{"id":2042,"date":"2019-11-03T07:00:40","date_gmt":"2019-11-03T11:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lineriderpress.com\/headlinepoetry\/?p=2042"},"modified":"2019-12-22T16:00:49","modified_gmt":"2019-12-22T20:00:49","slug":"lock-him-up-elections-correspondent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lineriderpress.com\/headlinepoetry\/2019\/11\/03\/lock-him-up-elections-correspondent\/","title":{"rendered":"Lock Him Up| Elections Correspondent"},"content":{"rendered":"

by Andrew Manzoni<\/a>, Elections Correspondent<\/em><\/h4>\n
Sunday night, World Series, game 5.\nNationals vs. Astros.\nAn unexpected visitor arrives:\nthe president.<\/em>\nOne might think\nthat from the content of his tweets\nthat he would be met with\nsweeping cheers of approval<\/em>, by the people.\n\nBut that <\/em>wasn\u2019t the case.\n40,000 fans, in attendance.\nAnd of their number, a great majority brought forth\na jeer to remember:\n\u201cLOCK HIM UP! LOCK HIM UP!<\/em>\u201d\nYour own favorite mantra, it has been turned <\/em>against you.\nYour venomous words, befouled with insolent vigor,\nhave come back to bite you<\/em>,\nthe fangs of the viper of divine retribution are piercing.<\/em>\nBut that won\u2019t stopped you from tweeting, lying\u2014\nfrom denying what can only be known as: THE TRUTH\n\n<\/em>WHO<\/em> among your cult-like following will suck out the poison?\nWHO<\/em> shall sacrifice their lives, their careers,\ntheir last<\/em> lingering semblance of self-respect\nto fall on the doubled-edged sword THIS TIME?<\/em>\nThere\u2019s nobody left<\/em> except YOU, <\/em>Mr. Presidon\u2019t<\/em>.\nAnd YOU <\/em>are to blame; \u2018tis all a game.\nPutin\u2019s Orange Obscenity, YOU<\/em> have brought shame upon us<\/em>.\nAnd a god-like status to yourself<\/em>.\n\nListen close, little man with the big plans:\nwe have grown tired<\/em> of your ugliness,\nyour unchecked racism, your frivolous antics & sexism.\nKnow that these past few years have drawn ON <\/em>for\nwhat has felt like an eternity.<\/em>\nBut the time is drawing towards what could be <\/em>the end.\nThere is only one year left<\/em>, to go.\nMay you know that your time<\/em>, it draws nigh.\nAND MAY YOU FINALLY<\/em>\nLISTEN TO THE CRIES OF YOUR PEOPLE.<\/em>\nWill you be able to pull out <\/em>of this tailspin?\nYeah, right...<\/em>\nYOU DON\u2019T EVEN KNOW WHERE TO BEGIN.\n<\/em><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
Photo by Rob Carr\/Getty Images: Traditionally a role taken by the President, Spanish-American chef and philanthropist Jose Andres throws the ceremonial first pitch of the World Series. Jose brings his passion for the \u201cpower of food\u201d to World Central Kitchen, an action-based non-profit organization investing in smart solutions to hunger and poverty.<\/em><\/h6>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
image: Traditionally a role taken by the President, Spanish-American chef and philanthropist Jose Andres throws the ceremonial first pitch of the World Series. Jose brings his passion for the \u201cpower of food\u201d to World Central Kitchen, an action-based non-profit organization investing in smart solutions to hunger and poverty.
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