Letters to the Editor
Bukk63
Published Letters: 581 Editor's Choice: 64
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Vindictive
[Read the article: Think censor: Apple's lawyers shut down rumor site]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]The terms of the settlement probably specifically preclude him from being vindictive, even though I don't doubt he has very good reason to be.
The most amusing thing about this story is the way it has, as Apple stories always do, brought out the ninnies who "will never own an Apple product because some random Apple user on the internets was mean." Good grief, people. I've known some doctors who were real assholes, but they won't keep me out of the emergency room when I'm seeing arterial blood flow.
I happen to own two Windows computers and two Macs. All four are "real" computers that do what they do well enough for the my needs and the needs of my family. If I'd based my purchasing decision on the behavior of other users, I wouldn't have any computers at all. Not Mac, not Windows, not Linux. Every platform has its adherent jerks, and probably a few adherents who are perfectly nice. And they're irrelevant to the choice of which computer to use.
The computers on my desk are not the living embodiment of either Steve Jobs or Steve Ballmer, two highly creepy men who bring ill-repute to the name "Steve." My Macs are not a television commercial, they're computers. My HP and Dell are not marketshare, they're computers.
Choose the machine that works for you. But if you base your choice on the fact that some stranger was not nice about their choice, then you're just an idiot. There's ALWAYS someone who is mean or arrogant or cruel. I guarantee your favorite dessert is beloved by child molesters and crooked cops. Your chosen means of travel is also used by rapists and politicians. Your brand of shoes can also be found on the feet of bullies and wimps and frat brats. Get over it, already, because if you don't, the very computer you're using belongs to an emotional infant.
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Really, it's nobody's business but the people involved
[Read the article: Shaming Jamie Lynn Spears]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]No one's. Not even Nickelodeon's. Whether you or I or anyone else approves or disapproves of her behavior is irrelevant. Take care of your own genitals, and stop worrying about what total strangers are doing with their's.
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Obama is Lieberman Lite
[Read the article: Barack Obama's nouvelle vague]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]And that could possibly be even worse than Bush Lite. God help America if the Democratic ticket ends up with both Clinton and Obama. Sure, any Republican would be worse, but that's not saying much.
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How about him doing his job first?
[Read the article: Barack Obama's nouvelle vague]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Obama has been so busy the last few years running for his next job, he couldn't be bothered with doing his current job. How about showing up for a vote every now and then, Senator? How about leading by actually doing rather than "leading" by talking nebulously about hope 'n stuff?
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Just think, if Obama wins, we'll be one step closer to a Lieberdroid as president
[Read the article: On caucus day, Zogby has Obama on top]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]But at least, unlike Holy Joe, Obama talks pretty. And he inspires! Something!
Then he triangulates, gleefully puts on a right wing frame, and stands tall with a homophobe.
But he inspires us. No, really he does.
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Yay, whoever beat Ohio State
[Read the article: King Kaufman's Sports Daily]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Back when I lived in Ohio, I was actually a fan of Ohio sports teams. Then I moved away and still rooted from afar. But distance provides perspective, and the luster started to wear off, particularly about The Ohio State. Then I encountered Mikes Pace, and the last of the scales dropped from my eyes. Yay That Team From Louisiana! Yay Even A Team From Florida! Yay Anyone Who Beats THE Ohio State Poisonous Nuts!
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I'm an Edwards supporter
[Read the article: Where would Clinton be without Edwards?]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]My primary isn't until the Cabinet has been named though, so my vote doesn't mean much. And I haven't thought Edwards had much chance from the beginning. I just happen to think he's the best of the Democratic candidates.
Is he perfect? Hardly. None of them are. (Not even Obama, Obamadroids.) What he is is the guy who kicks every Repubs ass in head-to-head polling, while He Who Stands Tall With Homophobes but Gives Great Speeches and Sigh Not Clinton Again barely break even or lose. What I want IS NOT ANOTHER FREAKING RETHUGLICAN ADMINISTRATION. Pretty speeches and dynasties are irrelevant. What matters is who will beat whoever claws his way out of the GOP gutter.
Now, I have no idea if I'm a typical Edwards supporter or not. Were I voting in New Hampshire, I guarantee you my vote wouldn't have been bled from either Obama or Clinton, and if Edwards wasn't in the race I'd more likely look to other candidates than to either of them.
Policy-wise, he's more than solid and trends more progressive than either Obama or Clinton. But he won't win. It'll be one of the two anointed ones. And that's who I'll vote for in the general. I won't be thrilled, but faced with the possibility of McCain or Romney or Huckabee (thank God Rudy is dying a death), I'd almost be willing vote for Lieberman, so of course I'll vote for Obama or Clinton2. I just won't be as pleased about it as I would be if it were Edwards.
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Well
[Read the article: Poll: Republicans have sex more often]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Throwing your wife on the floor and shtupping her while she copes with the horror by chanting Bible verses under her breath is "having sex" only in the technical sense.
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Dallas is the most vulnerable
[Read the article: King Kaufman's Sports Daily]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Jessica Simpson will say naughty words that will upset lip-readers everywhere, resulting in a nationwide prayer vigil begging the Lord for vengeful justice. And since we all know that God cares deeply about the performances of professional football players and the results of games, AND we also know intercessionary prayer works because that crazy preacher on BET says so, God will cause Tony Romo to be an oaf and blow the game.
In Green Bay, Matt Hasselbeck will have two prayer's intercepted and fumble another, resulting in a Packers victory.
In New England, Bellicheck and Brady will continue to benefit—for now, he said ominously—from their blood-signed pact with the devil, and in New England, Peyton Manning's operating system will run smoothly without a single kernal panic.