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Building Bridges

8.13.07 @ 12:01AM

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I am old enough to remember the abuse and killings of priests and nuns in Mexico during the period just preceding the Spanish civil war. It was not until the 1960's clericals could travel openly in Mexico wearing their identifying habits. Whatever became of the American free press? Well, that's our national joke, isn't it?
-- James Atkinson

PALEOLIBERAL
Re: Michael Roush's letter (under "Newsweakling") Newsweakling Reader Mail:

I not only enjoy reading the articles in TAS, but trying to determine if those who claim to be conservatives are conservatives. Most who claim to be "Reagan conservatives," based on Reagan's record and their positions on the issues, aren't while others are just mystifying, because time and again they seem to be parroting the liberal party line albeit less aggressively. One contributor, Mike Roush of North Carolina, sometimes seems to be a paleoconservatives (conservatives who've totally repudiated Reagan and are best exemplified by one of the media's token conservatives Pat Buchanan), but at other times he seems wedded to liberalism with his Cindy Sheehan position on the war in Iraq.

His allusion that mankind is potentially to blame for global warming/climate change, because of pollution (not solar activity, emissions from volcanoes or historically documented natural cycles) seems to clinch it -- he's a closet liberal. If not he needs to be far more skeptical of the partisan media (aka drive-by or mainstream) in this country or he's going to be duped over and over again. Conservatives need to remember that liberal, liar and journalist are synonymous in 21st century America.
-- Michael Tomlinson
Jacksonville, North Carolina

I found the letters in response to the Newsweek article on climate change fascinating. The observations consisted of: (1) kill the messenger (Newsweek), (2) Clinton did it. Presumably, nothing bad has happened in the last seven years, (3) we can't do anything about it and (4) I'd rather see waves covering Mt. Everest than concede anything to "liberals."

The "left" has nothing on the "right" when it comes to lunacy.
-- Mike Roush
North Carolina

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