letter to the editor of the St Pete Times

[jimboloco]

This is a letter I just wrote to the St Pete Times. past midnite, insomnia from working in th jewel mine and general frustration with our local soppy rag. concerning the following editorial.

Subject: War without end September 29, 2006

Excuse me, why the passive reflective tone in this seemingly somewhat candid pensiveness? Why not just say it like it is, an assertive statement: the grim conclusions come as no surprise to anyone.

Where was this intelligence before the war started? Why did not you all suspect this even then?

Oh yes, the "brawlers" have become uncivil and need more tough debating as a standard baseline, where they needed to stand before this Iraq War debacle ever got started, no thanks to this paper’s careful postured style.

Excuse me again, you say it has inflamed the debate raging between Democrats and the administration. Mercy, this paper’s lack of assertiveness is no debate, no contention. Make an assertive statement like, “Bush is unable to offer candor on the Iraq War.” Oh it seems like this paper can’t write an assertive editorial. You want a “little straight talk” from a president who miss-led the American people into a tragedy of here-to-fore unrealized negative consequences.

A little straight talk? What benign innocuous nonsense. We need straight talk from our president and we are not getting it.

Well thank you for offering us your condolences, way too late, that this war “has taken its toll.” Why did this paper not speak out before this war happened?

We need an intentioned and forceful debate about clear exit strategies, including support from all of Iraq’s neighbors, who do not want to see jihadists succeed in the instability and quagmire started by America.

Now what does this benign moderate “centrist” (I don’t believe it) newspaper have to offer as a way through this mess? Show me something beyond platitudes.

[jimboloco]

well, of course it ddin't get printed, but I was also able to forward it to the editorial page editoor and two Times journalists who I respect. and some local peace-activists, friends.

yas yas yas

[stilltrucking]

No wonder it did not get printed
too many
poly slylabic words
try re=writing as a haiku

Not to change the subject
but tut tut
I saw the editor of the St Pete Newspaper on The News hour last night trying to explain why they sat on the Foley story.

[jimboloco]

wimpy rag
flippy flag
what a drag

I believe it.
Nice going
teXass trucker
gonna go smoke a doobie with slacker step-son
then go pick up step-grandson after school
yassa!

[Zlatko Waterman]

Nice letter, Jim.

The newspapers in this country ( with a few exceptions) are, on the issue of Iraq, like the man standing in front of a 100-foot tsunami saying, "H m m m . . . it seems I sense some moisture . . ."

--Z