Posted on 01/06/2006 5:43:28 AM PST by PJ-Comix
Charles may be thinking of getting it off his hands ASAP by now. See #59.
/shameless self-promotion
This DUmmie poet-wanna-be is just ASKING for a Charles treatment of his, um, protest song. Let him have it.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=210x11269
I took a trip up to the ridgeline,
To shake off the city, get some mountains in my legs.
Spent a while hiking around the campsite,
Breathing in that air, staring into those lakes.
And I wont go to sleep, no I wont go to sleep,
Throw another log on, and gaze into the fire.
And I wont go to sleep, no I wont go to sleep,
Dinner is agrilling, and sparks are flying higher.
Fires a link that binds all together,
A shield against the cold, powers forges for our steel.
It cleanses the tools of the doctor,
Kicks off the soldiers bullets, then rushes into heal.
And I wont go to sleep, no I wont go to sleep,
Ive got my opinions, Im sure youve got your own.
But I wont go to sleep, no I wont go to sleep,
Doesnt matter why, Id bring our soldiers home.
I dont deny there are dangers! (There are a few who hate us, would wipe us all away.)
But I am not some blind Patriot. (We said we went to save them, but we build bases to stay.)
And where are the reasons we started this? (They become inconvenient, and then they spun away.)
I think of our past great leaders. (Then I read the papers. No, theyre not here today!)
I woke up to sounds of the country,
Some birds up in the trees. Wind across the land.
I rolled up the bedroll and cleaned camp.
To leave better than I found, picked up a rusted can.
But I wont go to sleep, no I wont go to sleep,
Breaking down the fire, and stirring it to mud.
And I wont go to sleep, no I wont go to sleep,
Inside a fire is burning, and the stirrings in the blood.
So I tramped my way down the hillsides,
Loaded up my car, and joined the traffic flow.
Stared at the masses on the highways,
Wonder what they care for? Wonder where they go?
And I wont go to sleep, no I wont go to sleep,
Stepping through my doorway, kicked off my boots of clay.
And I wont go to sleep, no I wont go to sleep,
Dreaming that our soldiers will be coming home to stay.
Fitzmas is a word coined by some liberal American bloggers in the atmosphere of excitement and anticipation, primarily among Democrats and some others, preceding the announcement of results of Patrick Fitzgerald's investigation of the Plame affair. The word "Fitzmas" is a portmanteau of Fitzgerald's name and "Christmas".
On October 28, 2005 Fitzgerald announced at a press conference, that the grand jury had indicted Lewis Libby, who was then the Chief of Staff and assistant for National Security Affairs to Dick Cheney, Vice President of the United States (Libby also served as Assistant to the President).
Excitement over Fitzmas has been raised in the weeks following Scooter Libby's indictment. On November 18, 2005, Fitzgerald announced in court filings that the investigation was continuing and would involve a second grand jury, a possible sign of future charges. Furthermore, on December 7, 2005, Fitzgerald presented evidence to the second grand jury. Many in the media had speculated that the investigation was finished by looking at Fitzgerald's body language during his press conference on October 28, 2005 despite the fact that he never said anything of the sort.
Many parodies of traditional Christmas songs were written and posted around the blogosphere, especially on the progressive websites Democratic Underground and Daily Kos. There are also several versions of "'Twas the Night Before Fitzmas" (based, of course, on the classic Christmas poem "A Visit From St. Nicholas"). [1][2] As the term gained popularity, T-shirts with "Merry Fitzmas!" designs were produced and offered for sale. [3] Games such as "Fitzmas Bingo"[4] and Karl Rove pinatas were also created. [5]
The first known use of the term "Fitzmas" was on October 6, 2005 at 8:24 AM by 2Millionth Web Log [6], followed by SpiralHawk on Democratic Underground at 12:56 PM. [7] It soon became sufficiently widespread to draw derisive attention from a columnist for the conservative magazine National Review. [8] Its use spread beyond the Internet, as it was used on various media outlets, including The Al Franken Show, The Mike Malloy Show, The Rachel Maddow Show and Morning Sedition of Air America Radio, The Bernie Ward Show (with a reading of one version of "The Night Before Fitzmas"), The Ed Schultz Show, The Stephanie Miller Show, and, on October 25, 2005, by Sean Hannity on FOX News and Rush Limbaugh on his radio program.
