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Tea Pot Withdrawal



With the debt ceiling debate behind us, the global economy is the predominant issue. This is like going through withdrawal for me because I had such a rich resource of material to write about. The debt fight was like manna from heaven. This saga had all the intrigue of a Shakespearean comedy--or, for some, a Greek tragedy. The debt debate will be remembered for generations. The all-star cast of tea pots, evangelicals, Wall Street capitalists and angry liberals created a windfall for those who blog , write and do stand-up. There was so much raw material that for the first time I have writer's cramp.

Rep. Michelle Bachman (R-Minn.) was a gold mine, whether dancing with her husband at a tea pot rally or praying for the “troubled” souls of gay Americans. Without her I wouldn’t have a blog or have completed my book. Nevertheless, I do get a little disgusted with the left when it reports accurate information. One day I decided to watch Lawrence O 'Donnell, host of "The Last Word," who during the episode banned tea potter Rep. Joe Walsh (R-Pa.) from coming on his show. I am wondering, “why would he do that?” Banning a tea potter just because he is a hypocrite and replacing him with a boring liberal is why America is more interested in baseball than politics. Liberals do not make good subjects for satire because most know what they are talking about. That may appeal to a political purist, but the Michelle Bachmans, Sean Hannitys and Rush Limbaughs are the writers' bread winners.

So, I am apprehensive when television personalities and media companies try to humiliate or ban tea potters from coming on their programs, or exiling commentators like Glenn Beck to satellite radio. When those who have the platform let emotions get in the way of ratings, it impacts bloggers, writers and comics. I believe it is counterproductive to chastise, admonish or prevent people like Rep. Bachman from expressing their opinions, no matter how erroneous .

Writing something humorous, requires tea potters to be unrestrained and unleashed .If they were constricted we wouldn’t get the chance to see Rep. Bachman's prayer for the gays, hear Limbaugh’s theory on climate change, or watch teavangelicals crusade for (Save the fetus while denying children school lunches.)

Rather than having its originators sent packing, material this rich should be protected, preserved and treasured.



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