{"id":2782,"date":"2020-08-18T17:45:59","date_gmt":"2020-08-18T21:45:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/redtinnoodles.com\/?p=2782"},"modified":"2023-07-30T11:01:54","modified_gmt":"2023-07-30T15:01:54","slug":"no-sax-tonight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/redtinnoodles.com\/?p=2782","title":{"rendered":"No Sax Tonight"},"content":{"rendered":"

The second night, without big stars,
\ndid not go off as planned.
\nBill Clinton’d been to several bars
\nand got quite out of hand.
\nHe drooled on AOC’s blue dress
\nwhen they were introduced.
\nCome speech time, he was more a mess,
\nand then his brain unloosed.
\n“O, Chillary,” he sang, with twang,
\n“We must admit our sins.”
\nWas quickly walked off by a gang,
\ntoward one of many bins.
\nJohn Kerry did an Irish dance
\nand AOC spitfired.
\nBut all proceedings went askance
\nWhen Willie went unwired.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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