Letters to the Editor
Baldie McEagle
Published Letters: 992 Editor's Choice: 3
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@scooter
[Read the article: Chris Dodd's leadership vs. Clinton and Obama's game playing]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Sorry I've been so slow in catching up with your straw man production. But I'm disappointed. We've been lecturing you on the Constitution for how many years now? And you think you can turn the tables on us?
You're getting out of touch, my friend. And BTW, yes, we'd all be thrilled to hear our representatives stand up and tell somebody he's full of shit, they way they used to in the good old days. Too bad about Stark---at 75, he's old school.
The rest of your post, after "nitwits," makes no sense at all. Try again tomorrow.
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"reality-challenged"
[Read the article: Chris Dodd's leadership vs. Clinton and Obama's game playing]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Back it up with a link, Scoot.
See what I mean? You're all snark and false bravado, no substance. Hang it up.
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@Scoot
[Read the article: Anonymous Liberal for Glenn Greenwald: The raw politics of telecom immunity]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Scattered and incoherent half-thoughts were thrown together to make your comment. Please see me after class.
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It's stale, but I can't resist
[Read the article: Anonymous Liberal for Glenn Greenwald: The raw politics of telecom immunity]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]nababble:
Lets consider the following hypothetical. Should corporations (or individuals for that matter) consider it their obligation to second guess law enforcement/security agencies of the US government about their judgments about how best to protect our homeland against implacable enemies of our beloved country?
YES.
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File Not Found
[Read the article: Chris Floyd for Glenn Greenwald: People get ready -- one shoe away from war with Iran]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]The apparent link to a report of casualties didn't work. I see no reports of casualties on the Web.
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Yeah, uh-huh
[Read the article: Chris Floyd for Glenn Greenwald: People get ready -- one shoe away from war with Iran]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]The Iranians are going to "come over the hill," sure.
Because they're all nuts, right?
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@Chris
[Read the article: Anonymous Liberal for Glenn Greenwald: Giuliani on torture]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]but if it's discussed in public, it must be OK, right? I do think the "hiddenness" of hidden practices is readily taken as a sign of their wrongness---as you suggest. Putting it out in the open neutralizes that gut reaction.
Wait until Oprah interviews a pedophile. You'll see.
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Oo, oo, a military guy is here!
[Read the article: The growing link between the U.S. military and right-wing media and blogs]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]And "a Captain in the US Army with two tours in Iraq." He must know what he's on about---when it comes to serving in the military, that is.
Captain Rohan, forgive me if I do not immediately and vocally honor your service, as others have done, or consider it automatically of any value in this forum. You volunteered; you served; you endured hardship; you were paid. And apparently you returned with the same small-minded, ignorant, arrogance with which you probably signed up.
Please correct me if I'm wrong. I recognize that the armed forces are far from monolithic, as you say---but then you spout the usual misinformed military-man garbage. What are we to think?
Soldiers are necessary. So are firemen and policemen. I treat all with respect until they display the chip on their shoulders. Where did you get yours from? Where do you get off boasting of your military service, while dismissing someone's law degree, in the context of a discussion of the appropriateness of the American armed forces allowing themselves to be co-opted by the White House? Is this topic forbidden to mere citizens?
Can you address this topic without displaying that chip on your shoulder? Believe me, your contribution here will be more fulfilling if you don't. I don't think there are any military-haters here, and I think you have seen that already.
Sorry, I feel this needed to be said.
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[Read the article: Chris Floyd for Glenn Greenwald: People get ready -- one shoe away from war with Iran]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]It will expand its Islamic Revolution quietly into the Caucuses and the Islamic former Soviet states
True.
This will be called The Quiet Revolution. Like the the Orange, the Velvet, the Chestnut, the Rose, etc., etc., etc.
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@anon
[Read the article: Anonymous Liberal for Glenn Greenwald: Giuliani on torture]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]That person didn't belong in a prison. He belonged in a hospital for the mentally ill. Do you happen to know why all the mentally ill end up in prisons now, mr. "liberal" ?
I believe it was Reagan who let all the nuts out of the mental hospitals. Is that what you mean?
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[Read the article: Anonymous Liberal for Glenn Greenwald: Giuliani on torture]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]I don't think most poeple here would disagree with you on the points you raise.
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Base
[Read the article: Chris Floyd for Glenn Greenwald: People get ready -- one shoe away from war with Iran]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Found this, about the base planned to open in November. Nothing about any incidents there.. The base seems to have a certain amount of rationale behind it. If its purposes are purely nefarious (hard to separate out pure nefariousness when you're talking about genocidal invasions and brutal occupations), I'd guess the most likely aim would be to catch the sneaky Persian red-handed. Shouldn't be too hard to pull off, if Petraeus and Bergner's claims are even 10% true.
http://www.rferl.org/featuresarticle/2007/09/a607380b-d8a9-445e-930d-a147b57b0415.html
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@gekkobear
[Read the article: The growing link between the U.S. military and right-wing media and blogs]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]yeah, that's what Glenn said. Lefty truth is the only truth, and the Pentagon always lies. I heard him.
Did you want to factor the quality or truth of said leaks into your analysis? As in, leaks with no documentation/leaks with no attribution, vs leaks with documentation/attribution. You're welcome to start doing that at any time.
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Good research
[Read the article: Why James Inhofe tried to sabotage open access]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Apparently it takes less to buy a senator than I ever would have dreamed. But I'm not sure it's as tidy as all that.
Note that the Reed Elsevier ownership of Lexis Nexis as well as the Reed Business Information division, and probably many other divisions. These people do far, far more than scientific publishing---they just partnered with the state of Oklahoma to handle statewide public-school geography testing, for example.
My point being that open access isn't a great idea just because a very wealthy (for a publisher) conglomerate bought a right-wing senator, thus proving that all scientific publishers are evil.
In my experience, they're just evil to work for.