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It is typical of you Yankees that you just barge into Canadian land to get your precious oil in Alaska. You have done that all along. And you wonder why a lot of people don't like you Americans.
If you didn't have the military technology to invade countries in the Middle East, you would be invading Canada and Mexico like the bullies you are.
By the way: remember softwood lumber.
Posted by: Fiona Byers | December 5, 2005 06:26 AM
We applaud Senator Lieberman for his courageous comment on what is happening in Iraq. He is putting off politicizing the conflict unlike John Kerry or Nancy Pelosi or my own off the wall Senator Russ Feingold who say its ok to lose.
Posted by: Keith Best | December 7, 2005 01:24 PM
I'd like to add my comments to those of my fellow bloggers regarding Dan Froomkin's "White House Briefing" column. I too consider it "must-read" material, and I never fail to make reading his marvelous column an integral part of my daily schedule. I do not consider Mr. Froomkin to be "liberal"; rather, he's the closest thing to "fair and balanced" in terms of political reporting that your website has....
Regarding Dan Froomkin's "White House Briefing" column --
Mr. Froomkin makes a point of providing the provenance for all of the links he includes in his daily column, and if trying to hold this--or any other--Administration accountable for its actions is considered "liberal bias," then so be it. His articles on the continued policy of the President's advance-team regarding inclusion of only like-minded individuals as spectators at Presidential events, and the refusal of the White House to let the President's Press Secretary to speak candidly, openly and honestly with reporters on the White House beat, should be noted and considered fair game for any and all political observers and/or writers.
I do not find the title of Mr. Froomkin's column at all confusing, nor do I think that it, or his work, infringes on the turf of the political reporters who work for The Washington Post's Print Edition. I respectfully ask that you continue to allow Mr. Froomkin to conduct his fine work for the online edition of The Post in the manner that he has done since the inception of his column. He performs a valuable public service for all readers, but especially for "political junkies" like me, who have little time to go hunting for all of the materials he so helpfully consolidates into one fine daily column. WE NEED OUR DAILY "DAN" FIX!!
On a personal note, I too offer my congratulations to Dan on the impending birth of his baby, and my best wishes to him and to his family for the best of holiday seasons. Thank you for taking the time to read this....!!
A loyal fan --
Posted by: Anne | December 12, 2005 03:00 PM
In case you somehow miss it, please see the comments section in response to Dan Froomkin's posting today at post.blog.
I have never seen such unanimity over anything: Dan Froomkin's column should be treasured, not criticized; if you meddle with it, you will lose a great deal of post.com readership; the print writers should take a page from Froomkin's book to learn what real reporting is about; and Deborah Howell is not responsibly performing her job.
Posted by: xyz | December 12, 2005 04:08 PM
Dan Froomkin's column is the best in the paper, and on some days, the only column worth reading. I trust him absolutely.
Posted by: jane | December 12, 2005 06:00 PM
Dan Froomkin's column is the best in the paper, and on some days, the only column worth reading. I trust him absolutely.
Posted by: jane | December 12, 2005 06:00 PM
xyz says it all re: Froomkin's defenders writing, emailing, etc to the com(Post)
"I have never seen such unanimity over anything"
I read a single 'nay' vs 100's of yay's
Absolutely amazing
Froomkin roools
Posted by: Calvin | December 12, 2005 08:38 PM
I agree with my fellow Froomkin readers, he is a major reason I come to washingtonpost.com on a daily basis. The editors would be wise to take note of this and realize that maybe their readership is smart enough to "get" what his column, and its title, is all about.
Posted by: eio | December 12, 2005 09:20 PM
As an asute writer to the Froomkin revival put it:
"Let me tell you: the conservative revolution is going to be remembered as a short-term phenomenon built mostly on hot air and hubris. What you're reading in the polls and, yes, in this venue, is the collective voice of the majority of Americans who are silent no longer and itching for November 2006 to begin the process of casting you all out of office."
It's amazing how out of touch you must be!!
Who knew there was so much room in that Bubble?
Posted by: Calvin | December 12, 2005 09:39 PM
Froomkin's column is the only reason I seek out wp.com. If he were to move to another venue I would follow him without a qualm. Over the last 5 years I have noticed a decided bias in traditional news and it certainly isn't liberal. If I want administration talking points I can go to Fox and Murdoch. When I want honest analysis I go to Froomkin. As best I can tell he is one of the very few who is objective and stays out of the spin cycle in his writing.
Posted by: Sandra Granich | December 13, 2005 12:05 PM
But for Froomkin, the only entity in my house reading anything from this once proud paper would be my canary.
Posted by: old gold 30 | December 13, 2005 06:01 PM
I read the Washington Post because I think it is a great paper. I have complimented the Post many times for the great breaking news stories that they have published (CIA prisons, DOJ memo that was overruled, etc.) I have also complimented them for their chats. There are many fine reporters & columnists that I enjoy reading. Mr. Froomkin happens to be one of them.
I was quite stunned to see the harsh words used against him by Ms. Howell and Mr. Harris. Not only do I not agree with Ms. Howell and Mr. Harris but I can not believe that they have started this firestorm in such a public way.
Mr. Harris has been far worse in his comments than Ms. Howell. At least Ms. Howell stuck to criticizing only Mr. Froomkin, Mr. Harris, on the other hand, was quite dismissive of the readers of the Post. I don't know Mr. Harris so I will be charitable and say that perhaps his statements were the result of being overrworked. But, whatever the reason, someone needs to rein this guy in before he says anything else.
Quite frankly, I think that Howell & Harris have caused more damage to the reputation of the Post than anything that the name of Froomkin's column could possibly do. I think a grownup at the Post needs to step in but quick.
By the way, Ms. Howell has yet to answer two emails that I sent to her weeks ago. They were the only emails that I ever sent the Post ombudsman questioning a story. Perhaps she should focus on her job and maybe readers like me can have their questions answered in a timely manner.
Posted by: pmorlan | December 13, 2005 11:28 PM
I would just like to add my comments in favor of Mr. Froomkin's column. It is the only media column I read regularly on the web and I find it a well put together round up of news from many sources. I find it most hard to believe that the Post's Executive Editor feels it necessary to state "We want to make sure people in the [Bush] administration know that our news coverage by White House reporters is separate from what appears in Froomkin's column because it contains opinion." I don't see any relevance at all in what the Bush administration thinks about your writers. It is what your readers think about your writers that should make all the difference.
Posted by: Chuck Reif | December 13, 2005 11:48 PM
I'd just like to congratulate whoever was responsible for using this blog to bring the Froomkin matter to our attention.
