“ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF INSANITY”
by OPOVV, ©2019
(Jul. 30, 2019) — “Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to ‘The Pulse of the Nation,’ your one stop for the news of the day. Hello, my name is Roving, as in Roving Reporter (RR), and I conduct interviews of our neighbors as they go about their lives. Today we’re broadcasting from the foyer of the library of our university to see if we can determine where exactly our country started the slippery slope into anarchy. Excuse me, Roving for ‘Pulse,’ the ever-popular…”
“I’m sorry, but we aren’t allowed to watch you. Did you know you’re on the DO NOT WATCH list? That’s right; every semester the Political Science bulletin board lists programs to stay away from and, also, the political blogs on the Internet that may cloud our judgment.”
“Would The P&E be on that list?”
“For sure but, get this, FOX NEWS has been taken off ever since they reported that Hillary’s 30,000 emails were stolen, rather than hidden/destroyed on purpose. It’s quite amazing how the truth can be turned upside-down with just one word, isn’t it?”
“You seem like a together-enough person; mind telling us what your name is and your major?”
“My name is Cindy and I’m following in the footsteps of Professor Zorkophsky by majoring in psychiatry, specializing in PTSD.”
“Why, that’s very impressive. Have you read any of the Professor’s books, and what do you think of them?”
“Read any of his books? Why, he wrote our textbooks. But I’m not too keen on his new movie, ‘The Dandelion War.’ I mean, how much truth does he expect us to take?”
“I would expect all of it, that the so-called Russian Collusion was a lie from the first day; that nobody colluded with the Russians except Obama and Hillary.”
“Yes, that was the theme of the movie. By the way, we’re having a full-fledged purge this weekend, and that’s why I’m here, at the library, returning all of my books since I’ll be home for the weekend. Most of the students and faculty are also leaving.”
“’Purge’? What’s that all about?”
“It’s when you have to speak the truth. It’s when the Socialists and the Democrats have to look at themselves in the mirror and see the truth, and not a bunch of meaningless words in type.”
“So, how does that work?”
“It means they have to wear a sign around their neck stating the truth. Here, I’ll use myself as an example: I voted for Hillary so I’m a stupid and selfish know-nothing Democrat; I’m a Socialist; I think that Trump is a racist; I believe in open borders; and I believe that illegal immigrants should have free health care while our homeless veterans should forever remain on the sidelines. So now it’s ‘Purge Day’ and I’ll have to tell the truth: I’m wrong about being a Democrat; Socialist; suffering from Trump Derangement Syndrome, open borders, and treating illegal immigrants as if they haven’t broken any laws.”
“What about the veterans?”
“I’ll have to make a sincere apology.”
“So, rather than do all the above, you’ll just go home for the weekend; is that it?”
“That’s it, Roving. Have to run. It was fun.”
“Bye, Cindy and have a good and honest life. Let’s take a break.”
“Sunny” (4:58)
“Excuse me, please, Roving here for ‘Pulse.’ Are you going to watch the Democratic debates?”
“No, the fix is in, so why bother?”
“So who do you think it’ll be?”
“I think Biden will have Harris as his VP.”
“Another slam-dunk for Trump. You hanging around this weekend to do the purge thing?”
“No way, and neither is anybody else. Look, I conceal/carry a revolver, okay? There’s no way I’m going to get gunned down without firing a shot, so I would have to wear a sign saying I support the Second Amendment, which I don’t, if you get what I mean.”
“Let me guess: you’re a Political Science major and if any of your teachers knew the truth, you’ll get an ‘F’?”
“Yes, that’s about it. Look, I’m out of here.”
“And off he goes.”
“Another break.”
“They Call the Wind Maria” (2:57)
“And we’re back and it’s starting to rain so we’re out of here. One last point: this firing of the chairwoman of the DNC because of diversity is yet another example of insanity: one would assume one would want the most qualified and competent person to hold any job, irrespective of ‘diversification qualification.’ And so, on behalf of the crew, I’ll be wishing you all a goodnight: Goodnight.
“Good show. Burger time: my treat.”
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