While on my supper-break here at my 2nd job, I gotta phonecall from my Gram in Michigan and you will never believe who the hell is supporting Republican mayoral candidate Rick Snyder; actually, you will, just look at my title. Granted, look at any internet bio on this extraordinary woman (and I do mean that sincerely, really) and you will find that Florine Mark herself is heavily involved with several or more business and banking associations in the state of Michigan. Hey, I'm extremely proud of her for all the wonderful work she has done in getting America, as well as the rest of the world, to eat healthier and take better care of ourselves, a million or more kudos to her for that extraordinary feat. However, be that as it may, it's quite evident that she's also a staunch Republican who fully endorses Mr. Snyder. Hey, this is America, that's her choice; but, how anyone could support someone who could be instrumental in causing that states economic development to become severely impaired is well beyond my scope of human logic and reasoning as well as mere common sense.
Let's take this one step further. You do realize Miss Mark that as successful and effective as your beloved Weight Watchers organization is in giving people the necessary tools and support to turn their nutritional habits & health around for the better, that it is the American Heart Association that gives your company it's stamp of approval, not the other way around, correct? Do you also realize that any members of your nationwide chapters could very easily go to their local Barnes & Noble or Borders bookstores, pick up a copy of the American Heart Association's cookbook, read it from stem-to-stern, starting eating by the guidelines of that cookbook and end up with the same end results that your beloved Weight Watches promises, right? I dont care much money you have - well, actually I do, because we all know that's exactly why you are endorsing Mr. Snyder in the first place - or how much influence you think you have over the American public, your choice for Michigan governor will very likely lead to even more unemployment for the people of the state of Michigan. Therefore, isn't it a safe bet for the rest of us who know and realize this that like Mr. Snyder, you care more about yourself than the general public, more than all the people in Michigan who can't even afford to put food on their tables? Every single day both you and the numerous representatives of your company preach about how people need to eat healthier but I ask you, what if people cant afford the healthy food that your company recommends they eat, what happens then Miss Mark?
Since we are talking about food and nutrition here, I must say, this really rubs my rhubarb the wrong way. Do you realize that if your little buddy Mr. Snyder does indeed get elected to office that when - NOT IF - he impedes any of Michigan's industries from flourishing, the very same industries that do indeed help the residents of Michigan put food on their tables for themselves and their children, how the hell do you think that's gonna make you look Miss Mark? Where is your sense of devotion to the millions of people who supported you in your early years? Do you want people to start classifying you as the Leona Helmsley of the Nutrional and/or Dietary worlds? If Mr. Snyder wins this election and does indeed bring about the demise of Michigan's successful industries, most notably it's automotive industry, which by the way would therefore raise Michigan's skyrocketing unemployment rates even higher through the roof, there are not only gonna be a lotta people pissed off at him, but guess who else is gonna be on the receiving end of that resentment? You guessed right, Sister. Keep in mind that the heart of the American automotive industry is right there in Detroit. I'm curious Miss Mark, what are all your chapter representatives gonna say to those members who lose their jobs and can no longer afford their membership dues, let alone healthier food, for themselves and their families? Will your company insure those members that they won't lose their benefits or do you have a fail-safe plan that the rest of us arent aware of yet?
Miss Mark, as an individual, as a human being, and as a great woman, you have accomplished so damn much with your life, as well as with your contributions towards the better health of millions of people everywhere. You truly are one of those individuals who has literally changed the world for so many. However, what's going on in Michigan right now isn't about one's personal accomplishments, it's about the people and doing what needs to be done to improve as well as preserve their quality of life. This all goes hand in hand. Without jobs, people cannot purchase food, let alone healthy food, but guess what also happens? They can't afford to join their local Weight Watchers chapter, purchase the cookbook and eat & live healthier lives because in order to do that they need jobs, good jobs, secure jobs, jobs that help people try to survive in the state of Michigan. I mean, would it be really asking too much from you to take a step back from all of this and accept the realization that you've hadda grand life, your financial woes are all a thing of the past and that maybe, just maybe, you should consider making political choices that will benefit other people's lives, versus negating them? Not everyone in that state can accomplish or do what you did with your life and for those who arent as fortunate as yourself, dont you think they deserve an even break too? My dear woman, where is your sense of human compassion? And dont give me this song-n-dance routine that no one gave you any heart or compassion on your climb up the ladder either. Or perhaps this should be the real question - when the hell did you stop caring about the little guy out there?
We dont know each other personally Miss Mark but there's something I wanna tell you about myself. One of my biggest pet peeves about life on this planet is this - when innocent people get harmed or taken advantage of, it really really bothers me. I realize that's my issue to deal with, not yours; however, for someone who has brought so much good into this world as you most certainly have, it just amazes the hell out of me that you would just stand there and support someone who doesn't really give a rat's ass about the little guy. After all, as long as Mr. Snyder's future financial security is insured, that's all that matters to him; but why would you, of all people, even think of alligning herself with something like that? Quite frankly, I'm notta giant fan of the state of Michigan myself, but even with being all the way over here in Boston, I still care more about the little guys & gals of Michigan more than people like Mr. Snyder do, and judging from your endorsement of him, obviously more than you do too. It's pretty rough out here in the real world Miss Mark and I think that if Mr. Snyder and yourself could even conceive what those words actually mean, I think you both would look at things in a more truer light.
I may not be wealthy, nor well-established like you and Mr. Snyder are Miss Mark, I may not even be able to change the world for the better like you have either, but like those little guys & gals in Michigan, I dont plan on giving up on attempting to do so anytime soon. Your health may be better than mine, you may even have more years left on your life than I do on mine, but I will be damned to hell if I'm gonna stand by quietly and keep my mouth shut while people like Mr. Snyder, and people like you who support him, make life even more harder on the little guys & gals of the world, whether in Michigan or elsewhere. Your money may supply the greed and contempt that allows Mr. Snyder's little political machine to run so smoothly but there's one thing that that money of yours cant buy - respect. Obviously that doesnt mean as much to you as it once did. How sad that is.
If Mr. Snyder does indeed win this election and the same sinister methods that he used to destroy Gateway Computers, Inc. are used to impede the various industries now flourishing in the state of Michigan, and therefore make things worse for the people of Michigan, I have decided that I'm gonna come out publicly against you and your beloved little Weight Watchers world Miss Mark, not once, not twice, but every chance I get because there's something the folks over at the American Heart Association and I know about this world that you and Mr. Snyder obviously don't know - it's about all of us, not justa select few.
Yet one more thing before I close this letter to you Miss Mark. Did you know that Mr. Snyder's current company, Discera, has one of the most successful training and employee placement programs ever created within a company? It's true, no lie. Oh, but have I failed to mention that that part of his company is located over in China, and is training only Chinese employees? Yep, Mr. Snyder's business ethics sure would do a helluva lotta good in creating jobs in Michigan, wouldn't they? I don't care if its on the Weight Watchers plan or not, please wake up and smell the coffee Miss Mark, for pete's sake.
To the voters of the state of Michigan, and to voters everywhere, remember, vote this coming Tuesday, November 2nd. By voting you can make a difference, not just for yourself, but for everyone. So get out and vote! Thank you for reading.
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