Digital BW, The Print

On Nov 3, 2007, at 8:14 AM, Frank Jay wrote:

> All it takes to ruin a well written email is the mudslinging about  
> the president. It diminishes the source of the thought. If he is so  
> dumb, why is he president and you aren't. Just stick to the topic.
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I was, and now you aren't.  It was on topic (the topic being what  
could be done by writing a letter) and what would likely be Bush's  
reaction to such a letter, should he ever see it.  He does not listen  
to anyone, apparently, outside of his small circle of advisors.  He  
does not listen to the American people.  It is not mudslinging to  
assess his arrogance, nor his intelligence, which is average at  
best.  He is president because he at one time had effective grass  
roots political appeal, he saw the religious right as his power base  
and he wooed them, he fit into Karl Rove's vision, and he capitalized  
on Clinton's indiscretions.  And even though it is actually you who  
are mudslinging  me by saying something as dumb as "why aren't YOU  
president", yes you are right.  I am not smart enough to be the kind  
of president that I think should be president.  But at least I know  
it.  And obviously  the cynical power mongers who maneuvered Bush  
into office know it about Bush,  and yet they did it, and you voted  
for them.  Twice.  Enjoy the coming war with Iran.

I do apologize for leading any foray toward off topic politics, and  
will curtail my involvement.  But when we're talking about writing to  
the president for action, it is germane to consider the person to  
whom we write, and what consideration he might give our position  
based on his track record with far more grave concerns than inkjet  
carts.  I do not apologize for anything I said, however, except for  
the careless common expression which when taken literally maligns his  
mother, which was not intended.  I respect both his mother and his  
father.  I can't for an instant think that they are anything less  
than mortified with the way things turned out.

James
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