Whittle Channels Kipling

Posted on | November 22, 2012 | 13 Comments

by Smitty

Ah, the cultural recovery effort:

Can the natural rhythm of excellent poetry overcome the lack of a rap beat?

Update: thanks, Instapundit!

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13 Responses to “Whittle Channels Kipling”

Dianna Deeley
November 22nd, 2012 @ 11:22 pm

And the gods of the copybook headings limped up to explain it once more.

I keep reminding people of this.
Dianna Deeley
November 22nd, 2012 @ 11:26 pm

I’m waiting for the gods of the copybook headings with terror and slaughter to return. Because, well. It’s all there in Kipling.
Dudge OH Politics
November 23rd, 2012 @ 12:40 am

Bill Whittle is awesome!
SDN
November 23rd, 2012 @ 9:38 am

You’ll find the survivors more inclined to listen.
M. Thompson
November 23rd, 2012 @ 7:05 pm

The answer to the question at the end, is yes.
TMLutas
November 23rd, 2012 @ 7:55 pm

Rap Kipling
It’s been done
Quartermaster
November 23rd, 2012 @ 9:54 pm

The gods of dependency rule supreme these days and their priests, the Parasite Caucus, will tell us all how to make good. Alas, starvation awaits along that path as does death and destruction.
kevin menard
November 23rd, 2012 @ 10:03 pm

Yep, it’s time for that other Kipling verse:

http://www.poetryloverspage.com/poets/kipling/macdonoughs_song.html
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November 23rd, 2012 @ 10:29 pm

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Luke
November 23rd, 2012 @ 10:59 pm

I’ve always wanted a heavy metal band rock out to “Danegeld”.
David Govett
November 24th, 2012 @ 12:53 am

Democracy exists only among adults capable of saying, “No.”
ravenwald
November 24th, 2012 @ 6:23 am

amen to kipling, too bad they don’t seem to teach him in schools anymore!
K Gregory Reihing
November 24th, 2012 @ 7:47 am

Rudyard Kipling knew. Explained in the modern vernacular. Everything old is new again. Some things are true and timeless.
http://theothermccain.com/2012/11/22/whittle-channels-kipling/