Oct
6

Dear Ms. Pelosi,…

The following is a real letter, authenticated by Snopes, that began circulating online about Aug./Sep. 2009. (I’ve added the pics.) Mr. Guthrie, a senior partner at a law firm in Charlotte, NC, voices what a lot of us are feeling….

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“Dear Ms. Pelosi:

I write to you out of utter disdain! You are as despicable and un-American as the traitor Jane Fonda.

I am a soon to be 66 year-old who has voted in every state and local election since 1966. I have voted for both Republicans and Democrats alike. I have worked on campaigns for both Republicans and Democrats, white and black. I served the country that I love in Vietnam , as my son did in the Middle East. I was awarded two bronze stars. I have been involved in politics since age 6 when my father was campaign manager for a truly great American Congressman, Charles Raper Jonas, who worked for his constituents and his country, and was to be admired, unlike you.

Whaaaaatt?!!!

You obviously haven’t read the Constitution recently, if ever, the Federalist Papers, or even David McCullough’s book on John Adams. You ought to take the time while riding around in your government provided luxury executive jet to do just that. You represent Socialistic and even Marxist principals that our founding fathers tried to avoid when setting out the capitalistic republican form of government represented by our Constitution.

I find it interesting that you and your husband are multi-millionaires with much of your fortune being made as a result of your “public service”. You have controlled legislation that has enhanced your husband’s investments both on and off shore. At the same time you redistributed the wealth of others. Our system of a free market economy is being destroyed by the likes of you, Harry Reid, and now our President. You ride around in a Gulfstream airplane at the tax payer’s expense while criticizing the presidents of companies who produced something for the economy. You add nothing to the economy of the United States ; you only subtract therefrom.

I would like to suggest that you return to the city of fruitcakes and nuts and eat your husband’s canned tuna and pineapple produced by illegal immigrants and by workers who have been excluded from the protection that 90% of the legal workers in the United States have.

I await your defeat in the next election with glee.

Don’t ever use the term “un-American” again for protesters who love this country and are exercising their rights upon which this country was founded. By the way, while I served in the Army, I was spit on by the same type of lunatics who support you and who you probably supported in the 60’s and 70’s. You are an embarrassment to all of us who served so that you would have the protected right of free speech to call us un-American. But at the same time, I have the right to write you to notify you that I consider you to be un-American, as do the majority of the people of this formerly great country. You are a true disgrace to most of the people who served this country by offering themselves for public service in the United States Congress.

I feel certain your aides will not share this letter with you, but I intend to share it with many.

Sincerely,
Dennis L. Guthrie”

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Dennis L Guthrie

Here is a bit of Mr. Guthrie’s background:

Born: St. Louis, Missouri, August 21, 1944

Bar Admissions:

North Carolina, 1969
U.S. District Court, Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of North Carolina, 1969
U.S. Tax Court
Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals

Education:

Woodford College, 1966, A.B.
Mercer University, 1969, J.D.
Phi Alpha Delta
Vice-Justice, District XIV, 1968 – 1969

Military Service:

Captain, U.S. Army, 1969-1971, Vietnam
National Defense Medal, 1969
Republic of Viet Nam Service Medal, 1970
Bronze Star Medals (2), 1971

Assistant District Attorney, Mecklenburg County , 1971 – 1974

Professional Associations and Memberships:

North Carolina and American Bar Associations (Member, Sections on: Administrative Law; General Practice; Litigation)
26th Judicial District and North Carolina State Bar
Mecklenburg County Bar Association
American Association of Justice
North Carolina Trial Lawyers Association

Other Positions:

Charlotte Chamber of Commerce
Chairman, Board of Trustees Providence United Methodist Church
Board of Directors, Alexander Children’s Home
Board of Directors, Charlotte Culinary Institute
Wofford Alumni Executive Council
Scoutmaster, Boy Scouts of America
Board of Directors, Boy Scouts of America of Mecklenburg County
Board of Directors, Girl Scout Council
Life Member, National Eagle Scout Association
Life Member, Girl Scouts of America

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Tags: criticism of Pelosi, Dennis Guthrie, liberal hypocrisy, Marxist, Nancy Pelosi, socialist principals, Speaker Pelosi, un-American

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2 Comments Posted by sirrahc

wken says:

October 7, 2010 at 4:20 pm

Kind of unlikely that the Founding Fathers gave any thought to Marxism when founding the nation, given that Karl Marx was born in 1818.

They were, however, big fans of the idea that having different opinions doesn’t make a person a traitor to the country. This letter is random silly vitriol. Whatever his credentials, there is nothing in this letter really worth engaging. It simply boils down to: “I disagree with you, and don’t like people with whom I disagree. So there.”

Given that his credentials include a lifetime membership in the National Eagle Scout Association (so do mine), I think it’s worth noting that he failed to meet a couple points of the Scout Law. A Scout is friendly, courteous, and kind, to be specific. This letter represents rather a failure in all three of those regards.

If he has a point, then he failed to make it. All he did was express contempt, if not hatred. So what?
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sirrahc says:

October 7, 2010 at 9:56 pm
Hey Ken!

Of course, the Founders wouldn’t have referred to “Marxism”, but that doesn’t mean many of what we now call Marxist or socialist ideals/teachings didn’t exist. Off the top of my head, it’s pretty clear that they wrote and fought for free-market principles and against huge governments that would control businesses and individuals and tax them to death (and even afterward). I’m pretty sure they would not have approved of the whole Class Warfare idea, either.

I think it’s a mistake to dismiss Guthrie’s letter as “random silly vitriol”. Perhaps he was a bit harsh, and maybe the letter could have been structured better. But, this wasn’t a legal document, nor was it an assignment for Lit class.

“It simply boils down to: ‘I disagree with you, and don’t like people with whom I disagree. So there.'”

Baloney! I disagree! (And I still like you.) Guthrie’s anger and frustration is with Pelosi’s behavior — both personal and as a legislator — that he sees as contrary to our nation’s founding principles, not to mention somewhat hypocritical and self-serving. Those are principled disagreements, and I happen to agree with him.

Btw, the reason I included Guthrie’s credentials (and probably why they were included in the email I received) was merely to show him as an “upstanding citizen” and contributor to society — i.e., he has some credibility, rather than being some wing-nut. That being said, one can still be a “normal” citizen and say some things that might sound unreasonable, or even kinda wacky. (Heck, even intellectuals say the darndedest things!) I don’t think that’s the case, here. I’ll let you Eagle Scouts argue about living up to your code. While I may have worded things differently if it was my letter, as I prefaced the post, I think Guthrie expressed what many are feeling. It’s an emotional letter, revealing Guthrie’s anger and frustration. Sometimes that’s needed to break through the recipient’s resistance or apathy. (Not that I think it actually would, in this case, if Ms. Pelosi actually read it.)