As the autumn of 2008 took hold, so did the paroxysm of recession. The U.S. economy had been going nowhere for years; by late 2006, the housing bubble had burst, and a buyers' market had emerged as homes lost their value. This time, though, it was different than in previous episodes of slow or non-growth: this time the poor and low-incomed homeowners were joined by the rich and famous, as record numbers of multi-million-dollar mansions were repossessed. Foreclosures on upscale million-dollar houses were rampant across the country. By the time the events of January 17, 2008 took place, the United States was already in the throes of the most serious recession in decades. Analysts had been predicting it since 2004, when the late George W. Bush committed billions of dollars to his new war in Iraq. Inadvertently, he'd put American taxpayers trillions of dollars in debt; debt that would take generations to pay off...and debt that would almost certainly, most economic experts agreed, lead to perhaps the worst depression in U.S. history (even worse than October, 1929). The banking industry, tattered and shorn apart by the O.U.T.R.A.G.E. explosions, was in no shape to do anything. Months before, banks were robustly foreclosing on multi-million-dollar showcase homes, then auctioning them off to a handful of potential bidders. In many cases, the bank ended up being the sole bidder, buying a million-dollar house for a hundred bucks. Now, the crippled big banks were impotent, unable to even initiate foreclosure proceedings. This created a plethora of "squatters" who were still living in their outlandish homes, even though they hadn't made a mortgage payment for months - sometimes even a year. Attracted by 'creative' financing plans, no-money-down deals, and easy credit terms, home buyers splurged. Because the big banks were suffering their own financial paralysis, home "owners" found it easy to keep their houses without making a mortgage payment. Lawyers, stockbrokers, doctors and other ultra-rich wage earners, had been lured into lavish mansions only to see their net worth evaporate after the 'Rebellion of '08' and two extraordinary natural disasters that hit the country back-to-back.
People who had become dependent on their riches found it difficult to weather the storm. Actually, it was easier for low-incomed workers and the poorly destitute. They, after all, saw little change in their financial circumstances. They were broke to begin with, so it made little difference. When economic depressions hit, suicide rates among the 'super rich' soar. Unable to adjust to more modest lifestyles, the bogus rich become the unfortunate victims of their own success.
The Bush administration knew its reckless war spending and failed economic policies would lead to a devastating depression shortly after George W. Bush left office. That's probably why they didn't put up much of a fight in trying to win the 2006 mid-term elections, and put even less heart into the 2008 campaign. Sitting Presidents always get blamed for what takes place during their term(s) in office. Former opposition parties always try to take credit for the good things that happen during a new administration's first term.
O.U.T.R.A.G.E. had dealt with the devastating American Revolution it fulminated on the nation during President Bush's final State of the Union address. O.U.T.R.A.G.E. was effectively dealing with the impact of a gargantuan California earthquake and a series of east coast hurricanes that had further ripped the country to shreds. Now, on the eve of fresh federal elections, O.U.T.R.A.G.E. was also having to deal with an impending economic depression, the likes of which the United States had never seen before.
While the Bush administration frivilously led the country into a bleak brew of war and economic chaos, most Americans continued to enjoy the carnal pleasures and materialism that their new-found fortunes brought them. Like lobsters languishing in a pot of lukewarm water, Americans weren't watching as the pot started to boil. Now, as the water began to scald the economic pot, Americans could do little else but scream in agony over their own apathy. "We've been too busy watching 'Deal or No Deal' to pay any attention to what our beltway gangsters were doing," wrote one small-town newspaper publisher. "We made our deal with the Devil. Now it's payback time. And we're not prepared - as a nation or a society - to handle the truth of what our squalid and squanderous pasts have reaped." The "Great Depression" was coming to America - an economic cataclysmic catastrophe that would quickly engulf the entire world.

Many had questioned why O.U.T.R.A.G.E. decimated the nation like it did on January 17, 2008. Killing off most members of a corrupt, incompetent, cowardly, arrogant, immoral Congress was understandable. Assassinating the worst President in U.S. history, and most of his cabinet members and appointed bureaucrats was justifiable in millions of Americans' minds. But why did the 'Rebellion of '08' extend to the socially prominent, the wealthy elitists, and famous celebrities? Those kinds of questions were being fielded on the O.U.T.R.A.G.E. television programs being transmitted from the Island of St. Kitts, and had been answered repeatedly over the past several months. While many moderators explained things in a variety of ways, the nuts-and-bolts was nakedly basic: most people in positions of power, celebrity or wealth had done very little except capitalize on their fame and fortune for the exclusive consumption of themselves.
At the beginning of 2007, less than thirteen months before the January 17, 2008 murders, prominent social scientists had submitted a paper to the International Nobel Prize Committee, recommending that the sizeable cash prizes awarded to winners be modified. It seemed frivilous to suffocate one's quest for peace with a gradiose gift of something as crass as money. The group of seven doctors unanimously agreed. A portion of the 44-page report included these startling observations that were pooh-poohed by those toward whom it was directed:
"We find the ultra-wealthy people in America (and around the world) to be unmitigated bores, entirely self-absorbed with their own lives and the materialism that fills a great void. Far too many individuals, particularly those in the entertainment and sports arenas, have amassed massive fortunes, only to squander it on themselves and their own demented pleasures. Talk to a rich person and he'll tell you all about the newest new luxury car he just purchased; the biggest new house she just bought; the most luxurious African safari from which they've just returned; or the value of their latest stock acquisitions. As these people sip of their thousand-dollar-a-bottle imported red wine, ask them their views on America's homeless or how many millions of kids go to bed hungry in this country each evening. Ask them if they know anything about the waiter who just served them a $24 bourbon before they sat down to an $80 steak, and inquire as to how they think he's able to sustain his family of eight on his minimum-wage salary (plus gratuIties). Ask them about the environmental disasters facing this planet, or whether they use 'paper or plastic' when they shop at their local supermarket. Not only will their eyes gloss over in utter contempt for your topics of conversation; they will snootily let you know that such conversation is not acceptable at such elegant dinner parties.
It's as if the wealthy live in their own little protective plastic bubble, isolated from the pain and suffering endured by the vast majority of the global population. They will fail to understand why one should even care about the underprivileged, the disadvantaged, the sick, the elderly, the homeless, the drug-addicted, the unemployed, the hungry, the working poor, or the under-educated.
Celebrities take their fame and fortune to even a lower social level by parading their squanderous lifestyles on the front pages of all the 'movie' magazines and gossip rags. When Britney Spears, Anna Nicole Smith, Mike Tyson, Tom Cruise, and all the other assorted multi-millionaires who grace these glossy publications, they fail to realize how much they contribute to the moral decadence of our society and our culture. Once it became 'acceptable' for Mike Tyson to blow millions of his dollars up his nose, why shouldn't lesser human beings follow his lead? When movie stars boast about living together without the benefit of holy matrimony, or flash photos of their babies born out-of-wedlock, don't they realize that their fans will try to emulate such behavior?
