Letters to the Editor
Serai1
Published Letters: 534 Editor's Choice: 33
-
Oh please!
[Read the article: Stay classy, John Edwards ]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Orc-like??? Excuse me? Yeah, right. Like Hillary's NEVER tried to put down her opponents. She's just SO polite and keeps away from any negative comments.
You people really are taking the Hillary worship way too far. Edwards is right - politics is tough business, and if you folks at Salon are going to get all huffy and girly and simpery just because a candidate points out a hard truth about the business he's in, I don't know what.
You want orcs? How is it Edwards wins this award, but none of the Republicans, who make a CAREER out of being rude, nasty and derisive about their opponents have never been called such? You want orcs? How about pointing this little award at people who say that gays should be punished for being who they are, or that immigrants looking for work should be rounded uplike cattle, or that poor people deserve to die because they can't pay for health insurance?
What a childish, pathetic bunch of children you are. Here's an award for you, Traister - you win my Lobelia Sackville-Baggins Award of the Year, for pettiness, mean-spirited finger-pointing, and overreaction to the point of inanity. And if you don't get the reference, look it up.
Feh.
-
Interview link
[Read the article: Michael Pollan's manifesto on eating well ]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]There's a great interview with Michael Pollan over at NPR:
http://persnicketier.com/passionfruit/bathroomwindow/
He discusses the issues in his book, and lays out his rules for eating, which he says boil down to just seven words: "Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants." Pretty simple, easy to remember, and accurate.
Pollan's message is sorely needed, but I wonder if people will pay attention. Over the last few years, I've been weeding processed foods out of my diet, preferring fruits and vegetables as well as fresh dishes prepared at a local deli, which I then refrigerate for the week. I find myself feeling healthier, lighter (as opposed to thinner, which is not a healthy thing to pursue), and more energetic the less I eat of processed foods. And it sure tastes a hell of a lot better!
-
Wrong link!
[Read the article: Michael Pollan's manifesto on eating well ]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Sorry, that was a mistake. The NPR link is this one:
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=17850369
Got to remember to clear my copy/paste before I hit post. D'oh!
-
Wow
[Read the article: A "free ride" for Obama and Edwards?]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]That woman is really getting desperate. She's resorting to bald-faced lying now. How utterly pathetic.
-
I'm confused
[Read the article: Beyond the Multiplex]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Andrew, first you said that The Business of Being Born" is "Abby Epstein's "The Business of Being Born" is "a messy, didactic and propagandistic film", which is a fairly disapproving description. But then the rest of your review seems to imply that you found it informative, timely and important for people to see (if they're interested in this subject). Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't the point of a movie review to let your readers know if you think the film is worth their time and money?
So which is it? Did you think it a good film or not? Would you recommend it or not? Because right now, I have no idea what you're trying to say about this film.
-
Ask a stupid question...
[Read the article: The tracks of her tears]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]So why does everyone want to talk about her tears?
Oh, I don't know. Maybe for the same assinine reason the media won't stop talking about John Edwards' haircut? (Including Salon, by the way.) Have you not noticed yet that the "news" in this country has nothing to do with real issues? It's a tabloid culture we're living in. Haven't you noticed that yet?
Or is it that you're more focused on misdirecting your readers from the way you and the writers at Salon indulge in exactly the same behavior when it suits you?
-
It's gone again!
[Read the article: Scientology fails to delete crazy Tom Cruise video]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Yikes, that was fast. Good thing I managed to snag it before it disappeared!
Damn, I used to like him. Now he's all babbling and freaky. I've had dealings with Scientologists before, and of course this has been cooking for a long time, but...I AM SAD.
I feel sorry for the guy more than anything. Nobody deserves to have his brain scrambled like that.
-
Thank the gods
[Read the article: FCC can't stop Diane Keaton's TV F-bomb]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]I think most people are tired of having their viewing ruled by what Old Maid Martha from the back of beyond thinks is acceptable. From the racket these "concerned" (read: bluenosed) citizens keep making, you'd think the viewing public were all porcelain dolls who can't stand the slightest bit of ickyness.
Except for blood and violence, of course. Those are perfectly fine. In fact, they're downright MURRIKIN!!
-
It's the pills, stupid
[Read the article: Staph infections: The right call]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Everyone here is obsessing over whether gayness or football is the culprit, and ignoring the point made in the study that overuse of anti-viral drugs is a big factor. If our culture hadn't become so unbelievably germ-phobic in the last couple of decades, it's likely that infections like staph wouldn't have become as fatal as they have. Downing antibiotics and anti-virals at the least sign of a cold, obsessively scrubbing ourselves with anti-bacterial concoctions, and freaking out at any bit of dirt has given us monster bacilli and viruses that mow down everything in their path.
There's the lesson. A bit of dirt is actually good for you, as the presence of low-level incursions help to strengthen the immune system and make us less susceptible to disease. Take all that away and you end up with people getting eaten alive by Frankensteins in the bacterial world.
As Kurt Vonnegut would say, So it goes!