And here is my email response, sent to the only person I know at the LA Times, who shall remain nameless:
Hey ***. I hope all is well.
I just finished reading today's editorial; I think you wrote it but I'm not sure. Since you are the only person I know at The LAT, you are getting the email.
Since even the Secret Service did not hear the "cry from the crowd ... for a death of a political opponent" I am not quite sure who is "reeling". While it was heard by a few, those who heard it are pretty sure the call was in regard to Bill Ayers; not Barrack Obama. And how is Sarah Palin inaccurate by claiming BO "pals around with terrorists"? Even Bill Ayers does not deny his role in domestic terrorism; why does The Times?
I was at the Sarah Palin rally several weeks ago and watched the crowd and SP handle several hecklers with grace and dignity. The BO protestors outside were obscene, rude and vile. I do not hold BO responsible for the actions of his supports; why does The Times hold John McCain responsible for some of the misbehavior of his supporters?
I have read nowhere in your paper about the protestors I have seen, nor the lovely picture circulating on the Internet with four people wearing T-shirts proudly proclaiming "Sarah Palin is a C***." Let alone the audio today of BO explaining to the plumber why some of his wealth needs to get spread around. I am personally more offended by calls of wealth distribution than swear words.
The point of the editorial is asking who can bring us together, so I will end here without discussing Joe Biden or whether "drill baby drill" is polarizing and vulgar (since when did The Times get the vapors so easily?)
But trust me, The Times is certainly not helping us find common ground by printing inaccuracies. And, frankly, I have lost hope for a reconciliation. But I will tell you this: the only people I see screaming at their political opponents are Democrats screaming at McCain supporters. Anecdotal? Yes. I think you're right that if BO wins there will be less acrimony, but that's because the people doing all the screaming right now will have nothing to scream about.
Anne Yenny
p.s.I have a perfect way to test this, by the way. Have some BO supporters walk through a largely McCain crowd like the McCain supporters in Manhattan (surely you've seen the video) and count the birds they get flipped. Or I will park my car with McCain and Palin stickers on it in BO territory while you park yours with BO stickers in McCain territory. Me thinks I am taking the bigger chance.
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