Letters to the Editor
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Published Letters: 76
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Anything but Self-Examination
[Read the article: Why Jeremiah Wright is so wrong]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]"Wright is so wrong" - Joan Walsh rushes to declare, Editor-in-Chief of Salon.com, showing us, once again, how narrow her mindset, and indeed, her knowledge and understanding of this country is. This type of early, superficial, nervous reaction clearly comes from Joan Walsh's core beliefs and anxieties, as informed by her own background and prejudice.
Mr. Wright said it like it is, and Joan's reaction is typical of anxious political hacks watching their once inevitable candidate defeated fair and square, unable to rise to the challenge of actually dealing constructively with the multi-faceted reality of this country. This of course is also typical of less cynical, but ignorant fools.
Joan is clearly running among the scared, her up-to-now safe paradigms challenged to the core, unsettled by the emergence of new, DIFFERENT voices on the national scene, and most of all, the open discussion of America's dark side. Folks like Joan seem unable to even hear the truth, let alone "analyze" it for our benefit, paying members of Salon.
The national conversation is fast moving beyond this sort of unthinking tripe, and Salon, under current leadership, continues its descent into mere stupidity. It wouldn't be sexism to get rid of Walsh, it's the rational thing to do, and it makes good business sense.
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Honorable Company
[Read the article: Why Jeremiah Wright is so wrong]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Jeremiah Wright is a fine, and honorable company to keep. Who, on his opponents side, and indeed among the punditry comes even close to his intellectual brilliance, and integrity? Please.
Cheers to the emergence of a sophisticated public discourse on what ails us, instead of the asinine nationalist cheer leading we've had to suffer for so long.
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Dr. Zachary Smith
[Read the article: Why Jeremiah Wright is so wrong]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Yes, not renewing our subscription to Salon is the response this deserves. However, since we don't have the option to outright cancel, only to let the sub run out, we should use the time in between to speak-up against the horrid mindset displayed by Salon through Joan Walsh's inept editorializing.
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More of Walsh's "Convictions"
[Read the article: Why Jeremiah Wright is so wrong]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Just came across this little gem from Walsh, stuck in all the letters decrying her latest serving:
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From Joan Walsh
Allene, I really value your insight. I'm just wondering if you saw Wright's NAACP speech or his remarks in DC today? Because it seems to me that he's not trying for cross racial dialogue at all. And I'm more convinced than ever he's trying to sabotage Obama.
-- Joan Walsh
[Read Joan Walsh's other letters]
Permalink Monday, April 28, 2008 12:46 PM
As if you gave a damn, seeing as you obviously want it to be so. And as if you could possibly have anything, anything at all, to back that up.
No - Wright, along with Barack, are telling you, and your ilk, where to stuff it. They are unafraid to be themselves, to speak and argue for themselves, and the issues they care about. Speak the truth, and have no fear. About time, too.
And, despite your agitation, I happen to believe that's a politically winning path for Barack, simply because like him, I believe average people are better than you and the rest of the punditry likes to paint us.
Grab on to the ongoing, seismic paradigm shift, if you can or be left behind. That's your choice, Salon.
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Thanks for the balanced, reasoned views
[Read the article: What should Obama do about Rev. Jeremiah Wright?]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]it's been tough putting-up with Joan Walsh's breathless, arrogant posturing on this issue.
I appreciate the views of all who contributed, and like a few of you, I too am very impressed with Jeremiah Wright's depth, and, yes, even his communication skills. He is one brave, brilliant man, with integrity. Maybe someone can point me to an individual, any individual, close to the opposition (Democratic and Republican) of that caliber.
Shout out to Andrew, whose blog I love, but I disagree with him, and others who wish for Barack to go through some form of purification ritual - cut him off! denounce! reject! forcefully! -, because his pastor speaks his own mind, after being demonized and vilified, for no reason but political BS, let's face it.
Who would this ritual benefit exactly?
Would it assuage media dogs struggling (à la Joan Walsh) for relevance in a conversation that is actually way above their silly heads?
Would the purification ritual help move the conversation on race forward, nationally, or would it instead muzzle it once again? Quick, ostrich, put that head of yours back in the sand? How is that helpful to us, as a people, society?
What would this ritual say about self-appointed intellectuals (looking at you pundits/bloggers) in this country? Most who have spoken up so far seem to be looking for that quick fix, back to their usual, tired socio-political paradigms, unwilling to dig deeper and join Barack in inspiring the nation, with hope, yes HOPE that there is, in fact, some real, palpable benefit to stirring this particular pot - for the greater good.
To those who support and love Barack (looking at you, Andrew), and to those who don't - I say: get beyond the tripe, please. The time is now, the moment is here. It's hard to get over old habits, but you guys have to lead. Give us thought-provoking analysis, leave campaign tactics to the campaign. They have proven themselves over, and over, and over again. Start trusting them, and worry about giving us, your audience, thoughtful ideas and paths on how to move forward, as a society. Deep breath, and plunge.