Letters to the Editor
GrantS
Published Letters: 54 Editor's Choice: 6
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The first step starts with one person.
[Read the article: Old boys' network invests in female entrepreneurs]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]If only one woman "gets" what Goldman Sachs is attempting then this training will have paid off. These women need a local role model and a mentor; this program is trying to cultivate such. I believe it will reap what it is sowing.
Word of mouth is very powerful in these countries. Having someone prove that the training will pay off paves the way for future successes. The psychological barriers can be enormous and this is one attempt to overcome fears.
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Can't wait...
[Read the article: Deconstructing "10,000 BC" ]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]to see the souped up documentary. Unfortunately the trailer looks like there is some raised structure (more than two stories) in the background. Is this plausible?
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Squandered past; future uncertain...Compliance from a weak-kneed press corps
[Read the article: How the press failed on Iraq]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Mitchell's lament, though correct, doesn't change the past, present and possibly future course of journalism. Toadies still exist and crying the indecency of it all won't change anything. Journalists near the levers of power won't relenquish their positions in order to pressure for truth or openness. That none of these cowards will fall on their swords and ask the hard questions is what is hurting the medias image.
Solutions?...I'm not sure what the turnover is for the press corps near the president but it surely isn't renewed often enough. If the reporters knew they only had one chance to get a story maybe they might be a little riskier with interviews.
Remember: the government is a media whore when it wants to be; the press can dig in and be skeptical when it is needed the most. The media has more power than it realizes and it has squandered its best opportunities.
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It's easy to pick on atheists.
[Read the article: I don't believe in atheists]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Atheists generally stay on the fringes and it is attacking articles just like this that keep them doing so. Hitchens and Harris are rare outspoken atheists who could have done a better job selling non-theism.
There is so much wrong with this article. Hedges is misinformed about atheism and is spreading lies and innuendo.
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Sure the GOP will make it stink come November...
[Read the article: The GOP attack plan for Barack Obama]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]This is to be expected. Staying above the fray seems to be one of Baracks gifts - hopefully he can hang through the muck come November as well as he has now. It seems the problem is the right tends to usually have a more organized chorus from the rank and file along with the blowhard radio hosts. This year there seems to be more noise coming from the Democrats - for good reason. Finally this will be a year the Republican shouters will be shouted down.
Here is a SwiftKids ad I found on Youtube. There is one for Hillary too that's even funnier. The only thing that's not funny is the lame republicans who will take it seriously.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhEPNOusKv4&feature=related
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Hyperbole, lying, quitting, and fantasies.
[Read the article: My childhood dreams are shattering as I approach adulthood]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]As always Cary's mystic answer befuddles me. Using hyperbole to emphasize when a thought pattern is taken to its logical end can be self-destructive, I think can be effective. Unfortunately being misread is always a danger. Of course I could be misreading you.
Are your suggestions an attempt to lead the LW to a real life job that allows him to give full expression to these fantasies thereby giving relief to the pressing need to lie and live in these worlds. If so I can agree with your analysis.
Now if you are suggesting to the LW that he continue to cater to these fantasies and delve into them ever further without regard- thereby continuing his lying behaviour - seems foolhardy. Are you saying he hasn't hit rock bottom yet and needs to go the distance to see the contradictions? Shouldn't a solution come sooner than later. It's not that I disagree with your methods; just the timing, as it could take years.
As for the LW, well, if lying is starting to bother you, then quit. Nothing wrong with fantasies as we all live with them.
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Salon is taking Obama's lemon and is trying to make lemonade.
[Read the article: Bitter as hell in Pennsylvania]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]And kudos to it for trying. A left wing newsite ought to support Democratic candidates in difficult times. Three cheers for Salon!
Now if what is said in the article is remotely true (and I have my doubts) then maybe- just maybe- Obama can get through this slip up unscathed. It may be evidence that some of the staunchest Republican voters are taking a second look at the choices and don't like something about McCain. There is no longer an immediate negativity to Democrats. This means they may hold their noses and vote for a Democratic nominee.
Or maybe I'm fantasizing. Thanks for letting me daydream Salon.
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Both parties are insecure about their nominee this time.
[Read the article: The haunting of the Democrats]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Sure there has been talk about the Dems blowing the general election in November - but this timid apprehension is warranted - given what happened to Gore in what should have been a rout in '04. Much of the talk is coming from the Republicans as well and this is the hope that Democratic supporters will leave themselves to be divided and conquered. When talk of one camp not voting for the other in November then, YES, failure becomes an option.
The ideas were well laid out in this article but winning the presidency occurs when the nominee appeals to the whole country - not just democrats. That this hasn't always happened can be blamed for more than delegates choosing poorly. Republicans wanted it more and got it by better organization and convincing voters by bashing Dems.
The real story is how Democratic voters rarely show solidarity like the Repubs do. This election cycle feels different in this respect and we see that McCain may not get the same priviliged circumstances as past GOP nominees.