My Letter to the Editor Got Published

[Romulus]

This is just a reminder, write in those letters. Mine got published in the local paper. I did not mention Paul, but I called out the hypocrisy of the false left/right paradigm. Here's what I wrote:


So let me get this straight. Republicans, you are the party of life, for a small government, less taxes and fiscal conservatism, yet you support the printing and borrowing of money for a trillion dollar foreign policy. You support giving billions of dollars in foreign welfare to Israel and even more to her enemies. You are a Christian, who values the Golden Rule, yet you support invading and occupying foreign lands. You are pro-life and defend the rights of the unborn, yet you are also pro-war, consenting to the murder of innocent lives in another land. You are for individual freedom, yet you surrender your personal rights to the TSA or police checkpoints under the illusion of safety. You are against forced health care yet you support forced retirement care.

Democrats, you are the party of peace, civil liberty, justice and equality for all. Yet you believe you are entitled to someone else's property by supporting an authority who steals from one and gives to another. You are against corporate monopolies with special privileges, yet you support a large central government who has a monopoly of power, granting privileges to their select corporations. You are for strict regulations of industry, yet you are shocked and appalled when those chosen regulators are previous executives from corporations, who grant exemption waivers for their cronies while targeting weaker, smaller business. You are for civil liberty, yet you are against economic liberty. You are anti-war unless a Democrat is in office to continue and start new wars.

Perhaps we are just confused.

[CaptUSA]

Nice. +rep

[Mani]

+rep! Excellent!!!!

[InTradePro]

+Rep

Just brillant!

[RKoho]

Amazing piece of work!

[Bruno]

+ rep!

Shared on facebook as an excellent letter to the editor.

[Verrater]

Excellent.

[Romulus]

Thanks all. If someone wants to use that letter and send it in to their own local paper, go right ahead.

[Carole]

LOL

Good one Romulus. :D

Props

[PursuePeace]

Wish I could rep you.
But I don't know how.

Great letter!

[Matthew5]

Wish I could rep you.
But I don't know how.

Great letter!

Your post count isn't high enough. I got ya covered. :)

[Bruno]

Thanks all. If someone wants to use that letter and send it in to their own local paper, go right ahead.

Thanks, I may just do that!

[RDM]

Thanks all. If someone wants to use that letter and send it in to their own local paper, go right ahead.

I think that's a great idea. Could you imagine 100's of that letter peppered across America in local town newspapers reaching the audience that we definitely need read this and understand this could change people's thinking. What's it cost to do? The price of a stamp.

[Romulus]

I think that's a great idea. Could you imagine 100's of that letter peppered across America in local town newspapers reaching the audience that we definitely need read this and understand this could change people's thinking. What's it cost to do? The price of a stamp.

Nothing. I emailed it to them. :D

If it gets people to actually think about what they support, then I have done my job.

[phill4paul]

That is a great letter-to-the-editor. +rep.

[raystone]

Thanks all. If someone wants to use that letter and send it in to their own local paper, go right ahead.


It would literally take about a minute for everyone to send this in to their local paper. Letters to the editor are almost always accepted online or via email. Check out your newspaper's website. Great letter !

[muzzled dogg]

i'll take it!

[PeacePlan]

+rep and posted this on my facebook...

[Matthew5]

Make sure that the editor understands that this is not your words if you forward it and that you've received permission to forward it. :)

Thanks for pointing out the hypocrisy of our current political landscape.

[slamhead]

They only thing I would have said different is calling the democrats the "party of peace". Historically it was the democrats policing the world and getting us into wars and it was the republicans who got us out of the wars, Truman(Korea) Kennedy(Vietnam).

[Romulus]

It would literally take about a minute for everyone to send this in to their local paper. Letters to the editor are almost always accepted online or via email. Check out your newspaper's website. Great letter !

Thank you... yes, just copy, paste and email to your local paper for free.

I just got a some real positive feedback from my parents - I think this letter might actually open them up and win them over to supporting Ron Paul.

[Romulus]

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[MJU1983]

They only thing I would have said different is calling the democrats the "party of peace". Historically it was the democrats policing the world and getting us into wars and it was the republicans who got us out of the wars, Truman(Korea) Kennedy(Vietnam).

Yep, WWI, WWII, Korea, Vietnam. All "Democrats" and all kind of big ones. :)

Big Government, leftist/progressive Wilsonian foreign policy - still following it today....I let "conservatives" know that any chance I get.

[Captain Shays]

What is Rep? Please, somebody teach me how to rep this guy Romulus my new hero! Bravo Romulus!

[MJU1983]

Thanks all. If someone wants to use that letter and send it in to their own local paper, go right ahead.

Thanks, it has given me ideas and direction for a "letter to the editor". If you're good, which this is, keep writing - I bet they publish them.

[IterTemporis]

Sent it to my local newspaper.

[kojirodensetsu]

Reminds me of an episode of Jon Stewart where he talked about how republicans are pro life yet they applaud a governor executing over 200 people. How they are against death panels but want uninsured to die on the street. How they support the troops yet don't want gay people to serve.

