#Red #parents, #Blue #teachers

Red parents, angry,
blue teachers exhausted
no middle ground
a reflection of the nation
Red states, blue states,
unable to have a conversation
separate languages, a divide.
 
Untied more than united,
a cleavage, a coarseness
to our dialogue,
to the existent
one exists at all
A red and blue nation
no comity, no community.
 
-----

April 7, 2022

Red parents, blue teachers

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/04/red-parents-blue-teachers.html

 

poetry, red states, blue states, right, left, Republican, Democrat, voices, conversation, anger, comity, community, America, division, FOX News, MCNBC, camps

 

#poetry #redstates #bluestates #right #left #Republican #Democrat #voices #conversation #anger #comity #community #America #division #FOXNews #MSNBC

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We must fight for the dream, the idea of America

Not a nation but a vision, an aspiration as a people

from many countries, many lands;

Not a country but a journey, a quest,

a striving to achieve the dream that must be.

 

We must fight for the dream, the idea of America,

the hope that has buoyed us, the words on the page,

the blood on the battlefields, the striving for justice

for greater equality, for real justice for all.

 

A melting pot, a tapestry, a salad, a quilt,

a people, forged together, as one,

with that one hope, that one dream,

that quest, that goal, of that brighter future.

 

We must fight for the dream, the idea of America,

for it most certainly is under attack,

from without, from within, the lies, the propaganda

usurping the stage, the microphone, the media platforms.

 

Not a nation, but a hope, that bright city on a hill,

but only if we fight, if we stand in the watch towers,

if we deny the lies, the terrorists, the enemies,

seeking to take the idea, the dream of America away.

 

------------------------

June 29, 2021

We must fight for the dream, the idea of America

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/06/we-must-fight-for-dream-idea-of-america.html

June 29, 2021

We must fight for this country

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/06/we-must-fight-for-this-country.html

June 29, 2021

We must not despair, we must not be despondent

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/06/we-must-not-despair-we-must-not-be.html

June 29, 2021

We can have hope – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/06/we-can-have-hope-2.html

edited June 29, 2021

The threat is real – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/06/the-threat-is-real-v2.html

edited June 28, 2021

We are under attack – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/06/we-are-under-attack-v2.html

June 28, 2021

We are under attack

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/06/we-are-under-attack.html

edited June 28, 2021

Repeating the Big Lie – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/06/repeating-big-lie-v2.html

June 28, 2021

Repeating the Big Lie

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/06/repeating-big-lie.html

June 28, 2021

The threat is real

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/06/the-threat-is-real.html

edited/ new name June 28, 2021

The Lie is pernicious, divisive

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/06/the-lie-is-pernicious-divisive.html

June 28, 2021

The Lie is pernicious

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/06/the-lie-is-pernicious.html

merged/ edited June 27, 2021

The Insurrection never stopped – v4

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/06/the-insurrection-never-stopped-v4.html

edited/new name June 27, 2021

We are still under attack

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/06/we-are-still-under-attack.html

June 25, 2021

We remain under attack

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/06/we-remain-under-attack.html

&

edited June 10, 2021

Charge him with Sedition – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/06/charge-him-with-sedition-v2.html

June 10, 2021

Charge him with Sedition

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/06/charge-him-with-sedition.html

&

Edited May 30, 2021

The Insurrection never stopped – v3

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/05/the-insurrection-never-stopped-v3.html

Edited May 29, 2021

The Insurrection never stopped – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/05/the-insurrection-never-stopped-v2.html

edited/new name May 29, 2021

The Insurrection never stopped

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/05/the-insurrection-never-stopped.html

edited May 28, 2021

The Insurrection continues – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/05/the-insurrection-continues-v2.html

adding stanza 2

May 28, 2021

The Insurrection continues

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/05/insurrection-continues.html

May 28, 2021

Minority Rule

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/05/minority-rule.html

edited May 28, 2021

The Filibuster - v3

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/05/the-filibuster-v3.html

edited May 27, 2021

The Filibuster - v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/05/the-filibuster-v2.html

https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1398055841593446403

May 27, 2021

The Filibuster

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/05/the-filibuster.html

my reply to Dan Rather

https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1398014947683078147

Dan Rather response to Senator Manchin

https://twitter.com/DanRather/status/1398000381897150484

Tweet by Senator Joe Manchin

https://twitter.com/Sen_JoeManchin/status/1397911553836474369

Connecticut Compromise, Great Compromise

House, Senate, representation

&

February 13, 2021

the faithful brownshirts

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/02/the-faithful-brownshirts.html

