One White Leads To Another (revisit – song)

Thought to go back to something from a couple of years ago.

Originally a response to Ron DeSantis and his Ron dreamy land baron remembrances and his attempts at rewriting history, but, as the always obvious continues to become even more always obvious now, there is this and example of how honest, truthful and critical thought can fade given the right condemnation and empowered white grievance.

To The Fixx “One Thing Leads To Another”

The deception some white folks

Is want present false history

State by state they pass laws now

To hinder what kids can and cannot read

Just to protect them they claim

From truths about black and white

But when some books shed light

Difference wrong and right

That aren’t white enough they balk and they say

We’ll teach history no mention of trees

Oh when

One white leads to another

We’ll point out wrongs in history’s long stories gone and then

One white leads to another

The intention is to

Teach alternate washed whitey tales

Where there wasn’t a time then

Where justice judged with far different scales

It wasn’t baked into fabric since a father’s slave day

Where ownership was the way

But when an academic thought critiques that it’s never changed

They just ban CRT while they exclaim then

Teach history as only we can see

One white leads to another

We’ll point out wrongs in history’s long stories gone and then

One white leads to another

Yeah Yeah Yeah

One white one one white leads to another

Indoctrination is their fear into liberal ideology

That kids might fall not wanting them to  

To learn now how to actually think free

Hear opinions both sides even some they disagree

Can’t have them thinking that way

‘Cause if critical thought questions white supremacy

Indoctrinate instead with our own theories

We’ll teach history as only it can be

One white leads to another

We’ll point out wrongs in history’s long stories gone and then

One white leads to another

Yeah Yeah Yeah 


One white, one, one white, leads to another
(One white another)
One white, one, one white, can’t teach of others  
(One white another)

One white, one, one white, empowered white brothers
(One white another)
One white, one, one white Liberty mothers  
(One white another)

One white, one, one white, leads to another

(One white leads to another)

The Trump Circus (song)

Earlier this week there was an opinion piece at the Washington Post (yes, I still hold onto my subscription, knee bending, ring kissing, weak spined weasel Jeff Bezos notwithstanding as this section of the paper still has actual opinions and hasn’t been forced to acquiesce just yet) that asked the question of James Comer, Chairman of the House Oversight Committee, why he hadn’t sought to investigate the corruption of Trump like he tried to do so fruitlessly and embarrassingly with Joe Biden for so long and so hard?

“The Biden Crime Syndicate” he extolled at the time with no hint of irony or projection or proof.

The piece was presaged on the notion that he would have a MUCH stronger case now to make for actual corruption charges of the nation’s highest office, just with Trump instead.

Well, of course, we all know the answer to that.

Crickets … (sorry, my dear Cricket the cat, don’t mean to drag you into the political fray by cliche sound effect association).

But it brought James Comer back to mind (apologies – no one wants that) and his sidekick, Jim (Gym – I saw nothing) Jordan and I recalled a little circus sounding tune I had done of him back in December of ’23.

Just a cool little circussy bed I had come across that fit the James Comer bill.

Well, I thought to revisit and update it with said circussy bed in hand.

That’s it.

The Trump Circus

The Trump Circus jack boots DC Halls in a stark

Broad daylight envision future so dark

As to be of dictator wannabe’s

They smile at cameras and say cheese

.

Don issues myriad Executive O’s

While keeping MAGA in cultish adoring throes

Destroyin’ democracy and with bleak intent    

Autocracy low is the new US hope

.

Such dire – circumstance

.

And it’s always

Back to the staid

Excuse of a fake news

.

That they counter now

In State News fashion now

They have their own RT

.

This dog and pony show will hurt and will cut

Working class folks who are just outta luck

And programs already paid for by Uncle Sam

Enrich the rich

Lessers be damned

.

AAAAAAAAHHHHHHH

.

The Trump Circus keeps jack booting ‘round Congress halls  

And mocking any fearful calls

.

They have though now dropped true governing ball

Instead to fascist dreams of which they are so enthralled

Weaponized law is now theirs to command

While cartoon lapdogs play along and wear tutu’s on demand

.

The Trump Circus jack boots under nationalist tent

The megaphone word salads of his true intent

Of mimicking fascist friends to glory his own head

And crown it with gold at country’s expense

January 20, 2025: Great National Day of Mourning And Other Jan 20th’s Throughout History

Reference: https://www.onthisday.com/events/january/20 … I took some liberties with your list here you “On This Day” folks, apologies.

Google: Find black veils.

Other search engines: Find black veils (Google threatens other search engines with digital black veils and monopolistic digital rain).

Go Duck Go: What are days synonymous with January 20th ?

January 20th … 01-20-Year …  20th day of January … 1st month 20th  day … 1-20 …

Seriously, that’s what you you got? different numerations of dates?! Ok, maybe Google threats have a point, plus you are Go Duck Go for Christ’s sake.

Go Duck Go “Hey! I can’t control the asks! And don’t be a dick!”

Baidu: “We own you and all your stuff! See ya on the Moon M’fr’s” … find black veils for just January 20th … what year? … 2025? … that may be a tough one, almost all sold out.

So then? Other historical January 20th’s?

(Again, Reference: https://www.onthisday.com/events/january/20 … I did already apologize right?)

1785 Samuel Ellis advertises to sell Oyster Island (Ellis Island), no takers. MAGA cites this as proof that immigration is bad business forgetting their own family histories.

1850 – HMS Investigator headed by Robert McClure leaves England, 1st expedition to make a Northwest passage (though some over ice) … and with twist of lime, gin and a stir, though a cup of tea would be just as nice, we are English after all.

1868 – Florida constitutional convention meets in Tallahassee. They have a books of liberty bonfire.

1920 – The ACLU is founded … 2025 – GOP funds crackpot time travel scheme to rewrite portions of 1920, the whole year if possible, if only to stop the ACLU, says something about Florida and Ron DeSantis and state laws “well, they had books back then” says spokesman for the governor, and “liberties are only what he would decide anyway, they even burned them together in 1868”.

1920 – Dutch 2nd Chamber passes school laws. Liberty Moms rejoice assuming that that meant that schools would only be religious charters and also that they would split the bill with God.

1937 -45°F Boca, California … 2025 – GOP uses this as main argument to sue mother nature 85 years later for global warming nonsense. Senator Jim Inhoffe brings a snowglobe to the floor (ummmm, sir, you wanted a snow BALL, not a snow GLOBE … “but they are so pretty, I mean you just shake them …man! Look at that … and with little people inside … look it’s snowing!! … but, yes, right, snow Ball NOT snow Globe … seriously though … how cute it that?”)

1937 – 1st US Presidential Inauguration day held on Jan 20th, (previously March 4th) Democrats sue history 85 years later for changing shit, “we could have had more time” says one ranking Dem.

1939 – LPGA Titleholders Championship Women’s Golf, Augusta. Patty Berg wins 3rd straight title by 2 strokes ahead of Dorothy Kirby … 2025 – GOP sues history for allowing women to do things, especially golf. “That’s our game!” says a prominent man. “Though don’t tell my wife I said that and my handicap really is -12l!!”

1942 – Nazi officials hold the notorious Wannsee Conference in Berlin to organize the “final solution”. Stephen Miller petitions Congress to make this a national holiday while searching for his SS uniform “And I just had it pressed!”

1943 – Lead, South Dakota, temperature is 52°F, while 1.5 miles away Deadwood records -16°F … 2025 – The House, even with their slim margin, helps pass legislation that proclaims this a tie.

1945 – Franklin D Roosevelt sworn-in for unprecedented 4th term as US President … 2025 – Donald Trump says “See? I told you it was possible” then keels over dead. Coroner/Doctor/Spiritual Advisor/ Pill Pusher says he is still healthy and ready to go, even though he is dead “It’s probablly just indigestion from the quarter pounders, but he is good! still standing! (propped)” says all.

1949 -1st inaugural parade televised, for Harry Truman, watched by 10 million people. Donald Trump claims he had more people at Mara Lago on Tuesday just last week … and you don’t even want to ask about Wednesday … absolutely yuge!

1949 – J. Edgar Hoover gives Shirley Temple a tear gas fountain pen, she puts it into a time capsule to be opened only on January 20th 2025 with a note that says “For Donald Trump in 2025. Much better than a Sharpee, look close when you write, and I’m just a girl”

1952 – The NBA’s first superstar George Mikan scores a career high 61 points. Trump congratulates Vladimir Putin for scoring 62 points in a game right after 2 holes in one on the same hole, with a putter, in one stroke and right after a double hat trick earlier in the day on the ice. He then has George Mikan’s entire future family thrown in jail, with no visitation rights.

