[Dialogue] Fwd: Your letter to the editor: Advice to Mr. Kerry (editpage@seattlepi.com)
David & Lin Zahrt
ch.bnb at longlines.com
Tue Oct 12 09:03:39 EDT 2004
I LIKED WHAT JOHN EPPS SENT AND I SENT IT ON TO BILL NORTON.
HERE'S BILL'S RESPONSE.HE SEEMS TO HAVE ANSWERED JOHN'S QUESTION!
David
>From: WKNorton at aol.com
>Date: Mon, 11 Oct 2004 23:51:23 EDT
>Subject: Fwd: Your letter to the editor: Advice to Mr. Kerry
>(editpage at seattlepi.com)
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>David,
>
>This is what your letter looks like as submitted to a Seattle
>newspaper as a letter to the editor.
>
>Thanks.
>
>Bill.
>
>PS: I submitted it under my name and address since I thought they
>would prefer a local resident and one-time subscriber. I think you
>should handle letters to national newspapers.
>
>In a message dated 10/11/2004 7:22:01 PM Pacific Standard Time,
>ltehelp at moveonpac.org writes:
>
>>Subj:Your letter to the editor: Advice to Mr. Kerry (editpage at seattlepi.com)
>>Date:10/11/2004 7:22:01 PM Pacific Standard Time
>>From:<mailto:ltehelp at moveonpac.org>ltehelp at moveonpac.org
>>To:<mailto:wknorton at aol.com>wknorton at aol.com
>>Sent from the Internet
>>
>>
>>
>>Your letter has been sent to Seattle Post-Intelligencer!
>>
>>If the email containing your letter comes back from the newspaper
>>because of an addressing problem, please let us know so we can
>>correct the information in our system. You can reply to this
>>message or send mail to ltehelp at moveonpac.org.
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>>Thanks,
>>
>>-- The MoveOn PAC Team
>>
>>-----------------------------------------------
>>Your letter follows:
>>-----------------------------------------------
>>
>>Senator Kerry:
>>
>>Mr. Bush has shown himself incapable of grasping reality. He
>>sincerely and passionately lives inside a pseudo-reality of his own
>>invention. Don't be drawn into that world. It has no room for
>>reason.
>>
>>Specifically:
>> 1. Don't allow yourself to use the phrase "war on terrorism."
>>Our battle against terrorism is only metaphorically a "war," despite
>>Bush's claims. And we're not a "nation at war" in any sense that
>>would warrant extraordinary presidential powers.
>> The best, and probably the only way to defeat terrorism is to
>>remove its causes -- perceived injustices with no hope of
>>correction. Currently two major "causes" of terrorism are: 1) the
>>Iraq occupation, and 2) the Palestinian oppression. These two
>>conditions, both supported by the U.S., create widespread
>>opposition, hostility, and among the radical wing, terrorism.
>> War rhetoric, in which there are evil enemies attacking us
>>innocents, is precisely the wrong approach to dealing with
>>terrorists. Rhetoric and activities of cooperatively working to
>>alleviate innocent suffering is much more effective.
>> This doesn't mean you need to go soft on felons or give up the
>>hunt for Osama. But it means you need to highlight your move to
>>find peaceful solutions. War is not a solution, and in fact, it
>>aggravates the issue. We didn't go to war after the Oklahoma City
>>bombing tragedy - we dealt with the perpetrator. That's what we need
>>to do now.
>>
>> 2. Don't get into the "protect America through preemptive
>>strikes" debate. It's a pseudo-issue disguising warmongering as
>>patriotism. What other president has initiated two wars in four
>>years? In most views, that's a mark of failure, not success. And it
>>has created worldwide revulsion. The USA has far more opposition in
>>the global community than it had under Clinton or Bush Senior or
>>Carter or Reagan, etc. We're less secure than ever before, and the
>>more we attempt to secure ourselves, the less secure we become.
>>It's time to balance the equation and become once again a
>>responsible member of the global community. Maybe we can re-achieve
>>the status of leader. You are protecting America when you build
>>global alliances, respect global treaties, and honor global
>>institutions.
>>
>>I'm sure there are more points of the Bushworld that Kerry needs to
>>avoid. My main point is that Bush must not be allowed to define the
>>terms of the debate. There is another world view that is more
>>realistic, more hopeful, and more caring.
>>
>>
>>
>>Bill Norton
>>3827 Meridian Ave N
>>Seattle, WA 98103
>>(206)632-7177
>>
>
>
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>Subject: Your letter to the editor: Advice to Mr. Kerry
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>Your letter has been sent to Seattle Post-Intelligencer!
>
>If the email containing your letter comes back from the newspaper
>because of an addressing problem, please let us know so we can
>correct the information in our system. You can reply to this
>message or send mail to ltehelp at moveonpac.org.
>
>Thanks,
>
>-- The MoveOn PAC Team
>
>-----------------------------------------------
>Your letter follows:
>-----------------------------------------------
>
>Senator Kerry:
>
>Mr. Bush has shown himself incapable of grasping reality. He
>sincerely and passionately lives inside a pseudo-reality of his own
>invention. Don't be drawn into that world. It has no room for reason.
>
>Specifically:
> 1. Don't allow yourself to use the phrase "war on terrorism."
>Our battle against terrorism is only metaphorically a "war," despite
>Bush's claims. And we're not a "nation at war" in any sense that
>would warrant extraordinary presidential powers.
> The best, and probably the only way to defeat terrorism is to
>remove its causes -- perceived injustices with no hope of
>correction. Currently two major "causes" of terrorism are: 1) the
>Iraq occupation, and 2) the Palestinian oppression. These two
>conditions, both supported by the U.S., create widespread
>opposition, hostility, and among the radical wing, terrorism.
> War rhetoric, in which there are evil enemies attacking us
>innocents, is precisely the wrong approach to dealing with
>terrorists. Rhetoric and activities of cooperatively working to
>alleviate innocent suffering is much more effective.
> This doesn't mean you need to go soft on felons or give up the
>hunt for Osama. But it means you need to highlight your move to find
>peaceful solutions. War is not a solution, and in fact, it
>aggravates the issue. We didn't go to war after the Oklahoma City
>bombing tragedy - we dealt with the perpetrator. That's what we need
>to do now.
>
> 2. Don't get into the "protect America through preemptive
>strikes" debate. It's a pseudo-issue disguising warmongering as
>patriotism. What other president has initiated two wars in four
>years? In most views, that's a mark of failure, not success. And it
>has created worldwide revulsion. The USA has far more opposition in
>the global community than it had under Clinton or Bush Senior or
>Carter or Reagan, etc. We're less secure than ever before, and the
>more we attempt to secure ourselves, the less secure we become. It's
>time to balance the equation and become once again a responsible
>member of the global community. Maybe we can re-achieve the status
>of leader. You are protecting America when you build global
>alliances, respect global treaties, and honor global institutions.
>
>I'm sure there are more points of the Bushworld that Kerry needs to
>avoid. My main point is that Bush must not be allowed to define the
>terms of the debate. There is another world view that is more
>realistic, more hopeful, and more caring.
>
>
>
>Bill Norton
>3827 Meridian Ave N
>Seattle, WA 98103
>(206)632-7177
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