shredding primitive writes to Pa Kettle in the White House

[franksolich]

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=222x64177

Oh my.

A letter--actually, an e-mail--to the president.  From a primitive.

SHRED  (1000+ posts)        Tue Jul-07-09 08:10 AM
Original message
 
Just wrote the President
 
Contact:
http://www.whitehouse.gov/contact /

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Dear Mr. President,

If we Americans are shoved aside and denied at least a public health insurance option, as you have promised us, then rest assured you will be bringing down the Democratic Party and I, along with millions of others, fully intend to not vote for you ever again.

We are hurting out here and continuing to side with the medical-industrial complex, at this critical juncture of our history, would be a catastrophe.

Your choice is clear.

Either follow your conscience, help us, and become a "President for the Ages" or follow the PAC money and lobbyists and become just another lap dog for the system.

Sincerely,
<my name here>

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The deal is, I suspect Pa Kettle is in fact "following" his "conscience."

OregonBlue  (1000+ posts)        Tue Jul-07-09 08:35 AM
Response to Original message
 
1. Good letter.

Yeah, yeah.

[Lord Undies]

Another prophecy deflated.  The weak-minded cannot inherit the mirth.

[The Village Idiot]

file 13.

You silly fool, as if he'd read your crayon scribblings....

you will buy health insurance or pay that $1000 annual fine for not doing so


and you will like it

[franksolich]

Another prophecy deflated.  The weak-minded cannot inherit the mirth.

Primitives don't understand something.

When one writes a letter to someone, using black ink on white paper, and spending some money for postage to send it, it has an impact.

e-mails and facsimiles have no such impact.

One hears the primitives protesting, "Oh, but sending an e-mail or a FAX is easier."

Which of course it is, but because it requires little or no effort on the part of the sender, it has little or usually no impact upon the receiver.

Concrete results demand concrete sweat and toil and expense.

[Carl]

At least here in NY if you are on medicaid and own property any medical care you receive from the county coffers is attached as a lien on the deed to be collected when the person passes and their estate is settled.

No doubt that would be hidden in any "public" option as well.

[Lord Undies]

Primitives don't understand something.

When one writes a letter to someone, using black ink on white paper, and spending some money for postage to send it, it has an impact.

e-mails and facsimiles have no such impact.

One hears the primitives protesting, "Oh, but sending an e-mail or a FAX is easier."

Which of course it is, but because it requires little or no effort on the part of the sender, it has little or usually no impact upon the receiver.

Concrete results demand concrete sweat and toil and expense.

Air(heads) always travels the path of least resistance.

[JohnnyReb]

When one writes a letter to someone, using black ink on white paper, and spending some money for postage to send it, it has an impact.

Well, at least it stands a chance of getting used as toilet paper......slim one, I know, but a chance no less.

[BlueStateSaint]

Well, at least it stands a chance of getting used as toilet paper......slim one, I know, but a chance no less.

I heard, once upon a time, that one letter received in a politician's office equalled 1,000 votes.  I tend to think it's higher now, with the advent of faxes and email.

[DumbAss Tanker]

Another prophecy deflated.  The weak-minded cannot inherit the mirth.

They are at least good for providing a lot of it, for those of us with a bit of a cruel streak!