And Then They All Died Of Karma

.....The recent rash of screaming protesters at town hall meetings mounted to attempt to put out a little truth amongst all the willful misinformation (OK, fucking lies) being spread about health care reform are pretty identical to the "he's a A-rab!" bullshit that flew like hillbillies to their sisters' beds during the latest presidential election. Signs like the above and the mindless shouts that surround them come from people who fall into one or more of four categories. They are as follows:

.....1) Paid For. These are people getting checks directly from the healthcare, insurance and pharmaceutical industries, or from the Republican Party itself through one of its quasi-religious offshoots, to attend and disrupt anything that might actually inform the public correctly about proposed healthcare reform. Of course the healthcare and insurance folks don't want reform...if they have reasonable competition they may not be able to charge you $150 for a Band-Aid on your hospital bill someday. And, let's face it, there's not a Republican in Congress who wouldn't filibuster the cure for breast cancer if it is discovered by a Democrat.

.....2) Gullible. These are knee-jerk idiots that believe anything they hear three times. Weapons of mass destruction. Death panels. Not a U.S. citizen. Mission accomplished. No new taxes! These are people who are against "socialized medicine", but would really freak out if socialized medicine didn't exist in America. It's called Medicare, and Medicaid, and the Veteran's Administration. Don't want those either? Dumbass. (See #3 below.) These are also the folks that have been convinced that taxes are unneccesary, that all those things like schools and fire departments are paid for by some God Fairy, and that even though programs cost 10 times what they did 5 years ago, they should be funded the same. Jeezus.

.....3) Stupid. Unfortunately, most Americans now fall into this category. Lack of education, lack of parenting, lack of the intelligence it takes not to believe that every problem you have has to be someone else's fault. These are the people who really, truly believe that black is white. If it weren't for stupid people, the Republican party would have folded decades ago. As long as the sheep are there, the shepherds will fleece them. Then someday, as they lie freezing to death, they'll wonder where the fuck their wool went. Or maybe they're just on the wrong calendar year. The closest to Nazis we've seen in America left Washington before this new guy came in.

.....4) Lost. They took a wrong turn on the way to their KKK rally and don't even know they're at a town hall meeting. OK, so that also falls under "stupid". So sue me.