February 7, 2021

as darkness fell on the Capitol

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/02/darkness-fell-on-capitol-in-broad.html

edited February 3, 2021

For the sake of Democracy - v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/02/for-sake-of-democracy-v2.html

February 1, 2021

For the sake of Democracy

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/02/for-sake-of-democracy.html

 

poetry, House, Senate, compromise, GOP, minority, majority, McConnell, democracy, insurrection, filibuster, obstruction,

 

#poetry #filibuster #obstruction #House #Senate #compromise #GOP #minority #majority #McConnell #democracy #insurrection

 

poem, poetry, democracy, America, United States, trials, impeachment, arrest, Capitol riots, insurrection, sedition, incitement, justice, unity, comity, bipartisanship,

 

#poem #poetry #democracy #America #UnitedStates #trials #impeachment #arrest #CapitolRiots #insurrection #sedition #incitement #justice #unity #comity #bipartisanship #election #lies #power

 

#ImpeachmentTrial #poem #poetry @LeaderMcConnell @SenateGOP #democracy #CapitolRiot #insurrection #History #trial

 

 

#poetry #democracy #America #CapitolRiot #insurrection #sedition #incitement #justice #lies #power

We must fight for this country

We must fight for this country,

for it is being taken from us

not by minorities, by immigrants

but by the extremists, fed the lies,

the Big Lie, to hate, to fear those different

different from ourselves, the foreigner,

the stranger, the colored, the natives,

anyone standing in the way,

crushed under foot.

 

We must fight for this country,

for it is being taken from us

we must fight against all enemies,

whether foreign or domestic,

against the entrenched self-interest,

those who deny, who reject,

the dream, the idea of America

woven in our creed, the prayer of this nation,

one land, one people, yearning to be free.

 

--------------

June 29, 2021

We must fight for this country

 

June 29, 2021

We must not despair, we must not be despondent

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/06/we-must-not-despair-we-must-not-be.html

June 29, 2021

We can have hope – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/06/we-can-have-hope-2.html

edited June 29, 2021

The threat is real – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/06/the-threat-is-real-v2.html

edited June 28, 2021

We are under attack – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/06/we-are-under-attack-v2.html

June 28, 2021

We are under attack

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/06/we-are-under-attack.html

edited June 28, 2021

Repeating the Big Lie – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/06/repeating-big-lie-v2.html

June 28, 2021

Repeating the Big Lie

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/06/repeating-big-lie.html

June 28, 2021

The threat is real

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/06/the-threat-is-real.html

edited/ new name June 28, 2021

The Lie is pernicious, divisive

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/06/the-lie-is-pernicious-divisive.html

June 28, 2021

The Lie is pernicious

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/06/the-lie-is-pernicious.html

merged/ edited June 27, 2021

The Insurrection never stopped – v4

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/06/the-insurrection-never-stopped-v4.html

edited/new name June 27, 2021

We are still under attack

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/06/we-are-still-under-attack.html

June 25, 2021

We remain under attack

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/06/we-remain-under-attack.html

&

edited June 10, 2021

Charge him with Sedition – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/06/charge-him-with-sedition-v2.html

June 10, 2021

Charge him with Sedition

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/06/charge-him-with-sedition.html

&

Edited May 30, 2021

The Insurrection never stopped – v3

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/05/the-insurrection-never-stopped-v3.html

Edited May 29, 2021

The Insurrection never stopped – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/05/the-insurrection-never-stopped-v2.html

edited/new name May 29, 2021

The Insurrection never stopped

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/05/the-insurrection-never-stopped.html

edited May 28, 2021

The Insurrection continues – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/05/the-insurrection-continues-v2.html

adding stanza 2

May 28, 2021

The Insurrection continues

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/05/insurrection-continues.html

May 28, 2021

Minority Rule

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/05/minority-rule.html

edited May 28, 2021

The Filibuster - v3

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/05/the-filibuster-v3.html

edited May 27, 2021

The Filibuster - v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/05/the-filibuster-v2.html

https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1398055841593446403

May 27, 2021

The Filibuster

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/05/the-filibuster.html

my reply to Dan Rather

https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1398014947683078147

Dan Rather response to Senator Manchin

https://twitter.com/DanRather/status/1398000381897150484

Tweet by Senator Joe Manchin

https://twitter.com/Sen_JoeManchin/status/1397911553836474369

Connecticut Compromise, Great Compromise

House, Senate, representation

&

February 13, 2021

the faithful brownshirts

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/02/the-faithful-brownshirts.html

