Friday, October 29, 2010
Rocco and Worrywart
ROCCO
So, Wart, what sky is falling down this morning?
WART
The fuckin Republicans. They're running these reactionaries
who wanna take us back. And not to Reagan but...
ROCCO
I always thought he was a pretty good actor,
in movies and after.
WART
But to the period before Teddy Roosevelt!
ROCCO
That's when some of the bosses beat the workers.
WART
Yeah and when that happens, what will the Left do?
ROCCO
Well, they're most comfortable doing nothing, but in this case get guns.
WART
So they'll shoot each other?
ROCCO
Not a worry. Even after the bloodbath, the proportion'll remain the same.
WART
So, what should we do? You’re not encouraging!
ROCCO
In the old fashion liberal sense, nothing. Listen, if these poseurs gain office, they'll swing with the status quo.
Most of them'll even hire faggots for the staff.
WART
So, you’re saying, the more things change
the more they stay the same?
ROCCO
No, there are changes at the margin, thus Senator So and So
can pose as a champ at deadening hearings.
WART
Nothing really gets done, though.
ROCCO
Lots get done. As a matter of fact, if you watch these
hearings, he’ll first convince you he’s intelligent.
Pretty soon, he’ll use the most exotic word in his
vocabulary: Work! Congratulating the chair and
staff and himself on all the work accomplished.
WART
You sound as if the biggest firebrand becomes a mild functionary.
ROCCO
That's exactly right. Ever hear of a song called Big Noise From Winnetka?
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Rocco lives in voluble South Philadelphia.
ROCCO
So, Wart, what sky is falling down this morning?
WART
The fuckin Republicans. They're running these reactionaries
who wanna take us back. And not to Reagan but...
ROCCO
I always thought he was a pretty good actor,
in movies and after.
WART
But to the period before Teddy Roosevelt!
ROCCO
That's when some of the bosses beat the workers.
WART
Yeah and when that happens, what will the Left do?
ROCCO
Well, they're most comfortable doing nothing, but in this case get guns.
WART
So they'll shoot each other?
ROCCO
Not a worry. Even after the bloodbath, the proportion'll remain the same.
WART
So, what should we do? You’re not encouraging!
ROCCO
In the old fashion liberal sense, nothing. Listen, if these poseurs gain office, they'll swing with the status quo.
Most of them'll even hire faggots for the staff.
WART
So, you’re saying, the more things change
the more they stay the same?
ROCCO
No, there are changes at the margin, thus Senator So and So
can pose as a champ at deadening hearings.
WART
Nothing really gets done, though.
ROCCO
Lots get done. As a matter of fact, if you watch these
hearings, he’ll first convince you he’s intelligent.
Pretty soon, he’ll use the most exotic word in his
vocabulary: Work! Congratulating the chair and
staff and himself on all the work accomplished.
WART
You sound as if the biggest firebrand becomes a mild functionary.
ROCCO
That's exactly right. Ever hear of a song called Big Noise From Winnetka?
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Rocco lives in voluble South Philadelphia.
Labels: Left, Reagan, Republican, revolution
