Letters to the Editor
swilldog
Published Letters: 184 Editor's Choice: 20
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Excuse me while I pour bleach into my eyes
[Read the article: "It is impossible to miss the discrimination against ... believers"]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Man, that was one painful read. Every day, it seems, I encounter yet another example of how things actually *can* get worse. This article is the first of those moments today.
But anyway... having read the letters in response, the following statements stood out to me:
How could one possibly get history so wrong at a commencement and not be thrown off stage? -- Barnaby
What plays at Liberty University will win you no friends among the majority of Americans. -- Slackie Onassis
With no intentions of being snide, I ask you both: When, in your experience, have you ever seen the right wing fundamentalist sheeple actually show any form of interest in factual accuracy or in the desires and needs of those who are not like them?
I daresay you could open the Bible they hold in their very hands and show them scripture that refutes the baldface lies and hypocrisy their leaders tell them and it would be as if you were speaking Klingon to them.
They worship authority, adhere to a worldview so cleverly crafted that it always self-affirms itself, and have powerful allies with infinitely deep pockets and control of the mainstream media.
Their leaders have little interest in democracy -- only insofar as much as it is a fragile institution they can pervert into their little aristo-theocracy. The followers believe they love democracy, but only when their side wins. When they don't win, they're all for dismantling the very institutions they profess to hold dear.
These people are Dangerous, and their "best and brightest" (i.e., their most well-funded and brainwashed offspring) are being groomed to assume positions of authority in our society as we speak. If they are not effectively marginalized soon, I fear for the future of our country.
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Pure Theatre
[Read the article: Oil companies: High gas prices are Bush's fault]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]I'll second the notion that this is all mostly for show -- well, that and record profits for Big Oil. And for the benefit of Big Oil's pals the GOP in the forthcoming election cycle.
They're letting tensions escalate to a fever pitch -- do note that this is coming up on the traditional Memorial Day to July 4th price gouging gauntlet.
And once the electorate has effectively had enough, there will be a great show/marketing blitz of Herr Bush and the Repugnicans trotting out some fantastic-sounding solution that will cause Big Oil to pretend to slink back in line.
The American public will walk away from this whole experience knowing deep down in their short-sighted little hearts that the GOP is the party that can get things done and that for all his warts, Georgie-boy sure does care about us and maybe it'd be best to follow his Grand Plan into The Light.
*sigh* I yearn for the return of days where the most cynical view I can come up with isn't the best case scenario.
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RE: Kwentin is Krap
[Read the article: Beyond the Multiplex]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Bwhahaha! Jealous much?
Anyone who claims that the person who brought us "Pulp Fiction" is a talentless hack has exactly zero credibility. So please, just stop it.
And I say this as a decidedly NON-fan of Tarantino. His works have by and large disappointed me, but even still I can tell he has more talent in his morning stool than someone who feels the need anonymously call him names.
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Is admission free?
[Read the article: Inside the Creation Museum]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]If so, I soooooooo want to go see this place. It sounds hilarious!
I wonder how long the full-of-love-in-their-hearts Crucifictionists would allow a heathen such as myself to remain in their little Temple of Dumb, gut-laughing at their utter imbecility. Something tells me not very long.
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The Prom Themes That Will Never Be
[Read the article: A prom to remember]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]...but should:
Jesus Built My Hotrod by Ministry.
I guarantee that prom would be a disappointment to no one. =D
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ugh
[Read the article: King Kaufman's Sports Daily]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Re: "Guantanamo Bay, Cradle of Arabian Baseball"
As pointed out countless times before:
Tragedy + Time = Comedy
Your post, I'm afraid, lacks the "Time" part of the equation.
But anyway... Sheffield (eventually) made a good point, and hopefully a real dialog will get started. Baseball's long been a dirty business, and the treatment of Latin players is certainly one of their many messes that is long overdue for a cleanup.
Having said that, there also is a good deal of weight behind the notion that baseball is losing its appeal, especially among urban (i.e., black) youth.
Sure, a baseball, glove, and bat can be bought cheaply. Those items alone get you just slightly more than Jack Squat if you want to pursue it seriously. Try adding the costs associated with league play -- uniforms, coaches, buckets of balls, helmets and pads, field maintenance, etc. -- that's where the rubber meets the road. So no wonder the game's getting left behind in many corners.
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how precious!
[Read the article: Don't run, Al. Don't!]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Shorter Camille:
"My philosophy can be summed up by this video on YouTube.com!"
"I read a poll on Drudge!"
"That Lindsay Lohan -- she sure knows how to hold a handbag!"
"Poor Paris! She’s like Martha Stewart, only prettier (and porn-ier)!"
"Elizabeth Taylor was one classy dame! Hooray for Hollywood!"
Congratulations, Salon! You've finally found your very own Larry King!
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to answer your questions:
[Read the article: Her sexy T-shirt says "Kitty Not Happy" -- is that OK at work?]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Am I a hopeless old fogy? Yes.
Do I need to get real? Yes.
Personally, if I were her husband and she went out of the house wearing this, or even wore it at home, come to think of it, I would want to give her a good slapping. Am I a bad person? Yes.
In fact, consider yourself lucky that you were not yourself reported for confronting her with the "double entendre" of the word "kitty" on her shirt.
I wouldn't be surprised if she later tried to cram a wire brush up her nose to scrub the memory of a twice-her-age coworker making awkward semi-sexual banter out of her brain.
Lighten up already. And mind your own business.