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Politicians Prove Alternate Realities Exist! |
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Written by Michael Salsbury
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Wednesday, 18 January 2006 |
I often wonder what alternate reality the nation's political leaders
live in. What possessed the Republicans to run Dan Quayle, the
Democrats to run Al Gore, and Ralph Nader to think he ever had a
chance? But recently I got one of the funniest alternate reality
glimpses I've gotten in a long, long time.
If I say the words "State of the Union Address" to you, what images
come to mind? Go ahead, think about that for a minute before you read
any further... No really, think about the images that come to mind...
When I do that, the image that comes to my mind is the President
sitting behind a desk in the Oval Office, blathering on about how he's
leading our nation proudly forward, how he's made the economy stronger,
how he's done this or that, etc. I think of myself wanting to change
the channel or watch something else entirely. That's about it. If
you're someone who didn't vote for Dubya, you probably have even less
pleasant thoughts than mine. Heck, you might have voted for the guy
and still hate the idea of sitting through that speech. Don't blame
you.
What do our nation's political leaders think we'll be doing when this
speech comes on? Are you sitting down? You'd better. According to
the email I received from the GOP (no, I didn't sign up to be on their
mailing list as far as I know), they think we're having people over and
hosting parties to watch the State of the Union Address. That's right,
they think the State of the Union Address warrants us hosting parties
in our homes and inviting friends and family over to watch it. (Better, the paragraph closest to the picture of President Bush suggests I invite a number of Republican Party Volunteers - complete strangers - to the house if I don't have enough friends to invite!) I can
almost hear Rod Serling's voice and the familiar Twilight Zone theme...
 The GOP's suggestion to host a State of the Union Address party...
It's not that I don't think the speech would be easier to take with a
few drinks under my belt. It would. And it's not that I wouldn't mind
having some munchies to distract me from the political chatter, or a
few friends around to talk to while I'm waiting on the thing to end. I
would. It's just that I can't imagine anyone wanting to gather their
friends and family together for a "State of the Union Address Party".
It's tempting to send out invitations just to see how many people call to ask if it's a joke...
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