Lynn Coleman Gardner – 3/28/08

This page was last updated on March 28, 2008.

Let the truth prevail; Lynn Coleman Gardner; Beaver County Times; March 28, 2008.

Previous letters from Ms. Gardner are here, here, and here.

Below is a detailed critique of the letter.

“It brings to mind much discomfort to me to observe what I feel discredits the backbone and integrity of U.S. Sen. Barack Obama because he is being raked over the coals and having trivial matters picked on to make it seem as if his qualifications to be president aren’t impressive.”

[RWC] If Mr. Obama’s “qualifications to be president” are “impressive,” why didn’t Ms. Gardner list any of them and provide supporting evidence?

“When he spoke at the Community College of Beaver County, he was totally spontaneous and answered questions with no difficulty. He is a person of positive character.”

[RWC] Mr. Obama “answered questions with no difficulty?” Of course, it was an Obama pep rally! You’ll notice Ms. Gardner didn’t describe any of the questions. As we learned a long time ago, campaigns tend to select pep rally questioners ahead of time and screen the questions.

“Unfortunately, the color of his skin and background are the topics. They shouldn’t be a big deal. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. said it quite well about not judging a man by the color of his skin but by the content of his character. I do believe that in the months to come, things will be put in their proper perspective.”

[RWC] The color of Mr. Obama’s skin is of no interest to me, but his background sure is. Why does Ms. Gardner believe a candidate’s background “shouldn’t be a big deal?”

“As far as the Rev. Jeremiah Wright is concerned, he spoke a little bit to the extreme, but Obama shouldn’t be held accountable for the opinions of his pastor.

“We all have minds of our own, and as individuals make our own choices as to where we apply the information given to us without it being jammed down our throats. When we become adults, we think like adults.”

[RWC] I covered the Obama/Wright issue in my critique of “Our true genius.”

“Parents of youngsters hopefully are teaching and sharing with their children what they know to be the truth — and let the truth prevail.”

[RWC] I could be wrong, but it appears Ms. Gardner doesn’t want anyone to know the truth about her candidate.