Letters to the Editor
ArthGuinness
Published Letters: 53
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Remember this ...
[Read the article: Larry Di Rita's responses to questions about the "military analyst" program]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Remember this story as the administration drums up support for war against Iran (or Syria, for that matter). Remind your conservative friends about how the war propaganda is spread, and how false it has and will turn out to be (Iraq WMD, non-existent Al Qaeda links, and now Iranian weapons in Iraq, and nuclear facilities in Syria).
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minor quote correction
[Read the article: Tom Friedman's latest declaration of war]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]To me, it sounds like the quote is "looking back, I now feel I understand more what the war was about."
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Who do we contact?
[Read the article: Joe Galloway blasts Pentagon and Larry Di Rita on "military analyst" claims]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]I'm with bamage on this one. Who do we contact to get this story into the MSM?
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That letter applies to everything
[Read the article: A great debate about Obama and Appalachia]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]If you're trying to build a coalition, insulting other would-be members is a horrible way to do it. That applies to the name-calling and worse between the Hillary and Obama camps. Each group would have needed the other in a general election. Unfortunately, I think many followers of Obama's camp have turned off potential supporters, and we may get to look forward to Bush's third term as a result. :(
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Everyone naturally sees bias
[Read the article: Scott McClellan on the "liberal media"]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]It's a fact that everyone perceives bias whenever they hear something they disagree with. This has been well documented in sports when neutral sportscasters are besieged after a game by BOTH SIDES claiming they are slanted.
I try to take this into account as I examine the news. Honestly, there seem to be biases in every direction, and it drives me insane when people claim a pro-Obama bias. Really? So playing Jeremiah Wright for weeks straight was a pro-Obama bias? Good to know. The fact is, the news overblows every insignificant story, from Hillary's RFK comments to Obama's bowling score. And McCain will start to get more now that the general election is starting.
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I'm embarrassed
[Read the article: The other 18 million]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]I have preferred Obama over Hillary for quite awhile, but I must say I'm embarrassed by supporters of each candidate. And to be honest, I think it's almost purely the supporters who have egged each other on to get even more vile with each other.
One should understand the doubts about a relative unknown who has some questionable connections. One should also understand the doubts about a Washington insider who has some questionable connections.
Both candidates wanted the 'rules' to be in their favor. Should superdelegates vote with their constituents, with the overall popular vote, or their conscience. Of *course* each candidate prefers the method that ensures their victory. No duh, it's politics.
But I think they're on the same team, and that's the team I'm rooting for this November.
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It's still too bad
[Read the article: Hamas' "unendorsement" of Obama]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]It's still unfortunate that Obama thinks he has to cozy up to AIPAC to get elected, and directly say that Jerusalem will not be divided. Maybe it won't and maybe it's a bad idea, but for him to say it so forcefully is kind of sad.
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28% would be a mistake
[Read the article: Market crashes. Dow down 400 points. Blame Obama]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]While 15% is unfairly low, 28% is pretty ridiculously high (and DEFINITELY too much for a single jump). Throw in the arguments about whether that would even generate significantly more revenue, and the reasons investment in the stock market is mostly a good thing, and one will see that it's probably a mistake to go higher than, say, 20%.
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Yes it is sad
[Read the article: Hamas' "unendorsement" of Obama]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]David Sugarman-
Jerusalem is holy to three different religions. History shows that it was basically taken from one and given to another. It should be shared. I'm not really advocating dividing; that's up to the negotiators. But why does it BELONG to the Jews?
-Arth
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Pipe down
[Read the article: Market crashes. Dow down 400 points. Blame Obama]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]ce's response is one that turns off a lot of could-be Democrats. It's not just millionaires that have investments. A lot of the hard-working middle class does, too. And investment is (mostly) a good thing for our economy in general; it shouldn't be completely discouraged.
The problem with the current rate is that it is so much lower than the income tax rate for most people. That's a fairness issue, although one could also argue that it is beneficial to promote long-term investments (which are taxed at the capital gains rate) over short-term investments (which are taxed at the investor's income tax rate).
Like I said in my previous post, a small bump would be good. A bigger bump would be bad.
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congrats to Hillary Clinton
[Read the article: Clinton suspends campaign, endorses Obama]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]As a left-leaning Independent who preferred Obama slightly but would have voted for Clinton in November if she was the nominee ... I just wanted to say congratulations to Senator Hillary Clinton.
No matter how one looks at it, the race was extremely tight and Hillary has come closer to being President of the United States than any woman who came before. At the very least, it shows that we are making progress. And she will be a powerful leader no matter what her title is as of next January.
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1000 lbs != 1 ton
[Read the article: Ask Pablo]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Pablo says 487kg, about 1 ton. Uhhhh ... no. This is 1074lbs. One US ton is 2000lbs.
And considering that a UK ton is 2240lbs and a metric ton is 2204lbs, the fact is, nobody should be using the measure "ton" for anything, unless you desire confusion.
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essmeier response
[Read the article: Ask Pablo]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]essmeier-
Your argument is flawed. Planes are scheduled by passenger demand. If enough people read Pablo's column and decided to drive instead of flying, the number of flights would in fact decrease as the airline companies noticed less demand. In fact, airliners regularly cancel flights that don't have enough passengers on board to make it worthwhile.
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Gasbags, the both of them
[Read the article: Return of the gas tax]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Yeah, the gas tax idea is (amazingly) bad, but so is the windfall profits tax that Obama proposes.
The tiebreaker, of course, is who supports a good alternative energy plan. So of course Obama wins.
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This is the last straw from Comcast
[Read the article: Comcast censors criticisms of itself and Rep. Carney]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]I'm finding something else for my cable TV and Internet. I'm not sure what my choices are, but even the evil AT&T would be better than Comcast at this point.
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Milton would have been okay with this
[Read the article: The mystery of Obamacon-ism]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Among the many things that his father Milton said, was that having a Democratic President and Republican Congress was best for the economy. Now it's pretty clear we're not going to have a Republican Congress here, but hopefully he'll get half his wish.