{"id":1581,"date":"2020-02-17T08:55:49","date_gmt":"2020-02-17T13:55:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/redtinnoodles.com\/?p=1581"},"modified":"2020-02-17T08:55:49","modified_gmt":"2020-02-17T13:55:49","slug":"day-of-the-red","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/redtinnoodles.com\/?p=1581","title":{"rendered":"Day of the Red"},"content":{"rendered":"

Keeping to the spirit of this\u00a0year’s President’s Day,<\/p>\n

I’ll spend two dozen hours with nothing good to say.<\/div>\n
I’ll start with his constant attack on our endangered species,<\/div>\n
and segue to his lying mouth, which, open, smells like feces.<\/div>\n
Next I’ll mention how he mocked a disabled reporter,<\/div>\n
how, when he reads his speeches, he turns into a rip snorter,<\/div>\n
how he spouts obscene to rally his illiterati,<\/div>\n
walks the mobster walk in imitation of John Gotti,<\/div>\n
lies so much there’s danger truth might become obsolete,<\/div>\n
balances his shifty bulk with tiny hands and feet.<\/div>\n
I’ll mock the evil orange one from midnight until dawn.<\/div>\n
I’ll take time out for coffee, and then continue on.<\/div>\n
There’s no dearth of nasty things to say about this man.<\/div>\n
Grab a soapbox, jump right in, protest him while you can.<\/div>\n
Next year, President’s Day might be met with utter silence.<\/div>\n
Might well be his criticizers will be met with violence,<\/div>\n
swept involuntarily to compounds with high walls.<\/div>\n
It all ends with a whimper when democracy falls.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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