Feb 21 2000

2356 Moreau S Montreal Queb' Canada_ NIW-• Tel. 514-529-5

Dear Oprah ,

I have come to the resolve that since I consider my-self e good and

responciple writer of political and social issues - who holds to himself at least some strong religious views and writes from the perspective of ordanary., Canadian's , this world has gone too far towards the gates of hell in it'* pervibiaul basket , to allow me to get easily published ; "lass I myself take the most extraordinary of measures                            As you must know oprak ,publishers have so intrest in producing works by virtual unknown artists . especially when those artists may hold views different to what may by those of their subscribers often not caring or piticulary realising that the views of their subscribers are not. really those of which the fabric of society is woven A In note cases then one , one could say those in charge of publishing houses have allowed their bissness tie too much run only by the bottom dollar ; where as instead - they should carry them-selves in a manner that would suggest they were on another level - more conducive to socities needs . You don't know how Sony times I have sent material td publishers , only to get the standard pre-written rejection notice . Beleave me , 1 know when articles have been passed around the office ; conning back with paper-clip impressions or staple holes in than This says to SO that at least somebody in theme offices had taken the time to at least reed an article . What is it , is there nobody in these giant publishing houses that could be given the job of jotting down a few words , that might prove more helpful to writers - so they better know who at least

might be more interested in their work ; or at least let these writers be giver Leone sort of critical analysis .

Unfortuantly;this sort of thing is exactly why I beleave established writers have decided to Cash-in their chips , only writing about subjects they know *ill 861.1 to' their largest available audience ; without realizing

too many unpleasant feelings or questions -  amongst their advid: readers I however have. always believed , that when you can't teckel a problem from one angle , you must. do so from another.. Now I hope this next line will suprize even you Oprah r since 'subaequehtly .*I have come up with en idea that will­

allow this vertually uaknowen.bleck man , my-861t , along with a *hole ,

huge hoste of other'a*aniture writers - to both get published , while at the same- time reaching an audiance of around three million house-holds every Month

Although I have not', Miss Winfrey (Oprah) worked out ell the bugs yet

as this project is going to require a lot of finance.- from federal /provincial

go?ernlentel depaMrehtn- in this country , coupled with the assistance privet enterprise might wish"to contribute and:the fact that I only thought of this

idea yesterday , my proposal is to have submitted along with peoples Monthly

assistance cheques a news-letter/magzine ; written by these people and reflecting our existence through the printed word . I don't know but I just might perhaps be able to attract ac with traction from some of those teachers I had in school, who constantly insisted I would never amount to anything because , not only

will I have accomplished my dream of becoming a well reed writer but will have

an audiance on ac regular biases so much more vast than I could ever have expect

As this letter reveals itself to you Oprah , it will be understood why

end what two enevitacbul outcomes well be

regarding the publication, of this month

work. First the poor, whom are, the governments largest , un-united , untapped voiting-block would be given a, strong voice ; finally realizing both their importance and their power . Secondly , the government would be forced to see the poor as their largest , un-united , untapped voting-block and start doing more to help these people , or else . Another reason I wish to have this news-letter/maga; submitted with peoples monthly assistance cheques ,is because since the complete:` of my first book , entitled "Foster Homes" , which unfortuastly was stolen from my car the very day I finished it , I was about to write three more books in the field of social and political science . "Foster Homes" I beleave'2O years ago when I wrote it would have been ac #I best seller , allowing me the ability to write pretty much anything I wanted to after that , In these books I was going to

call for- among other things , changes in this countries "electoral laws" which

are not set-up to give advantage any longer to the common man but more for those

of beg buissness and political party contributors ; who's intrests have become so diverse we don't any more know who stands for whet and en meny cases whet stands even for whom .

