From Eric Massa to Congressman John R. “Randy” Kuhl
Stlo wrote 2 days ago about Randy Kuhl’s refusal to debate. Here we have Eric’s response:
An open letter from Eric Massa to Congressman John R. “Randy” Kuhl:
Dear Congressman Kuhl,
Yes, I agree that vandalizing yard signs is bad and I don’t condone it,
but I ask that you stop vandalizing Democracy by refusing to have public
debates in front of the people you are paid to represent. It seems that
you have forgotten that you are a public servant, and this is not
communist China where you only have to pay attention to the people that
support you. Hiding from your constituents is not how Democracy is
supposed to work.While yard signs are clearly important to you, I’m more concerned about
the $700 billion tax payer handout that you and George Bush are
preparing to give to corporate CEOs on Wall Street. I am more concerned
with the failed Bush-Kuhl trade policies that have shipped 40,000 New
York jobs to foreign countries. I’m more concerned that you co-sponsored
a bill to privatize Social Security, a move that would have cost our
seniors 24% of their benefits.I hope that you will start discussing the real issues facing the
families of this district in an open and public venue where they can ask
both of us questions.Sincerely,
Eric Massa
US Navy Commander (ret.)
Congressional Candidate, NY-29
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Actually - this is in response to a call Randy Kuhl made regarding damage to some of his lawn signs.
http://www.theithacajournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080924/NEWS01/80924013
Personally, I like the way Massa refocuses the subject back on debates.
Man up Randie!
Perhaps Eric should change the language so that he’s talkin’ “Kuhl Speak”…
Dear Randie,
We can have a debate where you can give your evil eye “I hate Eric Massa” look you donn for the “I hate constituents who complain or try to talk to me in public forums” look, and you can scare the bejeezus out of Washington with the pounding of fists and the shrill cry of “Drill baby, drill!”
To put this in a perspective that will appeal to you, we can charge huge sums of money at the door for admission, all of which can go into your campaign coffers, or we can make a donation to Wall Street to help offset your bosses commitment to “the bail out”.
I’ll make sure I drive the biggest gas guzzler I can get my hands on so we’re on an equal and level playing field, and I’ll make my staffers pay for my gas, the same way you make the taxpayers pay for yours. I promise that within the first hour of our debate, we’ll do the “3 little pigs” production you love, and we’ll huff, puff, and threaten to blow peoples houses down if ithey give us a hard time on the real issues facing our region, our country, and the world right now.
I promise that I won’t say the word “Bush”, “tree”, “shrubbery”, twig, branch, or leaf, and that I will avoid eating breakfast that day, so I appear weak, and less vital than you on the stage.
When it’s through I’ll even hold the door for you on your way out, in a spirit of cooperation and good will.
So what do you say Randie? Can you come out to play?
Love,
Eric
Thanks for finding that.
Randy always puts bowling first