Karl Rove and liberals
I was surprised to see no mention of Karl Rove’s offensive comments in Friday’s Denver Post. On Thursday, Rove insulted nearly half the country when he said, “Liberals saw the savagery of the 9/11 attacks and wanted to prepare indictments and offer therapy and understanding for our attackers.”
Anyone who supports these comments from George Bush’s political adviser might be interested to know that liberals died in the Sept. 11 attacks; liberals grieved for the victims of the Sept. 11 attacks; liberals united behind our bumbling president after the Sept. 11 attacks; liberals in Congress voted overwhelmingly to go into Afghanistan to capture the man responsible for the Sept. 11 attacks; liberals have died on the battlefields of Afghanistan, where our commander in chief utterly failed to capture the perpetrator of the Sept. 11 attacks; and liberals have died needlessly in the war in Iraq. And all this while Osama bin Laden remains free.
Lawrence Jones, Conifer
U.S. Women’s Open
I have appreciated the daily coverage in The Post for the U.S. Women’s Open. I was thrilled to attend practice sessions with my sister, who volunteered her services for the event. Denver should be proud to be represented by Cherry Hills Country Club, because it is absolutely beautiful and markets our city in the grand way that it deserves.
I was amazed at how happy and relaxed the crowd and hundreds of volunteers were. Everyone appeared to be so excited to be a part of such a significant event. We even managed to obtain Annika Sorenstam’s autograph at the end of the 18th hole for one of the hard-working volunteers present.
Annika is a classy athlete who makes the sport appear effortless. It was a great time being a part of Annika’s army while viewing our majestic Rockies around every green at Cherry Hills.
Taryn Logan, Lakewood
Denver Water rates
Re: “Water officials struggling with shrinking income,” June 23 news story.
I was so sorry to hear that Denver Water managers “have been unable to figure out why water use has plummeted in recent years.” Might it have something to do with Denver Water itself and the drought-hysteria barrage from the media for the last few years? Or could it have something to do with the Denver Water letter that I recently received, ordering me not to water more than three days a week, along with the threat of losing my water service completely if I violate this mandate more than three times? Or could it just be that people are noticing that they are paying more each year for fewer utilities, have no extra money and are conserving their assets, just like Denver Water should?
W. Furstenau, Centennial
Review of British play
Re: “British comedy suffers in translation,” June 17 theater review.
After reading John Moore’s review of “Humble Boy,” I almost cancelled my plans to see the play. Happily, I did see it, and do not agree with Moore’s criticisms. It is an English play, based loosely on Shakespeare’s “Hamlet” (ghost and all), satirically scripted by notable English playwright Charlotte Jones and performed by a superb cast.
Sometimes, an English comedy is had to grasp, but I found this one very entertaining because of the content, presentation and subtleness of the director’s interpretation. The play did not tire, and kept the audience connected to the end. I congratulate Director Richard Pegg, his talented cast, set designer and crew for bringing this play to Denver. Hopefully, it will be well-attended and more such offerings will become available.
B. Winters, Aurora
