First Letter to the Editor in DI
Apparently AWARE was highly offended by my half-fragment semi-literate jab at them. C. G. Estabrook wrote in today to discuss the “errors” in my column. The reason I find their activities disruptive is that they were disruptive during Sen. Obama’s talk. Canvassing the aisle with their garbage was not the appropriate thing to do while the Senator was talking, and I’m no supporter of the Senator. The anti-war movement seems to think that the more disruptive and offensive they become (see the protests outside Walter Reed) the better they serve their cause. The reverse is true. Note that Cindy Sheehan’s approval ratings are the only ones falling below President Bush’s at the moment.
Second, my column didn’t talk about the war because the Senator didn’t. If I want to write a war column, I will. Just because I don’t include AWARE’s pet issues, doesn’t make it an error. There’s only so much I can fit in 650 words and its certainly not going to cater to the demands of the radical left.
The fact is, the war has been debated non-stop for over 3 years. You’ve lost the debate. It’s time to MoveOn.
Congratulations,
Eastabrook is kinda kooky. He once claimed in an article that Monsignor Swetland and Bishop (now Archbishop) Myers were Opus Dei stooges, this was after storming out of Mass at St. John’s because Monsignor dissed Communism (perish the thought!). It is a great compliment to draw his ire, though even by his standards his knock against you is pretty weak.
Comment by Chris | August 29, 2005