Tom Lehrer

Music came before poetry for a young Franks, but his move into writing verse was perhaps inevitable considering that, once he was drawn to the radio by artists such as Tom Lehrer,

Your Local Guardian | Sutton 2010

In another post, Mr. Bernstein quotes singer/satirist Tom Lehrer while discussing the difficulty of pushing a jobs program: " Though they may have won all the battles, we had all the good songs."

Richard (RJ) Eskow: By Not Challenging the Tea Party, the White House Makes It Stronger RJ 2011

The governor seems to understand that we are truly coming to the stage where we had better do something or, in the words of the immortal Tom Lehrer, "We will all go together when we go" -- likely a result of OPEB and not ICBM's.

John Mirisch: Shades of Brown: Cities and the Governor's Pension Reforms (Part 2) John Mirisch 2011

The governor seems to understand that we are truly coming to the stage where we had better do something or, in the words of the immortal Tom Lehrer, "We will all go together when we go" -- likely a result of OPEB and not ICBM's.

John Mirisch: Shades of Brown: Cities and the Governor's Pension Reforms (Part 2) John Mirisch 2011

Brings to mind the great Tom Lehrer lyric: Remember the war against Franco?

Jared Bernstein: Changing the Subject: Where Are the Jobs? Jared Bernstein 2011

Not to mention tossing off Tom Lehrer's "Hanukkah in Santa Monica" for seasonal good cheer -- and Ebersole having her little casting joke by insisting she's using the ditty as an audition for the role of Golde in a future Fiddler on the Roof production.

David Finkle: First Nighter: Genius Jazz Violinist Aaron Weinstein Meets Brilliant Jazz Singer Christine Ebersole in Dual Birdland Triumph David Finkle 2011

Murdoch was open to switching sides because Blair's party was going to win the next election anyway -- and Rupert was -- in the wonderfully incisive words of Tom Lehrer -- "a man whose allegiance is ruled by expedience..."

Martin Lewis: Murdoch Most Foul Martin Lewis 2011

In another post, Mr. Bernstein quotes singer/satirist Tom Lehrer while discussing the difficulty of pushing a jobs program: " Though they may have won all the battles, we had all the good songs."

Richard (RJ) Eskow: By Not Challenging the Tea Party, the White House Makes It Stronger RJ 2011

Murdoch was open to switching sides because Blair's party was going to win the next election anyway -- and Rupert was -- in the wonderfully incisive words of Tom Lehrer -- "a man whose allegiance is ruled by expedience..."

Martin Lewis: Murdoch Most Foul Martin Lewis 2011

Brings to mind the great Tom Lehrer lyric: Remember the war against Franco?

Jared Bernstein: Changing the Subject: Where Are the Jobs? Jared Bernstein 2011