 7-21-08.
How come? Fifty dollars to fill
My tank. It's an outrageous bill!
- - - And prices to buy
- - - My food are so high!
'Cause liberals won't let us drill.
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Barack Obama and Change
Posted here for 7-14-08.
Some folks are so angry, by gum,
They're voting for big change to come.
- - - What change will accrue?
- - - They haven't a clue.
These people are hopelessly dumb.
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The Demand for Oil Outstrips the Supply -- and the Results Are Disastrous
Posted here for 6-23-08.
Gas prices: sky high. What a shame!
Food prices are up just the same.
- - - We can't drill for oil.
- - - My blood's at a boil.
The Greens are the ones we should blame.
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Barack Obama: Black, White, or ?
Posted here for 6-16-08.
He is half Caucasian from ma,
Two-fifths* Arabic from his pa.
- - - Alas and alack,
- - - He's just one-tenth* black!
So blackness is his last hurrah.
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* This reference indicates Mr. Obama is 50% Caucasian, 43.75% Arabic, and 6.25% African Negro. So why, pray tell, is there such rejoicing over the "First black presidential candidate in American history," if indeed he's 93.25% non-black?
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Environmentalists Take Over
Posted here for 6-9-08.
Refineries? Not in the mix.
New nuclear plants? They say "Nix!"
- - - When we're out of fuel,
- - - The lib'rals will rule.
And that's only one of their tricks.
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Is the Fat Lady About to Sing?
Posted here for 6-2-08.
The Clinton machine, by design,
Would take the White House in '09.
- - - But then came a black man
- - - Relentless as Pac Man.
It looks like the end of the line.
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Our Elected Officials Decide to Mandate Ethanol in Our Gasoline
Posted here for 5-26-08.
More costly than oil, research shows.
Less BTUs, I must disclose.
- - - Poor people conclude
- - - It's taking their food!
And that's the decision they chose.
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The Mainstream Media Choose the Candidates
Posted here for 5-19-08.
They said "HRC." Dems were awed.
Then: "No, it's Obama -- he's god!"
- - - The Right should ordain,
- - - They said, John McCain.
But all three are fatally flawed!
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Bob Barr Announces His Libertarian Party Candidacy for President
Posted here for 5-19-08.
So, what do you think Barr will do
By adding his name to the stew?
- - - Will his party's dances
- - - Kill GOP chances,
Like Ross Perot in '92?
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Obama Equals Change
Posted here for 5-12-08.
He's lib'ral -- the most lib'ral! Yike!
He travels the Far Left Turnpike.
- - - He only will play
- - - The socialist way.
He's just what the media like.
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You Must Vote for Obama
Posted here for 5-12-08.
Just how, pray tell, will you be seen,
By folks like the Dem's Howard Dean,
- - - If you or your momma
- - - Don't vote for Obama?
Quite racist. Yes, evil. And mean.
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The Religion of Environmentalism
Posted here for 5-5-08.
Please pray to and for the Good Earth,
To Gaia, for all that you're worth!
- - - Bow down to the greens,
- - - In their limousines,
And do celebrate Al Gore's birth.
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Muslims Pray
Posted here for 4-28-08.
If I were a Muslim, I'd know
I wouldn't like lining up so.
- - - They pray with eyes shut
- - - On knees, nose to butt.
I think I'd prefer the first row!
(Source of photo.)
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Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama
Posted here for 4-21-08.
The Democrat story is sad.
Each candidate clearly has had
- - - Time now to expose
- - - The other one's woes,
And prove that both choices are bad.
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Pope Benedict's Visit to the U.S.
Posted here for 4-21-08.
He said the U.S. wasn't bad,
But good, in remarks that he had.
- - - His audience, global,
- - - Heard him say we're noble!
That must make the liberals mad.
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Monetary Trouble
Posted here for 4-14-08.
The dollar is not doing well.
It's value is down, can't you tell?
- - - What I'd like to know:
- - - How low will it go?
Indeed, is it going to hell?
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Geraldine Ferraro Criticizes Barack Obama
Posted here for 4-7-08.
Obama, in Ferrano's view,
Does well just because of his hue.
- - - Obama, all white,
- - - Would not shine so bright.
And I think what she says is true.
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Folks Around the World Turned Off Their Lights for the Environment
Posted here for 3-31-08.
They turned off their lights just to mark
The Earth's climate change. What a lark!
- - - They sighed, then anon,
- - - They turned the lights on.
But they still remain in the dark.
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Anger and Outrage Ahead
Posted here for 3-24-08.
