Maybe it's me, but...
Dear John McCain,
I am not your friend.
I'd prefer to be introduced before becoming "friends".
I count among my friends people who, first and foremost, actually know me. Those people I call "friend" are people that I can truly trust. People who understand me, people I understand - people I can relate to. People I can have faith in. I am careful about choosing friends. While I am always open to meeting people and getting to know them, I don't throw the word "friend" around lightly. In my 45 years of being alive, I've come to believe most people feel the same.
I think friends can come to mean as much as, if not more so, than family. We choose our friends, family is a gift we can not exchange.
Love among friends is rare and should be treasured.
I don't choose to be friends only with those who share my views. As I have said in a previous writing - I love an open exchange of ideas. Those I call friend come from every walk of life, every possible description, and from all political standpoints. That's a conscious decision, because I happen to think if we were all the same life would be pretty boring.
I do, however, think it's important that we have some things in common. What I know I have in common with each and every one of my friends is respect for each other and absolute trust in each other. That's something my father taught me - and he served our country all of his life too.
Based solely on that, I could never choose you for a friend Mr. McCain. Please address me by my name.
p.s. - I expected that you would waste much of my time tonight with negative rhetoric as opposed to actually answering questions posed by my fellow citizens. Thanks for not disappointing me.
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As I was listening with one ear, it sounded like the debate was going well for our guy. Then I heard a co-worker who is an Obama backer saying he was getting thumped, that he sounded like a wuss. I was discouraged. Then after the debate I heard Katy Couric and Bob Shieffer saying good things about Obama. I was more encouraged. Hopefully, the country was impressed.
Letterman started off his show, "Hi, I'm Dave Six-Pack!"
A note on "friends" from a Times news analysis:
“Thank you very much,” interjected Mr. McCain, the one who worked harder Tuesday night at such folksy notes — like calling questioners and even Tom Brokaw by their first names; roaming so far and wide across the stage it seemed he would end up in the Nashville suburbs; and saying “my friends” so often it sounded less cordial than compulsive.
eileen,
i totally agree with you. every time he says "my friend" i want to puke. i used to actually respect mccain. but the more i see him, the more I hear how he tries to twist the words of such an honorable, dignified candidate, and the more i watch how his smarmy campaign has stooped to new lows, the more I wish this doddering hypocrite would simply go away. (I'll get my wish in 27 days.)
Great job on this blog. I love your writing. Your words convey an authentic, raw strength. I'm going to start referring to you as the Real Straight Talk Express!
Keep up the good work!
mark
p.s. - and whoever this NJEditor guy is, tell him to keep his opinions to himself. clearly he's a fool :)
To the Targum Kid:
Thanks for your support! Coming from "The Kid" it means alot. BTW - you were one of the "friends" I was talking about, especially where love is rare and to be treasured.
As far as NJEditor goes, well, I'll just have to let him get back to you!
Punk kid.
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