Richard Perle: Whose Fault Is He?

Richard Perle: Whose Fault Is He?

Consider kids who bullied Richard Perle–
Those kids who said Perle threw just like a girl,
Those kids who poked poor Perle to show how soft
A mamma’s boy could be, those kids who oft-
Times pushed poor Richard down and could be heard
Addressing him as Sissy, Wimp or Nerd.
Those kids have got a lot to answer for,
‘Cause Richard Perle now wants to start a war.
The message his demeanor gets across:
He’ll show those playground bullies who’s the boss.
He still looks soft, but when he writes or talks
There is no tougher dude among the hawks.
And he’s got planes and ships and tanks and guns–
All manned, of course, by other people’s sons.

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Consider kids who bullied Richard Perle–
Those kids who said Perle threw just like a girl,
Those kids who poked poor Perle to show how soft
A mamma’s boy could be, those kids who oft-
Times pushed poor Richard down and could be heard
Addressing him as Sissy, Wimp or Nerd.
Those kids have got a lot to answer for,
‘Cause Richard Perle now wants to start a war.
The message his demeanor gets across:
He’ll show those playground bullies who’s the boss.
He still looks soft, but when he writes or talks
There is no tougher dude among the hawks.
And he’s got planes and ships and tanks and guns–
All manned, of course, by other people’s sons.

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