Letters to the Editor
Published Letters: 260 Editor's Choice: 22
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Not Again...
[Read the article: Hillary vs. Obama: It's a drawl!]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]CAMILLE SAYS: “Many Democrats like me who are leaning toward Edwards have to be dissatisfied with his marginalization by the mainstream media…”
But what about his hair Camille? It seemed to be of such tantamount concern for you.How could you possibly vote for the man with that...that...hair?.
CAMILLE SAYS: “Democrats have ABC, NBC, CBS, CNN, the New York Times, Newsweek, Time…”
Jeez Camille what rock have you been hiding under for the past twenty years (or perhaps I should say, what ivory tower you have been sequestered in)?
CAMILLE SAYS: “Anna Nicole Smith's shocking death”
Oh, quel horror! How shocking indeed! Has Camille added Anna Nicole to her obsession list? Ya, you know the one I’m talking about; the one with Sandra Bernhard, Madonna, Brittany and Hillary on it.
CAMILLE SAYS: “…satirists who play on gender themes need some whiff of self-knowledge, or they look ridiculous. Is Coulter truly oblivious to her gender weirdness? It's no coincidence that words like "tranny" and "transvestite" clog the anti-Coulter blogs...Coulter is a smart woman with formidable energy, and whether liberals like it or not, she is a high-profile feminist role model in her appetite for aggressive debate.”
First of all Camille without going into your own gender issues, lets just look at the incredible stupid faux pas of insinuating that Coulter is a “satirist” or a “role model with an appetite for aggressive debate”. Coulter is a hit and run artist. She sets up straw men and then knocks them down. Her only rhetorical weapon is the ad hominem attack, which is not satire or debate; it’s just puerile baiting.
CAMILLE SAYS “"Godless," for example, which intriguingly postulates the quasi-religiosity of contemporary liberalism, should have stimulated wide discussion…”
Did you read that book? Are you serious? Coulters contribution to religious discourse is nill. And ‘Godless’ was such a shrill piece of shit that the fact that you could use the word “intriguingly” or the phrase “should have stimulated wide discussion”, to give it any credence boggles the mind.
I can read no further and I don’t want to waste any more of my time or the readers— who all (or most anyway) seem to understand what a bombastic bimbo Camille has become.
And no, I’m not going to cancel my subscription over Camille’s return. It would deprive me of the privilege of telling Salon’s editors what boobs they are for putting this self absorbed hack back on their pages.
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Still waiting!
[Read the article: Sympathy for the devil: Leave Rev. Al alone!]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]This is the third article that I've read from Debra Dickerson and I'm still waiting for her to say something coherent and intelligent.
I'm not holding my breath.
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The Whisperer in the Chariot
[Read the article: What Bush is hiding]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]In ancient Rome, a returning general was occasionally given the rare honor of a ‘triumph’, which was a lavish celebration to mark a major victory. As he rode through the throng, it was customary to have a man standing in his chariot—behind him—whispering his ear that “he was only a man”. This was a reminder of his human status so that he retained a sense of humility even though the people around him were treating him like a god.
Something has gone terribly wrong in American politics. Every day is a mock ‘triumph’ where our President rides in his chariot with Karl Rove whispering in his ear that he is a God—despite never having attained any victory.
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Going To The Mattresses
[Read the article: What Bush is hiding]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]On a lighter note, Sidney Blumenthal has reminded us all of Tom Hanks words of wisdom in the romantic comedy ‘You’ve Got Mail’ when Hank’s character said that, “The answers to all of life’s questions can be found in the ‘Godfather’”.
How true.
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And Open Letter to Nancy Pelosi
[Read the article: What Bush is hiding]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Hi Nance (mind if I call you that),
You might remember a few years back when a fairly decent President (albeit one that was flawed in many aspects) was crucified on a cross of faux jurisprudence (that’s fancy-schmancy talk for a contrived impeachment by a Republican controlled House) for having the temerity to lie about a personal and embarrassing sexual encounter with a consenting adult who was not his wife (and anyone who can look at me in the eye and say they would have fessed up immediately in those circumstances is either a liar or a saint).
Today we have bigger problems than semen stained dresses, awkwardly placed cigars or blowjobs in the oval office. We have a near imperial presidency that has repeatedly lied, obstructed justice and manufactured evidence for an immoral war. These of course are just a few of the many nefarious shenanigans that I don’t need to go into here because the readers are quite familiar with them.
Nancy—off with the kid gloves and the claptrap talk of bi-partisan cooperation. It’s time to start impeachment proceedings!
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Susan Wood
[Read the article: What Bush is hiding]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]You Said: "what the slave who rode in the Roman triumphator's chariot actually said was "Memento mori," "remember that you must die." Your translation, "remember you are just a man" got the sense of the phrase, but not the impact."
I stand corrected. My Latin is lousy and I was going on memory from a book I read last month which actually translated it as "You are only human". "Remember, you must die" is definitely better since Bush probably thinks he will be snatched from that fate by the 'rapture'.
Sic sempre tyranis! (Down with tyrants)
P.S. I do know one piece of useful Latin that I think I can faithfully translate: "Quantum materiae materietur marmota monax si marmota monax materiam possit materiari?"
In English: "How much wood could a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood".