American Satire: PROLONGATION #1

EXPLANATION:

This post provides a follow-up to ...

"AMERICAN SATIRE  -- A Term of Endirement" (Note that the first collection of poems, #1, gives helpful suggestions on how to SING these intriguing lyrics.)

Plus, there are three more linked posts in that group.

 But, it is now time to move on, we hope.

CURRENT CONTENTS (prolongation, #1)

Archival

Classified (Espionage Act)

Crasscracy

Criminal lying

Deceit, social

Defunding the FBI

Deserved (schadenfreude)

Distortion

(for continuation, see the link below)

Authors' Note: In the United States, all documents and materials related to the conduct of business in the executive branch are deemed by law to remain the property of the federal government, particularly after a president and his staff leave office. The federal agency responsible for storing and archiving these documents is NARA (the National Archives and Records Administration).

Authors' Note: Lines written in August 2023, two-and-a-half years after the sad events of January 6, 2021. What more can I say?

Authors' Note: 

oy gevalt (oy-guh-VULT): phrase borrowed from Yiddish; an exclamation expressing shock, surprise or disapproval

schadenfreude (SHA-den-froi-duh, or as here, sha-den-FROI-duh): loanword from German; taking delight in others' misfortune

MORE VERSES ON THIS TOPIC

We suspect that many readers have come to enjoy these newsworthy comments on the US political scene. So, at great effort and expense, we have prepared another collection of politically-tinged verses for you to enjoy. Click HERE!

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