March 14, 2008

To; The Honorable Peter B. DeFacio

From; Charles F. Glisson III
11515 NE 71 Street Unit #70
Vancouver Washington 98662

SUBJ; YOUR OPEN LETTER TO SENATORS BARACK OBAMA & HILLARY CLINTON

Mr. DeFacio;
1. There are (2) points I want to make in this letter, the 1st is that your actions were an unfair analogy of one party over the other, therefore biased, and the second is that by your decision to post this letter in the "public forum", you obviously intended to achieve some sort of political "grandstanding" for an agenda other than the one sited in your letter.
2. Barack Obama has chosen to run a clean and dignified campaign, in total contrast to the mean spirited and missleading campaign of Hillary Clinton, you however chose to criticize both candidates, if you are going to pass judgements in the public eye, I suggest you try to be more fair and accurate in the future.
3. You could have contacted both parties in private with your comments, however you decided to make a public spectacle of the situation. Your choice in doing so causes me to wonder what was your agenda. If you are as concerned about the health of the Democratic party as you would lead us on to believe, then why handle this situation so inappropriatly?
4. Your actions were unfair to Senator Barack Obama, and I insist you owe the Senator from Illinois an apology.
5. In your letter you mention that you are an "uncommitted super delegate", in such a role, I hope you find the wisdom to vote "with" the will of the people in mind when you make your final decision, we "will" be watching.
6. My idealogy does not support that the most important goal we have is to elect a "Democrat" as president. I believe that "who" we elect is way more important than "what" we elect. In my opinion neither Hillary Clinton or John McCain have the integrity for the highest office of the land. Ironically this is totally contrary to what Hillary Clinton has said on the campaign trail, by claiming that Barack Obama is "not" qualified as president, while implying that herself and John McCain "are" qualified. I submit that this action by Hillary Clinton supports my feelings in this passage, and supports this letter as a whole, and I put it to you Congressman DeFacio, how can you refute these facts!

In conclusion, If I can be of any further assistance to you in this or any other matter, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Respectfully,
Charles Glisson