Friday, August 08, 2008
Dear Senator John McCain
Sent: April 15, 2008John McCain 2008
P.O. Box 16118
Arlington, VA 22215
Dear Senator McCain,
My girlfriend is a Republican. Could I get an autographed photo made out to her? Her first name is "
I wanted to let you know (like you don't already) that hands down you have the most attractive spouse left in the race. She's still too old for my tastes, but she's better looking than Bill or Michelle. Not that the election should be decided on spousal looks. If this was the case Fred Thompson would be the presumptive Republican nominee and Dennis Kucinich would be the presumptive Democratic nominee. Which of these wives do you think is more attractive? Remember, Elizabeth has a pierced tongue and speaks with a British accent!
You will be 80 --assuming you win the general election and become President (and are elected for a second time)-- when you leave office. I've heard you called an old curmudgeon with a bad temper. What do you have to say to your critics that already think you're too old to be President?
I am enclosing $1 for your campaign since this is what I sent to Hillary as well. I would hate for my dollar to be what pushed her over the top to victory.
Sincerely,
Christopher L. Jorgensen
p.s. when you were in the military did you ever get a "Dear John Letter?"
No response as of 8/8/08.
My reaction:
I guess the Senator is too busy to, you know, write back potential voters. The girlfriend/editor/typist really is a Republican, but she likes McCain less than I do.
I did send in $1 in cold hard US cash. It’s probably worth about 83 cents since the time I sent it. I was thinking of sending Canadian currency to make a point, but I think it would have been missed. I gave $5 to Obama, since I didn’t want it to be my dollar that pushed Senator McCain over the edge into victory. I still feel a little dirty for sending any money to politicians. Isn’t that what we have corporations for?
Three and a half months and still no reply. I was hoping the $1 would force him to send something. I figured there would be some kind of finance law or something that would at least require they send a receipt. I think I am screwed when it comes to that deduction. I’m not saying a letter back would have changed my mind about John McCain or any of the things I wrote about in this letter, but I would have given John credit for a sense of humor if he had replied. I’ve seen him on TV though, trying to make jokes, so I know he doesn’t have one.
It’s funny to reread this letter after this much time has passed. It really doesn’t feel dated at all, and just like no one wants to point out that Obama’s black, no one wants to point out that Senator McCain is really really old. People act like if we ignore these two facts they won’t somehow be considered by people. I guess in my mind Reagan ruined it for the old guys, since I never want to ever hear, “I can’t recall,” again. I guess I’d rather vote black than old. Not that there’s anything wrong with either of these things. Oh, wait, yes there is. Getting old sucks.
Remember folks, it’s your tax dollars that will be spent when one of these guys gets into office. Think of the doctor bills! Oh, I kid out of love.
[Full disclosure: I was an Obama delegate in the Iowa Story County caucus.]
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Posted by cjorgensen on 08/08 at 06:00 AM
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