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Re: AARP FALLS FROM GRACE

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brad herschel

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Jun 14, 2010, 7:12:16 PM6/14/10
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On Jun 14, 5:02 pm, Beam Me Up Scotty <Then-Destroy-
Everyth...@Blackhole.NebulaX.com> wrote:
> AARP FALLS FROM GRACE
>
> SNOPES: CORRECTLY ATTRIBUTED
>
> This letter was sent to Mr. Rand who is the Executive Director of AARP.
>
> THIS LADY NOT ONLY HAS A GRASP OF 'THE SITUATION' BUT AN INCREDIBLE
> COMMAND OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE!
>
> Dear Mr. Rand,
>
> Recently you sent us a letter encouraging us to renew our lapsed
> membership in AARP by the requested date. I know it is not what you were
> looking for, but this is the most honest response I can give you. Our
> gap in coverage is merely a microscopic symptom of the real problem, a
> deepening lack of faith.
>
> While we have proudly maintained our membership for several years and
> have long admired the AARP goals and principles, regrettably, we can no
> longer endorse it's abdication of our values. Your letter specifically
> stated that we can count on AARP to speak up for our rights, yet the
> voice we hear is not ours. Your offer of being kept up to date on
> important issues through DIVIDED WEFAIL presents neither an impartial
> view nor the one we have come to embrace. We do believe that when two
> parties agree all the time on everything presented to them, one is
> probably not necessary. But, when the opinions and long term goals are
> diametrically opposed, the divorce is imminent. This is the philosophy
> which spawned our 200 years of government.
>
> Once upon a time, we looked forward to being part of the senior
> demographic. We also looked to AARP to provide certain benefits and give
> our voice a power we could not possibly hope to achieve on our own. AARP
> gave us a sense of belonging which we no longer enjoy. The Socialist
> politics practiced by the Obama administration and empowered by AARP
> serves only to raise the blood pressure my medical insurance strives to
> contain. Clearly a conflict of interest there!
>
> We do not understand the AARP posture, feel greatly betrayed by the
> guiding forces that we expected to map out our senior years and leave
> your ranks with a great sense of regret. We mitigate that disappointment
> with the relief of knowing that we are not contributing to the problem
> anymore by renewing our membership. There are numerous other
> organizations which offer discounts without threatening our way of life
> or offending our sensibilities.
>
> This Presidential Administration scares the living daylights out of us.
> Not just for ourselves, but for our proud and bloodstained heritage. But
> even more importantly for our children and grandchildren. Washington has
> rendered Soylent Green a prophetic cautionary tale rather than a
> nonfiction scare tactic. I have never in my life endorsed any militant
> or radical groups, yet now I find myself listening to them. I don't have
> to agree with them to appreciate the fear which birthed their existence.
> Their borderline insanity presents little more than a balance to the
> voice of the Socialist mindset in power. Perhaps I became American by a
> great stroke of luck in some cosmic uterine lottery, but in my adulthood
> I CHOOSE to embrace it and nurture the freedoms it represents as well as
> the responsibilities it requires.     Your website generously offers us
> the opportunity to receive all communication in Spanish. ARE YOU
> KIDDING??? Someone has broken into our 'house', invaded our home without
> our invitation or consent. The President has insisted we keep the
> perpetrator in comfort and learn the perp language so we can communicate
> our reluctant welcome to them.
>
> I DON'T choose to welcome them.
>
> I DON'T choose to support them.
>
> I DON'T choose to educate them.
>
> I DON'T choose to medicate them, pay for their food or clothing.
>
> American home invaders get arrested.
>
> Please explain to me why foreign lawbreakers can enjoy privileges on
> American soil that Americans do not get?
>
> Why do some immigrants have to play the game to be welcomed and others
> only have to break & enter to be welcomed?
>
> We travel for a living. Walt hauls horses all over this great country,
> averaging over 10,000 miles a month when he is out there. He meets more
> people than a politician on caffeine overdose. Of all the many good
> folks he enjoyed on this last 10,000 miles, this trip yielded only ONE
> supporter of the current administration. One of us is out of touch with
> mainstream America. Since our poll is conducted without funding, I have
> more faith in it than one which is power driven.
>
> We have decided to forward this to everyone on our mailing list, and
> will encourage them to do the same. With several hundred in my address
> book, I have every faith that the eventual exponential factor will make
> a credible statement to you.
>
> I am disappointed as hell.
> I am scared as hell.
> I am MAD as hell, and I'm NOT gonna take it anymore!
>
> Walt & Cyndy Miller Farms Equine Transport
>
> I ENCOURAGE EVERY ONE TO KEEP THIS MOVING FORWARD.
> --
> Government is the problem Our Constitution IS the solution. Greek
> Socialism isn't working

Nails many points.

mg

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Jun 15, 2010, 2:22:43 AM6/15/10
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> > Once upon a time . . .

Yup, that's what this post is. It's one very long fairy tale. After
awhile, you can almost smell these right wing posts a mile away.

Ken

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Jun 15, 2010, 2:47:36 PM6/15/10
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And ya can see the Bagheads from a mile away, even without glasses

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