Posted on 09/27/2004 5:40:39 AM PDT by JesseHousman
The following appeared as a full page advertisement in the Naples Daily News:
Dear Mr. Rather:
My grandfather served in the U. S. Army during World War I. My Father served in the U. S. Navy during World War II. I served in the U. S. Navy during the Vietnam War. Now my son, a 2002 graduate (with distinction) of the U. S. Naval Academy in Annapolis is serving as a jet fighter pilot at a time when our nation is once again at war, against an enemy that is both ruthless and cowardly. An enemy like no other in the history of our country.
According to your published biography, Mr. Rather, you have never served in the armed forces. You went straight from college into journalism. However, you did cover the Vietnam War for a period of time. To that extent, I am totally amazed by your recent actions to discredit our nation's Commander-In-Chief during a time of war, using forged documents from a well-known discredited source!
Aside from trying to influence voters in the upcoming election in pursuing your own political ideology, what were you thinking? In Vietnam, did you ever even once discuss with our soldiers the impact news back at home has on the morale of our troops? We are at war, Mr. Rather, with sub-humans whose only purpose in life is to destroy our country. I believe your political bias has tainted your common sense, and destroyed your journalistic integrity.
Therefore I am calling for your resignation. Voluntary or involuntary. And since my only means of providing pressure on your network to make this happen is to withdraw my advertising from the local CBS affiliate, Channel 5, I have done so, effective immediately. I will use the money I save to pay for this newspaper ad.
I would not normally take such a strong stand, for fear of hurting my business, but the line has finally been crossed. I ask that all who agree with me, no matter what your political affiliation may be, to join with me in calling for Mr. Rather's resignation by calling, writing or e-mailing CBS and their local affiliate, WINK-TV.
Thank you for reading this, as I know Dan Rather won't (although I will send him a copy.) But please tell a friend.
Thank you.
Dave Goodenough, President
Dixie Plumbing & Air
Naples, Florida
Dave@WhistleDixie.com
I just told thousands!!!!!
Good for him!
BTTT--excellent.
Thank you for posting this and I hope his endeavor meets with resounding success!!
Wow, the silent majority speaks.
God Bless Dixie...
And Dixie Plumbing and Air
WELL SAID! GOOD FOR HIM!!!
bttt
bttt -HOOAH!
"Dave Goodenough, President"
Dave is more than good enough for me!
I hope this guy makes house calls in Atlanta, I'll have a new plumber and HVAC guy.
The "Silent Majority" is no longer silent. They're angry and they are not going to take it any more.
I'd certainly do businness with Dixie if I lived in Naples. What a man and what an advertisement! It gives me hope for America.
Thanks, This will be in the print outs I will try to get the Dan Rather Media Center at SHSU to accept.
A good letter. But I'm afraid Dan Rather's hubris and elitism will only see it as a letter from the truly uninformed. Rather is out of touch with reality.
Thank you Mr. Goodenough, for having the testicular fortitude to place this ad.
These recent beheadings (Ratherings) are done by Islamic scum
in league with Rather, CBS and the CBS supporters.
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