To the editor:
In my Feb. 11, letter to the Capital News, I rewrote Leonard CohenÎÚÑ»´«Ã½™s iconic song, Everybody Knows, for Trump times. I added more verses in my May 26, 2018 letter.
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To date, IÎÚÑ»´«Ã½™ve written more than 80 verses, but what follows are the latest ten.
The first two verses refer to far-right American political pundits Rush Limbaugh, Ann Coulter, Laura Ingraham, and Sean Hannity, who seem to wield so much power that they are, in effect, TrumpÎÚÑ»´«Ã½™s co-presidents.
Everybody knows heÎÚÑ»´«Ã½™s afraid of Limbaugh
Everybody knows heÎÚÑ»´«Ã½™s afraid of Ann
Everybody knows the Soviet Union
Was right to invade Afghanistan
Everybody knows female power he dislikes
Refers to the shutdown as a strike
Press briefing stunts show
What everybody knows
Everybody knows heÎÚÑ»´«Ã½™s afraid of Laura
Everybody knows heÎÚÑ»´«Ã½™s afraid of Sean
Everybody knows southern border customs
Stopped only six from a list they were on
Everybody knows the fake crisis is a truth reversal
How many lies in his White House infomercial
Disinfo show
Everybody knows
Everybody knows that he threw a tantrum
Everybody knows he left saying bye-bye
Everybody knows Paul shared polling data
With Konstantin Kilimnik on the sly
Everybody knows you can enjoy a day
At the zoo because walls work so great
Workers in limbo
Everybody knows
Everybody knows Republican toadies
Everybody knows they refuse to speak
Everybody knows the FBI inquiry
A shutdown means the president is weak
Everybody knows he lacks an empathy gene
Are small hands of a Russian asset clean
Fundraised off his show
Everybody knows
Everybody knows that itÎÚÑ»´«Ã½™s time to calm down
Everybody knows heÎÚÑ»´«Ã½™s enjoying the ride
Everybody knows the interpreterÎÚÑ»´«Ã½™s notes
Were taken because he has nothing to hide
Everybody knows that the buck now stops
With everybody but him because heÎÚÑ»´«Ã½™s tops
Once proud to own
Everybody knows
Everybody knows heÎÚÑ»´«Ã½™s holding workers hostage
Everybody knows heÎÚÑ»´«Ã½™s a hostage to his base
Everybody knows the clear and present danger
Can continuously lie with a straight face
Everybody knows heÎÚÑ»´«Ã½™s President Petty
Hamberders is the new covfefe
Enquiring minds know
What everybody knows
Everybody knows Rudi moves the goalposts
Everybody knows TwitlerÎÚÑ»´«Ã½™s deals are the best
Everybody knows that Senator Romney
Got a failing grade on his first Russia test
Everybody knows Mueller is dauntless
Did Trump tell Cohen to lie to Congress
The shutdown slows
Everybody knows
Everybody knows the art of the no deal
Everybody knows reasons for a wall are fake
Everybody knows MLKÎÚÑ»´«Ã½™s son slammed Pence
Trump loves cruelty for crueltyÎÚÑ»´«Ã½™s sake
Everybody knows the pro-Russia GOP
Senate leader McConnell takes a knee
His servitude shows
Everybody knows
Everybody knows tapes were heard by Rudi
Everybody knows thereÎÚÑ»´«Ã½™s a lot to ponder
Everybody knows TrumpÎÚÑ»´«Ã½™s social media
Alters photos to make his fingers longer
Everybody knows he and Giuliani
Have threatened Michael CohenÎÚÑ»´«Ã½™s family
Intimidation grows
Everybody knows
Everybody knows the state of the disunion
Everybody knows more reasons to impeach
Everybody knows his nickname for Nancy
He conducts foreign policy through tweet
Everybody knows his shutdown is a mess
Air traffic controllers are under more stress
Safety concerns grow
Everybody knows
David Buckna
Kelowna
