Letters to the Editor
timbuktom
Published Letters: 2502 Editor's Choice: 141
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Details From The Old Old Days
[Read the article: Ask the pilot]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]People my not realize that we used to walk straight onto airplanes, and nobody checked us or searched us. That would have been impolite. Nobody who would need to fly, or could afford to fly (obviously! back then, we believed) possibly could be a risk.
And, we got dressed up before we went onto airplanes, because flying was nifty.
I used to be SO proud of my dad, who used to fly out of and into the old Grand Rapids airport in DC-3's and Viscounts! I used to rip all the baggage tags off his suitcases, and hang them up in a sort-of shrine to Capitol (Capital?) Airlines, in the basement on Benjamin Avenue.
Every once in a while, a Constellation would fly low over Congress School. And we kids at recess would say, "He's flyin' LOW!" And I, the kid whose dad flew on business, would tell everybody, including the teachers, that it was a Lockheed Constellation.
It was a different world. Better.
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Friday Night - Off Topic - Happy St. Pat's!
[Read the article: If only his name were Albert O'Gonzales]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Geo. W. Bush got elected because of his accent and bad grammar. That is the answer to the mystery.
Can Mrs. Clinton and Mr. Obama start saying, "lay" when they mean, "lie?" Can they switch to, "Me an' him" when they mean, "He and I?" Can they get away with saying, "oz" when they mean, "eyes?"
Probably not. Too bad. Americans will vote for the person who speaks like a dumb-ass. Too bad we got a guy who speaks like a jerk, and actually IS a jerk to boot.
Is there any smart person out there who can talk stupid? If so, let that person get the presidential nomination!
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Yikes, Girls!
[Read the article: I Like to Watch]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Reading through the responses here, it's easy to forget what the article was about.
This is NOT such an abstract topic. Girls, please be cute as hell, but don't get so far into being cute. Get other interests. Bowling, for example. Anything!
Not just something to talk about. Something you do. And keep it simple.
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MIcro-Poll on Al Gore
[Read the article: Swooning over Gore]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]I ran the idea that Al Gore would make a great candidate and a good president past my irrational-rightie-yet-smart old pal Bill.
He hooted, and called his wife and children to witness poor old Uncle Tom's delusion. And he went back to explaining why that TV character on "24" who tortures people every week is a hero for him and for his daughters, and why torture is so important for America.
They hate Gore as much as they hate Hillary, as much as they hate Bill Clinton. Barack may be our only chance, because they have not had as much time to build up as much organized hatred.
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Do They Have A Manifesto Or A Blueprint?
[Read the article: Still more extraordinary anti-democracy comments from Giuliani]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Glen Greenwald, you have been pointing out that many of these big-time Republicans are not even American anymore.
Do they have a document which lays out this Neo-Authoritarianism? Anything along the lines of The Communist Manifesto or Mein Kampf?
Or are they making this up as they go along, according to their version of Common Sense?
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Prunes and Franks (Yummy!) and MBF
[Read the article: Still more extraordinary anti-democracy comments from Giuliani]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Thanks! I'll take a deep look at "The Project For." And the idea that they take "Left Behind" seriously is an idea we must take seriously.
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Romney Has Reagan Hair, No? Yuk!
[Read the article: Romney feels the love]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Kennedy was our only president with okay hair, ever. Presidential Hair is not a good thing. Washington Hair in general is awful. Look at all those U.S. Reps with their preposterous pet haircuts.
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Fingers Through Romney's Hair?
[Read the article: Mitt Romney likes it straight]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Would you want to run your fingers through Mitt's apparently-greasy hair? His hair is shiny in a greasy way, not in a healthy way.
Better than George Washington's hair, I guess. And he probably has much better teeth as well. (The better to bite you with!) But Romney ain't no George Washington. Please do not vote for Mitt's hair.
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Detroit's Take On This Agreement
[Read the article: Free trade: More SpongeBob for Korea]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]For what it's worth, the North American auto industry is disappointed. They believe "cozy, informal" arrangements between Korean auto OEMs and their Korean suppliers will continue, and that suppliers from other places still will be shut out.
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@ Fool - Right On!
[Read the article: The people who claim "the surge is working"]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Glenn wrote, "people completely unburdened by reality and truth." Add unburdened by shame.
This is a simple issue, W.-Bush-level, elementary-school-level simple. Why are Hilary, Barack, and John Edwards not confronting?
Right-wing voters believe the lying issue only applies to the old WMD lies, and they yawn about it. Somebody political needs to say every day that our leaders lie to us every day.
Start saying it, and keep saying it. The issue has legs. New evidence, new talking points every day.
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Our Candidates Must Confront Now
[Read the article: The people who claim "the surge is working"]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Now is the time to confront W.Bush and his pals with their lies, while they still are in office, before the Republican nominations are decided.
If our candidates wait for the real campaign, the new Republican candidates will say, "That was W., not me."
Start confronting now, while we still have meaningful targets.
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Attitude on Water Capitalism in the Great Lakes States
[Read the article: Drinking the invisible hand]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]In Michigan we have plenty of good water. Opposition to sending Great Lakes water to other places unites nearly all Michiganders and other coastal Midwesterners and Canadians, no matter how much we disagree on other subjects.
Since the early 20th century, government and an international commission have done a pretty good job of keeping the water here, mainly only letting it flow out to the Atlantic. As far as I know, only one water capitalist (Perrier!) exports water from the Great Lakes Basin.
If you want our water, you can move here. Real estate in Detroit and Cleveland is a bargain now. Do not expect us to start piping water to you.
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Point of Order:
[Read the article: The people who claim "the surge is working"]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]"Grover Norquist (that pathetic prick--when the revolution comes, Grover, I'm coming after you, personally)"
"Promise me, please, that you will drown him in a bathtub. Thanks."
The Right-Wingers can use these posts against us, against Salon. They will tell the world that these are real death threats.
The second quote is extremely clever, but please do not write stuff like this. Or please include an unambiguous disclaimer.
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Free Speech
[Read the article: The people who claim "the surge is working"]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Fuck 'em if they can't take a joke.
-- LWM
I guess we have established in writing that nobody actually is threatening to kill anybody. NY, you crack me up. But watch out! Those Republican bosses have no sense of humor, but they do have dungeons.