My Attempt at Waking Up the MSM (a Gannon/Guckert LTE)

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Thursday March 17, 2005 · 11:18 AM PST

2005/03/17 · 11:18

I'm not usually one for writing Letters to the Editor of the Cincinnati Enquirer. To me, it seems pointless, because while they occasionally run a more liberal viewpoint, they are big-time cheerleaders for Bushco. And Cincinnati seems to have more than its share of right wingnut, "moral-values" foamers who are busy attempting to blame the sad state of modern life on the sexual revolution of the 60's and 70's (it was an LTE about three weeks back, so no, I don't have a link online anymore. Suffice it to say that the writer blamed Medicaid costs, Social Security problems, and probably the weather on the fact that sex feels good).

But the continued silence of Gannon/GuckertGate is really starting to bother me, when coupled with the lukewarm, "eh, so what" reaction to the Administration's use of fake news propaganda, and its own unapologetic response. So I set out to write an LTE. But I think I passed the 300-word limit. I'm posting it here for feedback and commentary.
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I'm Confused about Social Security

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Wednesday January 26, 2005 · 6:41 AM PST

2005/01/26 · 06:41

For one thing, I don't expect it, because I don't count on anything I haven't gotten yet. Consider it my upbringing as the child of steel mill workers who suddenly found the rug pulled out from under them when Reagan traded the steel belt for cheap foreign steel and everybody on the street where I grew up lost the jobs they'd planned to work for forty years.

But I see this today in the Cincinnati Enquirer, alongside last week's Borgman and I just don't know what to think. Read More

Pluralism, People

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Monday December 06, 2004 · 2:24 PM PST

2004/12/06 · 14:24

Given the recent refusal by two big networks not to run a harmless ad for a church because it threatened the underlying intolerance that this country seems to move on, and the ongoing debates about abortions, prayer in schools, how the war is going great if you only watch Faux news, I thought I'd take a look at the bigger picture behind all this, and what all these yappers are really fighting against.

It's pluralism, people. Read More

Ohio Election Direction

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Wednesday December 01, 2004 · 6:49 AM PST

2004/12/01 · 06:49

I was surprised to see this in the Cincinnati Enquirer's editorial section. Sorta. Because I'm really of the belief that the Enquirer--unequivocally supportive of conservative agendas for quite some time now--would not have said word one about the election problems in Ohio had it not been for Warren County's barring of all public witnesses to its vote counting (citing Homeland security and elevated terrorist threats - bearing in mind that Warren county has more cornfields and soybean plants than people in it--and yes, I live there so I'm allowed to make fun of it) including Enquirer reporters. Read More

One Small Step...

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Friday November 19, 2004 · 7:34 AM PST

2004/11/19 · 07:34

...and probably rather pathetic, but I feel like I did something. I know it ain't much, but it's something. I called my congressman yesterday (Republican Rob Portman, OH-2) and asked if he'd voted for or against the GOP rule requiring leaders charged with felonies to relinquish their positions. I gave my name and address and asked when they'd get back to me (a few days).

Things I didn't do...
--I forgot to get the name of the person I talked to
--When the fellow said, "I'm just answering the phones," I didn't insist on talking to someone who did more, and could find me an answer.
--I didn't ask if they could comment on his position on the idea

I don't know if they were blowing me off or not. I was so nervous about coming off as a whackjob or just babbling like an idiot. Read More

Who am I and what do I have to say?

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Thursday November 18, 2004 · 7:29 AM PST

2004/11/18 · 07:29

Hi. I go by athenap here on Kos. I live in Ohio and up until this election, I wasn't very political. But I can't sit still anymore and watch my country go any further down the elbow trap without saying something. I have kids, and I can't leave them a mess of a life without fighting for a better way.

I don't know as much about politics as a lot of the esteemed writers here on DailyKos. But I'm a strong liberal, with strong, if quietly expressed, moral values (which have very little in common with the ones who scream they have morals from the rooftops), and a good understanding of the importance of keeping it simple and catchy. Most of the people I know really are one-issue voters, and have a tendency to stick to the short-term. I don't know what I can do to change that, or even if I will make a lick of difference. Read More

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