Letters to the Editor
Ron Smith
Published Letters: 211 Editor's Choice: 11
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Katex, Will You Be Commenting on My Four Points ?
[Read the article: Hillary Clinton's big, brass ... fortitude]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]You have posted comments for the last 65 days here. Your letter count is up to 400. So I know that commenting is one of your favorite things.
I will be happy to read your article. Likewise, I want some feedback that shows that you have read my post. Here are the 4 points again:
1. Please comment on the Marc Rich pardon as it occurred during Hillary's 35 years in public service.
2. The NY Times editorial titled 'Missing Records" said that 'The public is still owed a more complete accounting of the sources and amounts of Mr. Clinton's speaking fees and business income.' Again, this occurs during Hillary's 35 years of experience. What role does a presidential candidate play in responding to valid requests for financial information?
3. As a Vietnam veteran who experienced enemy fire, I wondered how you might explain Hillary's repetition of a blatant lie three times in a short span and then joke about it on a TV show? Getting shot at is a memorable event.
4. Why did Hillary forget to read the 2002 NIE? Again, this occurred during her 35 years of experience. Why do you think Barack Obama, running for state office in Illinois, could stand before his constituents in Illinois and declare that the looming war with Iraq was ill-advised?
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@KaTex
[Read the article: Hillary Clinton's big, brass ... fortitude]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]I was glad to see your 4 answers. Below are my comments on your reply:
1. Regarding the Marc Rich pardon, your "sleazy" is not the proper word for pardoning an escaped defendant. Criminal is the proper word.
2. Financial records (ie. 1040's) are signed by both husband and wife when filing jointly. Hillary is a lawyer and well knows her culpability. The NY Times editorial titled "Missing Records" noted properly that the Clintons were at fault.
3. Your comment on Bosnia that she flew there "in dangerous times and conditions" is false. Afterall, she took her daughter. Hillary's lying about Bosnia sniper fire three times served a purpose for her, though not for us.
4. Al Qaeda attacked us on 9/11/01. They were not in Iraq prior to our 2003 invasion. Why authorize Bush to attack Iraq? Some senators had read the 2002 NIE. Being from New York, Hillary would have a greater reason to read it than not.
It was brave and insightful for Obama to oppose the 2002 rush toward war. He could have lost that state election and any future election, had be been found wrong.
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No VP for Hillary Rodham Clinton
[Read the article: Night lands Clinton closer to oblivion]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Barack Obama has to find someone who spoke against the Iraq war in 2002 as he did. This would contrast well with "endless war" John McCain and his VP.
Democrats in North Carolina and in Indiana too have my "Thank You! " tonight.
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The Art of Losing Graciously in a Single Endeavor
[Read the article: Was Hillary channeling George Wallace?]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Hillary Clinton needs to climb a hill to get a better look at the forest below.
We all lose at something, an election, a divorce, a death in the family. Still, we move on.
So she must move on to claim the higher good - a worthy reputation, a peace among her fellow Democrats, a presidential victory in November for a fellow Democrat.
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Joan Walsh Has It Right
[Read the article: What should Hillary Clinton do now?]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]I agree that Hillary needs to stop criticizing Obama. If this is too hard for her, then the super-delegates are obligated to end this nomination process by selecting Obama.
Her recent statement about "white" working folks is calculating and petty. She acts to damage our candidate, the candidate of her party.
Young women who seek a career in politics would do well to watch her behavior. My guess is that she will fight on for Hillary Clinton and pay lip service to "serving others". She is doing what unstable people do, double the bet when things go wrong. So sad for her, for her followers, for her party, and for her country.
Alfred Adler, the noted psychiatrist, said that intimacy (love), work, and your relationship with other human beings were the three keys to good mental health. But he said that the most important was this relationship with others. When ill people came for help, Adler showed them that cooperation for the common good was the path to mental health.
Today young women may want to look at Hillary Clinton and see which path she takes.
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Some of the Folks Here Will Vote McCain
[Read the article: Was Hillary channeling George Wallace?]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]And by all rights they should vote Republican. They have values, you see. Shawn is one. Since Obama is now our candidate, they must label him.
You recall how the Republicans like to frame the issues with their vast vocabulary. Democrats know the routine. Press the "hot" buttons of the people. Get them to react, not think. Now you may also recall that the elected Republicans have done much harm to this country.
Thinking and acting for the common good are behaviors that can solve big problems. All life applauds when the qualified and kind-hearted take office.
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Hillary Pours Gasoline on a Fire of Bigotry
[Read the article: Can Barack Obama win West Virginia?]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Happily Hillary Clinton is not our candidate. She and Bill will be at the inauguration, but in the audience. In this she is so deserving.
As a 65 year-old today and growing up 20 miles from Morgantown, WVA, I saw bigotry and never liked it. Not all of West Virginia carries this prejudice toward blacks.
By playing the "white like me" card she shows us who she is.