Letters to the Editor
HappyHubby
Published Letters: 6 Editor's Choice: 1
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To Shave or Not To Shave?
[Read the article: All the guys I'm dating want me to shave down there]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]When I first my wife, she was full-bushed. After a few times together, I casually asked her if she ever considered trimming it back. Being young and in love and wanting to please me, she tried it. Much to my delight, she liked the way it looked. Now, 17 years and hundreds of razors later, she still keeps it trimmed. Does she shave the entire area? No, although she has a couple of times - to satisfy hers and my curiosity. She commented two days ago, remarking on the fact that she can't believe she used to never shave before she met me. She's happy, I'm happy and we credit our happiness not to a set of smooth lips, but to our ability talk openly about anything and everything, including the often-perplexing topic of how our privates look.
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Have we completely lost our resolve?
[Read the article: Is airport security futile?]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]I'm sure somebody out there has taken the time to go back and review the words spoken so eloquently almost 75 years ago, but they were no more appropriate then than they are today:
"This is preeminently the time to speak the truth, the whole truth, frankly and boldly. Nor need we shrink from honestly facing conditions in our country today. This great Nation will endure as it has endured, will revive and will prosper. So, first of all, let me assert my firm belief that the only thing we have to fear is fear itself—nameless, unreasoning, unjustified terror which paralyzes needed efforts to convert retreat into advance."
At 48, I'm not too old to remember a time in my life when this country and its citizens still had that resolve to stand up, to advance rather than retreat. So what happened? Why do we feel this nameless, unreasoning, unjustified terror and feel paralyzed by it? Why aren't we standing up and shouting (loud enough to make Howard Beale proud) "ENOUGH! ENOUGH! ENOUGH!"?
We had a bomb explode a building in Oklahoma City, killing 167 people and inflicting damage upon hundreds more. Are we banning all sales of the ingredients that made up that bomb? Are we banning all rentals of vans that carried that bomb?
So then I ask you, why have we now become paralyzed into keeping quiet for fear of being labeled a terrorist sympathizer? Why have we reduced ourselves into speechless zombies at screening checkpoints, blindly pulling off our 2 year-old's shoes or blindly giving up our 96 year-old grandmother's arthritis cream for the painful knuckles on her hands? Did these things cause the airplanes to fly into the buildings in New York and Washington, D.C.?
Perhaps it is the daily (if not hourly) reminders everywhere we go that we MUST be afraid, we must succumb to fear, because if we don’t, we must be missing something? While there are countless examples of how this happens, one obvious one begs the question: Do we really need those large, flashing signs at the entrance of every airport warning "Suspicious Activity? Call 911"? Without such a sign, would we not be on the lookout for suspicious activity? Or is it that if we did see something suspicious, we wouldn't know who to call? I mean, come on! What’s the fricking point, other than to scare us even more? Do we need these constant reminders everywhere we turn, every news station we tune into, every politician we hear speak? Why? What is to be gained by driving our nation deeper and deeper in a life of fear? So, why are we allowing this to happen? Indeed, have we lost our resolve?
I'm sure somewhere, Franklin Delano Roosevelt is very, very disappointed.
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Can anyone tell me why?
[Read the article: It's not us against them; it's us against you]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Not that I expected any of the names to really change, but Pelosi has to feel good that she picked up more votes than originally voted for the measure - but why did Dennie Kucinich vote "Present"? Is that some procedural vote to bring it up later? As a candidate, wouldn't/shouldn't he be out front to override the President?
http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2007/roll276.xml
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I'm pretty sure I'm in the minority here....
[Read the article: A note about War Room's reader comments]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]but well said, Alex. It's about time.
I'm as passionate as the next person, and have my favorite in this campaign, just like others do. But the remarkable decline in civility - from our go f#@$ yourself Vice President to the most 'spirited' blogger - all have me thinking: Who's teaching our children, and what are they learning from us?
We've all just suffered through 7+ years of "You're either with us or against us" and are therefore unpatriotic - haven't we learned anything from this? Go ahead, disagree (it's as patriotic as you can be!) and make your points and support them. But please - remain civil and remain respectful in the process. It's a matter of individual and civic dignity, and it's on also on the decline in this country. As a result, is it any wonder the rest of the world looks at us like it does today?
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Speaking of 'flap' - Is Clinton being called to testify?
[Read the article: Did the "bitter" flap affect the race?]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]I just got this via email - not sure if there is any truth to it or not. But - and that's a rather large butt - if it is, what could this do to the poll numbers?
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Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY) is a named defendant in a civil case for fraud and campaign finance violations, and could be charged with criminal perjury. The trial date will be set on April 25th, 2008, 3 days after the Pennsylvania Primary.
The case is filed in the Los Angeles Superior Court.
You can view all of the details of this case on the court's website:
WWW.LASUPERIORCOURT.ORG
In the Civil Column, click on CASE SUMMARIES
Then enter this case number: BC304174
PETER F PAUL VS WILLIAM JEFFERSON CLINTON
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Did you say Cleveland?
[Read the article: First-half predictions: Predictably bad]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Actually, I don't think we misheard you - I think you might have been dyslexic when you listed out your AL Central Picks:
"Predicted finish: Cleveland, Detroit (wild card), Kansas City, Minnesota, Chicago"
I really think you meant to list them in the opposite order, right?