February 7, 2021

as darkness fell on the Capitol

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/02/darkness-fell-on-capitol-in-broad.html

edited February 3, 2021

For the sake of Democracy - v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/02/for-sake-of-democracy-v2.html

February 1, 2021

For the sake of Democracy

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/02/for-sake-of-democracy.html

 

poetry, House, Senate, compromise, GOP, minority, majority, McConnell, democracy, insurrection, filibuster, obstruction,

 

#poetry #filibuster #obstruction #House #Senate #compromise #GOP #minority #majority #McConnell #democracy #insurrection

 

poem, poetry, democracy, America, United States, trials, impeachment, arrest, Capitol riots, insurrection, sedition, incitement, justice, unity, comity, bipartisanship,

 

#poem #poetry #democracy #America #UnitedStates #trials #impeachment #arrest #CapitolRiots #insurrection #sedition #incitement #justice #unity #comity #bipartisanship #election #lies #power

 

#ImpeachmentTrial #poem #poetry @LeaderMcConnell @SenateGOP #democracy #CapitolRiot #insurrection #History #trial

 

 

#poetry #democracy #America #CapitolRiot #insurrection #sedition #incitement #justice #lies #power

We must not despair, we must not be despondent

The stakes are too high, too important,

we must not despair, we must not be despondent,

over the state of our politics, this nation, this moment in time.

 

For we are so much stronger, more just,

than our enemies imagine, even those within our midst,

underestimate our resolve, our conviction, our mettle in strife.

 

We will not be vanquished, the dream of America will triumph,

though we may be on a journey, the arc of history bends,

toward justice, equality, a more perfect union.

 

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June 29, 2021

We must not despair, we must not be despondent

 

June 29, 2021

We can have hope – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/06/we-can-have-hope-2.html

edited June 29, 2021

The threat is real – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/06/the-threat-is-real-v2.html

edited June 28, 2021

We are under attack – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/06/we-are-under-attack-v2.html

June 28, 2021

We are under attack

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/06/we-are-under-attack.html

edited June 28, 2021

Repeating the Big Lie – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/06/repeating-big-lie-v2.html

June 28, 2021

Repeating the Big Lie

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/06/repeating-big-lie.html

June 28, 2021

The threat is real

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/06/the-threat-is-real.html

edited/ new name June 28, 2021

The Lie is pernicious, divisive

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/06/the-lie-is-pernicious-divisive.html

June 28, 2021

The Lie is pernicious

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/06/the-lie-is-pernicious.html

merged/ edited June 27, 2021

The Insurrection never stopped – v4

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/06/the-insurrection-never-stopped-v4.html

edited/new name June 27, 2021

We are still under attack

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/06/we-are-still-under-attack.html

June 25, 2021

We remain under attack

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/06/we-remain-under-attack.html

&

edited June 10, 2021

Charge him with Sedition – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/06/charge-him-with-sedition-v2.html

June 10, 2021

Charge him with Sedition

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/06/charge-him-with-sedition.html

&

Edited May 30, 2021

The Insurrection never stopped – v3

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/05/the-insurrection-never-stopped-v3.html

Edited May 29, 2021

The Insurrection never stopped – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/05/the-insurrection-never-stopped-v2.html

edited/new name May 29, 2021

The Insurrection never stopped

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/05/the-insurrection-never-stopped.html

edited May 28, 2021

The Insurrection continues – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/05/the-insurrection-continues-v2.html

adding stanza 2

May 28, 2021

The Insurrection continues

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/05/insurrection-continues.html

May 28, 2021

Minority Rule

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/05/minority-rule.html

edited May 28, 2021

The Filibuster - v3

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/05/the-filibuster-v3.html

edited May 27, 2021

The Filibuster - v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/05/the-filibuster-v2.html

https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1398055841593446403

May 27, 2021

The Filibuster

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/05/the-filibuster.html

my reply to Dan Rather

https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1398014947683078147

Dan Rather response to Senator Manchin

https://twitter.com/DanRather/status/1398000381897150484

Tweet by Senator Joe Manchin

https://twitter.com/Sen_JoeManchin/status/1397911553836474369

Connecticut Compromise, Great Compromise

House, Senate, representation

&

February 13, 2021

the faithful brownshirts

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/02/the-faithful-brownshirts.html

