Sheryl Oring "I Wish to Say"

Sheryl Oring "I wish to say" is a really neat project that she's working on. She goes around and tells people to write out something they would like to say to the president on a post card from all different areas. She then actually sends them to the president! These letters were collected in 2004 when George Bush was president.

Some letters that I liked are:

I liked this letter first because its from someone from Boston, MA which is the area that I am from. But I also liked it because it is like the guy is reaching out to the President saying please, please do not lie to us. We are the people and you are suppose to have our back. I think that these types of requests are very common from the public as we feel we have no control and the President, along with other members of congress do not fill the public into all the details that they know.












The second letter that I want to talk about is from Tampa Fl. This man, Jim, is addressing his hatred towards the President. Letting him know all of the things that he does that bothers him and those around him. I like how he addresses topics such as racism, sexual preference, religion and class. These are all issues that were problems during 2004, however still continue to be problems today. This man is from the south and for him to be disapproving of racism and sexual preference is refreshing because most people are set in their beliefs in the south.










Overall after reading through several letters from all over the United States during this time period, the letters all say the same thing. No one is happy with the government and how things are being run. People are needing a change and feel they need to express to the President that they do not agree with how things are being run right now.

Although I believe that there no way to make everyone happy, and what makes one person happy will make another upset. This makes being president a difficult job, when you have billions of people that you have to please. Knowing that I think that it is interesting to see so many people with the same attitudes. Now I was too young during the time to remember or even understand the negative implications of what George Bush did to the people, however I do remember my mother being quite upset at points.

Looking back now, it is commonly said that George Bush was the most hated president, and based off of these letters I certainly would agree!