Letters to the Editor
blunderdog
Published Letters: 526 Editor's Choice: 10
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Rescind the death penalty, I guess
[Read the article: Ardor in the court, Part 2]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Sure, the prosecutor and judge should be disbarred, but overall, it's not that clear to me what bearing this affair has on the outcome of the case. I acknowledge the impropriety and agree the two lawyers should pay with their careers, but...
Was there anything inappropriate that occurred during the actual trial?
If the guy committed the murders, the inappropriate relationship between judge and prosecutor isn't really the most relevant concern here. Is it?
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Good point, Fester
[Read the article: McCains owe more than 100K in credit card debt]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]"Dividend income would explain both why she her tax rate is about 15%, and why she uses an AmEx card to smooth out the cashflow and why she carries a balance."
Gee, could it also explain why it's suddenly become SO FREEKIN IMPORTANT to McCain that Dubya's tax cuts not be permitted to expire?
I seem to recall McCain's opposition to the cuts at the time. I guess a few years of seeing his wife's real income get a nice boost must've convinced him of the error of his ways.
Or maybe not. Perhaps
John McCain's position on
___his wife's income_____
has never changed.
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Some of this stuff reads like farce
[Read the article: What happened to McCain the reformer?]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Only the Truth is:
1) crazy enough
2) stupid enough
3) propagandistic enough
4) all of the above
to suggest that the DNC was "in the tank" for Obama from the beginning.
!?!?!?
Amazing. I hope like hell you're being paid for this stuff, OTTer.
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Thanks for the replies
[Read the article: "She had her mouth on my dad's penis!" ]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]I see a good case for concern over whether we can feel comfortable evaluating consent.
No one wants demented rapists running amuck in Golden Acres Home of the Shady Years.
In the specific case described in the Slate article, if "Dorothy" was blowing "Bob," as the eyewitness testimony suggests, it sounds like consent was definitely mutual.
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How can a father of a lesbian gripe price?
[Read the article: Quote of the day]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]There's a whole 'nother father of the bride to split the costs with!
A much better deal than the tab the dads of het women get stuck with.
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@ last digit, cool thought!
[Read the article: Tell us how you really feel about Social Security, John McCain]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]"I think you will see American retirees finally discover the upside of emigrating in large numbers to somewhat less expensive countries."
That'd be awesome. Wouldn't that fix the SS and Medicaid/Medicare systems just incidentally?
It might speed up traffic in the left lanes, too.
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@ Ron
[Read the article: Ardor in the court, Part 2]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Yes, disbar the two of them, definitely. Agreed.
But this is brought to light because the man on death row is about to be executed. That's my primary concern.
Being that I'm no fan of the death penalty, I'd favor staying the execution indefinitely, or better still dismissing it completely. But what is the procedural resolution for this kind of problem?
The case is ancient. Can it be appealed? And if it could, why wasn't it at the time? Did the trial, even though it may have been improperly influenced, prove the guilt of the defendant?
Does anyone want to call for a retrial of the guy?
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Times a'changin
[Read the article: Various items]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]The recent BA grad who "didn't know" that the government is required to have a warrant to tap your phone...
I wonder if that's really a failing of the educational system.
The theoretical requirement might not really be representative of the world we live in. Hasn't everyone figured out by now that ANYTHING can be digitally recorded with tiny devices and published/posted to an audience of millions around the world in a matter of minutes?
This is a relatively recent development, but there are few people unfamiliar with examples of leaked surreptitious recordings. Video, audio, text, whatever. It's pretty easy to capture it and make it public. And there are eyes and ears EVERYWHERE.
The legality may take awhile to catch up. The kid ain't necessarily an idiot because some distinctions people used to make don't appear to make sense anymore.
Walking on a street in a major city, you are very possibly under video surveillance for much of your time.
If you...smoked a cigarette after claiming in public that you'd quit, would it be somehow unethical for a person with the video to reveal it on the Internet?
(These are musings, by the way. I support rule of law!)
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Hey, 5designers5
[Read the article: Baby mama drama]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]You should print that post out and share it with all your black friends.
If you don't have any, use it as an icebreaker and try to make some.
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If the MSM was doing a good job...
[Read the article: Various items]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]...none of this would be an "issue," would it?
The problem with a "citizen journalist" like this is that she's not a journalist. She's a citizen.
About the only thing of any value that she did for us for make a recording. Her words are worth no more than any other voice from the Internet.
But at a public event, such as the ones Obama and Clinton were at, it doesn't make any sense to concern-troll over these guys' "right to privacy."
Nothing you do in public in front of witnesses should EVER be considered "private."
If I want to stand on the side of the road with signs and a bullhorn, I have no legitimate claim that the words I spoke while I was doing that are "private."
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Edwards would make a great Veep
[Read the article: John Edwards not ruling out veep slot]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]He's invisible to the media, so he could handle all kinds of errands and chores that Obama won't have time for.
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Why is Joan Walsh Supporting Sexism?
[Read the article: Tin-eared at MSNBC]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]By constantly appearing on Hardball (specifically) and MSNBC (generally)?
There's a lot of sexism on MSNBC. And for sure, Chris Matthews is a sexist who launched some of the most egregious assaults on Hillary Clinton during her campaign.
So why keep supporting these guys? Why not stand on principle and refuse to appear on the network until they apologize?
(Or whatever else it is you might want...)
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Bleh
[Read the article: Gambling with science]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]We gotta stop trying to protect people from their own worst impulses.
Not because it's a bad idea, but just because IT CAN'T BE DONE.
If you find a way to keep "gambling addicts" out of casinos, what good does it do anyone if they start visiting bookies? Or back-alley craps games?
Universal access to social workers is probably the best bet.
BTW: calling gambling "addictive" stretches the meaning of "addictive" so far as to be worthless. It's too bad that there's no way to back up on that "xxxxx addiction" crap that became so popular in the '80s.