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Haylie's Comment

8.17.06 @ 12:01AM

GIRLIE GIRL
Re: Haylie Renae's letter (under "Fan Mail from the DNC") in Reader Mail's Nature Wars:

Please tell me that Haylie Renae's letter was actually a satire dreamed up by an intern working for Karl Rove. Her mix of English and Spanish is precious. And if she really does flip through magazines eloquently, then this one-woman hootenanny is in rarefied company, right up there with Katharine Hepburn in The Philadelphia Story.
-- Patrick O'Hannigan

While I'm impressed with 15-year-old Haylie Renae's ability to express herself on the issues, and go so far as to write the Editor of The American Spectator, in typical liberal fashion she:

Uno: Takes a selfish viewpoint and ignores the wider implications of redefining marriage and the corrosive effects on society's moral standards that would result. (Conservatives are not trying to separate people who love each other.)

Dos: Couldn't care less that abortion is the killing of a human life.

Tres: The flap over The Da Vinci Code centers around the supposed marriage of Jesus and Mary Magdalene, a story that was based on fraudulent documents in France which Brown admitted using for his source.

Quatro: "Global Warming is a joke and should not be taken seriously." Who said that? The criticism is that it is not as conclusive as the left implies, that "man" is responsible for global warming, or that the extent of the warming is as bad as they say, nor even unprecedented. (There are scientists who disagree with the whole liberal global warming theory that are not given the same amount of press exposure.) Haylie, reading that The American Spectator magazine may have been your first step into the light out from the "dark side." Keep reading.
-- John Nelson
Hebron, Connecticut

TAS has come through again with a lot of food for thought in its articles and especially the letters section. That letter from the 15 year old was a real hoot. (Hellooo, anyone home dear girl? I would suggest she educate herself on global warming and stop parroting the liberal screed of doom.) Interestingly enough , a military history magazine, this month, has a fine article about appeasement which goes against popular perception of the issue, especially as it pertained to the Second World War. The article states that Chamberlain had no choice but to appease Hitler since the British were pretty well bled dry in the First World War and had not yet recovered militarily, while France had adopted a policy of "containment" with its Maginot line and wasn't about to commit itself to another bloodbath without being ready for it. The article also stated that Hitler could have kicked both nations butts if they had interfered with his reoccupation of the Ruhr. I would say the article puts the argument about appeasement on its ear pretty good, though I will not say I entirely agree with it.

Yes, I have to agree the Republican party has cut it's own throat but will the Democrats take over in November? That remains to be seen since while they may sense victory, it does depend on how upset the conservative faction is and if we really want the loon party in control of Congress, even with George in the White House. Let's remember, we still have troops in danger and having the cowards in charge won't bode too well for them. This brings up the recent conflict Israel is having against the other terrorists and the fact they were stopped again by the UN from wiping out the scumbags, with help from the Bush administration. Once more, defeat is snatched from the mouth of victory, IMO.

Lastly, Miami vice? I would say the corruption in politics there is symptomatic of the moral corruption prevalent in this nation today, not only in government but within society itself, especially in the area of the acceptance of homosexuality as a protected right, that supercedes all other rights. We are witnessing the destruction of the "great experiment" that took root in 1776. We didn't need an enemy storming our beaches to defeat us, rather we rotted out from within.
-- Pete Chagnon

...and so what's the point of printing a letter from an arrogant 15 year old kid who thinks the adverb "eloquently" can describe flipping through a magazine?

I shudder to think of the printed tongue-lashing this girl is going to get for simply reciting the half-baked, puerile beliefs taught by your average middle school teacher, who, by the way, would surely praise her "courage" in speaking out.
-- Deane Fish
Altamont, New York

Haylie Renae's letter to TAS show us several things.

Numero uno: Our education system is now totally in ruins. The idea she has been given any facts on global warming instead of left-wing propaganda is laughable.

Numero dos: I hate to inform you of this simple fact, young lady, but men (and women) make laws all the time that take away your choices. You can't legally take illicit drugs, engage in prostitution, or even save your money for your retirement as you see fit.

Letter to the Editor

topics:
Education, Satire, Abortion, Environment, Global Warming, Law, Military, Iraq, Israel