Politics

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"Hey.....LORD?"

[SILENCE.]

"Guess WHAT?"

"What,
child."

"I DECIDED who
I'm gonna
VOTE FOR*!"

[PATIENT NOD.]

"Aren't Ya gonna
ask WHO?"

[PATIENT GAZE.]
"You haven't done it yet,
My precious."

"HUH?"
(Thoughtful sip of root beer.)
"Oh.
(Squint.)
Yeah.
That's right........
I told Ya I was gonna
vote last WEEK, huh.
(Shrug.)
Well...I'm LAZY."

[PATIENT FROWN.]
[NOD.]

"WELL?
I had other STUFF ta'
do!"

[CALM NOD.]

"Yeah;
I had ta' sleep IN,
that DAY!"

[SMILE.]

"Yeah!
SO?
(Shrug.)
What do I CARE?"

[PATIENT SIGH.]

"So WHAT?
They're all just a bunch
a' MILLIONAIRES!"

[PATIENT SILENCE.]

"YEAH!
Who wanna be..
CLASS PRESIDENT!
(Frown.)
Yeah!
And, I'm still the
ugly little STUPID
kid in CLASS:
that nobody LIKES!"

[CALM GAZE DOWN AT
THE GALAPAGOS ISLANDS.]
[SMILE DOWN AT ONE OF
REAL OLD TURTLES.]

(Whiny voice.)
"L....O.....R.....D!"

[CALM SILENCE.]

"Are You L...I...S...T...E..NING?"

[GENTLE FROWN.]
[CALM NOD.]

"WELL?
(Impatient frown up at ceiling.)
Don't Ya wanna KNOW?"

[CALMLY WATCH THE 12 MOONS
FLOAT AROUND THAT BIG
PLANET, JUPITER.]
"Know what,
My precious."

"Who I'm
gonna VOTE FOR!"

[CALM NOD.]
"I already know,
My precious."

(Puzzled look up at ceiling fan.)
"HOW?"
How d'Ya KNOW?"

[FROWN.]
"Who Am I,
child."

"L...O....R....D!"
(Roll eyes sarcastically.)
I'm TIRED!
(Grimmace.)
(Whiny voice.)
I don't wanna get
INTO THIS,
right NOW!"

[STERN FROWN.]

"I'm goin' ta'
BED!"

"When,
child."

"I just TOLD Ya:
right NOW!"

"When."

"What d'Ya
MEAN?"

[REPROVING LOOK.]
"Are WE going
to discuss:
Who I AM."

(Raise eyebrows.)
(Careless shrug.)
"We'll GET to it.
(Sassy smile!)
Right after....
I VOTE."

[DEEP SIGH.]
[CHUCKLE.]
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Speak,
Lord,
for your servant
hears.
[1 Samuel 3:9]

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