You read it here first, folks! This is an editorial letter I wrote to the Daily News, which they will hopefully print. In case you don't already know, some members of the Inauguration crowd on the Washington Mall sang "Na-na-na, hey-hey-hey, goodbye" to Bush as his helicopter flew overhead to take him to Andrews Airforce Base.
From: kallena...@msn.comto: vi...@phillynews.comsubject: The Bush SendoffDate: Thu, 22 Jan 2009 12:41:36 -0500 To the Editors Philadelphia Daily News I must disagree with John Baer and other media pundits who claimed that the Inauguration was “marred” by those spectators who gave George W. Bush the “Na-na-na” serenade. I, for one, was very proud of my fellow Americans for giving Bush that sendoff, because that simple gesture was in fact a succinct, but eloquent communication of the relief that those average citizens felt that the last eight years are finally over. They- we- are American citizens, and we have the right to make our opinions known without the pretenses of fake smiles or polite silence. That crowd DID respect the office of the Presidency, or else they would not have stood by the hundreds of thousands in sub-freezing temperatures for hours on end. Respect is earned. The President who brought us Iraq, Katrina, Guantanamo and domestic spying, and who lowered the esteem of the United States of America in the eyes of the world, was shown the respect he deserved. Proud to be an American Again, Karen Allen
