Don't Mess with Retired Folks.

I ate my fiber yesterday and thought about taking a walk, but most of the day was spent wondering if cutting up my AARP cards was enough. This leftist sub-wing of the Democrat Party had just sent me a second notice to inform me my membership with their organization would soon expire, and I had failed to respond to their first reminder. The first reminder was thrown directly into the trash after I cut my name off all the enclosed correspondence. I knew they were of the pablum no stance at all were from California and accept every form of deviance middle of the fence camp, but I thought I might gain some financial advantage by carrying their card. I never imagined they would sell us down the river on the illegal and unconstitutional government health care reform legislation. They have a huge base, and with our money they can now do what other self serving political entities do and use it to make more money. They forgot one thing, unlike giving our money to the government, we can actually choose whether to give the AARP money. I am taking the money I spent on an AARP membership and renewing my membership with the NRA. Can you even imagine an organization allegedly formed to help seniors throwing their lobbying efforts behind legislation that is designed to relegate us to the trash heap? Well, here is the letter I sent along with the small pieces of my old AARP card and the new ones that lacked only my hard earned money to be activated:

To: Mr. Addison Barry Rand,

Chief Executive Officer

AARP

P.O. Box 93022

Long Beach, CA 90809

Dear Mr. Rand,

Please find enclosed my AARP cards. Had I known in the beginning you were nothing more than a money raising arm of the Democrat Party, I would not have joined. I was under the impression you were an organization dedicated to the concerns of aging and retired Americans. Your recent political statements especially concerning government run health care have opened my eyes to your true intent.

Anarchists Against Retired People would better fit your well recognized acronym. The socialist Health Care Reform bills offered by both parties are illegal and unconstitutional and yet you lobby in favor of the Democrat version. Not only that, they have provisions that shove the aging population under the rug. How could an organization claiming to be for Seniors possibly take a stance for a bill that cuts benefits, raises insurance premiums, raises taxes, increases the already over bloated size of the federal government, demeans doctors, greatly increases the federal deficit, punishes our children and grandchildren, and puts heath care concerns in the hands of bureaucrats that have run every program they’ve headed into bankruptcy?

You have made your bed, and now you must sleep in it. I will no longer carry the card that gave me those huge $5.00 off deals at motels and hotels. I will no longer send you my hard earned money to support your leftist agenda. I will post this letter on every forum and site I am associated with in an effort to educate and convince other seniors who might be members to disassociate themselves with your organization.

Sincerely,

Dennis E. Price

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If you are a member, I won't tell you what to do. Just know that I feel much better now that it is done.

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