February 7, 2021

as darkness fell on the Capitol

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/02/darkness-fell-on-capitol-in-broad.html

edited February 3, 2021

For the sake of Democracy - v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/02/for-sake-of-democracy-v2.html

February 1, 2021

For the sake of Democracy

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/02/for-sake-of-democracy.html

 

poetry, House, Senate, compromise, GOP, minority, majority, McConnell, democracy, insurrection, filibuster, obstruction,

 

#poetry #filibuster #obstruction #House #Senate #compromise #GOP #minority #majority #McConnell #democracy #insurrection

 

poem, poetry, democracy, America, United States, trials, impeachment, arrest, Capitol riots, insurrection, sedition, incitement, justice, unity, comity, bipartisanship,

 

#poem #poetry #democracy #America #UnitedStates #trials #impeachment #arrest #CapitolRiots #insurrection #sedition #incitement #justice #unity #comity #bipartisanship #election #lies #power

 

#ImpeachmentTrial #poem #poetry @LeaderMcConnell @SenateGOP #democracy #CapitolRiot #insurrection #History #trial

 

 

#poetry #democracy #America #CapitolRiot #insurrection #sedition #incitement #justice #lies #power

We can have hope - 2

America is strong, resilient,

the dream of our nation still binds us;

but the threats are real, the attack,

the insurrection continues, the terrorists,

the traitors are working overtime.

 

We can have hope, we can have faith,

that justice shall prevail, be vindicated;

but we all must be on guard, prepared,

standing on the ramparts, in the gates,

defending our nation, our country,

our democracy from the enemies within..

 

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June 29, 2021

We can have hope – v2

 

edited June 29, 2021

The threat is real – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/06/the-threat-is-real-v2.html

edited June 28, 2021

We are under attack – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/06/we-are-under-attack-v2.html

June 28, 2021

We are under attack

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/06/we-are-under-attack.html

edited June 28, 2021

Repeating the Big Lie – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/06/repeating-big-lie-v2.html

June 28, 2021

Repeating the Big Lie

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/06/repeating-big-lie.html

June 28, 2021

The threat is real

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/06/the-threat-is-real.html

edited/ new name June 28, 2021

The Lie is pernicious, divisive

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/06/the-lie-is-pernicious-divisive.html

June 28, 2021

The Lie is pernicious

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/06/the-lie-is-pernicious.html

merged/ edited June 27, 2021

The Insurrection never stopped – v4

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/06/the-insurrection-never-stopped-v4.html

edited/new name June 27, 2021

We are still under attack

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/06/we-are-still-under-attack.html

June 25, 2021

We remain under attack

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/06/we-remain-under-attack.html

&

edited June 10, 2021

Charge him with Sedition – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/06/charge-him-with-sedition-v2.html

June 10, 2021

Charge him with Sedition

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/06/charge-him-with-sedition.html

&

Edited May 30, 2021

The Insurrection never stopped – v3

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/05/the-insurrection-never-stopped-v3.html

Edited May 29, 2021

The Insurrection never stopped – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/05/the-insurrection-never-stopped-v2.html

edited/new name May 29, 2021

The Insurrection never stopped

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/05/the-insurrection-never-stopped.html

edited May 28, 2021

The Insurrection continues – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/05/the-insurrection-continues-v2.html

adding stanza 2

May 28, 2021

The Insurrection continues

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/05/insurrection-continues.html

May 28, 2021

Minority Rule

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/05/minority-rule.html

edited May 28, 2021

The Filibuster - v3

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/05/the-filibuster-v3.html

edited May 27, 2021

The Filibuster - v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/05/the-filibuster-v2.html

https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1398055841593446403

May 27, 2021

The Filibuster

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/05/the-filibuster.html

my reply to Dan Rather

https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1398014947683078147

Dan Rather response to Senator Manchin

https://twitter.com/DanRather/status/1398000381897150484

Tweet by Senator Joe Manchin

https://twitter.com/Sen_JoeManchin/status/1397911553836474369

Connecticut Compromise, Great Compromise

House, Senate, representation

&

February 13, 2021

the faithful brownshirts

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/02/the-faithful-brownshirts.html

