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"Superdelegate" the Song [VIDEO]

Posted by Adam Howard, AlterNet at 12:52 PM on February 19, 2008.


A song for one of those 795 Democratic Party insiders who put the mock in Democracy.
Superdelgate the Song

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This song is written and performed by Roy Zimmerman...here are the lyrics, video is to your right:


Superdelegate

Won't you supersede my decision

Ooo, Superdelegate

I need your...super...vision


I can't be trusted

To choose my own nominee

Democracy is just too important

To leave it to people like me


So gimme my election

'Cause it feels good to check that box

And when you determine how it should have turned out

I'll be right here sucking rocks

'Cause only when the ballots have all been collected

Can they be corrected


Superdelegate

Won't you supersede my decision

Ooo, Superdelegate

I need your...super...vision

When your vote is counted

It's like ten thousand to my one

It's good to know that my representative

Has such representation


So, do someone a favor

'Cause you know they'll remember that

You scratch their back and they'll scratch yours

It's his or her tit for your tat


The Democratic Party is too democratic

'Cause Democrats so erratic


Nineteen-Seventy-Two

The nominee was chosen by the people

And that nominee

Was George McGovern

Ooo


Nineteen-Seventy-Six

The nominee was chosen by the people

And that nominee

Was Jimmy Carter


Ooo


But Nineteen-Eighty-Four

The nominee was chosen by the Superdelegates

And that nominee

Was Walter Mondale!


Superdelegate

Won't you supersede my decision

Ooo, Superdelegate

I need your...super...imposition

Ooo

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Adam Howard is the editor of PEEK.


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the original intent was for the superdelegates to decide for themselves who to support
Posted by: KaptainSpiffy on Feb 20, 2008 3:05 AM   
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given the current climate of the involved will of the people perhaps it is time to rethink the 'superdelegate' idea

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» ooh! 'kaptaindippy' Posted by: KaptainSpiffy
Roy Zimmerman is a national treasure
Posted by: Thucy on Feb 20, 2008 6:37 AM   
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and it's great to see him getting some play on Alternet. This tune is pretty good (nice guitar work!) but for absolutely stellar Roy I recommend going to YouTube and checking out "That is the War on Terror," "Jerry Falwell's God" (great P-Funk licks!), "Ted Haggard is Completely Heterosexual" and "ChickenHawk" -- and that's just for starters.

Thank you Alternet for putting a big smile on my face this morning!

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Was hoping someone would pick it up...
Posted by: neilemac on Feb 20, 2008 4:43 PM   
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...and put it to music. Well I do declare, 'we the people' have a winner. Cudos Mr. Zimmerman, a smattering of Dylan in your blood, yes???

Well done! Bravo! See hands clapping.

Someone had to do it, eh. Cudos ...encore!!!

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Roy Zimmerman, an awesome...
Posted by: LeftCoastProgressive on Feb 21, 2008 8:29 AM   
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...discovery for me. WHY haven't I heard of him before?? A really cutting edge caustic troubadore in the Dylan vein...only more so!
I'll get his CD and paraphrase everything he's written. Alright...!!!! Great cynicism to words and music!!

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