To the editor:

Xyun · Post by **Xyun** » June 20, 2006, 9:22 pm

My brother and I wrote a fun letter today, and I thought I would share it with you all:

To the Editor:

We are writing in response to the article entitled Sullivan Questions Istook’s Timing (15 June 2006), wherein Mr. Sullivan stated, “Let us not forget – Ernest Istook sponsored an egregious bill that became law, granting permanent resident status to two Iranian illegal aliens.” As the two people sponsored by Rep. Istook in that bill, we feel it is our duty to respond.

For the record, we are extremely grateful to Congressman Istook for his actions on our behalf. There can be no doubt that H.R. 848 helped save our lives. Our father was arrested and murdered by the Iranian regime for participating in anti-revolutionary protests in 1981. Our mother was forced to escape that treacherous regime and successfully fled to the United States in 1985 with her two children. She was subsequently killed in a car accident in 1997 in Houston while campaigning to prolong our stay in the United States. As such, few people hold more disdain for the political leaders of Iran than we. We were raised in America and instilled with the American values of Freedom and Democracy. Any statement branding us as anything to the contrary is at best misleading and at worst libelous.

Should Mr. Sullivan care to address what specifically made H.R. 848 an egregious bill, we would welcome discussion on the topic. To date, we have not received any correspondence from Mr. Sullivan’s office, nor from any person affiliated with Mr. Sullivan’s gubernatorial campaign, which might serve to back up claims that Mr. Istook’s endorsement of said bill is egregious. It is disheartening that Mr. Sullivan chose to take a truly humanitarian and altruistic act by Rep. Istook regarding the relief of two young men and turn it into a political attack. It occurs to us that Mr. Sullivan’s lack of research into the matter before making such comments is indicative of his political inexperience.

Rep. Istook took great risk in acting on our behalf. Surely he anticipated such attacks as Mr. Sullivan is currently making. Yet despite the political uncertainty, he opted to take the humane route by choosing not to allow two boys to be sent to certain suffering or death in a hostile and malevolent nation. Rather than condemning Congressman Istook for introducing this bill, let us instead thank him for giving two people the greatest gift they have ever received, the gift of freedom. Let us also remind Mr. Sullivan that manipulating this issue for personal political gain is neither advantageous to his campaign, nor is it becoming of a Christian, an American, or an Oklahoman.

/bitchslap

Kaldaur · Post by **Kaldaur** » June 20, 2006, 9:28 pm

pwned.

Boogahz · Post by **Boogahz** » June 20, 2006, 11:54 pm

hehe, nice. I doubt they would ever expect to actually hear from either of you!

Kelgar · Post by **Kelgar** » June 21, 2006, 2:43 am

Couldn't you find a better place to live than the most ass backward shitstain of the USA that is Oklahoma?

kyoukan · Post by **kyoukan** » June 21, 2006, 3:58 am

what is the political slant of the paper you're sending it to.

Xyun · Post by **Xyun** » June 21, 2006, 5:05 am

Kelgar wrote:Couldn't you find a better place to live than the most ass backward shitstain of the USA that is Oklahoma?

I moved to Atlanta, GA at the beginning of this year. OKC is a much better place to live than this shithole city. I could make you a list of all the things that make OKC better than ATL but frankly I don't have that kind of time. I will agree with you that OKC is not the best place to live in the US, but it is also not the worst. We moved there because we already had some family there.

As far as the slant of the paper, I would be surprised if it is not slanted right. Our letter will be sent to at least 4 different newspapers in oklahoma. The shit flinging in the campaign right now is for the republican primary race for governor. The current governor is a democrat and will be facing the winner of this race. Although I have a general disdain for the deflower party, I do have some respect for Ernest Istook. He is a decent man and the above letter was written with pure sincerity. We feel an obligation to support him for reasons already mentioned in the letter.

Marbus · Post by **Marbus** » June 21, 2006, 12:47 pm

Very nice Xyun!

Nick · Post by **Nick** » June 21, 2006, 1:36 pm

Great!

Post by **Sylvus** » June 21, 2006, 1:46 pm

I always assumed that any bills created as a direct result of you being involved would go an entirely different way, Xyun...

noel · Post by **noel** » June 21, 2006, 2:02 pm

Sylvus wrote:I always assumed that any bills created as a direct result of you being involved would go an entirely different way, Xyun...

Seconded!

Your letter was perfectly written and I hope a lot of people read it and see what an ass that politician is.

Drolgin Steingrinder · Post by **Drolgin Steingrinder** » June 21, 2006, 3:21 pm

Looking forward to hearing the responses. Good letter, A+++ would buy from again valued ebay customer A+++

*~*stragi*~* · Post by ***~*stragi*~*** » June 21, 2006, 3:40 pm

Nice letter sir!

Dregor Thule · Post by **Dregor Thule** » June 21, 2006, 9:46 pm

I had no idea your background was such!

Xyun · Post by **Xyun** » June 23, 2006, 3:25 pm

http://www.tulsaworld.com/NewsStory.asp ... e_a9_gopof

Small update from the Tulsa World

Homercles · Post by **Homercles** » June 23, 2006, 3:59 pm

Sepandan and Farbod Farnia,

Your'e famous!
Which are you?

Xyun...a political lightening rod.

Winnow · Post by **Winnow** » June 23, 2006, 4:53 pm

You're still not getting into my XP group!

Nice letter Xyun. I had enough late night discussions with Iranian student refugees during my school days in Switzerland in the 80's to be familiar with the situation. Most of the students in my school had similar tales of having to bolt out of Iran after the Shah fell from power.

It did change my view of things a bit. Keep it up!