Letters to the Editor
nick ray
Published Letters: 60 Editor's Choice: 10
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The Benefits of Feminism
[Read the article: Zombie feminists of the RNC]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]I concluded long ago that the true beneficiaries of feminism were both men and women. If we fully respect women then it becomes easier to respect men. If a woman wants or needs to work, then a man may stay at home, and become a soccer mom, should that be the decision of both members of the partnership. We now can treat each person with equal respect and consideration.
I have never felt feminism to be an idea which was demeaning to any person. In fact, it is just the opposite: it mandates that we show respect and appreciation for each person, and recognize each person's intrinsic worth.
At the root of this concept is a simple idea: that we are all entitled to be treated decently.
I have profound reservations about Gov. Palin. I was appalled at her mean-spirited speech at the convention. She has never struck me as a feminist, but rather as a hostile and egocentric politician, who is willing to speak ill of others and cloak herself in faux patriotism and phony populism. Insofar as her credentials are concerned, any elected official who didn't think about the Iraq war(her admission) shows how unprepared she is to be a heartbeat away from the presidency.
I am not opposed to Gov. Palin because of her gender. I am opposed to her because of her mean temperament and her utter lack of preparation to be in line to be POTUS. Frankly, I don't care what she looks like or her sex; I'd just like to have some competence back in the White House, and she certainly doesn't have it so far as I 'm concerned.
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Are we suppposed to take "First Dude " seriously?
[Read the article: Sarah Palin's powerful "First Dude"]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]We are now facing the most serious and complicated issues that our country has faced since the great depression.
What do we get? Endless stories about how the "first Dude" may or may not have been places he should not have been. This is important because we are faced with the prospect of a vice president who seems to be walking under a black cloud; a person who seems to have no real sense of what it means to govern.
Judgment, temperament and decency are traits needed to govern well, and are in fact prerequisites to being an effective chief executive. McCain/Palin can't deliver the goods. Every day brings more revelations of incompetence, cronyism and political distortions and lies.
Certainly Sen. Obama is not perfect, but his campaign and running mate trump the "straight talk express". It's amazing to me that the majority of voters don't see through the downright lack of substance that the Republicans are offering this year.
Pay attention - there is a real difference.
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Presidential Temperament
[Read the article: Attack on Iraq]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]I watched the debate intently; I watched CNN talking heads. I looked at polling results. I think Obama won. But what struck me most was the snide and often snotty attitude of Sen. McCain. I thought it was pretty close otherwise, but on balance I thought Sen. Obama was more presidential and carried himself better. If tonight's debate was won by Obama, then we have just seen the next president of the United States.
I think we , and the world will be better off. The first good news I've had in a long time.