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Ewww......Remarks!
April 16, 2008
Okay, you've drawn me into this political babble and now I really have got to let this out. The whole media machine in addition to numerous members of both sides of our political machine have centered in on the remarks of Barrack Obama referencing the various comments he'd made regarding the American public and how they've been venting their unhappiness or finding refuge for it. For the most part the tight in the shorts people have expressed that, "This just isn't so and he is not in touch with the pulse of the country." His opponent finding an opportunity to get herself off the hot seat and put the pressure back on Obama has of course lit several signal flares of opinion and commentary with a dash or two of judgment.
Candidate or not, Barrack Obama hit a nerve in addition to hitting a mark. One of theGRIND's first stories spoke of the apathy vote of which I declared and still remain a part of. Perhaps I can be the New York Chair? And we are not alone. There are many disgruntled parties. We have religious factions vying for the center square while denouncing other religions all in the name of a higher deity that promotes peace and love for all human kind, consideration and patience, living in a way you know to be correct. Yet, religion is causing pain and anger, conflict and death and causing the American public to again choose sides as they choose a path to follow. As was mentioned to me, we find it in the most basic aspects of life in road rage and riot. We find it in horrific acts committed by increasingly younger individuals. We find apathy everywhere we look as our educational system crumbles under the weight of its restrictions in both finance and program. We find it in the smiles we no longer see on faces as we walk silently from one passage of the day thru another. We find it now at the gas pump and in the food markets. We will find it soon in every single product that we use in our lives for the price of diesel fuel is keeping a better upward soar than gas which is hurting the independents as well as the corporate drivers. This means shipping costs go up as well. So here we are and Obama say's we're angry and venting in a variety of ways and everyone is saying NO? You're wrong. I don't think an individual has ever made a more accurate public statement about the state of the public.
You know it's all good if you sit there and have made money and spent effort to preserve a way of life. I do not degrade you nor deplore you; I applaud you, good for you. There are however more of us who have worked and taken care of our obligations that no matter what the influx of days and without a winning lottery ticket seem to continue to have a hard time making ends meet. Our housing market is showing a result of that, no? Our minimum wage is RIDICULOUS period. Personally I've been to both sides of the fence even now hovering above the side that has dirt where the grass should be. I am not going to piss and moan as I am taking care of my financial obligations but afterward there is a strict budget on what I can and cannot purchase. I find a gallon of milk is the same as a gallon of gas. I find it difficult to keep any kind of variety in my diet not for lack of want but for want of cash to keep ahead of the prices. I have a healthcare plan that causes more symptoms than it would or will ever relieve. My point is give us a break!
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For too long I've messed with the wiring in my head. Now it shorts out more oft than not. But at my age I just sit and enjoy the sparks. RJM '07
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