Sir, I read your reply with the attention it deserved, and i...

Ronald Altieri - February 18 2011, 1:15 AM

Sir,

I read your reply with the attention it deserved, and i must say that this is exactly the kind of healthy discourse that i know will be beneficial to both of us.

Let us be very clear - it appeaars that you and i do not have a poster of either Mirlande or Michel in our living rooms.

Therefore, it is safe to say that Haiti is our concern and not necessarily an individual.

I did not expect to get in this ring without taking a few good jabs. I assure you that i am one who loves to learn, and appreciate been guided toward the proper path when i seem to be headed in the wrong direction.

Allow me to say that i am familiar with that article you alluded to, as far as Michel being labeled a stealth Duvalierist.

In all due sincerety, there is enough fecal mess for most - if not all - of our politicians to bathe in. So, i am going to leave that alone; for partisanship is all around us. I propose that we try our best to concentrate on Haiti and its future; its youth.

In getting off this particular aspect of your reply i would like to ask, what is a Duvalierist anyway! I am not searching for an answer, because i already know the answer; you see, a Duvalierist is a Haitian.

Let's move a little further in that thought and say that the Fanmi Lavalas Party and the INITE party and the this and the thats are all Haitians.

Again, we are concerned about Haiti and its future, that is why we are shaking hearts and sharing thoughts.

We are not going to have a Bible study class over this screen, so i also suggest we move away from the seemingly trivial to the crucial.

But before going any further, i should take the time to inform you that you need some in-depth look at some our prominent political figures feel free to contact Mr, Joel R Deeb, he is a political and security consultant on the Caribbean.

Mr Deeb can be reached at deebjr at aol.com 202-239-6567.

I like to say that my message to you stand firmly on its own, and does not need any supporting statements to solidify its relevancy - permit me to say.

Let us get to the meat and potatoes of your reply to my last message.

You said:
I'm not running for public office, micky is.Once you are a public figure you are under scrutiny.

Response:
I totally agree, you are not running for public office nor is micky, but Michel Martelly is. Yes! Of course, once you are a public figure you should be placed under scrutiny - i agree with you, We all know what micky did as as artist, and some of the mess he was involved in to support that role, But the people's hearts and minds are taking by what he has done as Michel with his Rose et Blanc foundation for 18 years.

I repeat 18 years of being there face to face with those that were suffering beyond words.

Those people did not see Mirlande, Duvalier, Preval or Aristide, but they saw Michel with his wife, friends and Children given them support.

Those people did not - for the most part - see anyone with a Bible to hold their hands and pray with them, but they Michel pouring his heart and love on them without the fanfare of cameras and journalists to praise his good deeds.

Those people did not see micky smoking, cursing and pulling his pants downs, but they saw his heart and mind. Let us at least be clear about that,

You said:
In Haiti poverty, extreme poverty, lack of adequate education, manipulation and fear cause people to accept anything.

Response:
How true that is, because our Mother-Haiti has been suffering for a long time from these lackings.

But let us concentrate on the last 40 years, of which i know something about - micky or Michel had nothing to do with these lackings.

I know you are not saying that he is to blame, but i am driving somewhere with that statement.

You said:
we can go on and on but I chose to stay focus on topic.

Emily Troutman wrote: ...Since Martelly behavior is accepted by many people then a drug dealer or an assassin who is cherished and appreciated could be president.

Response:
Are we talking about Martelly's behavior with his Rose et Blanc foundation, or are we talking about micky's acts. Let us stay on micky's acts - do you have any idea how many legal and illegal drug dealers there is in the world that are respected high profile citizens of the world.

Do you have any idea how many babies, children, adults and elderly die every as a result of drugs that are sold legally.

Do you have any idea how many assassin minded individuals are world leaders causing so many to die in so many ways, by their policies toward their own people and foreigners, Do you have any idea of how love some drug dealers, weapon dealers and serpent minded assassins are throughout the world.

I could take the time to send you some amazing facts about our world and its realities, disguised under the umbrella of sophistry, politics and religion, but i am sure an individual of your caliber has caught the jest.

You said:
What about Honor, Ethic, Dignity, Moral, Education, Competence!

Response:
Yes! What about honor, Ethic, Dignity, Morality, Education and Competence?

What about these virtues that the elite, the sophisticated, the well-educated were suppose to champion for Haiti's children.

Shame on them! Tthey are trying to sneeze at micky who smoked drugs in the past, when they have been smoking the Honor of the nation; they have been calling micky unethical for pulling down his pants, when they have been pulling down the panties of so many young ladies by force; they have been saying that micky has no Dignity, when they have been involved in so many undignify affairs; they have been yelling that micky is not Moral, when we can see the results of their morality; they are saying that micky is not Educated, when their education has kept the minds of the youth in darkness with their feet in the mud; they talk about competence; they are competent to do what?

What were they doing before January 12th, 2010 with Honor, Ethic, Dignity, Moral, Education, and Competence!

Michel Joseph Martelly is not the scapegoat for our lack of lack of Honor, Ethic, Dignity, Moral, Education, and Competence! No Sir! We have to look at the root of the problem, which is all of us. Hence, the solution must be all of us. An elected President can only guide with his dream, and not with what is in his intestines; for, we all have the same smelly stuff in our digestive system.

But let us cleanse our minds with that we have been conditioned with - namely: Since this person acted improperly, therefore his potent and meaningful dream should be flushed from our minds.

Michel's dream for Haiti sings a wonderful symphony for to the hearts and minds of Haiti's youth, and it is being heard.

That can not be disputed, regardless of the moral hangups.

You said:
Should young people waste their time going to school, live a good life, what kind of message we're sending to our kids. Our past follow us our friend life story is not good,

Response:
Thank you for that statement, because i believe it has helped me to arrive at my destination, which is: WHAT KIND OF MESSAGE ARE WE SENDING TO THE CHILDREN OF HAITI AND THE WORLD WHO HAVE NOT PIECE OF BREAD TO EAT; NOT A GLASS OF WATER TO DRING; NOT ONE PILL OF TETRACYCLINE TO TAKE FOR THEIR INFECTIONS, OH! YES, OUR PAST FOLLOW US BUT THE FUTURE IS OURS TO CHANGE THE PAST. MY FRIEND, IF YOU STAY IN THE PAST YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO SEE THE FUTURE.

IF YOU STAY IN THE PAINS OF YESTERDAY, YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO FEEL OF TODAY.

IT IS NEW DAY, LET US CREATE A NEW LIFE FOR THE GENERATIONS TO COME. LIFE IS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL OF ALL DREAMS, LET US DREAM IT. HEY! WHERE WOULD WE BE IF GOD DID NOT DREAM OF US (I COULD NOT HELP THAT ONE).

Let me make a quick turn and ask you to please educate us - in your next message - on what Mirlande has done for Haiti in the last 50 years vis-a-vis Michel's 18 years as a philanttropist.

It is only fair, since you have mentioned what micky has done, and i have touched on what Michel has done - now you tell us what Mirlou has done for herself and what Mirlande has done for Haiti?

If there is a point made that is ambiguous, please allow me the opportunity to clarify.

God Bless You!

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