Given the extraordinary response, I'm curious if you are having any regrets about that decision at the moment? :)
Posted by: paul lukasiak | December 13, 2005 11:56 PM
Web Executive Editor Jim Brady:
THANK YOU for your 'stand your ground' comments at E&P in response to the POLITICAL pressure applied by your Executive Editor and Political Editor cohorts at the print edition of the Post. FINALLY, somebody at the Post starts to sound a little like the former leadership of your paper during its Watergate days.
I don't even read Dan Froomkin - I simply see links to his work occasionally elsewhere on the web. I DO however, have the unfortunate experience of listening to White House Beat reporters try to "take on" no-comment commenters like the White House Spin Spokesman. Anyone who thinks that that beat has any sort of credibility to lose, has another think coming... [After all, those reporters are all WILLING patsies to the White House P.R. spin game. Why show up at all? Send a tape recorder.]
Bottom Line: As journalists, editors, and newspaper owners working in the heart of the federal bureaucracy and covering the Executive Branch of our government, if you are NOT hearing about your coverage constantly, from your powerful subjects, then YOU QUITE SIMPLY ARE NOT DOING YOUR JOBS OF INFORMING THE AMERICAN PUBLIC about their own government. The feds SERVE US, not the other way around (I realize that the current bunch think that they are the CEO's of the sole world superpower and are therefore "untouchable," but oh, how deluded they are). The ONLY thing they have ANY right to complain about in your coverage, is factual inaccuracies. And that is the only thing the Washington Post has need to correct or atone for, in response to those in office attempting to influence your coverage of their service.
As to the apologies and amends that the Washington Post owes the AMERICAN PEOPLE, for its wholly INADEQUATE coverage of the federal government of late years (Mr. Harris), don't get me started...
Posted by: Hone Your Questions | December 14, 2005 01:25 AM
I posted a previous comment at the end of Dan's response in favor of his column and his commentary. He is not a reporter - who reports only facts, but a conduit for others' information and an analyst and opinion generator. I don't think the column needs a name change. To borrow a quote - "a rose by any other name would smell as sweet." Perhaps, if you feel you really need to change the name you could call it "Rose Garden Briefing" or something similar to connect with the WH. You might even have a reader contest to select a new name which would give Dan even more publicity.
Posted by: Pat B | December 14, 2005 01:38 AM
Dear Mr. Brady,
Please continue to stand fast Behind Dan Froomkin. Do not change the title of "Whitehouse Briefing".
The eruption of spontaneous support for Mr. Froomkin got me thinking again why I like his work so much.
1) He does everything out in the open. This is a function of his fantastic aggregating skills and the web itself. When reading his work I do not feel that he is feeding me scraps of information that a group of insiders have decided can be fed to the readers. There are no anonymous sources, no gentleman's agreements not to raise difficult questions.
This is what makes the Harris/Ombudsman attack so distasteful. In absolute contrast to Froomkin's work their criticisms are self-evidently driven by some kind of back room pressure, which readers can only make guesses about. If some of the criticisms of those going up against Froomkin seem over the top it is precisely because there is such an aura of conspiracy to the whole thing. Who can help but ask what motivates Harris and the ombudsman? Is it really just reader's confusion, or is it jealousy, pressure from outside, from the Whitehouse? If these seem like ill temperd speculations by intemperate defenders of Froomkin's work they may be, but the way Harris and the Ombudsman went after him with veiled threats is just pouring gasoline on the fire.
Froomkin is not in competition with the WP journalists, but with news aggregators like Google News, Drudge Report etc. Whatever the internal and external political pressures on you please don't loose sight of the fact that Froomkin's work is at the cutting edge of the constantly changing field of media delivery.
Loose Fromkin and you are not just loosing a bright and insightful reader and writer of the news, but someone with a vision of future news delivery who has positioned himself and helped to position the WP in a really interesting and productive way.
Posted by: Richard H | December 14, 2005 08:48 AM
Mr. Brady--
Thank you for your stated support for Dan Froomkin and his column. I hope you will continue to take a firm stand on behalf of journalistic integrity and independence before it becomes a complete oxymoron. Froomkin's column is the best thing you have on the Post website. As you can see from the outpouring in these thousand-plus blog comments, there are many of us who understand what is going on and who will not remain silent in the face of the print Post's cowardice and hypocracy.
Posted by: J Shelley | December 14, 2005 10:20 AM
So what happened to Froomkin's response to that ombudsman column, the 1000 or so comments in his support, the John Harris entry which added even more fuel to the fire, and the Achenblog post about it all, not to mention another 1000 or so comments? When I tried to click on the Rosen links, the posts had disappeared. So who erased all this? Since the ombudsman column still seems to remain, it doesn't feel right to delete Froomkin's defense. Actually, it doesn't feel right that any of it got deleted-- doesn't sound like what a news-site ought to do.
So what's up?
Posted by: lissa | December 17, 2005 12:34 AM
John Harris's unconscious betrayal of his thoughts that adversarial and irreverant attitudes have no place in the mind of the "
fighting thru fog for the truth" White House suck ups that he leads will, I believe, be as infamous in the future as Sally Quinn's immmortal column about the Clintons and how they "trashed" Washington.
Posted by: Bob R | December 26, 2005 03:07 PM
Leave it to The Post to rush to print the gospel according to the AP.
Upon reading several "media" accounts of the "outrageous" comments made by Pat Robertson I decided to go to the source and hear Pat's comments in their entirety. What every single agenda driven "media outlet" failed to mention is that 90% of Robertson's piece on Sharon was spent pouring praise over him as a close and dear personal friend. He clearly turned toward biblical text to propose that perhaps the new leader of Israel, whomever that may be should not tempt God and should not split Israel. The Godless Marxist left will never turn up the opportunity to take Mr. Robertson out of context and totally misrepresent his intent. Is is becoming increasingly clear that the only thing that the extreme left hates more than Jews is a righteous Christian who is an incorruptible supporter of Israel. See for yourself http://www.700club.com/700club/ If viewing after 1/6/06 see archives. Extremely revealing. (For those who have the guts to seek the truth.)
"Every exponged or censored word will eventually resound from mountaintop to mountaintop"
Posted by: Michael Austin | January 6, 2006 06:06 AM
To Ms. Howell, who is supposed to be an Ombudsman handling reader and subscriber issues:
I find it OUTRAGEOUS that you have the gall to write that Sue Schmitt, Ms.Bush Stenographer, is right in saying that Democrats are implicated in this scandal the same as Republicans, and that Abramoff gave money to both parties.
Chairman Dean is ABSOLUTELY right when he said no Democrat got money directly from Abramoff, and no Democrat has been indicted for dealing with Abramoff.
