AN OPEN LETTER TO THE PUBLIC
DATE: 12/10/2008
FROM: TMM (MY REAL NAME)
TO: PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH; ROBERT GATES; ADMIRAL MULLEN; OBAMA-BIDEN TRANSITION OFFICE; CNN; MSNBC; FOX NEWS; AMERICAN RED CROSS; NAACP; NATIONAL COALITION FOR ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT; KOREAN AMERICAN COALITION
CC: TMM BLOG READERS AND VISITORS
SUBJECT: F/A - 18D Hornet Aircraft Crash In San Diego
Okay, there's a whole bunch of things going on in the news right now and I'm sure they all have some relevance to the people who visit here, but I gotta tell you, I am outraged about this FA-18D Hornet that crashed into a residential community and nearly killed an entire family. I went on all three major cable news networks today and apparently this issue has pretty much been washed down the drain as we speak. I wanna tell you something, this is a public matter that needs to be addressed at the highest levels of government. This is a military aircraft we're talking about that was involved in this tragedy, not a commercial plane. And the fact that it malfunctioned above a heavily populated city like San Diego -- it just scares the living shit out of me.
Where's the outrage folks? Why the fuck is Caylie Anthony on the news when we just had a tragic event that should be embarrassing enough for at least the civilian leadership in the defense department to address to the American people that they are all over this like white on rice. That's what needs to happen. Where is our fearless leader George Bush at? Where's Admiral Mullen? Where's Robert Gates? How come we're not having a press conference to address the fact that one of the most sophisticated fighter aircraft we have in the military arsenal isn't going to malfunction again -- and in the middle of cities and towns we live in??
I'm am so outraged I can't help but watch replays of that man weeping because he's just lost everyone that was near-dear to what is humane about life. We're talking about women and children that have lost their lives due to either technical issues, negligence, or just operator error. There is a part of me that is torn by this because I haven't seen anyone with some influence give a goddamn care in the world about what just happened two days ago. If this was a White family that had been destroyed, I guarantee you this would've been cycled in the news for the next two weeks.
Someone needs to be held accountable and there needs to be an outburst of public dismay to what we've just witnessed before us. Who is this pilot? How long has he been on the job? Was the routine maintenance done on this aircraft? How much fuel did it have when it left base? Where did it leave from? Where was the plane headed? How did both of the engines give out? What are the ejection procedures? I wanna know all this information because it is relevant to how this came about and so we can take the necessary precautions so this doesn't happen again in the future. The fact that this plane didn't drop in a school or a hospital is relief enough that we should be addressing this at the highest offices of public service.
Respectfully,
-SIGNED-
TMM (MY REAL NAME)
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Wednesday, December 10, 2008
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9 comments:
Thanks for covering this TMM. I second your outrage. And as to your point that "If this was a White family that had been destroyed, I guarantee you this would've been cycled in the news for the next two weeks" so sickeningly true. I live in SD and it was given pretty scant coverage locally. But I sure have heard a lot about Oj's conviction!
Thanks for writing this letter, MinorityMilitant. I'm completely outraged by this atrocity, and I want to know who's going to be held accountable for this!!! I'll be writing a few letters myself to our reps in Congress and Mr. President.
Props, TMM. I posted it on my blog, as well as on the 44s.
When we talk, we should talk strategy. I think this is a great project for the net, but there are other strategies that I think we can also discuss.
God I know what you mean man...the most coverage this story has gotten in my neck of the woods--television wise that is, without that there would have been nothing--was a CNN scroll mentioning the man's name & his family. That's it! Like you said, a damn military aircraft crashed into a house, that doesn't happen every day, where is the information on this, the outcry?
A FAMILY HAS BEEN DESTROYED AND MY PRAYERS GO OUT TO THE REST OF THE FAMILY. YES WE DO NEED ANSWERS, BUT WHY DOES IT HAVE TO BE A RACIAL THING?
AND WHY SHOULD A MISSING CHILD BE PUT BEHIND BECAUSE OF IT?? IT'S THE HOT HEADED GUTTER MOUTHED PEOPLE THAT DON'T WANT ANSWERS. THEY JUST WANT SOMETHING TO COMPLAIN ABOUT TO SEE WHT THEY CAN GET STARTED!! AND BY THE WAY TMM (MY REAL NAME), RHONDA IS MY REAL NAME..
Thanks for the support. Sorry, if I used language that was inappropriate, but it needs to be sounded. And it is definitely a racial thing, Rhonda. Sorry we live in separate worlds. Some of us don't have that luxury. And the actual emails sent out to the addressees did include my real name.
It's racial in that the media is stressing the immigrant status of this family in order to deflect the grave mistakes made by the military and/or pilot. The outrage is lessened by essentially saying, "Yeah, it's sad. But they weren't American anyway."
The CNN article I read itemized the family's "foreignness", detailing how long each had been in the U.S. and even mentioned that the grandmother would speak in friendly "broken English" to the neighbors.
I understand it's the government, and they're supposed to remain a bit clinical at times, but they're trying to sweep this one under the rug because they feel like no community (Korean American, Korean, San Diego residents) will express outrage and push for actual consequences to be carried out for the military/pilot.
I am appalled!!! Where is the community on this????? Where is the outrage??????
Update!
http://www.bigwowo.com/2009/03/marines-fire-four-over-san-diego-crash/
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