DYSFUNCTIONAL AMERICA FAILS TO SEE ELEPHANT IN THE LIVING ROOM
By R J Shulman
NEW YORK – In a her new book Denial is a River in America, author Ruth Treal compares the American public with a dysfunctional family deep in denial. “There is this big elephant in the living room,” Treal says, “and no one wants to admit it’s there. What is so shocking,” Treal contends, "is that this is not just an elephant, but a big bad one who lies the American family into war, promotes greed and favoritism, supports torture and tramples all over Constitutional rights, yet everyone pretends everything is OK.”

As an example, the book points out that more Americans were upset when their favorite contestant on American Idol was eliminated than when this big elephant eliminated their right to privacy. “Those that point out the elephant’s existance are ridiculed,” Treal says, “and are made to feel like real donkeys.”

Not everyone is ignoring the elephant. Senator Obama said its time to change the elephant. Senator McCain spoke at a political rally in Jackson, Mississippi where he said he couldn’t remember what was in the living room, but was in favor of the elephant, even if it was in the living room for a hundred years. President Bush said that “since I’ve stopped drinking, I’ve haven’t seen an elephant, just the Lord who tells me which countries to invaded next.” “It’s a testament to the success of our war on global terror,” said Vice President Dick Cheney,” that Americans are not upset by the crushing of their rights and economic opportunities by a so called elephant, which of course is just propaganda from the terrorists who want to hit us and hit us hard. I would like to have a discussion with Ms. Treal about her theories, oh, let say if you will, on a private hunting trip.”

The book released this weekend is Ms. Treal follow up to Who Cares? America’s Lack of Concerned about Apathy.