LA Times Printed my letter!!!

[ronnykmarshall]

http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/letters/la-le-state10oct10,1,7246001.story?coll=la-news-comment-letters


LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Schwarzenegger Faces a Cash-Short Future


Isn't it ironic? Gov.-elect Arnold Schwarzenegger states that he will stick to his no-tax plan and will ask President Bush for help (Oct. 9). Bush has responded that he will do everything he can to help California. When Gov. Gray Davis asked Bush for help during the energy crisis, the president refused his request. Proves again that the White House cares about helping only those who will help advance the Bush agenda.

Ronny K. Marshall

West Hollywood




There are some other great ones too!!


Tootin' my own horn!! :kick::kick:kick:

[WillParkinson]

1. Great horn to toot!

Congrats to you. Great letter.

[arcane1]

2. sweet! I read this yesterday and HOPED they would print it

:toast:

short and to the point, even the brain-dead can follow!!

[ronnykmarshall]

3. Oh GOOD!

I try to write letters that even Repugs can understand. I was so pumped when I saw it was the FIRST one on the page.

[scarlet_owl]

4. What a great letter.

Here's a toast to you. :toast:

[GOPFighter]

5. Great Letter!

Short and to the point. Those are the ones that get read. :toast:

[SiouxJ]

6. Way to go Ronny!

Well said!

:yourock:

[5thGenDemocrat]

7. Heartiest congratulations

My grandmother (3rdGenDem) was quite a letter writer herself. The Saginaw News has always limited letters to one per person per month and Gram would be right there every 31st or 32nd day, blasting Republicans in general and Richard Nixon in particular. She'd HATED Nixon since the Helen Gahegan Douglas pinko smear (1946?) and never hesitated to literarily pop him one between his beady little eyes.
I still have her letters upstairs in the library. They're classics -- every darned one of them.
John
Congratulations again.

[nini]

8. Go Ronny!!!

short and to the point.. those are the ones that will grab the readers attention.


I'm sure you've heard those right wing freakshows are going to boycott the Times now because of their attacks on ahnuld :eyes:

[ronnykmarshall]

10. I'm sure the Times is scared!

NOT!!!

If the Times really wanted to take Arnold down with the sex stories, they would have released the stories about a month ago.

But try and use LOGIC on a freeper.

[nini]

13. I saw a big ass Ford 350 today....

with a big sign on the back saying the Times was a commie liberal propaganda machine used by democrats to smear arnold.. hahha

And of course they had their flags off boths side of the truck.

Stupid morAns.

[ronnykmarshall]

16. Oh my god!

That is so funny. I'm thinking about putting my "Liberal" bumper sticker on my car. I got it from Betty Bowers' website. But I don't know if it will hold up well. I'm not afraid of anyone ripping it off, I just don't want it to look like crap in a few months.

[nini]

20. betty bowers.. haha your mention of that site made me go look again.

hadn't been there in a while.. tooo funny.

[Girlfriday]

9. Great letter Ronny!

I suspect you have voiced what millions of people are thinking.

:toast:

[manderley]

11. Congratulations!!!!! I had my fingers crossed for you

Loved the letter, So simple... so perfect..
I'm going to but the paper today just so I can see it
Hats off to you !

[ronnykmarshall]

12. Thanks you all!

I'm glad to be fighting along with ya!

[LeftCoast]

14. Great job Ronnie!

Short and sweet and no big words to confuse the freepers. :evilgrin:

[arwalden]

15. Outstanding Letter... Congrats! Only....

... I'm hoping that you have an unlisted phone number (or an answering machine w/ caller ID). You know what I mean?

-- Allen

[ronnykmarshall]

18. WOOF!!

Who's the current sig/hunk???

As far as the phone goes, I've had to deal with a drunken freeper before on the phone. I do have caller ID and have call blocking too.

[arwalden]

19. That's Ben Browder... He Played "John Crichton" On The Sci-Fi Channel's...

series called "Farscape". Yep, he's definitely a hottie. And at 41 years old... he's definitely holding on well.

Goto www.farscape.com for more info and photos.

[Larkspur]

17. Great Letter!

Honestly, I don't know where Bushy will get the money to help Arnie. The purpose of the Bush agenda is to starve government.

Can't wait for Arnie to roll out his budget plan! He'll wish he was back in a Terminator movie.

[meti57b]

21. Truly great letter!! Congratulations!! Hit the nail on the head!!

[idontwantaname]

22. good job.

people like you is what makes the paper worth reading!

[radwriter0555]

23. Ronny, here's a letter from WeHo's Mayor Prang to WH employees

that you may be interested in.

To all employees:

I understand that a number of questions and concerns have been raised in response to my comments in the Beverly Press regarding the election and its potential impact on the City of West Hollywood. I am writing as I want to communicate with you personally about those comments and to offer some additional information and reassurances about that interview.

I was responding to a specific question about my reaction to the recall and the election of Arnold Schwartzenegger and I offered and a candid evaluation based on the public pronouncements statements made by the candidate and Governor-elect Schwartzenegger.

Governor-elect Schwartzenegger has stated throughout his campaign and in his first comments as Governor-elect, that his first official act as Governor will be to cut local government funding by $4 billion - the Vehicle License Fee (VLF). If he is successful, West Hollywood stands to lose a minimum of about $1.5 million to a maximum of $2.5 million from our $40 million annual revenue stream.

This dilemma is compounded by the method in which the state budget was balanced. In that scheme, $4 million of our sales tax revenue is now uncertain under the "triple-flip-flop" strategy that was used to balance the budget. The California budget deficit may be as high as $20 billion, again placing our local financial status in jeopardy.

The City Council will consider a variety of strategies to address many potential scenarios. We do not yet know how bad the situation may become or if the Governor-elect's plan will be implemented. If the City is forced to cut several million from it's budget, there will be a significant impact on programs, services, and strategic programs. Depending on how bad the budget situation may become, even more serious decisions may need to be considered, including reduction of personnel.

As a public employee facing the exact same circumstance in my own job, please be assured that I recognize that this is a terrible and absolutely last resort option. As Mayor, I will advocate deep cuts before I support laying off employees. Keeping our employees on the job is a top priority.

My comments in the press were not intended to be an alarm to anyone, but merely a response to a specific question from the reporter. They were intended to serve as a candid assessment of the gravity of the fiscal situation we face in West Hollywood and California. I feel obliged to advise the public, and you, of the seriousness of the current fiscal situation. I have grave concerns about the risks I think are inherent in the Governor-elect's proposal to slash local government funding without replenishing it through other means.

Please know that I will do everything in my power to preserve city jobs and services during this economic crisis.

Thank you all for your hard work for our community. Despite the current challenges we face, I remain proud of our organization and know that it's the finest municipal government with the best employees in California.

Mayor Jeff Prang

[ronnykmarshall]

24. Wow!

Thanks for posting that. Interesting to know what will happen in my own city when Arnie starts his slash and burn policies.

[tishaLA]

26. Good letter Ronny

and the letter from the WeHo mayor makes me almost wanna move back there! Good for him.

[sister_rosa_refried]

25. Wonderful!

Good work, dear. Good work!

[VOX]

27. All right, Ronny!

Excellent letter -- brief and to the *point*!!

Good going, and thanks for writing it!

:toast:

[Bossy Monkey]

28. Ya done good, Ronny!

I liked it better your way (with paragraph breaks), but it reads well their way too, and of course I can see their point of view with regard to shortening it. Well done! Send 'em more!

[Duncan Grant]

29. Congratulations!

You did us all proud!

:kick: for the early evening crowd

[populistmom]

30. Great letter!

Congratulations on getting it printed. :thumbsup: