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(90,901 posts)What happened to it?
Who backed it?
How hard did they back it?
What did they do about it?
Did they promote it? At ALL?
Did they make ANY noise about it? ANY? WHERE were the press conferences and hearings and speeches in high-profile venues? Was ANYBODY out there going on local and/or national TV bringing this to wider public attention? Or on the radio? Or in any of the major newspapers? Hell, I watch A LOT of news. I saw NOTHING about this - anywhere!
Whered it go?
Is it still happening - or do we have to start over?
And DO ITS PROPONENTS EVEN UNDERSTAND the stakes by now - that this is a five-alarm fire? No, I take that back. This is a TWELVE-alarm fire. And not a Cat-5 hurricane but a category-15 hurricane! Do our reps even get this? At long last?
WHY was this treated like our best-kept secret when they needed to be out there vocally, in public, at press events, writing guest editorials all over the place, making noise, generating interest, urging the public to call other reps about it? WHERE was the nagging and reminding and making a steady nonstop stink? Hell, did anybody get a whiff of ANYTHING along these lines???
The cupboard was fucking BARE. WHAT, were they afraid if they spoke up or draw attention to themselves, somebody might get mad at them? Well boo-hoo-hoo to THAT! Youre afraid of threats and somebody has a gun? Then, dammit, you have staffers. You can make speeches on the floor of the House and Senate! You can hold press conferences IN the Capitol building where theres a lot more security these days. You can do phone and on-camera interviews from the safety of your well-protected offices!
Doesnt ANYBODY believe in making noise about anything anymore, or must we all be obsessed with being low-key and oh-so-polite and DONT raise your voice for Petes sake
Does NO ONE back there in DC understand the value of promotion? And making noise? By now, for Petes sake?????
Im so tired of being disappointed and under-impressed!!! Its downright INFURIATING!!!!