Letters to the Editor
Westmiller
Published Letters: 56
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Two Wrong - Try Again!
[Read the article: Rudy, Mitt, Fred or John]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]None of these candidates has any experience whatever to suggest that they can "Defend America". [One Wrong]
They will all jeopardize America with a continuation of the futile and expensive effort to maintain a world-wide empire.
They will happily destroy our economy and whatever liberty remains in this country for their own glory and power.
Defeat Hillary? Not if any major poll in the past six months is any indication. They all lose. [Two Wrong]
There is only one "Anti-Hillary" who can win the support of Americans from every political corner: Ron Paul. He is the exact opposite of everything Hillary represents. There could be no clearer choice and no better champion of liberty.
Cause voters to hold their nose? Absolutely.
This country has been longing for a solid, principled, and forthright candidate for decades. Every voter who listens to what Ron Paul says is impressed. Some are only impressed by financial and political power, which Ron and thousands of very enthusiastic supporters are building every day. They know that he will not use that power for any other purpose than to restore liberty, reduce government, and conquer the world with the powerful ideas of our Founders.
If you think your "checks" are correct, wait three months.
You'll be amazed.
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Christians Mitt a Problem
[Read the article: What happened to Fighting Rudy?]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]... Christian conservatives who distrust Romney's Mormon faith.
I try to stay informed, but hadn't had an occasion to actually look into the LDS belief system. I was most surprised to discover that it was politheistic: anybody can be a "God".
There are many commentaries on the web making the case that it isn't even a Christian faith, in spite of their apologetics.
I don't care, but for Dobson, it does matter, perhaps more than anything else.
It may - or may not - explain Mitt Romney's zeitgeist, but if he believes that he is on course to becoming a God, rather than President, he has a problem. Maybe Rudy can refer him to a favored psychologist.
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New Lies for New Wars
[Read the article: The Iran hawks]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]"We can and will stop Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons."
... just as we stopped Iraq from using its WMDs.
Thanks for the itemized list of misrepresentations and frauds being perpetrated by the war lovers of both parties.
Rudy's perpetual rant is blatant and scary enough ... channeling McCain's failed hysteria.
What concerns me is that Hillary echoes the same lies and endorses the same interventionist policy in softer tones. She ought to be toasted for here recent vote proclaiming a new Iranian boogeyman.
Keep up the good work, or we'll have bodybags returning from all corners of the globe throughout the next administration.
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No News Here
[Read the article: We're prejudiced, now what?]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]As with any computer simulation, the outcome is dictated by the input ... including the instructions for changes. hollyh has the analysis just right: no other outcome was possible.
What amazes me is that so few of the people creating these simulations have any understanding of simple probability, much less the necessary consequences of their own instructions.
Nor is it news that human beings once were - and still are - animals living in discrete environments. We have all the same basic survival instincts of monkeys. The only thing making humans distinct is the pre-frontal cortex, which allows us to reason and choose non-instinctual behaviors. It's far easier not to think, so it's no surprise that all people tend toward superficial distinctions and strategies.
The news that's missing is that bias is innate to human animals, but so is the ability to overcome foolish and self-destructive prejudices.
The good news is that humans are slowly learning - over centuries - to use their pre-frontal cortex and stop acting like a bunch of monkeys.
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Not to be TOO facetious ...
[Read the article: The most interesting debate yet]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]The winner of the debate was - of course - Ron Paul. If he had been included in the "winners" survey, he would likely have placed near the top. And he's never even received political advice from a UFO.
The reason he won was because he was able to present his clear and unequivocal positions to 5 million+ viewers on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno just a few hours after the Democrats exchanged petty visions and quibbles to less than a million viewers of the MSNBC debate.
More important, the Democrats all made it clear that they all believe that they are "inspired prophets" who can solve every problem, given sufficient political and military power. That's the antithesis of Ron Paul's message of freedom from more government coercion and military adventures.
Of course, I'm just one "Paulite spammer" who could swamp any internet or cell phone survey within minutes. Sadly, I was only able to contribute $2.5 million to Ron's Presidential campaign this month. Casting a few million votes for him over the next few months is going to be a major problem, but I just bought some new track shoes.
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A good piece of science fiction ...
[Read the article: Are you part of Ron Paul's botnet?]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]... for which there is no evidence.
The analysis did not determine that there were any botnets infecting any computers anywhere.
Even if it were determined that a single person or group was using such slaves, how does that become "Ron Paul's botnet"?
It's just a crude ad-hominem attack.
If I started spamming on behalf of Salon.com, would Salon condemn themselves for "allowing" me to promote them?
Not likely.