Letters to the Editor
Uncle Fester
Published Letters: 1346 Editor's Choice: 12
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Maybe you guys should cut Kate some slack
[Read the article: Was Obama's speech enough?]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]I've been known to be critical of her comments, but isn't one of the main points of Obama's speech is that we're all a little fucked up, black and white (and asian, and hispanic, and, and, and)? No, not of us would pass the purity test. I don't think I would. Maybe she did have bad experiences in New Orleans that are worth talking about, even if they don't generalise to the entire city or the entire country.
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@Ethics Pro: (OT) My favorite (Evil) Talk Radio station
[Read the article: Clinton's nondenial on Obama pastor]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Thanks for the laugh re: the dollar.
Urrk. I was hoping to revisit a past glory, but couldn't find that post.
Just curious--what kind of station is your favorite talk-radio station? Is it liberal, conservative, mainstream?
This radio station is www.969fmtalk.com. You can listen to Jay Sevrin over the web from 3-7pm EST m-f. They are mostly republican with a few token dems thrown in. 12:00pm-3:00pm has a mixed team of republican and democrat, male and female. It's, well, Talk Radio. I think it's conversative overall.
Jay is an interesting dude, if you like studying people. He considers himself libertarian, but I've concluded he is more authoritarian. In 2004, he went on the air and said he wouldn't vote for Bush, which would be a big deal for him, as he likes to call dems and liberals pinkos, commies. etc. He caved a few days later, and I lost a lot of respect for him. He's continually raving about the War (he wants all troops out immediately) and how George Bush is an idiot. If you want to listen to some real Hillary Hatred tune in. He has a schtick as a womenizer that some will find offensive and/or funny (he's one of the dorkiest looking guys I've seen).
He was a political consultant for 20 years, so he does know the game of politics. I think his political commentary is valuable, but sometimes you just have to change the channel.
As I alluded to earlier, at first they were bashing both Obama and Hillary, but it was hard to really work up the enthusiasm to trash Obama. I think the Rev Wright angle is something they can chew on.
I'm not sure that America really want's to play Rush Limbaugh's "Race War 1968", but we'll find out.
Did I warn everyone how offensive this guy is? OK. You've been warned.
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Religion specializes in defending the indefensible
[Read the article: Clinton's nondenial on Obama pastor]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]"America's chickens have come home to roost" can really be taken in no other manner. Claiming that we lack the right to be "indignant" over the 9/11 deaths because we bombed Japan means Wright says they had it coming.
It's obnoxious and indefensible.
How about live by the sword, die by the sword?
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@Smith, Tejas
[Read the article: Clinton's nondenial on Obama pastor]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]It is absurd to require that Clinton now defend Obama.
Agreed.
Must have glossed over that part!