priorities

“We want justice now, Michael we love you”, and the news on all LA television stations is filled with the trial of Dr. Conrad Murray the supposed perp in the involuntary manslaughter of Michael Jackson. We have the LA TV news teams stationed in front of the courthouse interviewing 65 year old grandmas, 20 something hipsters, blood shot eyed groupies. We have updates, backgrounds, ticker tapes, experts all appearing on the LA television stations and know when a juror farted, the judge burped and all the non talented other Jacksons blow their nose or look forlorn.

“We want justice now, America we love you” and the news not on all of the LA television stations is not filled with the Occupy Wall Street protestors. The supposed perps many of the CEO’s COO’s CFO’s of the Finance monopolies are not on trial not requested to own up to any or all responsibilities for the collapse of our economy. The few pictures of those participating in the Occupy Wall Street protest are people with piercings on their bodies, multi dyed hair and scruffy. As if those who don't match the Mr. and Mrs Perfect America are protesting. We don’t have the best news teams to tell us when they get maced, when they are peppered sprayed, when they are victims of police abuse. Unless a Michael Moore or Susan Sarandon appear at the protest, no information is shared.

Makes you wonder about priorities?

“Regulations will hurt our future”. It is for our children and if we stop corporations from polluting the environment now our kids will have no future”. Progress at times must be dirty.” And we are told part of the lack of employment is that NOW there are too many rules and regulations on keeping Americans healthy. We are told it is the destiny of America to ruin the rivers, tear down the forests, and drill in the ocean, burn baby burn. We are told that it is for the children and they must have a future based on the greed and gluttony, ingenuous and indiscrete behavior of corporations who look at profits before people.

“It’s for our children’s future”. No matter that the future we hold with such esteem creates land that is dead with pesticides, ozone levels so thick with dirt that our lungs absorb less oxygen and more carbon dioxide, our climate becomes more stormy or drought ridden. No matter that there is a never a good time for regulations to be implemented because no time is a good time for corporations to spend more money on making the environment safer over profit. It is always for the children but what happens when those same children grow into sickly deformed fragile adults?

Makes you wonder whose priorities?

“Socialized medicine is Un-American, Un-Christian. Unemployed people should not be hired because after being unemployed for so long they become lazy. Unemployment insurance caudles workers lull them into laziness. If the church can’t donate to your life saving medicines or operations then you should have never found yourself in the economic situation of not having health insurance. Marriage is a sacred heterosexual institution even if it is done two, three four times. Livable wages, sustainable benefits only make you want more and end up with you giving less.”

To the man and woman those running for the office of President for the GOP/Tea Bag party of this nation have insisted that anything for the middle class or poor person is not what makes America great. They have invoked Jesus Christ as a CEO, a slave owner, a Capitalist, censor of something as human as love. To the man and woman running for the office of President/Tea Bag party big government isn’t big enough to involve itself in your reproductive rights, sexual practices, but is way too big when it comes to your quality of life, your fair share, your health. And each time a Republican/Tea Bag candidate makes a statement denying some Americans of their human rights their numbers in the polls go higher and higher.

Makes you wonder where these priorities come from?