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RSWells
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since 2001-06-17

Posts 2533

0 posted 2002-11-27 12:28 PM

Ottawa (CP)- One of Prime Minister Jean Chretien's
             top aides quit Tuesday following a
             storm over her description of U.S.
             President George W. Bush as a "moron,"
             Francoise Ducros, who had been
             Chretien's communications Director
             since 1999, said in her letter of
             resignation that the continuing
             controversy was making it "impossible
             for me to do my job."

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The rickshaws rear ends were upended,
buses slept late in the barns,
cabs on which wealthy depended
idle silent without driver's yarns

Elevators stewed in their basements
no hands to give them a lurch,
the world, silent, stared from their casements
but for those whispered prayers in church

The libraries did a brisk business,
silent movies were revived,
dull students seemed to be whizzes
because home schooling now thrived

The Congress was darn near dismantled
senators now slept at home,
just a handful of sycophants told
how good gubamint jived in the dome.

And too, all the world bodies dissolved,
capitals, quiet, unreigned,
there were very few crimes to be solved,
name calling to be thanked (or to blame).

Midnitesun

Member Empyrean

since 2001-05-18

Posts 28647
Gaia

1 posted 2002-11-27 12:43 PM

A sad state of affairs.

Salty
Senior Member

since 2002-11-23

Posts 669
Texas

2 posted 2002-11-27 03:27 PM

message executed well.
~Salty

Radrook
Senior Member

since 2002-08-09

Posts 648

3 posted 2002-11-27 08:38 PM

Interesting read.
Disagree about homes-schooled kids' intelligence though. Not so sure about regular school kids though.

Thanks for sharing.
God bless!

Sunshine

Administrator

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since 1999-06-25

Posts 63354
Listening to every heart

4 posted 2002-11-27 09:55 PM

Today I drove around at noon to get some lunch...
the streets in my little city are quiet...
everyone was about their way
waiting to get to tomorrow's feast...
anticipation...

but earlier in the morning
a lady of power
made a remark of a man in power...

less powerful, she subsided...

I was not proud of my sex at the time...

even less am I proud of the world's condition.

But I will make tomorrow a good day...
and I will continue to make the remaining tomorrows we all have

as good as I can make them...

I am only one...
but I can make a heck of a ripple...

thanks for turning on the faucet, Richard...

Sandpiper
Senior Member

since 2002-06-15

Posts 738
land of flora and fauna

5 posted 2002-11-28 10:20 AM

it's the spin, the spin--but the slot machine never hits a jackpot--enjoyed!

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