From the Desk of Terry Lynch

DATE:  Aug. 6, 1998 

FROM: Terry Lynch
      POB 241035
      Montgomery, AL 36124-1035

E-mail: TerryLynch@aol.com

Internet site: The Pyrotechnic Pen



Letter to the Editor

SUBJECT:  Take Racism Out Of Elections 


If Mayor Folmar ever wants another black person to vote for him, 
Folmar should apologize for playing the Arrington-Blont 
endorsement race card.  Moreover, Gov. Fob James should fire 
Folmar and apologize to all Alabamians for allowing the race card 
to be played like it was a winning ace in the hole.

It is NOT clever or "politically astute" to play the race 
card, nor is it wise to boast about doing so.  Such bragging 
makes me wonder if Mayor Folmar and Gov. Fob James have white 
robes and hoods hanging in their closets or dream of torch 
burning?

You can not be a mayor or governor who represents all the people 
and act like a klan member, white supremacist or bigot.  To do so 
hurts Alabama and stops our state from moving forward, away from 
racism, into a future of equal opportunity for all people.

Why would anyone want to vote for someone who admits to playing 
the race card?  The only reason I can think of is that people 
still are racist and still hate other people just because of 
their color.  If that is true, Alabama's future is doomed.

I challenge all Alabamians to examine their hearts and forever 
discard the race card.  Resolve to never again vote for anyone 
who uses the race card to win votes.  So long as we vote for a 
person based upon the color of their skin instead of the merits 
of their minds, instead of their qualifications and experience, 
instead of their ability to lead Alabama forward, then we doom 
our children to inherit that bigotry and darkness of heart which 
clouds our progress.

There is nothing moral or right in hating other people because of 
their color.  Anyone who tells you otherwise by pointing fingers 
to color and asking for your vote lies, deceives and corrupts the 
political process.  They steal the American dream from us all.  
And we are fools if we vote for them ever again!

Sincerely, Terry Lynch 
Montgomery, AL