If Clinton's the Dem's nominee,
Then blacks will flip! I guarantee.
- - - But if it's Barack,
- - - Beware: heart attack.
In women! I think you'll agree.
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Hillary Thanks Her Campaign Supporters
Posted here for 3-24-08.
Ms. Hillary, fighting her fight,
Has many to thank every night.
- - - The "ladies" at NOW,
- - - Her hubby -- and how! --
But most of all, Reverend Wright!
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The Governor of New York -- Client 9 -- Crashes in Flames
Posted here for 3-17-08.
He's wealthy, with millions, by gum,
Was happy, according to some.
- - - He garnered success,
- - - But now: what a mess!
Old Spitzer is stunningly dumb!
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The Candidates
Posted here for 3-10-08.
McCain is now over the wall.
Obama is still riding tall.
- - - With Hillary's clout,
- - - You can't count her out.
I'm already sick of them all!
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Barack Hussein Obama, Jr. -- Again
Posted here for 3-3-08.
If he is the pick of the pack,
And weathers each frontal attack,
- - - Then is his selection
- - - In this year's election
In spite of, or 'cause he is black?
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Barack Hussein Obama, Jr.
Posted here for 2-25-08.
He's black, but he also is green,
And red inside; know what I mean?
- - - He's red, white, and blue,
- - - He keeps telling you,
But he's just a pinko machine.
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Things Are Looking Grim for Senator Clinton - I
Posted here for 2-18-08.
Poor Hillary's suff'rin' the blues.
It's Hillary people won't choose.
- - - Obama's red hot.
- - - Momentum he's got.
Poor Hillary's likely to lose.
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Things Are Looking Grim for Senator Clinton - II
Posted here for 2-18-08.
But clearly Ms. Hillary's plight
Won't sent her off into the night
- - - With dignity, charm,
- - - And Bill on her arm.
There will be a terrible fight.
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Media Pied Pipers
Posted here for 2-11-08.
The media super elite
Bow down before John McCain's feet.
- - - His true leftist core
- - - Is what they adore.
We march to the media's beat.
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The Sad Fate of John McCain
Posted here for 2-11-08.
With John McCain the nominee,
The media then will shift key,
- - - 'Cause Hillary's trill
- - - Is further left still.
And John will be tossed in the sea.
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The Senior Senator from Arizona Keeps Changing His Story
Posted here for 2-4-08.
McCain seems to have quite a knack
For statements he later takes back.
- - - He claims he talks straight,
- - - But he'll vacillate.
His "Straight-Talk Express" is off track.
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The Senior Senator from Arizona is Wrong on So Many Key Issues
Posted here for 1-28-08.
His bill with Feingold was insane.
His stance on the border: inane.
- - - His views, don't you see,
- - - Don't represent me.
I don't plan to vote for McCain.
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Racial Conundrum for Hillary
Posted here for 1-21-08.
Affirmative action she'll back.
She says she loves every man jack.
- - - Her priorities
- - - Are minorities.
But now she's attacking a black!
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Along Hillary's Campaign Trail
Posted here for 1-21-08.
The Clinton campaign speeches will
Uplift and inspire and thrill.
- - - The problem for me
- - - Is that it's not she
Who gives them. It's her hubby, Bill!
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Feigning Morality
Posted here for 1-14-08.
Some lefties, it now must be said,
Hear "water-boarding" and see red!
- - - But they don't complain
- - - Nor show much disdain
When terrorists cut off a head.
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Liberal Hate
Posted here for 1-14-08.
Just how far would liberals go
To sabotage George Bush's show?
- - - Would they lose a war
- - - To foes we abhor?
Would lib'rals? Apparently so.
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Mike Huckabee in Iowa
Posted here for 1-7-08.
The "Huckster" surprised one and all
By crossing the line riding tall.
- - - He rendered to Mitt
- - - A damaging hit,
But now will his momentum stall?
Mitt Romney in Iowa
Posted here for 1-7-08.
The "Mittster" was beaten, for sure.
It seems he has lost some allure.
- - - In spite of his cash,
- - - Will his campaign crash?
Or will he steadfastly endure?
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Hillary Clinton in Iowa - I
Posted here for 1-7-08.
Her staff and her cash could sink boats.
She watched very carefully her quotes.
- - - She had great ambition,
- - - Top name recognition,
But what she did not have was votes.
Hillary Clinton in Iowa - II
Posted here for 1-7-08.
The fair Lady Hillary, now,
Is struggling and worried, and how!
- - - And hubby, Bill, too,
- - - Is fretting anew.
The queen ain't invincible. Wow!
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