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Gall Brains

Published Letters: 2

  • Trite but True

    [Read the article: Killing her softly with his song]
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    I'm just returning from a family reunion, one of the few times I socialize and talk politics with life long Republicans. Prior to the reunion I was leaning towards Kucinich because I thought he spoke with the most veracity, and has the voting record to back up his progressive message. However, my family changed my mind. They're mostly made up of good hearted people who simply have the misfortune to be afflicted with Republicanism. My Uncle Allen and Aunt Ginny (of South Carolina) expressed a deep displeasure with their party's use of gay marriage as a divisive political tool and, moreover, their demonization of illegal immigrants. Consequently, they said they'd be willing to vote for a Democrat if the party put forth a candidate who actually could live up to Bush's rhetoric of unifying instead of division. Similarly, my Aunt Jeanie- an Air Force wife & native Nebraskan- expressed concerns about the bumbling of the War in Iraq (although she still misguidedly supports the premise), the national milieu of disunity, and, most significantly, is upset with the growing national deficit, "If you ran your household like that... You couldn't do it." After stating that she really thinks the country needs a change to get the troops home and get our finances in order, she specifically said that Obama appeals to her, but that she would never vote for Hillary because of, "what went on when Bill was in office" (Monica not Kosovo). Unfortunately, my Uncle Dave still plans on voting for a Republican, mainly based upon his misunderstanding of illegal immigration. I believe that Obama, Kucinich, Edwards, and Richardson would all make fine candidates (with Obama being the one with the greatest ability to appeal to all Americans), and I sincerely hope that Clinton does not receive the nomination. Her support for the war aside, I simply believe that in a time of Fox News, talk radio, and hateful blogs, it would be of great benefit to the country to have a unifying president like Barack, and rightly or wrongly, her very name elicits a viscerally negative reaction in millions of Americans. Combining Obama's considerable abilities to unite this deeply, and harmfully, divided country with the fact that my mom knows him personally to be a man of sound mind, judgment, and character, I think he would make a terrific president- despite the triteness of the message.

    Thursday, September 6, 2007 08:57 PM

  • re: Melody (contacting congress/ FCC)

    [Read the article: FCC commissioner Michael Copps vs. "Big Media"]
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    Here's a site that will help you contact congress regarding this issue: http://action.freepress.net/campaign/ownership

    & here’s a site that will help you contact the FCC: http://www.stopbigmedia.com/comment.php

    A free & independent press is 100% vital to a successful democracy. This is not an ephemeral partisan issue, but an absolutely critical one.

    Sunday, December 2, 2007 09:50 PM

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