Letters to the Editor
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Published Letters: 11
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This Is a Joke, Right?
[Read the article: Why the Jeremiah Wright story deserves more attention]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]I am assuming this was written with tongue in cheek. However, like most readers, I am not quite sure about that.
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McCain and Expert on Foreign Policy??
[Read the article: McCain's embarrassing assertions on the Iraq surge]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]I have been wondering for some time why conventional wisdom has John McCain as an "expert" on foreign policy? What has he ever really done on foreign policy, except for having been a decorated soldier in Vietnam some 45 or so years ago. To the best of my knowledge he has never served on the Senate foreign relations committee. On the other hand, Obama was appointed to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee as soon as he was elected to the Senate and has served on it ever since. I have got to believe that Obama's knowledge of foreign affairs after having served on that committee for the last three years far exceeds the knowledge McCain has every had on matters of foreign policy.
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McCain Is the Real and Shallow Elitist
[Read the article: Wanting the White House in the worst way]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Wow!! The analysis in this piece is the most cogent I have seen or heard in the media. It seems so clear that McCain is the real shallow elitist in the campaign. I can't figure out why the mainstream press keeps buying the honorable baloney. He and his Republican Rovian ilk are so elitist they think they have a divine right to control the country and will say or do anything to maintain their power.
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Obama Needs to Attack McCain on Foreign Policy
[Read the article: Penn to Obama: Attack McCain]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]McCain has only the most superficial knowledge of foreign affairs. Obama needs to attack him and attack him hard on this supposed strength. Four or more years of McCain foreign policy would leave the world in terrible shape.
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Sarah Palin as a Mother
[Read the article: Abstinence-only educators]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]If I were the mother of a 16 or 17 year old teenager who was pregnant, I don't think I would put her on a national stage and subject her to so much of the public limelight by campaigning for national office. I just think the girl needs her mother's support at home more than the country needs Sarah Palin as Vice President.
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Is This Bristol's Second Pregnancy and Did Sarah Falsify State Birth Records
[Read the article: Palin, pregnancy and the presidency]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]The announcement today of Bristol's current pregnancy arose in the context of online discussions that Bristol and not Sarah was the biological mother of the four month old baby Trig. The announcement today does not deny this allegation. It merely suggests that if Bristol is indeed five months pregnant now she could not have been the mother of Trig. It never really addresses the circumstantial evidence that bloggers have produced to suggest that Bristol may indeed be the mother of Trig. This is a family matter, but it is also a public matter, because if true this also indicates that the governor of the state falsified birth records in order to hide her daughter's pregnancy. Everyone can understand her desire to protect her daughter, but if she did so by inappropriately falsifying state birth records, that is most definitely a public matter.
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NBC's Poor Decision
[Read the article: The right dictates MSNBC's programming decisions]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]I am sorry to hear of the NBC news department to remove Chris Mathews and Keith Olbermann from the air during political events. An what about Joe Scarborough????? You can't get much more opinionated than that Repug bully.
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A Simple Catchy Tag Line
[Read the article: Obama comes out swinging]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]He needs to distill this down to a simple catchy tag line that low information voters can understand. Something like "You broke it. I'll fix it." His speech is thoughtful and inspiring. I wish more ordinary voters would pay attention.
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Option 4 - Permit Modification of the Mortgage Terms by the Bankruptcy Court
[Read the article: The fatal flaw in McCain's mortgage plan]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]I don't understand the Republican objection to Option Four. Not everyone whose home is in foreclosure qualifies for bankruptcy under the revisions to the bankruptcy code, but those who do are the most needy of home owners facing foreclosure. Allowing the bankruptcy court to restructure problematic mortgages would allow the court to give relief to those most in need and most deserving, because it would allow an independent objective judge to look at the specifics of each case and hopefully grant relief to those in need. My guess is that Neocons/Federalists have a philosophic objection to this option, because of the Contract clause in the constitution (Article I, Section 10 - "No State shall pass any Law impairing the Obligation of Contracts), but that clause only applies to states, not to the Federal government. And wouldn't the same problem exist with the other options?
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Minnesota Recount Process
[Read the article: Can Franken win in a recount?]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]There are no "provisional ballots" in Minnesota, because the state allows same day registration. However, the state does use optical scanning machines to count the ballots. According to an interview with the Minnesota Secretary of State (Mark Ritchie) on Minnesota Public Radio this morning, all of the votes have been counted by the optical scanning machines, but the closeness of the outcome triggers an automatic hand recount under the state law. Past experience with these recounts indicates that the scanners miss about 2 votes per thousand when the voter circles the name of the candidate or uses a check mark or x or marks the ballot too lightly. State law requires that the ballot be counted if the "intent" of the voter can be determined. That means that with the total number of votes that were cast, there are probably about 3,000 additional votes that could be added to the tally through a manual recount.
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Thank You for Sharing Your Memories
[Read the article: My father's vote]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Thank you for sharing your memories. They reminded me of my own parents. I miss talking politics with my mother, who didn't understand why a classy man like Adlai Stevenson couldn't get elected president and why Republicans kept going after Bill Clinton. They also reminded me of my father who at 72 voted for George McGovern and couldn't understand why people supported the Vietnam War. I wish they could be here to witness the election of Barack Obama.