“Quislings” a poem by the Bard of Murdock

The Bard of Murdock is on vacation this week so I trolled his 2011 archives and found this poem that reminds us that Obama’s interest in the e-mails of his enemies is nothing new. This poem was originally published on December 15, 2011. Please be sure to read the article linked by the Bard before reading the poem.

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Quislings

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Article link: Obama Campaign Collecting GOP Emails

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Some say I’m antisocial, though

I think myself reserved.

My kids say I am reticent;

Such feelings are deserved.

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But in a modern world enthralled

With social intercourse,

I find I’d rather be alone:

Just me, my wife and horse.

And when I hear the evening news

Or read a bit online,

It serves to reinforce my plan

To stick with me and mine.

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I offer as Exhibit A

Barack Obama’s site,

Which asks supporters to reveal

Their friends’ e-mail for spite.

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Imagine having Barry’s spam

Appearing in your mail;

I’d rather spend a week alone

Inside a humpback whale.

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It causes me to thank the Lord

For having not supplied

A Democratic friend or two

With whom I could be tied.

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The Bard of Murdock

My goal is to produce poetical cartoons. I try to use metaphors and caricatures (or a politician’s own words) to address complex political and social situations. In this way, I sum up current events in humorous verse.