They Get Letters: Li'l Ricky Edition
Brave Ricky has someone defend him:
About this criticism
Letter writer Charles E. Premick ("What Progress?" Jan. 24) criticized Sen. Rick Santorum for an op-ed piece published in the Post-Gazette ("Telling the Whole Story About Iraq," Jan. 18 In Rebuttal"). Let me first point out that the senator was responding to an editorial and, in the limited space provided, believed it most important to correct the inaccuracies circulated by the Post-Gazette's editors.
Second, the questions that Mr. Premick asks -- how does Sen. Santorum define winning the war, what are the terrorists' objectives, what progress have we made -- were all addressed during the senator's speech given at Valley Forge Military Academy, a speech I attended. If the Post-Gazette had accurately reported on the substance of the speech in the first place, Mr. Premick would have the answers he's looking for.
Finally, Mr. Premick is incorrect in his assertion that Sen. Santorum "did not provide one example of an action or incident that deserves reporting." The senator did point out one such instance in the op-ed, and outside of that article, he has spearheaded the effort to communicate the positive stories coming out of Iraq to the American public. Among other things, he has held press conferences with soldiers and military bloggers, spoken about this issue on the Senate floor and entered e-mails he received directly from our troops abroad into the Congressional Record.
If Mr. Premick, or anyone else, has questions about the senator's position on the war in Iraq -- or on any issue for that matter -- they should feel free to access his Website, www.santorum.senate.gov, or call his Washington office at 202-224-6324.
ROBERT TRAYNHAM
Communications Director
U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum
Washington, D.C.
Senator Manondog (R-AKC) "has held press conferences with soldiers and military bloggers"? That'll show those pesky Islamists!
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About this criticism
Letter writer Charles E. Premick ("What Progress?" Jan. 24) criticized Sen. Rick Santorum for an op-ed piece published in the Post-Gazette ("Telling the Whole Story About Iraq," Jan. 18 In Rebuttal"). Let me first point out that the senator was responding to an editorial and, in the limited space provided, believed it most important to correct the inaccuracies circulated by the Post-Gazette's editors.
Second, the questions that Mr. Premick asks -- how does Sen. Santorum define winning the war, what are the terrorists' objectives, what progress have we made -- were all addressed during the senator's speech given at Valley Forge Military Academy, a speech I attended. If the Post-Gazette had accurately reported on the substance of the speech in the first place, Mr. Premick would have the answers he's looking for.
Finally, Mr. Premick is incorrect in his assertion that Sen. Santorum "did not provide one example of an action or incident that deserves reporting." The senator did point out one such instance in the op-ed, and outside of that article, he has spearheaded the effort to communicate the positive stories coming out of Iraq to the American public. Among other things, he has held press conferences with soldiers and military bloggers, spoken about this issue on the Senate floor and entered e-mails he received directly from our troops abroad into the Congressional Record.
If Mr. Premick, or anyone else, has questions about the senator's position on the war in Iraq -- or on any issue for that matter -- they should feel free to access his Website, www.santorum.senate.gov, or call his Washington office at 202-224-6324.
ROBERT TRAYNHAM
Communications Director
U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum
Washington, D.C.
Senator Manondog (R-AKC) "has held press conferences with soldiers and military bloggers"? That'll show those pesky Islamists!
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posted by spork_incident at Saturday, January 28, 2006
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