Sunday, April 19, 2009

"Ha, Nazi, Schmazi," says Wernher von Braun


Gather ’round while I sing you of Wernher von Braun,
A man whose allegiance
Is ruled by expedience.
Call him a Nazi, he won’t even frown,
“Ha, Nazi, Schmazi,” says Wernher von Braun.

Don’t say that he’s hypocritical,
Say rather that he’s apolitical.
“Once the rockets are up, who cares where they come down?
That’s not my department,” says Wernher von Braun.

Some have harsh words for this man of renown,
But some think our attitude
Should be one of gratitude,
Like the widows and cripples in old London town,
Who owe their large pensions to Wernher von Braun.

You too may be a big hero,
Once you’ve learned to count backwards to zero.
“In German oder English I know how to count down,
Und I’m learning Chinese!” says Wernher von Braun.
Tom Lehrer, 1965 (Link)

1 comment:

Aron Ranen said...

Was Von Braun a War criminal? New Documentary film

Please share my new documentary about Von Braun at this link to Part one

THE LOST VON BRAUN part one- intro
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxiJJS5W65A&feature=channel_page

THE LOST VON BRAUN part Two is the most dramatic,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kxUe64-w_M&feature=channel

The filmmaker shows a former Nazi Slave an interview with a retired NASA Employee,and ex-Nazi…who claims the slaves “ate well”.

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