The Pleasure of No Response Was All Mine

[Don1]

Dear Connecticut Post,

I would like to personally thank you for not responding to my previous email, regarding the July 2002 memo in which it was shown that the Bush administration deliberately lied to get the US involved in the Iraqi war. The May 2nd revelation and reporting of this memo in the British press that I wrote to you about is surely not something of value to the American people. Impeachable offenses that 88 Congressmen are enquiring about and that are committed by the office of President are simply not news, as there is nothing “new” about them. So, it makes sense for your paper to have covered the following stories since May 2nd in lieu of the “smoking-gun” memo:

May 2nd, a Connecticut cowboy, playing music with bluegrass legends:
http://www.connpost.com/news/ci_2700866
May 3rd, tiger cubs born at Beardsley Zoo:
http://www.connpost.com/news/ci_2702829
May 4th, a tree limb falling on a motorcyclist, killing him, was ruled an accident:
http://www.connpost.com/news/ci_2707751
May 5th, a scandal about “The Tony Danza Show”:
http://www.connpost.com/news/ci_2709445
May 6th, an update on the breaking tiger cubs’ story:
http://www.connpost.com/news/ci_2718157
May 7th, skateboarders in Milford:
http://www.connpost.com/news/ci_2719647
May 8th, a mysterious letter sent to a Monroe woman:
http://www.connpost.com/news/ci_2722139
May 9th, a Seymour puppy survives knife attack:
http://www.connpost.com/news/ci_2723060
May 10th, a new bookstore in Milford:
http://www.connpost.com/news/ci_2724515
May 11th, a man in Oxford is scalded by his car radiator:
http://www.connpost.com/news/ci_2726088
May 12th, the annual Garlic Festival at Notre Dame is no more:
http://www.connpost.com/news/ci_2729653
May 13th, a suspect is arrested for allegedly scratching a SUV:
http://www.connpost.com/news/ci_2732008
May 14th, 9 kittens in Seymour get sick:
http://www.connpost.com/news/ci_2734974
May 15th, deer escapes cold ocean water:
http://www.connpost.com/news/ci_2736501

Please keep up the good work and I will continue to tell my friends in Connecticut about how they can get the latest up-to-date news about cowboys, tiger cubs, tree limbs falling on motorcyclists, kittens, deer, slain puppies, and “The Tony Danza Show” scandal in your paper.


Sincerely,
xxx
xxx, CT resident


P.S. For the purpose of making you smile at the power that you possess over your readers, I have attached the original email below.


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Subject: Bush Deliberately Lied And Should Be Impeached

<The original, polite May 10th email continues...>

[BlueEyedSon]

1. Think of the swimming deer!!!

[Don1]

7. Nevermind the swimming deer

What about Tony Danza lying to the American public? Surely, we need to hold him accountable!

[BobRossi]

2. re: The Pleasure.....

Good work, the pen is truely mightier than the sword.

[Don1]

8. Yes

And we all use that weapon. That is why we are here. Good work to all of us.

[Don1]

3. This Just In

May 16th, a plug for the Iraqi war:
http://www.connpost.com/news/ci_2737462
May 17th, an update on the suspected puppy killer:
http://www.connpost.com/news/ci_2739185

[Jo March]

4. Bravo! Bravo!

Excellent letter. You, dear DUer Don1, have quite the flair for the fine sarcastic email.

:applause:

[Don1]

9. Thanks! nt

[NewJeffCT]

5. Good letter - please send me their email address, too

Thanks. I'll write them as well. Keep us posted if they respond or run the story. That story about the garlic festival was extremely important, though!!!

Unfortunately, most papers in CT are owned by big RW corporations.

[Don1]

11. Thanks.

They have some email addresses at this website:
http://www.connpost.com/contactus

I emailed the second letter to [e-mail] as well as 5 of the editors listed in the editorial department section.

Still no response by the way...It has been 7 days since my first email and 2 days since my second email.

[NewJeffCT]

12. OK, I sent mine

Not nearly as sarcastic as yours, though. But, sometimes being nice can help.

[Inland]

6. Ba-ha-ha-ha. Way to put the shame to those dinks. Recommended! nt

[Don1]

10. Thanks!

I wish there were more to recommend. That way the issue could get more press (no pun intended).

[HarrietBrown]

13. I'll write too--your letter was great. We get that same sort of news

in the Norwich Bulletin. I'll check them out and perhaps drop them a line. Has the Courant covered the memo at all?

[Don1]

14. Courant

I am unsure of whether or not the Courant covered the story. It seems that they did not from looking online. For example, I did a search of the last 20 days for the word "memo." I got 20 articles back and did not see it. However, the articles online might not be exactly equivalent to their paper and the website may have redirected me to some other search than exactly their paper.

Anyway, it's a shame that this "smoking-gun" memo is getting swept under the rug while the Newsweek article gets so much press. As you probably know because it is all over the place, Newsweek has apologized. If I was at the Editor helm for that mag, my apology would be quite different:
Link

I guess this is why I am not a journalist.

[HarrietBrown]

15. Thanks for checking the Courant--it's this kind of news treatment

that makes me think that the right controls the press far more firmly and dangerously than I thought. I hope I'm just thinking that because I am reading "It Can't Happen Here" and Listening to "1984" as a book-on-tape at the same time. I don't recommend doing that, by the way.

[Liberalgirl788]

17. Jacklin, Ubinas and Simpson

Jacklin and Ubinas write some real good stuff also like Stan Simpson most of the time although he really was way off on the civil union debate.

[NewJeffCT]

16. The Courant had it on Page A2 last Friday, May 13

It was an excerpt from a Washington Post story. Several paragraphs, but not a huge expose or anything. However, I tried to post a link on DU and could not find it online. Not sure why it was in the hard copy, but not online, as they usually have more online.