I am deeply touched by your words, but I am disturbed that I have been a failure at representation. I suppose representing status quo is at least something.
I asked Dan, do you think I represent status quo?
He said,
What?
I said, Status quo, this guy said I represent status quo.
He said, status quo in what?
I don't know, I said. Just in general, I guess.
Well, you don;t clean the house much. It stays pretty status quo. ANd your portfolio stays pretty status quo.
Excuuuse me, but I think we are talking bigger things here.
(Gratuitous aside by Dan-- well , that wouldn't be your portfolio, then)
I ignore him.
Like maybe world issues-- making the world a better place kinds of stuff. I believe in that.
Oh well ok. LIke what? What do you want to change?
Pause. I can't think of anything. I consider falling back on the surefire beauty pageant responses- World Peace, Brotherhood, Eliminate World Hunger, but figure Dan will just remind me that I hadn't served dinner yet, and I could start the change at home.
That was before I watched Algore though. Now there's a man and a party who understands the importance of representation. He uses people like little Show and Tells.
Visual Aids. ALthough, if he'd really been on the ball, he could have hired me to represent status quo. I could have dressed in my best yuppieclothes, waved my Rx drugs and insurance card or something.
I got all teary-eyed over my missed opportunity to represent something on national television while Dan was muttering-"Yeah- and who's going to pay for that, who's going to pay for that?"
BUt I knew the answer to that one.
Airline management, I said. |
