Dear Editor:
There used to be, in this country, something that we held in high regard. It was something that made this country more than just a brown, green, and blue outline on an American Geographical Society map. It was called the PEOPLE, I mean the kind of People who wrote the Declaration of Independence and the kind of PEOPLE who settled this country. I don’t mean the new-car-or-bust, status-seeking, keep-up-with-the-Joneses, hair-spray and diamond ring people. I mean PEOPLE who were not led by the phony razz-ma-tazz of Madison Avenue. It seems pretty ridiculous to think that the Constitution was written for the young man whose entire life centers around surfing, suntans, and stereo records.
This used to be a nation of PEOPLE. Now our country is defended by a board of directors. This used to be a nation of individuals; now, if you can find me ten people in this country who are not afraid to have an idea, or twenty people who are not afraid to state their opinion on an unpopular subject, come and get me because I want to see what I believe will be the major part of the standing army of PEOPLE.
I wonder where the PEOPLE have gone?
Michael K. Murphy
An auto mechanic crawled out from under a car and told the owner, “Madam, you have a short circuit in the ignition.”
“Well, don’t just stand there,” the lady replied, “lengthen it, lengthen it!”
By the way, whatever happened to those two great hits “Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavor On the Bedpost Overnight” and “How Could You Believe Me When I Said I Loved You When You Know I’ve Been A Liar All My Life?” Oh well, maybe these two “all-time favorites” will make a come-back before long. Keep your fingers crossed. But lately I’ve heard a song better than those two. I predict that “Pappa Took Our Last Clean Sheet and Joined the Klu Klux Klan” will soar to fame in the near future. Be sure and get your copy while there’s plenty in stock.