Letters to the Editor
Ron Smith
Published Letters: 209 Editor's Choice: 11
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Mr. Kamiya Speaks to Me and to My Cousin in Pennsylvania
[Read the article: Rev. Jeremiah Wright isn't the problem]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Tonight I sent my cousin the Youtube video of Rev Wright's talk that Fox News clipped in order to discredit the reverend. This video can be found at:
www.youtube.com/trinitychgo
My cousin is 61 years old. Her comments follow:
"In a nutshell, frankly I cannot believe how angry I feel at this moment; let's hear it for the media and the government who will tell a half truth (or 1/16), and a communication becomes an ENTIRE LIE!!!!!! I have never been a fan of the kind of verbal presentation Rev Wright delivered (somewhat yelling, etc) ....but it was all about the full message and context that matters."
Once I had seen the video that at the end had Rev Wright yelling, "God damn America." I knew the major networks had failed us once again as did my cousin and Gary.
In context Rev Wright's statement follows his message's main theme. That is, 'Violate God's justice and you, individual or nation, will suffer the consequences.'
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To Madamfauntleroy Regarding Hillary
[Read the article: Clinton: Wright "would not have been my pastor"]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]My retired minister friend in Florida, a woman, is for Obama.
I said to her, "You struggled raising two boys after your husband died and with the prejudice toward woman ministers in the 1940's. Why not Hillary? "
She said, "I sense a certain instability in her."
My Florida friend is 98 years old. She was the first person to recommend Jon Stewart to me some years ago.
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Hillary Left Out Something from Her Bosnia Story
[Read the article: Hillary Clinton's tough week]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Hillary left out the line where she says, "We were running across the tarmac ducking our heads while under sniper fire ..."
And the LINE LEFT OUT is " and I was hit in the head and killed."
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Beware of Sugarman, Who Posts Often and Says Very Little
[Read the article: Hillary Clinton's tough week]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]In the past he has held a conversation online with a person he created (ie. himself).
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Thanks, John Anderson, for the California Data
[Read the article: Why John Edwards hasn't endorsed Obama]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]The number of adult respondents was just over 2000. The detailed data is interesting as well.
61% of California voters have a favorable opinion of Obama, 49% McCain, 45% Hillary.
57% of independents have a favorable view of Obama, McCain (47%), Clinton (35%).
Democrats with a favorable opinion of Obama (78%), Hillary (74%) .
Hillary may not realize that as time goes on, the opinion of her nation wide is falling. That Bosnia lie has shaken the confidence of many of her earlier supporters. A number leaning her way have decided, no Hillary, no way.
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Walsh Changes the Subject Away From Bosnia Snipers
[Read the article: Why John Edwards hasn't endorsed Obama]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]With this latest big, big whopper repeated again and again, Hillary Clinton has carved her name into the Wall of Shame.
Can we imagine a Hillary rally where someone shouts, "Duck, Hillary, duck, snipers in the rafters? "
Or better, "Run, Hillary, run and never stop. "
Think of Hillary as Alice in Wonderland, for Hillary has stepped through the looking glass and into the world of her imagination. Now THERE is SOMEONE we want as OUR PRESIDENT ! No?
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Why Did Hillary Lie Repeatedly About Facing Sniper Fire in Bosnia?
[Read the article: Why did Clinton wait to release her tax return?]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Answer that question and you will understand why it has taken her three months to provide a partial list of her financial records.
Grossing $15 million per year makes one pause. If I made $100,000 every year for 50 years, I would gross $5 Million in a lifetime.
The year I was in Vietnam, I made $5000 and had to buy my own uniforms. After serving 3 years of active duty in the Navy, I can recall being shot at by both enemy and friendly fire.
So I'll make an attempt to answer the question. Hillary wants it all. It is not enough to run for President, to be a senator, to be first lady, to be a mother. No, she must have it ALL.
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Balzac - "Behind Every Great Fortune Lies a Great Crime"
[Read the article: Why did Clinton wait to release her tax return?]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]What Balzac asks us to do is to be skeptical of anyone who is very rich and who wants something from us.
$200,000 per year for 50 years is a lifetime income of $10 Million. The Clintons averaged $15 Million per year for the last seven years.
We notice that too many of the very rich have a sense of entitlement that astounds. The McCains, for example, own at least eight homes. His solution to the housing crisis is for people facing foreclosure to get a "second job and skip their vacations."
Hillary believes that she or John McCain should be answering that red phone at 3am.
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Hope Again - Thank You for the Comments
[Read the article: Americans more ready for a black president than a woman?]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]"Hillary is not the right woman," is a comment I have heard from women.
Why does it have to be so difficult for Joan Walsh to understand ? Women are often independent and quite a number from my circle are very smart.
When viewing these polls one should understand that Hillary Clinton is the woman in question. How many women do you know running for public office that repeat a bold faced lie regarding 'risk to her life', such as the Bosnia airport debacle ?
Senators Snow, Feinstein, and Boxer come to mind. Can you imagine one of them telling such a story ? Only Hillary would think to go on the Jay Leno Show and make her self-serving lie into a joke.
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Hope Again Is Right, AKA Smith Forgets Kathleen Willey
[Read the article: Americans more ready for a black president than a woman?]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Kathleen Willey, married to Ed Willey, was a White House volunteer. She met with President Bill Clinton to ask help in obtaining a paying job because her husband faced severe legal and financial difficulties.
In a room where they had a discussion about the job, Bill Clinton embraced her tightly, kissed her on the mouth, fondled her breast, and placed her hand on his genitals.
Willey said that the advances were unwelcome and that she did nothing to signal Clinton that she was interested in a sexual encounter. She said this in a deposition and on 60 Minutes, the TV show.
If Bill Clinton did this to someone who gave money to his 1992 Campaign and volunteered at the White House, how many other women has he groped that did not come forward ?
Hope Again made the point that Hillary attacked the women who were being exploited. Too often these were women who happened to be in a subservient position to him.