February 7, 2021

as darkness fell on the Capitol

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/02/darkness-fell-on-capitol-in-broad.html

edited February 3, 2021

For the sake of Democracy - v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/02/for-sake-of-democracy-v2.html

February 1, 2021

For the sake of Democracy

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/02/for-sake-of-democracy.html

 

poetry, House, Senate, compromise, GOP, minority, majority, McConnell, democracy, insurrection, filibuster, obstruction,

 

#poetry #filibuster #obstruction #House #Senate #compromise #GOP #minority #majority #McConnell #democracy #insurrection

 

poem, poetry, democracy, America, United States, trials, impeachment, arrest, Capitol riots, insurrection, sedition, incitement, justice, unity, comity, bipartisanship,

 

#poem #poetry #democracy #America #UnitedStates #trials #impeachment #arrest #CapitolRiots #insurrection #sedition #incitement #justice #unity #comity #bipartisanship #election #lies #power

 

#ImpeachmentTrial #poem #poetry @LeaderMcConnell @SenateGOP #democracy #CapitolRiot #insurrection #History #trial

 

 

#poetry #democracy #America #CapitolRiot #insurrection #sedition #incitement #justice #lies #power

The threat is real – v2

The threat is real, the danger continues;

They believe the lies of their deceitful leaders.

The threat is real, it grows ever deeper;

The truth becomes a lie in their minds, unbelieving.

 

The threat is real, the big lie is repeated;

We are still at risk, the divide widens.

Our nation is under attack, the divisions cemented;

So little time remains, the clock is ticking;

We must reclaim what has been loss, the unity missing.

 

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edited June 29, 2021

The threat is real – v2

 https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/06/the-threat-is-real-v2.html

edited June 28, 2021

We are under attack – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/06/we-are-under-attack-v2.html

June 28, 2021

We are under attack

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/06/we-are-under-attack.html

edited June 28, 2021

Repeating the Big Lie – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/06/repeating-big-lie-v2.html

June 28, 2021

Repeating the Big Lie

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/06/repeating-big-lie.html

June 28, 2021

The threat is real

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/06/the-threat-is-real.html

edited/ new name June 28, 2021

The Lie is pernicious, divisive

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/06/the-lie-is-pernicious-divisive.html

June 28, 2021

The Lie is pernicious

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/06/the-lie-is-pernicious.html

merged/ edited June 27, 2021

The Insurrection never stopped – v4

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/06/the-insurrection-never-stopped-v4.html

edited/new name June 27, 2021

We are still under attack

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/06/we-are-still-under-attack.html

June 25, 2021

We remain under attack

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/06/we-remain-under-attack.html

&

edited June 10, 2021

Charge him with Sedition – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/06/charge-him-with-sedition-v2.html

June 10, 2021

Charge him with Sedition

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/06/charge-him-with-sedition.html

&

Edited May 30, 2021

The Insurrection never stopped – v3

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/05/the-insurrection-never-stopped-v3.html

Edited May 29, 2021

The Insurrection never stopped – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/05/the-insurrection-never-stopped-v2.html

edited/new name May 29, 2021

The Insurrection never stopped

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/05/the-insurrection-never-stopped.html

edited May 28, 2021

The Insurrection continues – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/05/the-insurrection-continues-v2.html

adding stanza 2

May 28, 2021

The Insurrection continues

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/05/insurrection-continues.html

May 28, 2021

Minority Rule

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/05/minority-rule.html

edited May 28, 2021

The Filibuster - v3

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/05/the-filibuster-v3.html

edited May 27, 2021

The Filibuster - v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/05/the-filibuster-v2.html

https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1398055841593446403

May 27, 2021

The Filibuster

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/05/the-filibuster.html

my reply to Dan Rather

https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1398014947683078147

Dan Rather response to Senator Manchin

https://twitter.com/DanRather/status/1398000381897150484

Tweet by Senator Joe Manchin

https://twitter.com/Sen_JoeManchin/status/1397911553836474369

Connecticut Compromise, Great Compromise

House, Senate, representation

&

February 13, 2021

the faithful brownshirts

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/02/the-faithful-brownshirts.html

February 7, 2021

as darkness fell on the Capitol

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/02/darkness-fell-on-capitol-in-broad.html

edited February 3, 2021

For the sake of Democracy - v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/02/for-sake-of-democracy-v2.html

