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in the Hat
by
David Rucker
Illustrated by
Vic Lockman
Copyright © 1995
Associated Conservatives of Texas
One cold winter day
we sat in our house,
we two hundred million and a half,
we were quiet, quiet as a church mouse.
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Just then, was a knock on our door!
As we opened a little,
we came face to face
with a hat wearing Rat.
He smiled and said,
“Hey, I think I like this place!”
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The Rat in the Hat said, “Don’t be so glum,
we can have lots of good fun!
We’ll raise so much money,
it will make your day sunny!”
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From good or from bad,
the source doesn’t matter,
we’ll have so much,
we’ll have more than enough!
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We looked at each other
in stunned disbelief,
the people and me.
We thought, this is not right –
it just shouldn’t be!
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But in came the Rat in the Hat
in spite of our plea.
In came that Rat,
just as bold as you please.
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He went right to our phone
and began to make calls.
He did not stop,
no, not at all.
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He called old, he called young,
he called smart, he called dumb.
He said what each wanted to hear,
to make it appear,
that he would be good
at making their problems disappear!
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They loved it, they did,
and to our surprise
they sent him lots of good money
from morning ’til night.
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Now he had many phones
and computers too,
and he used them all
to make his sordid calls!
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We did not like what was happening,
not one little bit.
It was slimy and deceptive,
each one of his tricks.
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We could see it was getting late,
our country was a mess,
so we told him to leave
and get out of our place!
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He said, “I can’t do that!
I’ve got too much to lose.
So here’s what I’ll do:
I’ll bring out some friends
who are really cool dudes!”
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So he opened this box,
did the Rat in the Hat,
and out came two things named
Thing One and Thing Two.
What do they do? we asked, as we sat.
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The Rat answered,
“Why, they help me have fun,
do Thing Two and Thing One!”
I asked, “But what is the R on Thing One
and the D on Thing Two?”
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“Oh, those don’t mean a thing,”
he happened to say.
“The D and the R give us license to play.
I use them to trick people each and
every day”
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“All the people love one or the other –
they like it that way.
It’s very simple –
somewhat plastic I’d say!”
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The Rat continued on,
“You see, it’s fun to see them fight,
fitter and fray. It keeps people occupied,
in a clever sort of way!”
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It was easy to see
that the Rat loved power.
He controlled the whole of our country
from his place in our tower.
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We had to get rid of that Rat,
and Thing One and Thing Two,
to save our great country
from immeasurable due.
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So we came up with a plan
that would loosen this noose.
We endeavored to do it –
just tell people the truth.
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We thought,
surely they’ll listen,
we know that they will.
They will listen –
for we have something to tell!
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We spoke of the Rat
and Thing One and Thing Two –
about how with honor and truth
they would have nothing to do.
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We told of the D,
and of the R,
and how the fight isn’t real –
nothing but fluff,
nothing but frills.
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We told them
all the Rat wanted
was Money and Power –
and not to give either,
in this late, late hour.
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It was getting late,
but we still had a chance
to again make our country great.
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We told Greg, Mary and Bill.
We told Phil, Angie and Sue.
Some people listened,
WILL
YOU?
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about the author
David Rucker was born in Springfield, Missouri during a blizzard
in 1956. At an early age he was appropriately nicknamed ‘Bucky’.
Now he is a small business owner and resides in the Dallas, Texas
area with his wife, Resa, and their two children, Morgan and
David Jr. David is uniquely gifted as a writer, with an ability to
expose our dark side and challenge us to better. He is faithful to
point us toward our Creator in our search for truth, life and
liberty. David serves as spokesman for, and a director of, the
Associated Conservatives of Texas. In this capacity, he has
changed the momentum of politics in Texas over recent years by
consistently conveying our ‘conservative conscience’ to friend
and foe alike.
about the artist
Vic Lockman, currently residing in the west, was born in Chicago
with a pen in his hand. His career includes writing thousands of
comic book scripts, penning editorial cartoons, drawing a
syndicated comic strip, and illustrating various books. He has
authored and published over a hundred Christian and patriotic
tracts and many cartoon illustrated books. If you would like to
contact him for additional information, please write to him at
P.O. Box 1396, Yreka, California (96097).