Help me respond to this ass-hat's LTE this morning:

[Riddler]

Swear to god, this is verbatim a letter to the editor that appeared in this morning's Fayetteville (NC) Observer-Times:

"Democrats subvert the government

Most Democrats are die-hard socialists. Many of them are communists. They have been circumventing the American Constitution and subverting the American government since 1933.

Unless you are interested in socialized government with communist tendencies, then do not vote for Democrats.

Select other choices, but do not vote for a Democrat."

http://www.fayettevillenc.com/article?id=244430#1

I want to respond in a strong, forcefull way that let's this moron know that he's an idiot without resorting to name-calling or being so strong-worded that it won't get printed. Everything I come up with is unprintable!

[NewJeffCT]

1. Let's see

Which party led us to victory in World War 1 and 2? Democrats

Which party put a man on the moon? Democrats

Which party has been better for the stock market? Democrats

Who were the ones that led a coup against FDR in the 1930s? Republican business interests.

Who were the ones that called for alliance with Hitler & Mussolini in the 1930s & early 40s? Congressional Republics, Republic business leaders and elites.

Who were the ones that advocated cutting & running from Somalia after we lost 18 troops? Congressional Republics.

Who shook hands with Saddam Hussein, gave missile weapons to Iran and aided Osama bin Laden? Republics again.

[Wickerman]

2. I'd rather be a Dem and practice "socialism" for the people

than create fiefdoms for corporations. Want to talk about what is really destroying America? Corporate personhood.

[Somawas]

3. Why would the paper print that?

Nothing but a bunch of name calling. Not much different from "RTepublicans are all fascist pigs." I'd question the paper's editorial judgment in publishing a LTE that is pure name calling.

[bunkerbuster1]

6. I'd like to think the answer is this:

A newspaper's editorial page staff has to have a balance of right-leaning and left-leaning letters.

Many of the right-leaning letters they get are written by idiots.

This may have been the best of the lot for that day.

[skygazer]

12. Nonsense

This artificial idea of "balance" is part of what makes the media such a joke right now. It's the same bullshit that's trotted out whenever a paper prints vague crap about how "some people say" or articles that repeat GOP talking points - "oh, we have to balance the news." No, you should be printing the news, the actual news, not serving as a mouthpiece for propaganda.

Letters to the editor should be chosen by their relevance to current affairs, by their content (not whether the editors agree but whether they actually make a point or any sense) and not by whether they fulfill the function of meeting some idea of "balance."

[bunkerbuster1]

14. Well, yeah, of course.

I didn't say that the editorial boards were being especially bright.

[MrCoffee]

7. Absolutely right. Make your LTTE about the "editorial" content.

That's complete horseshit that the paper would print that.

[ComerPerro]

9. true. You could write in about how their LTTE standards have sunk so low

[Quantess]

4. Some LTTEs are so ridiculous,

they don't warrant a response. I mean, if you have time, go for it, but where would you even start?

[BOSSHOG]

5. Wow

Its so great that a newspaper is still constitutionally free to print the rantings of a lunatic who chucks out nonsense with zero shred of evidence. No doubt he supports the party of bribers, perjurers, forced abortions, forced prostitution, corporate criminals, liars, endless war and endless debt. Unless you are interested in continuing this era of republican "responsibility," I'd suggest you vote for the democrats. You know the party that is offering veterans of the Iraq war as candidates to replace the scum which now resides in DC under the "leadership" of george bush, the guy who deserted his military unit to avoid a drug test. Thank God I still have the constitutional right to share these facts with your republican readers.

Just a tad harsh but a start. Good Luck.

[ComerPerro]

8. You can't. Your newspaper is obviously extremely right wing

otherwise they wouldn't waste their LTTE space with such pathetic, childish, nonsensical drivel.

Write back, "Prove it asshole" or "Republicans are fascists. They support Hitler and Nazis and the KKK. Unless you like these things, do not vote for Republicans" and see if they print it.

Its no different than the LTTE in question, after all

[niyad]

10. my own reaction would be "bwahahahahahahahahahahah--I just

have two questions for you: what ARE you on? and, do you share?

[Alacrat]

11. Socialism and communism have their good points but

they are both dirty words in the U.S. Democrats do borrow the better ideology's from both, but most people can't understand that. All forms of gov have their good and bad points, democracy and capitalism IMO is the best form of gov out there, but it's not perfect, it has it's problems. That is where Democrats borrow from Soc/Com, to better our democracy. The Communist and Socialist governments of the world have given those forms of gov a bad rap because of their oppression of their people, if they had our freedoms, with their social policy, they would have been successful forms of gov. IMO, but You will have a hard time explaining this to someone who would write a letter like that, IMO Soc/Com have become such dirty words, they immediately cause people's minds to close, and the positives can't or won't be explainable.

[beltanefauve]

13. Our Constitution

states that we are to provide for the common welfare. That is where many of our Democratic principles come from. "Drowning government in the bathtub" it is not!

[Quantess]

15. Here's a thought:

It is possible that newspapers sometimes choose to print extreme viewpoints, just to get a reaction from their readers. I'm pretty sure that's what the local newspaper of my previous city was doing. And sure enough, it got responses. A few days after the ridiculous letter, they would print rebuttal LTTEs. The newspaper may be just pulling stunts to get a reaction.

[boobooday]

16. Select other choices, but do not vote for a Democrat.

You need to get a socialist party candidate on the ballot ASAP.

:rofl:

[Amonester]

17. My take on this would include:

In reality, we could say:

The Republican Party espouses Socialism for their inner-circle CEOs and their corporations (no-bid contracts, appointements to key-positions in Government based on loyalty to the Republican leaders, i.g. not on any demonstrated competence, which leads to disasters like Iraq and Katrina: thousands of Americans citizens either suffering or just dead, all of them needlessly).

- Successive rounds of tax-breaks for the wealthiest 1%, which they use to invest abroad and create jobs in countries like China and India, while eliminating well-payed jobs inside the country.

- Alarming increases of the national debt at the expense of the lower classes' taxpayers (actually: their children and grandchildren).

- A culture of corruption.

- Et al...

In reality, we could say that the Republican Party espouses savage Capitalism for the majority of We The People: nearly 50 millions of American citizens are left out of the system (without Health Insurance), minimum wage staled at under poverty levels since a decade, et al.

On the other hand, the Democratic Party is more like the other way around:

- Capitalism for the CEOs and their corporations (tax the wealtiest 1% for them to benefit the same as the majority of We The People).

- A desire to make sure all citizens will be treaded adequatly when their health condition will require professional care.

- Appointments to key-positions based on demonstrated competence and skills.

- Paying off the national debt (like President Clinton's administration did in its last budget), thus reducing payments of the interest-expenses, and applying the savings to improve the quality of life of all citizens.

- Et al.

So, if all those policies benefiting a majority of We The People qualify as Socialism (or Communism) to the diminishing Republican base, then which one of these two works in the best interest of a majority of We The People?


Hope I'm being "clear" enough, if that can help. ;)