Letters to the Editor
Jebbie
Published Letters: 1207
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Oh, Mona!
[Read the article: Interview with former "Donahue" producer and MSNBC pundit Jeff Cohen]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]"Jebbie, our forebears of 10,000 years ago frequently wore clothing (loins really do need to be covered from, uh, harm), albeit not Versace. However, I did wonder how this flight crew and reporters knew for a fact that this tribe had not been in any contact with the rest of the world in, say, the last few hundred years."
I looked at another photo and one of the people on the ground is wearing what looks like a jogging suit. Either that, or he/she is of darker skin than the others and is totally starkers.
I've seen National Geographic* specials on other "lost" tribes both in the Amazon basin and the far east and in none of those documentaries did the "tribesmen" use bows and arrows, they used slings/rocks or blowpipes/darts to down their monkeys. I'm not sure, but aren't bows and arrows a relatively sophisticated weapon? I've also read Jane Auel's novels and if I recall correctly, her characters didn't advance beyond a slingtype spear thrower.
I am not convinced that this is the "lost" Fugowee tribe. I think they know exactly where they are.
* I can remember that as a kid I read National Geographic to catch a glimpse of naked boobs. However, in so doing, I developed a real appreciation for the work that National Geographic does worldwide. Some of their photoraphy and cinematography is amazing.
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This thread
[Read the article: Interview with former "Donahue" producer and MSNBC pundit Jeff Cohen]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]deserves to die.
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-- jschultz
[Read the article: Newest McCain official: President has "near dictatorial powers"]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]"I wouldn't use the term "near dictatorial" myself, as I also find it inaccurate and of highly negative connotation, but it certainly isn't as far off the mark as you make it seem when you lambasted him over it."
Then why do you defend the use of the term? If it's worth defending, it's worth using. No?
"I guess that means I, by definition, also don't believe in the founding principles of the country ... yeah, that's the ticket!!!"
Would you mind pointing out to me where Glenn or anyone else claimed that you don't believe in the founding principles of the country?
..or was that hyperbole, Mr. Pot?
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Kristol
[Read the article: Newest McCain official: President has "near dictatorial powers"]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]I wonder why he isn't slamming Blackwater for recruiting all those Special Ops NCO's that the taxpayer trained and supported to enable them to become as proficient at their trade as they have.
Is it now considered patriotic to rape our armed forces of their experienced NCO's and junior officers for a profit?
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Oh, Mona
[Read the article: Newest McCain official: President has "near dictatorial powers"]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]RIP Bo Diddley
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-- William Timberman
[Read the article: Newest McCain official: President has "near dictatorial powers"]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Bill, good list but I think I'd include the end of both the British and French empires and the resulting emergence of what is now known as the Third World.
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-- Frankly, my dear, ...
[Read the article: Newest McCain official: President has "near dictatorial powers"]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]"Ho implored Truman to recognize the DRV but to no avail as what became known as the Truman Doctrine was already taking shape and Ho was a communist."
It's actually worse than that, FMD. Ho was an active ally during WWII and fought the Japanese along side the allies. As a part of this, he had been given assurances that the United States would support his nationalistic movement post war and that we would encourage France to allow Vietnam its sovereignty. Once the war was over, we crawfished and supported the French in their efforts to re-establish colonial rule over French Indochina.
Ho, like Castro, rebelled and went to the Soviets for support. It wasn't until that time that he became an avowed and active communist....but he remained primarily a nationalist until his death.
When will we learn?
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-- naschbac
[Read the article: McCain, spying and executive power: A complete reversal in 6 months]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]"You might want to take a look at The Sedition Act of 1918 and Executive Order 9066."
The Bush administration has been breaking the law and violating the Constitution longer than the Sedition Act was in existance and longer than Japanese were held in camps.
In both cases, the Constitution eventually prevailed.
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Tell 'em what they want to hear
[Read the article: McCain, spying and executive power: A complete reversal in 6 months]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]When McCain talks about his captivity in Hanoi, he often admits that he told his captors what they wanted to hear to avoid torture.
In doing that, he became an accomplished and unrepentent liar.
He continues to be a liar but he's not as accomplished as he believes.
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BeBop-O
[Read the article: McCain, spying and executive power: A complete reversal in 6 months]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]"Stay Innocent."
Surely you jest.
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-- Anonymust
[Read the article: McCain, spying and executive power: A complete reversal in 6 months]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]"McCain will end up as a man without a country. Or maybe, I should say, without an ancestry. Unfortunately, that would not be enough to disqualify him as a candidate."
McCain's father and grandfather were both decorated admirals in the U.S. Navy. His grandfather commanded a carrier task force during the last thros of WWII and was an excellent commander. His father commanded US forces in the Pacific during Vietnam and was also considered a fine commander.
It's pretty clear that the apple does fall away from the tree occasionally and both Dad and Granddad are probably both weeping at the sight of their decendant.
Apparently, Duty, Honor, Country are no longer watchwords of some our military corps of Officers. McCain is not alone in this.
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-- shooter242
[Read the article: Events next week -- NYC and D.C.]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]"I think it remarkable that Glenn will decry "personality based electoral strategies while the hoi-polloi here revel in doing just that. That kind of hypocrisy is worth illuminating on a regular basis I think, so if you want to be highlighted as a shallow, adolescent, and childish writer, I'll be happy to oblige. Keep up the good work."
Good for you, Shooter. While you're waiting for your next opportunity to strike a blow for fascism, you might look up the term "hoi polloi" and learn that your use of the word "the" prior to the phrase makes it redundant.
Carry on, Scoot. I, for one, welcome the comic relief of a poster utilizing a phrase for which he has no idea of the meaning.
Feh!
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Manucher Ghorbanifar
[Read the article: Events next week -- NYC and D.C.]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]was also a key player in Iran/Contra.
Based solely upon that, I'd suggest looking very closely at both Ollie North and Elliot Abrams (Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Advisor) for involvement in this scam.
Both are charter members of the Project for a New American Century and both have the ear of the current administration.