Letters to the Editor
patg
Published Letters: 345 Editor's Choice: 4
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CBS
[Read the article: Dan Rather stands by his story]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]is the real subject here as several posters have pointed out. the trolls have distracted (me included) the content of this thread, but watching CBS scramble to cover their butts should be a treat. Think Katie will cover this?
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@race_9togo
[Read the article: Dan Rather stands by his story]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]yeah, what you said. great post.
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Corporal...
[Read the article: Dan Rather stands by his story]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]back in the day of the draft, laws changed monthly it seemed. but the way it usually went was, 1. you lost your student deferrment. if you didn't have one you, like most of my working class buddies enlisted in what ever service suited you. 2. you got a notice of physical and (assuming you would pass) tentative induction date. they were real considerate and wanted you to be able to plan ahead. 3. you went in the army, went to canada, became a quaker or, if you was connected, joined the guard.
it wasn't just texas that was privalaged, any rich kid got out if they wanted. note rich kids gore & kerry went. to. vietnam.
i have listened to too many of my vietnam vet buddies, including several who were at the same hell hole, khe sahn, as max cleland to give w. a pass on this. i asked you earlier, why does a marine defend this amoral, smirking frat boy?
capice?
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@pantanal
[Read the article: Dan Rather stands by his story]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]yeah, he probably is...he never responded to my profane answer tto his questioning why i was 1-Y (then 4-F) in 1969. or maybe he's too young to know what position midlde guard is...
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@paulpsd7
[Read the article: Dan Rather stands by his story]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]it's funny how we keep getting away from CBS on this but...this guy really wants to let us know how tough he is and marines don't need to say it...
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shooter...
[Read the article: Charlie Savage at FDL Book Salon]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]...glad you could show up. did you forget the usual wingnut joke about a small breast & a left wing? just asking...
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david...
[Read the article: "Nazis" and "Hitler" -- the Right's casual, trivializing political insults]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]i actually like some of your posts and would miss you were you to go the way of ~~~~ (and where is shooter?), so stick around. though you could be a bit less prolific...
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david
[Read the article: "Nazis" and "Hitler" -- the Right's casual, trivializing political insults]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]i don't think bebop-o wants you off planet, i think he's just looking for a little beauty anywhere he can find it, and more power to him. not all vets can handle their pain in as stoic a fashion as garry owen seems to (i am not a vet), i came of age during the vietnam war (4F) but oh so many of my friends lost their youth there. most recovered, but not all.
considering the vitriol coming from the right a little beauty may be all we have left...
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what?
[Read the article: "Nazis" and "Hitler" -- the Right's casual, trivializing political insults]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]...if in fact david sugarman has been banned or limited in any, that's crap. his posts, while sometimes bordering on the bizarre, are not offensive. as he said, we have had our disagreements, but i don't believe we walk in lock step here do we?
come back ~~~~ and shooter...let's talk war crimes!
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Norman...
[Read the article: Angry, hateful liberal bloggers]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]....ooh-ooh--uh-ooh-ooh norman my love! with apologies to sue thopmson sounds like he will be out of a guiliani job within 48 hrs or so.
BTW...late to this post, but i disagree with glenn re: david sugarman...one click and you are past david, if your mind is already made up.
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majoragam
[Read the article: Angry, hateful liberal bloggers]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]while i don't entirely embrace the notions about gov'mint conspiracy on sept 11, 2001...the currant administration/bush family values certainly should give one pause, eh.
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What ever happened to the home of the brave?
[Read the article: Angry, hateful liberal bloggers]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]we used to be a "can do" society. since the current occupant and his syncophants came to our formally happy home, we have become the excuse ridden "it's hard work" society. considering none of our leaders has a clue as to what hard work really is (pave a road in AZ in Aug, do roofing or laying sod anywhere) this is not surprising. now we must live in fear and remove our shoes/shampoo/nail clippers/hand lotion before getting on a plane.
the right wing fear machine should be held up for what it is, a bastardization of the last phrase in our national anthemn...never mind that f scott keys couldn't sing.
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RWFM...
[Read the article: Angry, hateful liberal bloggers]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]no, i don't believe that that RW has a monopoly on fear...they just make more noise. the democrats have shown a fear of bush that totally blows me away.
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some fresh vegetables...
[Read the article: The Bush administration's ties to Blackwater]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]please. this is disgusting beyond words...war for profit, didn't we used to hang people for this?
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rose
[Read the article: Angry, hateful liberal bloggers]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]but how do you really feel?
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hillary wants the power
[Read the article: Adam Smith and the village's amusement at war]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]that the bush/cheney cabal has granted the executive branch. a hillary clinton presidency, i fear, will be little different from the current regime. especially as regards the govt. and corporate america's illicit affair.
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as a moveon member
[Read the article: Limbaugh, MoveOn and the First Amendment]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]i'd like to wring his scrawney, turkey neck. as a political progressive, i guess he has the right to make a fool of himself.
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as a moveon member
[Read the article: Limbaugh, MoveOn and the First Amendment]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]i'd like to wring his scrawney, turkey neck. as a political progressive, i guess he has the right to make a fool of himself.
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as a moveon member
[Read the article: Limbaugh, MoveOn and the First Amendment]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]i'd like to wring his scrawney, turkey neck. as a political progressive, i guess he has the right to make a fool of himself.
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@paul dirks 10:19
[Read the article: Adam Smith and the village's amusement at war]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]this is a great idea...not just the disney, but targeting a particular institution that has been cheerleading this obscenity. but i really do like going after disney (i have young kids)...parents! unite!!
boycot disney
i like it..
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nabelbarfer
[Read the article: Adam Smith and the village's amusement at war]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]yeah jimmy carter is a real bad guy...pounding nails for HFH, as opposed to w. doing a foto op and showing the world the fool does'nt even know how to use a hammer.
i did not think him very good president, but he may be the best ex-prez ever and you probably could not walk his walk...
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This is simple...
[Read the article: Ingrates]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]...if the "procedure" is questionable, the "decider" should undergo said "procedure".
can we make this a reality TV show? long ago in a previous post i wanted it called "waterboarding dick cheney" featuring all members of congress that voted for the torture bill. and as i said then, let's start with my own senator debbie.
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ah christ...
[Read the article: The expression "stuck pig" comes to mind]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]...i have avoided this asshole for years...i dumbly downloaded it...my blood pressure goes out of control...ack!!!!
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make that waterboarding berto...
[Read the article: The other torture memo]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]...san antonio has a nice riverwalk...nah.