Revised Older Poem: THIS IS THE NEWS

New Poem: UNHOLY WATER

sometimes instant outrage

can be a good thing

when directed at targets less easy

than misbehaving celebrities

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case in point:

the San Francisco Archdiocese

drenching homeless people

to drive them from sanctified property

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[interrupting this poem for

a message from the Archdiocese:

go away, weary dirty people

we aren't patient like Jesus

you'll get no rest here

Christian charity, what's that?

it's 2015

and the new San Francisco

is a plush parlor, bedroom and bath

for the Secular Saints of Silicon Valley]

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instant outrage

led to the Church apologizing

and promising to withdraw

the sprinkle-people system

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meanwhile, the news anchor

on a Los Angeles independent station

introduces this story

with the words

"creative ways of dealing with

the homeless problem"

And Paul Moyer, veteran L.A. anchorperson, rides off into the sunset.

Paul Moyer, who, until recently was KNBC Channel 4's co-anchor (along with Colleen Williams), has now officially left the station: http://www.laobserved.com/archive/2009/04/paul_moyer_officially_don.php#email

Moyer, who was an embodiment of the conservative-leaning, sometimes-overstated anchorman type beloved by Los Angeles TV station managers (see also Jerry Dunphy, Hal Fishman, Harold Greene), is now replaced by aging, blow-dried Chuck Henry (best known for his long-ago stint hosting KABC's fluffy EYE ON L.A.)--referred to as a "seasoned street reporter" in one memorable KNBC ad.

But KNBC is cut-cut-cutting budget, explaining Moyer's departure and the dumb decision to get rid of the Sacramento bureau.