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2 minutes of hate feeds 15 minutes of fame/shame
Conservative icon Rush Limbaugh, CNBC market analyst Rick Santelli, Democratic market commentator Jim Cramer:
Who will President Obama choose to be the next target of his Two Minutes of Hate?
Mark Kalinowski
New York, N.Y.
‘Where Have All the Newspapers Gone?’
(apologies to Pete Seeger)
Where have all the newspapers gone?
Long time passing.
Where have all the newspapers gone?
Long time ago.
Where have all the newspapers gone?
Readers have shunned them every one.
How will they ever learn?
How will they ever learn?
Where have all the readers gone?
Long time passing.
Where have all the readers gone?
Long time ago.
Where have all the readers gone?
Gone to sound bites every one.
What will they ever learn?
What will they ever learn?
Where have all the sound bites gone?
Long time passing.
Where have all the sound bites gone?
Long time ago.
Where have all the sound bites gone?
Gone to Web sites every one.
Guess we can click and learn.
Guess we can click and learn.
Where have all the Web sites gone?
Long time passing.
Where have all the Web sites gone?
Long time ago.
Where have all the Web sites gone?
Gone for bloggers every one.
But do they ever earn?
But do they ever earn?
Where have all the bloggers gone?
Long time passing.
Where have all the bloggers gone?
Long time ago.
Where have all the bloggers gone?
They’re reading newspapers every one.
How did you think they learn?
Now you know how they learn.
Bruce Rogowski
Trumbull, Conn.
Balanced approach to budget earns Brewer cheers
In an apparent move to put the needs of Arizonans first, Gov. Jan Brewer has taken a stand against legislators of her own party to prevent cuts in vital programs during a period of fiscal crisis.
I suspect that I may have reason to disagree with Brewer in the future. Today, however, I am among the moderate, pragmatic Arizonans that support her balanced, responsible approach during a period of severe budget shortfall.
Gerald S. Mayer
Phoenix