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There were also five very interesting letters to the editor: two very respectful, thoughtful, and concise replies to a GOPer who had previously written telling Hillary supporters to vote for McCain; one declaring that Obama should not be penalized for the words of his former pastor, which defended both Wright and Obama; one bemoaning the myriad ways in which our country suffers because the GOP is beholden to oil and corporate interests; and one detailing how oil interests have squashed fuel efficient technology.

So, my proposal is that the TPM community should put our brilliance into print where it can reach a broader and more diverse (think "swing voter")population. I was especially impressed with the arguments aimed at Hillary supporters, and plan to write a reply thanking the authors and supporting and expanding on their statements.

As I said, there has been plenty of press on the other side, and there are an awful lot of smart, articulate people here, so...

Posted at June 11, 2008 7:35 AM in response to STOP THE PRESSES!!!

Thank you. A number of times my posts have been truncated, most frustratingly tonight, when I spent a lot of time writing a post only to find out it was cut off after the first paragraph.

The other day, I kept getting an error message saying my post was not going through, and then it showed up six or more times.

I really enjoy the dialogue here, but at times it feels like more trouble than it's worth.

Posted at June 11, 2008 12:29 AM in response to Maybe NOW we'll get the edit feature

Post Script: If anyone can tell me either (or both) how to prevent posts from being lopped off after the first paragraph or (and) where to direct a complaint, I would be very appreciative.

My original post was proposing a letters-to-the-editor writing campaign. Perhaps I should just stick with print.

Posted at June 11, 2008 12:15 AM in response to STOP THE PRESSES!!!

This post had four more paragraphs, none of which showed up here. It's too late for me to re-type the whole damned thing, and it's too bad I wasted my time.

Sorry, but this is beyond frustrating.

Posted at June 11, 2008 12:06 AM in response to STOP THE PRESSES!!!

HOLY CRAP--This blog is a disaster! Sorry for the mess, but the error message said my post had not gone through, and it didn't appear until I showed up as some demented blogosphere hydra.

Apologies to all.

Posted at June 6, 2008 4:49 PM in response to "Yesterday was the day the 'change' bubble burst."

I just inadvertenty posted the same thing seven times (or more? who knows when they may show up) due to an erroneous error message.

I give up.

Posted at June 6, 2008 4:46 PM in response to I am Hereby Protesting TPM's Lousy Blogging Tools By ...

These are acts of hatred, not desperation. Calculated, not desperate.

Rock throwing is a learned behavior, taught to children as a means to bait soldiers. The more fanatical Palestinians use their children as weapons. It is difficult to imagine a mindset in which this is honorable, but so it is.

And again, the atrocities we see--real and imagined--are a minority of incidents in hundereds of thousands of interactions every day.

I keep trying to post this with links, but my posts are not going through. I am going to have to give up for today because posting here is tedious, but I thank you for having this discussion with me.

Posted at June 6, 2008 4:37 PM in response to "Yesterday was the day the 'change' bubble burst."

These are acts of hatred, not desperation. Calculated, not desperate.

Rock throwing is a learned behavior, taught to children as a means to bait soldiers. The more fanatical Palestinians use their children as weapons. It is difficult to imagine a mindset in which this is honorable, but so it is.

And again, the atrocities we see--real and imagined--are a minority of incidents in hundereds of thousands of interactions every day.

I keep trying to post this with links, but my posts are not going through. I am going to have to give up for today because posting here is tedious, but I thank you for having this discussion with me.

Posted at June 6, 2008 4:34 PM in response to "Yesterday was the day the 'change' bubble burst."

These are acts of hatred, not desperation. Calculated, not desperate.

Rock throwing is a learned behavior, taught to children as a means to bait soldiers. The more fanatical Palestinians use their children as weapons. It is difficult to imagine a mindset in which this is honorable, but so it is.

And again, the atrocities we see--real and imagined--are a minority of incidents in hundereds of thouseands of interactions every day.

I keep trying to post this with links, but my posts are not going through. I am going to have to give up for today because posting here is tedious, but I thank you for having this discussion with me.

Posted at June 6, 2008 4:32 PM in response to "Yesterday was the day the 'change' bubble burst."

These are acts of hatred, not desperation. Calculated, not desperate.

Rock throwing is a learned behavior, taught to children as a means to bait soldiers. The more fanatical Palestinians use their children as weapons. It is difficult to imagine a mindset in which this is honorable, but so it is.

And again, the atrocities we see--real and imagined--are a minority of incidents in hundereds of thouseands of interactions every day.

I keep trying to post this with links, but my posts are not going through. I am going to have to give up for today because posting here is tedious, but I thank you for having this discussion with me.

Posted at June 6, 2008 4:31 PM in response to "Yesterday was the day the 'change' bubble burst."