General Discussion

Wounded Bear

(64,017 posts)

61. On second thought...

Reply to wordpix (Reply #11)

Tue Jan 17, 2017, 07:36 PM

Jan 2017

Trump will probably give him a medal of freedom.

Click here to purchase valentine hearts!

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

Recommendations

0 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):

73 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

Donald Trump's inauguration poem describes Barack Obama as a 'tyrant' [View all] tenderfoot Jan 2017 OP

There was already a poem written for Donald years ago True Dough Jan 2017 #1

+ 1000 n/t. MBS Jan 2017 #14

Oh, there's a much more Trump-appropriate version of that one... jmowreader Jan 2017 #68

This is a joke, right? VMA131Marine Jan 2017 #2

"We immigrants hasten to swell the great crowd." lol wordpix Jan 2017 #9

Deluded POS MFM008 Jan 2017 #3

I'm guessing that poem won't win any awards... Wounded Bear Jan 2017 #4

terrible, as a teacher I give that poem an F wordpix Jan 2017 #11

On second thought... Wounded Bear Jan 2017 #61

I was certain the poem would start with "There once was a man from Nantucket..." brooklynite Jan 2017 #5

And the Obamas are expected to sit through that?! eleny Jan 2017 #6

That's fascist, strongman-worshipping crap. McKenzie wrote a similar piece of crap highplainsdem Jan 2017 #7

"The Independent" is owned by Russian oligarch Alexander Lebedev. Chiyo-chichi Jan 2017 #8

Is this used to help teach Widdle Donnie how to rhyme?? malchickiwick Jan 2017 #10

"Come down from the Bung-Hole, ye brain-dead damned trumpsters; Paladin Jan 2017 #12

This is excellent. octoberlib Jan 2017 #18

That creepy "poem" is going to attract a lot of well-deserved scorn. Paladin Jan 2017 #46

I would turn my back on him bdamomma Jan 2017 #13

Good lord that's bizarre bettyellen Jan 2017 #15

Oh FFS! smirkymonkey Jan 2017 #16

More crap from McKenzie, not poetry but a column attacking Biden vis-a-vis Ryan in 2012: highplainsdem Jan 2017 #17

Is it Laypopes? oberliner Jan 2017 #27

Yes. See my reply #28 below highplainsdem Jan 2017 #31

Well, Trump is "anti-status quo". Obama and liberals dems are "status-quo" so that makes him evil emulatorloo Jan 2017 #19

Can someone check if there's any plagerization from Robert Burns in there? haele Jan 2017 #20

I think he plagiarized the meter from 'Twas the Night before Christmas Tanuki Jan 2017 #38

Not even a good poem vlyons Jan 2017 #21

My guess is that this wasn't solicited by anyone: the guy also wrote a poem celebrating Trump's Princess Turandot Jan 2017 #22

The "Scots poet" was born on the moors of New Mexico... VOX Jan 2017 #62

Sacrilege! It's so awful you'd think it was satire. nolabear Jan 2017 #23

I don't think this will be presented on Friday - at least I hope not. Raine1967 Jan 2017 #24

That's what Jon Voight is there for! Dramatic readings! Buns_of_Fire Jan 2017 #48

Oh lord, please no! Raine1967 Jan 2017 #50

It was that or have Lee Greenwood set it to music. nt Buns_of_Fire Jan 2017 #58

Huh? Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jan 2017 #25

This entire trump Ilk cannot say or do anything Horse with no Name Jan 2017 #26

More background on McKenzie and his writings: highplainsdem Jan 2017 #28

Correcting the last sentence above. McKenzie does have a website peddling his bad poetry. highplainsdem Jan 2017 #32

I think it is genius oberliner Jan 2017 #47

The Scottish story of Dumbnail of MacLoed portrays him as a stupid strongman literally. hedda_foil Jan 2017 #29

Not exactly On The Pulse of Morning oberliner Jan 2017 #30

You have to see the reaction on Twitter: highplainsdem Jan 2017 #33

If this is true. the Obamas should walk out. Or not attend at all. mainer Jan 2017 #34

See my reply #37 below. The Independent apparently fell for self-promotion by the poet, highplainsdem Jan 2017 #40

Takes one to know one? Initech Jan 2017 #35

That does it. I'm boycotting haggis. NT mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2017 #36

Comments from Salon managing editor, who thinks the Independent "got trolled": highplainsdem Jan 2017 #37

thanks for the update tenderfoot Jan 2017 #49

I love the first comment in the newspaper - Vinca Jan 2017 #39

That's so.....alt-right. Tommy_Carcetti Jan 2017 #41

Real, and sadly due to publishers falling for PR email from the bad poet. See my reply above highplainsdem Jan 2017 #42

I was expecting a Pepe the Frog reference thrown in for good measure. nt Tommy_Carcetti Jan 2017 #44

Unfortunately, the Scotsman fell for this poet's PR email too, and published it. highplainsdem Jan 2017 #43

LOL! Wonkette calls it "A perfectly horrible new Vogon poem written to 'pay tribute to his highplainsdem Jan 2017 #45

This poem could be worse than lapfog_1 Jan 2017 #55

If they have the brass balls to read it aloud at inauguration HassleCat Jan 2017 #51

I don't think there's anything official about it. LisaM Jan 2017 #52

NP. I just wrote a poem for Trump, here goes Rex Jan 2017 #53

Sombody fixed it for him snpsmom Jan 2017 #54

Too bad he's of German descent Drahthaardogs Jan 2017 #56

"A woman's first right is the right to be born" ismnotwasm Jan 2017 #57

That is not poetry. July Jan 2017 #59

What a steaming pile of MacHorseshit. VOX Jan 2017 #60

Translation MerchantofLight Jan 2017 #63

Welcome to DU! Maeve Jan 2017 #64

Excellent! ismnotwasm Jan 2017 #65

Wow! Well done! Rhiannon12866 Jan 2017 #67

Hahaha.. Blue_Roses Jan 2017 #69

He was drunk when he wrote this drivel, right? MrScorpio Jan 2017 #66

What a miserable bastard. Maru Kitteh Jan 2017 #70

So this turned out to be BS oberliner Jan 2017 #71

"He's enriched many cities by factors of ten"? Ken Burch Feb 2017 #72

"...the bonnie young lassies that fly to the crowd..."? Ken Burch Feb 2017 #73