The Vanishing Hillary

Yesterday—I thought it weird—
I saw two women, disappeared
Religious censorship held sway
Oh, how I wish it’d go away

When first I saw the photograph
Two women numbered in the staff
But when the censor photoshopped
The both of them were simply dropped

Go away, go away, from the situation room!
Go away, go away, or the censor will fume

Yesterday—I thought it weird—
I saw two women, disappeared
Religious censorship held sway
Oh, how I wish it’d go away


I expect you have seen both the original and the doctored photo by now--it is already an iconic image--my favorite coverage of the issue is here, at the Washington Post. Of all the variations on the classic photo, Der Zeitung's is the only one I disapprove of (My favorite features a velociraptor).

The verse, you might recognize, is stolen from "Antigonish", by William Hughes Mearns. Just because.

Oh, and: