Colin Powell Sings*

In the winter, I’m a Buddhist In the summer, I’m a nudist In Jerusalem Talmudist In Hell-Fire Club the crudest Chameleon, chameleon When Democrats are winning Liberalities I’m spinning When Republicans are panting Racist slogans I am chanting Chameleon, chameleon With the Proles digging ditches With the brokers plotting riches & with God was quite religious Here in Hell sunk where hot pitch is Chameleon, chameleon … … * My sincere thanks to Bob in the comments at this posting for Friday January 13th 2006 on Today in Iraq for the lyrics. The Graphic at the start of this post and the one below are both from the Jakarta July 2004 ASEAN Regional Forum conference at the end of which Powell and 5 senior US officials dressed up as the 1970s disco group beloved of closet queens everywhere "Village People" and pranced around singing the 1970s disco bunny hit "YMCA." If you go to ARF's photogallery site you'll notice that these photos are conspicuous by their absence.