I opened up The Times Web site Thursday night to see where President Obama’s “Organizing for America Listening Tour” was coming to Valdosta. The same day we had a headline “Government Motors” to lead readers into a story about General Motors’s restructuring where the federal government will get a 55 percent ownership of the company. The United Auto Workers union gets most of what’s left.

On Friday, another numbing headline: “Chrysler files for bankruptcy.” In the story, we learn that once they emerge from Chapter 11, the UAW will own 55 percent of the company and the feds 8 percent. If you want more, our government has organized its way into reorganizing our banking system so now they own most of it too.

Not sure how you feel but I have had about all the “organizing” I can stand for this lifetime.

From my reading about the “listening tour,” it had more of the sound of a “telling tour.”

“In recent weeks,” the press release read, “the group organized a nationwide pledge drive and encouraged Americans to call their members of Congress to encourage support for President Obama’s budget.”

Not much listening in that statement.

It went on to say, “volunteers and supporters are continuing to have conversations and educate their neighbors and members of the community about the President’s bold economic blueprint.”

Now that I write this, I am beginning to understand it. The people on the tour are doing the talking (educating) and all the “grassroots” folks are to do the listening.

When I understand something, the better I feel. From my simple mind, I see this is going to get easier and easier for me. In this new rebuilt America, I only have to listen and then go and do what I am told. I was never much into thinking anyway.

I can hardly wait until I need another car. I won’t even have to think about it. The federal government and the UAW will have already done that for me. I know it will be a “green” car — not the color but the kind created by Al Gore and Hollywood. That’s a savings for me, right? That was not meant to be a question because in the new America we don’t question … we listen and do.

If we all end up getting the car big brother builds for us, I wonder if we will need sales people at the car dealerships. My thinking is we will be government profiled (they won’t call it that but you know what I mean) and cars will be given out in reverse economic order. I mean by this the richer you are, the more basic your vehicle will be. By doing this, everyone will see right before their eyes that America’s wealth has been successfully redistributed.

What glorious days are ahead for America! For me I know it means I will never have to drive an old used car or truck. Thank you, Mr. President! Don’t worry, I am definitely listening.