Republicans can learn from bad movie
While watching Thursday “momentous” Health Care Summit, a little known movie came to mind. Starring comic genius Eddie Murphy, “The Distinguished Gentleman” was not one of Murphy’s biggest hits. In fact, the 1992 flick could be considered a flop compared to other films on his resume.
The plot centered around a con man who schemes his way into getting elected to Congress because that is where the real money is and everyone is on the take from lobbyists.
While the plot could be seen as absurd to some, the film does highlight one of the many problems in our government. Politicians are so worried about lining the pockets with donations or kick-backs and getting re-elected, that they forget about the people they are supposed to be representing.
In one scene, and elder statesmen of the House of Representatives has just explained to Murphy’s character how to legally make money off lobbyist. Murphy ask how does anything get done. The older Congressman responds “that’s the beauty of it. Nothing gets done,” which guarantees they will continue to make more money.
That is what I kept thinking about as I watched the Summit and Republicans, one after the other, kept telling President Obama that they should scrap the health care plan and either start over or concentrate on other areas. To which he thankfully said that is not an option.
As long as insurance companies, corporations and the wealthy are allowed to ‘buy’ politicians votes, nothing will ever get done.
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March 5th, 2010 at 2:45 pm
Those opposing Obamacare, the evil Republicans as well as those Democrats that are actually paying attention, are voicing the opinion of the majority of the American people. And the majority voice loudly and clearly says HELL NO!!
I do see the similarities in the movie and the the current administration though. We have somebody who scammed their way into office for personal gain.
March 5th, 2010 at 3:34 pm
LOL.. Eastrider62, are you Glenn Beck??
March 9th, 2010 at 7:41 am
Nice dodge but no, I’m not. It’s easy to see though how someone as blindly Liberal and left-leaning as yourself would perceive anything slightly right of Ultra-Liberal to fall into the category of Radical-Right.
I prefer to see things as they are, not as I want them to be. That’s how one improves themselves and their surroundings.
And as much as I would like to believe we have a competent individual in the highest office of the greatest country on the face of the Earth well; I can’t.
Obama is a failure cut and dried. History will confirm that. The entire Democratic party is coming unraveled under his inept management, or mismanagement. Obamacare is a sham and anybody not still swooning every time this idiot Chicago thug opens his piehole knows it.
Now, I’ve got to get to work. I have a real job that produces valuable and viable products and services to the community and surrounding areas.
I can’t really say that for your position.