EPISODE 3 – DC-USA,
2068
FADE IN:
EXT: WHITE HOUSE &
CONGRESSIONAL OFFICES in DC – DAY
A sunny day in the
nation’s capital – Bird’s eye camera loops around White House and then closes
in on one of the Congressional buildings windows –
INT: DAY – OFFICE - of 2
term Progressive Party Senator and presidential hopeful LATEESHA JONES, a mixed
race (Black & Mexican), gender fluid, handicapped, devout Christian/Taoist
- is having a meeting with two trusted, key members of her staff JOHN &
NANCY. A lobbyist BRAD representing the Fossil Fuel industry will shortly join
them.
JONES
I really appreciate the
amazing effort you two have made along with the rest of the team in these last
few months. Juggling our day-to-day government business along with the busy
campaign schedule has been very challenging to say the least!
JOHN
Yes, yes it has Senator, but
you know Nancy and I are both adrenalin junkies and I think I can speak for
both of us saying we truly believe you are the best and necessary choice to be
the next president of the United States.
NANCY
Yes and especially at this
critical time where all the progress our country made over decades has been
almost completely undone during just one term of this horrendous reality TV
star president! You know We got Chu’ Senator Jones! (High fives)
JONES
Yes we have been through a
lot of stuff together over the years and you two are my trusted eyes and ears
in this crazy town. So why do we have a meeting set up with a lobbyist from the
Petrol industry – basically the enemy?
JOHN
Exactly – you know the old
expression ‘keep your friends close and your enemies closer’? Well this is one
of those type meetings.
NANCY
We will do the old good
cop/bad cop where you of course play yourself – the Senator known on record to
despise the petrol industry and everything it represents and we will play the
naïve assistants who believe all the bs he will try to sell us so…
JONES
So he slips and gives us
some important info about the evil oil guys’ agenda we don’t already know –
yeah, I get the playbook. Very good – he will be here soon. In the meanwhile
lets go over the protocol for the CRD DC gathering in September.
JOHN
Well everything is in
place but of course the devil is in the details. We are still trying to get the
famous poet Tito Williamson and the musician G-Clef to confirm…
NANCY
And two-term president Baurmeister
as a speaker at the endorsement reception after the event is a go. Her people
just confirmed this morning. And the caterers were told to have vegan and
gluten free options at the buffet…
JONES
Excellent, and what about
the order of speakers – should we have Mr. Palenti end the engagement or kick
it off?
NANCY
I think you should end it
as we discussed before, because bottom line, this march and the reception is really
about getting you elected president. Otherwise nothing changes.
JOHN
We should just keep the
reception speeches short and sweet because after the long march and the day’s
many speeches and performances in front of the Lincoln Memorial, people are
going to be fatigued.
JONES
Agreed – but this march is
not just about me. It’s American citizens’ rejection of the unconstitutional
infringements
JONES (CON’T)
on their rights and
freedoms through the Draconian legislation passed by this corporate puppet
administration.
NANCY
True Dat’ Sister Friend! (High
fives – Door Knock Sounds – John opens door)
LOBBYIST - BRAD - ENTERS:
BRAD
Good Afternoon Senator
Jones – hello John annnnnnd Nancy – right?
JONES
Yes that’s correct. Look,
I don’t mince words so what brings you here Brad? You represent whom exactly?
BRAD
Yes, I know you from some
of your impassioned speeches on the floor. You definitely mean what you say and
say what you mean! Senator, I represent the Fossil Fuel Industry, the FFI, a
consortium of several of the biggest petrol and coal companies still left and
as you know fossil fuels still supply around 35% of our nations energy needs,
up 10% since President Faice took office.
JONES
Brad – you know I know all
this, so please get to the point. The recent 10% rise in the use of fossil
fuels has a direct correlation to the great flood events and the current tent
city crisis with 25 million plus homeless citizens.
BRAD
Well Senator, the debate
is still out on exactly how and why the flood event occurred… (Cut off)
JONES
When 99% of the best
climate scientists in the world working with AI super computers all agree on
the data – the debate was over long ago. I suggest you get to the reason why you’re
here because I feel my patience is wearing thin.
