Letters to the Editor
SusanMc
Published Letters: 467 Editor's Choice: 1
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Dick Army
[Read the article: Sen. David Vitter, a leading Christian social conservative]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]GG:
As always, it is so striking how many Defenders of Traditional Marriage have a record in their own broken lives of shattered marriages, multiple wives and serial adultery.
Yes. It's the Lord's Holy Word (as my second wife said to my third). They're:
Defenders of marriage
Defending the institution against people
Who want to get marriedI just love Roy Zimmerman's take:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bja2ttzGOFM
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Book Note
[Read the article: Various matters]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]A Tragic Legacy seems to be doing quite well here (in L.A.) Glenn. Last night I was at the local Borders and it was up front and center, right at eye level, in the Featured New Non-Fiction section. Congratulations! I'm in the middle of it now, and it's excellent, btw.
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Fit to Print
[Read the article: Little outbursts of journalism -- what causes them?]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Little outbursts of journalism -- what causes them?
I think you are correct, that it is pressure and competition-- from bloggers, or colleagues who are willing to use bloggers' criticisms rather than attempt to ignore them. I would imagine that any real journalist would absolutely hate the feeling that they are behind the curve and have been regularly getting scooped. They can only stamp their little feet so long about people mouthing off at home on the internet-- when it does not stop, they are forced to actually confront the criticisms, or be deemed irrelevant.
Even if the corporations controlling newspapers love teh war, what you (and Digby, and a hundred other bloggers) are doing is very important to changing the dynamic that allows them to sell it uncontested. Thanks!
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Kudos, All Around
[Read the article: This Modern World]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Anon wrote:
RealName, Real Issues
That's some great snark. Thanks!
Excellent cartoon today, Tom. I have a feeling this one will be on my bulletin board at work for quite a while (unfortunately).
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Exposure
[Read the article: Various matters]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]GG:
The online news magazine Activate has an interview with me this week
Flavorpill! My source for the most cutting edge, avant-garde activities, wherever I happen to be. Sweeeet, Glenn, and congratulations.
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Hypocratic Oath
[Read the article: The Politico sewer]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]GG:
Take note, Marc Ambinder: that -- Romney's scornfully mocking Edwards for paying unusually large amounts for beauty care while concealing the fact that he does so himself -- is an actual case of "hypocrisy."
Jesus H. Christ, Glenn! When you take no prisoners, it's an absolute delight to read. Wonderful, spot-on post and updates. Thanks!
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Fear and Loathing
[Read the article: Further politicization of the U.S. military's public statements]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]GG:
Now they're sending me via email unsolicited forms to embed in Iraq, along with emails that say things like "Thank yuo for inquiring about covering Operation Iraqi Freedom . . . Aattached is a file 'Media Embed Application.'"
Shorter Boylan: "You are pissing me off so much, I can't even type straight. Come and get us, you big sissy. We are too fair and balanced."
Pathetic. If you're afraid to face the most difficult questions from your harshest critics, you shouldn't be in charge of running a friggin' war.
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Intelligently Designed Engagement
[Read the article: Michelle Malkin's hate sites]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]GG:
This isn't actually that complicated.
Yeah, well they aren't actually that smart. I expect you're going to have to explain this simple two-step logical exercise over and over and over again and, even then, I'm not optimistic they'll get it.
I hope JetBlue learned something from this episode, because, like Kos, I enjoy flying them-- and what I hope they've learned is that a superficial understanding of blogospheric ethics does not serve you well. Also, we've got long memories and O'Reilly is a hypocritical jerk.
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Civil Service
[Read the article: The leak designed to save Alberto Gonzales]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]GG:
And presto, just like that -- from the administration's anonymous lips to the American public, making a pit stop with leading journalists only to be amplified and bolstered but never examined or investigated -- Alberto Gonzales is vindicated.
Not as long as we have the blogosphere. This is the reason I stop by here (and Digby, and Shakes Sis, and TPM and a few others, depending on my mood) before I hit the MSM for my local news, weather and traffic reports. Thanks for doing their jobs for them, Glenn!
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How Do You Know That?
[Read the article: The leak designed to save Alberto Gonzales]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]It's so sad (in a ha-ha way) when our comedians know better questions to ask than do our reporters:
http://onegoodmove.org/1gm/1gmarchive/2007/07/seismic_survey.html
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Measurable Metrics
[Read the article: The really smart, serious, credible Iraq experts O'Hanlon and Pollack]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]GG:
All along, there were only two choices -- (1) Bush's war or (2) no war. There was no magic third option -- the Pollack/O'Hanlon Perfect War.
Exactly. And those "experts" who decided to follow a course promoted by a man with poor justification and a proven track record of screwing everything up, have no excuse for getting this major issue wrong. Surely they had access to all the same information as did the people who made the right choice [(2)]. They are well-educated, able to read and write and presumably understand Serious Stuff. Their jobs, since they work for a think tank, must involve a considerable amount of thinking. I presume one of the performance measures applicable to a think tanker is the percentage of right calls. They should be held accountable at every turn for such a stunning series of wrong ones. Thanks for doing your part, Glenn.