Letters to the Editor
Kevin c.
Published Letters: 14 Editor's Choice: 1
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Z for Colbert
[Read the article: Why Colbert matters]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]I had seen part of Colbert's routine, then read the transcript, and now thanks to Salon, I got to see the whole show from the beginning. Amazing.
Colbert stood 10 feet away from Bush, took out his sword, and with a fast wooshing sound, made a "Z" on Bush's chest. "Take THAT, sir! And, by the way, nice chest hair. Very manly."
Initially, it was the sheer audacity of what he was doing that held me captive. It wasn't any different than a routine Colbert might have done on his show, but watching the show in the privacy of your own home, you feel more like a co-conspirator, smugly poking fun behind someone's back. The effect of Colbert saying all this with Bush sitting only feet away from him, however, was nothing short of astounding. It was no longer humor...it was an indictment. Suddenly we were witnessing the prosecution's opening arguments for impeachment.
Not only has the MSM not covered this indictment, even the opinion pages of the Huffington Post seemed to find his presentation somewhat inappropriate. As if what he was saying was ok, but it was the wrong venue in which to say it.
What they don't understand is our collective hatred of this dispicable man and his administration. We hate what he has done to our standing in the world, his repeated lies, the pre-emptive war, the torture, the "black site" prisons, the judges he has placed on the courts, the devastation of the environment, the vilification of science, the ruination of Government services, his cronyism, his ties to corrupt business leaders, the tax cuts for the wealthy, his leaking of false intel, his holding himself above the law, the illegal wiretapping, the outing of Valerie Plame. We have no recourse in the Republican Rubber Stamp Congress. We simply can no longer STAND another feel good gathering, where everybody plays nice. He's not playing nice, he's playing gestapo. So Stop Clapping!!
And in walks Stephen Colbert. And he speaks for us. He makes us realize that the "Rocky" metaphor he's using is about the punches he's throwing, right now, to Bush's face. "He doesn't win in that movie."
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Real or not...
[Read the article: Ridicule: The universal language]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]This is hilarious! I completely disagree with the comment that the host's laughing sounded forced. I found myself laughing exactly the same way right along with him.
One of the best things about this is since we have no freaking idea what they're discussing, and they could in fact be actors, it frees you to simply get into the spirit of the joke and convulse along with the host.
Fabulous find.
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A Third Possibility
[Read the article: Back to the Dark Ages]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Ms. Bunting assumes that the Pope's words were either politically naive or revealing of a "deep arrogance." In both cases, she assumes the Pope has essentially misspoken.
A third possibility occurs to me- that he thinks the time is right to restage the crusades; that by fomenting the existing hatred for Islam and its followers, the Catholic church can use the "war on terror" as its new "crusaders" to finally defeat the Mohammedans, whereupon it can take its rightful place in the world.
And how better to foment hatred of Islam than to whip up some Muslim fundamentalists with anti-Mohammed rhetoric, knowing full well that a few of them will react with violence?
I think we should acknowledge the definite possibility that he chose his words very carefully. This would also explain his well crafted "apology," which simply refocused attention on the behavior of the Muslims he inflamed.
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the obvious admission of guilt
[Read the article: "Let me say very clearly: I am not addressing any particular report"]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]The key phrase, as singled out by the title , is: Let me say very clearly: I am not addressing any particular report, OK? But I will say that ultimate authority rests with the president of the United States.
So there you have it. He is admitting that the only person with the authority to order people to attempt to circumvent the chain of command IS THE PRESIDENT. This one's squarely on Bush.
Which leaves the question...why would they throw Bush under the bus? To protect Cheney?