These petulant people could be - and should be - the ones that set the moral tone for our society. They could be leaders of men, generously giving away their fortunes to those of lesser means instead of squandering it all on themselves. Sadly, too few of these fortunate individuals can avoid the flash, glitter, decadence and debauchery that fame and fortune brings. Even more sadly is how America - and the world - has followed their 'greed lead' and decided 'what's mine is mine, and I'll do with it whatever I damn well choose'.
Money cannot buy one good health, true love, loyal friends, spirituality or peace.....we urge the donors of this 'peace prize' to put less emphasis on the material and more emphasis on humanity as a signal to the world that there is more to life than accumulating riches and appearing on the cover of 'People' magazine because of some outrageous conduct."
O.U.T.R.A.G.E. recognized that bad behavior in celebrity relationships often leads to misconduct among the 'masses'. The 'common people' were guided by those of influence, wealth or status. Not just be the politicians, but buy this eclectic collection of "the rich and famous" who seemed to believe their station in life allowed them to behave like the lowest of animals. O.U.T.R.A.G.E. destroyed those greedheads, along with the politicos and the corporate maggots. Now, a new sense of honor and equality - hopefully - will embrace the nation.

Wednesday, October 22, 2008: the cross-country political rallies were going strong as elections grew closer. Some surprising components were coming together that would almost certainly have an impact on the voters' choices.
The Patrick-Patrick team had gathered more than one million signatures, demanding a referendum be put on the November 4th ballots to legalize all recreational drugs. Lynn Patrick and Patrick Hamilton had successfully argued that if alcohol was legal, all other mind-altering drugs should also be legal. It was not an endorsement of drugs; it was a matter of equality. Drug users had been demeaned as the scourge of American society. Now they would get traditional treatment for their rehabilitation, just as alcoholics did. Legalizing the sale of drugs would dramatically minimize the profitability that criminal elements now enjoyed from the drug trade. Government licenses, taxes, and control over the sale and distribution would provide funds with which to combat the serious side effects that drug use had on citizens and society-at-large.
Ron "Doc" Doctor had started his campaign late, but it quickly gained momentum. The hypocrisies of local, state and federal governments toward smoking and gambling had obviously formed an undercurrent of resentment among the populace. If tobacco farmers were allowed to grow tobacco with subsidized funds from the government - and if cigarette manufacturers were allowed to market a product that was known to shorten their customers' lives, then no government should have the right to take away an individual's freedom to ingest that legal product. The government leaders who outlawed cigarette smoking without outlawing the sale and manufacture of cigarettes only showed themselves to be nothing more than political whores who happily took the billions of dollars in tax revenues from the tobacco industry and artificially pretended to be protectors of public health by trying to enforce a ban on the use of that industry's merchandise.
Gambling addicts were victims of similar hypocritical laws. It was illegal - in most states - to gamble in a bar, or even play a friendly game of dice in an alley or in a parking lot. "Cherry Masters" and other gaming devices were banned from taverns, American Legion halls, and other public venues as holier-than-thou politicians decried the evils of such activity. In many locales, VFW posts and other fraternal organizations had been run out of business because os assinine anti-gaming laws, and - in a bizarre result - caused many communities to lose millions of dollars raised by these benevolent organizations for public needs projects. But, of course, the cowardly politicians looked the other way when the state wanted to sell lottery tickets, or when plans for a new casino were announced by some multi-billion-dollar gaming conglomerate. As 'Doc" sermonized while rumbling through the countryside, "We just believe in an equal playing field. If some gamlbing is illegal, than ALL gambling should be illegal, even gambling that's supported by the state!"
Petitions were being signed faster than water could run through a sieve. This referendum would definitely be added to the ballots on Election Day.
Jil Adams, Bob Ryan, Ron Oetting and Phil Baker (aka the AROB group) had had an exhaustive schedule, bussing from one state to another in an attempt to boost morale among O.U.T.R.A.G.E. volunteers and gather support for the revolutionary movement. As Baker commented at one stop in the middle of Missouri, "Hell, even partyin' can get to be hard work if you do it often enough!" This, coming from a robust man who'd been known to down an average of six Jim Beams-on-the-rocks, two Wild Turkeys, and a six-pack of Bud Light in almost any given evening at his local watering hole. Baker, who only had one kidney, was the perfect portrayal of that hard-drinkin' American good-ole-boy who, when he ordered "a six-pack to go", guzzled it on the premises, fully intent on using his Bunyanesque belly as the carry-out vessel.
The road crews worked hard, but always found time for fun. Now, as the elections drew near, O.U.T.R.A.G.E. volunteers from all over the country were starting to head home so they could cast their votes.
For the first time in generations, voters were expected to outnumber non-voters 3-to-1. Pollsters in many regions of the country (especially those hit hardest by the O.U.T.R.A.G.E. bombings and the natural disasters) were predicting upwards of 90% voter turn-out!

Numerous new political parties had emerged, along with their respective candidates. All parties, if they were to be financially supported by O.U.T.R.A.G.E. - had to agree to a strict new code of conduct and ethics. O.U.T.R.A.G.E. made it clear that any violations of this new standard of behavior would result in immediate withdrawal of any additional funds. Surprisngly, these new candidates heartily endorsed the terms and conditions as set forth in the O.U.T.R.A.G.E. charter. For the first time in recent American history , voters were getting a real choice from which to elect representatives, instead of having to choose the "lesser of two evils" - Republic or Democrat. Registration was taking place at thousands of locations across the nation, many of the same locations where O.U.T.R.A.G.E. televised its early broadcasts after it had effectively completed the 'Rebellion of '08'.
Many of those locations still functioned as outlets for the continuous O.U.T.R.A.G.E. telecasts that went on daily. Many people whose homes had been destroyed in the aftermath of the hurricane and/or earthquake flocked to those places to stay updated and informed on what was going on around the country. A genuine 'free' venue, the broadcasts allowed 'common' people to voice their opinions, express themselves, and discuss issues of importance to them. New political candidates were all given equal time to announce their candidacies and explain their platforms. O.U.T.R.A.G.E. representative continued to talk about the resolution of national problems, such as rebuilding areas that had been destroyed by O.U.T.R.A.G.E. bombs, cleaning up the mess left by the east coast hurricanes, or repairing the massive earthquake damages in Los Angeles. Even seven months later, rescue crews were still pulling bodies from debris and hauling mountains of destruction away.
