Tranmission from the Half Cube: 06/10/08

Me: Good Morning, thank you for calling Carefirst, my name is Tiffany. How may I help you?

Caller: YES! TIFFANY! WAHOO!

Me: ::sweatdrop::

Caller: TIFFANY! Oh please say good morning again!

Me: *clears throat* Good morning, how may I help you today?

Caller: Oh my God. OH MY GOD, a human voice! Tiffany you sweet wonderful person, I am so glad to hear you on the other end of that line. I'VE BEEN PUSHING BUTTONS FOREVER.

Me: I apologize sir, how may-

Caller: I know it's not your fault but the computer, my God, it makes you push all the buttons over and over. THERE'S NOTHING LIKE THE REAL THING MISS TIFFANY. Gods be praised you are the REAL THING!

Me: ::trying not to laugh:: Sir, I'm glad the sound of my voice made you this happy.

Caller: Oh believe you me, it could make a lot of people happy. But you'd have to switch jobs. ::peal of laughter::

Me: ::almost snerts water::

Seeing red

So the new G.I. Bill proposal that would give veterans a free college education is being opposed by John McCain and a bunch of other Republicans "because [they] feel it would encourage seasoned, well trained soliders as well as new recruits to leave the military and pursue an education instead of fighting in the war".

I call bullshit.

The real message behind that is: "It was hard enough rounding all those lower class and poor sons of bitches from their trailer parks and ghettos to start with. We don't want them getting access to book learning, they'll start to get uppity ideals, and you know how dangerous that can be.  We have to keep the cannon fodder lemmings pawns in line."

Just....grrrr.