Tom McLaughlin Rocks

I happen to enjoy Tom McLaughlin’s weekly column in The Bridgton News.  Wow, that’s a novelty, or at least it seems so based on the regular letters-to-the-editor the BN lists.
When I read what his critics have to say I cannot help but wonder if these folks aren’t also the same ones regularly preaching “tolerance.”  Maybe [...]

Obama Wins the Prize

An area National Football League fan would have perspective on President Obama getting the Nobel Peace Prize.
How, you ask?  Try to picture The Five Norwegians (AKA – Nobel Peace Prize committee members) being in the New England Patriots locker room before a New England Patriots game.  The visitors listen as Coach Bill Belichick goes over [...]

Hear, See, Speak No Evil of President Obama

I guess the point of the Newburyport Current’s editorial, “Another anti-Obama overreaction,” and John Burciaga’s, “Goodbye to town hall meetings from hell,” is that those of us in disagreement with Mr. Obama are fair game for any cheap shot that comes to mind.
The editorial “only” describes us as, “hysterical,”  while Mr. Burciaga chooses; “politically unwashed, [...]

Does a Smart Car Make You Smarter?

Is it true that the Smart car is the official car of the Democrat Party in this area and the Invisible car is the official car of the Republican Party?
A Smart car with an Obama/Biden bumper sticker would surely indicate the most gifted among us.  These extra smart folks are still in the love-is-blind stage [...]

Rush to Rush’s Defense

No question the man gets under people’s skin.  I’m writing about Rush Limbaugh.
Mr. John Burciaga in the Newburyport Current (“Rush to Judgment” – January 30th)) took the bait and set out in his article to convince us that Rush is a “bad joke,” an embarrassment to his family, a “demagogue,” and a lot like a [...]

What Voting For Barack Obama May Have Meant

There are racists, ageists, sexists, haters, and myopias among us.
Are you one, some,or all of them?
Did the color of Barack Obama’s skin have anything at all to do with your vote for him?  If it did, to even the smallest degree, then you are a racist.  You discriminate when it comes to skin color.
Did you [...]

Underwhelmed by Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama

Are these two the best that the Democrats have?

Burger King should switch their headquarters from Fountainbleau (FL) to Chappaqua (NY).  After all, with Hillary Clinton in residence they truly are, “The Home of the Whopper.”
Hillary has always had trouble telling the truth but in the past could count on many in the media to defend [...]

I Voted for Barack Obama

I am writing to congratulate myself for voting for Barack Obama and being part of his 28-vote victory in Newburyport in the Democrat primary.
My vote was not based on Mr. Obama’s skin color because I’m not a racist.  I do admit,however, that I do not watch BET (Black Entertainment Television) or support the United Negro [...]

Hillary Clinton Finds a Friend?

Please don’t tell the senator from New York that the only support she received from me on Super Tuesday was propping up her sign.
Truth be told, I voted for Obama in the hope of lessening the Hillary margin in Massachusetts. I couldn’t imagine Mitt needing my help in his own state.

Surprising Behavior by Senator John Kerry and Michael Cook

What is this world coming to? 
Is it possible that prolific letter writer Michael Cook wrote an entire entry for last week’s Newburyport Current (“Culture of celebrity is all about marketing”) without including “President Bush” and an unflattering adjective in the same sentence?
Is it also possible that our Senator Kerry called former president Bill Clinton a [...]