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[Jon Ford]

Mike-- maybe it's because I'm sitting at home today playing with my 
part-Jewish grandson, but I find this song very moving as a sort of 
children's song for a young cow-poke who's got a lot to learn about his 
heritage. It was  written many years ago, long before Kinky started to run 
for office.  Maybe the "yellow star on the sleeve" is a reworking of the old 
cliche "wear your heart on your sleeve"--  wear your yellow star (ie, your 
heritage io discrimination) on your sleeve. I also love the line about "ride 
about 6 millian miles"-- one for every Jew murdered in the holocaust.

However, I do agree that all this is no reason to vote for Kinky for 
governor, and it doesn't say much about whether he's a "flake" or not-- just 
a very good one-time songwriter.

Jon