Letters to the Editor
moira kelly
Published Letters: 305 Editor's Choice: 37
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Does anyone in this administration
[Read the article: Gonzales in training]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]have a classical education? Apparently not, or they would have learned by now...oh what a tangled web we weave, when first we practice to deceive...
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I realize that I'm showing my age,
[Read the article: Gonzales in training]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]but this reminds me of: "Innocent people are not suspects, and suspects are not innocent people."
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As others have pointed out,
[Read the article: Yeah, that's the ticket]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]it is damn near impossible for email to ever be completely deleted. But there is another source for these "lost" emails.
I'd wager my last dollar that at least one little ambitious repub monstor - maybe some flunkie who wiped Goodling's ass in the hopes of nabbing her job - kept copies of ALL correspondence as a get out of jail card. These guys knew that what they were doing was wrong, and they knew that if it came to tears, they would be tossed overboard in a New York minute.
Right now, a form of musical chairs is being played out among the numerous flunkies involved. They are meeting with highly-paid criminal defense attorneys, trying to figure out whether to jump now or wait in the (vain) hope that this will go away.
Mark my words: these emails are not lost. They are not even misplaced. Expect to see them, sooner or later.
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Mr. Imus
[Read the article: Firing Imus was the right thing]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]is an employee. He did something to mightily offend his employer's clients. His employer has every right to fire him.
I own a business. I have fired employees for failing to speak and act in a manner consistent with my goals of client treatment. It is that simple.
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Enough with the First Amendment
[Read the article: No more whining excuses]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]and political correctness run amok crap. CBS made some quick back-of-the-envelope calculations and discovered that keeping Imus would cost more than he was bringing in. I do not listen to shock (shit?) radio or TV, and I have come to learn that this is not the first time he has vomited on some innocent third party. The world changed around him, he didn't get the memo, and he's history. If there is still money to be made on him, I'm sure he'll find a cushy berth.
The reason Rush, Bill, and Ann still have gainful employment is because they bring in more $$$ than they cost their employers. One day - trust me on this - they will stomp on what has always been a dead wire, only to find that it is SURPRISE! a live wire - and they will be history.
Finally, Imus is 66 (or 67) years old. He is a grandfather. He is rich beyond the wildest imagination, he has everything is this world, and he STILL gets his rocks off bullying young women. Good god amighty, what does he have to be so damn angry about?
We tell non-white non-male people in the US that if they work hard, play by the rules, and keep their head down, all the doors of opportunity and wealth will open to them. Along comes Imus to remind them that, in the eyes of some, they will NEVER be anything more than their gender or their ethnicity or their race. THAT is the real scandal here.
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mdhpiper,
[Read the article: No more whining excuses]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]have patience. One day Limbaugh will be outed as a gay man and his support from the lunatic fringe will evaporate. Coulter lost quite a few of her papers with her slur against the 9-11 widows. She will learn the limits of what is acceptable - but it will be too late for her, too.
Oh, and the LW who pointed out the tendency for rich white men to blame black men for everything: I think the lunatic right wing fringe has already assigned responsibility for 9-11 to women who have abortions.
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debonair73,
[Read the article: Is Rush Limbaugh next?]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]liberals are not going to take down Limbaugh. The conservaties are going to do that themselves. Rush is going to get caught one too many times going to a sex trade destination (such as the Dominican Republic) with a suitcase full of viagra and cash (sound familiar?), and someone somewhere (probably some ambitious jihad preacher) is going ask the question: Why is a single born-again Christian going to a destination specializing in the sex trade with cash and viagra?
Limbaugh is going to be outed as a closeted gay man and then his so-called supporters will abandon him. The right can forgive drunks, drug addicts, chicken hawks, drug pushers, scammers, adulterous conduct (as long as it's straight and not gay)and all manner of slime (Falwell, Robertson, Scarborough) but it can't handle gay. You heard it here, first. Rush is a closeted gay man, and one day, he'll be outed. And the cons will have done this one themselves.
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Rush and Viagra
[Read the article: Is Rush Limbaugh next?]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Rush is supposed to be a Christian, and he is single. Why does he even need viagra? He's supposed to be chaste.
Child prostitution is not legal in the DR. And if he were going to male prostitutes...well, that wouldn't go over well with the wingnut crowd.
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I live in the DC metro area,
[Read the article: I'm a jazz pianist, nearly 50, and I need to make some real money!]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]and attend LOTS of local plays, concerts, theatre, etc. Many - I would say most - of the actors, singers, musicians have real jobs in public school teaching. It's the only way they can live decently. Only the super stars of the arts can live on their talent. Everyone else has to find something else to do.
The LW doesn't indicate where he lives, but most states have a program aimed at older students who want to go into teaching. I am certain that your local universities and community colleges will have certified-by-the-state programs that will enable you to get the proper certification in about six months. By the way, your masters will come in handy. Most states are contractually obligated to pay teachers with advanced degrees more than those without advanced degrees.
Don't dawdle. Yahoo "your state + careers in public teaching" and see what comes up.