Stuff We Care About

If Oprah spent more money and less talk on her talk show,
Showing the people she showcases how to feed a family on a dollar-a-day
Maybe Africa would be in a better place.

She spends $50,000 per month, per eyebrow,
Eating from a golden trough at the Hotel Bel-Air
With the rest of the silver spoons
Where she wines and dines with the divine
Like Nancy Reagan with her phases of the moon,
One billion dollars for Ron’s UCLA Med Center?
The same folks turned down AIDS research in the 80’s
‘Cause they’d rather let Sally Struthers Feed the Children…

UNICEF is takin’ heat--
Do the kids want pencil boxes or would they rather eat?
Do we really know what’s best for them?
Education brings food-it’s pretty rude!
Try telling that to the starving 4 year old, dude!

Everybody is always talking about Darfur
But if we paid attention to Alan Dershowitz
It’s Israeli war crimes
Between the two, we ain’t got time to bust these rhymes

Then there’s that crazy bitch…
No, sorry, that crazy ho’
On trinity TV, with her Triple decker blonde,
bleached-out-bimbo bombshell, bouffant
Who’s trippin’ on her Barbie dolls for girls and race cars for boys
Somehow spreading a fucked up gospel of Wal-Mart
and mass consumerism.
Preaching the word of Christ of American Pop Culture
36 24 48…I don’t give a shit if you’re that great
Get down off that crucifix, bitch, somebody needs the wood!

Now it sounds like we don’t care.
By “we,” we mean the Royal We, right?
As in the Royal Air Force & U.S. Navy
Who cared so damn much after dropping the ball--
No-- after dropping the bombs--
No wait--
Same thing—
Whatever
On Somalia,
They dropped three million bucks one weekend in Mombassa
For beers and three million fucks
Did all those boys use condoms?
Probably not, since the cardinal don’t approve
This--on a continent, where one third of the people prove HIV positive.

Still, I’m positive bitching about it ain’t gonna help.
Just like 24-hour drive-through Jesus ain’t gonna help.
And Sally, Ricky, Geraldo, and Oprah ain’t gonna help.

Don’t get me wrong
Oprah and Ling bring to our eyes brilliant awareness
Edited for numbers
Boosted for ratings
To make us love them!
There should be a show specifically for the one important thing Oprah really cares about,
No more Ashton & Demi or Brad & Jen
Episodes of the “Truth” are nothing but lies, sand in our eyes

So what’s the lesson in all this?
What do we do?
What’s the moral of the story?
Does it --
Will it--
Can it--
Have a happy ending?
I hope so
I hope so too!

But it’s gonna take more than campus pep rallies, open letters, “very special episodes” or holiday fundraisers.
It is time to roll up our sleeves, get our hands dirty, and that means work!
Making it personal, yo.
Use your MasterCard to get a visa
And check that shit out yourself
Sponsor an exchange student to come here!
At the very least, ensure your donor dollars are accountable,
Not just another tax write-off
Priceless my ass!