[heavenlyboy34]

Romulus, that is an excellent job of fitting a lot of material into a very short letter. :cool:

[speciallyblend]

I think that's a great idea. Could you imagine 100's of that letter peppered across America in local town newspapers reaching the audience that we definitely need read this and understand this could change people's thinking. What's it cost to do? The price of a stamp.

there should be a sticky thread with letters etc etc from people allwoing folks to use them!!

[STEVEN SEVERINO]

I'd like the Link to tweet the Original and to share on Facebook, so I can give the original author his DUE..Better than a +Rep

[RDM]

What is Rep? Please, somebody teach me how to rep this guy Romulus my new hero! Bravo Romulus!

A member since 2007 and over 1,000 posts and still does not know how to REP?

[lasenorita]

What is Rep? Please, somebody teach me how to rep this guy Romulus my new hero! Bravo Romulus!

"Rep" stands for reputation. :)


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@RDM

I don't remember ever using this feature and haven't been really active in this forum lately so it's not too surprising members like Captain Shays and (before he pointed it out) I may not have known how to "rep." :-/

[Cabal]

Excellent commentary on the paradigm of fallacy we currently suffer.

[Cleaner44]

Thanks all. If someone wants to use that letter and send it in to their own local paper, go right ahead.

I will definetely reuse that, great job!

[Carehn]

Its like you just wrote down what we are all thinking! I love it. More people should do that.

[Romulus]

Thank you all. Yes, please use that letter as you like. If it gets printed in your paper let me know.

[Captain Shays]

A member since 2007 and over 1,000 posts and still does not know how to REP?

1,000 posts? Man I talk too much sometimes.

[RDM]

Thank you all. Yes, please use that letter as you like. If it gets printed in your paper let me know.

Just want to let you know, that I submitted the letter to the largest circulated newspaper in my area with a weekly readership of about 380,000 and about 400,000 on Sunday. I am happy to say that the letter got printed in today's Opinion and Documentary Section of the newspaper. YES!!!! They printed it on Sunday and not during the week. That's prime exposure. I'm a hopin' minds are a changin'.

[Okie RP fan]

Very nice write up.

[walt]

Looks like it could be a manifesto - not sure of the title Flase Right/Left Manifesto?

[Delivered4000]

Stole this to post on another forum. Reply if you want to be credited.

[RDM]

You can see it online. Go to link and scroll down a little, you'll see on left side "Letters to the editor" and the letter is titled: Confused?

http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/opinion/?_s_icmp=nav_opinion

[vechorik]

Thanks all. If someone wants to use that letter and send it in to their own local paper, go right ahead.

Thanks, I'll send it to mine and see what shakes!

[kill the banks]

great job

[BamaAla]

+Rep, posting to FB, and sending to local paper!

[kill the banks]

did the digg

[SpicyTurkey]

This is freaking amazing. Is it OK for me to submit this to my local newspaper? (Under your name of course.)

[scrosnoe]

Wish I could rep you.
But I don't know how.

Great letter!

Touch the * after the Blog this post (under the blue block on a post) and the check 'I approve' for +Rep and write a note if you want to to the person about your reasons. Person getting rep can read comments on their profile.

+Rep to OP for an awesome letter!

[RDM]

This is freaking amazing. Is it OK for me to submit this to my local newspaper? (Under your name of course.)

Romulus who wrote the letter said anyone can use it and submit it to their local papers. He stated he does not need credit for it. Just wants you to post here when and if it got posted and a link if possible. Everyone should be doing this all over the country.

[Romulus]

Just checking back in on this and am glad to see this is making the rounds! Yes, if you like to credit me that would be great - if not, I don't mind either.

[vechorik]

Romulus -- THANKS -- I copied your letter, sent it to my editor, IT WAS PUBLISHED TODAY!
Wish there were more "letters to the editor" with permission for people to "cut and paste!"
Thanks

[Romulus]

Romulus -- THANKS -- I copied your letter, sent it to my editor, IT WAS PUBLISHED TODAY!
Wish there were more "letters to the editor" with permission for people to "cut and paste!"
Thanks

Good job!

[cajuncocoa]

great letter! +rep

[RDM]

Romulus -- THANKS -- I copied your letter, sent it to my editor, IT WAS PUBLISHED TODAY!
Wish there were more "letters to the editor" with permission for people to "cut and paste!"
Thanks

Awesome!!! +Rep

Mind sharing what paper? Have a link?

[No Free Beer]

boooooooooooooooooooooop

[vechorik]

Awesome!!! +Rep

Mind sharing what paper? Have a link?

Sorry -- paper doesn't list Letter to Editor online, but it was Starkville Daily News - Mississippi
I'm going to write more to other papers -- once I get an original article.

[GeorgiaAvenger]

http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?325937-Are-you-from-Iowa-Write-to-the-newspapers!/page2

Good job

[RDM]

Bump for those still fighting for Ron Paul. Use this to submit to your local paper.