List of Articles/Links, written by Repub types, suitable for "conversion"

purposes.

matcom's post in this link:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=104&topic_id=1606097

made me think about methods of "converting" people away from a Bush vote. I haven't had any successes in this regard, but I'm encouraged by those who have and reported their stories here. When I send people politically related material, especially those who are of a different "persuasion" than me, I generally follow the guidelines laid out by matcom in the post above. The sources are always major outlets (Time, Newsweek, CNN, NYT, WashPost etc.), I send the whole article not a link (much more likely to be read that way). I was doing this before reading matcom's post, showing I guess that great minds think alike. I stay away from sending those articles that are most strident in tone, saving those for those of MY "persuasion" to help reinforce their ardor. But the "shoutingest" articles would mostly scare off would-be convertees.

Anyway, I thought that it might be of some use to compile a list of "seminal" articles that are very persuasive and well written, particularly those written by Republicans or conservatives.

One of the best possible attributes of anti-Bush articles for "conversion" purposes is if they are actually written by a Republican or conservative type, particularly if it is someone well known and respected by most. I would think that these would be most likely to be actually read by the "conversion" target.

I'll lead off with a couple of examples.


The Price Of Giving Bad Advice
By William A. Whitlow

The writer is a retired major general in the Marine Corps. He served as director of the expeditionary warfare division in the office of the deputy chief of naval operations.
(scathing critique of Bush administration "leadership" bringing us into and managing Iraq War, specifically mentioning the likely necessity of voting Bush out absent any significant evidence of improved leadership.)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A64719-2004May28.html


GOVERNMENT ETHICS IN THE POST-IRAQ WAR ERA
Remarks by James Webb at
The Investment Dealers Association, Canada
23 June 2003
(scathing critique of Iraq War II by Reagan's former Secretary of the Navy, a Naval Academy Grad and Vietnam Vet with the Marines.)
http://www.jameswebb.com/speeches/ethicsinpostwariraq.htm

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