Indian tribes may have given money to political action committees or politicians, but since when is that against the law? INDIAN TRIBES, looking out for their best interests, gave money to both parties. The Abramoff scandal is REPUBLICAN pay-for-play.
It is part and parcel of Gingrich and DeLay's signature K-Street project, it is an outrageous example of the Republican culture of Corruption that has afflicted our Government like a metastasizing cancer, and Democrats have no part of it.
And Schmitt and you know it, but you're scared of the GOP's media enforcers. I expect corrections, Ms. Howell.
Like NOW.
Ed Johnson
Posted by: Blue06 | January 15, 2006 10:01 PM
Regarding the Ombudsman's column in the 1/15 edition: I am sure that you've received MANY incensed comments regarding the column from both sides so I will attempt to keep this professional.
In the 4th paragraph of your column, you print the following:
"Schmidt quickly found that Abramoff was getting 10 to 20 times as much from Indian tribes as they had paid other lobbyists. And he had made substantial campaign contributions to both major parties."
The records of the FEC for the past 4 years show that Mr. Abramoff has made NO contributions to either the Democratic Party or any Democratic candidates. Clearly a factual error has been made in this column. If Ms. Howell meant to say that some of Mr. Abramoff's clients (or, arguably, victims) made such contributions, that fact should have been clearly laid out. As it stands, however, 'he' did NOT make such contributions. As such, a correction should be posted.
Second, at the end of the column, after Ms. Howell factually states that no Democratic officeholders or staff are the subject of the investigation, she adds the words "But stay tuned. This story is nowhere near over."
As Ms. Howell is not reporting this story, I am assuming that she has no source or sources to corroborate such a statement. Without any qualifying statements following her post, such a statement leads the reader to assume either 1. That the Democrats WILL be placed in the first tier of the investigation or 2. That Ms. Howell hopes that such an event will occur.
In either case, without more, the statement should NEVER have been put into an ombudsman's column. If Ms. Howell has an opinion on the subject matter of Ms. Schmidt's column, other than the fact checking or the examination of the methods by which Ms. Schmidt stated HER facts, there are many other areas in the Post to which such an opinion may be placed.
If Ms. Howell is stating as a fact that the investigative status will change to include Democrats, the basis of such a claim should be laid out.
As it stands, Ms. Howell's column, rightly or wrongly, leads readers to believe a set of facts that just do not exist.
I hope that the Post will clarify and correct the record in this matter and contiue the high degree of journalistic integrity to which it has rightfully staked a claim.
Posted by: Douglas | January 16, 2006 10:55 AM
"...Jeffrey H. Birnbaum, a Post business reporter, have mentioned that a number of Democrats, including Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (Nev.) and Sen. Byron Dorgan (N.D.), have gotten Abramoff campaign money."-Deborah Howell
Are Deborah and Jeffrey politically compromised, or financially compromised?
"Between 2001 and 2004, Abramoff gave more than $127,000 to Republican candidates and committees and NOTHING to Democrats, federal records show." Bloomberg.com
Read the article, from DOCUMENTED sources, not a Post stenographer. I want the TRUTH from a paper on BOTH parties. Examination of Jeffrey's spin and the documented truth leaves me wondering if Birnbaum should't get a part-time job with Ken Mehlman. Everyone is entitled to their opinion, but to get paid for disseminating fog is another matter. Actually, this reporters style seems to be getting paid for quoting another persons lies, as if they had weight. If you want to be a shill, at least be honest about it.
As far as Abramoff's clients giving money to the Democrats:
"The Saginaw Chippewas gave $500,500 to Republicans between 2001 and 2004 and $277,210 to Democrats, according to a review of data compiled by Dwight L. Morris & Associates, a Bristow, Virginia-based company that tracks campaign-finance reports. Between 1997 and 2000, the tribe gave just $158,000 to Republicans and $279,000 to Democrats." (same article above) These were clients of Abramoff who were giving to Democrats BEFORE the K Street Project. The whole K-Street Project existed to funnel money to the GOP and keep it away from Democrats. What part of that does ANYONE disagree with? It is documented, witnessed, and indicted and plea-bargained. Now let's put the blame where it belongs, fix the problem and move on. I am sick of having reporters dissemble so much I end up with a net loss as to the FACTS. How about some honest reporting and let the chips fall where they may? I wish Nader had some support. He wanted to clean this crap up 20 years ago. The biggest losers here are the Tribes, whose money now seems tainted because of Abramoff, Delay, Reed, Norquist..etc.
I am very thankful for groups like Public Citizen that take the time to RESEARCH THE FACTS and present the documented truth.
Blunt Has Strong Ties to Lobbyists and Indicted Rep. Tom DeLay, Doled Out Favors to Campaign Contributors, Accepted Corporate-Funded Travel and More
-Public Citzen, Jan 13, 2005
"DeLay facilitated Blunt's rapid rise and Blunt tapped into DeLay's enormous fundraising machine, especially the Alexander Strategy Group (ASG), founded by former DeLay staff. Ten of Blunt's biggest contributors have hired ASG as their lobbying firm. Blunt's committees paid ASG $485,485 since 1999 for fundraising and consulting services. ASG's clients, meanwhile, have funneled $581,866 into Blunt's committees. ASG was forced to shut its doors in January 2006 because of its connections with the DeLay-Abramoff lobbying scandal. Moreover, at least one of Blunt's PACs operated out of the same townhouse as an illegal soft money operation connected to DeLay operatives."
Alexander Strategy Group's demise was covered by the Post on January 10 this year. There was NO mention of the tentacles that extend from ASG to GOP incumbents all over the hill. It is a classic case of not following the money. Edwin A. Buckham, the former top DeLay aide who owned the company, will probably be indicted and I will read about it somewhere else. Your article and the Buckham quotes made it sound as if Ed was an innocent bystander that wasn't bitter about having to close up his money laundromat.
Those who are willing to take the time can still find the full truth that your newspaper fails to deliver.
The Post is doing some good work in spite of Woodward, Howell and their ilk. I have hope for the future of a once fine newspaper.
For Woodward and Howell:
"If ye love wealth better than liberty, the tranquility of servitude better than the animating contest of freedom, go home from us in peace. We ask not your counsels or arms. Crouch down and lick the hands which feed you. May your chains set lightly upon you, and may posterity forget that ye were our countrymen."
