by Rep. Ron Paul, Republican

A mob of

black demonstrators,

led by the 'Rev.' Al Sharpton,

occupied and closed

the Statue of Liberty

recently, demanding

that New York be renamed

Martin Luther King City

"to reclaim it for our people."



Hmmm. I hate

to agree with the Rev. Al,

but maybe a name change

is in order.



Welfaria?

Zooville?

Rapetown?

Dirtburg?

Lazyopolis?

But Al,

the Statue of Liberty?



Next time,

hold that demonstration

at a food stamp bureau

or a crack house.

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This poem was originally published as an article by Ron Paul in his own newsletter in the 1980s/1990s.