Clarification

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The other day I was at the airport, and I went to the waiting area and found a seat in an isolated part of the lounge. I thought I would sit and think some deep thoughts. But, alas, a mammoth pear on stick legs came drifting into the lounge and came right over to my area. The pear plopped down in the seat right next to me.

Well, I gave up the idea of privacy, especially since the pear filled the whole seat he was sitting in and half of mine. I decided to make the best of it, and the conversation went something like this:

"Hello, where are you headed?"

The pear lit up a huge smile, jabbed his hand at me, and said, "I am Democratic Senator Blatherfeather, and I am on my way back home to South Pootwaddle. What's your name?"

I was so amazed that I failed to identify myself, and I said, "Wow, I just saw you on YouTube last night. You were talking about the Tea Party and how they are just a bunch of rabble rousers."

"Yes sir, they are just that."

"Tell me, Sanator, why do you feel the Tea Party people are rabble rousers?"

"Well, you see, they are disruptive. They cover the DC mall and block traffic, and they are trying to convince contented patriotic Americans that they have lost their rights. Furthermore; they are always harping on the Second Amendment. People who worry about keeping guns have to be dangerous."

"I heard President Obama say that the rioters in Cairo, Egypt, who were burning and killing in the streets, are just innocent citizens trying to restore their civil rights and throw off a repressive government. How is that different than the Tea Party message?"

"Very different sir. You see, the Tea Party rabble have all the rights they need. The poor people of Egypt have lost their civil rights and are looking for freedom."

"It seems to me that they are looking for a Shiite regime. They were screaming 'Jihad' and 'Allah U Akbar.' If the Tea Party changed from talking about the Second Amendment and started yelling 'Jihad' and 'Allah U Akbar,' would you feel different about the Tea Party, Senator?"

The Senator got a notepad and pen from his grip and said, "Would you give me your name and address please? I would like to put you on my mailing list."

I said, "I would be happy to, but you need to know that I am already on the mailing list of the CIA, FBI, NSA, and Homeland Security. Anyone that has my name and address on them, or on their hard drive, has ended up on a high alert watch list and is tracked 24/7."

LIFT OFF-- 

The mammoth Senator rose up like an Apollo rocket, and fled to the other side of the lounge and sat with his back to me facing the wall.

Shucks! And, I had another question for him.
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