Letters to the Editor
tregibbs
Published Letters: 374 Editor's Choice: 19
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What is this - a joke?
[Read the article: Conservatives claim bias in coverage of Obama trip]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Conservatives have had a free ride on the media's back for the past 8 years. What are they going to do - pack up their toys and go home? What a bunch of cry babies... or maybe I should say a bunch of sore losers?
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There was nothing 'cheesy' about them
[Read the article: Knowing me, knowing ABBA]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]ABBA was the most popular band of all time - in terms of global popularity - they were more popular than the Beatles, especially in Australia. Their fashion sense was dictated by the times - the 70's.
If you look at any successful rock band from the 70's, you will see equally bizarre fashion. So I'm not sure why the reference, "cheesy" is being used.
They had more hits, than any other group (again - in the world, not U.S.), which is why they will always be adored. Their music was extremely complicated, with layers and layers of vocals, singing in what they thought was appropriate English. It wasn't and it didn't matter. They made their point through music. They were geniuses at transferring their emotion directly through their music. Plus - they had that elusive 70's sexual energy. When you listened to their music, you felt like the 2 couples had just finished having make-up sex with each other and were still angry. No other band has been able to do that - not even close.
The most infectious aspect of their style (of music and clothing) is that they were FUN, even while being serious.
They are legendary!
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"Change" does not equal Democrats ONLY in the White House
[Read the article: Are Kaine and Bayh the best Obama can do?]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Remember, Obama is about change. He is going to do unconventional things by aligning himself with unconventional people and in unconventional ways.
Leadership in this country is not about the right or the left - it's about centrism. That's what we need more than anything.
Clinton is not change, she's more of the same. As appealing as it may be (for the left) to have an Obama/Clinton ticket, it's not change - it's Democrats ONLY leading. That is not what Obama is about.
It seems that people have a really hard time understanding Obama's talking points. We all need to take off the political filters, and hear what he's saying - not what we want to hear. His vision is NOT about an all Democratic government. It's about a team of rivals - about building a government that all of us, right and left, can be a part of and feel represented, no matter what our political affiliation is.
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What a piece of crap...
[Read the article: Well, I know who I'm voting for]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Honestly? This is what Salon has come to? This anorexic 'faux' celebrity flatulates her stupidity on the internet and Salon picks it up? Does she have even the smallest clue as to what was written on her cue cards? Is she trying to come across as having an intellect?
She should stick to what she does best - absolutely nothing, except filming herself giving blow jobs.
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Answer me this...
[Read the article: Edwards: "Being 99 percent honest is no longer enough"]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Why is it widely accepted that politicians are to hold themselves to a higher degree than the rest of us? Who cares if he had an affair? It's no one's business - especially since he never made his political platform on the issue of morality, and never condemned anyone else's extra-marital behavior.
Well congratulations. John Edwards is a human being after all - one that makes mistakes from time to time. In all honesty, that should make him a better public servant.
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Because he's 1/2 black
[Read the article: Why isn't Obama crushing McCain?]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Face it - we live in a racist country. If Obama was 100% white, he would be crushing McCain like a steamroller.
This is one of the ugliest times in our country. We need to deal with the fact that "the world's greatest country" is not even close... We are so backward, filled with fear and hatred, that if we don't pull ourselves out of this, we are destined to be the laughing stock of the world.
Sometimes I think that maybe Ron Paul should've become president. That way the country would be divided in two and the racist and bigots would live in there own hate filled filth and would quickly dwindle into obscurity, while the other half would prosper and become the country our forefather's dreamed of.
Either way, we are f*cked, big time.
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KateTex
[Read the article: Why isn't Obama crushing McCain?]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]...what else could the answer be when we have a kick ass democratic candidate running against an old, senile lunatic like McCain? Answer that and maybe we will all figure out what universe YOU are living in...
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Bertlet98
[Read the article: Why isn't Obama crushing McCain?]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Maybe you need to take a refresher course on the values on which America stands . The past 8 years have been more akin to fascism, which just to shed some light on you, is un-American.
Get it?
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Who cares?
[Read the article: Dobson says he'll vote for McCain-Palin]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Stop giving Dobson any credibility. For shit's sake - he's a fringe, lunatic extremist. We all know he's going to vote for any kook that shares his radical views. If he were alive and running, the man would vote for Hitler for crying out loud....
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Amen, Burnunit !
[Read the article: John McCain's female card]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]The quality of letters to the editor here is pitiful. Hardly any serious, intelligent commentary.
What the hell has happened?
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Odd
[Read the article: McCain's Palin pick is the epitome of tokenism]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]What I find truly amazing is that Palin isn't even well liked in her home state of Alaska. How in the world are McCain and the GOP going to manipulate this into Palin being a good choice for a V.P. ?
It only proves that the GOP thinks that Americans are truly stupid and refuse to think for themselves.
unbelievable....
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Palin's husband, Todd
[Read the article: McCain's Palin pick is the epitome of tokenism]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]works for BP Oil in a non managerial position(?), BUT he also works as a fisherman in the summer months - this according to wikipedia.