Letters to the Editor
Spinozist
Published Letters: 22
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Ouch!
[Read the article: "Yes, we can"]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]That was bloody dreadful.
Here's hoping it doesn't influence anyone, as any influence would have to be for Clinton.
Please let me have those few minutes of my life back.
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Thanks, Bill, for addressing the nation's critical shortage of blogs
[Read the article: Hillary Clinton's Web 2.0 presidency]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]It's a well established truth of political theory that the effectiveness of governmental institutions is measured by the number of blogposts they generate. Had there been a functioning FEMA blog, the response to hurricane Katrina would have been vastly better. A decent blog at the DoD would have prevented the debacle of Iraq. The subprime mortgage meltdown is due in large measure to the absence of blogs at Treasury and Commerce.
Thank God for political visionaries like the Clintons! The era of big government is over, but the era of blog government will soon be with us. Rejoice, fortunate citizens!
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McCain can read?
[Read the article: Hewitt lives to propagandize another day]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]I wonder if "The Pet Goat" figures prominently in his reading list. It helped turn W into a bona fide war hero.
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Not as lame as the first one ...
[Read the article: "We Are the Ones"]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]but still pretty lame.
What's next, a death metal anthem for the guy?
I think I'm now embarrassed to be an Obama supporter.
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A new record for lameness has been established.
[Read the article: "Hillary in the House"]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]We're eagerly waiting for the McCain entry to see if the current record for lamest campaign video stands. But the Clinton crowd has definitely set the standard. That was the lamest thing since Lame went to Lametown for the Lameolympics.
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You got the date of Sheldon Brown's death wrong.
[Read the article: Life and death and bicycling]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]The great Sheldon Brown died on Feb. 3, 2008, not March 3.
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Why the surprise?
[Read the article: Lessons not learned]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Glenn, given the many ways in which you've documented the self-deception, arrogance, vapidity, and other failings of the liberal hawks, you can't honestly be surprised at this outcome, can you?
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The Platonic form of awfulness
[Read the article: Hallelujah, it's raining McCain]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]What do we have here?
Chubby, homely women who can neither sing nor dance slogging their way through a dreadful bit of pop music that's been re-tooled to sing the praises of a superannuated warmonger.
It's postively sublime.
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Truth, justice, and the American way!
[Read the article: "That's even worse than being a Democrat"]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]There really is just nothing about this administration that isn't appalling. Even the old Soviet Union looks pretty good in comparison to this mess.
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You watched that mess?
[Read the article: Worst. Debate. Ever?]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]I tuned in for about three minutes, then saved the evening by watching hockey. Condolences to anyone who actually sat through that pitiful thing.
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Well, in comparison with "It's Raining McCain", not so bad.
[Read the article: "Crank That (Mike Gravel)"]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Although the lyric "The way you lay pipe is incredibly hot" was a definite low point.
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That's the best they could do?
[Read the article: MoveOn picks winner of Obama ad contest]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Maybe it's just me, but that didn't work at all. The notion that Obama is some kind of post-political figure is simply not credible. And linking him to Reagan is just annoying.
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It has to be something to do with a doping investigation
[Read the article: Sorenstam, Henin quit while they're ahead]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Is there a golf/tennis version of the "Operation Puerto" that has hastened the exit of many cyclists?
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But he didn't promise to give everyone a puppy!
[Read the article: McCain camp targets battleground states]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]It's beyond me how anyone can vote for a candidate who promises to fix everything wrong with the economy, but ignores the fact that so many people don't have puppies to play with. If McCain wants to be taken seriously, he's got to address the national puppy deficit.
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Haven't we heard this story before?
[Read the article: Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi working to end race]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Seems to me that Reid, Pelosi, Dean, et. al. have been described as working on some sort of endgame scenario at least since early March. Hard to see how this counts as really newsworthy, but I guess I've just gotten cynical.
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Hillary ran a lousy campaign. End of story.
[Read the article: Ferraro wants study on sexism, racism in campaign]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]I seem to remember Hillary taking Iowa for granted, spending lavishly on worthless pollsters and consultants, and generally running a campaign that could do next to nothing right. That might be an explanation for her failures.
There can be no doubt that sexism or gender stereotypes played a role in the campaign, too. But it's worth remembering that one of the most egregious examples of sexism was the "Hillary in the House" YouTube video that solemnly declared that "There's a great big mess in Washington, and we need a woman to clean it up." For those who can bear to watch, the link is below.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=knBNX_evIOo&feature=related
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This I don't get...
[Read the article: Obama's delegate roundup]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Sources say "the senators don't want to pound Hillary Clinton, and there is a sense she should be given a grace period."
I can't think of anyone who needs a pounding more than Hillary. And what's so terrible about having the contest wrapped up on Tuesday evening as opposed to Friday noon?
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Probably an endorsement he could do without
[Read the article: Carter to endorse Obama ]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Considering Obama's problems with the Jewish vote in FL, I'm not sure this is gonna do him much good. Carter is anathema to a lot of otherwise Democrat leaning Jews in FL, largely because of his stance toward Israel. Time will tell if it makes any difference.
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Angry over her mistreatment?
[Read the article: The other 18 million]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]I apparently missed the point in the campaign where Hillary was mistreated.
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Does one fry a "battered president" in oil?
[Read the article: Conservatives angry at Bush over his statement of regret]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Perhaps the war cheerleaders can come up with the money to by a few barrels of $120 oil and deep fry their president in some west Texas intermediate crude.
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So, Iraq doesn't want to be a US colony?
[Read the article: Iraqi leader: Talks on security hit "dead end"]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Gee, these folks don't know how to treat their liberators, do they? As a sovereign nation, do they really have any other option than to be a servile colony?
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Well, it's something.
[Read the article: Obama's new ad hits back at McCain]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Not terrible, but on the whole a bit underwhelming. Biggest problem is that the ad fails to take advantage of McCain's famous "I know fuck all about economics, and I don't care" remark.