1954 – Rogers Pass, Montana records, twice, temps of -70°F (-57°C) the GOP files another suit against Mother Nature 70 years later.

1958 – KUED TV in Salt Lake City begins broadcasting and immediately becomes a Sinclair affiliate. Some newscasters balk at forced stories and are shot.

1961 – Democrat John F. Kennedy is administered his oath of office. At his inauguration Steve Bannon throws tomatoes and Molotov’s threatening to burn everything down.

1965 – The Byrds record “Mr Tambourine Man”. Suddenly everyone is a musician and Will Ferell adds some cowbell.

1967 – Philadelphia 76ers center Wilt Chamberlain records NBA record for consecutive shots made … GOP, almost 60 years later, says it didn’t really happen because of DEI. Says Jerry West, Larry Bird and Dave Debuscherre did it dozens of times.

1969 – U of Az reports 1st optical id of pulsar (in Crab Nebula) … 2025 – GOP says “What the Hell? We don’t even know what the fuck that means so it didn’t happen … fuckin’ science”.

1969 – Richard M Nixon inaugurated as US president and Frankenberry’s Dad sleeps well … but not for long.

1970 – Super Fight, computer mock championship between Ali & Marciano; Marciano won. White by knockout!!

1971 – Tamla Records releases Marvin Gaye’s single “What’s Going On” about police brutality. GOP threatens to defund black folks and ban them from making records (unless they have a cool hook and you can tap your foot to it) and having any future interactions with police.

1972 – Six oil exporting countries conclude meetings with Western oil companies; an agreement is reached to raise the price of crude. Current and future GOP bank their stock options.

1978 – Columbia Pictures pays $9.5 million for movie rights to “Annie” … all are damned, until the end of days, to live a “hard knock life”.

1981 – Ronald Reagan inaugurated as the 40th President and the “everyguy” feels his lifeblood drained … somebody in their ranks sells the phrase “trickle down” as a new economic voodoo and future agenda with many different iterations to come … 2025 – Dems sue for reparations to middle America. It doesn’t go far, especially with yet another iteration in the offing.

1986 – 1st US federal holiday honoring Martin Luther King Jr. White conservatives mourn, while also holding him up as an example come election time, every year, with appropriated quotes trying to appeal to black voters.

1989 – George H. W. Bush inaugurated as 41st US President, Dan Quayle becomes 44th Vice President. America yawns.

1993 – Bill Clinton last president to oversee and foster a positive debt. GOP cries foul and promises to immediately rectify this.

1993 – Maya Angelou is 1st African American and woman to recite a poem at inauguration of a US President – “On the Pulse of Morning” for Bill Clinton. Conservatives don’t know what to do. “What is a poem?” they ask. “And why is she black and saying important, profound sounding things we don’t understand?”

1999 – The China News Service announces new government restrictions on Internet use aimed especially at Internet cafés. “Fucking coffee!” says Chinese govt “and people getting together! Why can’t everyone just smoke a lot cigarettes somewhere else?!”

2001 – George W Bush anointed President by a conservative court with a war profiteer/mongerer at his side, our slow demise and diminished intelligence clearly in the cards now.

2006 – “High School Musical” debuts, starring Zac Efron and Vanessa Hugdens; becomes Disney Channel’s most successful TV movie

2009 – Barack Obama is inaugurated as the 44th President becoming the United States’ first African-American president and white America loses their shit.

2015 – Musical “Hamilton” starring Lin-Manuel Miranda and Anthony Ramos premieres at The Public Theater in Lower Manhattan. Ok, got it, but musicals, what the fuck is it with these musicals!?

2017 – Donald Trump is inaugurated as the 45th President of the United States of America and Mike Pence as the 48th Vice President. We go into an orange decline.

2021 – Dan Campbell is named head coach of the Detroit Lions … Ok, yeah, cool for you Dan (aside … hey, who is editing this borrowed shit?!)

2021 – Joe Biden is inaugurated as the 46th President of the United States of America, championing the regular guy and gal and Kamala Harris becomes the first female or black or south Asian Vice President while white America loses their shit.