BRAD
Yes, well um… Our
organization is prepared to assist you in your bid for the presidency. As you
know we actually donate to all the top runners in all parties, because we
believe we can find common ground with any candidate. After all, we all want what’s best for
America. Our recent increase in fossil fuel production has created 20,000 good
paying jobs so far and…
JOHN
This is true Senator. And
they do donate to every top candidate from all parties. Obviously to cover
their asses to have some influence over whoever wins the elections – am I wrong
Brad?
BRAD
I would not say it like
you just did but yes – we like spread our chips across the table because of the
fickle nature of the American electorate. Hard to tell who will win since
elections have been so close, for so long now.
NANCY
You mentioned on the phone
that you would be willing to pay for all the media advertising? That’s a lot of
money and is only legal again because of the current administration’s weakening
of the State Sponsored Election Act of 2031.
BRAD
Oh yes – and even more
behind the scenes support if you want – cold calling centers and paid door to
door “volunteers” (does hand quotes in air). Whatever you need – we are here
for you!
JONES
That’s what concerns me
Brad – why are you “here for me”? (Does quote hands sarcastically) I am totally
anti-fossil fuel industry as my 25-year voting record clearly demonstrates.
BRAD
Yes – we know that but as
you and your team know every election is won by razor thin margins and so every
vote counts. Commercials during prime time VR TV and side panel ads in all the
social media outlets do make a difference. Decades of scientific research have
proven the power of repeated advertising on the general public’s
decision-making process. And as you know this media saturation costs a fortune
nowadays. And as you are famous for your grass roots campaign financing, accepting
no donations from corporate interests – we know that you could use some extra
resources to work with being these are very hard economic times for your strapped
middle class base donors, many of whom live in the tent cities.
NANCY
That is all true Senator
and we really could use more resources and media saturation based on the
relaxed election laws.
JONES
Okay Brad – let’s say I
did agree to accept donations from your organization – what is the quid pro quo
Faustian bargain?
BRAD
Well, ha, um – Senator, of
course we would not expect anything from you but would only hope that your
administration would allow us to continue and even expand our fossil fuel
production to create more jobs, for our country’s energy independence and
national security.
JONES
I expected that – what
else Brad?
BRAD
Well, uh since you are
being receptive, some companies in our consortium are planning to advance some
of the geo-engineering solutions to Global Warming that were banned decades ago
but seem relevant again based on the current crisis, with the recent
temperature increases and return of constant extreme weather events.
JONES
Hmmm… anything else Brad?
BRAD
Um – No, not that I can
think of right now. Thaaa-that’s it.
JONES, NANCY & JOHN
LOOK/EYE SIGNAL EACH OTHER THAT THE MEETING IS OVER.
JOHN
Well Brad – the Senator
and we have much work to do, so thanks for coming by. (Showing him the door)
BRAD
Yes of course, I can imagine
with the CRD march and the election campaign. Thank you for your time Senator
Jones. When can we expect to hear back from you?
JONES
Yes - right now Brad.
Thanks but no thanks. We would never accept your literally dirty fossil fuel
money. I must say that I do not like you Brad or all the spineless, zero integrity, butt sucking
lobbyists you represent, that will sell their souls and our entire planet’s
healthy future for a bump in their salary and a few perqs.
.
BRAD
I,I resent…
JONES (INTERRUPTING)
You don’t resent anything,
as long as you get paid the big bucks. Let me ask you a question Brad – what
will you do with your extra little chunk of dough when there’s no more clean
water to drink or clean air to breathe? What are you going to do when millions
of fed up, angry tent city dwellers break down your elite community gates and
enter your house with intent to harm you and your family?
BRAD
I, I, I am just trying to
make a living like every one else! I have two children; one with special needs that
I have to take care of and my wife recently lost her job so I am the primary breadwinner.
JONES
I am sorry to hear all
that Brad but it does not let you off the hook. You are a highly educated
college graduate and I am assuming you were a lawyer at some point – no?
