Michelle,
Beautiful and well written...
The salutation describes a piece of my heart!
My response (written before your letter) follows...
Norm
An Open Letter To John Kerry
31 October 2006
I saw and heard your speech today. It was suppose to an apology…and it wasn’t! You openly refused to apologize not only to the President of the United States but also to the American people and, more importantly, to the American Armed Service men and women whom you have degraded and insulted; and I might add, on many, many occasions.
The hate and vitriol you spewed forth was venomous to say the least. I would not say you have disgraced the United States Senate or the Democratic Party for they have done that on their own with the aid of Ted Kennedy, Nancy Pelosi, Barbara Boxer, Charles Shuman, and Hilary Clinton, et. al. Instead, Mr. Kerry you have disgraced America! You are the epitome of a loser, but I will not get into name calling, for hateful, ignorant, jealous, and uninformed people put themselves on display. You, sir, were on display today!
I too was raised a Massachusetts Democrat and my father, in his own way, taught me how to dislike Republicans. When I matured and began to make my own informed decisions, out of respect for my father, I became an Independent. Everything you said about Republicans today was exactly what you and the Democratic Party have churned out in the last ten or more years. Do you think by using a reverse psychology that truly informed Americans couldn’t see through your façade?
You call yourself a Catholic, yet you commit what some would call the paramount of all of the capital sins; the sin of “hate”. Calling or inferring that the President is a liar is not only disrespectful but also contradictory to what you and the Democratic Party have advocated to when Mr. Clinton was in the White House. Lying is also a sin…but it would appear not so when you and the others stated above commit such.
You continue to twist words and ideology to fit your own political agenda.
I ask you, point blank, “What about America’s agenda?” If you were truly patriotic, you would be aiding President Bush with “your plan” to end the war in Iraq. President Bush has tried and tried again and again to unite the political parties but you and your anti-American partners continue with your detestation game. What is your plan? I am an American and I want to know…now, not after more men die waiting for your brilliance!
Norman E. Hooben
MSgt, USAF, Retired
http://norm.townhall.com