LETTER TO THEM RED STATERS

LETTER TO THEM RED STATERS

When I can't eloquently express myself, I look for others to do it for me. I believe the voice-over at the end of American History X echoed those same sentiments. Regardless, JJCM, the man who brought you NOBODY BELIEVED ME, provides some great commentary in a classic e-mail exchange with a virulent John McCain and Sarah Palin supporter.

First, the email from McCain/Palin:

I hope you're not drinking the cool aid! Palin is Commander-in-Chief of the only permanent National Guard unit on 24 hour duty the 49TH Missile Defense Unit in Alaska, responsible for the NORAD missile shield protecting the US and Canada. As such she is privy to top level intelligence on the level of the Secretary of Defense. So living near Russia she does have a clearer insight. In fact she has a security level that Obama would be denied because of his past associations with known terrorists and subversives..Obama is an empty suit at best and a Marxist at worst. In regard to our image, with whom? Iran? Venezuela? North Korea? As far as Europe goes, they have been a paper tiger throughout this whole world-wide terrorist threat and financial crisis. The rest of the world has been a socialist night-mare. We don't want that system here...we've become great militarily, economically, technologically and culturally..because of our system. The same system O'B wants to "change" into what? A third world country!

Now, JJCM with his reply:

Come on, do you really think that O'B will change it to the Socialist States of America? I do not think he is that bad. Even McCain said that he was a good person and a family man and a Christian when he shot down the supporter at a rally who thought O'Bama would make America an Islamic republic. I simply do not think this will be the case. I feel like it would be an injustice to my education which focused on economics and history. As governor of Alaska, Palin might well have had the opportunity to deal with Russia, but she never did deal with them, so I don't think the fact that she had a security clearance makes her more qualified.

Obama is a smart guy, I read his book "Dreams from my Father" when I was in college. I did not think that he would make such a fast political climb, but I believe he was pushed very quickly due to his array of assets. Namely being a great speaker, a guy who was able to come from humble beginning to climb to top of a very well-structured and difficult to enter hierarchy of US politics. Unless you are a Clinton, Bush, war hero, movie star, peanut farmer, you will have difficulty becoming President. It is a funny job for a funny individual. I do not think the best person in America to be president would ever become president because it seems like a job where the ends don't justify the means.

I like how you spell Obama's name with the O'B it makes me think that he is Irish.
What about Palin's inability to explain her "experience"? I haven't really heard much from her besides her "Pit bull with lipstick" gig, that is a worse image than Hillary. You can't compare Obama and Palin different types of leaders and different prospect in the Commander-in-Chief role.Mccain's economic advisors pale in comparison to Obama's, Meg Whitman and Carly Fiorina, give me a break. Compared to Buffett, Robert Rubin, Volcker, etc. they wouldn't be supporting a socialist although you may disagree.

If you think that he's a socialist becuase he wants to raise the top tax bracket from 35-39%, Clinton did the same thing and we saw huge job/economic growth.
And if you think he is a socialist because he said we have to "spread the wealth," what's wrong with using federal money to encourage a REAL middle class, one that can afford quality education, etc. Instead of bailing out a system that always wanted government to let it run freely, and be completely laissez-faire.

I remember you saying that there was too much regulation a few years ago when I was spending a lot of time in your office. Money has to be generated from somewhere. I haven't seen any true economic growth that has justified such inflation and overspeculation. Now, everyone is so worried because they know the money isn't going to appear out of nowhere. This federal bailout sealed the end of capitalism as we knew it for the past few decades. The system is flawed, unless Wall Street can generate $750 billion plus interest plus opportunity cost. I don't see this happening unless we create some breakthrough technology. Hopefully in the energy realm, that will make is more self sufficient and in turn improve our national security.


I still have hope in my country, but don't see a miracle cure.

Whatever happens God would look over us. Keep the faith.

Your intern,

J.J. Cyril M.