Goodbye and Good Riddance morningshots.thebulwark.com/p/goodbye-and-…
Walt Whitman immortalized Abraham Lincoln with “O Captain, My Captain.” FDR will forever be associated with “Happy Days Are Here Again.” At crucial moments in our national history, both Lincoln and Roosevelt cited Wordsworth:
John Tyler (another genuinely deplorable president), is remembered for “Tippecanoe and Tyler Too” (although Tippecanoe died 31 days into his term).
At JFK’s inauguration, Robert Frost read:
"Something we were withholding made us weak/
Until we found out that it was ourselves"
At JFK’s inauguration, Robert Frost read:
"Something we were withholding made us weak/
Until we found out that it was ourselves"
Trump?
Has to be..... "The Snake"
“Oh shut up, silly woman,” said the reptile with a grin/
“You knew damn well I was a snake before you took me in …”
Has to be..... "The Snake"
“Oh shut up, silly woman,” said the reptile with a grin/
“You knew damn well I was a snake before you took me in …”
Ack .... not Wordsworth.... Longfellow.
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