Previous office holder, Donald Trump, is first outgoing president to refuse to attend the inauguration of his successor since 1869 while stomping his feet and crying “Mommy!!” that he was a victim of a rigged election and system.

This regular Joe keeps Democracy and the economy and all semblance of what is right alive and tries to champion all of the other regular Joe’s … the GOP would have none of it while claiming otherwise.

2025 – Donald Trump is inaugurated as the 47th President of the United States of America along with J.D. Vance as Vice President after winning a “mandate” to usher in a new oligarchy, and autocracy, and kleptocracy and numerous other “ocracy’s” that do not start with “Dem” however much winning the election by only 1.5 points can be considered a “mandate.”. White supremacists rejoice.

2025 – Elon Musk, a former illegal immigrant becomes King of the World even more so in his own mind but also in reality as money is all that matters anymore while responding to any and all criticism like a 12 year old boy.

We go, again, further into an orange decline.

2025 – there is a blueprint5888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888 … sorry, cat … Cricket!!!

And, wait, are those those jackboots I hear?

Election Day Trump Parody Song Countdown: T-Minus 3: “Look What They’ve Done To Our Trump”

Now in the process of my posting these tunes of mine, words well worked in anger at the pained obvious, well wrought obvious, words red flagged in an attempt at a head’s up, “Do you see?” things that are my stand up I waver … I flit between serious dread and that the lesser dread that seems just kinda silly, but still dread. I mean it couldn’t be right? This is just another election with a possible reset just another four years off right? in case we get things wrong, a future time to possibly mend mistakes right?

But I know that that is not the case, this is no regular election and there are no Pollyanna thoughts of how this has always worked continuing in a still existent democratic future.

My problem with Trumpers is, though I don’t fault you your opinions, well, Ok, I do, as they ain’t mine and i could never be that easily susceptible to a con, but that they are too often misinformed, wholly misinformed and I don’t understand your need to “own” the other side like it is some sort of childish game, to grab the mantle of Orange grievance like it is your own, as if he were a guy who actually lived a life with you.

He hasn’t, never has, lived that life, he has never been that guy, nor is he heaven messiah sent as he glories to be, he IS the elite he warns you of. You spend so much time and glee on owning the other side that you miss the bigger picture. You become cult and you won’t be able to break away until it’s too late, and there will be a time where that comes.

(still trying Rick)

To Melanie’s “What Have They Done To My Song?”

(originally posted January 27, 2024)

Look What They’ve Done To Our Trump

Look what they’ve done to our Trump Ma

Look what they’ve done to our Trump

Well, fa-scism’s all he can do half right 

And somehow they say that’s wrong Ma

Look what they’ve done to our Trump

.

Look what they say ‘bout his brain Ma

Like using it’s a real strain

They point out that it’s a jumbled mess

All those liars in the press Ma

Look what they’ve done to our Trump

.

He just wants a good country for whites to live in Ma

One where his subjects will all call him … King

If he can rig a vote like ’16 true

All the libs will come to rue

Just what

Just what they’ve said of our Trump

.

NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA

NA NA NA NA NA NA NA

C’mon everybody NA NA NA with me

Maybe even LA DE DA

Look what they’ve done to our Trump

.

But maybe it’ll work for the right Ma

Maybe Democracy’ll lose this fight Ma

Well his dee-sciples still buy his lies

And threatened violence well that could work out nice

Look what they’ve wrought in our Trump

.

Now this part here’s supposed to be in French Ma

But that wouldn’t be his intent Ma

Because he don’t sing of nothing but the US of A

And English speaking’s gotta be the only say

But he’s OK with fries made a French way

.

Look what they’ve done to our Trump Ma Ma Ma

They’ve turned him into such an orange grump Ma

He can’t even win a primary

Without them talking about that Haley

Look what they’ve done to our Trump

.

Hear what they say about our Trump Ma

They say the meanest things about our Trump Ma

They even have the gall to point out his lies

But never give him credit for how hard he tries

To straight face through them all of the time 

.

