Insightful picture
I read the Jan. 3 letter "Intelligent columnists" with great interest and alarm. Like Naomi Davis, I do not want the Journal to drop Thomas Friedman, David Brooks or Paul Krugman columns from the paper. Those three gentlemen give us an insightful picture of what is happening in the world and our country.
As a majority reader of one, I am requesting that this particular trio stay in the paper along with Cal Thomas, George Will and John Hood — please .
DAN STRAKA
Advance
Informed opinions
"Say it isn't so." Tell me you're not going to discontinue the columns of my favorite columnists, Thomas Friedman and Paul Krugman. The policy of the U.S. government affects our daily lives, yet you could deprive us of these writers' erudite and informed opinions?
You devote an entire section of your newspaper to sports every day, plus often an extra section. Where are your values?
This country's welfare and a well-informed public are more important than sports.
MILDRED H. MEYER
Kernersville
Makes sense
Please, please do not remove Thomas Friedman's column from the Journal! He makes more sense than all the other columnists combined. He would be a good candidate for president.
If you want to save money, who don't you delete Lio and some other equally stupid comic strips?
EVALYN CUNINGHAM
Winston-Salem
Calendar change
Companies and organizations keep asking me to save paper and expenses by paying my bills online. I don't have and can't afford a computer, so I suggest, to save paper and operate more efficiently, we should change our year to 13 months of four weeks per month. Every month would be 28 days. That means our calendars would last forever.
We wouldn't need to get new calendars every year and each holiday would be on the same day of the month every year.
Who was it who made some months 28 days, some 30 and some 31? And why are we so stupid as to accept this incongruity?
Wake up! Start thinking, do something right for once. Let everyone have a vacation on the 165th day of the year.
GORDON MELLISH
Clemmons
It's the same old tired liberal rhetoric, by the same old LTE writers: The conservative columnists are a bunch of dummies, and the liberal ones are smart.
ReplyDeleteI want diversity. I don't want all liberal propagandists, and I don't want all conservatives.
Bobby...Bobby...Bobby...where are you at? How have you been feeling?
ReplyDelete"If you want to save money, who don't you delete Lio and some other equally stupid comic strips?"
ReplyDeleteEVALYN CUNINGHAM
Winston-Salem
Even liberals realize that the Journal is going under.
NC Man Charged With Having Sex With Dog
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I don't know what all the fuss is about. This is perfectly normal in this day and age.
http://www.wxii12.com/news/30167197/detail.html#ixzz1j4pu5rHf
:)I'm doing well, thanks, Bucky.
ReplyDeleteI'm fully re-hydrated now. I was in hypovolemic shock caused by severe dehydration resulting from a combination of factors.
ReplyDeleteWow! I've heard of that. People don't even realize it's happening until it knocks them in the dirt.
ReplyDeleteGlad you're back, go to go, hopefully.
Good afternoon folks!
ReplyDeleteLTE 1-3: I'm in agreement that these columnists should not be dropped. While there are more columnists out there who speak from the left, these are the most thoughtful. The idea of dropping the sports section or cartoons is rather silly, especially the call to drop Lio. Lio rocks!
LTE 4: "Who was it who made some months 28 days, some 30 and some 31?" - That would be Julius Caesar who created the Julian calendar around 45 BC which was the standard until the Gregorian calendar which is used today came about in the 16th century under the direction of Pope Gregory XIII to correct errors in the Julian which by that time was off by 10 days. Changing the calendar ain't gonna happen. A year is 365.25 days which isn't neatly divisible by 12 or 13, so we're stuck with what we got. Btw...you can use a computer for free at your local library.
Bucky re man and dog: that happens often after closing time at meat market bars. "They all get prettier at closing time." Beer goggles, y'know.
ReplyDeleteStab....amen to that one.
ReplyDeleteI'm not much of a Ron Paul fan, however, he did say something that makes sense. He said he thought gay people should have to pay higher health insurance rates. You would think that would make particular sense if they are going to charge more to people that smoke. Risky behavior is risky behavior.
ReplyDelete"The mixed breed female dog was taken to a veterinarian who recovered a DNA sample."
ReplyDeleteCrime against nature? Pooohey! That was rape!
As always, scum with his mind in the gutter.
ReplyDeleteThank Goodness the old hag with a magnifying glass hasn't appeared today.
ReplyDeleteWonder where Whitewall is? He's always a pisser.
ReplyDeleteLooking atcha, Schmuck. As a matter of fact, been looking for other great pics with that great magnifying glass. Can't wait to change my profile pic; the current one looks like it ran 5 miles.
ReplyDelete"This country's welfare and a well-informed public are more important than sports."
ReplyDeleteMs. Meyer...what kind of an American are you?
In all seriousness, I like Krugman a heckuva lot better than Friedman. Friedman's thoughts can be pretty muddled. PK is much more clear and incisive, IMO.
I figured you couldn't resist making a bigger fool out of yourself by showing up. I like 'hag'. It's perfect for you, you miserable human.
ReplyDeleteMade anymore influential presentations lately? Hee Hee...you gotta love it.
Like I said yesterday, YOU'RE one who keeps brining it up.
ReplyDeleteDefinition of Schmuck: Yiddish shmok, literally, penis.
Synonyms: bastard, beast, boor, dirtbag, dog, fink, heel, hound, jerk, louse, lout, rat, scum, scumbag, scuzz, scuzzball, skunk, sleaze, sleazebag, sleazeball, slob, snake, swine, toak, vermin . . .
