We all show up at wrong parties from time to time – whether birthday parties, whoopee parties or political parties…
Each week Rochelle Wisoff-Fields posts a pic to write a 100 word story about. This week photo is:
PHOTO PROMPT © Carla Bicomong
Gertrude and Jack Attend a Resist Trump Rally
“Gertrude,” Jack says to his wife of thirty years. “This is a Resist Trump rally.”
“No, it’s a Light Festival.”
“No. This pamphlet says they’re protesting Trump’s ridiculing of the first President Bush’s ‘Thousand Points of Light’ slogan. Trump said his ‘Make America Great Again’ was a real slogan and that Bush’s made no sense.”
“This is a protest?”
“Sorry, Gertie.”
“But Jack, isn’t it beautiful?”
“Yes. And so was Bush’s idea that organizational volunteers are the shining stars of our country. But here’s the real deal…”
“What’s that, Jackie dear?”
“We’re Democrats. What the hell are we doing here?”
Randy Mazie
The Writer's Village 
Does any one need a reason to protest, that too by the side of a lake? I think protest must continue.
Hmm,
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Randy
I’m with Gertrude and Jack, it’s difficult to know what are the real issues that really need protesting these days, where to start!? Good take Randy.
I think that they just wound up at a wrong party that night,
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Awkward
I know, isn’t it?
Rady
Funny.
Good, I wanted funny.
Thanks for confirming and commenting.
Randy
now that’s really funny. what an unexpected twist at the end. 🙂
I always prefer my unexpected twists at the end.
Don’t you?
Thanks for the comments,
Randy
Do Democrats never protest? Let Jack and Gertie enjoy the lights and pretend to be tourists caught up in something they don’t understand. 🙂
Jack says that as a Democrat he’s protesting your comment (LOL).
I think, though, Gertie is with you on your “enjoying the lights” and “just pretend” suggestion.
Ha.
Thanks,
Randy
No dearth of protests ……. often wonder how the protestors were convinced to protest.
Huh? How do you get convinced to protest?
Randy
At first, I thought Jack and Gertie might be Trump supporters, which would be awkward, at this particular protest.
But it’s interesting, that you chose a protest within Trump’s own party, the Bush Republicans (and Bush I (1988-92), no less), opposing a less than charitable comment by the Republican or RINO, depending on your view, currently in office, whom people either love, tolerate, or love to hate.
Politics in this country is indeed splintering in all sorts of directions, rife with interesting conflict.
I would think that most Democrats could easily endure a protest like this, even if they disagreed with Bush’s “points of light” point, as many did, thinking that it merely was an excuse to reduce funding to public institutions which carried out charitable missions.
Thank you for your incisive, concise and precise comments.
You’re right. I agree.
Gert and Jack agree, too. It was just that Jack wasn’t expecting, as a Democrat, to be at a Republican function, much less any political outing. It was just supposed to be an evening’s outing. Wound up at a wrong party,
Thanks for commenting. i enjoyed it.
And your reasoning/history was why I chose this soft backdrop for the little ditty.
Randy
Thanks for having humor and for keeping this light (pun intended) because I rolled my eyes and wanted to skip this one because I am
Work down reading about the presidential topic!
But you only used that as part of your story – you brought in the bit of humor and bit of history with a mice companionship anchor
😉
I like your light pun.
I held my breath posting this as I did not want to be controversial or politically arousing. But you’re right, I wanted an interesting backdrop for the FF which could take the photo in a different direction and yet keep it light, informative, and humorous.
Please read the comment above yours as well.
Thanks for talking with me.
Randy
I did read the one above mine and s few others –
And thanks for the reply – have a nice day
So prior read prior…
(sorry, I couldn’t resist).
Thank you.
Randy
that was very good – thx for the smile
Lovely. And why would democrats not want to bump up the numbers at a Resist trump rally? Nice to see something topical here, although maybe a little tentative. Get your pitchfork out.
Get your pitchfork out? Not on this blog, besides I tend to less controversial impulses.
And you madea good point about Dem’s “bumping up numbers” – if that was direction both I, as the author, and Jack, as the “comfortable party, Democrat party, go-er” wanted to go.
Good comments, and thanks for the discussion.
Randy
If both of them had believed they were at a light festival, they would’ve enjoyed themselves a lot more! Enjoyed your witty take on the prompt.
You’re so right.
Perceptions sometimes blind us to the potential enjoyment of reality. Though, sometimes when we allow ourselves to overcome our prejudices, they return back to haunt us anyways after the fact.
Damned sometimes if you or if you don’t.
Gertie says, Damn it.
Randy 😉
In other words, we manage to stop beating ourselves up from time to time, but always go back to beating ourselves up. Yikes!
OMG 😉
Very fun story.
Thank you.
Glad you thought so.
Randy
Dear Randy,
I hope there was food at the party. At least that might have made the mistake worthwhile. Ah politics I leave that subject alone. Wish I could leave the country…sigh. Good story in any case.
Shalom,
Rochelle
Oy, Jack said if there was food, he would have stayed. But the lights were killing his eyes. He doesn’t see well at night as it it is.
As for politics, I thought I gave all factions equal time, treated them with respect, and tried not to have a slant. I thought hard about whether I should do this, sharing your concern. But I wanted a different perspective on the use of lights, and I thought I had treated the subject matter with a light-hearted (pun intended) and humorous touch.
Oy, so many words! Jack said, let’s get getel and eat.
Got to go.
Love ya,
Randy
A witty and unusual take – and thoughts are hidden so Gertie can just go on enjoying the lights.
Do you think Jack is going to let her?
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Randy
They enjoyed the lights, and I enjoyed the lightness. Good one, Randy!
I’m so glad.
And now it’s time to turn out the lights.
Bye, Randy
Drawn to the light I suppose…
This made me giggle 🙂
Giggling is good.
Dawn, would you say you were Drawn? If yes,when did it dawn on you that you were Drawn? Did you ever think you could have been Drawn? Did you want to be Drawn, but you parents misplaced the “r” on the birth certificate? Do you have a family member who is Drawn? Did it ever dawn on you that you could be Drawn and Quartered?
This is getting drawn out, so I’ll quit here while it’s dawning on me. I see the light now.
still giggling?
Randy 😉