Letter to the Editor
“Fat, drunk, and stupid is no way to go through life, son.”
– Dean Vernon Wormer
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I saw the following letter in the 4-16-07 St. Paul Pioneer Press (just below). Written by a ND Senator, it is the sort of liberal drivel patented by the likes of Dennis Kucinich. So I felt an overwhelming urge to respond (further below) which made it to print in today’s paper at: http://www.twincities.com/opinion/ci_5715364
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N.D.’s peace resolution
Our legislature recently passed North Dakota’s own Peace Resolution, a progressive piece of legislation that has thrived in this red state. The resolution calls for the pursuit of peace in Iraq and Afghanistan. It voices support for our troops, urging their return with or without a successful conclusion of their efforts.
The secrets to our success:
- Public opinion in North Dakota disapproves of the escalation of war in Iraq .
- The resolution had bi-partisan sponsorship.
- North Dakota’s peace community rallied around the resolution with all its force and grace.
- The military community was welcomed as an ally in the mutual goal of supporting our troops.
In my 20 years as a state senator, I have never heard the word “peace” with such frequency in the legislative halls. This is better than a good start. In the Peace Garden State, this may be the least that we will do.
SEN. TIM MATHERN
Fargo, N.D
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An alternative resolution
As an Air Force veteran, I read Sen. Mathern’s letter about North Dakota’s “Peace Resolution” with interest (”N.D.’s peace resolution,” April 16). Every vet (and virtually everyone else) I know is all for “peace” in Iraq and Afghanistan. It would be wonderful to be able to “live in peace” with Al-Qaeda and other “peace-loving” organizations in the Mideast. Obviously, these poor souls would embrace peace if only the war-mongering U.S. would simply leave them alone.
Therefore in the same spirit of “peace,” I’d like to offer an alternate resolution for North Dakota to consider: I propose that all members of the N.D. Legislature be required to wear propeller beanies whenever their legislature is in session. My resolution has three clear advantages:
1) It is cheap
2) It is easily enforceable
3) It will do just as much to further the cause of peace in Iraq and Afghanistan.
C. C. SCHMIDT, Lakeville
(AKA Smitty - - 4-23-07)
April 25th, 2007 at 5:13 pm
LOL! Excellent response to the dimwitted Senator from Fargo.
Maybe “we could all just get along” if we sent Rodney King over to talk to the peace loving Muslim terrorists?
April 29th, 2007 at 3:07 pm
[…] Smitty, ever irrepressible, could not resist commenting in a letter to the editor. His post ‘Letter to the Editor’ offers his own resolution for ND lawmakers to consider. I have to agree with Smitty that his resolution will be just as effective as ND’s in promoting peace. […]