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October 13, 2007 at 01:08:40

Just go away, President Bush...A letter to the Washington Post

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At times, when I am not writing a column, I do take the time to write letters to the editors of various newspapers and magazines. I have even taken the time to write the broadcast media sharing my opinion on one subject or another.

In fact this letter sent into Lou Dobbs Tonight by me was read on-air this past Monday night: “Dear Lou, Welcome back and we sure did miss you. You must be wondering where to start as the continued war on the Middle class rages on. We the people need a voice of reason and most of all sanity coming from you, Lou.”

While the mainstream print and broadcast media may not like what we have to say and may not print or air them, I still feel it important. This way they have a way of gauging the anger that resides out here in mainstream America.

As they pontificate using the same pundits over and over, there is little voice given to your average John and Jane Q. Public. You know the backbone of this country. The ones who toil and sweat with corporatists hoping we will buy their products advertised within the mainstream media.

Tonight, I wrote yet another letter blasting President Bush. As I read it, my blood began to boil. I would love nothing more if each and everyone reading this were to fire off a letter to the Washington Post. Below is the one that I just fired off tonight.

Sent: Saturday, October 13, 2007 12:26 AM
To: 'letters@washpost.com'
Subject: Just go away, President Bush

Dear Editor,

I could not get through reading your article, Bush Deplores American Timidity without blowing a gasket. I paid much attention to this quote of his, "We have lost sight of what it means to be a nation willing to be aggressive in the world and spread freedom or deal with disease. And we have lost our confidence in the ability to compete internationally," Please, President Bush do not include we in that statement since you are the one that has lost sight. You are the one who has dictated to this country and the world for far too long. Bush speaks of freedom when freedom of speech has been assaulted in this country? He speaks of dealing with disease as he cuts the budgets to health programs and delivering health care to children in this country? Americans do have confidence to deal with the world. It is he who has destroyed how we stood on the world stage.

On the same day which former Vice President Al Gore won the Nobel Prize, I only think of what we could have had. The Supreme Court in its despotic ways should have stayed out of the people’s business. It is because of Bush, Cheney, and the Supreme Court that over 3,800 of our soldiers are now dead and one million innocent Iraqis are dead. That would not have happened under a Gore administration. For that I am certain of.

As you will see, I was hopping mad at our esteemed president and I use that term in the most sarcastic manner. While they may not print it, I felt it needed to be shared with the American people as President Bush chose to chide ‘we the people’.

Anytime that you see an article with Bush giving ‘we the people’ a directive, what plans he has in the works or his conduct of this war, just get to your keys and fire off a letter. Let us do so in defense of all those who have died during his administration.

Author’s email address is, xmjmac@optonline.net

http://www.marymacelveen.com

I am a writer who currently writes pieces for my own blog http://www.marymacelveen.com I have been published by Buzzflash.com, Legitgov.org, TheLiberalPatriot.org and MikeHersh.com. I was a guest on the Jay Diamond Radio Show on WRKO in Boston and have appeared on CNN. I have done numerous web broadcasts for sites such as RadioLeft.com, TVNewsLies.org and FranklySpeakingRadio.com.

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5 comments

The author lives in a small village in central Europe and has been active in the local workers movement for nearly 3 decades.

Globalism knows no borders, why should we ?
Tony ForestThe author lives in a small village in central Europe and has been active in the local workers movement for nearly 3 decades.

Globalism knows no borders, why should we ?

unbelieveable

how this author can dish out new articles like popcorn coming out of the machine. Like Bing, Boing, Bang and Bing again. But with all the effort put into writing, very little effort is being put into reflecting and/or reading what other progressive authors have to say. Mary is still focussed on the dangling carrot while most of the rest of us have seen passed this and are now focussing on the real issues.

Mary, it's me, over here.......no, not the carrot. Look over here for a change, willya ? The USA is addicted to War. Bush is not the Mastermind behind it all. He is a puppet, a carrot dangling on a stick, something for poor half-witted country folk like you to focus on and write letters to Editors about. This is the part that puzzles me; I'm a midwest country hick myself. It must be the water on that side of town.

Hello....is there anybody in there ?

Some people never get it.

