Letters to the Editor
Published Letters: 466 Editor's Choice: 25
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Regarding Poco...
[Read the article: The Dems come marching in]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Just because someone has compassion for people on a limited income (most retired people) doesn't mean that they are automatically a Socialist. Jesus, dude, you wield that word like it means something in this day and age. Would you call Great Britain a Socialist country? It has a socialized medical system AND a stock exchange. Guess what? That's not a conflict of interest.
You say you are not rich, yet you'll defend them to the end of their right to not share any of that sooo well-earned money? The "American Dream" is, for the most part, dead. You could work every hour, every day, of every year and if you don't have the right connections (or win the lottery) still NEVER become rich. I have these type of arguements with "not republicans" all the time - like becoming rich happens in a void without government, social, or monetary support.
Do you think G. W. Bush is rich because he worked hard? Is it because he's smarter than others? Or is it because he used Daddy's connections to borrow money to buy a stake in a baseball team, and then with land "stolen" (your definition - the state of Texas took the land from people without their consent and at far below the market value) from poor people to build a new stadium. Then, based mostly on the value of said stadium, turned around and sold his share of the team for a handsome profit. Sounds like something you could do?
P.S. You may not be a Republican, but you act, talk, and walk like one. Pissing contests about checks written to the poor? Do you make them beg for it, too?
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Not to defend a kicker...
[Read the article: King Kaufman's Sports Daily]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]But that defender had to have at least 200 lbs. on Gramatica, who probly weighs about 90 lbs. when wet.
Let's set it up folks - you can try this at home!
1. Whiff on a mishandled ball (Charlie Brown style): remember the forward motion of your leg will be carrying most of your body weight forward. Now try to stop the forward motion of your body and...
2. Whip around instantaneously to locate any oncoming defenders - on a field goal try it could be from either side...
3. Tackle said defender who not only has the aforementioned 200 lb. advantage, but has been running as fast as he can for the last 2 seconds/10 yards...
4. Not injure yourself and jeopardize you and your family's well being/earning potential. Jobs for injured kickers are few and far between - even those with SuperBowl rings.
Give him a break. Gramatica got 2 hands on the defender and at least got in the way. What else do you want? His job is to kick the ball.
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Amen!
[Read the article: The unkindest cut]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]"We've decided a stranger's child's dick matters"
I couldn't agree more.
I love Salon. I pay for it. But I think I'm going to avoid the "letters" section of everything but Sports. Between the hatred of the author letters, the hatred of the people posting letters, every other person either being a self-proclaimed expert or threatening to cancel/glad they never subscribed, I'm at my wit's end. Does anybody have anything to add besides vitriol?
At least when its the sports section, I can laugh at the hysteria...
P.S. Find your own way.
P.S.S. I'd go with the cut. Cleanliness really is a huge factor, even with the self-cleaning factor (which still leaves a constant residue). As far as sensitivity goes - if things were any more sensitive then they are now (I'm cut), I'm pretty sure that my wife would have a pretty unsatisfying sex-life. Or are we talking about a different kind of sensitivity?
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Actually...
[Read the article: "The (freaking) Sopranos"]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]It's pretty well known secret by now that the Sopranos' creator, David Chase, had every scene with questionable content shot twice - one for HBO, one for syndication - aleviating the need for extensive cuts (or messing with his "vision"). Look forward to alot of strippers all of a sudden wearing tops!
A&E shelled out $195 million to air the Sopranos. Smart guy, that Chase. Rich, too.
That being said, I LOVE Mr. Show!
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Closeness of Game Brady's fault!
[Read the article: King Kaufman's Sports Daily]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]I would respectfully submit that the closeness of the final score had less to do with the shortcomings of the Chargers as a team and more to do with Tom Brady's unexpected jitters. We can argue whether these were self-induced or defense-induced jitters, but Brady, one of the more accurate passers in the game, was surprisingly inaccurate during this game.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but if my memory serves me, there was one badly underthrown ball to a wide open receiver (3rd Q?) that would have been an easy TD. Also, the 49-yard reception (that set up the game-winning field goal) by Reche Caldwell should have been a TD (his forward progress forced Caldwell to run out-of-bounds). All other things equal, the Pats should have won by 2 TDs. Not quite the squeeker it was, eh?
Bottom line: Tomlinson is the League MVP, rushing champion and scored more TDs than any other player in one year in the history of the game. Why on earth, especially when you have the lead most of the game, are you passing so much? This is what makes Belichick the great coach that he is: he calls plays and schemes based not on what the media or his players think should be done, but on what is actually happening in the game! The situation that the Chargers were in most of the game called for so-called "Martyball" (take no chances, straight and narrow, run ALOT) but whoever was calling the plays (Schott was sans headset most of the game) was calling them as if the Chargers were down by 2 TDs! Inexcuseable!
Marty should stop trying to be what everyone says he should be and be the great coach that he knows he is. But Marty cares too much about what other people think and actually listens to what entertainers like Stuart Scott say. Men who serve 2 masters and all that...