The term has also now appeared in numerous mainstream media sources such as The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, and The Guardian.
In less than 30 days since the term's coinage, it has grown from zero search results to over one million. By the beginning of November, the word "Fitzmas" drew more than 1 million hits on the Google search engine, and more than 750,000 hits on Yahoo!.
A derivative term, "Fitzween" [9], treats the Libby indictment as more of a Halloween than Christmas, evoking the image of the lesser treats received by children on the earlier holiday, and alluding to the possibility that larger presents may still come later (because Fitzgerald announced that his investigation was continuing). "Fitzween" may also have been employed by bloggers because of the time of year during which Fitzgerald announced Libby's indictment: on October 28, a few days before Halloween.
A few related turn of phrases have appeared.
The term "Treason's Greetings" as sported on some merchandise is a play on the holiday phrase "Season's Greetings" commonly found on many holiday greeting cards, combining the concept of the holiday season and the implication of treasonous crimes being investigated by Fitzgerald.
In the aftermath of the indictment against Libby, some expressed their disappointment that no one else had (yet) been indicted by calling the event "Fizzlemas". [10]
As the events have progressed and the possibility of the investigation continuing for months, more holiday variants on "Fitzmas" have been spotted on Democratic Underground and on The Bernie Ward Show, including "Fitzgiving", "Fitzentine Day", "The Fitz of July", "St. Fitzpatrick Day", "Fitzident's Day", "Fitzer" (complete with "Fitzer Bunnies" and "Fitzer Eggs"), "Fitzanukkah", "Fitz Hashanah","Eid-ul-Fitzr", "Yom Fitzpur", "Fitztille Day" in France, "Fitzo de Mayo" in Mexico and "Fitzing Day" in the UK and Canada.
A flurry of merchandise for purchase has appeared to take advantage of this term (and its derivatives), including holiday cards, slogan t-shirts, christmas tree ornaments, and even piñatas.[11] Americablog is selling t-shirts via Cafepress that read "Treason's Greetings".[12] Democracynaction.com has also purchased Google Adwords text ads based on the term "Fitzmas" in order to sell their merchandise.
DUmmie writes, "I for one want quality cases over speedy indictments." The phrase, "speedy indictments," reminds me of Speedy Gonzalez. I look at Speedy Gonzalez images, one of which has the words, "Yo quiero queso" ("I want cheese"). Doing a Spanglish pun, I come up with, "I queer the case!" To "queer" a deal or a case means to ruin it. Thus it picks up on the original thought of the DUmmie about speedy indictments not producing quality cases.
Let's see if/how this new thread develops. It COULD be eminently DUFUable!
I'm having a FIELD DAY clicking on all the "Fitzmas" links I found on Google. Lots of Fitzmas carols, videos, and Fitzmas trees. I definitely will be making Fitzmas a yearly celebration.
Hey, if the shoe Fitzmas, wear it...
Pitt was the former press secretary for Kucinich who was fired in early 2004 (after 3 weeks on the job) for secretly working for Kerry at the same time. I guess those Mama T Franklins spoke a lot louder than the measly Kucinich Jacksons.
unfortunately for Liberals/DEMS the REAL "Day Everything Changed" was November 19th, when America realized that DEMS Rhetoric didn't match congressional Reality on the WAR VOTE....
It would seem our elected Democrats don't share the Liberal Wings strength of convictions on that issue, and squealled like stuck pigs when forced to back up the rhetoric with a vote....
Since then, momentum has been on OUR side.....
In view of dummie benburch's self-advertised sexual proclivities, perhaps you should spell his Fitzmas card "Merry Fistmas?"
That Pitt Paen to Kucinich was shortly before he became the Evil Elf's press secretary. After just 3 weeks on the job, Kucinich found out that Pitt was secretly working for Kerry the whole time and promptly fired Pitt.
Gee, and give all those people just one more reason to know what an arrogant jerk you are, that will convert them.
I have yet to meet a lib I can stomach for more than a minute.
Okay. I get it now.
Pop and taco.
Bump for later
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