Below is a transcript of Representatic Eric Massa’s (D-New York) exchange with a participant at the Net-roots Nation 2009 convention on Aug 17th, 2009… And no, “Representatic” was not a “Typo”… Think “Reprehensible” “Representative” and “Lunatic”…
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MASSA: "I’m not going to vote for 3200 as it’s currently written. Step one, I will vote for a single payer option or a bill that does have a medicare coupled public option, which we don’t have right now. If my town hall meetings turn into the same media frenzies and ridiculousness, because every time that happens we lose, We lose another three million people in America. They see that happening and negate us."
PARTICIPANT: "It changes America."
MASSA: "Every time that occurs. So what happens in my town hall meetings frankly is important, because I am in one of the most right wing Republican districts in the country, and I’m not asking you guys to go back to wherever and send people to me. This is a generic statement of what can I do? Well that’s one thing we can do."
PARTICIPANT: "So if we got your meetings to sixty forty, you’d vote…and there was single payer in a bill you would vote for it?"
MASSA: "Oh absolutely I would vote for single payer."
PARTICIPANT: "If there was sixty forty sentiment in the room?"
MASSA: "Listen, I tell every audience I’m in favor of single payer."
PARTICIPANT: "If there was eighty twenty in the room?"
MASSA: "If there was a single payer bill?"
PARTICIPANT: "And there was a single payer…"
MASSA: "I will vote for the single payer bill."
PARTICIPANT: "Even if it meant you were being voted out of office?"
MASSA: "I will vote adamantly against the interests of my district if I actually think what I am doing is going to be helpful."
(inaudible participants’ comments regarding the “interests” of the district statement from Mr. Massa)
Massa: "I will vote against their opinion if I actually believe it will help them."
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This attitude scares me and I’m not going to be shy about why…You can call it what you will, Elitism, Egalitarianism, The “Bourgeoisie”, whatever, but I’m just going to call a “Duck a Duck” and call it the “New Imperialism”…
Representatic Massa’s comment was made to a friendly, supportive crowd. One to which he had no reason to lie, so I take him at his word when he says that even if 80% of his constituents vehemently oppose his view, he’ll go against their interests because he knows better than they do what’s best for them…
“Eric the Cleric” seems to have the following opinion of his Constituents:
“It’s lucky for them that Respiration is an involuntary muscle response, because otherwise, as stupid as they are, 80% of his Constituency would suffocate ‘cause they couldn’t figure out how to breathe…”
Ms. Pelosi and Mr. Reid seem to have a parallel opinion, albeit with a rather “Narcissistic Bent”… Ms. Pelosi seems to be oblivious to the fact that people are carrying swastikas to town hall meetings to accuse HER of National Socialism, and instead prefers to convince herself that THEY are Nazis… Reid coined the phrase “Evil Mongers” (so much for being the "smartestest" guy in the room,huh Harry?) to identify those who don’t march in lockstep with the Party… Hmmm… “The Party”… Where have I heard that phrase before?
Here’s a quote from Representatic Brian Baird (D) Vancouver WA…
"What we're seeing right now is close to Brown Shirt tactics," Baird, D-Vancouver, said in a phone interview. "I mean that very seriously."…
Representatic Baird should really brush up on his History, because he obviously doesn’t know what “Brownshirts” were… True “Brownshirts” were Hitler Youth who were Indoctrinated to “Turn in your friends, neighbors and Family members who dissent against the Party”… If I remember my “current events” correctly, wasn’t there a program just a month or two ago to “Report any ‘Fishy’ e-mails to flag@_________…”… That, Mr. Representatic Baird, is what can truly be classified as “Brownshirt Tactics”… Is it so far beyond the realm of possibility that the people of this country have serious questions when it comes to the “Vaporware” that you support when it affects 1/6th of the Economy? You Sir, had better get either;
#1) a Clue…
#2) A different vocation, because logical, unbiased, practical Representation of your Constituents isn’t your Forte’…
As I was always taught, “Integrity is what you do when no one is looking, or when no one can stop you.”, so in my humble opinion, we’re about to get a true measure of the integrity of “Single Party Rule” that negates every Check and Balance that is Constitutionally provided, should the Democrat Congress opt to “Lawyerball” the Healthcare Legislation by the Parliamentary “Reconciliation” of it as a Budget Item, rather than an open debate in the “Representative Republic” Forums of the House and Senate…
Given that as of yesterday, 57% of “We the People” are of the opinion that we should fire each and every one of you malfeasant Bastards, it should give you pause to stop and consider the retribution involved in following the path of the “New Imperialism” in case you are considering re-election… Actually, I shouldn’t be giving you this warning, because there is very little that would make me prouder of the people of this Great Nation than to see them fire each and every one of you, and replace you with true Public Servants, who harbor no personal agenda and aren’t “Crack-Whores” to the purveyors of the current tenure based “Power Elite”… Is that term too tough for you? It’s nothing in comparison to what I’d like to write… Consider “Crack-Whore” as a GLOWING compliment in comparison…
How many “New Imperialists” do you think there are Ms. Pelosi, and Messers. Reid, Dodd Rangel, Waxman, Durbin, and Baird? Subtract that number from 305,000,000… That’s the number of people that you’re trying to make into adversarial “ Boogeymen” (oh, and by the way, they are the ones you represent, whether they voted for you or not, you do realize that right? )…
Using “Reconcilliation” to pass Obama-Care is analogous to signing a “Do Not Resuscitate” order on your Political Career… Be Warned!
