This was sent to me in an email. It was sent to Addison Rand when he
was the executive director of AARP. It is a little dated but still
relative. It sums up my position very well. I have never been a member
of AARP and never will be. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Dear Mr. Rand,

Recently you sent us a letter encouraging us to renew our lapsed
membership in AARP by the requested date.

I know it is not what you were looking for, but this is the most
honest response I can give you. Our gap in coverage is merely a
microscopic symptom of the real problem, a deepening lack of faith.

While we have proudly maintained our membership for several years
and have long admired the AARP goal and principles, regrettably we can
no longer endorse its abdication of our values. Your letter specifically
stated that we can count on AARP to speak up for our rights, yet the
voice we hear is not ours. Your offer of being kept up to date on
important issues through DIVIDED WE FAIL, presents neither an impartial
view we have come to embrace. We do believe that when 2 parties agree
all the time on everything presented to them, one is probably not
necessary. But, when the opinions and long term goals are diametrically opposed, the divorce is imminent. This is the philosophy which spawned
our 200 years of government.

Once upon a time we looked forward to being part of the senior demographic. We also looked to AARP to provide certain benefits and give
our voice a power we could not possibly hope to achieve on our own. AARP
gave us a sense of belonging which we no longer enjoy.

The Socialist politics practiced by the Obama administration and
empowered by AARP serves only to raise the blood pressure my medical
insurance strives to contain. Clearly a conflict of interest there!

We do not understand the AARP posture, feel greatly betrayed by the guiding forces that we expected to map out our senior years and leave
your ranks with a great sense of regret. We mitigate that disappointment
with the relief of knowing we are not contributing to the problem any
more by renewing our membership. There are other organizations which
offer discounts without threatening our way of life or offending our sensibilities.

This presidential administration scares the living daylights out of
us. Not just for our selves, but for our proud and bloodstained
heritage. Even more importantly for our children and grandchildren.

Washington has rendered Soylent Green a prophetic cautionary tale
rather than a nonfiction scare tactic. I have never in my life endorsed
any militant or radical groups, but now I find myself listening to them.
I don’t have to agree with them to appreciate the fear which spawned
their existence. Their borderline insanity presents little more than a
balance to the voice of the Socialist mindset in power.

Perhaps I became American by a great stroke of luck in some cosmic
uterine lottery, but in my adulthood I CHOOSE to embrace it and nurture
the freedoms it represents as well as the responsibilities it requires.

Your website generously offers the opportunity to receive all communication in Spanish. ARE YOU KIDDING???? Someone has broken into
our ‘house’ invaded our home without our invitation or consent.

This president has insisted we keep the perpetrator in comfort and
learn the perp language so we can communicate our reluctant welcome to them.

I DON’T choose to welcome them.
I DON’T choose to support them.
I DON’T choose to educate them.
I DON’T choose to medicate them, pay for their food or clothing.

American home invaders get arrested. Please explain to me why
foreign lawbreakers can enjoy privileges on American soil that Americans
do not get? Why do some immigrants have to ‘play the game’ to be
welcomed and others just have to break and enter to be welcomed?

We travel for a living. Walt hauls horses all over this great
country averaging over 10,000 miles a month when he is out there. He
meets more people than a politician on caffeine overdose. Of all the
many good folks he enjoyed on this last 10,000 miles this trip yielded
only ONE supporter of this current administration. One of us is out of
touch with mainstream America. Since our poll is conducted without
funding, I have more faith in it than one which is power driven.

We have decided to forward this to everyone on our mailing list,
and will encourage them to do the same. With several hundred in my
address book, I have every faith that the eventual exponential factor
will make a credible statement to you.

I am disappointed as hell
I am scared as hell
I am MAD as hell, and I’m NOT gonna take it anymore!

Walt and Cindy
Miller Equine Transport


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