Fortunately for me and I beleave my country , during the past twenty year, hardly one day has gone by Where whey in which I have not realized it would again one day be time to peck up my dream from where et was left . I also realize that where some people might have been inclined to feel cheated

because of the book stealing incident . I was not going to live that way . The reason I didn't continue to write - putting in those long ten, hour days some­times for years at a time , was because , I beleave , my destiny had decided it was more advantageous I first live a more normal life-style than &. career spent writing could have provided for . The act of writing "Foster Homes" was given to me by the "forces that be" more as an exercise to see if I would , un­

like over doing. en school , be able to finish my intended project . I beleave

God in his infinite wisdom did realized I was a remorseful person ; that though I might have been ready twenty years ago to commit myself to what would have been a long , difficult,streesful political campaign , such was going to be neather nessarry nor were we living en the times en which my country would need me most

As it turns out , should the up-conning compleation of my final plans be

 

carried out , I will no longer have to write books anyway and all the world will miss are a-few perhaps interesting stories . Instead , in the end , I will only have to write a number of papers in this forum I brilliantly will have created for admittedly just that porpoise .

Once r have caused this news-letter/magasine be delivered to house-holds nation wide and have brought about changes to electoral laws , I will be in posits to call for a national referendum calling for my name be put on the federal ballot What I as saying - though mear.words ere difficult to explain it with is for example : this conning session of our northern version of the ledgesletior1 we have 68 edsentments before the house . Some of those admendmeats'ere going to be unquestionably bad , considering whet they in the long run are going to mean for society. People none the lose will without doubt allow ∎eny of these lacking adnendsents get passed as though really we were living in "The State of Apathy" and not this high country of Canada at ell I Ironically it will be just that.(stet of apathy) within governmental circles and the federalise arrogance in beleaviag they can no longer be kicked out of office by the common man - of whom they are supposed to represent , that will pilot me the most fantastic.., artistic , sudden skyrocketing launch into political power ; where which under my admin.-Stratton - undoubtedly a new utopian state will be born t

 

 

So Oprah , you must be wondering by now what I could possibly be asking .

 

Well the first thing is quite simply - until or it- the time comes when we may

 

meet one with the other , that this letter be kept private . I don't know hew

 

meny "staff members" are going to read it - before deciding if it be worthy of yo

attention but I hope not too meny and that it will be . I could actually be

should the wrong people get ahold of this , put in phisical danger ; when you

 

really think about it . I mean I hope I will not be regarded as a paronide.­

 

believing when one - as do I , has a political plan that is designed towards

the inevitable destruction of A government , • why that is dangerous tally-I t.hiik

 

we both must realize  there are people in fact who wouldn't hesatate to go as

 

far as to consider such a' person guilty - even of treason . Not to' worry though .

I am not in spite of what some people might try to class in the future , out

 

actually to destroy any-government or even a form of government . It is nearly

 

my intention to replace myself as an existing governments figure head and with

the plans I have for Canada - which are designed to help the entice world , to

quite possibly to regarded some :day as the leading popular.(.figure..head .)

 

of Western'.Civilationi itself t

r guess in the end what I an asking is : since you already are - without question "The First Lady of Television" how would you also like to be The First Lady of Canada ? No, No , don't worry . I aim' not asking for your hand in marriage

though we are practically the same age , colour , speak the same language and I

could almost say I sort of kzow you simply from watching you on television - though I never would actually be that obscured . Besides , even if we could get Stedman to loose intrest'. with all those meny millions you must have - at the risk of sounding crass , somehow I think under such cursumstanses - one right simply be inclined to buy me the primeministerehip and that is exactly the sort of ?reverse politics I an trying to get away from or exactly for what I do not stand . Besides , it is only my mini , my intelligent quick wit and anilitisial capabilities wish history to know ins for but I feer I digress and you probably wouldn't want me anyway ,

