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12.6.02 @ 12:01AM

SURFING STIFF
Re: Editor's Note, Kerry On:

I'm a resident of San Diego's coastal community and must say I find the mental picture of John Kerry surfing quite amusing. I think the problem lies in his characterization; what I think he didn't want us to know is that he's so stiff his friends simply used him as their board.
-- Steve Wells

NICE TRY
Re: George Neumayr's From Stockman to DiIulio:

I read Mr. DiIulio's letter to Esquire and rather than pining for a return of the Clinton years I believe he was lamenting that the Bush administration is not the happy medium between the Clintonistas and the current administration. The quotes you cite were part of a long criticism of Clinton, that he and his gang were all policy, no humanity in direct contrast to GWB, who, Mr. DiIulio stated, has more feeling for the common man. Unfortunately for Mr. DiIulio, he has provided juicy quotes that can easily be taken out of context by liberals desperate for something to whine about. He should have known better.
--Edward T. Callahan
La Habra, CA

GUNS OF AUGUSTA
Re: John Corry's For Women Only:

This action on the part of women against Augusta National has nothing to do with the game of golf. It has ONLY to do with the beating down of male bastions. They have succeeded in infiltrating the Boys (and Girls) Clubs, The Elks lodges, VMI and the Citadel, Boy's (and Girl's)Town and numerous other places where men were free to gather and discuss male subjects without interference from the weaker sex.

There are many women-only golf courses in the USA; try to get your son into Wellesley College or the Daughters of the American Revolution.

In short, this is another move on the part of the feminazis to make manhood irrelevant, and until this end is gained, the war will continue.

To the membership of the Augusta National Golf Club, stand fast, don't be cowed into compromising your principles in the name of diversity, or correctness, or whatever label will be attached in the future.
-- Mike Minahan
Camillus, NY

It surely took Wyman a long time to find out that there were no women members. Wasn't he a 25-30 year member? Wasn't he also the big cheese at CBS (who has televised the Masters for decades). Apparently clueless. Or gave up after repeated bruisings from the "better half."
-- Tim Pfister

THE H-BOMB FACTOR
Re: R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr.'s Report From the Promised Land:

What is never mentioned in discussions of the de-facto Middle Eastern war is that Israel possesses thermonuclear weapons -- that is, hydrogen bombs, not those weenie little A-bombs the U.S. used to end our war with Japan.

That fact, coupled with Israel's solemn pledge "Never again!," should give pause to the less irrational of Islamists.

Were Saddam or another sandy megalomaniac to attempt the destruction of Israel, Israeli H-bombs would rain on major Muslim cities throughout the region, possibly beginning with Mecca and Medina, which would be eradicated, possibly permanently.

The very possibility that this scenario could eventuate should prompt Muslim leaders everywhere to restrain those attempting to impose on Jews a more final solution.
-- David Govett
Davis, CA

Letter to the Editor

topics:
Islam, Israel, Nuclear Weapons