I Write Letters

Today, the Adler e-mail form got several form letters from individuals outraged that Jimmy Carter met with Hamas leaders recently. Personally, I don't know enough about the subject to have an opinion one way or another, but it always amazes me what the Right will get all in a huff about, especially given the very real problems Americans face today.

So I found out where the form letters were coming from and used the form myself. Of course, I might have gone off the script a bit:

April 23, 2008

[recipient address was inserted here]


Dear [recipient name was inserted here],

Former Democrat President Jimmy Carter met with the terrorist organization Hamas last week despite requests from the Bush administration not to interfere in Middle East peace negotiations.

Whoopie-friggin'-doo. I couldn't care less where Jimmy Carter went and who Jimmy Carter talked to. Hopefully it will get peace talks moving froward, but if not, then all he did was waste some frequent flyer miles. And seriously, with approval numbers like Bush has, who really cares what the Bush Administration wants private citizens to do.

But in case you were wondering where all of today's spam e-mail on Jimmy Carter came from, it's here:
http://www.capwiz.com/gopusa/issues/alert/?alertid=11286276&PROCESS=Take+Action

There was one good line in the whole form letter system:

"Americans are outraged!"

They are outraged that they're paying $3.50 or more for a gallon of gas while Exxon-Mobile is making record profits. They are outraged that millions of Americans can't afford health care. They are outraged that we've lost 4,000 lives and wasted half a trillion dollars on an unnecessary war in Iraq.

The people who are bitching about Jimmy Carter need to get a little perspective if that's what sets them off. And I hope you maintain yours as well if you haven't already lost it.

Sincerely,

Jim Griffin