The American Spectator

BEING THERE
Re: Joseph Shattan’s The Right to Development (in Gaza):

Thank you for publishing Joseph Shattan’s work. It’s a delight to see him writing again!

His description of Gaza’s relative normalcy resembles my own experience. Some 30 years ago, I was a student, studying Arabic in Egypt. I first saw Gaza as we drove to Israel, a trip made possible by the recently-signed peace treaty between Israel and Egypt. As we arrived in Gaza, I was shocked: This is the fabled poverty of the Palestinians? Large parts of Cairo were more crowded, more impoverished.

That, in fact, was a significant part of the impetus behind that peace treaty. It was not uncommon to hear Cairenes complain that the Palestinians want to fight to the last Egyptian.
— Laurie Mylroie
Washington, D.C.

SMART ALEC
Re: Mark Goldblatt’s Alec Baldwin, Right on Taxes:

Someone needs to tell Mr. Baldwin that giving the film and TV folks a tax break is completely unfair to everyone else. They should suffer the same as the rest of New York.

What is the likelihood that he is going to change his mind when his livelihood is at stake?
— Don Goodman

Alec Baldwin warns the New York Governor that “if these tax breaks are not reinstated…film production and television production in this town (NYC) will collapse, and it’s all going to go to California.”

Has Baldwin taken a look at California lately? The entire state is collapsing — including the studios.

In the last year, MGM stock has gone from $65 a share to under $2 a share, SONY has gone from $50 to $15, and Dreamworks has gone from $32 to $17.

Baldwin has been supporting “tax and spend” politicians his entire life. So, pay the price, Alec! If he had any talent at all, he might have an Oscar to melt down so he could feed the family.
— Jack Hughes
Chicago, Illinois

MAN LEFT BEHIND
Re: Quin Hillyer’s Cox Exchange :

A great article, Mr. Hillyer, but as a wiser man once said, a lie will travel half-way around the world before the truth get it’s boots on.

With the left and their media whores pounding away at Cox, deregulation, Republicans, Bush, etc., the truth that traitors like Barney Frank, Chris Dodd and others created the financial mess will never be heard. And even when someone writes about it the books will collect dust on back shelves.

Then the weak Republicans will, as usual, give up on the truth and actually start playing into the lie because they know the morons they are talking to believe it instead. Cowards.