Letters to the Editor
kansasgirl
Published Letters: 119 Editor's Choice: 15
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Marktgarten and sabenabk9
[Read the article: More cruelty from right-wing crackpots]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]You’re right, blogs are akin to editorials. But Joan Walsh is also the editor of Salon, not just a blogger, and therefore (I’m assuming) has control over the overall content of the site. I feel that Salon’s sensibility in its articles (apart from its blogs) have become more left-leaning over time. As someone else pointed out, it’s comparable to Air America. I used to think of Salon as the NPR of the web – still a little to the left, but with a more centrist view and less snarkiness toward the right. I prefer the NPR model. It’s what drew me to Salon. I’m disappointed these days that many of Salon’s articles seem to be written from a strong left perspective, but I’m more disappointed at the condescension towards anyone who doesn’t agree with this perspective. I have a few conservative family members who think liberals are rude and condescending and superior, and I hate it when liberals prove them right. I like to think of liberals as being open-minded and objective, but time and time again Salon columnists and reporters prove me wrong.
Sonofabastard, thanks for the link to the Moderate Voice. I’ll check it out. For the record, I find the Washington Post skews right too, but I read it for the other side’s perspective.
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Boingboing sums it up
[Read the article: Wait, how did I miss Rush Limbaugh?]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]I read this on boingboing.net last week:
"Why the shootings mean that we must support my politics
The classic article "Why the Bombings Mean That We Must Support My Politics" was written for 9/11, but it deserves repeating now, in the wake of the Virginia Tech shootings:
Many people will use this terrible tragedy as an excuse to put through a political agenda other than my own. This tawdry abuse of human suffering for political gain sickens me to the core of my being. Those people who have different political views from me ought to be ashamed of themselves for thinking of cheap partisan point-scoring at a time like this. In any case, what this tragedy really shows us is that, so far from putting into practice political views other than my own, it is precisely my political agenda which ought to be advanced.
Not only are my political views vindicated by this terrible tragedy, but also the status of my profession. Furthermore, it is only in the context of a national and international tragedy like this that we are reminded of the very special status of my hobby, and its particular claim to legislative protection. My religious and spiritual views also have much to teach us about the appropriate reaction to these truly terrible events."
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I really hope this article was satire
[Read the article: This little piggy]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]I think that most people defending Alec Baldwin’s behavior either had lousy parents or are lousy parents.
My dad would never call me a rude little pig. My parents did not speak to me that way when I was a child, and they wouldn’t now that I’m an adult. If they called me a name it was my first name followed by my middle name. It’s the middle name that means you’re really in trouble.
But the “rude thoughtless pig” comment is just the tip of the iceberg in the Alec Baldwin tirade. He complains he’s made an ass of himself because he had to find a phone and she didn’t answer. How hard can it be for Alec Baldwin to find a cell phone? Why is it humiliating that she doesn’t answer? Why is it her fault that he is humiliated? “You made me feel like shit,” he tells her. Why is she responsible for his feelings? That’s a fine lesson to treat your children – that it’s their fault if you’re upset, and their responsibility to make you happy. (I’m being sarcastic about that being a fine lesson, by the way.)
In addition, has anyone read Alec Baldwin’s apology? Most of it is about how it’s normal for parents to lose their temper, how much he has endured in custody negotiations and how people will understand once his book is published. He certainly doesn’t sound like someone who thinks he did anything wrong.
I do believe that kids should learn the mantra of sticks and stones and learn that words can’t hurt them, because everyone will encounter some name calling at some point in their life. But I think parents should leave the name calling to the mean kids on the playground and help their kids deal with it, instead of engaging in the name calling themselves.