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Oh, The Places Ivanka Won’t Go

SORRY, DR. SEUSS
opinion

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We’d like you to leave on a bus or a plane/Or hop in the mail, or get on the train/Or like the snowflake you are, fly off into snow/We do not care where, we just want you to go.

Erin Gloria Ryan

Updated Dec. 13, 2020 5:40PM ET / Published Dec. 11, 2020 11:37PM ET 

Go fuck yourself!

Today ain’t your day.

You’re out of the White House!

You’re off and away!

You’re deposed in D.C.

Macy’s won’t sell your shoes.

And if you run for office

You’re certain to lose.

You’re on your own. And you know what you know.

And now you’ve got to figure out where to go.

You’ll return to Manhattan. It’s worse than you fear.

At each gala they’ll whisper, “Get the hell out of here.”

With your head full of brains and your shoes full of feet,

You’ll fear spit in your food when you go out to eat.

    And your alma mater

    (The vaunted UPenn).

    On their campus, they won’t want

    Your face there again.

    Out there things can happen

    And frequently do

    to people who’ve banked

    As much bad karma as you.

    To a cruel asshole using her kids for “Likes,”

    While her daddy’s locking up little migrant tykes.

    There’s no making up

    For these things you helped do.

    OH!

    WHERE WILL YOU GO?

    I'm sorry to say so

    But, sadly, it’s true

    That in state crimes

    And local

    Daddy can’t pardon you.

    So New York state’s out

    They don’t like the vulgarity.

    Of a family that steals from

    A kids’ cancer charity.

    So how bout Old Europe?

    Could you hang with Macron?

    Nope! The leaders there think

    You’re a dummy and con.

    “But I stand up for women!”

    You may insist

    Several Chinese patents

    Gripped tightly in-fist

    If you look at approvals,

    I’m sorry to say,

    Less than one-third of women

    Feel that way.

    Despite all your dithering

    You were not able

    To give more women

    “A seat at the table”

    In fact, women lost ground

    Under your watch

    Your “empowerment” efforts

    Were nothing but botched.

    And people your age?

    Sorry princess, the truth

    Is that 73 percent of us

    Find you uncouth.

    OH!

    WHERE WILL YOU GO?

      You can try South Dakota!

      Far from your troubles legal!

      (Unfortunately you might

      Have to talk to poor people.)

      And in the Midwest

      They don’t care for whiners

      Unless you like to spend time

      Hanging out in sad diners.

      (Plus, thanks in part to your husband, the dolt

      In the Dakotas are lots of sick folk.)

      Ah, skip the Dakotas! There’s a better place.

      The West Coast! Where doctors can maintain your face.

      Unfortunately, the coastals don’t take kindly to fascists.

      Even the ones with beautiful long lashes.

      You will sit in the place in Americans’ hearts,

      Between “paper cuts” and “elevator farts.”

      You will try to return

      You will want to come back

      But you’re an unqualified political hack

      Who does interviews in a weird childish voice,

      And has already said that she’s anti-choice.

      We’re all fed up. We’re tired of you.

      We want you to go, we can’t wait till you do.

      We’d like you to leave on a bus or a plane

      Or hop in the mail, or get on the train,

      Or like the snowflake you are, fly off into snow

      We do not care where, we just want you to go.

      Oh, the places you won’t go!

      Your career is done!

      But congrats, First Daughter, you had a good run.

      Maybe magic awaits you on QVC

      (It’s amazing the crap they can sell on TV)

      Because, daughter of losery loser who lost,

      I'm afraid that sometimes

      Bad deeds come with a cost.

      All Alone!

      Whether you like it or not,

      Alone will be something

      you’ll be quite a lot.

      So the Midwest is out

      And the West Coast won’t take you,

      But maybe there’s one place that will not forsake you.

      Go to Florida! A place that is surely not sinking,

      Your neighbor, Tom Brady, stands next door, unblinking.

      An island of rich guys!

      And their tacky wives!

      An island of only

      The most matter-ing lives!

      No more pretending you care about others,

      Finally, finally, you’ll have all your druthers,

      You won’t have to pretend that you’re on vacation,

      The next time your dad endorses Aryan Nation!

      No more boos, no more jeers,

      Or electoral defeats

      You’re finally living

      Among the elites!

      And back on the mainland,

      Where things are not fine,

      Your time in the White House will be a punchline.

      And will you recede?

      Yes! You will, indeed!

      (98 and 3/4 percent guaranteed.)

        So...

        be your name Mick, Hogan Gidley, or Conway,

        Take a walk off a short pier; please take the long way.

        You’re out of the White House!

        Today is your day!

        We don’t care where you go-

        Just… get on your way!

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