Letters to the Editor
david-smith
Published Letters: 100 Editor's Choice: 8
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What Do the Eunuchs (f.k.a. the Democrats) Do Next?
[Read the article: Goodling's mea culpa]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Well, with testimony that reflects this almost unimaginably dismissive contempt for the rule of law and the funndamental values of American democracy, clearly it's time for the Eunuchs (f.k.a. the Democratic Party) to put their foot down and get really tough. Specifically, they should forcefully announce that unless Karl Rove calls a press conference and asks forgiveness for fucking them in the ass for the past seven years, they're going to suggest that the grunting, half-human fanatics from Regent University be reduced from 95% of new hires at the Justice Department to only 75%.
That'll show the Republicans who's boss!!
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OMG: How DARE You Call the Commander-in-Chief a Lying Sack of Shit!!
[Read the article: The president's selective intelligence]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]cwnidog,
Though you couldn't, of course, be more correct that Bush is, and always has been, a lying sack of shit, I'm afraid that's a thoroughly unacceptable manner in which to refer to our Commander-in-Chief. Forget about the fact that the putulant imbecile is a war criminal and a mass murderer, or that he has spent the end of every day he's been in office squatting down and taking a heaping shit on the U.S. Constitution. All that may be true, but a letter I recently wrote to Salon in response to a May 10 War Room entry, "You Have More Bread Crumbs Than I Do," was nonetheless censored and deleted because, guess what: I called Bush a "lying sack of shit."
In response to my email asking why, I was told by a Salon functionary that there is a policy against "gross insults" against public figures, and that, while "he wished Bush were gone," he "doesn't want to read a publication that refers to him as a lying sack of shit." Instead, the publishers of Salon insist that letter say something such as the following:
"I don't think George Bush tells the truth, and I sure wish he weren't our Commander-in Chief anymore."
So don't forget: With its new letters policy, Salon is a publication that doesn't merely prohibit irrelevant or vicious personal attacks, but one where the delicate sensibilities and elevated sense of decorum of its staff members are valued more highly than the political views of those stupid enough to pay for the privilege of subscribing. (And make no mistake about it; calling Bush a "lying sack of shit" is, indeed, a political position.)
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Wow! Now THAT Is Political Courage.
[Read the article: Maybe she just wants to spend more time with her family]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]What extraordinary political courage! Maybe next, those muckracking Democrats can issue a subpoena for Karl Rove's schnauzer, so he can also come down to Capitol Hill and piss in their faces. Maybe if they keep up this bold strategy for another year or so, Gonzales will resign and the Democrats can finally claim a great victory in order to stop all this oversight bullshit.
Of course, it's also possible a true miracle will happen, and the Democratic Eunuchs will spontaneously grow a functioning set of testicles. In that case, the worthless hacks WILL SERVE THE GODDAMN ROVE AND MIERS SUBPOENAS THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN ISSUED.
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Bullshit from an Unfit Bully
[Read the article: The president and the peach man]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]If you can speak English in this country and work hard and have dreams, you can make it. That's the great story of America.
Yes, even if you butcher it like a petulant imbecile every time you open your stupid hole, and even if your dreams are to impose your will on your moral and intellectual betters.
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The Kind of Political Courage that Really Makes You Proud
[Read the article: A Senate panel rejects Bush's secret interrogations]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]The Senate Intelligence Committee has signaled to the White House that an infamously abusive secret CIA program to interrogate high-level al-Qaida types may have to be scrapped, given "the damage the program does to the image of the United States abroad."
What in Christ's name does that mean? Are we supposed to entertain the ludicrous notion that this half-human imbecile would consider prohibiting torture just because the United States Senate doesn't approve of the practice? When the fuck has this simpering half-wit or his merry band of proto-fascist thugs ever given the slightest indication that they give a shit what anyone else thinks?
Gee whiz, the Committee believes that “consideration should be given to whether it is the best means to obtain a full and reliable intelligence debriefing of a detainee."
My God, that’s the type of resolute political courage that leaves you breathless, the kind that would have made Roosevelt or Lincoln blush with pride. Just imagine: instead of that bullshit Emancipation Proclamation, Lincoln could have issued the following Tentative Recommendation: “Serious consideration should be given to whether treating black people as farm animals is really good idea. Of course, we would never imply anything so radical as the suggestion that Negroes are actually full-fledged human beings; but still, we hope the Confederates will seriously consider admitting they’re a bunch of traitorous scum and setting all their slaves free.”
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How About Some Political Foresight From the Democrats?
[Read the article: Could a Libby pardon help Bush?]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]It would be really refreshing to see some political planning and intelligence from the Democrats for a change. Specifically, every one of them ought to screaming to the high heavens starting right now that Bush is absolutely planning to shit all over the Constitution and subvert the rule of law just as he always does, this time by pardoning Libby. In fact, they could probably goad the petulant imbecile into doing it just by continuously goading him, like the dumb animal he is. And who the hell cares anyway? I sure don't give a damn how long Libby serves in prison. I care very much however - and so should the Democrats - about excoriating and demonizing Bush at every opportunity, and branding the Republicans with Libby's misdeeds. The best way to do that is to raise the bar on a pardon with constant denunciations, so that setting Libby free will make Bush even more intensely despised than he is now.