Hypocrisy Lives On

(This poem could be sung to the melody of "The Battle Hymn of the Republic.")

 

We know that there are folks out there who say they love to teach.

Some of them should know that they should practice what they preach.

Even THOUGH the preacher Jimmy Swaggart gave a fiery speech,

Hypocrisy lives on.

 

CHORUS:

While they're singing hallelujah,

They can really sock it to ya.

Some of them are out to screw ya.

Hypocrisy lives on.

 

You heard him speak with thunder as he stood upon the stage,

And whenever he would talk of Satan, he was filled with rage.

But the money that flowed in was more than just a living wage.

Hypocrisy lives on.

 

CHORUS:

While they're singing hallelujah,

They can really sock it to ya.

Some of them are out to screw ya.

Hypocrisy lives on.

And of course he slammed Jim Bakker just before his fall from grace.

An adulterer was Bakker, Swaggart said with a straight face.

After THAT he went and found himself a hooker to embrace.

Hypocrisy lives on.

 

CHORUS:

While they're singing hallelujah,

They can really sock it to ya.

Some of them are out to screw ya.

Hypocrisy lives on.

 

After WHAT he'd done, poor Swaggart claimed to be oh so contrite.

And even though he knew that seeing hookers wasn't right,

He found another one and she was NOT an acolyte.

Hypocrisy lives on.

 

CHORUS:

While they're singing hallelujah,

They can really sock it to ya.

Some of them are out to screw ya.

Hypocrisy lives on.

 

He was LESS remorseful this time, and he said that what he'd done

Wasn't ANYBODY else's business. Oh, the tale he'd spun!

When a preacher misbehaves so, he cannot fool everyone.

Hypocrisy lives on.

 

CHORUS:

While they're singing hallelujah,

They can really sock it to ya.

Some of them are out to screw ya.

Hypocrisy lives on.

 

So I wonder now if many folks out there feel much regret--

I mean those who helped him fund his fancy palace and his jet.

Though he's passed away, there's something that we all should not forget:

Hypocrisy lives on.

 

CHORUS:

While they're singing hallelujah,

They can really sock it to ya.

Some of them are out to screw ya.

Hypocrisy lives on.

-by Bob B (7-5-25)

Using the F-Word

Some folks are afraid to use

The f-word; I am certainly not.

If YOU are, then think about

What's happening, and give it a shot.

 

Assaults on democratic rule

In America we must deplore.

This has never happened here

To such an extent ever before.

 

The f-word here is fascism.

Just watch as it undermines

Our rights and freedoms in frightening ways.

Be aware of the tell-tale signs:

 

A ruler who wants total power

All to himself and stifles dissent,

And one who expects loyalty

From ALL, or he is never content;

 

A ruler who constantly lies and expects

Close supporters to spread his lies;

Who acts like a powerful despot whom

Folks are afraid to criticize;

 

A country where many people fear

Going to work, to stores, or to school

Because the government hunts them down

In ways that are unfair and cruel;

 

A ruler who supports the practice

Of scapegoating and demonization,

And gives extremist groups the right

To justify discrimination;

 

A place where freedoms are threatened by

A far-right governing apparatus,

And where the ruler is elevated

To practically a god-like status;

 

A ruler who uses violence

To help him achieve political goals

And always insists he's right, though all

His arguments are full of holes;

 

A dictatorial ruler who wants

Total control of the higher courts

And tries to force the media

To hide the truth in news reports;

 

And one who pits the people against

One another and has his squads

Who carry out his reign of terror--

Many of whom are thugs or frauds.

 

People will always say, "No way!

Fascism couldn't happen here!"

And live their lives ignoring the signs

As rights continue to disappear.

 

“The hell it can’t!” is what I say.

Look at the signs; learn from the past.

The once-so vivid colors of

Democracy are fading fast.

-by Bob B (7-1-25)

The Poor, Poor Billionaires

The poor, poor billionaires

Are really having it tough.

It seems as though the money grabbers

Just aren't rich enough.

 

They dumped a lot of money, of course,

Into Trump's campaign.

Now they're hoping that poorer people's

Loss will be their gain.

