Letters to the Editor
Samson141
Published Letters: 96 Editor's Choice: 7
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Your answer reminds me of a Dan Bern song:
[Read the article: Our new friend is a racist -- should we dump him?]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]The Facist In Me
When I vote, I vote democratic
And sometimes further left like peace and freedom,
Or even libertarian
I’m pro-choice, pro-environment
Against large corporations and the neutron bomb
But when I’m stuck on the freeway
And it's hot and someone cuts me off
I think they oughta fry that son of a bitch
It's the fascist in me
Learn to speak English, get a job, get a life
It's the fascist in me
Get rid of that smell, go back where you came from
It's the fascist in me
You're a burden, you're a drain on the economy
It's the fascist in me
It's so distasteful going to the grocery store
For some Haagen Daaz on a Saturday night
When you have to pass this vermin
I given to seven charities
I’ve played five different benefits
In the past month
My bumper stickers say:
Save the whales, visualize peace, NPR (KPFK)
But when someone's rude in a restaurant
I’d like to make them look at the barrel of a gun
And then we'll see how smug they are
It's the fascist in me
Wish I had the power to seize your house
It's the fascist in me
Wish I had the authority to take your tongue
It's the fascist in me
I’d run you naked through the middle of the town
It's the fascist in me
You'd live in fear knowing every creak of the floorboards,
Knock on the door, or cry in the dark of night, could be your last
Sometimes I just want to take half the world and decree that they all go away
Everyone's stupid and no one has anything very insightful to say
It's the price you have to pay
I’m tired of it today
I’d like another way
It's the fascist in me
Wear some normal clothes, don't have so many children,
Learn to speak English, get a job, get a life
Where'd you get that car?
Which drugs did you sell?
How'd you get that job?
Which quota did you fill?
I’d like plant my fist in your face
Don't talk so loud
Don't walk so slow
If you just disappeared, no one would care
No one would care if you just disappeared
Your mother oughta be down on her knees
Cleaning up my kitchen
It's the fascist in me
It's the fascist in me
It's the fascist in na na na na
It's the fascist in me
Learn to speak English, get a job, get a life
It's the fascist in me
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Deering ...
[Read the article: Our new friend is a racist -- should we dump him?]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]"And, as I noted before, the whites who engage in this denial have the luxury of never having to deal with the consequences of tacitly approving racists and their attitudes."
Do you think whites have never had to deal with prejudices of various sorts? Regional, gender, religious, cultural, looks, and on and on? You need to get out more. Skin color is far far from the only metric of "otherness" or basis for discrimination.
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Is the humor here ...
[Read the article: Scott Bateman: Variety SHAC in "Resolutions"]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]how lame the comedy is?
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Don't Cry fro Me Rodham Clinton
[Read the article: Obama co-chairman: Clinton didn't cry for Katrina]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Don't cry for me Rodham Clinton
The truth is I never left you
All through my Obama days
My mad existence
I kept my promise
Don't keep your distance
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All the candidates should submit lists ...
[Read the article: Obama co-chairman: Clinton didn't cry for Katrina]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]of the things they believe worth crying about. Asteriks ought to be added next to the listings they have cried about and two for those they cried about in public. This information is crucial to our ability to select the best candidate.
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Matthews need to learn to use Google
[Read the article: "Name some of Barack Obama's legislative accomplishments ... if you can" ]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]http://my.barackobama.com/page/community/post_group/1000AmericansforObama/CHjY
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Is the letter edited?
[Read the article: My half-brother locked me in the closet and I think I'm to blame]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]It seems like there is a lot missing here, or Cary is able to read between the lines far better than I can. Siblings have rivalries. Teenage boys are often sadistic adolescent schmucks. Some people get off on masochistic roles or just like attention from idols (e.g., an older brother). Is there signifcantly more here? I'm not trying to be cold or take sides at all, I just don't really read the letter as describing more than run of the mill disfunction among adolescent siblings and neurotic after effects. Serious? I guess. Uncommon? I doubt it.
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Why not the Daily Show?
[Read the article: Book news and media campaign coverage]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Author - blooger - Salon - etc. ??
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re: your update
[Read the article: Is it "contradictory" to decry the right's tactics while insisting on their equal application?]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]I don't think they mean for "elitist" to mean "wealthy." I think they use "elitist" as a code word for someone from the other side of the cultural divide - someone who believes they are "better than you."
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Re: the update on the polling
[Read the article: David Brooks' fictitious defense of his industry's behavior]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]I'd like to think that was truly representative, but I wonder if it isn't more representative of what people know they should say in response to such a question? "Oh, no, not me, I'm not interested in gossip"
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jelly beans
[Read the article: Who can win the big states?]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Even simpler:
You love cherry jelly beans; like strawberry ones, and hate licorice ones. You're offered a cherry and a strawberry; you pick cherry, of course. You're offered a strawberry and a licorice; you pick strawberry, of course.
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more jelly beans
[Read the article: Who can win the big states?]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]The real questions here are:
- are there a significant number of people who only like cherry?
- or are there a significant number of people who if denied cherry, will spitefully refuse any jelly beans?
- or are there a significant number of people who favor licorice over strawberry, if they can't have cherry?
These are the things Clinton must be implying with her assertions, right?
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manyctnj
[Read the article: Who can win the big states?]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Is there any polling or other data to show that Clinton won any Reagon democrats or more independents who are on the fence and would seriously consider McCain't? I would think Hillary is more likely to scare away any voters with even the slightest of Republican leanings.
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So...
[Read the article: Quote of the day]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]at best he's saying that while it may be harmful and ineffective for children generally, it might be a good choice for certain individual kids, and only their parents would know????