- Samuel Adams, speech at the Philadelphia State House, August 1, 1776
Posted by: Michigander | January 16, 2006 12:44 PM
I have reviewed the comments both here and at the "Maryland" site, and find that comments from prior to 3pm have been hidden, and I am unable to link to any comment after 9:27 pm on Jan 15. I am very concerned that reader feedback on the Howell inaccuracies hae been censored. Is this another example of the Washington Post following orders from those who disagree with over 600 Americans expressing dissent by pointing out the incorrect information in Ms. Howell's slanted reporting?
This, along with the Washington Post's clear delay in reporting the speech given today by former Vice President Al Gore in Washington, give me even greater concern than I was experiencing last night regarding the apparent lack of objectivity in the journalism here. Ms. Howell's assertion that Democrats are implicated in the Abramoff Scandal by taking money from him is utterly false. As she seems unable to do routine fact-checking prior to publishing, alert readers have corrected here at the Washington Post Online. There is no dispute that she was wrong given the impeccable sources cited in the censored comments, including Reuters, AP and the FEC. How does the newspaper plan to explain this to what will easily be 1000 readers who have objected to this? Would one phone call from Ken Mehlman do it if the inaccuracy were targeted at Republicans? Perhaps just one call from Andrew Card or Karl Rove would necessitate a correction and apology to the readers and to those harmed, including the party, the Indian Tribes?
It is increasingly clear to me that the Washington Post cares little about the reader, the American Public. As long as the editors have continued access to the party in power, no matter how dirty thier coattails, even informed, subscribing readers are as unimportant as objective reporting and the truth.
I hope you will find it worth your integrity. Thomas Paine would not be for sale for the price of a cocktail appetizer, but apparently the Washington Post has less discernment.
Editor's Note:
We've deleted about a dozen comments in this thread that didn't raise any substantive issues and that were simply personal attacks on Deborah Howell or others. Every other comment that's been submitted has been published -- although because of the high volume of comments, it's possible that publishing has lagged a bit behind submission.
Hal Straus, Opinions Editor
Posted by: zennurse | January 16, 2006 10:23 PM
Mr. Straus--
If you've deleted a dozen, where did the several hundred others go? Perhaps as a corporate entity, you think that if you just hunker down, the storm will blow over, and tomorrow or maybe the next day, it will be business as usual? This time I think you're facing your own Katrina, and your reaction so far looks mighty like the WH response to that disaster.
Not one, not two but several of your reportorial staff have implicated themselves in WH spin mongering, and you continue to evade responsibility for it.
Ms. Howell's attack on Dan Froomkin, her factually inaccurate piece on the Abramoff scandal and Howard Kurtz's repetition of yet another "swiftboating" attempt on a courageous American patriot and Congressman show an appalling (I wish I had a more powerful word to use here) lack of jopurnalistic integrity.
John Harris's definition of journalistic integrity, which seems to be based on repeating whatever the administration deems "newsworthy," has now been extended beyond Ms. Howell and Mr. Kurtz to cover Mr. Willis, Ms. Schmidt and now you.
We are nearly to the point in time when we need to echo the words of Joseph Welch: "Have you no sense of decency, sir?"
Posted by: notjonathon | January 17, 2006 03:42 AM
give it up, bo.
give it up,donny.
you may not remember me. but i remember you from my days as a crimed.
please extinguish your relationship with the intell services.
try to be a real newspaper, not an agitprop rag.
Posted by: albertchampion | January 17, 2006 04:08 AM
Mr. Strauss:
In response to your comment in my previous post, your assertion that all other comments previously posted which were not "personal attacks on Deborah Howell or others..", unfortunately this was not the case. I had posted a comment at or around 9:30pm on January 15 which had also disappeared, and it was niether a personal comment nor was it in any way false or abusive. I appreciate your attempt to clarify the situation, and to address the computer issues you seem to have, but for more alert readers who are concerned about honest debate and reasoned discussion of the facts in the Abramoff investigation, I feel sure you can understand our desire to see this and other biased comments in the Washington Post corrected rapidly.
I remain confused about why the Post has not publicly corrected this unfortunate situation. Mr. Kurtz was asked about it in his online chat; his response was assumption about Ms. Howell's motivation for her statement and does not in any way mitigate the situation. Members of you readership continue to expect a formal editorial statement regarding this unfounded inaccuracy which has now reached voters across the country. In addition, as we expect Ms. Howell to be an ombudsman to be fulfilling that job description and not that of a reporter, I would appreciate an explanation of why she was "reporting" on this issue at all.
Gloucester, MA
Editor's Note:
I think the comment you're referring to is on the site at "http://blogs.washingtonpost.com/washpostblog/ 2006/01/new_blog_maryla.html#c12894003"
Hal Straus
Posted by: zennurse | January 17, 2006 02:54 PM
Mr. Strauss:
Thank you for the link to my previous comment, and your personal responsiveness to my remarks here. I am relieved of my concerns about censorship and appreciate the updates on your unfortunate computer problems. As I was scrolling for my comment last evening among the many hundreds that have been posted, I noted that many others provided factual information from numerous sources refuting Ms. Howell's inaccurate statement.
With so many comments on this and other threads regarding this issue, I remain confused and somewhat alarmed that the Washington Post has no responded in a more specific and satisfactory fashion. I expect that when her next colomn is published, Ms. Howell will address this for us, but readers remain very concerned that the paper has failed to correct her inaccurate and misleading statements, now days after the original column was published. In my previous comment I asked questions in the second paragraph which you seem to have pointedly ignored. I assure you I am still very interested in answers to those questions and concerns as I am devoted to learning the truth as we move forward with this sad chapter in our nation's story. Given the links and statements recorded here and in other threads related, which I have investigated on my own, I am certain Ms. Howell's comments are not factual and lead the reader to believe her inaccuracies.
Mr. Strauss, I don't understand why it is so difficult to resolve this issue for readers and now others in the media who have noted the negative comments you are receiving. I will continue to monitor the paper for a response, but will remain doubtful as to the veracity of the content of news until the editors have responded to this and demonstrated your committment to objective and fair journalism.
Posted by: zennurse | January 18, 2006 09:56 AM
Mr Strauss:
I forwarded my comments on this thread to the e-mail address above including your posted comments in an effort to get my questions answered. Since then I have read the piece by Mr Leen today covering the Democrats' Congressional Ethics Plan which provides what I suspect is the information Ms Howell referred to in her column. In it, Mr Leen describes various Democratic lawmakers' receipt of donations from Indian Tribes over the period in question, Tribes which have been linked to Mr Abramoff. As these Tribes constitute members of these Senators and Representatives constituency, and there is no proof of direct quid pro quo,I find this proof rather weak. In addition, I have had the opportunity to read Elizabeth Drew's excellent piece at the New York Times Review of Books regarding the K Street Project and the influence of Republicans on the power elite in Washington, including threats, denial of access and lobbyists participation in drafting legislation in the Republican-controlled Congress. It interests me that along with your list of Mr Leen's list of alleged Democratic offenses he did not mention these Republican tactics for control which were clearly and directly funded by Mr Abramoff.