Still, the United States had - perhaps - never been as unified as it was during the aftermath of these disasters. For that matter, neither was the rest of the world. U.S. foes and allies alike sent aid or offered assistance. Many countries flew their best doctors and surgeons to the U.S.A. to help a crippled medical industry deal with all the terrible injuries.
The work had gone on non-stop for months, and thousands of O.U.T.R.A.G.E. volunteers were almost delusional from their round-the-clock efforts. It was the AROB group's efforts that often helped revitalize, motivate, and recognize the dedication and hard work of all these exceptional individuals. But, all the non-stop traveling, partying and hoopla was also beginning to take its toll on Adams, Ryan, Oetting and Baker - all of whom criss-crossed the country with very little time for repose.
All of this work and effort was leading up to the upcoming November 4th elections. But, even after that, no one would be able to rest on their laurels. The work would have to continue as a brand new federal government was put into place, newly-elected politicians were introduced to the political system, new laws were passed and old laws rejected, and a new - but much smaller - version of the United States government was installed.

"What if the billions of dollars spent - just on the Iraqi 'war' - had, instead, been spent of peaceful efforts or environmental projects? What if the billions of dollars spent on all wars in the twentieth century had, instead, gone toward repairing America's crumbling infrastructure, rebuilding America's schools, or improving America's education programs?"
That question had been bantered back-and-forth at the O.U.T.R.A.G.E. St. Kitts headquarters even before the infamous January 17th bombings that had so critically annihilated most of the U.S. government, most of the upper-crust society, and most of the giant corporate conglomerates who controlled Congress.
Corporations who made their excessive profits building bombs, tanks and missiles could - instead - make more modest profits manufacturing machinery and vehicles that were fuel-efficient and durable. Imagine if General Motors could assemble a car that would last for twenty years or 500,000 miles! The technology was there - and had been there for decades; but no corporation wanted to suppress its profitability by building something that wasn't scheduled for 'planned obsolescence'. Why would any company want to do something for the sake of society, the ecology, or the national good?
Magazine publishers who splashed the sins of America's celebrities over their glossy color pages could have just as easily printed stories about environmental and social issues. But where was the 'glitz' in that?
Giant media conglomerates sensationalized their 'news' reports with accounts that sizzled. Moviemakers didn't see the value of smaller profits in making films about family values or moral behavior. 'Sin sells", "sex sells", "sensationalism sells", the money-makers hollered. And they fought tooth-and-nail to prevent government from interfering in their sleazy business ventures.
Even the federal government became tainted by its own manipulation of the media. Routinely, the Bush administration had learned to make the media its puppet. Organized religious organizations thrived on lies, scandals, and manipulation. It was as if the country only saw one option: 'sell, sell, sell..." Making money was all that mattered - not HOW you made it, not how many lives you destroyed in the process, not how you impacted on the cultural components of our social fabric. All that mattered was making money. Millions and millions, billions and billions - all because the rich and famous coveted more wealth and fame. At any cost. At any detriment.
A song from the 1960's summed it all up: "Go ahead and hate your neighbor, go ahead and cheat a friend. Do it in the name of Heaven; you can justify if in the end." War was among the most profitable of all enterprises...and to maintain that level of high profitability, the federal government had to constantly churn the butter, grease the wheels, and keep the wars coming.
Spread a little hatred; tell a few well-leaked lies; create enough doubt or fabricate sufficient 'evidence'. Keep the majority of the country - and Congress - off balance, just so that they would be intimidated into going along with whatever the Warrior George Bush and his legions of profiteers wanted. While previous administrations had initiated such evil tactics, only the Bush administration had elevated it all to an astonishing art form.
Now, the country was engaged in two 'wars' - one in Iraq and the other in Iran. Even though newly-powerful Democrats made urgent attempts to end the Iraqi war as early as the beginning of 2007, George W. Bush was determined to move forward with his plans to rule the world and capture all the cheap, easily-accessible OIL he could. By the beginning of 2008, the United States of America was embroiled in world conflict that would not easily be erased.
The rest of the world despised America. O.U.T.R.A.G.E. had its hands full. Colin Powell and John McCain looked forward to new elections that would bring some degree of sanity to government. Something neither man had seen in his respective years of government servitude. There were new political parties with outstanding platforms. There were fresh faces who came from all walks of life (instead of the millionaires who normally upped the ante of political campaigns, forcing the 'little guy' from competing in what had become a rich man's game). What would happen on November 4, 2008? Only God knew for sure, but one thing was certain: it was bound to be the most terrific Tuesday Americans ever experienced since the days of the first American Revolution or the famous Boston Tea Party.

Like the United States government, most United States citizens had squandered their money. Personal saving was at an all-time low in 2006 and 2007, partly because Americans had become the consummate consumers and partly because most American families had trouble just making ends meet in times of high retail prices on everything from cars to candy bars.
Following the events of January 17, 2008, economic conditions in the United States worsened. In areas affected by the horrendous earthquake and hurricanes, economic conditions were dismal. Still, the population managed to carry on, thanks in part to the lack of any federal management abilities. People became dependent on their local governments, their relatives and neighbors, instead of the gargantuan federal government. Even municipalities and state governments no had to manage on their own without 'aid' or assistance from Washington, DC - since Washington, DC barely even existed anymore.
Outraged United Taxpayers Revolting Against Government Excess (O.U.T.R.A.G.E.) had made a big difference in how the U.S.A. operated - and how the U.S.A. would operate in the future. 'Big' government - something both political parties claimed to oppose with feigned sincerity - was now impossible, since most government bureaucrats had been killed in the January 17th bombings.
The process of sending your money to Washington in hopes that Washington would send some back to you was moot. From now on, local municipalities would retain local monies, and - if managed correctly - there would be funding for community needs without the interference of, or financial assistance from, the federal government. The new federal government would only be responsible for those things as mandated in the U.S. Constitution - nothing else. The O.U.T.R.A.G.E. objective was to cut the federal government's budget and operations by 90%. While some people believed that to be unrealistic, many more favored such a lofty goal, realizing that the government had far overstepped its bounds decades ago.
The Bush adminsitration, thanks in large part to its ineffectual and insipid 'war' with Iraq, had put American taxpayers trillions of dollars in debt. It would take generations to pay off that debt, if it ever could be paid off. And, as could be usually anticipated, even if that debt was paid off citizens would never see any relief from high taxes as long as corrupt, incompetent, arrogant, lazy politicians were in office to fight for their pet 'pork'.
