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• Monday, March 6, 2006 12:50 PM

  You People Disgust Me

  Ever since Salon decided to turn the letters section into a free-for-all, I have been appalled by the painful imbecility of my fellow readers. The reaction to Wilson's SPOT-ON review of the Oscars is no exception.

  Typical were lines like this:

  Another reader fed up with Cintra's moronic and uninspired reviews

  Yeah? You left something out, Anonymous: "Another chickenshit who lacks the courage of their convictions and refuses to post their real name."

  Hey, monons! JON STEWART ATE IT. 90% of his material flopped, and I wasn't very impressed by the stuff touted here as "hilarious." Yes, it's true that he occasionally misses on "The Daily Show", but you've ironically proved Cintra's point: Last night he missed MOST of the time. And he did look increasingly pained as the show went on. Billy Crystal at his best has always been the best ever, period. Stewart use of "Daily Show"-style gags wasn't the complete disaster that was David Letterman's only showing as host, but it was close.

  And although I like Reese Witherspoon's work, Felicity Huffington's performance was, by ANY credible measure, head and shoulders above the other laides nominated, including Witherspoon. Although I don't generally traffic in conspiracy theories, I understand Wilson turning to one - however ironically - to explain the completely vanilla display we had last night. It was grotesque.

  Last but not least, you people have no taste in movies, none whatsoever. This was a tough year in the Best Film category. Every movie nominated was deserving of the award, but when I look back on all those films CRASH is indeed just that much better, just enough to put it at the top. Everybody has an opinion, yes; some are educated and indicative of taste. Most are not. Like most of yours'.

  —Rob Anderson
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