Who hates who, Schmuck?
ReplyDeleteCouln't go ONE DAY without thinking about me, could you?
ReplyDeleteI like having you around, you old hag. You're a perfect example of how liberals like to make fools of themselves....Hee Hee.
ReplyDeleteWho hates who, Tim???
ReplyDeleteRielle/Nancy/Hag....I'm not Tim, you fool.
ReplyDeleteAnd, you're the hater Rielle, along with your little liberal buddy, Rush. You're the one that doesn't like me telling the truth about liberals, gays, and Democratic political figures. Why else would you want to identify me? What would be your motivation other than to try to silence me?
I think 'hag' fits you the best. I may drop Rielle in case you were wondering.
My name is not LaSombra, Rielle, Nancy Drew, hag . . .
ReplyDeleteI never insisted that they were your real names. I'll give you a little hint. Bucky isn't my name either.
ReplyDeleteIt just NEVER stops.
I'll bet it's not smart ass, either. You're anything BUT smart.
ReplyDelete. . . but you CAN run 5 miles!!!
ReplyDelete. . . AND your mouth.
ReplyDeleteYep...Motor Mouth. Grew up with a kid who woke up blabbing in the morning and was still going when he fell asleep at night. We called him Motor Mouth.
ReplyDeleteAnd just like Knothead, everything he said was meaningless BS!
Months ago I promised that the Republican candidates would provide never ending entertainment.
ReplyDeleteRicky boy now wants to send the troops back to Iraq. Wouldn't you love to see him debate Knothead? Talk about low comedy.
Bucky, Whitewall has tired of the site's changed character, has asked to have his icon deleted. I also am saddened at the divergence from commentary re news, opinion, science, local issues, local history, and more. I have intended to try to Involve myself more in the site, but work, family, and now another cat trying fight his way to recovery deflect me.
ReplyDeleteBob continues to maintain the site, so perhaps we can revitalize it.
I agree with WW's opinion and declare myself guilty of being one of those who has allowed Knothead to highjack the site for his own nefarious purposes by repeatedly responding to his ridiculous stuff, while failing to respond to the LTEs and other more important comments.
ReplyDeleteI have little to say about todays LTEs, but promise to pay more attention to them and less to nonsense. An excellent example of neglect is the LTE last week about the library...you could not buy such high quality advertising, yet I think only one person even mentioned it.
Dotnet has been the stalwart, sticking to the topic day after day. Thank you, Dotnet.
I offer no excuse for my behavior, just an explanation. It is not only disrespectful but HURTFUL to be referred to as a hag and as a miserable human, among other vile and horrific names.
ReplyDeleteDespite the hurtful exchanges, I CHOOSE to come back for the diversity, openness, and social aspects of the commentary here.
One of the many values I was taught as a child was respect for others. This would include speaking of and referring to someone as Mr. or Miss So-and-So, NEVER anything other than their chosen or given name. I also learned to respect diversity of all forms.
One last thing I learned late in life, and from experience, is if I feel that I am being put down so that someone else can feel important I will defend myself. This I will continue to do.
Stab: my sincere apologies for perpetuating this behavior. I will C&P this same comment in an e-mail message to you so that we can continue to discuss this behavior. It has become necessary to do so.
Hey, LaSombra, I was in no way being critical of you. I understand everything that you have said most clearly.
ReplyDeleteI was simply recognizing that the despicable Bucky has caused us all to deviate from the original plan, much because he is a disgusting person, and, at the same time, such an easy target... thus an irresistible one. I simply ignore his insults because I realize that he is seriously psychologically and socially defective.
BTW, love your new avatar. A great improvement. Please continue.
Rush: I went back to re-read my rant and realize that it sounds as if I was ragging on you. I wasn't, and I apologize. We (I) can choose not to allow the Schmuck to get under our (my) skin, but short of boycotting the forum it's difficult to ignore it when we are BOMBARDED at every turn with so much energy draining negativity.
ReplyDeleteOh, and thanks for the compliment. I've been told I look like Eva Méndez.
"...energy draining negativity"
ReplyDeleteAn excellent characterization. I will try my best not to be sucked into that black hole again.
As to Eva Méndez...hmmm...I may be old, but I am not dead. Having spent a great deal of time in Mexico, Central America, Colombia, Venezuela, Peru, Chile, Uruguay and Argentina, I have developed a great appreciation for smart, sassy Latinas.
Maybe we should have a cup of coffee sometime. I am a great story teller, or so some say.
I've made that decision, not to get sucked into that black hole. But it's still hurtful . . .
ReplyDelete. . .and as you've mentioned, Slopbucket IS an easy target. THIS is what I am most guilty of.
FYI: my husband also has a great appreciation for smart, sassy and SHORT Latinas. I'm a sucker for charmers, though.
Oops...husbands can be dangerous people...and who could blame them. Yours sounds like a very smart man.
ReplyDeleteI am a lifelong basketball player...high school, college, military...played on several championship teams...and still play several times a week...well over six feet, so always gravitated to tall women.
But my latest girlfriend was barely five feet tall and under 100 pounds...a gymnast, dancer artist and all round brilliant woman. Unfortunately, she had her own issues which did not quite coincide with mine, so now we are just friends.
But I have a newfound appreciation for SHORT women. My compliments to your husband.
As to Slopbucket, it is shameful that we are attracted to easy targets, when we should be aspiring to the hard ones. In times like these, it is only those who will take on the hard problems who have a hope of getting us out of the mess. Let's try.