Letters to the Editor
phunkjnky
Published Letters: 64 Editor's Choice: 1
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Do the reading
[Read the article: Quote of the day: Obama on Clinton ]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Anyonew who claims to "trust" Hillary wasn't alive for the last Clinton administration, or just plain old hasn't done the research, and willingly runs around with hand over their ears singing "LA-LA-LA-LA!"
Someone who lies as easily and often as she does, about things that don't need to be lied about cannot be trusted to tell the truth about things of national importance. Now run along, put your hands back over your ears and go back to singing, because God knows, you don't REALLY want to know the truth, do you? You're far more comfortable in the lie she's spinning right now.
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@deepertruth
[Read the article: Quote of the day: Obama on Clinton ]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]It's not too late too pull out of this total brainlock... Listen to yourself, both you and your sister "heard her speak." THIS is your research, your due diligence into your candidate? Read "Re-Writing History" by Dick Morris. Morris was a Clinton aide, and advisor during Bill's years in office. He wrote this book previous to '04 campaign, so this was not written with this campaign specifically in mind. It is a great read, and exposes Hillary's layers bad and good. But then again, Hillary supporters don't like to read anything that doesn't parrot their views
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@ Anon
[Read the article: Quote of the day: Obama on Clinton ]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]dick morris is faux news right wing clinton hating flake who USED TO BE a democratic, but followed the money (and maybe his own true nature who really wants to know) like Chris Matthews
I notice know complete lack of refutation on your part. According to the rules of debate, my point is conceded by you and carries. Nowhere do you refute what is written as untrue (because you you can't), so I see the writer's current affiationas irrelevant to the point at hand. Really, this is like arguing with a child.
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@Anon
[Read the article: Quote of the day: Obama on Clinton ]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]You really do the rest of your supporters a disservice with the ad hominem attacks. If you want to support Hillary, that's fine... you're free to do whatever you want. I just find it interesting that no disputes the truth of Mr. Morris' book, but instead they act like children and say things like,
"But he hates Democrats now!" or "He's a Republican now!" And if you somehow believe that one side has a monopoly on truth telling, then this country really is doomed.
This is a search for truth, not "But his views don't agree with mine. Be the bigger person, politics is no place for childish attitudes.
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RE:Quality isn't all that relevant
[Read the article: V-DVD Day: Sony's Blu-ray wins the format war]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]I'm not quite sure that the comparison you're trying to make is valid in the video market. Companies like Fujitsu (until recently), Pioneer Elite, Runco, Vidkron et al. have made a quite a living making higher end products. (I work for a distributor). Right now, demand for Blu Ray is out of control, I carry 3 brands of Blu Ray players... none in stock for a couple of weeks not, none coming for a few more... The demand is there. When Samsung hit the market for a combo HD-DVD and BluRay player, it sold out the day we got it even though it had a $800 tag on it.
I think Blu Ray will succeed for two reasons... Every PS3 has one, and it's the next gen of storage media also...
By the way, Beta may have been a consumer flop, but it was the video standard for over 20 years on the professional side...
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Parents
[Read the article: Quote of the day]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]My parents were both public school teachers in an inner city. My brother and I both ended up in public schools. It was tough, sacrifices were made, multiple jobs were held, but one thing remained constant... Results were demanded, good effort at minimum. My kids will go to private schools if it kills me, and it's not that I believe that caliber of student is necessarily different, but I believe that the expectations of everyone is higher, parents, teachers, students et al.
It all comes from the parents. If the parents instill a love of learning in their children at a young age it will carry them through the rest of their life. I have many friends with learning disabilities who fought through them because they and their parents would not accept defeat. I used to hear from my dad all the time about his parent teacher conferences, and the parents fell into three groups: those who never showed up (and whose kids invariable were failing), the parents whose kids could do no wrong (Not MY child! and yes, most of them were failing too), and the parents who showed up and had a genuine interest in how their child was doing and if there were things that they could improve upon. I'll leave it to you who was getting the better grades. The single greatest factor in how a child does in school is how their parents value education and how well they hold their children's feet to the fire of education.
It cannot be overstated that peer pressure is a big factor as well. If your kid hangs out with mostly screw ups, well the chances are that they'll end up a screw up also. But the opposite can also hold true. One thing about private schools I'll never forget is the feeling of being the only one in class without their home work, and the shame of standing out for my failure to do something so simple and important. More often than not, I got my homework done after that.
But it comes back to parents... No matter how much money you throw at the problem, segregate, desegregate, change teachers, you can't force parents to be more active. It is a choice they must make for their children's sake, until then you might as well be fighting a forest fire with a leaky bucket.
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Parents correction
[Read the article: Quote of the day]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]I meant to say that my brother and I both ended up in private schools.