The red phone became an issue in the last Presidential campaign, when Hilary suggested that Obama might not be the best man
to answer it in the wee hours. As it will become an issue in the upcoming election, I am jumping the gun, and re-releasing an
old poem that no one liked the first time I posted it
Please tell me, if you can,
is the "Red Phone" really red?
Does it rest on the nightstand
by the President's head?
Is there one ringtone for Putin,
and another for Mayor Rahm?
Could he call an escort in,
if, say, he wanted to be Dommed?
Could the Red Phone be a rotary?
Nah, those are so outdated.
If the next President is Mitt Romney
Might red phones not be mandated?
Is it analog or digital?
Is it wireless or cord?
Does Obama play "Snake" or 'Recall'
on it whenever he gets bored?
Is there a back-up connection
if by lightning it is zapped?
One point not in contention;
It's almost certainly tapped!
Comments (10)
I wonder if Mitt would know how to use a phone because he hasn't worked for ages
@godfatherofgreenbay - He fires people! Haven't you heard? I hate to fire anybody; doing it for a living, and enjoying it, requires a certain lack of humanity
An amusing post.
Maybe Mitt will fire people and downsize government. just a joke
I can hear the automated voice "This call is being recorded for quality assurance." when the red phone answers.
@C_L_O_G - funny, C_L_O_G
I have a red phone myself, but it's cracked so I'm gonna replace it with something beige or mauve I think. Guess that means I won't be president any time soon.
Nice tight poem.
(The intro made more sense after I Copy.Pasted it into Notepad and discovered the Right 2/3s of it. Wow, My Firefox+ your Theme=tunnel vision. Another flaw in my campaign position.
I don't know what to do about that problem, yon. Any fix makes things worse.
I got my fiancee a nice Samsung cell phone with a red skin. She likes it. I trust her to avoid world war should the choice be hers.
Up until 1952, depending on the president's allegiance, they had one phone shaped like an elephant and one shaped like a donkey. Then the security people decided party phone lines were a poor idea.
@gnostic1 - ouch!
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