. . . until the New Hampshire primary.
This is a very dark thought, I know . . . but every time I read an article comparing Barack Obama to Bobby Kennedy or John Kennedy or Abraham Lincoln, I say a secular humanist prayer for his safety and hope he is well-protected. There are some very twisted, hateful people out there, as Phil Ochs knew only too well when he wrote "The Crucifiction":
Images of innocence charge him go on
But the decadence of destiny is looking for a pawn
To a nightmare of knowledge he opens up the gate
And a blinding revelation is laid upon his plate
That beneath the greatest love is a hurricane of hate
And God help the critic of the dawn.
* * *
Then his message gathers meaning and it spreads across the land
The rewarding of his pain is the following of the man
But ignorance is everywhere and people have their way
Success is an enemy to the losers of the day
In the shadows of the churches, who knows what they pray
For blood is the language of the band.The Spanish bulls are beaten; the crowd is soon beguiled,
The matador is beautiful, a symphony of style
Excitement is ecstatic, passion places bets
Gracefully he bows to ovations that he gets
But the hands that are applauding are slippery with sweat
And saliva is falling from their smiles.
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