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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsProposal to help the disabled.
An interesting post from the blog "Smart Ass Cripple" on a way to get politicians to do more for the disabled. It's a little hard to get the feel from the article in only cutting and pasting 4 paragraphs. I will try. :
We were riding in my van down Lake Shore Drive late on a summer nightSullivan in the passenger seat, me in back and I forget who was driving. We hear this buzz, growing louder. A buzz like a swarm of mad hornets. Suddenly, were surrounded by motorcyclesengulfed in a wave of Harleys. There must have been 100 bikers. And they looked like they meant business. Badass Hells Angels types.
Everybody stopped for a red light. Sullivan couldnt help himself. He rolled down the window and said to the biker next to us, Hey! Whatre you guys doing? And the badass biker replied, Were raising money for Jerrys Kids!
Hell, I could wear their altruism down to a frazzle in Washington alone. Theres not a session of Congress that goes by without somebody trying to fuck with the cripples. I think the bikers would be excellent lobbyists for us. Picture some cocky little weasel like Paul Ryan sitting at his desk and all of a sudden in walk a hundred bikers. They wouldnt have to do anything overtly intimidating. Just sit down like every other citizen and have a cordial policy discussion with a legislator: We want to talk to you about your plan to convert Medicaid into block grants," says the leader of the pack. "That makes the cripples unhappy. And when the cripples are unhappy, were unhappy.
http://smartasscripple.blogspot.com/2012/11/buzz.html
The article isn't very long and it is amusing and thoughtful.
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Proposal to help the disabled. (Original Post)
mucifer
Nov 2012
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lbrtbell
(2,389 posts)1. I fucking love this - n/t
Voice for Peace
(13,141 posts)2. love the image of Paul Ryan surrounded by 100 bikers
Shankapotomus
(4,840 posts)3. It would make great entertainment in a fictional movie or show but
I'm not for advocating veiled threats of physical violence within our legislature over polite and civil discussion and debate.