Letters to the Editor
Paul Daniel Ash
Published Letters: 662 Editor's Choice: 2
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bucky's question
[Read the article: Enemies everywhere]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]...is an interesting one.
U did a search for "centrist" on time.com and got the following intriguing bit from an article by Jay Carney:
...a group of mostly retired Democratic and Republican officials, all known for their centrist politics, their seriousness of purpose and their commitment to good government, will meet at the University of Oklahoma, where former Senator David Boren is president. He and another former Democratic Senator, Sam Nunn of Georgia, will be joined by 17 like-minded souls, including William Cohen, the former Republican Senator who served as Bill Clinton's Secretary of Defense, and Chuck Hagel...
so presumably, anyone to the left of Hagel is left.
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whoa
[Read the article: Enemies everywhere]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]In my neighborhood, we have more than the average share of those who wander the streets having conversations (or, more often than not, arguments) with people who are not there, at least on this plane of existence.
Entertaining as they often are, I've learned not to challenge them. They can get worked up.
backing slowly away, no sudden movements...
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strangers
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[Read more letters about this article: Here]No talk to some stranger. Other "strangers" may be messenger (angelos) angelic inspired-spirit-beings.
Quite often, Bop. I think of 'em with people who have bigger antennas - but then again I'm an RF engineer.
I listen, but usually no talk. I save change by the door and fill my pockets before going out to take a walk.
We call it "paying the toll."
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[Read more letters about this article: Here]Sysprog, thanks for the update.
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countdown
[Read the article: The Senate's FISA agreement]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Do the republicans really want Hillary Clinton, she devil, to have this unchecked survellience power?
This thought, from time to time, keeps me up at night. Why are they fighting so hard for power they may have to surrender, just under a year from now, to those they consider "objectively pro-terrorist?"
What surprises lay in store for us in the next 353 days, 11 hours, and 12 minutes?
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what is going on in room 641A?
[Read the article: The Senate's FISA agreement]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]I'm sorry, I thought "spying" meant that someone was listening to conversation.
It means "gathering intelligence about an organization or a society that is considered secret or confidential without the permission of the holder of the information." Full stop.
Shooter, I have to admire your touching faith in President Bush (as well as a future President McCain, Romney, Clinton, Obama or Chavez). I don't share it.
You may be fine with the fact that all the traffic passing through AT&T's hub on 611 Folsom Street is being looked at by the NSA.
http://www.harpers.org/archive/2007/08/hbc-90000889
I'm not.
Let's please, end the charade that all that's going on here is a little pattern-matching.
It's not.
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I knew I was going to regret engaging this troll...
[Read the article: The Senate's FISA agreement]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]What part of all this is considered secret or confidential?
I don't know, the part that's referred to by "the right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures," perhaps? Feel free to turn all of yours over to Billary Clixon, though, I don't mind.
don't you think that listening to foreign-foreign conversations should be legal? Did you think there is a room 614B for that traffic? Well guess what, it ISN'T LEGAL
Ever hear of the Protect America Act? Also known as Public Law No. 110-055? It's been legal since August. That's not what we're talking about here.
There is a person listening to every conversation, on every phone, in every country
I'm sorry, I didn't realise you just woke up from 1940. There's these new things called "automatic voice recognition" and "semantic parsing" now. You don't actually need to have a guy in a dark suit holding a receiver up to his ear anymore.
all terrorist organizations have come to the realization LOOOONNNGGG before you people have
Right, which makes it very clear that this has nothing to do with terrorism. Glad you see that too.
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Turnabout is fair play
[Read the article: The Senate's FISA agreement]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]You're going to have to be a little more specific. How exactly does this apply to reverse phone number lookup on Google, or calling Aunt Sally? If Billary gets in office I shall assume the worst. After all, they used the IRS as a personal pit bull. See the Barret report.
'Twas brillig, and the slithy toves
Did gyre and gimble in the wabe:
All mimsy were the borogoves,
And the mome raths outgrabe.
That's right, for another two weeks. However, before August it was illegal and talesofwoe thinks ATT should be sued to death for the possibility that they did then, what is legal today. You know, the rule of law.
Beware the Jabberwock, my son!
The jaws that bite, the claws that catch!
Beware the Jubjub bird, and shun
The frumious Bandersnatch!"
And that applies to the fourth how exactly?
He took his vorpal sword in hand:
Long time the manxome foe he sought—
So rested he by the Tumtum tree,
And stood awhile in thought.
Given that logic we should invite Al Qeada to all our intelligence meetings so they will know what to avoid, thereby rendering those measures unnecessary! At least until some idiot decides to publicize the change in policy at which point Al Qaeda knows to change tactics. At least until...
And, as in uffish thought he stood,
The Jabberwock, with eyes of flame,
Came whiffling through the tulgey wood,
And burbled as it came!
One, two! One, two! And through and through
The vorpal blade went snicker-snack!
He left it dead, and with its head
He went galumphing back.
"And hast thou slain the Jabberwock?
Come to my arms, my beamish boy!
O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!"
He chortled in his joy.
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if I see a mud puddle and walk around it
[Read the article: Republicans have become the credibility-free party]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]...does it mean I am "afraid" of mud?