Follow Up On The “Freddie” Insult

FAN Bulletin #564

April 8, 2006

Dear All,
Sorry for the overload on messages today - hopefully this will be the last one (although with so much happening it is difficult). Please hold off on sending emails to Mr. Stew Thornley for his insulting response to a citizen’s inquiries. There is both bad news and good news on this.
The bad news is that the insult was greater than I thought.  According to Naomi Flack the reason that Stew called Jason Krueger “Freddy” is because Freddy Krueger is an obnoxious horror film character. Here is how the Wikipedia (the free online encyclopedia) describes Freddy Krueger (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freddy_Kreuger)

Freddy Krueger

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 Frederick Charles Krueger, or simply Fred or Freddy, is a fictional character from the Nightmare on Elm Street series of horror films. He is portayed by actor Robert Englund in every film. He is a reincarnated serial killer, child molester  who can attack new victims supernaturally from within their own dreams.

Freddy’s most well known attributes include his burned face, his clawed glove, his red and green sweater, and an eerie chant that sometimes accompanies his appearance: “One, two, Freddy’s coming for you. Three, four, better lock your door. Five, six, grab your crucifix. Seven, eight, gonna stay up late. Nine, ten, never sleep againŠ”.

He is also called as a “dream demon.”

The good news is that we have just heard from Jason who tells us that on the personal insult level the matter has been taken care of. What he is more concerned about is the continued mandatory fluoridation of Minnesota, despite the devastating information in the NRC review, not to mention Bassin’s article on osteosarcoma.
Here is Jason’s letter and request for help:

I received an apologetic phone call from the Minnesota Department of Health’s Deputy Commissioner Lynda Boudreau on 4/6/06 regarding this issue.

She did a nice job assuring me that this incident will not go unpunished, but I could tell that she was not clear on our mission - which is getting rid of Minnesota’s law imposing that our state remain 98% fluoridated.  Since 1970, we have been #1 in the country with an overabundance of artificial fluoride - 1.2 ppm - a position they seem quite fond of today.  The reason?  Our colder climate!

I ask you to “cook while the oven is hot” on this matter.  The personal insult directed at me (detailed in FAN Bulletin # 562), does not upset me as much as Minnesota’s ongoing practice of water fluoridation.  Please take a moment to send the following people an email urging them to remove Minnesota Statute 144.145 requiring statewide fluoridation .

Thank you,

Jason Krueger

Jason is correct, the bigger insult to him and to us all is the continued forcing of fluoride on us and our children - especially in states like Minnesota where fluoridation is mandatory. Future historians will be shocked that otherwise rational, intelligent and caring people allowed this to happen. Please write to the people Jason recommends to help him end mandatory fluoridation in Minnesota.
Paul Connett