Friday, August 19, 2016

The Robo, a new poem by Edgar Allen Murphy

Courtesy of Wikipedia
The Robo, first stanza of a new poem
by Edgar Allen Murphy
Once upon a campaign dreary,
while I pondered weak and weary,
over obnoxious candidates galore,
suddenly, there came a pinging,
as of someone gently ringing,
ringing on my telephone.
“Tis some Robocall,” I muttered,
ringing on my telephone.
This it is and nothing more. 

The Hob Nob at Everbank Field was the political event of the season, that is, apart from the actual elections. Democrats and Republicans, living together. Mass hysteria! There were candidates for Congress, the State Legislature, Judgeships, and more. Prominent locals including Melissa Nelson, Angela Corey, Lake Ray, and many others were on hand. 

There were also many lesser known political aspirants, including yours truly. Although many liked the hat, there were some who didn't seem to know who I was. A.G. Gancarski of Florida Politics took a picture of me with the hat and said that shot might be the iconic image of the event. One can only hope!  
Will Congresswoman Corrine Brown be able to find another lawyer?
Indicted Congresswoman Corrine Brown, whose trial is scheduled for October, was nowhere to be seen at the Hob Nob while I was there. She may be trying to figure out how to find a lawyer to defend her. Yesterday, her attorneys, who had officially been on the case for all of two days, asked the judge to allow them to quit the case.  
According to a story in the Florida Times-Union, the lawyers cited irreconcilable differences. They even said they would give Brown a refund if they could be removed from the case. Lawyers giving a refund? They must really want to be off the case! Brown faces up to 357 years for a variety of fraud and corruption charges.
Headline from Wall Street Journal:
At Annual Anarchist Meeting, Top Priority Is Getting Organized.
Organized anarchists? That’s not right.  If they get their collective act together, they could make anarchists out of all of us. Oh, the humanity.

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