Rob
01-25-2008, 10:26 PM
Please at least skim both articles or my response won't make any sense.
Ron Paul Hit Piece:
http://media.www.michigandaily.com/media/storage/paper851/news/2008/01/25/Columns/The-Dark.Horse.With.Scary.Ideas-3168601.shtml
Anti-War Article
http://www.michigandaily.com/media/storage/paper851/news/2008/01/25/Editorials/What-War-3168593.shtml
And here is my response. Enjoy :D!
As chairman of Students for Ron Paul, I would like to personally thank Dave Mekelburg and the rest of the Michigan Daily staff for the extremely positive article “What War?” about Congressman Ron Paul. I am especially impressed that you talked about the concept of blowback and its effects. As you are all aware, Dr. Paul is the only candidate actively discussing the importance of that topic. I am even more impressed that you understand the severe economic repercussions of funding the Iraqi occupation, just as Congressman Paul does and repeatedly discusses. As I'm sure you are also all aware, Dr. Paul is the only candidate remaining besides Gravel that supports an immediate withdrawal. I applaud the Daily for noting of the very unfavorable international opinion of our current president, effectively setting him up as the opposite of Ron Paul, who has a huge international support base, including a London chapter of grassroots campaigners with 144 members and a rally in front of the European Union in Brussels that drew supporters from all over Europe. I would like to also thank you for your compliments about Students for Ron Paul specifically and the other 15% of students that voted for Dr. Paul in the Michigan primary for caring about the Iraq War. Thank you again for this very positive article on Dr. Paul.
I do vaguely remember another article written by an associate news editor calling Dr. Paul and his ideas both “scary” and “crazy.” I also vaguely remember an endorsement by this paper for John McCain, who has gone on record say we should “make it a 100” more years in Iraq. I’m not a medical health professional, but I do believe schizophrenia is still considered “crazy.”
Ron Paul Hit Piece:
http://media.www.michigandaily.com/media/storage/paper851/news/2008/01/25/Columns/The-Dark.Horse.With.Scary.Ideas-3168601.shtml
Anti-War Article
http://www.michigandaily.com/media/storage/paper851/news/2008/01/25/Editorials/What-War-3168593.shtml
And here is my response. Enjoy :D!
As chairman of Students for Ron Paul, I would like to personally thank Dave Mekelburg and the rest of the Michigan Daily staff for the extremely positive article “What War?” about Congressman Ron Paul. I am especially impressed that you talked about the concept of blowback and its effects. As you are all aware, Dr. Paul is the only candidate actively discussing the importance of that topic. I am even more impressed that you understand the severe economic repercussions of funding the Iraqi occupation, just as Congressman Paul does and repeatedly discusses. As I'm sure you are also all aware, Dr. Paul is the only candidate remaining besides Gravel that supports an immediate withdrawal. I applaud the Daily for noting of the very unfavorable international opinion of our current president, effectively setting him up as the opposite of Ron Paul, who has a huge international support base, including a London chapter of grassroots campaigners with 144 members and a rally in front of the European Union in Brussels that drew supporters from all over Europe. I would like to also thank you for your compliments about Students for Ron Paul specifically and the other 15% of students that voted for Dr. Paul in the Michigan primary for caring about the Iraq War. Thank you again for this very positive article on Dr. Paul.
I do vaguely remember another article written by an associate news editor calling Dr. Paul and his ideas both “scary” and “crazy.” I also vaguely remember an endorsement by this paper for John McCain, who has gone on record say we should “make it a 100” more years in Iraq. I’m not a medical health professional, but I do believe schizophrenia is still considered “crazy.”