Sincerely,
A Concerned Citizen of the Republic
The Masked Independent
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
Friday, August 14, 2009
Not a matter of Reform anymore, but a matter of trust…
Senator Claire McCaskill found out the hard way the other day in her Town hall meeting in Hillsboro Missouri on the 11th… In the midst of her lecture to the crowd, she asked, point blank, “You don’t trust me?”… They chanted back an enthusiastic “NO! NO! NO!”…
As I watch this entire “Healthcare Reform Train-wreck” occur in slow motion, something very very apparent, but very subtle begins to gel… This isn’t about healthcare anymore…
When the Obama Administration and this Congress had “Evil Wall St.” Corporate CEO’s, Investment Banks and Corporate Insurance companies in their sights, that was all well and good… These were, after all, Faceless, Greedy Corporate Entities. No soul, no heart, no mercy, dividing up ill gotten gains amongst a “Privileged and Chosen few”…
But now the Target parameters have changed… Instead of Derivative traders, this time it’s Health Insurance Providers, and through the phenomenon called “Collateral Damage”, 85% or more of the Public at Large… The “Public at Large” consists of People with Families, not some protoplasmic entity called a “Board of Directors”… It no longer affects Goldman and Sachs, but Uncle Sal and Gene from down the Street…
I’ve watched as the “Camps” have separated and set up their perimeters… The Independent, Centrist, Moderate, and Libertarian support for this plan has evaporated, not surprisingly, at about the same time as the campaign promises like “ Bills will be posted online for 72 hours before they’re voted on so that the public can read them” and “Healthcare Negotiations will be broadcast on C-Span in the interest of Transparency”… We’re still, and will for quite a long time, finding out how bad it was when Congress said “It’s utterly CRUCIAL that we pass this Stimulus Bill THIS WEEK! But we’ll work out the details later”…
It evaporated when, after 4 years of kvetching, complaining and lawsuits over Bush and Cheneys refusal to release their “Visitors Log” of meetings with Energy Company High Muckety Mucks, Mr. Obama and Mr. Biden participate in the same collusions on quite nearly a daily basis with Insurance executives, Union leaders and Pharma Execs… As a Senator (A Junior one at that), Mr Obama complained that GWB issued “signing statements” to negate the will of Congress and only abide by the portions of law passed by Congress that didn’t conflict with his agenda and promised to limit his use of them, yet signing statements have been issued at least 5 times in the last 6 months… For all the Rhetoric, we seem to be knee deep in “GWB-II, the Sequel”, complete with the behind the scenes villain, David AxelRove, uhhhmmm, I mean “Axelrod”… We went from a Texas Contingent in the Whitehouse, to it becoming the 51st Ward of Chicago Politics…
The Sheeple camps have built their fortifications, and the 7 point “Mandate” from the general election, the Moderates, have packed their Kit and are hiking over the Horizon… The uncomfortable realization that nothing has changed but the National debt, has set in… The Poll numbers show it…
The Bamsters Job approval rating has dropped 10 points in 6 weeks (kinda early in an infant Presidency for that huh?) to 53.1%, The Congressional Job approval rating is now 60.0% negative-30.3 percent positive… Only 1 out of 3 people think that Congress is Trustworthy and effective, and there’s a 1 point spread between Democrats and Republicans in the generic approval numbers… ONE Point…( all numbers from the RCP AVERAGE BTW)… After all the bashing the Republicans inflicted on themselves (and were the Brunt of) for 6 of the last 9 years, wouldn’t you expect at least a double digit lead for the Left?
Unless of course, even in the midst of the cries of “… Inherited this Mess”, the Public is beginning to do the math and realize that the Left has held Congress for the last 3 years, and they hold the Purse Strings… Mr Obama Inherited this mess from a 2 year Incumbent Democratic Congress, so what it now boils down to is “Change we can believe in, once we verify your facts”... As Reagan said, "Trust, but verify."…
I’m highly disappointed in both the left and the right, but I’m buoyed by the fact that there truly is a mobilized Independent Movement, that since the “Bases” have coalesced into their nearly 50/50 division, will actually LEAD the Country in the next two Election cycles…
It’s a matter of trust now, and not one among you can look me in the eye and tell me you “Trust Government to do the right thing”, that you think the phrase “ I’m from the Government, and I’m here to help you” is a good thing to hear, no matter what your Political affiliation… And if you can, I’ll leave you with this parting thought…
Always remember that when you chase the “End of the Rainbow” in search of your Pot-O-Gold, your feet are going to get reeeaaaaaally muddy… You are, after all, running through a downpour to find it…
“On this day, we come to proclaim an end to the petty grievances and false promises, the recriminations and worn out dogmas, that for far too long have strangled our politics.”