Which is the more accurate story, which is the more significant news? I begin to believe that as the Republican Party has exerted significant pressure in the Senate and the House, as well as on K Street, they have exerted pressure on the media as well. We have, unfortunately, seen the sad events this partisan reporting has had at the New York Times and on the career of Judith Miller. As the paper of record in Washington, and given the comprehensive nature of the K Street Plan, I am beginning to see that the same pressure is being applied at the Washington Post to fall in line. Along with Kurtz and Krauthammer, Mr Leen and Ms Schmidt, Ms Howell's relatively small but very inaccurate comment misleads the reader away from the understanding that the Abramoff affair is a Republican scandal in terms of direct and collaborative relationships, where the real story lies.
I'm sorry to see this happen to the Washington Post after a legacy of hard and honest reporting. I will continue to search for answers, but I think I may have found them today.
Posted by: zennurse | January 18, 2006 10:49 PM
CNN January 18, 2006
http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS...ouse/ index.html
"Many lawmakers, including Democrats, have scrambled to return or donate contributions linked to Abramoff, and McClellan portrayed the lobbyist an an equal-opportunity campaign contributor.
That assertion does not seem substantiated by Federal Election Commission records.
Records since 1998 show no personal donations from Abramoff to Democrats, and almost two-thirds of the $4.4 million contributed by Abramoff and his associates went to Republicans, according to documents compiled by the Center for Responsive Politics, a campaign-finance watchdog group."
Posted by: zennurse | January 18, 2006 11:16 PM
Hey! Where'd the Technorati links go?
And now all the comments to Howell's latest post have disappeared!
Have you guys just completely chickened out, now?
Posted by: Avedon | January 19, 2006 04:07 PM
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Yup...Just when I thought it was spring, everything freezes after starting to bloom.. 29 degrees still at 11:00 a.m. with winds gusts of 35 miles per hour...70 yesterday.. Mike |
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Hey, Mike....as you know, the weather's turned warm out here in the West. Allergies are in full swing, too. The aphids are covering cars in "honey dew" and making a sticky mess. 63F at 8:55 in the morning, warming to the high 70F's at least. Josh |
Mike It's been pretty nice here in south central Texas. Mid to upper 70's or low 80's during the day and low 60's at night. Veggies are doing great. |
Started off gray this morning, but it's 76F and sunny now. Not sure how anyone can complain about this type of weather. :) |
- Posted by loveplants2 8b Virginia Beach, (My Page) on Wed, Apr 16, 14 at 19:11
Hi Mike!! Yesterday it was 80 degrees.. Then the cold front hit and it dropped the temps down into the mid 30's. mmmmmhmmmm , had to bring in 40 large Plumeria. All of the others trees and tropicals are still under the lights upstairs and in the greenhouse. I thought I could bring out the mature trees in the hopes of the temps being around the mid forties, but NOOooooooo! Wind gust up to 70... We had a huge coal ship break for its mooring and was adrift in the bay.. I have never seen weather like this. It's totally unbelievable. I'm really tired of this weather ... If I was in Florida.. I wouldn't be complaining!!! ;-). Lucky you!!! Hi Josh... I was thinking of you last night. My Squill needs to be repotted and I'm going to split them . How are yours doing? Happy spring to you!!! Laura |
Our PNW weather has turned nasty too. Today's high is 53F and tomorrow will be 52F. That is about 10 degrees below average for this time. Like they say: Weather, you can talk about it but you cannot do anything about it. So let us all start whining. :) |
Winter won't let go where I am in the Hudson Valley of N.Y. 28 F. the past 2 mornings. upper 40's during the day. Last week we had upper 70's and an 80 degree day. Had to cover my carnivorous plants the past 2 nights. |
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I've subcumbed and just short of wipedowns, I am always using oven cleaner to clean the top of our Wolf Stoves. Even with wipedowns..depending on what's cooking and what's splattering....grease just get's stuck on the top. I AVOIDED using easy off but after tired of scrubbing for ages, Easy Off is such a winner in this application. What do you guys use/recommend for areas like the inside/sides/inside tops of the stove hood ? I've been using Easy Off BAM degreaser which seems to work fairly well . Was just cleaning tonight and grabbed whatever what under the kitchen sink and nada....Fantastik as well as some Lysol Degreaser. Just curious what ya'll use. I have yet to test/experiment with my steam cleaner. I have a semi-commerical unit. It does WONDERS on our wood flooring. I am a nut when it comes to the floors. I've always thought the floors were clean but boy oh boy, after using the steamer on the kitchen floors one time, you could instantly tell it was cleaner than previous methods as the wood floors were slightly slippery.... |
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There has never been a shortage of excellence at Penn State Brandywine, and this year is no different. The campus honored outstanding students and faculty at its annual Academic Recognition ceremony on Thursday, April 7.
In a room packed with family, friends and a supportive campus community, nearly 170 students were presented with the Academic Achievement Award, which celebrates students at the campus with cumulative grade point averages of 3.5 or higher.
In addition, five students were inducted into the Sigma Tau Delta English Honor Society, which confers distinction upon students of the English language and literature in undergraduate, graduate and professional studies. The five students were juniors Mary-Therese Capaldi, Jennifer Santangelo, Lauren Orner and Martina Delgado, and senior Andrew Shaner.
Sophomore Patricia McGinnis received the President Sparks Award, for earning a 4.0 cumulative grade point average on at least 36 graded Penn State credits.
The President's Freshman Award was presented to freshmen Sarah Demartino, Nicholas Vico, Timothy Yeung and Kayla Centone, and sophomore Labanya Mookerjee.
Senior John Formento received the Dr. Randall S. Stout Memorial Award for demonstrating superior academic performance and outstanding participation in the Bachelor of Science in Business program.
Sophomore Taj Magruder was recognized for receiving the President's Volunteer Service Award from the President's Council on Service and Civic Participation for completing more than 250 volunteer hours in a 12-month period.
Senior Jacqueline Glace was honored with the Undergraduate Student Research Award. "From her time working for the Appalachian Service Project to her triple-barreled thesis, analyzing children's books about Appalachia, writing and publishing her own story book and designing curriculum materials to teach children through it, Jacqueline Glace has proven a strong commitment to both research and its application," said Professor of English, Women's Studies and American Studies Phyllis Cole as she presented the award.
