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Oh, Lordy, I feel so slimed. Never, never again will I waste time going to hear King Chimpy say one word.
Just a little background, I had the pleasure of attending a conference in DC several years back during the Clinton administration. President Clinton came and spoke as a keynote speaker during one of our weeklong meetings. The crowd was, by a significant majority, Republican (75%?). Clinton spoke to issues, gave his opinions, backed them up with facts, figures, solutions and reasons. He was concise, articulate and profound. He had concrete plans and was prepared to discuss them fully. He had the group eating out of the palm of his hand and got a standing ovation by the entire room when he was finished. By the way – one of the main issues at this conference were private accounts for Social Security. Repugs pushing it hard even back then, Clinton has reservations. (I’ll never forget – a state big wig with the GOP was also serving as a delegate – hated Clinton with a purple passion – throwing her napkin after the speech and said, “Well, I’ll be damned, the son of a bitch is going to get re-elected!”) This was in ’95 when Clinton was having trouble after the 94 mid-terms. She was so pissed! Enough history.
Today, I went to hear another president speak. The security issues were exponentially much greater. (Be afraid; be very afraid of your constituents!) The wait long and hot, show ID, walk through metal detector but finally got into the hall to hear what this guy had to say. As it turns out, Chimpy had nothing to say. Nothing except to blame the Dems for every problem that ever existed. He didn’t call them Dems by name but it was clear to everyone in the room this was going to be another slime fest. And they loved it. Hell, they LIVE for it!
There were several people yelling out protests but they were escorted out of the hall quickly (three different times!) and the crowd then got the message it was their job to shout down the opposition. And like sheeple, they obeyed their brain dead master. Honestly, there was a contingency of people in groups around the room that started every episode of cheering and standing up clapping. I pretty sure there were plants throughout the audience to make sure he got his obligatory “love fest” from his sheeple. Three hundred people protested outside but I didn’t see anything but a few signs, etc.
For the vast majority of the speech he did not talk about Social Security although that was the “advertised” subject. He pandered to the local politicians – Ann Northup (gag!), he told her sons to obey their “Mama,” “I still mind mine.” The crowd loved “yokelisms.” (Couldn’t help but wonder how many in the room would wish that their child grow up to be a mass murder.) He recognized the poor hapless souls that ended up sitting on the stage with him. More sheeple – only to the 10th power.
Whined about needing an energy policy but “Congress” wouldn’t pass one. Talked about freedom – “amazing time.” Assume he was talking about Iraq or someplace besides the US. Then he felt the need to define “cash deficits” – “more money going out than coming in.” Now I’m wondering if he is lost and thinks he is talking to a third grade class. Upon reflection, this crowd probably did need the definition.
Tried to talk basketball to some coed on stage. Cleared up the matter that she was spending time at the game this afternoon instead of the library. (Insert lame laugh here.) And drug out two grandfathers and their granddaughters to say how much they want Chimpy’s Social Security plan to pass. Of course, none of them could say WHY they support a plan that does not exist.
He belittled some University of Illinois wonk with a PhD who was there to say Chimpy was right. Never did say WHAT he was right about – but he is right. Period. Right. Always right. Social Security going broke by 2018 – broke, broke, broke. Chimpy is right. Chimpy bragged, again, about being a poor student and he was president and the other guy with the PhD wasn’t. Nah, nah, nah. Smirk, giggle, smirk again. Classless, clueless boob, as usual.
He spent a lot of time throwing out terms that must be on the talking points sheet this week. The Dems are now the people that don’t think Americans are capable of being part of the “Investor Class” and Dems are playing “Generational Politics.” (Hence the grandpas and the girlies on stage – isn’t that “Generational Politics?) Kept saying that all possibilities are open to discussion but the Dems won’t discuss all options. He did throw out the figure that if “young people” (didn’t define the age) could invest just 4% (of what?) that “over time” (any clues to how long THAT would be?) would earn $250,000 extra for their retirement. The crowd loved those figures – wild applause. (Think he was using minimum wage figures to amass that fortune?) Main message I took from this silly exercise – Chimpy doesn’t have a plan, not going to discuss a plan but the Dems are obstructionists. Oh, and be afraid. The Dems are going to make sure you a poor in your old age – because Social Security is going broke.
I did not stand up and yell, I did not boo. I was not escorted out under armed guard. And that will forever be my shame to bear. Several times I wanted to but honestly, but I chickened out. Of course, I did get a lot of dirty looks for not standing, cheering or clapping. One of the people I got a ticket for did yell and got taken out so maybe I did contribute in a very small way. If I had it to do over, I would never bother going to hear this “moran” speak again. My time and efforts could have been much better spent outside with the real patriots. Now THEY had a message.
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