THOSE GOOD OLD APATHETIC DAYS!

THOSE GOOD OLD APATHETIC DAYS!
By; The Speaker in the House
Claudia Roazen
I was shocked when I heard that the Democratic House Leader Nancy Pelosi described the dissenting voices heard at town hall meetings around the country as being UN-American. I was taken aback but then thought you know, she is correct. Think about it, the voting record in this country is abysmal and we have been embarrassed by countries like post Saddam Iraq when it comes to citizen participation. Getting people to pull away from their televisions and computers to go to a town hall meeting is a feat in and of itself. Nancy has it right when she says that it is un-American that people are going to town hall meetings, asking questions and then boldly dissenting with their voices at their government’s sweeping plans, spending and power grabbing. It is so unlike the typical American! It is UN-American! It is spontaneous, un-organized, unaffiliated with Democrat or Republican party association, gender and age neutral, without articulate rhythmic slogans and not backed or funded by left or right wing special interest groups. That’s totally UN-American! Apathy is American!
Acorn is American as N.O.W. is American as PETA is American but not these average get off their couch and go have a word with their Washington Representative who has come into town voices! No…they are not American. The American voices are puppetry, community organized; slogan filled, placard waving and always receives extensive positive Press coverage. These disorganized throngs of average citizenry holding Tea Parties and then going to town hall meetings are embarrassing our elected officials with their straightforward and non-choreographed questions and comments. They have no leader to negotiate with, no political slush fund to bribe officials with by withholding huge campaign contributions, no friends in the media who even if they report their protests underestimate their numbers and message. What can we expect the elitist Washington folk to think but that this is right –wing, red-neck, un-educated, loonies just out to embarrass the powerful. According to our government real grassroots protest is sponsored, backed and organized and this is not.
Perhaps I should look into organizing these UN-American protest voices by started a group to give them legitimacy. Let’s see how about PINESCONES? P-eople I-nterested N-ationally about E-scalating C-apital S-pending and O-verruns with N-o E-nd in S-ight. Hey… if this works out, as a community organizer I could become the First Female President! No…that would mean I’d have to abandon all my values and principles, lose my common sense, spend the American people’s money like it was water while feathering my own bank account with insider deals and steals. No I’d rather stay an UN-American American and vote, lend my voice at town hall, write my Senators and Representatives and hope they start listening to the growing din of discontent and the loss of those good old apathetic days that our leaders in Washington count on!