The concept of a government even smaller than that formed in the mid-1700's was unimagined by many citizens who had become used to the 'feds' controlling their lives. The reorganization of such a small federal entity was foreign to most, and seemed impossible to others. O.U.T.R.A.G.E. was intent on putting fiscal responsibility and legislative accountability back into the hands of the people and their local communities. To be sure, there would be national laws by which each state would be required to abide; but, those laws would be targeted only to protect and serve the American public - not to protect or serve the interests of big business, special interest groups, or political parties.
The workload was exhaustive as O.U.T.R.A.G.E. committees and groups labored to restructure, reform, and regroup in time for the newly-elected Congress and administration that would take place on November 4, 2008.
The election was less than three weeks away....

From the personal diaries of George W. Bush, it was apparent that there were only three really lame reasons for the illegal and unconstituional invasion of Iraq in 2003.
1. The Bush family had had a personal vendetta against Saddam Hussein ever since the days of Desert Storm, when George H.W. Bush was criticized, ridiculed and humiliated for "not finishing the job" and ousting Hussein at that time. In typical Texas cowboy fashion, the Bushes were determined to 'get even' with Hussein for their failure, and - in 2007 - succeeded when Hussein was hanged by the new Iraqi puppet government installed by the second Bush administration.
2. Dick Cheney and his Exxon-Mobil oil buddies wanted control of all those rich fields of cheap, easily-accessible oil so that they could continue to feed America's addiction on the 'black gold' that fueled their gas-guzzling SUVs. Cheney, former CEO of Halliburton, was highly criticized for awarding lucrative wartime contracts to Halliburton without going through the usual bidding process. Halliburton had been embroiled in legal hassles for more than two years, charged with overbilling, price-fixing, and shoddy performance.
3. Following World War II, the giant U.S. military-industrial complex realized just how profitable was could be. So, they bought up all the policians, hired pricey lobbyists, and formed special interest groups that cunningly encouraged and promoted 'war'. Thus, the U.S.A. became entangled in the Korean Conflict; the Cuban Missile Crisis; the Cold War; Vietnam; and Desert Storm, as well as numerous less significant skirmishes over the past fifty years. Everytime the wealthy industrialists needed to boost their sagging corporate profits, a new 'war' was ready and waiting for everything from machine guns and tanks to the most high-tech killing equipment. Had all those billions of dollars been spent on peaceful projects, the world - by now - could have been a much more tranquil one.
Meanwhile, the crazed politicians, blinded by greed and hubris during decades of decadence, had ignored environmental issues that were now threatening to bring immediate peril to the planet. The depetion of the ozone layer had reached critical-mass. Rain forests were all but laid bare, forcing the extinction of countless species that might have eventually been able to provide venom or secretions for use in medicinal miracles. Corporate greedheads had skimmed most of the profits from the nation's largest and most successful businesses, leaving them as nothing more than shells of their former selves, unable to honor pension commitments to retired employees, or invest in new technologies. Movie stars and celebrity athletes had made public spectacles of themselves simply because they didn't know how to deal with all the massive amounts of money heaped upon them by entertainment executives who viewed them only as dollar signs. Media darlings like Rush Limbaugh and Howard Stern had negotiated mutli-million-dollar contracts just to break all the rules of civility and common respect for the public airwaves.
Now, thanks to the 'Rebellion of '08', most of those public showdogs were dead and gone. With the use of the technologies invented by some of these rich and piggish corporate conglomerates, a relatively small army of rebels had effectively and single-handedly destroyed all the filfth, obscenities, immoralities, and indecencies that these sub-humans had pushed onto the American public. Even young children found it appropriate to use the "F" word; teen-agers idolized the rich and famous who publicly proclaimed their illegitimate preganancies, laughed at the institution of marriage and commitment, and rejected that which was right, just, moral and decent.
Again, the elections were less than three weeks away.

Political rallies were going on all over America, even in the demolished ruins of cities like Los Angeles, New York and Washington, DC. But there was a distinct difference between these rallies, and political entourages of the most recent past. These rallies weren't 'staged' for photo opportunities; they weren't intended to be ground up into thirty-second 'bytes' for the television newscasts. These were 'real people' talking to 'real people', intelligently discussing the issues that were important to the future of America and Americans. It wasn't some "slick willy" pontificating on issues that stirred emotions but accomplished little. No one was arguing the pros and cons of flag-burning, abortion, gay marriage, or smoking bans. Instead, the focus was on returning America to its roots of common decency, morality, and equality.
To be sure, politicians over the past two decades pouted about "family values", only to be "found out" later, engaging in extra-marital affairs, shabby business deals, or perverted personal behavior. Since the early 1990's, countless public servants had been indicted on charges ranging from racketeering to child abuse.
The 'Rebellion of '08' had started as a secret movement with approximately 100,000 U.S. citizens who were disgusted with our political leadership. Incompetency, graft, corruption and greed had overshadowed elected officials' ability to set the high moral standard, show any signs of true leadership, or accomplish anything worthwhile during their terms in office. Outraged United Taxpayers Revolting Against Government Excess (O.U.T.R.A.G.E.) had been born out such disgust for such reprehensible cockroaches who had slithered into the hallowed halls of Congress, devoured the principles of human decency or squandered their lives on attaining wealth and power at any cost.
Of the five greatest 'terrorists' in the past seventy five years, only one had ever been brought to justice:
Joseph Stalin slaughtered 10 million of his countrymen, then died peacefully in his sleep.
Adolph Hitler gassed 6 million Jews, gypsies and homosexuals, then committed suicide before he could be tried in an international tribunal for high crimes against humanity.
Idi Amin massacred 2 million people in Uganda, then retired in lavish "exile" to live out his life.
Saddam Hussein killed more than a million Iraqis and was captured and sentecned to death by hanging, thanks in large part to the efforts of the United States government and the puppet Iraqi government it had installed.
George W. Bush never assumed any responsibility for the 675,000 Iraqis he killed, nor for the 3,000 people who died in the Twin Towers on 9-11-01, nor for the deaths of more than ten thousands U.S. soldiers. This spoiled little brat, born with a silver spoon in his mouth and used to getting his way, had 'served' his country as its worst tyrant in American history. The O.U.T.R.A.G.E. organization decided early on that Bush and his cronies had to die, along with the 'behind-the-scenes' wealthy communities who thought only about themselves and their money, and national celebrities who showed off their fortune by outrageous conduct. On January 17, 2008, O.U.T.R.A.G.E. had killed perhaps three million of America's degenerates.
On Thursday, October 16, 2008, political candidates were talking about important issues - issues that affected the poor, the homeless, the disadvantaged, the underprivileged, the elderly, the sick, the hungry, and the downtrodden. Let the rich fend for themselves, just as the rich had always thought it was appropriate for the poor to do.
