Letters to the Editor
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Published Letters: 173 Editor's Choice: 2
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WHAT IN HELL DO WE DO ABOUT THE RIGHT WING NOISE MACHINE?
[Read the article: Right-wing blogger geniuses expose another journalistic fraud!]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Glenn, your post yesterday was the last straw for me about the sham that passes for discourse in this nation. The RWNM has powerful influence in formerly "neutral" MSM sites such as ABC, CBS, and, to a lesser extent, NBC. Fox, of course, is literally run by the RWNM. As a result, those who get their "news" from ABC, Fox, etc. and do not have access to the Internet have a completely screwed up view of the world. The RWNM is completely divorced from reality. Worse yet, reading your story reminded me of one of the "news stories" from the Fall of 2004, where Dan Rather was "axed" over a fake news story (concerning Bush's National Guard Service) that I believe was a clever plant from a RWNM nut.
We all desperately need to read Al Gore's "Assault on Reason," and contemplate how we can save the MSM from the RWNM assault on truth. Our nation's future depends on it.
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It's Time to IMPEACH the Bastards!!!!!
[Read the article: Bush's magical shield from criminal prosecution]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]The last two plus weeks have finally brought the Impeachment issue out from under Pelosi's table. Yet, so far, Congress acts as if nothing has happened. Here is my congressperson's (Anna Eshoo's) reply to my letter to her asking her to support Dennis Kucinich's Articles of Impeachment of Dick Cheney:
Thank you for contacting me about the Scooter Libby trial and your thoughts about impeaching Vice President Cheney.
The Bush Administration has been able to operate in an unfettered and unchecked way under Republican majorities in both the House and Senate over the last six years. As a result of this, no questions were asked, no oversight was exercised and essentially, blank checks were issued. We're now, with a fragile new majority, actually reversing the above.
Recently, the President commuted the prison sentence of I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby who was the Vice President's Chief of Staff. Mr. Libby's trial and conviction of perjury and obstruction of justice in the Valerie Plame leak case raised many questions about the integrity of the Executive Branch. The President's action raises additional questions about his commitment to hold accountable anyone in his Administration involved with leaking Ms. Plame's identity. Congress is already holding hearings to investigate the abuses of the Administration and will continue to. What disgusts
me and many others is the fact that Paris Hilton has served more time than Scooter Libby ever will for what he was convicted of.
On the subject of impeachment, I've lived through the
impeachment process and witnessed firsthand how it tears the
country apart. I think it's time to bring the country together. We have to move forward and impeachment, in my view, will heavily distract from the critical work of reversing the disastrous policies of this Administration and will bring to a halt progress being made on important issues including ending the war, healthcare, global warming, and our nation's economic competitiveness.
Since the start of this new Congress, the House has held hundreds of oversight hearings covering the war in Iraq, the response to Hurricane Katrina, the firing of United States Attorneys, and the treatment of our veterans at Walter Reed. And there's so much more to do. We either grind to a halt, or move forward.
If you have any other questions or comments, let me hear from
you. I always appreciate hearing from my constituents and ask that you continue to inform me on issues you care about. I need your thoughts and benefit from your ideas.
s/ ANNA ESHOO
Since writing the letter to Eshoo, I have read Gore's "The Assault On Reason," and have witnessed the continued Administration stonewalling of Congressional Subpoenas. I agree with Glenn Greenwald, Al Gore, Bruce Fein, and many other constitutional scholars: its time to impeach BOTH Dick Cheney and George Bush. It's doubtful that any Congressional investigation will be able to uncover the evidence unless they bring impeachment proceedings FIRST. If the Bush Administration stonewalls an Impeachment proceeding, they would do so at their legal and political peril.
As for Eshoo's comment that there is "more important" work to do, WHAT work is there for Congress, anyway? Bush simply vetoes bills that don't comport with his extreme right-wing view of things, and scares Congress into giving him what he wants with respect to Iraq.
IT's TIME TO IMPEACH!!!!!
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NATIONAL CONSCRIPTION - NO EXCEPTIONS
[Read the article: The Weekly Standard's "9/11 Generation"]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]There's an easy answer to the problem posed by Greenwald: national conscription, with NO deferments. That way, the chickenhawks will be FORCED to put their bodies where their mouths are, on the front line. Will never happen, of course....
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IMPEACH, IMPEACH, IMPEACH!!!!!
[Read the article: John Yoo -- then and now]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]John Yoo is only being as disingenious as the entire body of far right wingnuts that are currently running this country. We MUST keep the pressure on Congress - I am currently preparing a several page letter to my Congressperson, Anna Eshoo, to urge her to change her position on impeachment. If ALL of us write our congresspeople, they will have no choice but to listen.
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AL GORE FOR PRESIDENT!!!!!!
[Read the article: Democrats' responsibility for Bush radicalism]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Glenn, I read your post this AM, about the Senate's caving in to Bush, ONCE AGAIN, despite the Democratic "majority." Unbelievably, even my own senator, DiFi, voted in Bush's favor. I will deal with her office on Monday, since her office is "closed" for the weekend, and I cannot leave a message on their antiquaited voicemail system.
Al Gore, nearly TWO years ago, gave a fantastic speech about the President's lawbreaking, along the lines of FDR's "the only thing we have to fear is fear itself" speech. The current Democratic frontrunners, Clinton and Obama, are falling all over themselves trying to appear "tough on terrorists," with their escalating rhetoric about striking Pakistan and first use of nukes. I implore Al Gore to get into the Democratic race, or else we are simply lost as a nation!!!!