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Dear Susan Sarandon

By Melissa Markham on May 31, 2008 12:01 PM | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)

Dear Ms. Sarandon,

I was recently surfing the web and ran across an article that said:

SUSAN SARANDON, who appeared in three films last year and won kudos for her TV movie "Bernard and Doris," is still not a contented soul. She says if John McCain gets elected, she will move to Italy or Canada. She adds, "It's a critical time, but I have faith in the American people."

OK, American people. You don't want Susan to move out of the country, so it's up to you to elect Barack Obama. What? You thought Susan of all people would be for Hillary Clinton? Well, no. She told John Hiscock: "I thought the whole point of feminism is that you're not supposed to be defined by gender. I don't understand the reasoning behind that, because I wouldn't vote for Condoleezza Rice, and I hated Margaret Thatcher."

I would like to respectfully offer my services to help you move from America. And I would respectfully suggest that you move sooner rather than later. I mean...why wait? If you are unhappy with the way things are here and you have no more belief in America than this, just go. Because quite honestly, you aren't that important and we really don't need you here spouting off how unpatriotic you are.

I remember when President Bush was elected the second time, it seems like Sean Penn was threatening to move should that occur. Maybe you all could start a commune or some such somewhere together. Oh wait a minute...I almost forgot, he made empty promises about moving to another country didn't he? Because we are still stuck with his sorry stupidity here in the U.S.

America is a great country filled with diverse people. We don't always make the right choices. We don't always choose the best path, but we try. We want everyone in the world to have the freedoms we do. The freedom to walk down the street without fear of being grabbed and thrown into a torture chamber or taken off to our death. The freedom to worship how we please without fear of government persecution (Islam, Jew, Christian, Buddhism...whatever your flavor, you can proclaim it here). The freedom to say what we want about our government.

We live in a country that promotes individualism and where those same individuals will come together and work side by side during times of crisis. We live in a country where people have the opportunity to go as far as they wish with hard work and determination. America has been a shining light of hope, courage, and prosperity for millions around the world for centuries. America is a place people come to in order to start over, to live free, to have a say in the process.

Your statement makes it sounds as though you have faith in the American people as long as we vote the way you think is best. My faith is strong in the American people regardless of how they vote. In the last election, I voted for President Bush and drove my oldest son (who was carless and lived about 30 minutes away) to vote even though his vote was going to cancel my own. The process is all important. The responsibility we have to vote and to take part in the process is what makes our country great.

So, please, I beg of you, Susan (may I call you Susan?), just go. Stop the theatrics, stop the threats...we won't miss you when you are gone.

Sincerely,

Melissa Orndorff Markham