Practicing what you preach...

[Mobius]

So, at about 7:30 am I get on the bus to go to work , slaving away as a housekeeper at the Hyatt. About 3 stops after I board, I see some Nader supporters get on with big suitcases etc...and sit in the handicapped seats, taking 2 seats for each of the 3. (They were easily identifiable because they had a bunch of Nader crap on, and signs etc...) I'm thinking fine, if an old or handicapped person gets on they'll move, or at least move their shit instead of taking up all of that space, right? WRONG!!! They were under the illusion that they were in the Green Party, but the Green Party candidate is Cobb, who I respect ALOT more than Ralphie (I'm secretly campaigning for Bush) Nader). You would think that being Green Party folks, they would practice what they preach , and be more considerate of those less fortunate, or handicapped, or just not hog up all of that space. Well you would be WRONG if you thought that. A couple of stops later, and elderly woman gets on, and they just look at her and laugh about how new and exciting the bus ride is..:eyes: So even though I'm 6 rows back I QUICKLY surrender my seat to the woman, who is very greatful that SOMEONE could see she could barely walk. So I'm standing and watching the oblivious selfish dickwads gab away about their beloved Nader (:puke::puke: double :puke::puke:) and a few stops later a youngish man gets on, who is severely handicapped with Cerebral Palsy. I note that he is wearing an apron, and appears to work in a restarant of some type, when he should be on disability, but is no doubt forced to work because he will otherwise be homeless. Obviously the man was in a lot of pain, and this was the BEGINNING of his day. Well the selfish losers up front made him stand, and the elderly woman I had given the seat to a few stops before, GETS UP AND GIVES THIS MAN THE SEAT. People make me fucking sick! There were MANY people that could have gotten up, but just pretended the elderly woman and severely handicapped man didn't exist. Well whatever.... I'm fuming till I get off at the Federal Building downtown with the Nader people. One of them asked me if I was going to vote for Nader, and I nearly popped him. I said you people are with the Green Party right? (Yes we are) Well aren't you supposed to be more compassionate and concerned about your fellow man than the other parties? (Oh, yes! that's right we are!) Well no you aren't because I just watched you take up twice as many seats as you need to while you watched and elderly waman and a severely handicapped man stand. I find you to be very hypocritical in that regard as well as the fact that Nader who claims to be against corporate whores, actually is doing more to get Bush elected then Bush himself is! Also the Green Party won't touch Nader with a 10ft. poll this election. Have a nice day! (shocked looks and dismayed silence.)

:grr:

[Kat45]

1. Good for you, Mobius.

That's probably the first time anyone ever told them off.

:yourock:

[Taverner]

2. Exactly

As I've thought - anyone who votes Nader this time around is selfish, and doesn't work for a living.

[nini]

3. The only thing I would have done differently

is I would have done the yelling at them ON the bus in front of everyone and made the whole lot of them feel like the immoral shitheads they were.

Where the hell was the bus driver and why didn't he enforce the handicapped seating?????

Good for you!!!!

[Mobius]

4. Busdrivers downtown are just trying not to hit stuff.

But, yeah, he could have done something. I didn't want to cuss them out on the bus, because in today's hypocritcal society, I would have been the disturber of the peace, been kicked off the bus, and late for a relatively new job. <sarcasm>GOD BLESS AMERICA</sarcasm>
Wow that's weird, Jimi Hendrix's "Star Spangled Banner came on my computer jukebox on random play just as I typed that. I am forced to remember the infamous Dick Cavett interview, where he says "Do you think you are going to get alot of hate mail, over this?" To which Jimi relplied, "I didn't think it was un orthodox, I though it was beautiful, but there you go..."

[nini]

5. Hendrix song popped up?

trippy... makes you wonder sometimes - doesn't it?

[Mobius]

6. yeah

considering I have almost 1000 songs in my jukebox. I always have it on random play, too.

[Mobius]

7. kicking cuz Im still mad

as a wet hen. :mad:

[supernova]

8. You're a hell of a woman, Mobius!!

Go get 'em!! :bounce: :bounce: :hug: You did the right thing.

Sometimes people are just clueless.

[Mobius]

10. Thanks

dont mess with a tired . sore housekeeper :7
We are really strong, and dont take any SHIT! :bounce:

[dudeness]

9. WTG mobius..

respect..

[Mobius]

11. Than ks

:copsafeel:

[PittPoliSci]

12. Way to go!

Awesome. Show those jerks!

:yourock:

[Deja Q]

13. "Wanna make a friend? Be a friend." This is all getting ridiculous...

All people of any race, creed, color, political background, are different. If Nader hasn't convinced the world that it's what people do and not what people say, then humanity can turn itself into one gigantic radioactive mushroom. People are too narrow minded and idiotic to MAKE a difference by BEING the difference. (In other words, we are ALL to blame in one way or another.)

This is America, get used to it. People can believe what they want but it is what they do that matters. And, in America, the vast majority of people look out for #1.

Rant aside, I applaud you for socking it to them. I'd be royally angry as well and would be most tempted to speak up.

Just remember, not all Greens are like that and many Dems are scumbags too. When it comes to politics, look a the DOERS and not the SPEAKERS. That's sage advice for any American who wants to think for themselves. In other words, if I had posted this as an open note to all Americans, I would have just wasted several minutes typing this out. They don't look at what people DO, just what they SAY. This is why * still has a sizeable approval rating, scary as it is.

One other thing: A couple weeks ago, I made a post about a fully healthy looking lady who parked in a handicapped spot. I got some harsh treatment because everybody was bleeding their hearts over invisible conditions that may or may not have been true, they were shoveling as much if not more supposition than I had, and I was the eyewitness. Well, how's the possibility some of these evil bad Green people had similar conditions? This too is ridiculous. Are we no better than the people we point and berate at? Yup.