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ehh....what town in Italy is your family from?

toritto

toritto
Location
tampa bay metro, Florida,
Birthday
September 10
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I was born in year 4 of the reign of the Emperor Tiberius Claudius and raised on 66th Street and 13th Ave. in Brooklyn. And Coney Island, Traveled the world. Married my high school sweetheart and stayed together 40 years. Now a retired old widower crank living in Florida with my cat. Author of "Initial Verses" - a collection of poems on love, loss, poverty and war.

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Salon.com
FEBRUARY 23, 2012 11:35AM

Conventus Reipublicae

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Our fair city

 

The unsightly will be moved from view

lest you be offended

we’ll move the homeless out of town

lest you be reminded.

 

We’ll scrub the airport nice and clean

pan-handling is illegal

they’ll be no beggars in our streets

lest you find them disconcerting.

 

Lots of cops and cameras

we'll ensure you get your rest

no hippies will cause any trouble

you won't hear their wails of protest.

 

The strip clubs will be open late

lots of talent coming in.

Get a private lap dance booth.

You wouldn't want to be conspicuous.

 

Rent boys too if that’s your thing

young man’s got to make a living

Just swallow your hypocrisy

to let it show would be distastful.

 

We’ll keep illegals out of sight

cleaning rooms and cooking  meals

all unwanted out of view

you might find them objectionable.

 

Plenty of tear gas at the ready

in case of any trouble makers

We welcome you to our fair city

We’re working not to be offensive.

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Well said, Toritto. I hope this goes viral. Doing my part and sharing to FB!
If this is your warm-up pitch, we are in for some good ol' hardball when the convention rolls into town.

Well said.
It's hard to think of a more fitting fate for those who enjoy hot air than Tampa in August...
R
We really can be hypocrites, can't we?
samasiam - "hot, humid, high in the 90s, chance of afternoon downpours".

In the middle of hurricane season.

:-)
Perfect is as perfect sees. Great!
http://open.salon.com/blog/toritto/2012/02/08/
the_gop_convention_is_coming_yaay

My first post on the upcoming GOP convention.

Come one! Come all!
Is anyone actually concerned about this traveling circus getting to the White House? Your poem however can apply to ALL such political gatherings, can't it?
R
Clean, understated and full of veiled sweet venom. If you were a spider, you'd be lethal.
What about about naked boys blowing up balloons? I hear that really popular among Torries in the British Parliament. I'm not sure if it ever caught on in the US.