{"id":26971,"date":"2026-03-16T01:23:42","date_gmt":"2026-03-15T15:23:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.billkochman.com\/Blog\/?p=26971"},"modified":"2026-03-16T01:23:42","modified_gmt":"2026-03-15T15:23:42","slug":"political-bribery-a-poem-by-bill-kochman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.billkochman.com\/Blog\/index.php\/political-bribery-a-poem-by-bill-kochman\/","title":{"rendered":"POLITICAL BRIBERY &#8212; a poem and song by BBB"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.billkochman.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/political-bribery-optimized.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-39454\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.billkochman.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/political-bribery-optimized.png 1080w, https:\/\/www.billkochman.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/political-bribery-optimized-557x696.png 557w, https:\/\/www.billkochman.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/political-bribery-optimized-768x960.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>#Poetry #Poem<\/p>\n<p>POLITICAL BRIBERY    <\/p>\n<p>by Bill Kochman<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Bill's Bible Basics Poetry and Songs\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billkochman.com\/Poetry\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.billkochman.com\/Poetry<\/a><\/p>\n<p>08-06-2024<\/p>\n<p>Well a politician calls it debt relief,<br \/>\nBut it seems so much like a bribe,<br \/>\nThey will give you a lot of freebies,<br \/>\nSo you&#8217;ll always vote for their tribe.<\/p>\n<p>They can&#8217;t actually buy your vote,<br \/>\nSo they&#8217;ll disguise it another way,<br \/>\nThrough their government benefits,<br \/>\nDo remember them on election day.<\/p>\n<p>They will appear to be your friends,<br \/>\nMaking your life as easy as can be,<br \/>\nBut as for their actual motivation,<br \/>\nThey will conceal it so very cleverly.<\/p>\n<p>Oh come now get your free housing,<br \/>\nAnd food stamps to keep you fed,<br \/>\nWelfare is likewise another option,<br \/>\nMedicaid so you don&#8217;t end up dead.<\/p>\n<p>Yes, let&#8217;s open up all our borders,<br \/>\nSo millions of illegals can come in,<br \/>\nConvince them to choose our party,<br \/>\nThen certainly, we are sure to win.<\/p>\n<p>They will even hand out cell phones,<br \/>\nPlus a bus ticket to get some place,<br \/>\nTheir real goal is not just to help you,<br \/>\nBut to win an upcoming political race.<\/p>\n<p>Now I don&#8217;t condemn such programs,<br \/>\nSome folks really need them I know,<br \/>\nBut it is how politicians use them,<br \/>\nEnsuring their voter roll will grow.<\/p>\n<p>Everyone likes to get free things,<br \/>\nAnd there&#8217;s nothing wrong with that,<br \/>\nYet beware of those sly politicians,<br \/>\nWho just want to tip the political hat.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>#Poetry #Poem POLITICAL BRIBERY by Bill Kochman https:\/\/www.billkochman.com\/Poetry 08-06-2024 Well a politician calls it debt relief, But it seems so much like a bribe, They will give you a lot of freebies, So you&#8217;ll always vote for their tribe. 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