AARP identical letters to the editor re Medicare

[Eric J in MN]

letter to Minneapolis Star Tribune, December 8, 2003:

On Dec. 3, Michele Kimball, the Minnesota state director of the AARP, wrote in a letter to the Star Tribune: "In truth, our policies are very much reflective of the ongoing and proactive input we seek from as many members as possible."

On Dec. 4, Kathy Tefft-Keller, the director of AARP Ohio, wrote in the Cleveland Plain Dealer: "In truth, our policies are very much reflective of the ongoing and proactive input we seek from as many members as possible."

And also on Dec. 4, Lois Aronstein, state director, AARP New York, wrote in the Albany Times-Union: "In truth, our policies are very much reflective of the ongoing and proactive input we seek from as many members as possible".

All three neglected to add the following to their identical letters: "Our letters to the editor, oddly enough, are precisely reflective of the opinions of someone in Washington who provided us a letter to send in our own names to any paper with the nerve to print Dale Van Atta's criticism."

We may speculate as to whether that someone was reporting to the AARP senior management, the Republican National Committee or Karl Rove -- not that it makes much difference.

Karl Burton, Minneapolis.
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If you want an alernative to the AARP, join:
The Alliance for Retired Ameicans, at:
http://www.retiredamericans.org/

[RobertSeattle]

1. Nothing so nauseating as the the smell of astroturf LTE

(And I don't care who does it)

:puke:

[Skittles]

2. Now we know the AARP has been taken over by the GOP

this is SOP for the GOP.

[tom_paine]

3. Yes, this is a grotesque perversion of our former Republic

by the Busheviks.

So, what else is new?

[baby_bear]

4. This is rich; thanks for the post

I wonder how many other newspapers (and readers) in other states have been duped by this. I am going to alert my two newspapers in Seattle.

s_m