The American Spectator

TIMES IS UP
Re: R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr.’s Provincial Times:

Much as I respect RET, I cannot agree with his notion that a bad newspaper is better than none. That is the same as saying that disinformation is better than no information, isn’t it? Why don’t we just say that it’s better to preserve a child-molesting priesthood than to have none at all? Or better to have felonious politicians, than none?

The NYT has shown itself to be not only hopelessly ideological, but dishonest and unethical. It has hired plagiarists and liars for writers, consistently hidden and/or distorted the truth to its readers, and otherwise behaved very badly. To wish for its continued survival is illogical. When the day comes, it will be a gleeful good riddance to bad garbage.

There are honest newspapers out there, and some of them will survive. That is enough.
— David Reich
Auburn New York

THE MOST MARVELOUS MET
Re: Aaron Goldstein’s Tina Fey Isn’t Funny:

Hey, well written article and I agree Tina Fey is not funny.

Your slap at Marv Throneberry hurt a lot…he was a good man. He picked up the “Marvelous” at his end of his baseball career. Marv earned more money doing beer commercials than playing baseball. He and his two brothers were outstanding athletes. Brothers Faye and Walter Throneberry also played professional baseball. Faye and Walter coached me in little league baseball and in the third grade; I was in love with Marv’s oldest daughter.

Marv’s grandson is a successful movie producer.

So, lay off Marv!! Lol…J
— Ed Shelton, Jr.

SO-CALLED CHRISTIANS
Re: Quin Hillyer’s Israel, Right and Long:

In the second paragraph the claim is made that Christians persecuted Jews. You should say “so-called” Christians persecuted Jews. Real Christians did not persecute Jews. All the original Christians were Jews. The Muslim “holy” book says to persecute Jews. The Christian holy book was written by Jews and nowhere does it command to persecute Jews and in fact commands against it. Real Christians live by the Book. By definition, if they persecute Jews they are not Christian.
— Justin

RING TRUE
Re: Peter Ferrara’s The Coming Resignation of Barack Obama:

I would be happy for Obama to resign from the Presidency. I would be happy for him to resign his “citizenship,” however, that leaves us with Joe Biden. This is an improvement?
— Leslie Hart

We can only hope this rings true!
— Rich

What a delightful prospect, Mr. Ferrara. I have a question, though. What do you think will happen to black support for the Democratic Party if the Democrats indeed push Mr. Obama into resignation?
— Mike Showalter
Austin, Texas