[Mb-hair] HAIR: Theater of the Ridiculous

[Michael Butler]

Truly brilliant and so easily understood.
How would Tom O'Horgan direct such a scene?
Thanks to Patty
XO Michael
-- Perception is Everything



> Hello y'all - In response to MB's request for more theatrical use of the
> list (and tossing in some political context), I offer the following that
> was forwarded by my wife today from a very reliable local news source:
> 
> ****
> 
> Sent: Monday, June 27, 2005 12:33 PM
> 
> Subject: Our leader
> 
> The President explains the virtues of his Social Security plan (to a
> PICKED audience, mind you!) in Tampa, FL, Feb. 4, 2005.
> 
> WOMAN IN AUDIENCE: I don't really understand. How is the new [Social
> Security] plan going to fix that problem?
> 
> VERBATIM RESPONSE FROM PRESIDENT BUSH:
> 
> "Because the -- all which is on the table begins to address the big cost
> drivers. For example, how benefits are calculated, for example, is on
> the table. Whether or not benefits rise based upon wage increases or
> price increases. There's a series of parts of the formula that are being
> considered. And when you couple that, those different cost drivers,
> affecting those ­ changing those with personal accounts, the idea is to
> get what has been promised more likely to be --or closer delivered to
> that has been promised. Does that make any sense to you? It's kind of
> muddled.
> 
> Look, there's a series of things that cause the -- like, for example,
> benefits are calculated based upon the increase of wages, as opposed to
> the increase of prices. Some have suggested that we calculate -- the
> benefits will rise based upon inflation, as opposed to wage increases.
> There is a reform that would help solve the red if that were put into
> effect. In other words, how fast benefits grow, how fast the promised
> benefits grow, if those -- if that growth is affected, it will help on
> the red."
> 
> ****
> 
> CRAZY FOR THE BLUE, WHITE and RED,
> 
> wmh
> 
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