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Sunday, Nov 8, 2009
ZuZu's Petals
Published Letters: 42
...should have noticed what the danged spellcheck was asking me.
Mizbinkley wrote: "She was officially 'covert,' but how covert could she have been, plastering herself all over Vanity Fair six months after Novak’s column?"
Hint: it was six months after her cover had been blown. Get it?
Keep thinking about the weirdness of the Melfi brush off.
What if ... the killers expect Tony to show for his next appointment, and end up shooting Melfi by accident instead?
Whew, talk about collateral damage.
Just thinking out loud here....
No problem mizbinkley. I guess you're just a little to subtle for someone trying to read for sense.
But as I say, no problem.
And I didn't mean to confuse the issue by posting anonymously myself. I'll correct that this time.
Good points. However, I think that the Dem leadership, such as it is, essentially threw Angelides under the bus because they wanted Villeraigosa in 2010. I wonder what they're thinking now that Antonio is a little muddied.
Anonymous' examples of "nanny state" laws and regulations:
>>>Drivers under the age of 18 not allowed to drive with more than one non relative in the car.<<<
That is a public safety issue. Check the accident statistics on that one.
>>Seatbelt violations can now be ticketed on their own instead of when some other violation is ticketed<<
So what? If your point is that it is a silly law in the first place, consider ... who pays when the injured idiot's insurance runs out? If he or she even has insurance? You do, Anonymous.
>>It is against the law to talk on the phone in your own car<<
Only if you are holding it in your hand while driving. It may be your own car, but statistics show it is more likely to crash into other people's cars under these circumstances.
>>It is against the law to smoke in your own car<<<
Only if you're exposing your kids to that second-hand smoke. Check the health statistics on this one and let us know how unreasonable it is to "nanny" kids whose parents care so little about their health. Or do you classify children as private property?
>>Transfat is illegal<<<
No it's not. It's illegal to use it in restaurant food in some locales, just as public health regulations prohibit the use of many unhealthy products in restaurants.
>>If your child cuts school, you can go to jail<<
Only in the most extreme cases, when the parent has contributed to the chronic truancy of a child. Do a societal cost-benefit analysis on that one before you write it off.
A true "nanny state" law is one that attempts to protect people from themselves, with little or no apparent benefit to the health, safety, or economic well-being of the larger public, in my opinion anyway. Your examples aren't very good on that score.
Anonymous wrote:
>>As long as there is anyone who claims that such and such is an arbitrary risk it should be micromanaged unto death. Ok. I'm with you. I really want to have all decisions removed from my hands and chuck my whole life over the transom to some law or bureaucratic process. That rocks!!!<<<
Right, the decision to drive on the freeway with one hand while you hold your cellphone in the other is yours and yours alone. However, the risk it poses to me and every other driver on the road with you is NOT arbitrary. So go ahead and make your decision, but don't be surprised if, like deciding to drive 80 mph in a 25 mph zone, you are penalized for it.
Blame everybody else for your inability to come up with some relevant examples. I'm sure that rocks for you.
Bore more readers.
The guy wasn't "arrested for asking an overlong question."
According to people who were there, he created a disturbance before he even began asking any questions, before any of the videos start playing. Then, when the police tried to escort him away, he fought and created more of a disturbance. The arrest came pretty far into the whole scene. In fact, I don't even know if this guy really got tasered or just decided to yell about it...I don't see anything in their hands, but could be wrong.
Bottom line, this guy was there to make a scene, and getting a chance to mix it up with the cops was just bonus in his view.
I'm going to post - in a separate letter - a statement by a student who was there.
Much of the initial coverage about Fort Hood turned out to be wrong. Is there anything wrong with that?
The accountability imposed by another country for the CIA's kidnapping and torture reveals much about our own.
Fox News' morning show plays to type, talking about whether Muslims in the Army should face "special debriefings"
The survivor and author is upset about comparisons some on the right are making to genocide
219 Democrats and one Republican join in favor of the legislation, which passed by a narrow margin
Salon headlines in your mailbox