February 1, 2021

For the sake of Democracy

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/02/for-sake-of-democracy.html

 

poetry, House, Senate, compromise, GOP, minority, majority, McConnell, democracy, insurrection, filibuster, obstruction,

 

#poetry #filibuster #obstruction #House #Senate #compromise #GOP #minority #majority #McConnell #democracy #insurrection

 

poem, poetry, democracy, America, United States, trials, impeachment, arrest, Capitol riots, insurrection, sedition, incitement, justice, unity, comity, bipartisanship,

 

#poem #poetry #democracy #America #UnitedStates #trials #impeachment #arrest #CapitolRiots #insurrection #sedition #incitement #justice #unity #comity #bipartisanship #election #lies #power

 

#ImpeachmentTrial #poem #poetry @LeaderMcConnell @SenateGOP #democracy #CapitolRiot #insurrection #History #trial

 

 

#poetry #democracy #America #CapitolRiot #insurrection #sedition #incitement #justice #lies #power

 

 

We are under #attack

January was nothing, a test, a trial balloon,

the coup d’etat was just the icing, the tease,

the deflection, the distraction, a faux junta,

the boys, the percenters, the anarchists, militias,

capturing attention, the headlines, distracting us

from the true insurrection, the revolution,

the fight over many generations, the true Big Lie,

the war already raging, democracy, the dream,

of Martin, of the founders, of our people

hanging by a thread, the sword already falling

Damocles, oh our Captain, where are our leaders,

who will stand in the breach, on the ramparts,

while the fire rages, while the coup, the sedition,

the traitors abounding, on the march,

usurping, seizing control, the minority,

the rules, the process, all denying the rights,

the hopes of this people, this nation on the brink.

 

--------------

June 28, 2021

We are under attack

 

edited June 28, 2021

Repeating the Big Lie – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/06/repeating-big-lie-v2.html

June 28, 2021

Repeating the Big Lie

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/06/repeating-big-lie.html

June 28, 2021

The threat is real

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/06/the-threat-is-real.html

edited/ new name June 28, 2021

The Lie is pernicious, divisive

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/06/the-lie-is-pernicious-divisive.html

June 28, 2021

The Lie is pernicious

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/06/the-lie-is-pernicious.html

merged/ edited June 27, 2021

The Insurrection never stopped – v4

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/06/the-insurrection-never-stopped-v4.html

edited/new name June 27, 2021

We are still under attack

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/06/we-are-still-under-attack.html

June 25, 2021

We remain under attack

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/06/we-remain-under-attack.html

&

edited June 10, 2021

Charge him with Sedition – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/06/charge-him-with-sedition-v2.html

June 10, 2021

Charge him with Sedition

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/06/charge-him-with-sedition.html

&

Edited May 30, 2021

The Insurrection never stopped – v3

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/05/the-insurrection-never-stopped-v3.html

Edited May 29, 2021

The Insurrection never stopped – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/05/the-insurrection-never-stopped-v2.html

edited/new name May 29, 2021

The Insurrection never stopped

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/05/the-insurrection-never-stopped.html

edited May 28, 2021

The Insurrection continues – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/05/the-insurrection-continues-v2.html

adding stanza 2

May 28, 2021

The Insurrection continues

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/05/insurrection-continues.html

May 28, 2021

Minority Rule

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/05/minority-rule.html

edited May 28, 2021

The Filibuster - v3

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/05/the-filibuster-v3.html

edited May 27, 2021

The Filibuster - v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/05/the-filibuster-v2.html

https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1398055841593446403

May 27, 2021

The Filibuster

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/05/the-filibuster.html

my reply to Dan Rather

https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1398014947683078147

Dan Rather response to Senator Manchin

https://twitter.com/DanRather/status/1398000381897150484

Tweet by Senator Joe Manchin

https://twitter.com/Sen_JoeManchin/status/1397911553836474369

Connecticut Compromise, Great Compromise

House, Senate, representation

&

February 13, 2021

the faithful brownshirts

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/02/the-faithful-brownshirts.html

February 7, 2021

as darkness fell on the Capitol

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/02/darkness-fell-on-capitol-in-broad.html

edited February 3, 2021

For the sake of Democracy - v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/02/for-sake-of-democracy-v2.html

