Old Folks and Obama's Fall

I worked in Barack Obama's primary and general election campaigns. I have donated money to his campaigns. So I am not just some ignorant, right wing, Republican racist.

I have been delving into why President Obama took such a big fall, and so quickly.

Besides being weak and afraid of getting sand kicked in his face, he had the gall to screw with old folks. Old people vote more than any other demographic. And although marketers consistently go after the younger age groups, us old farts have most of the money too.

Obama said he would not cut any benefits to old people. If anything they need to be increased. He said that his weak health insurance company bail out plan absolutely did not reduce any benefits to us old geezers. But it did. Part of the way they intended to fund the Obama health care reform plan was by reducing the money spent on health care for us old people. Obama lying to us that way was terribly condescending.

Our bodies have indeed slowed down, but we have gained a lot of experience and strength of character over the years. Many of us are well educated, and we have learned deviousness over the years too. The Grey Panthers came out against Obama's health care reform plan when he gave in on “single payer.”

Maybe this won't teach President Obama any lessons, perhaps he isn't even bright enough to figure it out. But I'll bet lots of other politicians will figure it out. If they want to keep their cushy, corruption filled jobs, they better not lie to or fuck with old people.

Old folks don't just get mad. We get even. We know how to vote the bastards out.

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