In
the 70’s and 80’s, the Gong Show premiered on NBC
Aspiring
amateurs displaying their talent for viewers to see
And
if the talent displayed was lacking, not right for their chosen song
One
of the judges would get out of his or her chair and bang the gong
Game
over for this contestant, this time on the stage of talent did not belong
A
great concept, made for laughs though cruel to the aspiring stars who thought
it was wrong
After
listening to the arrogant, condescending Jonathan Grub appearing on Fox
Business News
Defending
Obamacare lest we forget that was passed without a single Red only Blues
Defending
the premium hikes with a rationale that was hard to swallow
A
rationale that looked bogus and seemed hollow
Gruber
claimed the insurance companies underpriced going in
Today
even with the increases Gruber claimed that they were less than they would have
been
Bang
on the gong
On
this he has to be wrong
On
the issue of whether the ACA has stifled job growth, Gruber denied any link
Straight
face, nary a tic, nary the slightest hint of a twitch, not even a nervous blink
Flatly
telling the host she had no facts, implying she was an ignorant dope
CEOs
and business owners indicating they are not hiring are not facts only anecdotes
Typical
academia delusion far removed from the real problems and burdens owners must
bear
God
help us all if the Blues filibuster any move by the Reds to Obamacare replace
and repair
Unlike
the Clinton News Network or the ideologues at MSNBC
Fox
tries, with the likes of Gruber, Fair and Balanced be
But
next time if Gruber darkens our TV sets to tell the hosts they are just wrong
A
quick thank you for being here followed by a quicker banging of the gong.
© November 15, 2016, Michael P. Ridley aka the Alaskanpoet
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