February 1, 2021

For the sake of Democracy

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/02/for-sake-of-democracy.html

 

poetry, House, Senate, compromise, GOP, minority, majority, McConnell, democracy, insurrection, filibuster, obstruction,

 

#poetry #filibuster #obstruction #House #Senate #compromise #GOP #minority #majority #McConnell #democracy #insurrection

 

poem, poetry, democracy, America, United States, trials, impeachment, arrest, Capitol riots, insurrection, sedition, incitement, justice, unity, comity, bipartisanship,

 

#poem #poetry #democracy #America #UnitedStates #trials #impeachment #arrest #CapitolRiots #insurrection #sedition #incitement #justice #unity #comity #bipartisanship #election #lies #power

 

#ImpeachmentTrial #poem #poetry @LeaderMcConnell @SenateGOP #democracy #CapitolRiot #insurrection #History #trial

 

Repeating the Big Lie – v2

Numbing all of us, in the cloud of confusion,

Repeating the Big Lie, the false claims,

Propaganda, disinformation, in real time.

 

A Harold Hill, a huckster, a snake oil salesman,

Relying on charisma, gallons of Kool Aid,

Gullibility of the rubes, of the masses.

 

The guard rails removed, discarded,

Silencing elder statesmen, shackled,

Bound and gagged, an Enemies’ List.

 

Repeating the Big Lie, the election stolen,

Counting on the army, the militias,

Usurping power, position, at all cost.

 

A riot, an insurrection, terrorists,

Attacking the Capitol, democracy,

Ready to commit treason against America.

 

--------------

edited June 28, 2021

Repeating the Big Lie – v2

 

June 28, 2021

Repeating the Big Lie

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/06/repeating-big-lie.html

June 28, 2021

The threat is real

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/06/the-threat-is-real.html

edited/ new name June 28, 2021

The Lie is pernicious, divisive

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/06/the-lie-is-pernicious-divisive.html

June 28, 2021

The Lie is pernicious

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/06/the-lie-is-pernicious.html

merged/ edited June 27, 2021

The Insurrection never stopped – v4

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/06/the-insurrection-never-stopped-v4.html

edited/new name June 27, 2021

We are still under attack

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/06/we-are-still-under-attack.html

June 25, 2021

We remain under attack

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/06/we-remain-under-attack.html

&

edited June 10, 2021

Charge him with Sedition – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/06/charge-him-with-sedition-v2.html

June 10, 2021

Charge him with Sedition

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/06/charge-him-with-sedition.html

&

Edited May 30, 2021

The Insurrection never stopped – v3

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/05/the-insurrection-never-stopped-v3.html

Edited May 29, 2021

The Insurrection never stopped – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/05/the-insurrection-never-stopped-v2.html

edited/new name May 29, 2021

The Insurrection never stopped

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/05/the-insurrection-never-stopped.html

edited May 28, 2021

The Insurrection continues – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/05/the-insurrection-continues-v2.html

adding stanza 2

May 28, 2021

The Insurrection continues

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/05/insurrection-continues.html

May 28, 2021

Minority Rule

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/05/minority-rule.html

edited May 28, 2021

The Filibuster - v3

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/05/the-filibuster-v3.html

edited May 27, 2021

The Filibuster - v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/05/the-filibuster-v2.html

https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1398055841593446403

May 27, 2021

The Filibuster

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/05/the-filibuster.html

my reply to Dan Rather

https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1398014947683078147

Dan Rather response to Senator Manchin

https://twitter.com/DanRather/status/1398000381897150484

Tweet by Senator Joe Manchin

https://twitter.com/Sen_JoeManchin/status/1397911553836474369

Connecticut Compromise, Great Compromise

House, Senate, representation

&

February 13, 2021

the faithful brownshirts

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/02/the-faithful-brownshirts.html

February 7, 2021

as darkness fell on the Capitol

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/02/darkness-fell-on-capitol-in-broad.html

edited February 3, 2021

For the sake of Democracy - v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/02/for-sake-of-democracy-v2.html

February 1, 2021

For the sake of Democracy

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/02/for-sake-of-democracy.html

 

poetry, House, Senate, compromise, GOP, minority, majority, McConnell, democracy, insurrection, filibuster, obstruction,

 

#poetry #filibuster #obstruction #House #Senate #compromise #GOP #minority #majority #McConnell #democracy #insurrection

