Letters to the Editor
phunkjnky
Published Letters: 67 Editor's Choice: 1
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C'mon HRC supporters...
[Read the article: Hillary's team crosses the line]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]If one of your co-workers/bosses went around telling people that they were named after someone famous and it was obvious that they weren't and some of other myriad of lies that she's spun over the years including the Bosnia debacle, you would rightfully hate her.
She's that officemate who takes credit for work she didn't do, lies about her weekend exploits, and no you can't meet the wonderful guy she's seeing because... ummm... he's a traveling, ummm Rolls Royce salesman and he's in London this week... You know the type... none of us like them in real life, why are some of you so hell bent getting her into the Oval office??? Do you think things will change? What about when there's something the public should know, but there's even a small reason to cover it up? What then? Do you honestly think the truth will come out then?
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@J.C.
[Read the article: More on the "menaissance"]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Wow... where does one start? Your post reeks on man-hating, down to the lying on taxes bit... When did lying on takes become masculine domain? Take your sexist ball and go home...
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@AKASmith
[Read the article: Welcome to the "menaissance"]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Two things here, one agreement, one disagreement...
1) I hate to revisit the Cowboys wallpaper but if I must, I must. There is absolutely no way to know everything about everybody, and I'm sure that you would admit that we all change over time. That said, you have no idea if you husband 5 year from now will pose such an idea to you. This is territory you may have covered previous to marriage, but i doubt that it was ever covered in specifics. I had no idea 5 years ago that I would be a huge fan of Spanish soccer and the English Premiership. There's no conversation that could have precluded this. What do you do when your husband suggests something that shocks your sensibilies?
2) I agree with you on the death of personal responsiblity, and the rise of narcicism. It's funny... When the new screws up in the office, we all gather round to watch them squirm when the boss asks them about. It's funny how no one is at fault at first. Finally, it takes some sayting "Dude... dude, you fucked up. Just admit to it." Once someone takes responsibility, we can fix the situation. But no one seems to want to own up to their mistakes. It's always someone else's fault. If you listen to them long enough, they've never made a mistake. It makes me think of the mortgage crisis. Here in Massachusetts we someone who has been evicted from their home becuase they made a reckless financial decision and bought a huge home for big money on the back end. Now they are screaming for the state to bail them out. It's not their fault they bought a home they can't afford, it's the state's. I can get a mortgage... today... I don't because I know that I can't really afford it. If I had this person's mindset, I'd buy the house anyway because someone else will pick up the tab. I could beat personal responsibility to death, but I won't. It comes down to this: no one can make you do anything... We are where we are because of choices we made, not because someone forced us there.
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I'm always a little leery...
[Read the article: T-shirt: "I was raped"]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Of people who try to put shocking things on T-Shirts. Maybe it comes from being one of those kids who tried to push the envelope with his shirts in high school, but I tend to look at people who wear shirts like that as desparate for attention. Anytime I've actually engaged someone in conversation over a shirt slogan I've been let down.
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@Jameka
[Read the article: Americans more ready for a black president than a woman?]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Did you actually read what you wrote? In debate, and what we TRYING (not always successfully) to do here is to have debate and discourse. There are rules to debate. Most of them apply in courtrooms also. One of the most basic is that arguments that are not refuted are conceded. You and your Hillary apologist ilk have not refuted, and as a result have conceded almost every anti-Hillary argument posted. The courtroom scene would like something like this:
Me: Your honor, I do not support Hillary Clinton because she is a liar, most recently demonstrated by her Bosnia/Sniper fiasco.
You: Objection your honor, he is being sexist!
Me: Your honor, this is an opinion about one woman, if my opponent cannot demonstrate a systematic pattern of sexism then this doesn't apply here. If she's not careful, I may sue for slander.
Judge: Objection overruled.
See how uncompelling that is? Now repeat this scenario for all her various flaws I may take issue with... You and the rest of apologists come to the debate with one rebuttal, SEXISM!!! and it is getting tiring. If any of you could actually justify her activity, I'd love to see it and engage it. Until you stop screaming sexism and actually face the music and answer for your candidate, don't expect any kind of mercy or any kind of respect even, because right now you are acting like the teenager who didn't get what they wanted and is now martyring themselves for the whole family to see. I want debate, I want an intelligent exchange of idea that i don't necessarily agree with, not this intellectually dishonest weak-ass crap that so often appears on this board. Non-thinking, Hillary as a victim posts will be summarily mocked... Now a well thought out Pro-Hillary post, that would be interesting... But so rare...
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@ RealityCounts
[Read the article: Americans more ready for a black president than a woman?]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]That's a promise I can make. I don't know who I'm going to vote for in November, if I cast a vote for president even.
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@Jameka
[Read the article: Americans more ready for a black president than a woman?]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]That;s exactly what I'm talking about... Not one actual rebuttal, to my "juvenile argument. I ask about character flaws and honesty and I get "Your argument is juvenile, and you are sexist." No one wants to REALLY sort through Hillary's skeletons, it far too creepy back there.