Remember, fellow conservatives, we’ve been here before…
On November 3, 1949, President Harry Truman spoke in St. Paul, Minnesota, in conjunction with that state’s Truman Day Celebration, and that evening he delivered an address on the subject of opposition to Democratic efforts to promote the general welfare.
In response to his remarks the New York Daily News labeled his address a “pie-for-everybody” speech and published the following “Ode to a Welfare State” in response:
Here is the transcript:
Father, must I go to work?
No, my lucky son
We’re living on Easy Street
On dough from WashingtonWe’ve left it up to Uncle Sam,
So don’t get exercised
Nobody has to give a damn —
We’ve all been subsidizedBut if Sam treats us all so well
And feeds us milk and honey
Please, daddy, tell me what the hell
He’s going to use for moneyDon’t worry, bub, there’s not a hitch
In this here noble plan —
He simply soaks the filthy rich
And helps the common manBut father, won’t there come a time
When they run out of cash
And we have left them not a dime
When things will go to smash?My faith in you is shrinking, son,
You nosy little brat;
You do too damn much thinking, son
To be a Democrat.
Remember this in the days ahead.
We’ve been here before.
We’ve met similar challenges before.
And we came out victorious.
Hat Tip Gini
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