Reader Mail
Hear Them Roar
The Wonkette left joins the reactors to Ben Stein on Nixon, Felt, and Cambodia. Plus: Throwing Danica’s weight around.
p>
STEIN’S THE ONE
br>
Re: Ben Stein’s
Deep Throat
and Genocide
and Reader Mail’s
Feltgate
:
/p>
Interesting thought — without Felt’s leaks would Nixon have held on? And if he did, wouldn’t that have led to a President Reagan in 1976 and left Jimmy Carter back in Georgia? Ford required the full power of the White House to hold off Reagan in the primaries. Would have an unelected Vice President have had the same power? Without Nixon’s removal, would Carter have managed to get the Democratic nomination?
p>Ford ran a late-starting general campaign that still almost beat Carter at the last second. It seems much more likely that Ronald Reagan would have beaten Carter (or any other of the rather weak field of Democratic candidates in 1976). How different would events have been with a President Reagan instead of a President Malaise in the late '70s? br> — Leonard Speakman br> Hockessin, Delaware /p>There is no doubt now that Ben Stein is an egregious pandering hack. It is surprising that a magazine that seeks al least to be marginally credible would lend its masthead to such incredible twisted logic and further to use the tragedy of Cambodians in the service of making obviously inaccurate statements.
Letter to the Editor View all comments (3) | Leave a comment
Related Articles
More Articles From Reader Mail
http://spectator.org/archives/2005/06/03/hear-them-roar
Follow us:
ADVERTISEMENT
Current Issue
- Inside the Gates of Eden
- Hannah and Her Friends
- Of Wizards and Weapons
SPONSORED LINKS
FLASHBACK TO: 1995
-
Pope Culture
A man of faith in a godless age is hitting Americans where it hurts.
-
Why the GOP Does Not, Like, Totally Suck
Mr. and Mrs. American Spectator Reader, let P.J. O’Rourke talk sense to your kids.
-
Dames at Sea
-
In the Absence of Guns
In Britain, defending your property can get you life.
-
The Metaphysical Martini
-
Counting the Costs of Clintonism
The debacle of this president’s administration is both a cause and a symptom of the decline of American values. Unless Congress impeaches him, that decline will go on unchecked. An eminent jurist surveys the damage and assesses the chances for the recovery of our culture.
-
Chuck McHagel
It won’t take long for conservatives to scratch this presidential wannabe off their 2008 scorecard.
-
The Legacy of Old John and Mother Fresh-Roasted
-
It’s the Best Time of the Year
The American Christmas, like the songs that celebrate it, makes room for everybody under the rainbow. Is that why so many people seem to be hostile to it?
-
The Bush Crack-Up
Was the President done in by the economy, or by the politics of the economy?
Clip of the Day
ADVERTISEMENT
