Letters to the Editor
AnaHadWolves
Published Letters: 477 Editor's Choice: 26
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Like A Pilgrimage To Graceland
[Read the article: Rudy amid the evangelicals]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Watching the Repooplican candidates form a dutiful line to buss the butts of the Religious Right and swear a feckless fealty to their "principles" reeks of the politics of unctuousness.
Like the proverbial pilgrimage to Graceland by the double-wide trailer set, these purveyors of piety believe that appearing before them...on bended knee...will cause their average slack-jawed syncophant to vote for the "blessed and approved" candidate...therefore rendering themselves Caesar...or, Pontius Pilate.
The late-lamented John McCain had it about right when he referred to them as "intolerent bigots", in so many words. He was chastened, declared himself a sinner for having doubted their Godliness and groveled at their feet, begging forgiveness. Too bad he didn't excercise the same backbone with the Religious Right that he did with his North Vietnamese captors.
I'd have more respect for any of these vascillating and vacuous Repooplican candidates if they would simply be true to their original principles; deserting long-held moral stands on issues simply to win over a group of voters speaks volumes about that candidates lack of fortitude.
George Herbert Walker Bush...a long-standing friend of my family and recipient of much campaign contributions from them...abandoned his long-standing advocacy of a woman's right to choose in order to be Vice-President under Ronald Reagan. Jerry fallwell's so-called Moral majority had demanded that Reagan extract that promise from Bush before he would be deemed "acceptable" to the Religious Right in the 1980 election.
We wrote off George Herbert Walker Bush as a recipient of our largesse shortly thereafter. Mr. Giuliani will soon find himself in a similar position...seen by both sides of the political spectrum as simply an opportunist and possessing a backbone consisting of moist macaroni.
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@ Robert Kuntz
[Read the article: "Evan Almighty"]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]You wrote: Yawn. Golly, who could have predicted it: that a review of a wispy little comedy could seed the clouds for yet another deluge of Salonistas' anti-Christian screeds? Why, it's a miracle.-- Robert Kuntz
Robert, I'm only anti-Religious-Right-Holy-Nutball-Christian. So, if you're one of "them", kindly STFU.
You can't imagine how tiring it is, as a "regular, garden-variety Christian", to hear continuously the whining of your ilk. The blasphemic arrogance of the "Born Agains" is amazing.
As for having to be "born-again", I got it right the FIRST time when I was baptised; I didn't need a refresher course. Your kind must have to go to a Christian summer-school for being "Born Again", huh?
Again, instead of spouting your particular brand of ignorance, kindly STFU. Thank you.
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The Despot's Comeuppance
[Read the article: The imperial vice presidency]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]As I read Sidney Blumenthal's chilling narrative of Dick Cheney's on-going vileness, powerful images rushed to mind: Romanian Nicolai Chauchesku's corpse after the firing squad's volley, Italian Benito Mussolini's body after the hangman's work had been done and others who have eventually been dealt with in accordance with their crimes.
It isn't that far a stretch to imagine Cheney's puffy, pink and porky remains to be in a similar state in some future photo. Certainly not to wish him that demise, but, lesser mortals have ended up exactly there.
As Grandma used to say: "a word to the wise should be sufficient." Here's that word, Dick.
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@ SickSemper (Sic)
[Read the article: Rudy amid the evangelicals]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]SicSemperMorannis wrote: "...Kinda like all the Dems have to kiss the asses of race-baiters like Al Sharpton and Jesse "Hymie Town" Jackson and hold hands and sway back and forth as they sing "We Shall Overcome" no matter how badly they suffer from CRD (Caucasian Rhythmic Disorder)-- Sic Semper Morannis
Wow...such thinly-disguised racism on public display. May I suggest that, with an attitude such as yours, you change your screen-name to "Sick Simper Moranus"?
Have a nice, Canadian-style day, eh?
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Unintended Hilarity
[Read the article: Giuliani's loyalty to an accused priest]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]UneasyOne wrote: "...I was an alter boy-- UnEasyOne..."
You're lucky; many young boys were "altered" by being abused by Roman Catholic priests; consider yourself damned lucky.
The hilarity, btw, is that the word is "altar", but, it's actually funnier if you WERE an "altered boy".
I'm just sayin'...
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The Past As Prologue
[Read the article: Rudy can fail]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]While I agree with the letter writer's points made above, I must offer this bit of caution: simply knowing that George W. Bush was/is an idiot wasn't enough to stop millions of our fellow citizens from voting for him in 2000 and, worse, in 2004.
From the "SwiftBoat" tactics of the loony right to the shrill bleatings of the talk show cabalists Colter, Limbaugh, O'Reilly, et al, the Repooplican's and their ilk will say anything, do anything and smear anyone whom they perceive to be a threat to their power. It matters not if the data they spew is false, the info misleading or the positions egregious, they want to win and win at any and all costs. Ethics, morality and honor be damned, Rudy; full speed ahead!
It would certainly be refreshing to see if the mouth-breathing, knuckle-dragging set, who practically worship anything the Repooplicans offer, will...SOMEhow...rise to the occasion and reject their brand of character assassination.
However, don't count on either the Repooplicans suddenly finding honor or their minions suddenly finding a brain.