Digital BW, The Print

> From: James Irelan
> 
> 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.

About 1% of that post was on-topic. The other 99% was BDS.

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Ciao,               Paul D. DeRocco
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