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A Federal Offense
Trespassing and intimidation. Tarnishing Palin. Articulate minority politicians. J.D Salinger and more.
BLOWING UP A BUBBLE
Re: William Tucker’s
Taxpayers, Meet Your New Tenants:
“‘The silver lining,’ Schumer told the crowd that gathered in front of Stuyvesant Town last Sunday, ‘is that the two largest creditors are Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and we have some leverage over them.’”
With great huffing and puffing, Barney Frank might be able to
re-fellate the housing bubble, and breathe some life into
Freddie, if not Fannie.
— Dan Martin
Pittsburgh
A POSITIVE MESSAGE
Re: Jeffrey Lord’s
CBS Double Standard: Network and Church Battle Over Ads:
The opinion piece by Mr. Lord included a link to a non-functioning UCC ad. While the UCC website only allowed me to view a small corner of the ad’s visuals, I gathered that it showed gay couples being denied entrance to a church. Years ago (perhaps as part of the same ad campaign) the UCC ran an especially nasty ad depicting what was obviously the Roman Catholic Church turning away gays, elderly, and handicapped worshippers. It was sophomoric in its approach and grossly misrepresented the Catholic Church’s practices. I can only assume that the ad to which Mr. Lord refers was turned down by the network because it didn’t celebrate inclusiveness, but unfairly mocked and distorted the position of other churches. You can hardly compare that to the case of the FOF/Tebow ad, which reportedly celebrates a pro-life choice rather than castigates the women who have had abortions.
Perhaps the UCC should take a page from FOF. Changing hearts and minds is accomplished with a positive message.
Just a thought.
— Mary Dudasik
LAPDOGS
Re: W. James Antle, III’s Running
the Table:
Republicans will capture the Senate and House in 2010 with comfortable majorities. Strategically it would be better for Democrats to retain control of Congress with slim majorities, but for our country’s sake it is an imperative Republicans become the majority party again to restore sanity to national politics. Having nearly destroyed the nation I hope those who thought punishing Republicans in 2006 and 2008 and throwing away elections have learned the simple lesson — ALL Democrats are bad for the country.
As for the so-called RINO (most who are comfortably Reagan
Republicans) they are always better than liberal blue lapdogs
like the vile misogynist Jim Webb, avaricious Mark Warner or the
bizarre and creepy Jon Tester. They are also preferable to
earmark hogs like Ron Paul whose appetite for Federal pork rivals
Nancy Pelosi’s predilection for fleecing the public for her
family’s benefit, Barney Frank’s lust for criminal homosexual
lovers or Alexi Giannoulias eagerness to finance mobsters and
friends of Barack.
— Michael Tomlinson
North Carolina
SOCIALIST TAKEOVER
John R. Guardiano’s Obama’s
Defense Budget:
President Obama, Speaker Pelosi, Senator Reid and their ilk are
determined to have a socialist government in place within a
generation. With a weak military they can have their dream; they
never said the socialist government takeover had to be a domestic
one.
— I.M. Kessel
TRUE RACISTS
Re: Ben Stein’s Free
James O’Keefe:
I believe the incident was in Philadelphia, not Michigan. And the
two men were New Black Panthers.
— John Martin
For once, I disagree wholeheartedly with Ben Stein’s column.
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TJ From Texas| 2.5.10 @ 9:12AM
Good to see Kessel back.
Where is Mimi Evans and Bev Gunn?!?
This once a week Reader's Mail isn't giving me satisfaction.
LQQKY| 2.5.10 @ 9:41AM
Nor me!
LQQKY| 2.5.10 @ 10:04AM
Re: HAVING IT ALL
Re: Larry Thornberry's Rubio Outpolls Crist:
I agree, although lately the crist-child's place holder (LeMieux) has been a pleasant surprise.
It is interesting that when I tried to contact the RNC and Chairman Steele in particular on the RNC websites,, there was no way to contact the party or Steele except with blogs. I wanted to make the point that, if we run true conservative Republicans (not RINO's just because "they can win and help retain (or obtain) a majority we will be successful beyond our wildest dreams. I, my wife, and most of our friends and acquaintances agree that, if RINO's are run, the independents will win some landslide victories in November with write-in votes!
IMKessel| 2.5.10 @ 10:21AM
Mr. Tomlinson,
I often agree with your positions, but today I do not. I am one of the many “who thought punishing Republicans in 2006 and 2008 and throwing away elections” was a smart idea. I still do.
I detest where the Democrats have taken this country. But if the electorate had chosen RINO’s, we would be in a similar situation, including the rise of the Tea Party (thank God for the grass roots); the country would not be much, if at all, better than it is now: RINO’s would have rolled over just as easily and quickly as the Blue Dogs have. So, Right now the antipathy, anger and aggression are directed squarely against the Dems, and properly so, but because the Democrats are clearly and unequivocally responsible, the Republican Party may rise again. (A fever sometimes kills the patient but more often it purifies the body; yes, sadly America is suffering, but the body politic is responding and correcting what is wrong. We will come out of this stronger and healthier – what has been broken will be mended.)
As for RINO’s, they can be called Reagan Republican but is a misapplied nomenclature. A Reagan Republican believes in certain and central tenets, moral, philosophical, political and economic. RINO's catergorically do not believe in or adhere to this principles.
I can call myself a cat, but if I lack a tail, fur, whiskers and any feline DNA, I am not truly a cat, no matter how I strongly I claim to be. If one abuses earmarks, opposes a strong military and projection of American power for the purpose of creating a freer and democratic world, one is not a Reagan Republican.
Because Obama, Pelosi, Reid and Company have overplayed their hand, the American public is getting a rough trade lesson in Liberalism/Progressivism and they are fighting back against this immoral, power grabbing administration.
So, the base did “punish” those who wandered and the American public is paying a high price, but the repentant man sings more passionately than those who are once born (to use the term of William James (The Varieties of Religious Experience (1902)). The quality of the new wave of GOP candidates will be a of a more sterling character and offer a purer version of Conservative principles.
Respectfully,
IMKessel
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Tina Nelson| 2.8.10 @ 4:50PM
Why do we have to think in terms of Left or Right? Why can't we think in terms of Right or Wrong? Ethical or Unethical? Good for the one, or Good for the many?
IMKessel| 2.9.10 @ 3:44PM
Political orientation often filters the perceptions of action. What may be right from a Leftist or Progressive position may well be considered wrong from the Conservative/Right position. The ideas of right and wrong are not easily divorced from perspective and power.
explosion proof light | 11.15.10 @ 8:57AM
Obama's stage props, the guys with the white jackets, are here to take you away, to the funny farm, where everything will be alright.
Converse | 8.12.11 @ 3:48AM
is good