My E-Mail to Yale

Titled: The Reputation of Yale

Dear Sir or Madam,

I hope that occasionally you meet to discuss admissions policies. I hope that you consider occasionally dropping 'legacy' admissions. It is my hope that this e-mail is used as evidence in these discussions. If you are not willing to forward this to such a committee I ask that I be given contact information so that I may do it more directly.

This is not a meritocracy when we have a monkey as president. He is an idiot. Yet, when pointed out how much of an idiot he is, the response is always, "but he has a degree from Yale."

This is YOUR fault. Without that degree he would be a CEO of another failing oil company - at a time when such things seem ludicris. That would be much preferred.

He is an amazing tarnish on your college. Your reputation amongst us rednecks, hillbillies, and other 'lower' classes has taken a major hit. They listen to me, especially this time of year, and I read "The New Yorker" (Comment: Top of the Class, October 2nd, 2006). I also watch Sixty Minutes. Most of my colleagues do the latter - it comes on after football and they don't even have to change the channel.

Thank you,

John Blickenstaff,

http://www.newyorker.com/talk/content/articles/061002ta_talk_wickenden
http://www.wildcatnation.net/forum/view_topic.php?id=25402&forum_id=17&highlight=idiot