BRAD
Yes – yes, so, so what?
JONES
Then you have options and are
part of the problem that plagues our country Brad. You deny climate science not
because you don’t believe it but because it threatens your personal bottom
line. You have painted yourself into a corner by selling your soul to the
fossil fuel industry to make the most money possible as a lobbyist, but at what
costs Brad? Are you doing your precious children a favor by selling out their
futures to a planet poisoned by toxic fossil fuels where chaos will surely
ensue based on the millions of homeless citizens from the ever-growing
nightmare of sea level rise and extreme weather events? Your selfish kind and
sadly around a third of the population have historical amnesia because we have
already been down this dead end path half a century ago when the woke majority
of people finally arose up, got off their couches, out into the streets and spoke
at the ballot box. They said no more greedy, myopic legislation from puppet
politicians who served the
1% special interests for decades rather than the constituents who put them in
office. But unfortunately citizens once again became apathetic non-voters and
fell asleep at the wheel. They became angry and reactionary and 30% of the mostly
old white voters elected a conservative reality TV star based on the antiquated
Electoral College we can’t
seem to get rid of. Even though our party’s choice for president won the
popular vote! These older white people who are angry about loosing their white
privilege and being the new minority panicked because of the recession. A panic
caused by sudden big job losses from the slowing of Green New Deal resources
and having to depend solely on their UBI to survive – which is not possible.
Yet jobs had been already drying up from robots taking millions of jobs over
decades, but few noticed while the economy was booming with all the thousands
of decent paying Green Revolution infrastructure jobs that robots couldn’t do
and could not be sent over seas during the huge switch over to clean energy.
But thank God the masses are waking up to reality again, took off their VR
headsets and voted out the bums in congress last midterms. Yet, this now lame
duck president did a lot of damage in the last four years. This flood crisis
that he and all your fossil fuel cohorts are responsible for has brought our
country to its knees. We were already hurting from the slow down in our Green
economy based on tax revenues being sucked up by the military industrial
complex policing the world, and then his administration’s audacity in taking advantage
of the flood crisis pushing through fear based disaster capitalism with unconstitutional
Draconian legislation that is against everything our country was founded on and
stands for! Shame on you Brad! Find another job and clean up your act because
God is watching Brad! Will you be part of the solution or the pollution Brad?
BRAD
I don’t need a history
lesson and guilt trip from you Senator. We all do what we have to - to survive
in this crazy world. A radical, dark skinned, disabled, LBGQTXYZ whatever person
like you would never have even become Senator before all the millions
of once illegal Hispanic immigrants got a path to citizenship and got the right
to vote! We whites have become a minority in our own country! My people came
over on the Mayflower! I will leave now before I say something I really regret.
JONES
Yes, you do that Brad!
Some of my people were forced over on slave ships, others were already here and
the victims of genocide! I bet if you do some research – there’s a 50/50
percent chance that some of your own white ancestors were indentured servants –
England’s convict rejects of society - Brad! So get off your racist high horse!
United we stand – divided we fall – we the people – right? Everyone! God bless and
Good Riddance Brad!
BRAD
Whatever! Good luck
Senator Jones – I think you’re going to need it!
BRAD EXITS ROOM:
NANCY
Wow – what a hater! That
was some powerful learnin’ him and why I love you Boss!
JOHN
Ditto! Geo-engineering? Oh
my God! Talk about going backwards! What are these insane people thinking?
NANCY
Insane is the key word!
JONES
Greed is the sickness that
blinds them. Unfortunately, many in our country still idolize the mega rich and
many are still willing to do anything to get their little piece of the materialist
action regardless of the consequences. A verse from Matthew comes to mind “To
gain the world and lose your soul”. It’s as old as humanity. Well, at least we
know more than we did before. This ongoing battle for the soul of our country and
our collective healthy futures is surely to continue as long as there is still
oil and coal to extract from Mother Earth.
JOHN
Sad but true.
JONES
Nancy – set up an internet
meeting with Mr. Palenti – I want him to know exactly what he’s up against.
NANCY
On it!
FADE OUT:
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