Letters to the Editor
Whispers
Published Letters: 383 Editor's Choice: 11
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How low can they go?
[Read the article: The art of neoconservative innuendo]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]During a week when the latest poll showed approval levels for Congress were hovering below 20%, the Senate has showed once again the kind of behavior that has led to the vast majority of Americans holding them in contempt. It's bad enough that we had to endure pro-Petraeus propaganda for 6 months - once MoveOn pointed out what everybody was thinking, that Petraeus was just another shill for Bush, the Senate finally found it possible to take action.
Great job, guys!
Congress remains woefully out of touch with the American public, and this attempt to rally to the side of traditionally authority figures is simply coming across as pathetic. During a Summer when one Senator is caught soliciting sex in a men's bathroom at an airport and another is found to have had numerous liasons with prostitutes, who does the Senate condemn? The fake bastions of morality? Of course not.
The Senate stands for traditional images of morality. Guess what guys - there is more to morality than putting on a uniform. Lying matters.
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uh, scareduck?
[Read the article: Dianne Feinstein, symbol of the worthless Beltway Democrat]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]I agree, but like most Dems, she believes there ought to be no limits to what the state can do.
Only hardcore Republicans believe nonsense like that.
If you want to join us in a reality-based debate, feel free. You might start by weaning yourself from Rovian talking points, though. Otherwise you'll just look silly.
p.s. Blaming Democrats for the desire for limitless state power is particularly pathetic during the current regime, when Republicans have been the ones pushing for more and more powers for the administration. Sigh, it seems that some kinds of propaganda defy the need for logical reconciliation with observations.
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at least the NFL
[Read the article: King Kaufman's Sports Daily ]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]doesn't allow timeouts to be called by players in mid-air falling out of bounds.
(OK, the NFL doesn't allow any timeouts except during dead ball situations, but you get my point.)
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wow - actual journalism!
[Read the article: Mission accomplished -- for Iran]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Meanwhile, the New York Times is reporting the "story" about how so much campaign coverage is on trivial issues.
Journalism is hard! Don't make the poor pampered souls actually earn their money.
As to our anonymous poster who "can't wait" until Iran bombs us, I am reminded of how many people on the right seem to be upset that not enough terrorism is happening to justify their extremist beliefs, which are purportedly aimed at stopping terrorism. For people such as these, and as our anonymous nihilist, the worst possible situation is not a terrorist attack but rather the realization that they have been wrong about everything for years. Thus you see the person who "can't wait" for Iran to get a nuclear weapon "and use it on us". This irrational fear, based on the need to look smart and tough, flies in the face of 50 years of cold war, when a far better armed enemy had, allegedly at least (by both sides!), the power to destroy any American city at any time it wanted to.
It really is something to try to watch the culture warriors remove "Communists" from the bogeyman position and replace it with "Islamofascists", whatever the hell that is supposed to mean. But I have some serious advice for people like that. Read more. Stop thinking you know anything about the world and read. Travel. Learn what other people think.
And shut up for a while. The world will be a better place.
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speaking slowly for "Cheney"
[Read the article: David Brooks and the deceitful tactics of the Beltway pundit]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Repetition is not, by itself, a sin in discourse. Dishonest, fact-free repetition is.
Just as the highway cop is mostly concerned with speeding cars, bloggers are mostly concerned with dishonesty in the public discourse. At least that is Greenwald's concern. We who read his column regularly know that about him. If you find that boring, you are free to not read it. But your criticism might be taken more seriously if you had actual substantive disagreements with what Glenn is saying. Is or is not David Brooks in touch with "Americans"? Does or does not David Brooks repeatedly claim "Americans" hold opinions of a certain type, when readily available polling data states exactly the opposite. Is it or is it not true that the Democrats who have been following the advice of pundits have led their party into historically low approval ratings?
All the work that our pundits and leaders go to to create an alternate reality would be better spent working with the reality we have.
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too true
[Read the article: The Susan Estrich Complex]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]The Democratic leadership still doesn't get it.
With all the talk of "appeasement" in political circles, it would be worthwhile to point out where the real appeasement lies.
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does football exist?
[Read the article: My Christian daughter says I'm going to hell]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]I'm curious - if a Catholic parent wrote in, and said his child doubted the validity of the doctrine of transubstantiation, would you open your response by mocking said belief?
Stop treating atheists like assholes.
Yes, football exists. I know a lot of atheists, and we all know football exists. Contrary to your claim, nobody claims football doesn't exist.
Grow up.
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"Rather than seek a compromise"
[Read the article: The remaining GOP base -- the 30%'ers and the Broder/Ignatius pundit]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]I really love that line. "Rather than seek a compromise that would anchor the program in law..."
I think I may try it the next time I'm pulled over for speeding.
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good column, John
[Read the article: How did the T get in LGBT?]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]In particular, the comparison with conservative politics is something that people need to read. And a lot of people have to understand the difference between taking a partial victory and "throwing (category X) under a bus".
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at least make your smears coherent
[Read the article: King Kaufman's Sports Daily]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]I'm looking at the letter by Shawn
Steroids are not painkillers.
Schilling was not on steroids in 2004. I have no idea whether he was on painkillers, but really, it doesn't matter because there's nothing immoral about using painkillers!!! Athletes use painkillers all the time. Painkillers are not performance-enhancing.
(You're supposed to allege that Schilling was faking the bleeding ankle, BTW. That's the more standard smear.)