My teachable moment with the President: A fantasy.
I was very disappointed with the speech Pres. Obama gave to the public on Saturday. In my opinion, there was not a genuine effort to explain the Healthcare Reform Bill. There was much to much meandering.
Scene: The Washington D.C. Mall is packed. People are hollering, chanting with raised fist yelling and screaming for the President’s head. They feel he has mishandled the Healthcare Reform Bill. I feel I must do something before things really get out of hand.
-Mr. President, may I?
-Be my guest, Mr. BB.
-Thank you, Sir. Ladies and gentlemen, as your President and the one who vowed to bring about Healthcare Reform to America, I instructed the two bodies of Congress to caucus and write what they thought should be in a Healthcare Reform Bill. What has been written by the various committees has been erroneously consider “a bill” or “the bill” for Healthcare Reform. Technically nothing could be further from the truth. What the various committees are writing and what some have already written are drafts to be considered. They are drafts and not bills in the full legal sense of the word. What each individual committee has submitted to me has not been voted on by the entire Congress nor signed into law by me. How am I doing so far, Mr. President?
-I’m listening. Please continue.
-What you are objecting to and complaining about are issues from the draft of one committee or another. For example, take the drift that has a part in it that has been interpreted as saying that the government is going to kill you. That interpretation is from the committee chaired by Sen. XYZ and I want to remind you it is only a draft. And the disruptions regarding the taking away of all your existing medical benefits arose from the draft submitted by the committee chaired by Sen. ABC and I hasten to add it is only in the form of a draft and I tell you again, there is no bill validating that statement voted on by the entire Congress and signed into law by me.
-G’wan with your bad self, Mr. BB.
-Thank you Mr. President. And now ladies and gentlemen, if you want to be angry at someone, if you truly have anger it should be directed to the likes of Rush Limbaugh and Glen Beck for withholding information that could lead to jail time for some or loss of life, perhaps your own. It’s that serious. Withholding information is always serious and especially so if it is being done deliberately for whatever reason or reasons. They are not telling you the legislative process. They are not telling you that the drafts have to be consolidated, presented to Congress, consolidated yet another time and presented for a vote and then and only then will it be presented to me, your President, to be signed into law. As you can see, we have a long way to go before there is anything you can lawfully call a Healthcare Reform Bill. And finally let me remind you that up to this point we are only dealing with drafts. Thank you and God bless America.
-That was good, Mr. BB. I understand you were a teacher. Do you have a philosophy?
-Funny you would ask, Mr. President. I believe when teaching you never assume the people you are teaching know anything about what you are talking about. Always go from the known, regardless how small, to the unknown. It’s easier to make adjustments that way and you will immediately know when you are losing your audience. If the known is nothing, you have your work cut out for you and your teaching skills are challenged. As an example, watch how Rachel Maddow sets up her lessons. It is masterful and takes a lot of work. A lot! Good-bye, Mr. President and good luck. I have tried my best. Sorry I can’t shake your hand, Sir, or give you a hug. My cardiologist would never forgive me for being so stupid.
As always,
BB
P.S. Is Hitler really the Jewish communities' cash cow? I've heard rumors. Something to do with the State of Israel. Is that why they are so upset with Pres. Obama being called Hitler?
Scene: The Washington D.C. Mall is packed. People are hollering, chanting with raised fist yelling and screaming for the President’s head. They feel he has mishandled the Healthcare Reform Bill. I feel I must do something before things really get out of hand.
-Mr. President, may I?
-Be my guest, Mr. BB.
-Thank you, Sir. Ladies and gentlemen, as your President and the one who vowed to bring about Healthcare Reform to America, I instructed the two bodies of Congress to caucus and write what they thought should be in a Healthcare Reform Bill. What has been written by the various committees has been erroneously consider “a bill” or “the bill” for Healthcare Reform. Technically nothing could be further from the truth. What the various committees are writing and what some have already written are drafts to be considered. They are drafts and not bills in the full legal sense of the word. What each individual committee has submitted to me has not been voted on by the entire Congress nor signed into law by me. How am I doing so far, Mr. President?
-I’m listening. Please continue.
-What you are objecting to and complaining about are issues from the draft of one committee or another. For example, take the drift that has a part in it that has been interpreted as saying that the government is going to kill you. That interpretation is from the committee chaired by Sen. XYZ and I want to remind you it is only a draft. And the disruptions regarding the taking away of all your existing medical benefits arose from the draft submitted by the committee chaired by Sen. ABC and I hasten to add it is only in the form of a draft and I tell you again, there is no bill validating that statement voted on by the entire Congress and signed into law by me.
-G’wan with your bad self, Mr. BB.
-Thank you Mr. President. And now ladies and gentlemen, if you want to be angry at someone, if you truly have anger it should be directed to the likes of Rush Limbaugh and Glen Beck for withholding information that could lead to jail time for some or loss of life, perhaps your own. It’s that serious. Withholding information is always serious and especially so if it is being done deliberately for whatever reason or reasons. They are not telling you the legislative process. They are not telling you that the drafts have to be consolidated, presented to Congress, consolidated yet another time and presented for a vote and then and only then will it be presented to me, your President, to be signed into law. As you can see, we have a long way to go before there is anything you can lawfully call a Healthcare Reform Bill. And finally let me remind you that up to this point we are only dealing with drafts. Thank you and God bless America.
-That was good, Mr. BB. I understand you were a teacher. Do you have a philosophy?
-Funny you would ask, Mr. President. I believe when teaching you never assume the people you are teaching know anything about what you are talking about. Always go from the known, regardless how small, to the unknown. It’s easier to make adjustments that way and you will immediately know when you are losing your audience. If the known is nothing, you have your work cut out for you and your teaching skills are challenged. As an example, watch how Rachel Maddow sets up her lessons. It is masterful and takes a lot of work. A lot! Good-bye, Mr. President and good luck. I have tried my best. Sorry I can’t shake your hand, Sir, or give you a hug. My cardiologist would never forgive me for being so stupid.
As always,
BB
P.S. Is Hitler really the Jewish communities' cash cow? I've heard rumors. Something to do with the State of Israel. Is that why they are so upset with Pres. Obama being called Hitler?
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