The New Look of Astro-Turf

Who doesn't like the look of Astro-Turf.........? Always green, looking good, never has to be cut, is always ready when you need it and is incredibly resilient!!! Oh, I forgot one thing ......you WALK all over astro-turf!!!!! I guess this is what Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi must have been thinking when she recently refered to outspoken critics at town hall meetings as "Astro-Turf"!!!
I have talked about this a bit before but it is gnawing away at me again like a bad fish taco (and I had a VERY bad experience with one of these in Mexico many years ago). Town hall meetings are happening all over the US and the people of this incredible country are standing up in greater numbers every day. They are using their right to free speech to question, scold and yes, even sometimes yell at members of Congress as they attend the meetings. But guess what? That is their right and it is part of the liberties and freedoms that many people have died to defend in this country. And the liberal members of Congress don't like that at all!
The members of Congress who are determined they are going to pass a health care reform bill whether you like it or not, in spite of not having even read the bill (mostly liberal Democrats but there ARE a few Republicans as well) like to think they know better than the general American citizenry. They truly believe in their hearts that they are better educated, better informed, and much more capable than the average American constituent.....and that SCARES me! It should scare you too. They feel they are "untouchable" and beyond reproach. They believe that we should take what they say at face value, that we shouldn't question them (how DARE we?), put them on the spot and require them to answer to us for their actions. After all....THEY are congressmen and senators while we........well, we're not!
While that may be true, the facts of the matter are this. The American people by and large are smart, hard-working, honest people who want what's best for them, their families and their country. Most are very patriotic (as am I), love what this country stands for and don't want to see it become just another country that fell to a failed economic or social experiment. They are people that have solid views, thoughts, desires and concerns. And above all, they are people that want the opportunity to voice their thoughts, opinions and concerns without being called "un-American, Nazi's, irrelevent or astro-turf"!
By the way........liberals must LOVE Nazis....after all, with few exceptions almost all those who use the term or other related ones to bash others are......hold onto your hats now....LIBERALS! Remember how many times they used such terms of endearment when talking about George "Dub-Yah" Bush?? Remember too.......liberals are the "compassionate, open-minded, progressive ones"......! That's why you can NEVER debate a liberal strictly on the facts without them turning to personal attacks! They ARE compassionate, open-minded and progressive.... as long as you agree with them. If you disagree......watch out! Also, I find it interesting that during the 2008 Presidential campaign, the liberals made a point of saying that their questioning of President Bush's policies and actions were American to the very core. I actually agree with this. However, now that the President is a VERY liberal Democrat, this no longer applies! Anyone who disagrees with, questions or campaigns against the liberal agenda and President Obama's policies is ......yes, that's right......un-American, Nazis, racists, irrelevant.....you get the idea!
I think it is the very height of pomposity, arrogance and ignorance for a politician to degrade and completely disregard the very constituents who voted them into office to represent their best interests. It's even worse when they publicly insult them by calling them names. They have completely forgotten that they are the "employees" and the public at large are the "employers". How would that work for any of us if we did the same in our place of employment? How long would we still be employed if after our employer expresses some concern about something we have been doing or not doing, we blow him or her off, call them degrading names and refer to them as "irrelevent" or "astro-turf"? My guess is that the vast majority of us would be hitting the pavement looking for a new job within the half-hour! So what makes politicians so haughty that they think they can do the same and get away with it? It's time we the American people took back the "power of the people" and the "power of the voting booth" and sent a message to our "employees" that this type of behavior and attitude will NOT be condoned.
Then when the next voting cycle ends for congressional seats, politicians who abuse their constituent base will find themselves being called names.......like "unemployed", "has beens", "political failures" and many others that I'm sure you can all come up with!