The Unwelcome Guest
I woke up this morning to this picture on the front page of the New York Times.
It reminded me of why I am not in my hometown this week.
Because its been highjacked by an Unwelcome Guest who in a cynical attempt to wrap his re-election campaign in the cloak of 9/11 has taken possession of a city whose values stand in stark contrast to his own.
And so for my MP3 of the week, I reached for the man of the people, Woody Guthry, who wrote a moving song about fighting the rich and powerful called The Unwelcome Guest. This version is sung by Billy Bragg and Jeff Tweedy and appears on the first Mermaid Avenue record.
"values stand in stark contrast to his own"
Is putting incredible investment in our nation's security really in contrast to your values?
Posted by: unwelcome guest | September 07, 2004 at 09:12 PM