To the Editor:
Responding to you non-residents of Landrum editorial staff of the Tryon Daily Bulletin, regarding the upcoming vote on Sunday alcohol sales:
I am aghast at the content of your diatribe in today’s (Nov. 2) paper, and your blatant vilifying of one John D. Williams III, whose opinion happens to differ from the 79 percent of the 53 Landrum voters you polled out of Landrum’s total 2010 census count of 2,376. Are we, or are we not, still living in America?
Are you following me so far?
First of all, since none of you live in Landrum, per your admission in paragraph seven, line one: “While our writers and editors do not live within Landrum’s city limits…” and the upcoming vote on Nov. 8, is, I assume, to be of secret ballot, cast in the same manner by which we elect our president and governmental representatives; where do you harpies come off raising a public hue and cry regarding an issue that is meant to be decided privately by we citizens of Landrum?
Secondly, while I do not know Mr. John D. Williams III, the fact that you have publicly assassinated his character because, and again I quote from your rant: “John D. Williams III said, ‘NO!!!!!” (Wow! Five exclamation points!!!! You must be very, very mad!!!!), you have succeeded in changing my “yea” vote to that of a “nay;” just to give you the old Bronx cheer.
Looking ahead to the 2012 presidential election, is the esteemed editorial staff of the Tryon Daily Bulletin planning to publicly draw and quarter any United States citizens whose presidential preference shall differ from your own?
Suppose y’all sashay on up to Zuccotti Park and cozy up to a real cause.
– Debra Halborn, Landrum