Jerry Miskulin – 9/17/09

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Nation’s options will be hard to swallow; Jerry Miskulin; Beaver County Times; September 17, 2009.

I encourage you to review Mr. Miskulin’s body of work in the archives. Mr. Miskulin has written at least 20 letters since 2004 (I didn’t critique all of them.). Most (all?) are illogical and full of falsehoods (not just wrong).

Below is a detailed critique of the subject letter.

“The Tea Party event recently held at the Beaver County Courthouse was one of many nationwide trying to create an emotional spark in contrast to President Barack Obama’s policies.

“I can remember Charlie Daniels in the 1980s with his song ‘In America.’

“While it probably made him a lot of money, it did a lot of harm to the United States.

“You see, it likewise sought to light an emotional spark, but it offered no concrete solutions to our problems. It just advocated the status quo and was a cheerleading assault on bad economic policy.”

[RWC] I’m sure Mr. Miskulin is trying to bash Ronald Reagan, but “In America” came out and reached its peak in 1980, the last year of the Carter administration.

“[I]t offered no concrete solutions to our problems?” It was an entertaining song, Mr. Miskulin, not a political manifesto.

“Daniels is a good man, but he should have stayed out of the political arena because the policies he advocated were the ones bringing us down now.”

[RWC] Why pick on Charlie Daniels and why go back nearly 30 years? Plenty of musicians dip their feet in “the political arena,” but to the best of my knowledge Mr. Miskulin didn’t complain about them. I don’t recall Mr. Miskulin complaining about Kanye West’s outburst during a Hurricane Katrina benefit concert in 2005 or the Dixie Chicks.

“People don’t understand now that it’s either bankruptcy or accept a tremendously reduced standard of living.

“I think both are unacceptable to most Americans, but we must choose one.”

[RWC] Wow, what a pessimist or a person with narrow thinking! Does Mr. Miskulin really believe these are our only two alternatives?

“The original tea party in Boston was led by men who were not expecting something in return. They were not out for their own gain.

“Can the same be said of our same?”

[RWC] Actually, our Founding Fathers were “out for their own gain.” That gain was liberty for the future country, their families, and themselves.