"Rebels without a Cause"

Spoken word artist Gemini has a great poem titled "What are you fighting for". Today I would like to ask the Tea Party leadership and their followers that exact question. Is it health care reform? Of course not because if it was you would understand that your arguments are flawed.None of the provisions that you claim are in the bill weren't included. There is no public option, the government will not be funding "choice" abortions, and whats worse you looked at a portion of the bill and concluded that it needed to state that sex offenders can't receive prescriptions for Viagra. I hate to burst your perverted bubble ,but the generic name Viagra is Sildenafil. Sildenafil is not just used to treat erectile impotence, it is also used to treat pulmonary arterial hypertension and improve exercise capacity in men and women(1).

What should of been obvious from looking at the bill is that it was just for show. An illusion to the public eye so that it seems like Dems and Repubs were actually working together and that they actually care about the health of their fellow Americans. If they did the first draft that crossed the table would included coverage to all children. But we know that didn't cross the minds of any of them. They don't care about the future of our country. Their minds are occupied with right now. And I ask, What are you fighting for?!

Is it government spending and expansion. Well if that was the case most of you would be at work because I find it odd that you could afford to day in and day out protest in the nations capital while being employed. Unless you are reaping the benefits of unemployment or the broken welfare system. I recently read an article about a teaparty organizer who is currently on disability(2) and other tea party members who were receiving government help (welfare,unemployment,medicare etc). My problem with that is how can you protest with one hand waving a Don't Tread On Me Sign and the other in the governments pockets. Before it's said that I'm a liberal who have a problem with the Gadsden flag let me say this. I have one on the front of my vehicle and I plan on getting a tattoo of it on one of my shoulders. My problem is with those who fly it without knowing its history and the meaning behind its statement. ( I will save that for another day) So again I ask, What are you fighting for?!

I overheard a "teabagger" make the statement that the government was becoming socialist/communist and taking our rights. When? Where? Do you not have the freedom of free speech and the right to protest in all places, The Nations Capitol. But I guess you are prosecuted at the end of day and executed like in some foreign nations (3). I don't who laces you coffee in the morning but you need to find out so you can't awake from your illusions. Unlike you I am proud to be a citizen of the greatest nation in the world.

So I must ask one last time. What are you fighting for? You just a rebel without a cause or are you a follower so misguided you fight against whatever the rebel leadership says fight.


1. http://www.drugs.com/viagra.html
2. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/28/us/politics/28teaparty.html
3. http://article.wn.com/view/2010/01/29/Iranian_Election_Protesters_Executed/