with apologies to gene pitney and mad kane (find the midi here):
when ned lamont came into town
bush and cheney cried, they cried.
when lieberman was voted down
the freepers tried to hide
cuz msnbc, cnn and fox
and the others in the old guard, well
if they had to talk facts and reality,
it was mighty hard.from bangkok way a stranger came,
child porn in his hand, a man.
the kind of man that ratings love
scandalous and grand
cuz msnbc, cnn and fox
and the others in the old guard, well
if they had to talk facts and reality
it was mighty hard.many a story lived or died
sensationalist in their views
but the man who killed jonbenet ramsey
he killed jonbenet ramsey
he saved the cable network news
now no one needs to work with facts
if they’re a pretty face, nice face
just spew out gossip and hearsay
it’s good for nancy grace
but conjecture and scandal are the only laws
the network news understood
when it came to broadcasting baseless rumors, well
they were mighty good.the constitution quaked in fear
along with civil rights, those rights
the politicians had their fill
and never feared a fight.
no, there just hasn’t been a working press
around here for quite a while
cuz the fourth estate is just a fifth column now
resistance is futilemany a story lived or died
sensationalist in their views
but the man who killed jonbenet ramsey
he killed jonbenet ramsey
he saved the cable network news
it isn’t very pretty what a blog without pity can do