Sharing the wealth, equal rights for everyone, a new social order, cultural diversity, and opportunity for everyone. That's what the founding fathers had in mind; that's what O.U.T.R.A.G.E. and its roster of new political candidates would bring back to America. No, this would not be socialism or communism where the state dictated how much money you earned, what job you worked at, and which apartment you were given. Freedom of choice and opportunity would still be paramount, but the republic which afforded obscene wealth for the few would be taken down a notch - down to a democracy where the people ruled, and where every political decision was decided by citizens instead of those they elected. Politicians would become public servants. Corporate leaders would put customers and employees before lavish executive bonuses, profits, and shareholder equity. Celebrities would not squander their wealth and influence on illegitimate pregnancies, immoral public conduct, outlandish cars and homes, or legal avoidances. If you were charged with murder, you could not expect some hot shot lawyer to get you off just because you could pay him millions of dollars. If were convicted of murder, you would not serve time in a 'country club' prison just because you had wealth or political influence. If you were in need of intensive health care, you would not be rejected for treatment just because you were poor and uninsured.
The elections were less than three weeks away.

On Wednesday, October 15, 2008, O.U.T.R.A.G.E. candidates were all over the map. A lime green bus seemed to appear in almost every major city in America, full of O.U.T.R.A.G.E. volunteers who were serving as administrative coordinators for each campaign. In Indianapolis, the O.U.T.R.A.G.E. presence was most notable. The AROB team of Jil Adams, Bob Ryan, Ron Oetting and Phil Baker showed up in downtown at the same time the Patrick-Patrick team arrived in their lime green bus. Two hours the Children's Party bus pulled up, bringing that party's issues to the forefront of the political rally - and emphasizing the need for children's rights. Ron Doctor's bus rumbled into the circle and came to an abrupt stop at the foot of the famous war memorial monument. Two other candidates showed up, one whose party's primary platform was that of tolerance toward homosexuals, bi-racial couples, and those of different faiths or cultures. The other party advocated a "national day of rest" where all businesses (except 'essential' services) were closed so that families had time to spend together and reflect on the values that originally made America strong. Each candidate was given time to present their respective views as a large audience (estimated at more than 15,000) listened intently.
The irony was dramatic: the AROB team was pretty much a 'party bus' whose original charter was to boost morale of overworked O.U.T.R.A.G.E. volunteers across the country. The Patrick-Patrick team had criss-crossed the nation in support of legalizing drugs. While many people were confused on this issue, Lynn Patrick and Patrick Hamilton made it crystal clear that they did not necessarily endorse the use of drugs; they simply believed that the laws that banned such drug use were archaic and ineffective. The 'war on drugs' had long been lost, and it had been an expensive battle; but, it was one of those highly emotional issues that politicians loved to stand up against. Too bad politicians were too cowardly to take such courageous stance toward the nation's corrupt political system, the evil corporate world of greed, or the degenerates who had contributed to the moral decay of America.
The Children's Party had gained startling acceptance, especially after the brutal kidnapping and murder of twin boys in November, 2007, at the hands of abusive parents who had kept the twelve-year-olds virtual prisoners for most of their lives. People were outraged by the demented, callous way in which two people who brought two adorable children into the world managed to be such cruel and abusive parents. It was time for the country to give high priority to America's children, and this newly-formed political party was giving children more power. Programs had been introduced in schools to show kids how to speak up if they were victims of abuse, or if they knew other class mates who were; children were being taught principles of politics, and - at an early age - were being instructed much more intensely on the way government should function.
Ron Doctor had traversed the country in favor of outlawing laws that outlawed gaming machines and smoking. If gambling and smoking were such terrible 'crimes', then why allow such activity at all? Doctor's theory was "what's good for the goose is good for the gander". If states could outlaw "Cherry Masters" in neighborhood taverns, then why were state lotteries legal? Why could multi-billion-dollar casinos have gaming devices, but their smaller competitors couldn't? Again, cowardly politicians had caved into the demands of big business, whose power and influence managed to distort laws to their own advantages. The same with smoking bans. Doctor reasoned, "If smoking's so bad for you, why not nip it in the bud at the source? Why not ban the manufacture, distribution and sale of cigarettes?" The answer was so transparent, even the most opaque politician knew the reason: no municipal, state or federal government wanted to give up the billions of dollars the tobacco industry shelled out every year in obscene taxes. So, cigarette manufacturers could still sell their 'cancer sticks' - but those who smoked, or who allowed smoking in their small businesses, were becoming victims of yet another political scam to collect more tax money in the form of fines and penalties.
After the rally, one lime green bus after another paraded through the streets of Indianapolis before finally returning to New Haven, Indiana, where the entourage would spend the night at Jilli's Pub, one of Adams' string of small neighborhood bars. By the time the O.U.T.R.A.G.E. parade arrived in New Haven, the AROB team's "party bus" was pretty well trashed - as were most of its occupants. Fortunately, they'd hired a designated bus driver, Dick Femeyer, who only sipped on Diet Coke all the way home. Celebrants partied until the wee hours of the morning before checking into the local Holiday Inn Express near I-469 and State Road 930E. The conglomerate of political activists had reserved the entire hotel; some more energetic members of the group sobered up by skinning-dipping in the motel's indoor pool until 5:30 a.m. Although the pool officially closed at 11 p.m., and didn't re-open until 7:00 a.m., the frazzled motel manager was helpless in trying to remove the revelers from the
pool. But, as long as it was harmless fun and excluded no one, the manager decided to let it go on.
While O.U.T.R.A.G.E. volunteers were serious about their political mission, that didn't conclude them from having fun - as long as it remained good old-fashion wholesome fun that was legal and above-board. No new political candidate wanted to be tainted by even the appearance of impropriety. This was a new era in American politics, where voters would expect their politicians to be men and women of good report. O.U.T.R.A.G.E. participants needed to demonstrate that even elected public servants could enjoy life without being sleazy about it. Pompous-ass, arrogant public officials were "out"; the average, 'common' man was "in". Those of status, power, and wealth were "out"; power would be returned to the poor, the hungry, the homeless, the disadvantaged, the underprivileged, the unemployed, the children, the exploited, the abused, and the decent, hard-working Americans who made their country strong in the first place. Corporate greedheads were gone; corrupt and evil politicians were dead; wealthy society snobs were diminished; Howard Stern and all the others who brought filth and public indecency to the public forum were muted; celebrities and athletes who squandered all their wealth and status on themselves weren't 'in the game' any longer; self-absorbed, ignominious industrialists and others who made millions from the sweat of others' brows were now part of the commodious commonplace. There was no longer room for anyone at the top of the ladders' rungs. Equality would be key to a brand new selfless society where all men worked together for the benefit of all men instead of for the gluttony of themselves and their own pleasures. The "mine's bigger than yours" syndrome was beginning to crumble in the perspective of this new American culture.

