Letters to the Editor
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Published Letters: 279 Editor's Choice: 8
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What the heck is wrong with being a movie star?
[Read the article: "Hancock"]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]The golden age of hollywood is full of movie stars, not actors. Look at someone like Charlton Heston; I mean, the guy wasn't a great actor ( just like Will Smith) but I love him in every movie I've ever seen him in. Or Jimmy Stewart for that matter. I was just watching Harvey on TCM the other night and he was so delightful in the movie. I don't think anyone would say he was the greatest Hollywood actor of that age, but he had an onscreen charisma that is undeniable.
Movie stars are comfortable and likeable. They don't overestimate their acting talent, like Brad Pitt or Tom Cruise has, by appearing in movies in which they shouldn't. There are too many stars out there who want to be like Daniel Day Lewis or some other great actor, and I'm sorry, they just don't have the chops. And their agents and the syncophants surrounding them don't actually clue these poor deluded wannabe "act-tors" into the fact that the only reason they have a career is because they have 1) charisma on screen 2) they are pretty 3) they are connected to the right people 4) they fucked the right people.
Will Smith, however, got the Scientology memo about how to be a movie star. People like movie stars (not celebrities.) And sometimes, I like to watch a movie starring someone who doesn't distract me with his/her awesome acting talent.
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@Kasha
[Read the article: Good night and good TV]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]I think the comparison the writer is making is between the original version of the Office with Ricky Gervais not the American version with Steve Carrell. Which is nowhere near as biting and painful as the British Office. Which may mean I couldn't stomach Newsroom; painful humor is hard for me to take.
On a side note, I too have much Gary Shandling love. When I was a kid we had Showtime and I used to watch the Gary Shandling show religously.
This is the theme to Gary's show, the opening theme to Gary's show, gary called me up and asked if I would write a theme song....i'm almost half way finished, how do you like it so far...ha!
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States rights
[Read the article: Obama takes a stand against gay marriage ban]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Even though states rights is a favorite hobby horse of the conservative movement, states rights is also an issue when it comes to medicinal marijuana, gay marriage, education, etc.
What I'm trying to say is that state rights isn't inherently a conservative issue, though it can be used by either the left or the right. I know I've always been uncomfortable talking about states rights becase if the Southern states had their way, I still wouldn't really be able to vote.
However, when I was in California I was pissed that the federal government was trying to overrule the will of the people when it came to marijuana.
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States Rights, pt 2
[Read the article: Obama takes a stand against gay marriage ban]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Sorry, I kind of didn't finish that thought.
I'm just saying states rights isn't a clear cut issue. It all depends on what its proponents are pushing for.
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Ohmigod Uncle Fester
[Read the article: Obama takes a stand against gay marriage ban]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]We share the same brain (at least on this issue.) You said what I was trying to say much more eloquently.
And at the same time.
Weird.
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Yeah, I don't know about this...
[Read the article: Granny and the real doll]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]There are cultural differences between Japan and America, certainly, but I think the writer is making an assumption that because the Japanese company SEGA has made a real live sex-bot (Emma) for the lonely man that the whole culture is okay with man-on-artificial life form love.
I don't think she was trying to be racist, it was just really poor reasoning skills as well as being a gross overgeneralization. I think its good that you guys are calling her out on it, but some of you are being our showing your own prejudices as well. Why would you assume 1) that getting companionship from an aritificial life form is wrong 2) saying that a culture is okay with that is casting aspersions on that culture.
Because if it were true and the Japanese don't see anything wrong with having a robot dog, or one of those little key chain babies you have to keep alive, or a robot kid, or a robot sex-bot, would you judge them harshly for it or would you say different strokes for different folks? See, I might find it a little creepy for Grandma to have a doll that gives her love and affection, (to keep her strong...moving in the right direction) but heck, I'm not the one shelling out a trillion yen for it.
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Lying
[Read the article: Obama advisor Greg Craig: Adding insult to injury]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]How is Obama a liar?
Let's look at a less emotional example: Let's say that for years, I said to anyone who would listen I would never buy a PRIUS. I though anyone who drove one was a pretentious, elitist, smug jackass and who should be taken behind Petes coffee on 4th street and shot. (SHOT!)
But, now, gas prices are soaring. Floods in Kansas and Cyclones in Myanmar; mother nature is back and she's pissed. So I decide I should do my part for the environment. I change my bulbs to those weird abortion inducing blue ones (I hate them so much) Oh, and I buy a Prius.
Was I a liar? I don't think so. I changed my mind. The benefits of buying a Prius far outweighed possibly being seen as a elitist smug bastard. Now, if everytime I was ranting about the evils of the Prius cult I was actually online planning on how and when I was going to buy myself a new car, then yeah, I'm a big ole liar and a hypocrite.
It all comes down to whether you think Obama had his fingers crossed everytime he talked about the FISA bill. I don't beleive that about him but obviously, some of ya'll do.
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This makes me sad
[Read the article: Obama bites the bullet on FISA]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]That is all.
I also wonder, even as an Obama supporter, if he really did this out of political calculation or if he truly beleives the FISA bill is important to national security.
I don't know. Oh well. Right to Privacy be damned.