I was wondering though , same , since you do have all these resources at hand: you know all the right people , have had all the interesting conversations probably have heard just about everything and some of the letters you must get ( hope this is not going to be regarded as one of those letters ) would it be

possible - note the less , for us to set-up some sort of meeting ? I was perhaps thinking we might be able to exchange ideas - that sort of thing . I don't know what your politics are of course.0prah . You' may simply have a policy of not getting-, involved in such matters at all ; though I an counting on the fast that that is not entirely the case and you may look upon me or this letter at least with perhaps some sort of humane consideration . Certainly , I realize you can know nothing about se - not that should you wish to., there is anything I would try to hide I can assure you - here and now , there is nothing in my past I an so ashamed of - that at the risk of it's conning up in conversation . I would allow suck a subject prevent me from surving my country ; should such actually be possible . This in fact is not a duty I can even see myself doing , expecting

financial gain from . I seriously beleave I would' refuse any salary offered by the Canada people and would have plenty of money from my inventions anyway ;

of which I'm sure I would at least now be able to afford the development there of

I have enclosed my phone number and though I don't have a computer - that

I cannot be reached this way , I think - should you wish , you will still for a little while longer , still be able to reach be by calling . I seem to have got trapped into paying a hundred and forty dollar a month phone bill - since " Ma Bell doesn't rent phones anymore and I had to buy two from Her . Subsequently , being on welfare is no joke because I never know from month to month if this is the mouth I am finally going to get cut off

Should I be sucessful:in my political plans , which r have no reason to beleave I won't be - if given this forum r have referred to and when having it - use it wisely , well , what a feat I I mean has anyone imagined such a lowly black man - with nothing more than the most neater of means , or in other words

with but a 509 pen , rising to such sudden y , over--night canadian/global political

importance and undoubtful success ; with the entire populace of his nations behind kin along with a good percentage of the middle-class too ? Why

meaning any disrespect , with proposals I have for the Canadian people contained

within my mind , of which would become a reality under my sturedship* , in NO time at all-I will be more famous than your own Dr. Martin Luther King and much more powerful than 'few people could ever dreamed •to be .

There are so meny reasons I know Canada is my destiny - that to be Prime­Minister of this country , is the reason for which I was put on this earth . I know Oprah , it is in this time I must gear all my attention towards this most important dirrective ; immediately and finally . Especially when listening to the press suggest our present leader - within five years j•- probably will start showing serious sines of insanity , without any statements being made by him at all regarding this matter . I see it is time to strike . Though the Canadian people presently , seemingly give the impression they will vote this man in till the cows come home , I certainly have no intention of allowing myself or my fellow country­men/women to be led by the insane or even someone who seems to think that varying their sanity is not an important directive regarding matters of state ; not any longer than at least than I have to .

I am not of course saying that our Dr. John. , as I refer to him - is insane ( though I will leave that question open ,, ) I am however suggesting that if it is going to 5e done within my presents , the P.M.. is being extremely reckless in not caring what his country think of him ,

You must have of course oprah , heard the expression that states ~' the

true sine of insanity is-doing the same thing over and over again - expecting different results " . Well if that is true , perhaps my entire country could be considered somewhat crazy Because we keep voting-these people in only to get the " same old same old-" .. Subsequently , at least by comparisium - even with what might appear to be all my high flouttingxess . I must be rather bright because you have to adm=it , the approach l use to claim this most honorable position - at least in my country , is quite unlike anything politically used in the past But then of course , all my ideas as to where I would take this country - where in this sew millennium we would forage are equally brilliant , open to debate and I can only hope in the end',. the world will not deny themselves of them ;

especially when one considers to do so probably will mean the inevitable destruction of Ay very soul ; were I to.take this Matter personally that is . But again I digress and  more imeatieate issues are at hand .

Yours Truly and With the Sincerest Thoughts of the Future Brannon H. Carty

P/S

It was my uppermost intent to omit mailing you.anything Oprah , because I realize you are: not a publisher and didn't know how you might receive such an action on my part . However since just seconds ago the mail-man returned this recently rejected short story I had sent to MacleaL's and is exactly the sort of paper I would encourage other amaniture writers to submit - for this project I wish to work on.( but of presently you are the only person. in the world other than.I to know about ) well what can I say but " sorry " and perhaps jokingly " be lucky I didn't go scrummaging through all my papers to see if there might be also some others I might send to you:".