"The bigger any organization, corporation or government gets, the less manageable it becomes, and the fewer people benefit from it." That had been Ron Oetting's motto for years, and he was no less persuaded today. "Big is not necessarily best," he would preach to anyone who would listen. "In fact, 'big' is dangerous because it eventually destroys everything in its path."
WalMart was one prime example: Sam Walton had started a chain of small discount stores designed to locate in rural communities ignored by the 'big box stores' like K-Mart and Target. His surviving family members had turned WalMart into one of the largest corporations in the world, a feat that had made many of them multi-billionaires. Yet WalMart forced thousands of small business owners out of business; forced many of its own suppliers into bankruptcy; and entangled local municipalities into snarled legal battles whenever they stood up and said, "We don't want WalMart to come to town!"
The United States government was another example: as its tentacles reached further into American citizens' lifestyles and pocketbooks, it became a gluttonous giant of inefficiency, mismanagement, and uncontrolled mayhem. In addition to its unpopular war in Iraq (and its just-as-unpopular recent invasion of Iran), the Bush administration had its hands full with other scandals, investigations and incompetencies. George W. Bush's attorney general had been embroiled in a scandal involving the unprecedented - and politically motivated - firing of more than a dozen federal prosecutors who failed to "tow the line" with Bush administration policies. The Tom DeLay matter was a scandal that rocked the very pinions of the Bush administration. One of George W. Bush's closest friends, "Scooter" Libby, went to jail on charges that implicated - or, at least, insinuated - the President's personal involvement.
In the spring of 2007, television comedian David Letterman gleefully remarked, "The Bush administration announced today that it was 'surprised' how unpopular the Iraqi was is with the American people." Recent anti-war demonstrations had inflamed the nation, causing the populace and politicians alike to call for an end to the atrocities. "I guess I'm not 'surprised' that the Bush administration was 'surprised'," Letterman quipped, to the applause of his audience. It was apparent to anyone that the Bush administration's incompetency and inability to listen to the pulse of the people were paramount to what had become an unmanageable, out-of-control, incommodius organization.
By the time O.U.T.R.A.G.E. had implemented its "revolution" on January 17, 2008, the Bush administration was in shambles, trying to dodge bullets from every direction, and incapable of rescuing itself from the sea of graft and corruption in which it was drowning. The 'Rebellion of '08' - in actuality - became the life preserver the Bush administration needed to resolve its troubles. Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld, Gates, and most members of the U.S. Congress - yet another organization infected with graft, corruption, incompetency, hubris, greed, and arrogance - had all been killed, thanks to the skillful placement of small incendiary devices detonated by cell phones across the U.S.A.
No one saw this rebellion coming. The O.U.T.R.A.G.E. organization had worked, cloaked in complete secrecy, from its headquarters on the island of St. Kitts. This 'second American Revolution' had effectively disarmed the rich, the powerful, the exploiters, the 'deciders', and the corrupt from America's society. While many people abhorred what had happened, many millions more came to agree that what O.U.T.R.A.G.E. had done was "the only way" to return America back to a decent, moral, civilized nation "of the people, for the people, and by the people". No more would the insane, egoistic politicians, greedy business leaders, crazed celebrities, and other assorted misfits in America's decayed culture, rule the roosts. People of genuine honor, integrity, morality, humanity, respectability and compassion would now take over the reigns of government and society. On Tuesday, October 14, 2008, the new national elections were only 21 days away.
Seventy-five million O.U.T.R.A.G.E. members were determined to participate in what could be a turning point in American history.

On Monday, October 13, 2008, O.U.T.R.A.G.E. released new membership figures: an astounding jump in new members now brought the total to 75 million people! Even Interim President Colin Powell expressed surprise; having been a 'doubting Thomas' about the purpose behind O.U.T.R.A.G.E., Powell had come to accept the organization as a groundswell movement, a revolutionary (but well-organized) group of U.S. citizens who had reached the boiling point, and were tired of "politics as usual". Even he had to concede that the only way to get rid of the graft, corruption, and deal-making in Washington was to take away Washingotn's power and money. Eliminating the power brokers and the wealthy elitists was not that much different from when early American settlers revolted against the King of England. Power corrupts....and it's only natural to nip it in the bud at its source. That's why so many millions of American politicians, wealthy elitists, celebrities, and athletes had been killed by cellphone-denoated bombs on Janury 17, 2008. O.U.T.R.A.G.E. members truly believed it was the only was to 'start over' and bring America back to a sense of purpose, morality and humanity.
The California earthquake and the east coast hurricanes helped many millions more recognize that even the 'super power' United States of America was vulnerable to collapse. It was time for citizens to return to a more respectful culture, a society that put people ahead of money, and citizens before power. The 'common' man was still the strength of the nation, and those in positions of power had sent the country spiraling into moral and physical decay.
Most new members were generously supporting O.U.T.R.A.G.E., helping to fund the movement's agendas. The biggest challenge now would be to keep O.U.T.R.A.G.E. from becoming a large, powerful, wealthy organization, similar to those institutions and individuals it had just destroyed.

For over two years, anti-war demonstrations had escalated in America. The Bush administration got the message after the 2006 mid-term elections, but failed to strongly react to it. Even the Democratic Party, which now controlled Congress, failed to take any action more than pounding its chest and self-grandiosing in front of the TV cameras. In March, 2007, one of the largest anti-war demonstrations took place in Washington, DC, which fueled even more demonstrations across the country. By November, 2007, the public was outraged as Bush continued to push for more troops in Iraq - and started a new 'war' in Iran - while the Democrats stood around with their thumbs up their ass.
After O.U.T.R.A.G.E. had effectively killed off most members of the Bush administration and most members of Congress in the January 17, 2008 coup de' ta, the war demonstrations necessarily took a back seat to the tragedy facing the nation. Afer the spring east-coast hurricanes and west coast earthquake, the nation's consciousness was struck: everyone, it seemed, recognized that this nation had to pull together.
Now it was Columbus Day, October 12, 2008. The new national elections were less than one month away. O.U.T.R.A.G.E. was busy coordinating efforts of all the new political parties and their respective candidates. There was one clear message being pledged to the voters: NO politician endorsed by Outraged United Taxpayers Revolting Against Government Excess (O.U.T.R.A.G.E.) would be the kind of evil, corrupt, pompous bullshit politician voters were used to; voters would have choices - lots of choices. And, ideally, some candidates from each of the several dozen new political parties would gain a foothold in Congress - and in the White House. This would allow for a versatile mix of ideas. Every candidate, however, from every political party had signed a pledge, promising to work together toward mutual accomplishments. One of the first things the newly-elected Congress would do, after a referendum from the people - would be to amend the United States Constitution to virtually eliminate 90% of the United States government, force politicians to take an oath of poverty while they performed their duties as elected public servants, and created harsh new punishments for any elected official or government bureacrat who violated the new rules of ethic and conduct.
