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Winning Pretty

Camille Bright-Smith — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 04:39:25 +0000

Listen To: Winning Pretty

Now tell me of a citizen

Who cannot serve in infantry?

Somehow the celebrations

For our patriotic GLBT

Have left me feeling hollow

Since no matter what they swallow

They can kill and spill overturn

Crash and burn

I haven’t got a word now

For the feeling in between

You know I’m feelin’ so proud

As they march into the skein

We are free, now truly aren’t we?

We are proud and without lies

You can ask and I can tell you

What I enjoy between my thighs

You know we marched into the city

You know we camped out in the trees

But winning isn’t always pretty

They will cut you at your knees

And I can slaughter

I can translate

I can save you from the enemy

I can come home

Broken body

Disillusioned fighting PTSD

We are heightened

When we are equal

We are lowered

When we fight

Guess that’s why I’m feeling lonely

While I’m bursting with gay pride

How to harmonize

These feelings

I am in between the baffles

Alone, and keening

For the beautiful

The spacious skies

Money Honey

Camille Bright-Smith — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 05:19:27 +0000

So, how are you feeling about the Supreme Court rolling back restrictions on corporate spending on federal campaigns? I don’t feel very good. I don’t want a corporation, made up of many individuals and richer than God, controlling my choices. What do you think? Is there a way to limit corporate spending on federal campaigns fairly? Do corporations deserve constitutional protection…free speech? Help me out here, because this one is confusing and needs to be discussed!

Click Here to LISTEN To Money Honey

You’re in good hands with Saxby Chambliss
George Bushs’ bill goes to the King of Beers
Snap, crackle pop, for old Bill Clinton
Diamonds are forever
Just like swift boat smears

Are you raising your children to stand up or accede
To the power of our nations
Love for corporate greed?
Buy a pack of Marlboros
And you better believe
That the choices when you get to vote
Are going to be
About the money

Money, Honey

Please don’t squeeze the Arnold
Is it live or is it Pelosi?
Nothin’ says lovin’ like something from Palin
Here’s a campaign message
Sponsored by the OC

How do you spell relief
When it keeps going and going?
Do you Yahoo or reach out to touch
The real thing?
Plop, plop, fizz, fizz
You are not in control
And might be finger lickin’ good
Or it might just clean your toilet bowl

Money, Honey

This is Al Gore
Sponsored by Greenpeace
This is Darth Vader
Sponsored by Lockheed
Hi, I’m Rob Blagojevich
Trojan’s my brand
Vote for Angelique
Get a free wedding band!

Miss American Way (The Lilly Ledbetter Song)

Camille Bright-Smith — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 05:19:01 +0000

Click Here to LISTEN To Miss American Way

Lilly was workin’ hard
Hitting the plant floor every day
She learned every single job
It was Goodyear all the way
Everyone in Gadsden Alabama
Knew her very well
The lady Manager
The sweetest gal
The hardest worker

Then one day
She got a letter from a stranger
Exposing that her pay
Was waaaaaay less than what the guys were makin’
Means Lilly spent
Round 20 years
Getting less
Doing the same
Wasn’t there a law about that
Back in the day?

And Miss Lilly says
Might don’t make right
Whats good is good
I’m gonna fight, I’m gonna fight
And you can thank her
For your right to equal pay
Miss Lilly Ledbetter
Your Miss American Way!

Shake downs for sex
Back room cigarettes
Lilly never wanted
Any part of this
They backed the wrong gal
Up against a wall
And it took an act of Congress
But the wall came tumblin’ down

Hey Lilly Hey
Ginsberg had her back
Lilly had her faith
Y’all better get right with that
And pay attention
Don’t take one penny less
Might need to mention
Lilly Ledbetter Act

And Miss Lilly says
Might don’t make right
Whats good is good
I’m gonna fight, I’m gonna fight
And you can thank her
For your right to equal pay
Miss Lilly Ledbetter
Your Miss American Way!

Do you need more information on Pay Equity?

http://www.9to5.org/
Change the Workplace, Change the World

Hey friends, we may get a visit from Miss Lilly Ledbetter. Please, write her a message and thank her for fighting the fight for all of us that want pay equity!

Patriot – My HealthCare Song

Camille Bright-Smith — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 21:43:39 +0000

Patriot Demo – Listen Here

By Camile Bright-Smith

On Monday I met a fundie

Said Obama’s plan would bring the second coming

On Tuesday I met a groupie

She smiled and said Glenn Beck had kissed her Uzi

Wednesday came and to my shame

The Teabaggers were out again

And Thursday was filled to bursting

With easy lies about the Youth in Asia

CHORUS

But me, I am a patriot

Sticks and stones

Will break my bones

But flames will never hurt me

It isn’t socialistic to heal the sick

I think a better word might be PATRIOT

They’re going at it on the internet

Sayin’ 1 in 5 are gonna have to die

Its compromise, gotta admit

But the odds are better, 4 can live forever

All the wing-nuts are white as ghosts

In mortal fear that Rush won’t get his daily dose

O’Reilly is afeard of treatment

If he isn’t mental Fox will be defeated

CHORUS

On Monday and Tuesday

On Wednesday and Thursday

On Friday and Saturday

And no rest on Sunday

I’m standing up for this

I am a PATRIOT

GUN GUN GUN demo

Camille Bright-Smith — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 00:08:38 +0000

GUN GUN GUN DEMO – LISTEN HERE

We all have our passions

I like to play with guns

I really like to shoot them

Shootin’ guns is fun

I like shootin’ at turtle doves

I like shootin’ at big game

I like shootin’ at bottles

You better watch when I take aim

Gun Gun Gun, Gonna get my gun

Gonna get get get my gun

Gun Gun Gun, Gonna get get my gun

I’m gonna get get, Gonna get get my gun

We all have our obsessions

Now I’m obsessed with you

You are not helping you whacked out gun nut

You make us look like fools

Your semi auto appearance

AK on your back

The Presidents in the building

And your outside packin’ heat

Talkin’ smack

CHORUS

You better pick up some booze and ammo

At the cut rate liquor drive thru

I really dig your opinions Rambo

Everyone’s out to get you

Ft. Carson Colorado

Camille Bright-Smith — Mon, 25 May 2009 21:09:39 +0000

“Last year, after nine soldiers in one brigade deployed twice to Iraq had been accused of 10 murders and attempted murders at home, Graham appointed a task force to examine their military records and ascertain any trends. Then-U.S. Sen. Ken Salazar, now secretary of the interior, called on Geren to broaden the inquiry into a nationwide review of violence among returning soldiers.” —The Denver Post on 5/6/2009 read article “Preventable suicides. Avoidable drug overdoses. Murders that never should have happened.” — Huffington Post on 2/9/2009 read article

Listen To: Ft. Carson Colorado

Ft. Carson Colorado
The proud home of our 4th Infantry
The men that pulled Sadaam
out from his hole
Ft. Carson Colorado
Those brave souls of the 31st Dixie
Named after Kit, its the Army’s heart and soul

Ft. Carson’s Deadly Duty
Was the headline on the Sunday News
Now Ft. Carson’s pride is burdened by
Its finest Iron horses running wild

And the army said “some problems slipped right through the cracks’
I wonder what they meant by that
Did they mean the 9 soldiers
turned by war from men to fiends
Did they mean the 6 now dead and gone
Shot or stabbed and left to bleed alone