That stupid Koch brothers’ Obamacare ad..

So just when I think the Koch brothers couldn’t go any lower, they do with this ridiculous ad that suggests that Obamacare is like being sexually assaulted by your government. I’d love a couple of minutes with these two pathetic excuses for human beings, let alone men, to tell them what I think of them. But there’s no point. They’re old now. If they can’t understand why this was offensive and cruel, then they’re idiots to begin with. Talking to them will solve nothing and will change nothing. 

But I’m going to say it anyway. No. Obamacare is not like being sexually assaulted by your government. I’m a sexual assault survivor and I should know. Trust me. Those of us who are, know the difference. To even suggest this is beyond over the top. They have gone too far here. Too far.

Did they think it was funny? Because it’s not. It’s creepy and sick. Like they are. To try to scare college aged women from buying insurance that can help them stay well is shameful. They should be embarrassed. But they’re not. They’re liars. Where are the parents? Are letters pouring in to the Koch brothers’ offices? Are parents protesting outside their homes? How dare they intrude in our children’s lives this way, presenting lies in a way that only confuses the issue.

I know what it’s like to be sick while attending college. I spent a year and a half being so ill that I probably shouldn’t have even been there. I had very little money to live on and I couldn’t take proper care of myself. My parents didn’t care what I was going through. I remember when I wanted to take a summer off and just work instead of doing both and my mother imploded. So they didn’t help me at all, but what I did have was their health insurance. Without that, no telling what would have happened to me. It was court ordered due to my parents’ divorce. Otherwise, I would have had nothing. 

I watched that ad in disbelief. When it became apparent that this was rape oriented, I became so nauseous that I nearly threw up. Here’s the thing. No matter how we’re assaulted, the experience stays with us forever. In my case, I’m an incest survivor. All I could see while watching that commercial was my perpetrator’s face. If that’s what I saw, can you imagine how other survivors reacted? Can you imagine the terror? I can. Because I felt it. And I haven’t been calm since.

There is something seriously wrong with the people who made this ad. It never should have been allowed to be shown. What they’re doing to innocent survivors is horrific. We’ve been through enough. We don’t need to see stuff like this. I don’t care who doesn’t like the Affordable Care Act. I would have preferred single-payer. Can you imagine the ads they would have run if that had happened?

These scumbags used rape to sell a lie. And if people believe that lie, they will suffer for it. And why this isn’t a criminal act is beyond me. So sorry you can’t handle a black guy as our president. He’s more intelligent than you; he’s more savvy; he’s more compassionate. Most importantly, he’s a father. He actually understands what it means to BE a father. Get over it. He won twice. He’s all the things you aren’t and never will be. And if we’re lucky, we’ll keep moving in this inclusive direction and the bad guys will never be in power again. 

Because that’s what all of this is. All this upheaval. The war on women, on cannabis, on children, on seniors, on the poor, add any name you want..it’s all about the last vestiges of what is passing for conservatism these days. It’s all about lying for the purposes of regaining control. They’re evidently not satisfied with the drama they’ve created, they want more. Well, we’re tired of it. A week from now, we’ll find out if the idiots are going to cause the government to shut down. And if it does shut down, what then? Will we point our fingers at the appropriate people? Or will we enable it for the next time?