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The Undergraduate Faculty Research Award was given to Professor of Chemistry John Tierney. "The winner of this year's award has been at our campus for over a quarter of a century, and during this time has attained legendary status for pursuing collaborative research with students," Cole said. "He has demonstrated many times that sophomores taking the organic chemistry laboratory course can obtain results publishable in world-class journals."
Distinguished Professor of Political Science Stephen Cimbala received the Faculty Research Program Award for scholarly or creative excellence. "He began by writing op-ed essays on American and international politics in the early '80s and has never really stopped speaking to newspaper audiences," Cole said. "Meanwhile, he also grew through an accelerating series of articles to his first edited book in 1984 and first single-authored book in 1987. Since then, he has edited 19 books and written 33 more. Our awardee has shared his insight into the news and provoked thought for three decades of students."
Instructor in Language and Literacy Education Sharon Manco was honored with the George W. Franz Advising and Mentoring Award. As he presented the award, Associate Professor of Engineering Ivan Esparragoza said, "She serves our students with passion and dedication to ensure they can succeed in their careers, and she has gone beyond her work duties to serve as mentor, adviser and counselor for them."
Instructor Jean McKay received the Teaching Award for Part-time Faculty.
"Jean McKay is deserving of the part-time teacher award for her tireless and enthusiastic contribution to the success of her students, her colleagues and the campus," said Senior Instructor in English Patricia Hillen. "Through innovations in courses, voluntary mentoring and collaboration with colleagues, she demonstrates enthusiasm, skill and professionalism."
This year's Distinguished Teacher Award was presented to Assistant Professor of Human Development and Family Studies (HDFS) Jennifer Zosh, by Instructor in HDFS Kathy Meehan, who said, "As one of her students said, 'The energy with which she teaches is unmatched by any other teacher I have had. Not only is she a master of Early Childhood development and psychology, she is also a wonderful adviser and Penn State cheerleader!'"
Associate Professor of Biology Elizabeth Dudkin received the Madlyn Hanes Faculty Award. Presenting the award, Professor of HDFS Cynthia Lightfoot said, "One of many to recommend her for this award noted that 'her high level of service and dedication to this campus should not only be recognized but also emulated.' I couldn't agree more. It's clear that in teaching, research and service, she hits a home run in every category."


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It be cool if it all bloomed at the same time and really put on a show, but that isn't going to happen it has 7 spikes all different sizes. the fragrance is wonderful filling up the orchid room. I got this for $5.00 from the Baker & Chantry going out of business sale 10/13/03. Stan. jenischiana X assidensis....enjoy....~Charm |
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That is gorgeous. The closed buds remind me of jackfruit pulp. Exactly the same color too :) |
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These fun and low-cost Earth Day events for kids and families on Long Island include Earth Day crafts, festivals, volunteer activities, and more in Nassau and Suffolk counties, including Baldwin, Cold Spring Harbor, East Islip, Glen Cove, Garden City, Manorville, Oyster Bay, Plandome, Riverhead, and Roslyn.
We've only got one planet Earth, and we've got to love it as we live on it. In honor of Earth Day on April 22, check out these cool activities across Nassau and Suffolk counties on Long Island that will teach you how to care for our world.
April 20: Join the Earth Day Eco Craft: Recycled Paper-Making program, in which you can make a bookmark, a card, a beautiful piece of artwork, or just be creative using recycled paper, at Garvies Point Museum and Preserve in Glen Cove.
Help plant new trees to replace those that were lost during Hurricane Sandy and take part in several fun activities during an Earth Day Celebration for the whole family at Science Museum of Long Island in Plandome. Refreshments will be served. FREE!
April 21: Kids are invited to the Nassau County Museum of Art in Roslyn to Celebrate Earth Day by creating a gigantic group sculpture using recycled materials with artists from the NYC-based Free Style Arts Association. Educators from the Science Museum of Long Island will bring some critters to join the fun and work with nets to explore organisms in the museum's ponds.
Kids will use recycled materials to make art that represents our changing world during an Earth Day Celebration at the Long Island Children's Museum in Garden City.
Meet at the Oyster Bay Bandstand/Gazebo (across from the Oyster Bay Post Office) at 8am to participate in Operation Clean Sweep and keep the community looking beautiful. Bring work gloves, dust pans, and brooms. All volunteers will receive a community service letter. FREE!
April 22: Children in grades 1-5 can spend an afternoon working on an Earth Day Tabletop Craft at Baldwin Public Library in Baldwin. FREE!
April 26: Watch the film The Man Who Planted Trees at Garvies Point Museum and Preserve in Glen Cove. This timeless and inspirational story is a chronicle of the enormous contribution that one person can make to the earth. There will be three screenings today.
April 13: Learn how to grow your own veggies at Planting with the Pros: Seed Starting & Vegetable Garden at Garden of Eve Organic Farm & Market in Riverhead. FREE for kids younger than 15!
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Three generations of the Degerstrom family lived in Derby, Maine from the early to late 1900's. This small railroad town was more like a suburb of Milo with 2,800 combined population.
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The 8 people highlighted throughout the photo (left) include my 7 siblings and me. An enlarged version without any edits is included below to show more detail.
As kids we were less than fond of the photo sessions which is obvious from some of the facial expressions, yet 50 years later it is interesting to note the clothing and hairstyles of the era.
Enlarged photo of Parkman Family Reunion, Milo Maine (ca. 1957)
Earlier this year a new blog was launched featuring the matriarch of the Parkman family shown, my grandmother, and documents the Poetry of Beth Parkman (1893-1975). She is shown above (2nd female full face from the upper right) and my grandfather Earl Parkman is the second male in from the upper right in the top row.
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- Mainecatwoman said...
What a really nice tribute. I rememebr a couple of years ago a man found letters that his grandfather had written from WWI, and had started a blog with them, recopying the letter in a post on each date the letter was written.
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Hi, Lisa,
Thank you for sharing about the WW1 letters. My brother found a 50+ year old diary hidden in a tree back in the woods near our home in Derby Maine in the 1960's.
It belonged to a lumberjack and was very interesting reading to learn about the old time Maine lumber industry before chainsaws and pulp trucks. Trees were cut and floated downstream to lumber mills.
From the names, dates, and entries we located his family. They declined when offered the diary. - Nov 27, 2009, 6:35:00 PM
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The Black Angels "Phosphene Dream" Pre-order
Black Angels has announced that their new album Phosphene Dream is available for pre-order. You can get it on CD, on 180 gram vinyl, or in a big package with a hoodie and signed silkscreen print by Christian. Each option also comes with a download of "Bad Vibrations" and "Telephone", and on September 14th a link to the rest of the album. Also, the group will be touring with Black Mountain. When you buy tickets through Ticketmaster, you can get downloads of Phosphene Dream and Black Mountain's Wilderness Heart for $15.00.
