Letters to the Editor
sqweekee
Published Letters: 16 Editor's Choice: 3
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Fun, fun, fun ...
[Read the article: The sexiest man living!]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Okay, I just have time to read the editor's choices (got to get back to the real world), but what about Barack Obama? His humble, intelligent charisma is where it's at for me. And, yes, he's got great eyes too.
Love that others on the list LOVE Howard Dean too. His mischevious, twinkling eyes do it for me. Bah hoo!
And, sorry, but after watching "Borat," I'm not sure I'd have put Sacha Baron Cohen on the list. Funny as all hell, but sexy? Yikes! I'd have put Hugh Laurie, or one of the other two above, in his place. Otherwise, I pretty much like your list.
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Hilarious
[Read the article: Bee sting]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Samantha Bee's humor is not for the thin-skinned (in any color). Those complaining are like people who watch "South Park" (or rent "Borat") and claim it's offensive. What the hell were they expecting when they chose to pay for cable and watch "The Daily Show"? It's crass, rude, and what's really getting it's critics worked up, is the underlying truth to it all.
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Huh?
[Read the article: Sympathy for the devil: Leave Rev. Al alone!]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]What was the point of that article? Just who is demanding "obeisance to the party line" here? Obama, apparently, isn't toeing the "we have been oppressed" line that signifies so much of Sharpton's (and, now, Dickerson's) word waving.
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Fox knows it's audience
[Read the article: Fox's Ann Coulter 2.0]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]And, thankfully, it's not me. Unfortunately, Rachel Marsden will follow in the footsteps of Ann Coulter and will make a fortune based on lies and innuendos.
Good luck America.
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Ditto, Eve
[Read the article: Bush's long history of politicizing justice]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]It hurts to see honorable governmental institutions turned into slimy political machines. These people are supposed to pledge allegiance to our constitution and country, not a person or party. It's gotten so bad, I can't watch television news without screaming every time George W or one of his cronies appears on screen. It's going to be a long time before our country gets its self-respect back.
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Nothing More About "Scrubs"?
[Read the article: The Beautiful Hospital]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Okay, I know this article is about all the pretty doctors on TV, but I wanted to say that I love "Scrubs". It's silly, but on many occasions, its emotional punch is appealing.
Its characters are fraught with hope and insecurities. And, while the stories are funny, they are also tragic. Patients die or move onto the outside world with difficult conditions. Doctors and nurses fall into sadness, self-doubt, or depression when they feel they have failed (if not their patients or each other, then themselves). But, in the end, they all manage to rally around to support the one in trouble and not necessarily in one half-hour episode.
And, in this age where the latest craze is to substitute pop music angst to convey emotion, these guys rarely resort to it. But when they do, they do it well. For example, "How to Save a Life" by The Fray is one of those songs and I think "Scrubs" used it better than "Grey's Anatomy." Instead of just playing over a scene, as in "Grey's Anatomy", the music and lyrics become part of the scene in "Scrubs".
Note: I have to admit, I do not understand the appeal of "Grey's Anatomy." I downloaded the episode, "Superstition", before commenting on its use of "How to Save a Life" and, well, I just don't get it. The characters, while pretty, and the story lines seemed awfully flat to me. On the other hand, I like watching House scowl, be a bastard, and solve all those impossible cases every week.
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Are we to lower ourselves to the level of radical Islamists?
[Read the article: Beyond the Multiplex]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]We are supposed to be a country governed by the rule of law. Ours is not supposed to be a country of an "eye for an eye." When we lower our standards, when we torture and kill behind closed doors, before determining guilt or innocence, we are no better than the radical terrorists who claim to kill in the name of God and religion.
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Riza should have resigned, and, if it stinks, it stinks
[Read the article: Wolfowitz's self-created "cloud"]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Riza should have resigned her post, instead of "forcing" her boyfriend into backdoor negotiations for her inflated promotion and salary package at State. Or, Wolfowitz should have completely removed himself from the situation and told Riza she'd have to figure out the situation herself.
So, the result is the stink. Publicly, Wolfowitz tells these countries needing development funding that they need to stamp out corruption, while he engages in the same practice behind closed doors. It's called hypocrisy. It's unethical to hold people to a higher standard than the one you are willing to engage in yourself. And, when people are caught doing just that, they wreck not only their personal reputation, but very often the reputation of the organizations they represent.
So, whatever "cloud" Wolfowitz claims is hanging over his reputation is one he created himself. And, since he is not an honorable man, the stink of the cloud continues to suffocate the World Bank and the countries they are trying to help.
You know, birds of a feather do flock together. Gonzales' stink has poisoned the Justice Department. Rove's stink has poisoned our country's politics. Bush's stink has poisoned our country's standing in the world. Wolfowitz is just another one of their kind.
Thankfully, the rest of the world is not beholden to Bush and his cronies.
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Wolfowitz did not go back to the ethics committee with the numbers
[Read the article: Wolfowitz's self-created "cloud"]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Did Wolfowitz go to the ethics committee with the numbers in his girlfriend's new, excessive, World Bank funded compensation package? NO. If he did, then he'd have the cover he was looking for.
Going to the ethics committee for approval to negotiate his girlfriend's compensation package? Was that a green light for him to break the World Bank's rules? I don't think so and neither does the World Bank. So Wolfowitz's arrogance, hubris and cronyism come shining through again. He ought to pay the price for thinking the rules he wants applied to the rest of the world do not apply to him.