To the editor: Reporter James Rainey factors out that Minnesota Gov. Walz has made clear he “didn’t be part of the Democratic ticket simply to play good.” Rainey goes on to put in writing, “In his debut efficiency on the Philadelphia rally he made a thinly veiled reference to a prurient and debunked rumor involving his opponent, Vance, and sure front room furnishings.” (“Amid the gloom, doom and anger, can pleasure win voters over?” Aug. 10)
Walz’s reference was a dirty, unfair assault. I’ve been a really energetic Democrat for greater than 60 years, however I’m very disillusioned with Walz for his smear of Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio), as a result of he certainly is aware of the rumor to be unfaithful.
Walz is a gigantic asset to the Democratic ticket. He has an ideal file as a congressman and as a governor. He’s a powerhouse in advancing good insurance policies, and has the reward of explaining his positions in down-to-earth phrases.
However he ought to rapidly apologize to Vance for his “thinly veiled” ugly reference and transfer on with the marketing campaign.
Rick Tuttle, Culver Metropolis
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To the editor: A curious milestone in human historical past has occurred previously few years with out most of humanity noticing — for the primary time in historical past, amid all of the combating, world peace is definitely doable.
Everyone seems to be linked to each other via the online. With the easy contact of a button, we will contact the hearts of individuals worldwide. To paraphrase an outdated Geico business, it’s really easy, even a caveman might do it.
It’s refreshing to see all of the discuss of pleasure impressed by Vice President Kamala Harris’ marketing campaign. Regardless of the place you fall on the political spectrum, everybody desires and deserves to be pleased. I could also be a Republican, a Democrat or an unbiased, however ultimately, whoever could make the world a happier place for myself, for others, my kids and my kids’s kids, nicely — they deserve victory.
Austin Diamond, Sherman Oaks
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To the editor: Look no additional than The Instances’ lead article in its Aug. 11 print version for the explanation why readership and subscriptions have declined.
The article mentions Republican complaints about “fawning protection within the media” of the new child Harris-Walz presidential marketing campaign. I’d add “infatuated” and “enraptured” to explain The Instances’ barefaced campaigning for Harris and Walz, from the entrance web page to Leisure.
I provide three modest proposals: Try to get better some objectivity, restrict overt editorializing to the Opinion pages, and provides writers with viewpoints at variance with The Instances a bit actual property on the op-ed pages. Jonah Goldberg will get a column; there are others like him on the market.
Paul Reisser, Thousand Oaks
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To the editor: Your headline about Democrats turning to pleasure amid a lot doom and gloom jogged my memory of the outdated Mad journal slogan, “What, me fear?”
Jon Konjoyan, North Hollywood
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To the editor: By no means underestimate the ability of “irrational exuberance.” It will possibly change the tide of historical past.
This, God keen, is what we’re seeing now: Irrationally exuberant pleasure is triumphing over irrationally exuberant hate.
Leslie Stem, Gardena