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A school district, acting through its board of directors, may sign a petition for the formation of a utility local improvement district under RCW 36.94.230, or sign a protest petition against the formation of such a district under RCW 36.94.240.
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Honorable Ronald L. Hendry
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Pierce County
946 County-City Building
Tacoma, Washington 98402
Cite as: AGLO 1973 No. 75
Dear Sir:
By letter previously acknowledged you have requested an opinion of this office on a question which we paraphrase as follows:
May a school district, through its board of directors, sign a petition for the formation of a utility local improvement district under RCW 36.94.230, or sign a protest petition against the formation of such a district under RCW 36.94.240?
We answer both aspects of this question in the affirmative.
Chapter 36.94 RCW grants to all counties the authority to develop comprehensive sewer and water systems, and specifies the procedural steps to be taken with respect to such developments. Pertinent to your inquiry are RCW 36.94.230 and 36.94.240, the first of which provides, in material part, as follows:
"Utility local improvement districts to carry out all or any portion of the general plan, or additions and betterments thereof, may be initiated either by resolution of the board of county commissioners or by petition signed by the owners according to the records of the office of the county auditor of at least fifty-one percent of the area of land within the limits of the utility local improvement district to be created." (Emphasis supplied.)
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RCW 36.94.240 then provides, in pertinent part:
". . . That the jurisdiction of the commissioners to proceed with any improvement initiated by resolution shall be divested by protests filed with the clerk of the board prior to said public hearing signed by the owners, according to the records of the county auditor, of at least forty percent of the area of land within the proposed local district. . . ." (Emphasis supplied.)
The question raised by your request is whether a school district constitutes an "owner" of property within the meaning of these two statutes. Essentially this same question was raised in another context some years ago ‑ leading to our issuance of AGO 61-62 No. 169 [[to Charles O. Carroll, Prosecuting Attorney, King County on September 26, 1962]], copy enclosed. There, we were concerned with whether a school district could contract as a landowner with a sewer district under a statute (RCW 35.91.020) which authorized any city, town, sewer district, water district, or drainage district to contract with ". . . owners of real estate . . ." for the construction of storm, sanitary or combination sewers, pumping stations and disposal plants, and other water or sewer facilities. In answering this question in the affirmative we said:
"Thus, in order to contract with a 'municipality,' as defined in the act, the school district must be an 'owner.' That a school district is an owner in the normal sense of the word can hardly be disputed. The power to own realty is expressly granted in many places throughout Title 28 RCW. By way of example, RCW 28.58.010 provides in part:
"'A school district shall constitute a body corporate and shall possess all the usual powers of a corporation for public purposes, and in that name and style may sue and be sued, purchase, hold, and sell personal property and real estate, . . . The board of directors of the school district shall have exclusive control of all school buildings and other property, real or personal, owned by the district.' (Emphasis supplied.)"
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We believe that the reasoning of this 1962 opinion is sound, and equally applicable to the status of a school district as a landowner under RCW 36.94.230 and 36.94.240, supra. Accordingly, it is our opinion that a school district, acting through its board of directors, may both join in a petition for the formation of a utility local improvement district under the first of these two statutes and sign a protest against the formation of such a district under the second.
It is hoped that the foregoing will be of some assistance to you.
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Added this to my original thread but no one saw it... I'd like to replace a slider with a patio door and I may have it done but I'd like to clear up some questions -
Some stucco damage is inevitable and that's fine but if I have to rip off the bumpout and/or lots of stucco I may rethink this. I assume when a unit is specified as 96"x72" this is the outside dimensions of the unit. I don't really know what my rough opening size is but I'll pull off the casing to verify at least 1/2" framing clearance all around. The "jamb" on the current unit is proud of the drywall about 1/2" and the casing trim butts against it. Obviously this is not standard for interior doors/windows. I suppose you can specify the jamb to be whatever width you want so if the jamb is flush with the drywall a standard casing placement (3/16" jamb reveal) could be used? As you can see from the pic below the bottom track is much narrower than the jamb. A french door will have a threshold more like a standard door. Would you expect that the tile would have to be cut to allow for a wider threshold (subfloor is slab)? None of the websites give much detail on the threshold so I'll have to see one in person to verify. Thanks
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Cut a relief kirf in the stucco with a right angle grinder/diamond wheel. That will minimize the cracking around the edges and give you a nice clean finished line. Set the new unit in place. Spray foam the perimeter. Caulk right to stucco if the kirf was cut close or install Azek filler strip/stop and caulk to that. |
I just looked at my Pella patio door (currently in the garage awaiting install. Yes, it appears you'll want to cut the tile; I'd hold off till the door arrives. You'll want to insure the heigth of your R.O. will be correct and think about the heigth of the tile as it butts up to the threshold - I will be installing the door on top of 1/2" Durarock to insure a clean tile/threshold mate. Yes; you can order jambs in virtually any reasonable width to accomodate a clean casing job inside. Pay atention to the install and flashing and enjoy your new door. |
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Take the idea of "Ghostbusters", the sci-fi creativity of "Jurassic Park", and the seemingly too-smart antagonist of "Tremors". Pack it all in from the director of "Ghostbusters", the humorous antics from Orlando Jones and Sean William Scott, and the great acting from David Duhkovny, and you have "Evolution". When a meteor carrying one-celled alien organisms lands on earth, two science professors and a college-aged kid find that the organisms are evolving at a rate millions of times faster than our "evolving" into the human race. Since these alien creatures can evolve very rapidly (three weeks in the film), it is vital to destroy them. The government steps in, and tries to find military tactics to destroy them. But there's one problem: (I'll not give it away). Leave it to our two profs (Jones and Duhkovny), a kid who knows absolutely nothing but how to drive a fire truck (Sean William Scott), and a Pentagon doctor (Julianne Moore) who falls for one of the profs to save the world. The solution? Head and Shoulders. Yes, the shampoo. There is an active ingredient that would kill these alien creatures, and our team of four (can we say Ghostbusters again?) has their work cut out for them. While I don't want to write a dissertation, I would certainly like to defend why I believe this movie was really great. For one, it was produced by DreamWorks SKG, Steven Spielberg's distribution company. Second, you have a team of actors who make this film carry through without having to drone in on one character's development. Third, the age-target is late teens to early twenties; and to this age group, it satisfies. Fourth, plotline isn't what this movie is all about—it's about science fiction and humor. Sexual innuendos and swearing is part of the world. We cannot expect Hollywood to adhere to biblical standards in making movies. "Evolution" has swearing, and many sexual references (in jest mostly), so if that is offensive to you, you may wish to skip "Evolution". However, if you are looking for a laid back entertaining comedy not too high on the intelligence factor, "Evolution" may be for you. But if you want a deep plot with developing characters and the humor of Robin Williams, forget it. …some positive moral and redemptive qualities, including a comment about the great, merciful Christ and an exclamation of victory, With God, all things are possible…
—Dr. Ted Baehr, Movieguide This movie was funny. It had its low and its slow moments, but even those were at least enjoyable. There are those comedies that have you laughing through the entire two hours, this is not one of them. As a matter of fact, movies that accomplish that feat are rare, that is what makes them so memorable. If want to avoid sexual humor and foul language then you should not buy a ticket to a movie with a PG-13 next to the title. Yes, David Duchovny does moon the camera in this film. "Butt Cheek a la Glass" doesn't seem all that sexual to me. Remember nudity does not equal obscenity and there is still that pesky little PG-13 next to the title.
