LOL!! Jonathan Alter responds to his hate mail

[CatWoman]

“You love playing with facts—such as that Bush “squandering $100,000 in taxpayer-funded training” when he stopped flying in the National Guard. That is an outright LIE.”
Kevin Everett, MD, Birmingham, MI
You’re right, Kevin. I got that wrong. By some estimates it cost the government $1 million to train a pilot.

“Mr. Alter: You’re so nailed. You’re a left-wing phony. Drudge simply exposes you for who you are with your President Bush’s 1992 affair research that never amounted to anything. You and your entire Newsweek/Wash Post outlet are a complete joke.”
Will Kreidler
Ooh...Ouch. It really hurts to be nailed. Except that I’m not. The hypocrisy Drudge alleges is simply factually inaccurate. I thought questions about sexual misconduct by politicians were relevant in 1992 and in 2004 and in all the years in between. This is the presidency we’re talking about and it’s an issue of character. But I also thought unsubstantiated rumors were sleazy then-and I do now. As it happens, Drudge also has the facts exactly backwards. In 1992, I didn’t personally ask then-President Bush or his aides about the rumors and I did no research into them. I was not involved in that story, except to say that the issue was relevant. But last week in Wisconsin, I did ask Kerry aides about the rumors. In both cases, the rumors were denied. Short of any evidence, that’s when I move on.


“Let me get this straight—Limbaugh, Fox News are biased?”
Mike Stleacio
That would be a yes, Mike

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4304435/

[DinahMoeHum]

1. That reminds me. . .DU, when is the next Hate Mailbag ??

Just thought I'd ask.

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[philosophie_en_rose]

2. They should let us answer the hate mail.

:evilgrin:

Margaret Cho style, with real names and e-mail addresses.

[GodHelpUsAll2]

3. I so love the hate mailbag

It's such entertainment

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