Look what they’ve done to our Trump Ma Ma Ma

Look what they’ve done to our Trump


Well, fa-scism’s all he can do half right 

And somehow they say that’s wrong Ma

But he wins this time there’ll be a new song

And a dark one

Election Day Trump Parody Song Countdown: T-Minus 6: “Stuck In Democracy’s Fight”

Ok, T-Minus 6 days and counting, I know I missed T-Minus 7 days yesterday but I was feeling under the weather and just wasn’t up to getting to Facebook. I am though ahead of the game on a dozen parodies in a dozen days leading up to the election as I did a couple of double song posts so far.

You’re welcome.

Well, going back to January on this one and Stealers Wheel.

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(originally posted Jan 13, 2024)

Not much of a post here, no story, just another political parody in my long list of such, this one about what is at stake in this coming election.

Will it be continued democracy or a creeping fascism?

Shame on you GOP for your lack of will and your rubber backbones to not stand up for the former and just accept the latter instead now as a matter of course, as if this were just the flow of new history, the CPAC darling Jack Posobiec highlighting such in his future jackboot “Democracy needs to die” inspirational rant blueprinting all that is wrong with today’s GOP while of course somehow laying the blame of this wish at the feet of Dems and their destruction of OUR country.

“They say democracy, but they mean authoritarianism, and they know it,” he said with a straight projection face. But we know who the real authoritarian wannabe’s are now don’t we Jack?

So, screw you Jack whoever you are by the way. I mean, should I know you? Are you a thing?

To Stealers Wheel “Stuck In The Middle With You”.

Stuck in Democracy’s Fight

Well don’t know which way we’ll head in this fight

Gonna be ‘bout truth or just what ain’t right

Democracy’s on table up in the air

Though the GOP just don’t seem to care

.

Heroes to the left of us

Fascists to the right

There we’ll be

Stuck in democracy’s fight

Yes we’re

Stuck tryin’ hold onto light

.

Well the rhetoric is dark and it harks 

To bleak history now back in an arc

Where it re-turns to new devil to bark

.

Heroes to the left of us

Fascists to the right

There we’ll be

Stuck in democracy’s fight

.

Well we hear it at the rallies

Violence a hope to carry then

And bluster to the rosters

of the pawns be called to muster

say pleeeeaasse

save us pleeeaaase

.

Oh!

.

Well democracy falls to the wayside

To the right kind that’s the new way to ride

Mind true leader till left’s left on the floor

Cause great country just can’t take anymore

.

They say

.

Evil’s to the left of us

Righteous to the right

Here we’ll be

Stuck in democracy’s fight

.

– break

.

Well, there’s a fight that is a brewin’

Constitution it’s a stewin’ now

It warned of men who would be kings

Tried steel from new need kissed rings

Put checks in

Pleeeaaassse

Pleeeaaassse

.

Well, we all know why we came here tonight

Be ‘bout truth or just what isn’t right

Democracy’s on table up in the air

Though 35 percent just don’t seem to care

.

Heroes to the left of us

Fascists to the right

There we’ll be

Stuck in democracy’s fight

Yes we’re

Stuck tryin’ hold onto light

Stuck in a fight for our lives

Liberty

Wants to continue to ride

Before needs in darkness then just to hide …

Election Day Trump Parody Song Countdown: T-Minus 11: “Trumpty Dance”

Ok, 11 days now until the decision between Democracy and Fascism. And no, Trumpers, MAGA-ites, disciples, sycophants (entire Republican Congress especially Lindsey, Mike Johnson, Nutter Georgia Greene and Elise, her nutter northern sister from the same Great Leader Mister), easy expensive swag marks, minions, lemmings, rubes, this ain’t me being an alarmist. This is real. Trump wins and sham elections like those of his pal Vlad are next up in the queue followed by dinners with despots (well, there is a band name huh? Dinner with Despots) at the White House.

So next up for me? In my countdown?

To Men Without Hats “Safety Dance”

(originally posted May 25, 2024)

Trumpty Dance

We can Trump if we want to

All the way to NYC

In matching red tie

Blue jacket swarm

Our mini-trump uniforms

.

Yeah,

We can Trump if we want to

Right up to microphones

Say piece he can’t speak

Help him not look meek

Make him feel like he’s not alone

.

We can Trump

And sing

And dance

And prance

Well not that

No prance

But dance in trained circus trance

.

We can lie when we want to

We can follow an orange lead

We can claim the hit was on

By Biden and his throng

Mar-a-Lago was for the deed

.

