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.
O’Keefe and his co-conspirators deserve a full investigation and
prosecution under the legal limits for their crimes.
— John Morton
Mr. Holder and his benefactor, Barack Obama, demonstrate once
again that they are the true racists, and not those on the right
on whom they trample. Just examine Mr. Obama’s behavior and
statements to the press following the arrest of the
“pseudo-intellectual” in Boston. The white cop “acted stupidly,”
even though the supposed genius (this I seriously doubt as many
fine speakers of yesteryear did NOT have high IQs.) had not heard
the details. He and his ilk are quick to point out what they
perceive as racial injustice and must figure that the Panthers’
action was justified because of Selma.
Keep up the great reporting and we WILL read it.
— Robert Mandraccia
I believe O’Keefe is a hero and we need a lot more people like
him.
— Sandra Lauriello
JAIL TIME
Re: R. Emmett Tyrrell Jr.’s
Liberal Unfairness vs. James O’Keefe:
I don’t recall the media’s being ready to hang David Kernell,
that college student in Knoxville, TN whose father is a Democrat
state representative, for hacking, stealing and publishing Sarah
Palin’s private e-mails.
His prosecution continues to move with typical glacial speed here
in Knoxville.
I hope that he does significant jail time.
— Chris Hall
THE LOSING FORMULA
Re: Peter Ferrara’s
Spending America Into Oblivion:
Thanks, Mr. Ferrara, as always for the truth.
May I add only that the formula for collapsing a capitalist
economy has been consistent from Leon Trotsky to Cloward and
Piven:
Overload the system + borrow and spend beyond stress levels =
collapse of the system and the opening for a totalitarian
economy.
Proto-dictator Obama may wink and joke about this program all he
wants to, it remains true.
And he remains true to it.
— A. C. Santore
Marxist and anti-capitalist Obama’s smart-you-know-what response
to Joe Hensarling revealed — or just reaffirmed — some things.
One, Obama hasn’t a clue about bipartisanship or doesn’t want it.
I suspect the latter.
Two, Obama views Republicans and conservatives or anyone else who
dares question him as his enemies.
Three, endless campaigning and power plays occupy Obama’s mind,
not governing.
Four, Obama’s always playing his community organizer/agitator
hand of pitting one group against another.
Five, Obama solidly occupies the position of Whiner-in-Chief and
Victim-in-Chief.
Six, Obama and his thugs really do not want America to get out of
the economic ditch in which we find ourselves. They really do
seek to make America a Third World country.
Seven, Obama really does see himself as a dictator who has all
the answers.
Let him and the “progressive” Democrats, liberals and leftists
continue their arrogant march. It’ll lead them to November’s
election and loss of the House and Senate — and the first of a
few consecutive elections that will drive the donkeys and their
allies from power for a generation or so.
— C. Kenna Amos Jr.
CLOWN OF CHICAGO
Re: Andrew B. Wilson’s
Humpty-Dumpty and King Barack:
What is he going to export, more of our jobs? Simple Simon met a
pie man going to the fair in Copenhagen were he signed away our
manufacturing business, for the sake of the environment, which
the other countries will pollute.
Be Gone with Thee Clown of Chicago..
— Charles Smith
TARNISHED
Re: Daniel Oliver’s Reloading:
Palin is indeed extraordinary. Yet, her PAC’s mission statement
espouses “conservative principles.” Does Mrs. Palin define these
as voting against tax cuts, allowing illegal aliens a pass, and
sponsoring legislation subsequently found unconstitutional by the
SCOTUS? Because the “honorable” John McCain signed off on each of
the aforementioned policies.
Palin has challenged Obama to “listen to the people.” Immediately
after announcing she will campaign for the re-election of McCain
her Facebook page was inundated with messages from irate people
who support her and have donated to SarahPAC as well as to her
legal defense fund. Does she not feel obligated to give these
people at least an explanation?
Sarah Palin’s armor is tarnished, and only she can burnish and
restore it. Will she?
— Jeff Anderson
Richmond, Virginia
THE ONLY CHOICE
Re: G. Tracy Mehan, III.’s Buttered
Guns:
Either we get our financial act together or wind up as another
UK.
That’s the choice, there is no other, and time is running
out.
— Martin Owens
HAVING IT ALL
Re: Larry Thornberry’s Rubio
Outpolls Crist:
Keep the interesting and informative work up! I have quietly been
campaigning for Rubio for several months even though I do not
live in Florida. I hope the Grand Old Party doesn’t commit
political suicide and back Crist. Rubio is a possible contender
for the next president. He has it all: The appeal for every
“group”, a conservative for the conservatives, a Cuban for the
minorities, a handsome face for the dumbbells who only vote on
looks, and a speaker and debater who could match Obama any
day.
— Linda Price
BORING
Re: Larry Thornberry’s Calling
All Adults:
I agree with Mr. Thornberry that J. D. Salinger is over-rated.
After Catcher I read the other Big Three”:
(1) Raise High the Roofbeam, Carpenters and Seymour, an
Introduction; (2) Nine Stories; and (3) Franny
and Zooey, and found them to be the most boring, pointless
works I had ever read. In the past year or so, forty years after
my initial reading, I tried again, and couldn’t get through any
of them.
I know all about “De Gustibus Non Disputandem,” but there is a
limit!
— James F. Csank
GREAT FIGURE
Re: Ben Stein’s We’ve
Figured Him Out:
Great article.
— Jody Blessum
Thank you for this article. I hope zillions of folks read it. The
American public needs this information from all kinds of sources;
not just FOX News. Unless something is done, this man will ruin
this country with his ideology. He has lots of help behind him
all the way.
Also, thanks to you and your wife for being kind to animals. I
saw you guys on I believe Animal Planet or one of those shows and
you had about 3 rescue dogs, I think. More folks need to pay
attention to the plight of the homeless pets as well.
Let’s face it. The world is “screwed up.”
— Janie Huffman
