this really is one of the lowest things i've ever seen. while Gary Tennis has done (or taken part) in several things that fit into that category, i just never thought i'd see the day.

(+i'm sure it was the sma'cos.)

On that television series Lost, there's this part where the doctor with the uber-sick sister (I think the character's name is "Juliette") gets to the island and has to go see the therapist. Afterwards, she runs into a man who asks her how it went and she says something to the effect of how she didn't like it because the woman is obviously a 'spiteful' person. She says it in this way that implies she doesn't have a stake in it (and barely cares), but that she knows people like that can be a liability and that's 'just how it goes.' And as if to confirm/illustrate her point, the man says, "That's my wife"/'don't feel bad, that's why we're separated.'

I'm not comparing myself to that 'person' (the doctor character), but I understand the sentiment and think about that scene every time I try to broach an ugly subject with/in (what is) an infant medium. (It's a start.)

I know people who will play this card (rape or child molestation) in venues like this to advance their agenda/some bizarre ulterior motive. And I know people who just don't know how to deal with the situation and have never seemed to be able to get any closure. The plurality makes me think it's a cultural issue. But I also know Gary Tennis is a POS. There are advice columnists out there who (believe it or not) actually give advice. Historically, Gary isn't one of them. I also know that while people like Dan Savage (and I assume others-I've been meaning to write Jeff Goldberg about those kids who were defecating next to my lawn fence last summer) might get over-the-top, fake letters, Gary's "fake letters" are more likely to be composed by himself or by a like-minded conspirator.

I've had brief conversations with the life editor of this publication. She seems really, really nice and I doubt she'd encourage some of the things I think everyone knows go on here. The Walsh woman probably would. Gary definitely would. A lot of people seem to think Journalism was once an honest+rewarding+hard day's work=honest+rewarding+hard day's pay and that new media is killing that aspect of it. I think this column is a good 'case in point.' I'm surprised someone let Gary Tennis anywhere near this subject. Disappointed, too.

I don't get the newsletter very often anymore, but I got it today (@12.04pm, for anyone counting). I was feeling especially Violated (to the point where I was having a hard time deciding if I should cry or not) and thought I'd see what sort of monstrosity this POS could compose on the subject. I'm sure I'll continue to read other parts of this magazine (+can't speak for anyone else), but this column consistently makes me feel dirty and/or 'icky.' I hope you guys seriously think about doing something about it.

(+Some of Salon's commenters are alright(+). I wouldn't fight it out here, but if you really care about your feelings, it couldn't hurt to have someone else try to pick out the good ones for you. For what it's worth, when thinking about my own feelings of being violated, I decided an apology/admission wouldn't help me coexist and benefit from the same society I have to share with the person/people who did it. Doesn't mean there weren't other things worth trying, I just didn't think an apology or admission would make things any easier. Good luck.)

Glenn, I have met several white people in Detroit who think Barack Obama can't be trusted because he is a muslim and that the ACLU are a bunch of left-wing nutjobs who want to take over the government. I also know cab drivers who (I think I've mentioned this in a letter to you in the past) came here from 3rd world countries after trading a Technical for citizenship (that's hard to get, man). And I noticed that one of the local media companies has a black helicopter. And I don't necessarily think they have it like that to get people riled up and boost ratings, but sometimes I wonder. I was trying to find examples of this sort of behavior and - I mean, since you're the hard-hitting, hard-nosed, made-out-of-iron-and-integrity blogger, I thought maybe you could tell me if you've ever seen this kind of s**t going on @Salon.

You're a lawyer, right? I mean, I don't know what you know about Japan, but you know all kinds of stuff about other "Crazy Stuff." Is that tradition a form of symbolic confession, or is it to protect the general public from behavior that isn't covered by law?

For real-if you find these cultists (I think the Onion did something on them recently), I (as a Big Glenn Greenwald Super-Fan-Ra!), or even just people you think you can crucify as such (I think anyone on a witch hunt should stop for a second and think about what-the-fuck it is they're doing) please do not start beating them up -even, monger things like Fear and Hatred -with your Powerful (and Plentiful) Words.

'Cause it takes a real POS to do something like that. I'm not a Japanophile, but from what I understand, their culture encourages self-policing of that degree of disgraceful behavior.

What the Old White Man (I couldn't see who it was) just said at the AIG/Bernanke hearing.

No matter how loud you want to talk, it's so, so, so bad.