Letter to the Editor Oct. 15

Dear Mr. Silva

While visiting one of my favorite coffee shops, I happened to pick up a copy of the September 17th edition of the Pan American paper. On page six there was a bold headline “Young Democrats defy “teabaggers” in health care debate”.

The article stated that the Young Democrats and Students for Peace had a meeting dubbed “Don’t Get Tea-bagged: The Truth about Health Care Reform” in which they wanted to “entice” members of the Tea Party into an open debate on the issue.

We would like to make two suggestions to these groups. First drop the double-entendre with the gamer slang. It’s not clever just crass and it demeans your credibility. Second, the next time you would like to engage us in open debate try actually inviting us.

If we had known about this event we would have gladly participated. We feel sorry for the students who attended wanting to hear an honest exchange of ideas. We seriously doubt they got it.

To all the students on campus, we urge you ask hard questions and demand real answers. Become informed. Read the constitution-it’s an amazing document.

The more the federal government has overstepped its constitutional restraints the deeper in debt it has plunged this country trampling your rights in the process. Our dept is at an alarming level and payment is coming due very soon. It will fall hardest on those of you who are lucky enough to find a job after graduation. Believe or not The Tea Party is actually fighting for your futures.

We would be happy to speak or engage in legitimate debate with any group on campus on health care or other topics. Just email us at mtp@rgvtp.comwith the details.

Sincerely,

President, McAllen Tea Party, Inc.

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Sat Oct 24 2009 00:46

Wow!!! it is annoying to keep hearing the same lame excuse " it is Bush's fault" ---- Enough people!!!! Bush is long gone .... The point is Obama is driving us more into debt instead of finding a way to "fix" what he inherit from the previous administration ..... We want to see solutions.... not more excuses... he promised change but he never really specify if it was going to be a good change or a bad change.... :-(

Rosalie Weisfeld

Mon Oct 19 2009 18:35

The members of the Young Democrats that I know are a hard working group of bright young leaders. They do question their future and recognize the difficulty that to many Americans have in a getting adequate afforable health care for themselves and their families. Americans should not be forced into debt due to the high cost of health care or have to choose between their medications or their meals.

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Mon Oct 19 2009 13:42

I am quite sure both the Young Democrats and Students for Peace would be very happy to arrange a debate with members of the McAllen Tea Party. As to Mr. Hagenbach's recommendation students read the Constitution, Mr. Hagenbach and his "party" would be well advised to do the exact same thing. If they think about what they read rather than reading with their minds made up as to what the Constitution supposedly says, they MIGHT actually learn something.

"Some minds are like concrete, all mixed up and permanently set." -- Charles Kettering

Samuel Freeman

Sarah Hannah

Mon Oct 19 2009 12:34

The debt is due in large part to a war YOUR tea-bagging party's president got us into. How quickly you seem to forget that OUR President came into office with that debt. He didn't acrue it.... Bush did. Before you debate with enlightened Young Dems, perhaps you need to do your own history homework.

James Fabian

Thu Oct 15 2009 17:29

I'm glad to hear someone said something!

Jim Barnes

Thu Oct 15 2009 17:00

Typical, they can only win a debate with an empty chair.

McAllen Tea Party Member

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