 

Trump and wealthy supporters, including

Folks on Capitol Hill,

Are backing what Trump stupidly calls

His big, beautiful bill.

 

Many people will lose health care

With cuts to the safety net.

The bill will also add trillions of dollars

To the national debt.

 

Billions of dollars will go to ICE

To do its dastardly deeds.

Trump wants everybody to think

It's what the country needs.

 

Again we see that Trump and fellow

Republicans have the itch

To push through legislation giving

Tax breaks to the rich.

-by Bob B (6-29-25)

The Bone Spur Warrior

Trump just couldn't wait for the chance

To bomb Iran's nuclear sites--

Urged on by Netanyahu

And Trump's supportive troglodytes.

 

Diplomacy is anathema

To Bibi Netanyahu it seems.

Bomb now, talk later:

That is how he plans and schemes.

 

Was it only a minor setback,

Or were the bombings a major hit?

When journalists want to know the truth,

Trump gets angry and has a fit.

 

"Obliterated?" "Severely damaged?"

Those are questions we have to ask,

As Donald Trump loses his cool,

Taking the media to task.

 

In 2018 Trump stupidly

Tore up the nuclear deal that we had

With the Iranians. In his articulate

Manner he said, The deal is bad.

 

If he had left it intact, the bombings

Wouldn't have been necessary.

And if the sites were merely damaged,

The setbacks will only be temporary.

 

But he feels like a warrior now--

The guy who wily avoided the draft

By using the good ol' bone spur excuse.

The British would say: "The man is daft!"

 

-by Bob B (6-26-25)

Trump's Three New Stooges and the Widening River of Lies

Trump's three stooges--Karoline Leavitt,

Pam Bondi, and Kristi Noem°--

Perform for their almighty leader

And lie until the cows come home.

 

Listen to them and you will hear

That when the three of them are pressed

To give an answer to journalists' questions,

They'll undoubtedly do their best

 

To artfully avoid the topic,

And you will hear them bring up the name

Of Joe Biden, their punching bag.

For ALL that's wrong, Biden's to blame.

 

If they want to keep their jobs,

They have to lie for Trump, of course.

If they told the bitter truth,

Then he'd demand a quick divorce.

 

Trump and all his admin team

Have been well-trained in hocus pocus.

They have been instructed to always

Deflect, ignore, and shift the focus.

 

We are watching as day by day

The river of lies continues to widen.

Trump and his team think they'll win points

By telling untruths and screaming "Biden!"

-by Bob A (6-16-25)

°Karoline Leavitt - White House Press Secretary; Pam Bondi - U.S. Attorney General; Kristi Noem - U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security

From the Most Popular Unread Bestseller of All Time

Curses; devils; magic wands;

Talking donkeys; talking snakes;

References to sorcerers;

Angels helping with prison breaks;

 

Bizarre prophets predicting the future;

Flaming chariots in the sky;

Fratricide and patricide;

The dangers of an evil eye;

 

Talking bushes; teleportation;

Exorcisms; magical cures;

The sun and moon both "standing still";

Visits to heaven through visual tours;

 

Soothsayers; seers and wizards;

Giants causing fear on Earth;

Dead folks coming back to life;

A super-miraculous virgin birth;

 

The strangest beasts you've ever heard of;

Divine intervention in wars;

Curious dreams predicting the future;

A lot of talk of harlots and whores;

 

Food that feeds some wandering folks

And falls from the skies for forty years;

An angry god with little patience

Causing lamentation and tears;

 

Violence and genocide

Commanded that jealous god;

Incestuous relationships;

A man parts waters by lifting a rod;

 

Angels that kill and fight with humans;

Evil spirits possessing swine;

Miracle workers; deadly plagues;

Water turning into wine;

 

Mysterious hands that write on walls;

A star that makes a guiding trail;

A prophet who's cast from a ship and then

Allegedly spends three days in a whale;

 

Voices from clouds; someone who

Can walk on water and talk to devils--

A storytelling itinerant preacher

Whose lessons work on many levels.

 

What's all this? A horror story

Or fantasy novel fit for all ages?

A book by Stephen King? Well, no.

It ALL can be found on the Bible's pages.

-by Bob B (6-14-25)