To the editor:
In my Feb. 11, letter to the Capital News, I rewrote Leonard Cohensa国际传媒檚 iconic song, Everybody Knows, for Trump times. I added more verses in my May 26, 2018 letter.
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To date, Isa国际传媒檝e written more than 80 verses, but what follows are the latest ten.
The first two verses refer to far-right American political pundits Rush Limbaugh, Ann Coulter, Laura Ingraham, and Sean Hannity, who seem to wield so much power that they are, in effect, Trumpsa国际传媒檚 co-presidents.
Everybody knows hesa国际传媒檚 afraid of Limbaugh
Everybody knows hesa国际传媒檚 afraid of Ann
Everybody knows the Soviet Union
Was right to invade Afghanistan
Everybody knows female power he dislikes
Refers to the shutdown as a strike
Press briefing stunts show
What everybody knows
Everybody knows hesa国际传媒檚 afraid of Laura
Everybody knows hesa国际传媒檚 afraid of Sean
Everybody knows southern border customs
Stopped only six from a list they were on
Everybody knows the fake crisis is a truth reversal
How many lies in his White House infomercial
Disinfo show
Everybody knows
Everybody knows that he threw a tantrum
Everybody knows he left saying bye-bye
Everybody knows Paul shared polling data
With Konstantin Kilimnik on the sly
Everybody knows you can enjoy a day
At the zoo because walls work so great
Workers in limbo
Everybody knows
Everybody knows Republican toadies
Everybody knows they refuse to speak
Everybody knows the FBI inquiry
A shutdown means the president is weak
Everybody knows he lacks an empathy gene
Are small hands of a Russian asset clean
Fundraised off his show
Everybody knows
Everybody knows that itsa国际传媒檚 time to calm down
Everybody knows hesa国际传媒檚 enjoying the ride
Everybody knows the interpretersa国际传媒檚 notes
Were taken because he has nothing to hide
Everybody knows that the buck now stops
With everybody but him because hesa国际传媒檚 tops
Once proud to own
Everybody knows
Everybody knows hesa国际传媒檚 holding workers hostage
Everybody knows hesa国际传媒檚 a hostage to his base
Everybody knows the clear and present danger
Can continuously lie with a straight face
Everybody knows hesa国际传媒檚 President Petty
Hamberders is the new covfefe
Enquiring minds know
What everybody knows
Everybody knows Rudi moves the goalposts
Everybody knows Twitlersa国际传媒檚 deals are the best
Everybody knows that Senator Romney
Got a failing grade on his first Russia test
Everybody knows Mueller is dauntless
Did Trump tell Cohen to lie to Congress
The shutdown slows
Everybody knows
Everybody knows the art of the no deal
Everybody knows reasons for a wall are fake
Everybody knows MLKsa国际传媒檚 son slammed Pence
Trump loves cruelty for crueltysa国际传媒檚 sake
Everybody knows the pro-Russia GOP
Senate leader McConnell takes a knee
His servitude shows
Everybody knows
Everybody knows tapes were heard by Rudi
Everybody knows theresa国际传媒檚 a lot to ponder
Everybody knows Trumpsa国际传媒檚 social media
Alters photos to make his fingers longer
Everybody knows he and Giuliani
Have threatened Michael Cohensa国际传媒檚 family
Intimidation grows
Everybody knows
Everybody knows the state of the disunion
Everybody knows more reasons to impeach
Everybody knows his nickname for Nancy
He conducts foreign policy through tweet
Everybody knows his shutdown is a mess
Air traffic controllers are under more stress
Safety concerns grow
Everybody knows
David Buckna
Kelowna