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SunsetDreams

(8,571 posts)
Sat Aug 18, 2012, 04:31 PM Aug 2012

"Wherefore Art Thou, Mitt Romney?" by 92-Year-Old Retired ND Judge & WWII Vet

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At the beginning of this video, 92 year old Retired North Dakota District Court Trial Judge and World War II veteran, Ralph Maxwell introduces himself. He has been been married for 65 years, has 6 children (so far), and eleven grandchildren. Judge Maxwell admits that he will be voting for President Obama, as he did four years ago, because "he represents my political philosophy more than the other contestant does; candidate I should say."




WHEREFORE ART THOU, MITT ROMNEY?

By Ralph Maxwell

O, Romney-O, Romney-O, Wherefore art thou, Mitt Romney?
You flip-flop here, you flip-flop there,
You flip-flop almost ev'rywhere.
You ballyhoo what you're gonna do
And then you pull a switcheroo;
You now malign what you found fine;
Seems like you've got a jellyfish spine.
Obamacare, by you begun,
Now you'd trash it on day one.
Gun control you did extol,
But now you're preaching decontrol.

O, Romney-O, Romney-O, Wherefore art thou, Mitt Romney?
We've got no clue what you will do
Or what new view you'll pander to.
Time was you championed women's choice,
But you no longer heed their voice;
On gay rights, too, guess you withdrew
Support they once enjoyed from you.
Global warming, EPA,
Immigration, minimum pay,
Roe V. Wade, also fair trade,
All joined your flip-flop cavalcade.

O, Romney-O, Romney-O Wherefore art thou, Mitt Romney?
So many things that you were for
You've turned against and slammed the door.
Stimulus and cap and trade,
Education, foreign aid,
Campaign reform, tarp rescues, too,
All victims of your switcheroo.
You take your stand on shifting sand,
We never know where you will land;
You vacillate, you fabricate,
A wishy-washy candidate.

O, Romney-O, Romney-O, Wherefore art thou Mitt Romney?
As gov'nor you let taxes rise,
Now ev'ry tax you demonize.
You say regardless of the facts
You'd take an axe to the millionaire's tax;
You'd feed the greed of the richest few
The poor and middle class you'd screw.
Your tax returns you hide from view
What evil lurks there we've no clue;
If they're not bad why hesitate?
Is it that they incriminate?

O, Romney-O, Romney-O, Wherefore art thou Mitt Romney?
At Bain you plundered with a flair
And walked away a zillionaire.
You shipped off-shore, good jobs galore
To China, India, Singapore;
A job creator you are not.
And to boast you are is tommyrot.
As a total fraud, Mitt's got no peer;
What we must do is crystal clear:
Let's give Obama four more years!
Yes, it's Obama – four more years!
FOUR MORE YEARS!
FOUR MORE YEARS!
FOUR MORE YEARS!



BRAVO!!! K&R!!!

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"Wherefore Art Thou, Mitt Romney?" by 92-Year-Old Retired ND Judge & WWII Vet (Original Post) SunsetDreams Aug 2012 OP
"Wherefore" means "why", not "where" :-/ Spider Jerusalem Aug 2012 #1
+1 MrSlayer Aug 2012 #2
I think it was well written and well delivered nt SunsetDreams Aug 2012 #5
I think it could be work if twisted into a rhetorical "what is Mitt Romney claiming to be?" haele Aug 2012 #6
It's always bothered me that it doesn't mean "what follows from" muriel_volestrangler Aug 2012 #8
that's your response? discussing Shakespeares use of Wherefore? progressivebydesign Aug 2012 #10
But does not it work just the same zeemike Aug 2012 #15
I see Romney more as a contestant too, instead of a candidate aint_no_life_nowhere Aug 2012 #3
WONDERFUL! madashelltoo Aug 2012 #4
It's just Brilliant! Thank you Cha Aug 2012 #7
My pleasure SunsetDreams Aug 2012 #13
Mr. Maxwell has ,obviously, led a productive, and admirable life. Bless him. lumpy Aug 2012 #14
Yes he sure does SunsetDreams Aug 2012 #17
Facebooked! BeHereNow Aug 2012 #9
Awesome!!! Loved the Dr. Suess'ness of it, I found myself laughing and smiling the whole time. progressivebydesign Aug 2012 #11
Fantastic!!! graywarrior Aug 2012 #12
I think it could be put to catchy music and riverbendviewgal Aug 2012 #16
Bravo! No, ProSense Aug 2012 #18
. SunsetDreams Aug 2012 #19
Love some of the old school words: JBoy Aug 2012 #20
I know I loved the use SunsetDreams Aug 2012 #23
Love this. AzDar Aug 2012 #21
That poem put a smile on my face ... Martin Eden Aug 2012 #22
 

Spider Jerusalem

(21,786 posts)
1. "Wherefore" means "why", not "where" :-/
Sat Aug 18, 2012, 04:32 PM
Aug 2012

The famous quote from Romeo & Juliet is Juliet asking "why do you have to be a Montague, one of my family's sworn enemies?" and not "where are you?"

haele

(12,681 posts)
6. I think it could be work if twisted into a rhetorical "what is Mitt Romney claiming to be?"
Sat Aug 18, 2012, 04:52 PM
Aug 2012

Most people who don't know the OED or much of Shakespere other than what they hear on TV skits and cartoons will more than likely take the phrase for a rhetorical "where are you", referring to both location or a positional posture in question.
I've heard people use the phrase colloquially in both contexts over the years far more than I've heard them use it per the OED definition.

(Heck, in English 105 last year, one of the students used that term as the latter in one of the read-aloud essays, and no one corrected him - including me, sorry to say...)

Haele

muriel_volestrangler

(101,368 posts)
8. It's always bothered me that it doesn't mean "what follows from"
Sat Aug 18, 2012, 05:21 PM
Aug 2012

If "where?" is answered by "there", then "wherefore?" should be answered by "therefore" - not "because".

progressivebydesign

(19,458 posts)
10. that's your response? discussing Shakespeares use of Wherefore?
Sat Aug 18, 2012, 05:38 PM
Aug 2012

I thought the entire thing was unbelievably clever.

zeemike

(18,998 posts)
15. But does not it work just the same
Sat Aug 18, 2012, 07:26 PM
Aug 2012

To say.
Why are tho Mitt Romney?....with the same consternation that Juliet said it about Romeo?....it was rhetorical for her and why not him?

lumpy

(13,704 posts)
14. Mr. Maxwell has ,obviously, led a productive, and admirable life. Bless him.
Sat Aug 18, 2012, 06:55 PM
Aug 2012

He represents the best in this country. He reminds me of my Father who, incidentely, was in Dutch Harbor during WW2 also. (As he was too old for military service he was there doing construction work for the military.) Love his poem, well done. Thanks so much.

SunsetDreams

(8,571 posts)
17. Yes he sure does
Sat Aug 18, 2012, 07:59 PM
Aug 2012

represent the best in this country. Thank you for your Father's service, even though he was not able to serve, he did what he could do to help.

progressivebydesign

(19,458 posts)
11. Awesome!!! Loved the Dr. Suess'ness of it, I found myself laughing and smiling the whole time.
Sat Aug 18, 2012, 05:39 PM
Aug 2012

I also hope that Mr. Maxwell gets an invite or special something from the President's campaign. He is just too much!

riverbendviewgal

(4,254 posts)
16. I think it could be put to catchy music and
Sat Aug 18, 2012, 07:28 PM
Aug 2012

his words are so Visual......I wonder if some big name music star would put this to music and sing it.

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