We can rail about the border

Security being lax

Work out a deal

Bi-partisan zeal

Only for Trump to give the axe

 .

We can Trump, we can Trump

Everybody take a nap

We can Trump, we can Trump

Listen to these made up facts

We can Trump, we can Trump

Everybody get on page

We can Trump, we can Trump

Dictator’s are all the raaa-aaage

.

It’s a Trumpty dance

Well it’s a Trumpty dance

Yes it’s a Trumpty dance

.

We can Trump if we want to

With judges on the payroll

From the highest in the land

To sunshine orange stands

Delay delay until the polls

.

I say

We can Trump if we want to

Always the victim here

Crocodile tear schtick

While plotting vengeance flick

To be released in new year

.

We can Trump, we can Trump

Everything’ll be just fine

We can Trump, we can Trump

Everyone’s drinking the whine

We can Trump, we can Trump

Even Nicki’s fallen in line

We can Trump, we can Trump

Can have a new unified Re-iii-eeich

.

It’s a Trumpty dance

Well it’s a Trumpty dance

Yes it’s a Trumpty dance

It’s a Trumpty trance  

.

Well it’s a Trumpty dance

Yes it’s a Trumpty prance

It’s a Trumpty dance

.

It’s a Trumpty dance

It’s a Trumpty prance

It’s a Trumpty trance

It’s a Trumpty farce

Election Day Trump Parody Song Countdown: T-Minus 12: “Proud To Be A Charlatan”

So, four years ago in the last few weeks leading up to the election, that one of possibly the most dire consequence in this country’s history, Democracy and rule of law vs budding fascist and a new American autocracy, I posted one of my Trump parody tunes a day until the election, 17 days in all (no reason on the 17 by the way, I just happened to get started 17 days out after a good friend offered me the tune a day suggestion, plus that was Bob Walk’s #).

Though, he was out of office the thought that I might not have a lot of material to work with because of such did strike me in my joy of him losing the election decisively by about 7 million votes and 60 or so dismissed court challenges no matter what he or his minions hoping to keep favor may have claimed and continue to claim, or just keep deflecting, angrily, at the question. Oh, and a failed coup too.

No, sadly, there was still plenty to work with. And I continued accordingly.

Well, with this election “Trumping” the last (pun intended) in the way of dire consequence, continued Democracy and rule of law vs full blown, full throated, unapologetic fascism now and unhinged promises of retribution against any and all that may have had or do have the temerity to question or contradict a new dystopia’s great leader, I thought I would do so again.  

So, A little short of two weeks now until what is truly a referendum on Democracy vs Fascism and I will post a tune a day again (maybe more as this could be my last freedom of speech gasp) in hopes that that last exercise of mine four years ago could prove to be of luck again.

Well, no better place to start than Lee Greenwood then huh? The ironic “Proud To Be An American” anthem of Trump and his disciples as his intentions, and theirs by supporting him, are anything but American.

(originally posted May 4, 2024)

Proud To Be a Charlatan

If tomorrow all my con-niving

Suddenly came home to roost

And cast me in a lesser light

It wouldn’t matter to my crew

.

Because my MAGA stars

Are always living for my word

That they take as good as gospel

No care how crazy and absurd

.

And I’m proud to be a charlatan

And a grifter through and through

And I’d like for all my MAGA nuts 

To buy my bold gold shoes

And I’ll gladly stand there next to you

Wearing my own pair

Well not really cause their ugly as sin

But you’ll love them sure I swear  

.

From the lord there came to us

A great and sacred book

With words when read right side up    

Had a grand and holy hook

.

Well I have an opportunity

For you to own it for yourselves

But one better than god’s original

As it’s approved by me myself

.

And I’m proud to be a charlatan

And a grifter through and through

And I’d like to call upon the lord

To help me sell these books to you

And I’ll gladly add at no extra cost

Some stuff written by old dudes

Cause their ain’t no doubt that’ll help it sell

.

At just sixty dollars wow

.

And I’m proud to be a charlatan

A conman always and still  

And I depend on all my maga nuts

To help me pay my legal bills  

.

And I’ll gladly take your vote again

‘cept this time it will be new

As there ain’t no doubt I’ll make some change

And end democracy just for you