That big chunk of a man Gore ain't gonna save the country by the way. I'm wasting my breath. Mary and her ilk are sound asleep. Better, they are sleep walking and in Mary's case, spitting out article after article focussed on one carrot or another ...while she sleeps.

by Tony Forest (6 articles, 14 quicklinks, 148 diaries, 1335 comments) on Saturday, October 13, 2007 at 2:58:32 AM

40+yo, raising 2 grandchildren and a niece, retired union worker. Don't tell anyone, but I love playing RPG's such as: KotOR, Morrowind, Oblivion, NWN, etc. I can look at images of deep space for hours. We are so fortunate to live in this day and age.
thomas rogers40+yo, raising 2 grandchildren and a niece, retired union worker. Don't tell anyone, but I love playing RPG's such as: KotOR, Morrowind, Oblivion, NWN, etc. I can look at images of deep space for hours. We are so fortunate to live in this day and age.

Tony, hey...

...over here! Yeah, hey, how's it goin'? Next time, you might try reading what Mary is writing about, you know? Responding to an insulting WAPO article is quite pertinent, to my eyes anyway. Anyone from his administration who had written something like that would have deserved a similar rebuttal.

by thomas rogers (0 articles, 0 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 12 comments) on Saturday, October 13, 2007 at 6:32:04 AM

Lieber Thomas,

"how's it goin'?"

Fair to Midland. And yourself?

"Next time, you might try reading what Mary is writing about, you know? "

I did read it. That is why I responded. You know?

"Responding to an insulting WAPO article is quite pertinent, to my eyes anyway."

Nothing wrong with responding to an insulting article, if it helps make one feel better. There is something wrong with focussing on the dangling carrot, Bush, to my eyes anyway. There's even more wrong with carrying the illusion out into the streets (the web, OEN, e.g.) and shouting out loud "The Carrot I am following around is evil. May the Carrot go away!" The trouble I see in thisdisplayof disillusion is that of repetition. Repetition of the facade. A mere reflection of MSM = a deviation from the truth and the facts. Worst off, a most deliberate and repetaive repetition of the facade. This is how I see Mary's writ, in my eyes and this is why I cast my opinion on such in the manner chosen.

"Anyone from his administration who had written something like that would have deserved a similar rebuttal."

Focus on the Carrot, Bush. Don't lose it. Watch it dangle to and fro. Now you're okay. Back where we wanted you.

Now put down your pom poms and face up to it. The enemy is not Bush. Time to come to terms with reality. Time to go your own way and to stop following the Carrot...which will suddenly "go away" once you learn to see beyond the empty wall.

Send letters to Editors. Write and/or call your Congressperson. Get it right, with your conscience if need be but if you really want to help, name real names, call it by name and stop babbling about over the god forsaken Carrots!

The USA is a WAR Machine. It cannot exist without WAR, perpetual WAR. Bush will step down and fade away and the next one will step into the picture. A new Carrot. Same ole same ole. WAR, perpetual WAR. We don't need Articles about Carrots any more than we need a hole in our heads. We need Articles about this country's dependancy on WAR...at the cost of millions of lives all over the globe. Call it by name and let vegetables be vegetables.

Dig?

by Tony Forest (6 articles, 14 quicklinks, 148 diaries, 1335 comments) on Saturday, October 13, 2007 at 5:03:50 PM

SW Texas ultra-liberal
john riggsSW Texas ultra-liberal

Al Gore, theres the door

This lady is very mistaken about the inventor of the internet. Gore is a globalist and is peddling the NWO carbon tax scam to divert more of our cash to the ultra-rich. Global warming is a fraud. One Krakatoa volcano will spew more pollution than mankind has through all the ages till now. Wake up Mary and smell the septic tank that is party politics, before you are in over Your head.

by john riggs (0 articles, 0 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 423 comments) on Sunday, October 14, 2007 at 10:31:30 AM

"Ignoring the MSM; they consistently ignore the obvious questions."
dalton"Ignoring the MSM; they consistently ignore the obvious questions."

WTF?

Mary, why on earth would you appeal to LOU DOBBS? His only claim to fame is putting out the immigration fire with gasoline. I agree with your sentiments, but your choice of transmitting your message is dubious, at best. They're playing "Let's You And Him Fight" , (while they're robbing us blind via the DoD), and you're falling for it.

by dalton (0 articles, 0 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 17 comments) on Sunday, October 14, 2007 at 12:32:20 PM