This pathetic Emperor thinks he cuts a fine figure in his fancy clothes

Hey Folks -

As usual, the Columbus D passed over my letter, but they can't stop the blog!!

Below, you will find the letter, actually published, to which I responded. In it Mr. Studley (that's his real name) calls "a war that will never end" the "one sensible basis on which to approach the future." And he isn't shy about patting himself and the "upper-middle-class" on the back for being "the best" - which, in turn (he explains) causes envy on the part of media-maddened "have-nots" around the world (and presumably here as well); who, in turn, cause all the trouble in the world - those jealous have-nots.

Below that letter is my unpublished response. At some point I'll be sending it to Mr. S.

- Uke Man

Americans need strong leadership

Saturday, September 22, 2007

To the Editor of the Columbus Dispatch,

Global issues are Upper Arlington's responsibility. Let's give merit to this statement before going any further.

Communities such as ours are the engine that keeps our country running. Upper-middle-class cities and towns and villages, from the East Coast to the West Coast, are the people who make our country the envy of the rest of the world. Being the best has a downside: jealousy. It may not be the optimum word to describe a large portion of the world's contempt toward the United States.

The underlying principle behind our lack of a harmonious world is simple. There are basically two extremes in the world: the haves and the have-nots. Add in the one-sided, biased media that are force-fed to everyone in the world, and you can't help but see the reason for resentment and hatred toward the United States.

I am a proud conservative Republican businessman who appreciates the freedoms we have and am willing to do whatever I can to keep it this way. I am an Upper Arlington resident, 43 and the father of four children who attend Upper Arlington schools.

Modern technology, as great as it seems, also has a downside. It made 9/11 a reality, something nobody had to worry about prior to computers and jet airplanes. Technologies have made the world totally accessible to good and evil. President Bush, whatever your opinion of him, is right on target with how this worldwide problem must be dealt with.

The people of Upper Arlington and other communities across the United States need to look past the media and realize that, like it or not, because of technology and the ever-increasing world population, the United States will be involved in a war that will never end. This statement sounds negative, but if every intelligent person searches deeply into his soul, and he looks honestly at the world today, this conclusion is the one sensible basis on which to approach the future.

The slanted view that the public gets forced upon it by the media is successfully brainwashing it to make the wrong voting decisions. Like it or not, the world will never be warm and fuzzy: It's just too complex. However, with the United States as a strong leader, I hope we can continue to police the world and prevent rogue extremist countries from starting a worldwide nuclear war.

President Bush, as unpopular as the media have tried to make him, is a man with a backbone who has remained commited to what we all know is right. The liberal media have done their best to take credibility away from the Iraq war; they fail to admit that Iraq is just the first of many rogue-Muslim-extremist countries that will have to be sat on to keep the world safe.

If we don't vote in another strong leader to continue what this administration has put into place, then we may, God forbid, end up with another four-year Jimmy Carter debacle.

The world can't afford to go backward. Please, think before you vote.

MARC J. STUDLEY - Upper Arlington





To the Editor,


Upper Arlington resident Marc J. Studley’s recent letter extolling the virtues of upper-middle-class bedroom communities (home of “the best,” “the engine that keeps our country running,” the focus of “resentment” and “jealousy” ) claims there “are basically two extremes in the world: the haves and the have-nots.”

He knows where he fits and thinks he can keep it that way if “we can continue to police the world.” He supports the Iraq War and calls for the election of another president “with a backbone” like George Bush (who has identified his constituency as “the haves and the have-mores”). This is necessary if we are to continue waging a “war that will never end.”

This “proud conservative Republican businessman” ends by urging us all: “think before you vote.” I wonder how many residents of Upper Arlington wish Studley had thought before he wrote.

Yours – Tom Harker