OMFG -- This was beamed into my car from space...

[Atman]

I was listening to a Sirius Channel 32 in the car yesterday (Sirius Disorder); they play a pretty eclectic mix of stuff I've never heard, and I like that. Until this shit came on. If you make it a point not to listen to Country music you've surely missed this gem. I'm sure I never would have heard it had I not happen to have the satellite radio in the car.

"Who's Gonna Build Your Wall?" by someone called Tom Russell. (EDITED TO REMOVE EXCESSIVE EDITORIALIZING)

Jesus H freakin' Christ. As if 'Merkins have Mexicans cooking our food anyway -- 'Merkins buy an Ortega Taco Kit for $2.99 (A day's salary for one of them 'Mexkins, btw) and call it "Mexican" food, but I digress.

Here's a snippet of the lyrics. I couldn't find the whole lyric sheet online...

I've got 800 miles of open border right outside my door.
There's minute men in little pick up trucks who've declared their own damn war.
Now the government wants to build a barrier like old Berlin 8 feet tall
But if uncle Sam sends the illegals home who's gonna build the wall?

WHO'S GONNA BUILD YOUR WALL BOYS? WHO'S GONNA MOW YOUR LAWN?
WHO'S GONNA COOK YOUR MEXICAN FOOD WHEN YOUR MEXICAN MAID IS GONE?
WHO'S GONNA WAX THE FLOORS TONIGHT DOWN AT THE LOCAL MALL?
WHO'S GONNA WASH YOUR BABY'S FACE? WHO'S GONNA BUILD YOUR WALL?

Anyway, I'm new to this video posting thing on DU, but here's the link to YouTube...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-HFhi7RSNm8

[Ian David]

1. That's brilliant! Especially since it turned out to be true. We *DID* hire illegals to build it!

And, adding insult to injury, 200 yards of wall was accidentally built two feet into Mexican terrirory and will have to be torn-down and re-built.

Once again, Republickers prove they can only campaign, and cannot govern.

[lonestarnot]

2. and can't even do something as simple minded as build a fucking fence in the right place like that

will solve any fucking thing in the first instance.

[Ian David]

4. I hear the Republickers are trying to build a big wall between us and Canada...

But it keeps melting every Spring.

[Atman]

5. BWHAHA! Reminds me of an old Get Smart episode...

KAOS was going to use a giant fan on the North Pole to blow frigid air at us and freeze the Great Lakes, then they'd skate in and take us over. They called it The Kaos-capades.

:rofl:

.

[lonestarnot]

15. OMG

:rofl:

[lonestarnot]

14. OMG

:rofl:

[WinkyDink]

3. They don't care to "govern"; they want to loot. The Treasury is for corporations and kick-backs.

[SammyWinstonJack]

12. ...

:thumbsup:

[Lex]

6. I'm pretty sure this guy sang this on Letterman's show this week

at the beginning of the week.

[Lex]

7. Here he is on Dave Letterman's show on 8/21 singing that:

http://www.cbs.com/latenight/lateshow/live/archive/php/live.phtml

[11 Bravo]

8. Once they build their 8 foot wall, I want the 9 foot ladder concession rights.

[proud2BlibKansan]

9. Wow did you read the comments?

This song ticked me off because it seemed to me that it was just another middle-aged white guy blaming is own for the illegal problem. As a middle-aged white guy I am sick of it. I am not saying that ther are not some white guys getting rich off cheap labor, but they are not to blame.

this i agree with, though i'm truly not sure what the republican neo-conservative agenda is but i don't like it. I'm waiting for the good republicans to come back, the constitutionalists and the fiscal conservatives who are against big government and will tell you what they think. Where's Truman when you need him?

Tom Russell is nothing more than middle aged white guy filled with missed placed self guilt for his own race. Finger on the pulse of America; what a joke!!! Where do you live Ruahines, San Fran sicko?

[Pab Sungenis]

11. LOL!

I'm waiting for the good republicans to come back, the constitutionalists and the fiscal conservatives who are against big government and will tell you what they think. Where's Truman when you need him?

Where's Truman when you need him?

In the Democratic Party!

Honestly, the real answers to the immigration problem are (1) Repeal NAFTA and (2) a major crackdown on businesses and people that hire illegals.

ENFORCE THE CURRENT LAWS!

[proud2BlibKansan]

10. LOL Best comment there!

Yep i agree completely! this country would have been fine, but the immigrants came in and screwed everything up! They had no respect for the land, the law of the land, or the god given native languages of America. Fuckin' pilgrims! Who did they think they were?

[onethatcares]

13. they called it Paradise, I don't know why,

call someplace paradise, kiss it good bye,

they even brought a neon sign that said, Jesus is coming,


Thank you Glen Frye.

[NoGOPZone]

17. Great quotes from a great tune. nt

[Oeditpus Rex]

16. Tom Russell is a cowboy poet

He's well-known to Piggies. :D