 

poem, poetry, democracy, America, United States, trials, impeachment, arrest, Capitol riots, insurrection, sedition, incitement, justice, unity, comity, bipartisanship,

 

#poem #poetry #democracy #America #UnitedStates #trials #impeachment #arrest #CapitolRiots #insurrection #sedition #incitement #justice #unity #comity #bipartisanship #election #lies #power

 

#ImpeachmentTrial #poem #poetry @LeaderMcConnell @SenateGOP #democracy #CapitolRiot #insurrection #History #trial

 

Repeating the Big Lie

Numbing all of us, in the cloud of confusion,

Repeating the Big Lie, the false claims,

Propaganda, disinformation, in real time.

 

A Harold Hill, a snake oil salesman,

Relying on charisma, gallons of Kool Aid,

Gullibility of the rubes, of the masses.

 

The guard rails removed, discarded,

Silencing Elder statesmen, shackled,

Bound and gagged, an Enemy’s List.

 

Repeating the Big Lie, the election stolen,

Counting on the army, the militias,

Usurping power, position, at all cost.

 

--------------

June 28, 2021

Repeating the Big Lie

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/06/repeating-big-lie.html

June 28, 2021

The threat is real

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/06/the-threat-is-real.html

edited/ new name June 28, 2021

The Lie is pernicious, divisive

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/06/the-lie-is-pernicious-divisive.html

June 28, 2021

The Lie is pernicious

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/06/the-lie-is-pernicious.html

merged/ edited June 27, 2021

The Insurrection never stopped – v4

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/06/the-insurrection-never-stopped-v4.html

edited/new name June 27, 2021

We are still under attack

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/06/we-are-still-under-attack.html

June 25, 2021

We remain under attack

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/06/we-remain-under-attack.html

&

edited June 10, 2021

Charge him with Sedition – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/06/charge-him-with-sedition-v2.html

June 10, 2021

Charge him with Sedition

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/06/charge-him-with-sedition.html

&

Edited May 30, 2021

The Insurrection never stopped – v3

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/05/the-insurrection-never-stopped-v3.html

Edited May 29, 2021

The Insurrection never stopped – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/05/the-insurrection-never-stopped-v2.html

edited/new name May 29, 2021

The Insurrection never stopped

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/05/the-insurrection-never-stopped.html

edited May 28, 2021

The Insurrection continues – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/05/the-insurrection-continues-v2.html

adding stanza 2

May 28, 2021

The Insurrection continues

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/05/insurrection-continues.html

May 28, 2021

Minority Rule

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/05/minority-rule.html

edited May 28, 2021

The Filibuster - v3

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/05/the-filibuster-v3.html

edited May 27, 2021

The Filibuster - v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/05/the-filibuster-v2.html

https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1398055841593446403

May 27, 2021

The Filibuster

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/05/the-filibuster.html

my reply to Dan Rather

https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1398014947683078147

Dan Rather response to Senator Manchin

https://twitter.com/DanRather/status/1398000381897150484

Tweet by Senator Joe Manchin

https://twitter.com/Sen_JoeManchin/status/1397911553836474369

Connecticut Compromise, Great Compromise

House, Senate, representation

&

February 13, 2021

the faithful brownshirts

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/02/the-faithful-brownshirts.html

February 7, 2021

as darkness fell on the Capitol

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/02/darkness-fell-on-capitol-in-broad.html

edited February 3, 2021

For the sake of Democracy - v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/02/for-sake-of-democracy-v2.html

February 1, 2021

For the sake of Democracy

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/02/for-sake-of-democracy.html

 

poetry, House, Senate, compromise, GOP, minority, majority, McConnell, democracy, insurrection, filibuster, obstruction,

 

#poetry #filibuster #obstruction #House #Senate #compromise #GOP #minority #majority #McConnell #democracy #insurrection

 

poem, poetry, democracy, America, United States, trials, impeachment, arrest, Capitol riots, insurrection, sedition, incitement, justice, unity, comity, bipartisanship,

 

#poem #poetry #democracy #America #UnitedStates #trials #impeachment #arrest #CapitolRiots #insurrection #sedition #incitement #justice #unity #comity #bipartisanship #election #lies #power

 

#ImpeachmentTrial #poem #poetry @LeaderMcConnell @SenateGOP #democracy #CapitolRiot #insurrection #History #trial