Thanks Again

                      Yours Truly

 

PP/S

 Oprah ,

 

I as afraid the P/Ss are going to be longer than this letter itself - but anyway , here goes , I have heard you say meny times that a if:soneone man

 

dream something; that thing „realeOae„real ". At least I think I've heard you say r.,

 

something like that anyway and if you didn't perhaps you should ; not that I would presume to assume I know anything. at-all about anything you should or shoal not say . None the less this is a lie leave I have always,: held" close to myself and one I certainly do feel to be true

 

There are meny ways in. which I could have opened a portal - so to speak , for you to understand my mind oprah . I could have written a story for example s about someone who lived a particular life somewhat like my own rather unintresting one , to then have that person. , after explaining procedures taken to achieve his goals - become Prime Minister and explained that also this main charter in the story was actually the way in which I see myself , Not only however would such a

 

:story have tipped my hand - which of course this letter does anyway but I also found the approach anything but dirrect ; thus.the letter , Besides everything

else , this letter was supposed to take only a few hours and it has already

 

bees a number of days in the completing , Also:-enclosed Oprah , is you might note - an out-line of sorts as to what the intentions of this news-letter/magazine would be , who would contribute to it what kind of articles would be accepted ect.

Ok , maybe for me it is important I do this thing because I feel once I become P.M. of this country . I will be able to convey the messege thet indeed our mind really is the most powerful and remarkabul thing we have in this world:. aid that with it anything really is possible .

with myself as P.M. of this country and proposals I lave in mind for it - of global importance . Canada's witnessed actions by the.outside human populace of this small , wonderful planet of ours . I hope , will tie just the encourage-meat.to get us all through these next few critical and dangerous years . I know that I can hold on to power with few if any embarrassments for much more than one turn but it is with the state of the world right now , I think you will realize - this first turn is probably going to seem the most important., difficult and impossible . As I have said however " I like those odds Oprah and feel every confidante I will be able to wisely face their challenges " ,

If you know anything about Canadian. politics oprah , which somehow I'm sure you do , than you must have heard of a 'named Pierre Elliout Treadue , a

us* some would say was this countries greatest politishios* and prime minister , of

recent past anyway . He is a man who was able to hold onto power for all of fifteen years in this country . Secerately I have for the longest of time - considered myself another- Pierre Elliot.Treadeu or P.E.T. as he is more conmmonaly known . This sag .v though eighty (80) years still viewed to be of such intelectuial.` Importance in this country ; that his words are like gold .,.and this all of twenty years after he has left politics ,

I have thought of simply calling P.E.T, up on the phone of course . He is actually available this way , should you be able to get past his statuary that is However Mr. Treadou is the only person in this world , who could ever intimidate so . He is to as almost like a God ; though I do feel I have a more mature approach to todays situations than he and can see further into the future than what " THE Man " could when he was in office , What that means I eather don't know or will not explain now . I would however suggest that it just might matter ; since if I can at least get your endorsement Oprah s I would be able to at least feel some­what confidant in approaching this great man with my actual uN-editted planed proposal for this gouitry'~i;'-If =Z aPROACH P.E.T, as is however , yon suet understand I would be so nervous - at any moment I'de be expecting to be kicked out of the man's office like sage adolescent , bumbulling , studdering idiot ; unable to express:,anything I might wish to explain and probably feeling

fortunate just to have received an appointment . Mr.Treadue is however as I have said 80 and though I would never wish him any ill-will . I must realise not suck more tine can be allowed to pass before I speak with the man .

PP/S           Information Run-Down Sheet       ( Tips and Hints )

 

This paper..could surve as a forum in which the concerns of the legally poor

could 5e aired. on a regular basis .

