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If Hillary got indicted by that right-wing FBI

And good ole Bernie’s heart had him lying down to die

If all the other candidates were thrown into a ring,

And killed each other off with straw-man weaponry

If that thing called ‘foreign policy’ was really just a game

And experience was more about reality tv show fame

If Muslims were all evil and the refugees a scam

Or the terrorist threats a joke and the Arab Spring a sham

If Americans were morons, duped on marijuana dreams

Or Mexicans were rapists, building our walls to stop their schemes

If the poor could be delivered by a real estate tycoon

And illegals could be rounded up, like animals two by two

If truth were merely relative and anything could fly

And insults were called speeches—substantive, not denied

If the moral compass of the land were broken right in two

And intellectuals deported for revealing what is true

If the world became a fantasy shrouded in lies and sin,

Then I’d give my vote to Donald as shoo-in for the win

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  1. Dang, girl, that is some powerful stuff! Sharing this on FB and twitter post-haste.

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