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2.6.08 @ 12:01AM

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CALLING OUT CAMELOT
Re: Raoul Felder and Jackie Mason's Camelot or Cesspool?:

The Mason and Felder article about the Kennedy Klan ought to be required reading, not just for the voters but also for Barack Obama -- wasn't it just a few months ago that Fatso Teddy was referring to Barack as "Osama"?

Speaking of Teddy, he was the first person that came to mind when I watched the latest Joran van der Sloot video!
-- Jack Hughes
Chicago, Illinois

As a foreigner, I feel it is improper of me to comment on U.S. domestic politics. But surely, for all his sins, JFK got one thing at least right -- the war in Vietnam. It was the highly moral and ethical defense of a friendly nation with at least, like South Korea and Taiwan, the potential for evolving into a genuine democracy, against direct Communist aggression, and it was largely successful It stopped Communism in its tracks and saved the dominos of south-East Asia from falling before they could develop their economies and political institutions. In fact, it paved the way for the winning of the Third World War.'
-- Hal G.P. Colebatch
Nedlands, Western Australia

Jackie puts it into perspective. It also shows how the powerful left-wing media can create illusions to protect their guy. Can you imagine if any Republican had such a scandal-ridden family as the Kennedys or the Clintons/Rodhams? The press would thoroughly excoriate them. Camelot indeed.
-- John Nelson
Hebron, Connecticut

Great article, but what always catches my eye is the association of the word "Camelot" with the Kennedy clan. While Hollywood gave the word one meaning, any English-French dictionary will immediately show the irony of the association. Camelot = "trash," "rubbish," "waste," etc. I always thought that Jackie, she of French family roots and a student in schools in France, truly understood the irony of nicknaming the refurbished White House of her husband's era, Camelot!!

Keep up the good work. Regards,
-- William (ich dien) Knecht

The Kennedy Camelot fantasy had more of the odor of a Middle Eastern camel lot than that of a King Arthur style Camelot.
-- Jan Wood

The entire Democrat ticket is a cesspool. Anything which Bill Clinton BREATHES on has a strength to gag a maggot.

Kennedy, Clinton and now poor Obama all have the stench and filth of dirty politics. We, the American Voter, are held as nothing but useful idiots used to put and KEEP these miscreants in power.
-- Sandra Bellomo
Seminole, Florida

Much like the "Bush Derangement Syndrome," the "Kennedy Camelot Myth" endures. Both epitomize Vladimir Lenin's immortal saying, "a lie told often enough becomes the truth." Most Americans probably know the difference -- but they don't care.
-- Arnold Ahlert
Boca Raton, Florida

What a great summary of the Kennedys' record. Immensely so since the authors could be considered part of the "Hollywood crowd" -- at least Mr. Mason, but he nails it, they both do.
-- Wade White
Franklin, New York

CHILLY RECEPTION
Re: Patrick J. Michaels' More Ice than Ever:

The last paragraph loses me. Although, I do not ascribe to the Pantheistic doomsday of Global Warming it is important when arguing to recognize that the Arctic is in the North and the Antarctic is in the South. I confess I did not go to the source document, but I think the argument is that the Antarctic landmass ice is breaking off and thus adding to the volume of ocean ice around the continent. Once in the ocean, over time melting ice will lead to a rise in ocean levels.
-- George
Albany, New York

WHO SHOT JUAN RICARDO?
Re: Myron Magnet's Immigration Reversals:

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