Instead of Congress passing laws for everyone else to obey, "the people" would pass the laws and members of Congress would be expected to obey them. Period. No politician would be above the law ever again in the U.S.A. Politicians would be public servants, not pompous, powerful royalty as they had set themselves up to be over the past sixty years.
Whether one was a religious person or one without spirituality, the Ten Commandments seemed to be the most complete set of laws anyone had ever created. If a Commandment said, "THOU SHALT NOT KILL", there were no disclaimers or loopholes; it didn't say, "Thou shalt not kill unless you're an idiotic war-mongering president who wants to invade other sovereign nations to steal all of its oil". It said, simply, "THOU SHALT NOT KILL". Congress, from now on, would be expected to pass laws with this kind of directness and simplicity, leaving no loopholes for sleazy lawyers to use when trying to get their rich clients off with little or no penalty. Everyone would be treated equally in front of the law, whether (s)he was black or white, Lutheran or Catholic, rich or poor, young or old, famous or unknown. Politicians, celebrities, athletes and wealthy elitists had had their way for too many decades. Now the poor were to be given power. The rich would receive the same kind of justice as those who couldn't afford fancy-dan lawyers. Equality - as in "all men are created equal" - would be the standard of the land.
It was a lofty goal, no doubt. But, considering how the country had come together in the past nine months, the rebirth of this nation seemed imminent.
Sunday, October 12, 2008: marking 516 years since an Italian explorer named Christopher Columbus supposedly 'discovered' this land of milk and honey. Now this nation, which had attracted so many millions over the centuries, was about to return to its roots. Ever since the Pilgrims first sat down to dinner with native American Indians,things started to deteriorate. Just as we all begin dying the minute we're born, the new "America" began to die as we massacred the Indians and stole their land; slaughtered the buffalo; destroyed the beauty of the American landscape; imported human beings to be sold and traded as property; and eventually commercialized the whole thing into a mish-mash of corporate greed and political abberation.
Months of hard work by O.U.T.R.A.G.E. members, and months of bringing this nation back together through the efforts of the AROB group and others, was now coming to a head. The November 4th elections would certainly impact on the direction and future of the United States of America.

Sunday, October 5, 2008: a national political rally was scheduled to introduce all new political parties and their respective candidates to voters. The event, televised live from St. Kitts, would be the beginning of a nation-wide "road show" where candidates would visit communities via bus or train, and participate in public discussions at many of the same locations where O.U.T.R.A.G.E. first conducted its public venues following the catastrophic assaults on January 17, 2008. It had been an eventful nine months full of mixed emotions, tumultuous conditions, and fast-moving changes throughout the nation. To be sure, there were still many millions of Americans who hated O.U.T.R.A.G.E. for its revolutionary tactics. To kill a sitting U.S. President, Vice-President, most of the government's cabinet members, a preponderance of the nation's wealthy and famous citizens, and almost all members of the United States Congress was, in many minds, unforgiveable. Still, the majority of Americans - sometimes reluctantly - came to agree with what O.U.T.R.A.G.E. had done. It was, arguably, the only way for the nation to "start over" and return to its roots of equality, fairness, humility and greatness.
The AROB group was dispatched to strategic points across the country, where support was necessary for specific candidates. Jil Adams, Bob Ryan and Phil Baker hardly had time to chug down a 'cold one'; Ron Oetting was finding it difficult to enjoy his favorite libation - a peapicker, consisting of cheap vodka and lime juice over ice. The sight of a lime green O.U.T.R.A.G.E. bus was commonplace across America, as an entire fleet criss-crossed the country. Trains, also painted in the flamboyant lime green that identified the O.U.T.R.A.G.E. organization, traveled non-stop from city to city. Any candidate endorsed by O.U.T.R.A.G.E. was entitled to the use of these vehicles for their campaigns. Conditions, of course, were stringent: all political parties and candidates endorsed by O.U.T.R.A.G.E. were required to sign an oath of agreement to uphold the O.U.T.R.A.G.E. principles, and were required to take a pledge of poverty, forfeiting any excessive personal wealth and revealing their net worth, to the penny. No exceptions.
Lynn Patrick and Patrick Hamilton, representing the Patrick-Patrick team, were actively engaged in their attempts to legalize drug use, just as cigarettes and alchohol were legal. Legalizing drugs was not about allowing citizens to get "high" without assuming responsibility for their actions. There would be consequences, to be sure, just as there were consequences when you drove drunk or smoked cigarettes until they shortened your life. The principle was simple: drug use was a matter of free choice, just as alcohol and cigarette use was a matter of free choice. But, just as drinkers were expected to 'drink responsibly', so would drug users be expected to 'use responsibly'.
The O.U.T.R.A.G.E. premise was simple in every circumstance. Simplify the laws, eliminate the graft and corruption from politics, take away the power and money that corrupts our public servants, and create a utopia wherein all citizens will be treated fairly and equally in the eyes of the law. One candidate, a self-proclaimed minister from Minnesota, summed it all up succinctly: "The poorest people in our nation will become our richest citizens. Not because they have accumulated great wealth, but because they will now be given an equal portion of power with which to voice their opinions and express their concerns. The richest people - those who have allowed their money and power to corrupt them, and who find themselves emotionally, fiscally and morally bankrupt - will suddenly be taken down from their pedestals and treated as every other citizen in our national society. Those who have allowed their souls to be deteriorated through decadence will be expected to choose a simpler, less excessive lifestyle. Luxury cars, huge mansions, stock portfolios, and bulging bank accounts will no longer be the measure of a man's success. We will not worship the celebrity of movie stars, athletes, and elitists who have clawed their way to 'success'. Instead, we will expect them to share their good fortune with others, and we will honor those who do so. Just as native American Indians revered the land as sacred, and thought it prudent to give their most cherished possessions to others, the most 'successful' in our society will be those who give away all of their wealth."
Why should a billionaire give his fortune to a college in exchange for a football stadium bearing his name? Why should a millionaire try to buy his eternal salvation by donating his wealth to a church? Why do these kinds of individuals distribute their wealth only for 'show' or to be memorialized after they die, but they won't give $10,000.00 a some bum on the street?
Why should those who live in upscale suburbia get better schools, more municipal services, bigger public swimming pools, and greater government attention than those who live in the ghettos of America?