Sections could include stories about people who have completed government assisted edgacational programs , found steady employment , started small bissness interest ect. ( open to further input )

 

Though scriptions are free to eligible subscribers , profits-could be made throw, vending of extra copies . Running costs could also be provided for through privet donations , bissness groups and through eventual government grants This paper could be a place in which promising amateur writers with important Canadian ?political and social issues could get published . The paper itself - could surve as a virtual school ; students being graded on papers they have submitted for attempted or accepted publications . ( open to more study ) This paper could be not only a intresting read but also a place from which government could be nudged towards doing the right thing lore-numerously .

Information Run_Down Sheet       ( Personal!Reasons for Creating this

 

News-Paper/Magasine )

This allows me to. both get publisked'on a regular 'basis and do it with a reader­ship--• following much greater than the normal persom.could ever expect to have--. It would allow me to run a number of stories and articles - intended as an else--L orally secrete political platform. from which on I would stand , when finally publicly announcing my eleetorial'intentioms

 

It allows me to run what for myself ,would be a better. campain. and do it effectively or with so muck class,. artistry , with my- absoulute briliance , (whatever),stubbornly from my own desk ; without having- to shullub across the country kissing babies , shakinge hands and making countless , time limiting speeches 'bat then at the time I might want to do just that ( ha ha ) .

 

Information Run-Down Skeet

  ( Reasons I beleave I can. Become

 

Canada's Next Prime Minister )

 

Because this is exactly: ,what.' and how I have been waiting. for about twenty years Because I 'beleave in. the impossible and this seems to fall much short of that . Because I believe my policies would be an impression of the ideal . rather than

 

an expreshion of the real ,

 

 

Thank-You So Much Oprah

 

Love Brannon

becides everything else - this Journey I to on I hope will allow so

to be re-united with my two brothers , whom-'are both out west at the time One , the younger , I have not seen nor heard from for nearly twenty years .

I never knew him actually , until I was all of twelve years old ; when he came to live with me in a "boys home" here in Montreal , My older brother I have always known or since I was the age_.of eighteen (18) months; when under our mother's instructions he was attempting to drown me in six inches of water at the bottom of the bath-tub , All has been forgiven long ago - that are we ever re-united, why there is a good chance we will rule Canada ! I guess the reason I have not called on Ken and Chuck up till now is partly because of my own lack of need. for their help up to this point and the fact that for me it would be a cost procedure of which I cannot afford .

You know I an in a really good mood tonight - watching Dixy Carter on "Family Law" , having a beer and trying to get this letter finished . I don't know why but I was thinking of sending you a little story - especially for you . Unfortunately it is morning now and I fell asleep last night , Looking at this letter though now , I see that no letter will be forth-conning ; unless I intend: to ship this.thing to you in a box by UPS , sorry Oprah , I do however have three peices I wrote on " gun control " " abortion laws " and If drug legalazition which state my position politically , They were articles I felt confidant en sending to a monthly publication here in Montreal ; though they were rejected

Though I would never dare to Assume Oprah -; .it would lie.:: a, pleasure for, se- to se=.:

at a.-latter date any one or all of these articles should you be at all interest since they are exactly the sort of issues I would want addressed en this news­letter/magisane I wish to get started up ,

Finally in closing. - let me sat that as a leader and the leader of this country . I would let it be realised that this precise time in which we live , we are being given two (2) important choices . One is to keep going on pretty much the way we have - as a rate , for but a little while longer ; where we will undiubtabulygall off the cliff and parish . The other of course is for every one of us alive on this planet today , to step back from the edge - before blindly jumping off ; where we can think of all we will be able to accomplish even but within only a few years from now . Thoughts of us with the most for-sight realise we have the potential within the shortest of tine - should this planet remain relatively peaceful , preferably more peaceful ,. to seriously reach for the very stars themselves , In other words it would be my upmost intention to make Canada that Utopian place of dreams ; which hopefully one day and one day soon the entire world will aspire to .

Hopefully Yours