The American Spectator

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-We have no national interests in Iraq

-Israel is evil and they are to blame for all conflict

-Our soldiers are being killed in great numbers -- nothing else of significance that is worth reporting

-Getting all the US military out of Iraq is the most important national objective for America
-- Richard Reed
Richardson, Texas

Major factors contributing to the demise of the newspaper:

1. Newspapers backed Democrat teachers unions, which deprived newspapers of a subscriber base.

2. Journalists, and by extension newspapers, became publicity arms of the Democratic Party, alienating half of potential subscribers.

3. Al Gore, a Democrat, invented the Internet, which disintermediated the newspaper.

Readers educated by Republican teachers will spot the common factor.
-- David Govett
Davis, California

Murchinson wrote a good and insightful, non-aggressive article. I am 74 years old and I too remember! I remember how uncivilized we were! How we insisted that our children showed respect for parents and elders, got their mouths washed out with soap for using foul vulgar language and actions that we now see on television and in the movies, called a military person names and you got your backside kicked by whoever was the closest to him. You didn't take charity because you had pride in who you were and your family. You worked hard and did whatever work was available, picking cotton or chopping wood. You shot a squirrel or run a trot line if necessary and supper was sometimes cornbread and a glass of milk. We felt sorry for kids raised in the cities because they didn't have the freedom or knowledge to take care of themselves that we did. We respected our neighbors, helped those who needed help, just as they would us. You didn't help the drunk by giving him monies or something he could sell to buy more alcohol: that was contributing to his problem, not helping him.

We expected politicians and parties to be decent people, not corrupt thugs! We are and will remain a Christian nation. Went to church for the first time yesterday since moving to San Jose, church was full with all ages and ethnic backgrounds represented!  The new party which took over the Democrat Party in the 60's and 70's think they are all powerful, but our Lord and God Jesus Christ can demolish them or any of us in the blink of an eye. Don't believe all that crap, then tell me who and how was this planet hung on it's axle in space? Can't explain that, try reading your Bible!
-- Ruth Skidmore

It seems that news reporting will only gain the public trust back when it fails to pay off the cost of student loans of Columbia's and Yale's journalism schools' graduates.

Daily news and/or journalism doesn't need to be intellectual, blockbuster in content, or provide daily epiphanies. It just has to inform, without being heavy. Most reported "news" is bad anyway. Consisting largely of lawbreakers, tax cheats (of certain political parties) and these days; foul weather posing as Global Warming.

To my wife's chagrin, I watch local TV news because it's still largely devoid of political content. There are a few exceptions here in Detroit and Michigan where Democrats are largely responsible for all things disastrous here. The local news readers simply deliver the stories of street drag-racing gone awry, FOX-2's Problem Solvers busting a con-man contractor, or the 2-alarm fire that guts an east-side business or home. Sadness, yes, but mostly avoidable situations that teach life lessons. The TV News Anchors are mostly schmaltzy and (probably) all hoping to be recognized by the national affiliates. But really they have no chance. But there's little if any finger-pointing, heavy trips, or editorializing.

The Joint Operating Agreement (JOA) here in Detroit between the News & Free Press has almost killed the News (formerly conservative in its commentary) while the Free Press has survived mostly through circulation paid by-liberal guilt (gotta keep it goin') subscriptions. But, even that has failed to stop both papers from converting to a near paperless publishing format.