Oren M. Spiegler – 5/10/09

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Bumper sticker crosses line; Oren M. Spiegler; Beaver County Times; May 10, 2009.

Mr. Spiegler is such a prolific letter writer the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review gave him a little tribute back in 2003. Google “Oren M. Spiegler” and you’ll get more hits than you know what to do with. Unfortunately, prolific is not a synonym for competent. Mr. Spiegler claims to be a Republican. In my critique of “Breathing more freely,” I cited reasons why I was “beginning to believe Mr. Spiegler is simply another Republican impersonator,” but he sealed the deal with “Greatest foreign policy debacle.” Subsequent letters have been more confirmation.

Below is a detailed critique of the subject letter.

“As I was traveling to work in Ambridge Friday morning, I spotted on Route 65 a bumper sticker that read, ‘Up Yours, Obama.’

“Even in the age of disrespect and incivility, I was appalled and disgusted. In seeing something of this nature, it is easy to conclude that our society continues to be in a state of collapse.

“I have intense disagreements with the president on economic policy, but never would I dream of expressing my distaste for him personally — or in doing so in a coarse and crude manner.

“I hope that the outraged, Obama-hating driver does not have any children to absorb this message of hate, nor that this type of in-your-face, ignoramus-style criticism gains traction.”

[RWC] I agree with Mr. Spiegler’s comment about the alleged bumper sticker. The reason for this critique is to point out it appears Mr. Spiegler wasn’t bothered by similar outbursts directed at President Bush. I performed several Google searches using words Mr. Spiegler used above (appalled, disgusted, disrespect, incivility, et cetera) plus variations and found no letters from him complaining about people who said far worse things about President Bush than “Up Yours.”