Re: “Mallard Fillmore cartoon lampooning liberals,” Aug. 24 letters to the editor.
I had to smile at the two responses from irate liberals regarding the Mallard Fillmore cartoon lampooning liberals. First, the only reason I can open the opinion page is that I know Mallard Fillmore will greet me with 12 square inches of common sense and laughter to offset the two pages of liberal, biased nonsense promoted by The Denver Post.
Second, regarding the point of the cartoon: Liberals, along with their intellectual brethren in the teachers union, have ruined public education while promoting every idiotic education fad of the moment instead of simply concentrating on the basics.
Owen Simpson, Denver
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A tip of the hat to the two subscribers who wrote you about Mallard Fillmore. Even editorialists of a partisan nature occasionally give credit to the other fella they don’t agree with. The Mallard Fillmore cartoon is a “Johnny One-Note,” always with the same target. No balance of any kind. My eyes now read around it. Most of your readers probably do the same. It is a waste of ink and inches in The Denver Post. The Post should drop Mallard Fillmore.
Joe Foss, Denver
Letter-writers Jordan Honig and Erik Moore take exception to Mallard Fillmore’s bashing on liberalism. In fact, Honig sees cartoonist Bruce Tinsley “disenfranchising himself from any mainstream dialogue with his inane, petty ‘liberal’ bashing.” Oh, I’m quite sure Tinsley feels real upset that he isn’t in the same political bent as the creators of Doonesbury and its “conservative”- bashing ilk.
Our culture is daily bombasted with the liberal wing criticizing conservative ideology, but let anyone seek to “toss back” the same slams at liberals – well, watch out, they go ballistic.
Neil Heater, Wheat Ridge
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Jordan Honig takes issue with the Mallard Fillmore cartoons, saying that they are not responsible and that he sees no political “balance.” Wow. Since when did political satire require “balance”? There is supposed to be a sardonic bent to political cartoons. Anyone remember the great Nixon cartoons? I was a child at the time, but I can still remember the deep bitterness and irony conveyed by the cartoonists. Should they have been more “balanced”? Rush Limbaugh, National Public Radio, Fox News, Air America, MoveOn.Org, The New York Times and even The Denver Post each have political bias, and it’s a beautiful thing. Some call it free speech.
Jeff Metcalfe, Highlands Ranch
Ideas to make Denver’s airport better for consumers
Re: “Small vendors get invite from DIA,” Aug. 24 business news story.
I read your article about the proposed improvements at DIA. While they’re at it, why not incorporate a few more:
And why not give travelers some indication where they are, with some Denver and Colorado promotional media? Other major cities use their airports as a giant canvas on which to promote tourism and local businesses to their captive audience. But in Denver, the only way you know where you are is that there are no planes departing to Denver.
Steve Feld, Englewood
The next big reality show
I wonder how long it will be before some brilliant network executive decides to air a reality show called “Celebrity Court.” It appears that material for such a show is endless. If it becomes as popular as some of the other “reality” shows, we will have Hollywood types purposely committing crimes just to get face time on network TV. Worked for pitiful types like Britney, Paris, Lindsay, and Nicole! People could even call in and vote on the sentence that will be handed down for their crimes – “Will it be a day, a week, 15 minutes, no punishment? Tune in next week for the final conclusion!”
L.W. Hunley, Grand Junction
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