Wow...

I know there've been some interesting letters printed in the Empire before, but today there was an absolute doozy.

( Letter reprinted here in case link gets broken )

I really, really wish I could say that this is someone being sarcastic (and it's so over the top that I'm almost tempted to think so), but it does seem to be human nature to deny any and all evidence contrary to one's opinions - especially in this era of hyper-information where it only takes a few mouse clicks to find support for literally any viewpoint. But if it is someone being sincere, than either this person believes very strongly in the "liberal media", or he literally hasn't picked up a newspaper or watched a news program (with the possible exception of Fox News) in the last six years. Heck, most of the Republicans I know are either ambivalent towards or very unhappy with Bush's performance. But then, I guess that's the world for you...takes all kinds, and all that.

ETA: Y'know what this really makes me think of is one of Brian's problems with the administration - basically that not only are they pulling all this illegal crap (pretty much every administration does to one extent or another, it's just part of being in power), but they're so utterly inept at covering any of it up. In his opinion (and I'd have to say mine too), you'd have to be an idiot to buy any of the lines that they've been feeding us - I guess this person either (to borrow a line from an article I linked to earlier) was born on the wrong side of clever or just lives in a bubble of willful ignorance.

Wow...

I know there've been some interesting letters printed in the Empire before, but today there was an absolute doozy.

( Letter reprinted here in case link gets broken )

I really, really wish I could say that this is someone being sarcastic (and it's so over the top that I'm almost tempted to think so), but it does seem to be human nature to deny any and all evidence contrary to one's opinions - especially in this era of hyper-information where it only takes a few mouse clicks to find support for literally any viewpoint. But if it is someone being sincere, than either this person believes very strongly in the "liberal media", or he literally hasn't picked up a newspaper or watched a news program (with the possible exception of Fox News) in the last six years. Heck, most of the Republicans I know are either ambivalent towards or very unhappy with Bush's performance. But then, I guess that's the world for you...takes all kinds, and all that.

ETA: Y'know what this really makes me think of is one of Brian's problems with the administration - basically that not only are they pulling all this illegal crap (pretty much every administration does to one extent or another, it's just part of being in power), but they're so utterly inept at covering any of it up. In his opinion (and I'd have to say mine too), you'd have to be an idiot to buy any of the lines that they've been feeding us - I guess this person either (to borrow a line from an article I linked to earlier) was born on the wrong side of clever or just lives in a bubble of willful ignorance.