Barack Obama, Inaugural address, Jan 20, 2009…
I’m still waiting Mr. President…
As I watch this entire “Healthcare Reform Train-wreck” occur in slow motion, something very very apparent, but very subtle begins to gel… This isn’t about healthcare anymore…
When the Obama Administration and this Congress had “Evil Wall St.” Corporate CEO’s, Investment Banks and Corporate Insurance companies in their sights, that was all well and good… These were, after all, Faceless, Greedy Corporate Entities. No soul, no heart, no mercy, dividing up ill gotten gains amongst a “Privileged and Chosen few”…
But now the Target parameters have changed… Instead of Derivative traders, this time it’s Health Insurance Providers, and through the phenomenon called “Collateral Damage”, 85% or more of the Public at Large… The “Public at Large” consists of People with Families, not some protoplasmic entity called a “Board of Directors”… It no longer affects Goldman and Sachs, but Uncle Sal and Gene from down the Street…
I’ve watched as the “Camps” have separated and set up their perimeters… The Independent, Centrist, Moderate, and Libertarian support for this plan has evaporated, not surprisingly, at about the same time as the campaign promises like “ Bills will be posted online for 72 hours before they’re voted on so that the public can read them” and “Healthcare Negotiations will be broadcast on C-Span in the interest of Transparency”… We’re still, and will for quite a long time, finding out how bad it was when Congress said “It’s utterly CRUCIAL that we pass this Stimulus Bill THIS WEEK! But we’ll work out the details later”…
It evaporated when, after 4 years of kvetching, complaining and lawsuits over Bush and Cheneys refusal to release their “Visitors Log” of meetings with Energy Company High Muckety Mucks, Mr. Obama and Mr. Biden participate in the same collusions on quite nearly a daily basis with Insurance executives, Union leaders and Pharma Execs… As a Senator (A Junior one at that), Mr Obama complained that GWB issued “signing statements” to negate the will of Congress and only abide by the portions of law passed by Congress that didn’t conflict with his agenda and promised to limit his use of them, yet signing statements have been issued at least 5 times in the last 6 months… For all the Rhetoric, we seem to be knee deep in “GWB-II, the Sequel”, complete with the behind the scenes villain, David AxelRove, uhhhmmm, I mean “Axelrod”… We went from a Texas Contingent in the Whitehouse, to it becoming the 51st Ward of Chicago Politics…
The Sheeple camps have built their fortifications, and the 7 point “Mandate” from the general election, the Moderates, have packed their Kit and are hiking over the Horizon… The uncomfortable realization that nothing has changed but the National debt, has set in… The Poll numbers show it…
The Bamsters Job approval rating has dropped 10 points in 6 weeks (kinda early in an infant Presidency for that huh?) to 53.1%, The Congressional Job approval rating is now 60.0% negative-30.3 percent positive… Only 1 out of 3 people think that Congress is Trustworthy and effective, and there’s a 1 point spread between Democrats and Republicans in the generic approval numbers… ONE Point…( all numbers from the RCP AVERAGE BTW)… After all the bashing the Republicans inflicted on themselves (and were the Brunt of) for 6 of the last 9 years, wouldn’t you expect at least a double digit lead for the Left?
Unless of course, even in the midst of the cries of “… Inherited this Mess”, the Public is beginning to do the math and realize that the Left has held Congress for the last 3 years, and they hold the Purse Strings… Mr Obama Inherited this mess from a 2 year Incumbent Democratic Congress, so what it now boils down to is “Change we can believe in, once we verify your facts”... As Reagan said, "Trust, but verify."…
I’m highly disappointed in both the left and the right, but I’m buoyed by the fact that there truly is a mobilized Independent Movement, that since the “Bases” have coalesced into their nearly 50/50 division, will actually LEAD the Country in the next two Election cycles…
It’s a matter of trust now, and not one among you can look me in the eye and tell me you “Trust Government to do the right thing”, that you think the phrase “ I’m from the Government, and I’m here to help you” is a good thing to hear, no matter what your Political affiliation… And if you can, I’ll leave you with this parting thought…
Always remember that when you chase the “End of the Rainbow” in search of your Pot-O-Gold, your feet are going to get reeeaaaaaally muddy… You are, after all, running through a downpour to find it…
“On this day, we come to proclaim an end to the petty grievances and false promises, the recriminations and worn out dogmas, that for far too long have strangled our politics.”
Barack Obama, Inaugural address, Jan 20, 2009…
I’m still waiting Mr. President…
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