[Average / 3] —Tyson Behrns, age 25 I do not mean to offend the reviewer, but how does the fact that Dreamworks SKG have their name on this make it a good movie? Besides that, I thought the movie was extremely unfunny, and though I like Orlando Jones he has yet to get a good movie role. The two dumb fat brothers, the senseless governor, and Seann William Scott's character, who I guess were all supposed to be funny dimwitted characters, annoyed me more then made me laugh. I won't comment on the films moral content, because I was trying to keep awake more then paying attention to the swearing and dirty jokes. The movie was horrible. I'd give less then one if they let me.
[Average / 1] —Josiah H., age 17 …walked out less than ten minutes into the movie. In the space of that time I saw a teacher discussing (innuendo, of course) having sex with his student so she could pass a course that would make her more acceptable as a Miss Arizona candidate. Another teacher gave two morons C+'s for biology papers on cells. They had written two sentences about a prison cell, being too stupid to make the obvious connection. In any college class I ever attended those papers would have been handed back without even a comment. The kicker was when the protagonist had his car blown over and as it was being righted he just had to use God's name in an expletive…
—Bill Hackett I'm fairly sorry I saw this movie. The plot and story were good, but the crude sexual innuendos never seemed to quit. I initially thought, "OK, they've got that over with, now it will get better." But it didn't. It was one sexual innuendo after another. And of course using the Lord's name in vain also didn't stop. I think the reviewer of this movie has seen too many of the really bad movies. I think he's been desensitized to it all. For his sake, I hope he steps out of the movie reviews for a while and carefully chooses the movies he goes to.
[Very Offensive / 4] —Jim Young, age 41 I enjoyed this movie. No, it wasn't a theatrical masterpiece and the story was goofy. Still, it had me laughing pretty much the whole time. Most of the humor was slapstick or cheesy, but if you're not trying to take it as a serious piece of art, I think you'll find it enjoyable.
[Better than Average / 3½] —Liz, age 18, non-Christian …I personally enjoyed this movie. it's about average fair; I'm glad I watched it, but I don't think I'd add it to a DVD collection (unless it goes under $10). But it's funny, you can see it at least once. Honestly, as for style and sense of humour, I wouldn't rely on most of these viewer comments. it's a sort of case of populist taste vs. elitist (ie: intellectual) taste. Most of those who tend to be doing viewer comments have a populist taste; some of those doing the actual reviews are a bit elitist (read: intellectual). Not everyone likes the same things, and so you should judge for yourself on style and humour. Also, people are quicker to make bad comments than good.
[Average / 3] —N.M. Dorsan, age 21 …Some may dig Luhrmann's deconstructionist, irreverent style, but the movie is too gimmicky and pleased with its irreverence to connect emotionally with audiences…
—Kirk Honeycutt, The Hollywood Reporter The VERY FEW LAUGHS were not nearly enough to redeem the irreverent tone of the entire film, the numerous curse words, the slime (apparently a rehash of the Ghostbusters theme from same director Reitman), the jokes centering around crudeness, sex and various body parts. Unfortunately, Duchovny moons another character he has a conflict with, and this was no in-the-distance, did-I-see-what-I-think-I-did… no no, this was right there, in the middle of the screen, full fledge, bare bottom.
[Very Offensive / 2½] —Lori This was a fun movie to watch. Of course there are the obligatory "bad guys" who want to ruin everything they've worked for, and the scenes with scientists working, cracking codes, formulas, etc. But we get through those scenes and move on to the fun scenes. Like when a flying creature invades a shopping center and the three leading men go get shotguns and become part time action heroes. As well, there was a nifty little scene that looked like it belonged in "Planet of the Apes." Again, I liked the movie. It reminded me vaguely of "Galaxy Quest" (Both were from Dreamworks) for some reason.
[Average / 3] —Jason Eaken, age 17 I was extremely disappointed with this movie. The jokes were either crude or just not funny and the plot was horrible. The script was not worthy of a major motion picture. I grew up with Ghostbusters and Ghostbusters 2 and I must warn everyone that this is nowhere near the quality of those comedies. The actors seem to be struggling to make something out of the weak script and bad jokes, but to no avail. don't waste your money.
[Average / 2] —Todd, age 27 This was a very funny movie, but in no way very clean or wholesome. It also was pretty disgusting in some parts. A lot of the movie is aliens choking to death or being shot, or blowing up. So, if you don't like nasty bug things or coarse jokes, skip this movie.
[Very Offensive / 2] —Lacey Maxwell, age 13 X-Files/Sci-Fi fans don't waste your time and money on this "bomb". I haven't seen a movie this bad since the black and white "drive-in" days. This movie wasn't even bad enough to be funny! If you like David Duchovny, watch "Return To Me"—now that's a nice movie.
[Very Offensive / 1] —Lee Rand, age 52 Movie Critics
…Sadly, although the movie isn't intended to be taken too seriously, the humor is more lame than funny, and the ratio of jokes that work to those that fall flat is embarrassingly low…
—James Berardinelli, ReelViews …Ivan Reitman, who directed the film, also made "Ghostbusters," and there are times when you can see that he remembers his earlier success all too well…
—Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times …The jokes are more locker room than sexual; lots of monsters jump out at you but otherwise not very scary…
—John Anderson, Los Angeles Times …32 mild obscenities, several anatomical and scatological references, several sexual references and some religious exclamations…
—Kids-in-Mind …some crude humor is present (including a character having an alien creature removed from his body via the rectum, and the heroes trying to kill a gargantuan alien blob via that same part of the body, etc.), …