O.U.T.R.A.G.E. - Outraged United Taxpayers Revolting Against Government Excess - was in the final stages of its mission. Its roster of new political parties and fresh political candidates was shaping up to bring the good ol' U.S.A. into a new realm of consciousness, giving citizens more value and less pretentiousness. Government would truly become "of the people, by the people and for the people". Referendums would determine what laws were passed, not lobbyists. The people would decide how government would function, not politicians. America would become a true democracy instead of a republic filled with corruption, graft, and inequality. Politicians would be stripped of their power and their money. They would be expected to be the true servants of the people...not the bagmen for corporations or wealthy individuals. The upcoming November 4th elections would be, perhaps, the greatest outpouring of empowerment ever to touch American society.
The poor would be given power. The wealthy would have power taken away. Change was on its way, and - as could be attested to by the millions who were joining O.U.T.R.A.G.E., now 40 million strong - change was being embraced enthusiastically.

Saturday, September 27, 2008 was Ron Oetting's 65th birthday. Instead of a comfortable retirement, he was immersed in the O.U.T.R.A.G.E. revolution, having been instrumental in the events that led to the January 17, 2008 assassinations of so many wealthy and powerful Americans. But he still found time to 'party', and this year was going to be no exception. Jil Adams, Bob Ryan, Ron Oetting, and Phil Baker (the AROB group) had put together a spectacular birthday bash at their 'home base' in northeastern Indiana. It was going to be a "grand old party", a party that had nothing to do with the former GOP political powerball that had been so dramatically dismantled over the past eight months.
Few knew about Oetting's long involvement in the O.U.T.R.A.G.E. movement. Some knew about his passion for the Reform Party movement in the early 1990's when H. Ross Perot had made a run for the Presidency. Even fewer knew the extent of Oetting's intense hatred for both major political parties and what he believed they had done to ruin the nation. He blamed everybody for America's moral decay, lack of political integrity, massive corruption, and crumbling society: certainly big politics played an important part. But, in Oetting's alcohol-induced mind, so did corporate greedheads, wealthy elitists, spoiled celebrities and athletes, media moguls, bloated bureaucrats, and all the evil, selfish, arrogant, self-centered billionaire cretins who only cared about themselves and their own gluttony.
By ten o'clock Saturday night, Jil was hammered, Bob was blitzed, Ron was stupefied, and Phil was trashed. By midnight, the 'party' had turned into a political rally with Oetting calling for all the new political parties and candidates to "come together in unity, for the sake of Lady Liberty"! At that moment, Jil had hastily arranged for a bevy of beautiful young ladies to prance out on the stage directly opposite the bar, scantily-clad in red, white and blue 'gowns' that resembled see-thru American flags.
For an old man, Oetting had a youthful spirit about him, and thoroughly enjoyed the display of wanton female flesh. Baker, of course, observed the shenanigans with the drunken smugness of a lecherous old man, hoping to catch a glimpse of - or a feel for - whatever parts of the bodies beautiful that might become unexpectedly exposed. Bob sat in a stupor with eyes glazed over, as if in a fog of phenomenal fantasy such as he'd never imagined in his life. Jil, always the fair-minded thinker and big believer in equality for all, provided one more display of debaucher, especially targeted for the ladies in the bar: she brought out the Chippendale dancers!
Overwhelmed by all the glistening, sweaty bodies, dancing as if in some kind of X-rated out-of-body experience, Oetting gently lowered himself on a nearby bar stool and passed out cold for the second time in less than ten days.
Happy Birthday, RKO! You're 65 - isn't it time you started to grow up??

In the 1960's, Tennessee Ernie Ford recorded a hit song called "Big Bad John". A story about a coal miner, "a mountain of man" who remained trapped in a mine explosion as his co-workers scrambled to safety, the song reminded many of Ron "Doc" Doctor. Doc's massive bulk was only outweighed by his big heart. A congenial personality was only disrupted if you made him mad, as many drunks sometimes did in Jil Adams' chain of neighborhood bars. Doc was cordial, polite, and gentle to a point - but if he was goaded into it, he could 'bounce' a drunken bar patron like a shiny quarter on a tautly-stretched sheet of rubber. Everyone knew: don't piss Doc off; it might be the last time you piss anybody off!
As Doc boarded his bright lime-green 55-passenger bus in Cocoa Beach, Florida, it was obvious that he was taking his new mission seriously. Those who would be deceived by his mild-mannered demeanor would be in for a big surprise if they, too, failed to recognize how serious Doc was about accomplishing his goal.
His first stop was at the Florida State House, where he was scheduled to meet with several of Florida's top legislators in an effort to try and prevent a bill, now languishing in the House, from being passed that would outlaw all gaming devices in private clubs, bars, taverns and restaurants. Doc had assembled a broad range of lawyers, civil rights experts, and common everyday citizens to support his efforts. As he wheeled this huge bus up the Florida Interstate, Doc silently rehearsed his arguments, trying to prepare for any and all objections that the lawmakers might make. Passengers on the bus discussed their options, strategies, and ideas as the bus lumbered along. Hours later the bus arrived at its destination; all the members of the entourage took a few minutes to freshen up before they disembarked. To no one's real surprise, the legislators were not "available" as they'd promised they would be; instead, there was one lowly administrative assistant who somberly delivered a stale written "statement" expressing regret and - pretty much, in affect - telling Doc to go screw himself.
Considering the mood of the country - and considering Doc's size and temperament - it was a risky move. To say the least, it pissed Doc off.
Immediately, Doc hooked up the satellite equipment which was outfitted to the bus, and hastily arranged for a "press conference" to be televised nationwide, live from Tallahassee, via satellite from St. Kitts broadcasting central. O.U.T.R.A.G.E. was outraged; Doc was enraged. Florida legislators were about to be exposed to the entire nation as elected officials who didn't take their responsibilities as public servants too seriously. As cameras focused on Doctor's coal-black hair and beard, viewers couldn't help but see the redness of Doc's wrath in his face. "This ain't gonna work," he said bluntly, "if state legislators don't believe it's important to the revitalization or our nation." Doc's 'speech' was short and to the point.
Within an hour after he spoke, phone banks in St. Kitts, and phone lines at the Florida Staehouse, were overwhelmed with calls. Citizens were demanding that Florida's lawmakers meet publicly with Doctor's entourage immediately. Within two hours after the press conference, legislators humbly appeared before a battery of television cameras in a quickly-arranged conference area to listen to the O.U.T.L.A.W. party proposals, and earnestly take them under advisement. It would set the tone for the remainder of Doctor's nation-wide tour. Politicians realized that Ron Doctor was not a force to be ignored - he, indeed, was a force to be reckoned with.