Letters to the Editor
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Published Letters: 869 Editor's Choice: 21
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It's Still Inappropriate
[Read the article: Argus Leader editor responds to RFK controversy]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Hillary needs to keep herself in check. I almost feel sorry for her if this is how far gone she is, but it's too much. Calm down sister.
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I've Never Been to this Part of America
[Read the article: How much will white racism hurt Obama?]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]I'm kind of glad. Appalachia has its own culture in many ways. I don't pretend to understand it. Frankly, I don't care how the worst among these people vote. They are relics. I just hope the Democratic Party can pull enough along to remind them that, yes, government does make a difference for poor people, even in Appalachia. However, they have to vote for policies, not those who espouse or reflect their cultural values. It may be a very hard sell. Obama can try.
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@one angry american
[Read the article: How much will white racism hurt Obama?]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Your problem is that you want the world to be different than what it is. How do I know that? Your complaint about immigration is a dead give-away. Too bad. The world won't change to suit you.
And yes, you're right. Not ONE of these three will do a blessed thing about immigration. They all need votes from the latino community which by far represents the greatest number of immigrants.
As for Obama, he will be the Democratic nominee and god-willing, our president. I expect you'll spend his tenure hiding out in some mountain retreat waiting for the muslim or black or some comination thereof police to come take you away and make you like people that are different from you. I wish you well.
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@rrecroc
[Read the article: How much will white racism hurt Obama?]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]You wrote:
"How much will white racism hurt Obama?
About as much as black racism will hurt McCain.
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But blacks aren't being racist. They will be voting for someone whose policies will benefit them. They would vote for Clinton or Biden or Richardson or whoever, white or black or otherwise offered them a a better platform. That rational, logical thinking.
OTOH, the poor and working-class white voters who flock to the Republicans like McCain are directly voting against their own interests. They are being either very stupid, gullible or racist. Take your pick. It's sheer idiocy to vote Republican and then whine and moan about why your job got shipped overseas and why you've lost your healthcare and pension as well.
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Taking Care of Your Needs But Not the Child's
[Read the article: I'm a mom who needs more solitude]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]This seems to be the general flow of advice. Frankly, I think the LW is disturbed and needs therapy and/or meds. Just because you feel that you have certain needs, doesn't mean you have to meet them. It's not a necessity, especially after you've decided to be a parent. Why did the LW decide to be a single mother anyway?
OTOH, you must take care of your child and meet his needs. That's the necessity. Those who are advising various means of dumping the kid on others, a child with only one full-time parent, are being unrealistic. A child needs an engaged parent. Any parent who cannot do that without breaking down should get professional help.
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Conduct Unbecoming
[Read the article: Stars, stripes and sexual assault]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]The military will always have a problem with sexual harrassment, not to mention far more serious sexual crimes, until the emphasis is on professional conduct at all times. Obviously, many of our soldiers are hardworking, intelligent and focused people. Perhaps even most are. But clearly there is a significant contingent of poorly-educated, disrespectful and sloppy soldiers who create problems.
I wish that the author had stats to back up her claims but we have some very good examples currently. In Okinawa, there have been ongoing problems with stationed soldiers robbing and raping and generally bringing disgrace to our military. You can't tell me though that this happens in a vacuum. These men have gotten a message that almost anything is OK unless, of course, the Japanese police are involved. Then the military cracks down.
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Totally Disgusting
[Read the article: "Ugh" of the day]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Jeffs is where he needs to be: state prison as a sexual offender. The girls in those photos are obviously still children. He's nothing but a pervert and YFZ and FLDS are nothing but cults masquerading as religion.
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The Problem with Polls NOW
[Read the article: Clinton makes appeal to superdelegates]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]The problem with relying on polls now is that there is no guarantee than these numbers will stay the same. Obama has been hammered from both Dems and the Republicans for months. Hillary has basically taken a free pass for 2 months. I don't believe her polling would be nearly so positive when she is treated to the Right Wing Smear Machine that has so graciously let her slide.
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Sexism/Racism in Democratic Primary
[Read the article: Ferraro wants study on sexism, racism in campaign]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Has there been both in the primary? Yes. However, it has overwhelmingly come from outside individuals connected with neither campaign. One clear exception is, ironically, Ferraro herself, who so outrageously claimed that Barack Obama is only in the position he is today due to the fact that he is a black male. I didn't realize that being a black man in America conferred so many advantages. Perhaps Gerladine could list some of those advantages. It would make an interesting if very brief read.
As for either hurting the campaign, certainly there are some individuals who just won't vote for a woman and those who just won't vote for a black person. Oh well. They are basically nutjobs, right? Luckily for us, most are not Democrats. However, isn't it amazing that the Clinton campaign has decided on multiple occasions to tout the fact they have a unique appeal to white working class voters. Emphasis on the white. And so Geraldine Ferraro sees fit to cry "Sexism!" at the rants of various media pundits NOT the Obama campaign but refuses to acknowledge in any way that the Clinton campaign has directly highlighted racial voting differences
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But Hillary Brought this to a head, right?
[Read the article: A different view of Saturday's protests]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]I understand that there are many confused and angry voters. Count me as one. However, that is very different from Hillary Clinton turning her back on her original position in order to continue her poorly run and mismanaged campaign. This is an exploitative act. I have long been disappointed in Hillary's tendency to shift with whatever is expedient for herself, but I find myself loathing her tactics here. Yes Hillary, by all means lend loud and vocal support to a cause that you once opposed just so you can help you flagging campaign.