Posted by
grad_1986 on Thursday, August 13, 2009 2:36:29 PM
Recently a woman lectured Sen Specter about what she saw as the systematic dismantling of the Constitution and running up huge deficits that will bankrupt our country. Another woman at another meeting lectured the senator on how she felt that government has failed at Social Security, Medicare, Welfare and now they want us to believe they can get Healthcare right. "No Senator" was her final strong words to the senator.
Senator Specter today was asked about the anger being voiced by the people at the town hall meetings and what people are angry about. His response was that the same old line that" people are angry about the partisan politics of Washington and not getting anything done". WHAT???
Is he a) DEAF
Is he b) STUPID
Is he c) DRUNK
No. I don't think he is any of the above. I think real answer is: d) HE'S ARROGANT.
Most of our politicians take offense to us, less "educated" and less "sophisticated" members of society to tell them that they are wrong and that we know what's better for our lives than they do. That is the way it is with the progressive movement, for progressivism has at its heart a "class system" in which upper-class (ruling class) are smarter and more educated and enlightened about the world and what is better for the lower-class (working class) members of society. Therefore anytime the lower class tries to tell the upper class to "shove it" they don't hear what we are saying but instead look at us as "angry mobs" that need to be "dealt with" and "educated".
My hope is that Pennsylvania will throw this guy out on a rail in 2010. They deserve better than an arrogant A-hole like Specter who only APPEARS to be listening to us but in reality could care less about what we have to say. It reminds me of a "Far Side" cartoon in which the first panel says "What we say to cats" and the person is yelling at their cat saying "Bad Fifi! Bad Fifi! I don't want you scratching the furniture! Bad Fifi!". Then in the second panel it says "What cats hear us say" and there is a blank cartoon bubble above the persons head showing that they don't hear anything we say. Sadly, the same is true for politicians today.