February 13, 2007
Rep. Connie Mack Lets Joe Kennedy Have It
Rep. Connie Mack (R-FL) has written a letter to Joe Kennedy regarding his oil "deal with the devil" Hugo Chavez (h/t FOX News):
Dear Congressman Kennedy:
Thank you for your prompt, albeit irrelevant response to my letter yesterday.
My point to you was simple – stop airing advertisements that portray Hugo Chavez (a self-avowed Communist who governs the Venezuelan people with the iron fist of a dictator) as a decent man serving a decent purpose.
But since you believe that standing side by side with thugs like Chavez is a sound business practice, perhaps you’ll be willing to explain to the American people the nature of the relationship between Hugo Chavez and Citizens Energy Corporation.
What, exactly, is the financial arrangement between your organization and Hugo Chavez? How much money is being spent on your pro-Chavez advertising? Why are you using that money to promote the most dangerous man in the Western Hemisphere instead of using it to help improve the lives of the very people you purport to care so much about?
You know as well as I do that Hugo Chavez is destroying hope and opportunity in Venezuela. He’s snuffed out basic freedoms, including the freedom of dissent, speech and press. He’s formed alliances with Cuba, Iran, North Korea and others who seek to destroy the American way of life. He’s engaging in a massive military build-up that far exceeds any legitimate defensive needs, and he has made it clear time and time again that he views America as his enemy.
While you might find redeeming qualities in communist dictators like Hugo Chavez, I assure you, most Americans haven’t lost their common sense. They know Hugo Chavez. And they know that you should know better.
So I ask you again, why are you allowing yourself to be used as a public relations prop for the Chavez regime? Why won’t you stop? And why won’t you apologize to the American people for putting your self-interest above all else?
The American people and I anxiously await your answers.
This is a follow-up to another letter Mack sent, which can be viewed on his Web site here.
Bravo, Rep. Mack! But don't expect his actions to receive much play in the press, nor for them to have any effect on Kennedy's relationship with Chavez. After all, Chavez is socializing oil profits (something the left, led by Hillary, wants desperately to do) along with the rest of his country. Besides, Kennedy is just looking out for the little guy and don't you forget it! As Don Feder put it,
If you dare question Joe Kennedy’s partnership with the man who’s turning Venezuela into a police state, you are a heartless plutocrat who doesn’t give a damn for the shivering masses. How the scion of one of America's wealthiest families can get away with this shameless class-baiting is a mystery.
By the way, Feder also points out that Kennedy earns $400,000/year from Citizens for Energy. A paltry sum, considering what other libs like Nancy Pelosi make, but juicy enough to the average Joe. Pehaps a little socialization is in order here?
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Super post. Why is the Kennedy family so determined to act like outlaws, with Uncle Ted the head criminal? Maybe they're being paid!
Not sure which of the wolf pack was an IRA runner some years ago. That Kennedy actually entered Ireland to berate the British up close for opposing his murderous Irish kindred.
America has tried at times in the past to replace its republican character with an aristocracy. The Kennedys were part of that history. Look what they have brought us. What a disaster! Our current media obsession with celebrities, musicians, actors spotlights an elite just as degenerate.
Posted by: jng at February 15, 2007 11:07 PM
