BARACK OBAMA: his Gulf oil war
"Make no mistake, I'm in control."
That's what Barack Obama said.
I'm not sure why he wants to be
When so much life will end up dead.
Perhaps he sees another time
That dredges up his greatest fears.
If he is seen too slow to act
His term will end in just four years.
Obama's in another war
Which like the others is a sin.
He's fighting Nature in the Gulf
And this one he will surely win.
Then to the victor go the spoils,
Dead birds and all aquatic life,
So many miles of oil stained sand,
Unparalleled domestic strife.
Although he said, "I'm in control"
His claims of power are a fraud.
Obama may be president;
But the Economy is god.
She is a goddess we create.
Her heart is ice, her blood is black.
We worship her on bended knee
And still she stabs us in the back.
Will this disaster wake us up?
And will we finally stand tough?
Will we now tell the president,
"This time the cheque is not enough?
We want new lives without the cash;
To kill goddess Economy.
In place of her we'll worship life
Becoming what we each can be."
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Wednesday, June 9, 2010 at 10:37AM
Reader Comments (11)
Your comments are very misinformed, if any of this was the current presidents fault you would be right. But since its actually the fault of past administrations allowing oil companies to build and crew rigs without meeting safety and environmental regulation Obama is just doing clean up, And THAT is what he is in control of.
If a man takes a dump in the kitchen of the apartment he is renting and leaves it there after he moves on do you blame the next tenant for the mess?
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Although I have written nothing that creates the impression I am assessing blame, since Obama said it and you agree "...the clean up...is what he is in control of.", if he gets the "dump" all over himself, will you "blame the next tenant for the mess?" Thanks for commenting. Doug.E.Barr
"If a man takes a dump in the kitchen of the apartment he is renting and leaves it there after he moves on do you blame the next tenant for the mess?"
No, you blame the land lord for not cleaning up the mess he or she is in charge of before renting it out again. Your comment seems to be very misinformed.
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Tell us then, who is "the landlord"? Doug.E.Barr
dude. stop fighting. the oil spills suck dick. oil sucks dick. and now it's splattered all over a place where it doesn't belong. Humans suck dick too for our narcissistic creativity. Humans both have the ability to be beautiful amazing things, as well as destructive terrible things. We are the ultimate hypocrites. This spill is just one step closer to the world stopping.
I LOVE the last stanza in this.. I feel we need to change. We need to eliminate the (like you said) idea of economy, authority, and money. We need to live in a world FOR the world. "in place of her we'll worship life, becoming what we can be.." that's beautiful. If we tried, if we used out full brains instead of dumbing ourselves down to fit in with everyone else, we would be INCREDIBLE! (close to Avatar status, no joke). but no. there are too many authorities telling us they are more powerful than us. Too many teachers telling us we won't be able to achieve most of our dreams. I don't know if they know this or not, but WE ARE ALL HUMAN. well... we were. nowadays there are too many crack babies and meth heads. as sad as it is, they should not be with us on this earth. They aren't humans. They're just carcasses.. but whatever. We wouldn't be human without mistakes..
My point, we could be beautiful.
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Your first few phrases were rough. Then they got smoother and by the time you had finished you had created a masterful comment. Thanks. Doug.E.Barr
yes, clearly obama's fault that past administrations deregulated the industry that allowed bp to put a faulty oil platform in the gulf with government consent. yes, it all happened on obama's watch, so let's blame him for the disaster that ensues. you are clearly a great logician, sir, and i tip my hat to you.
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You sir are clearly a sarcastic fraud. No one who claims to be a scholar can read my poem and my response to the first comment and come to the conclusion I blame Obama for anything related to the BP oil eruption. If Obama has a fault it is believing he has the power to do anything about it although Americans will blame him for the mess. Furthermore, he will not be able to lead Americans away from further disasters unless Americans tell him that is the way they want to go. Doug.E.Barr
Not quite sure how a leak is directly President Obama's fault. Let's not blame him for the mistakes of others. It is frustrating but, there's nothing he can PHYSICALLY do to stop the leak except lean on BP. We should all worry more about what we're going to do to fix this horrible situation than worrying about placing blame on the President.
I agree with some of your political ideas here. ....
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I delete any baseless critical opinions of my poetry from sources I cannot verify, even from "The World". Doug.E.Barr
OK you blameaholics, shut up and just fix it!
The oil spill was not Obama's fault. He is trying to get bills passed that will make sure nothing like this will happen again. And yet who's stopping him? The same people who created this mess: the republicans. Personally, I blame Bush, but he is just one man in the mix. Stop acting like all the messes left to Obama were his fault, and find who really is at fault.
Disregard the last comment. I just realized you aren't blaming Obama. Sorry =)
For a since of what it is its okau but i think the president is doing all he can. Many forget that he inherited all the previous administrations problems!
Let us worship God, the Creator of Life, and let us love him and the Blessed Virgin Mary His Mother, then we shall be what we can, should, and are made to be.