Oh, the humanity
A bunch of folks protesting pending cuts in TennCare decided to protest by doing a sit-in at the Governor’s office. Sharon and Egalia are shocked that the police won’t allow the protesters food or water (and supposedly medication). It’s cruel, they say. It’s also effective protester control. You don’t very well want a protest lasting forever so you don’t let them call up the local pizza delivery joint.
Anyway, you’d think these protesters would have had enough foresight to pack a lunch (or at least their meds). Protesters in this country have a history of not being particularly, uhm, sharp. And Sharon is upset that the employee’s in the office can eat there. Of course they can, just like almost any other office with a break room in the country.
The protesters and others seem disappointed that this hasn’t ended in arrests, which would draw more publicity. Of course, it hasn’t. The governor doesn’t want to be known as that guy who has sick people arrested. However, he’s not going to give them coffee and donuts so they can stay indefinitely.
