{"id":691,"date":"2016-02-08T16:19:39","date_gmt":"2016-02-08T21:19:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/redtinnoodles.com\/?p=691"},"modified":"2016-02-08T16:19:39","modified_gmt":"2016-02-08T21:19:39","slug":"governor-gumshoe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/redtinnoodles.com\/?p=691","title":{"rendered":"Governor Gumshoe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We need a sharp-edged ruler,<br \/>\nwho can spy upon us, too,<br \/>\na real protective leader,<br \/>\na Governor Gumshoe.<br \/>\nHe&#8217;ll pound his dreaded gavel<br \/>\nif we have too much fun.<br \/>\nThen, if we don&#8217;t settle down,<br \/>\nhe&#8217;ll go and get his gun.<br \/>\nHe&#8217;ll walk the streets at night time,<br \/>\neliminating crime,<br \/>\nand call his own electorate<br \/>\na thieving vermin slime.<br \/>\nAnd when the next election time<br \/>\ncomes rolling &#8217;round again,<br \/>\nHe&#8217;ll make damn sure that you vote.<br \/>\nHe&#8217;ll make sure that he&#8217;ll win.<br \/>\nWe need an upright ruler<br \/>\nwho&#8217;ll control all things we do,<br \/>\na regular dictator,<br \/>\na Governor Gumshoe.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We need a sharp-edged ruler, who can spy upon us, too, a real protective leader, a Governor Gumshoe. He&#8217;ll pound his dreaded gavel if we have too much fun. Then, if we don&#8217;t settle down, &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/redtinnoodles.com\/?p=691\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[3,4],"class_list":["post-691","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-poem-2","tag-poem","tag-poetry-2"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2331,"url":"https:\/\/redtinnoodles.com\/?p=2331","url_meta":{"origin":691,"position":0},"title":"The Mercy Rule","author":"Rick Young","date":"January 19, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Four hundred thousand Covid dead. And DT's packing up instead. He doesn't give a fuck for suckers out of luck, as long as he winds up, somehow, ahead. 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