Mash Notes, Hate Mail & Other Correspondence

Who won this recent horror showI truly wish I did not knowbecause I’m not permitted beer,**and so, alas, I won’t be drowning woe with alcohol. I’ll get no cheerfrom rye or scotch, bourbon or clear200 proof grain. I’ll have to makedue with no libation this election year. I give myself a healthy shakeand ask if there is some mistakethat Trumpelstiltskin—what a creep—has really won. Oh, how I ache with sadness, sorrow, dark and deep;for our bleak future I do weep,and hope that soon eternally I’ll sleep,and hope that soon eternally I’ll sleep. by W.D.Ehrhart *My apologies to Robert Frost for hijacking his poem “Stopping by …

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To the Editor; On November 11, 2024, we celebrate the 106th anniversary of the signing of the World War I armistice that ceased hostilities on the Western Front, which took effect on the “eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month” of 1918. With this ceasefire, nations still recovering from the dreadful nightmare of WW I, one of the deadliest conflicts in human history, collectively embraced peace as a universal principle and called for an end to all wars. Thus it was that Armistice Day was initially designated as “a day to be dedicated to the cause of world peace and to be …

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Dear Editor: In the era of Watergate, Richard Nixon was renounced by the Republican Party, the Supreme Court, and the American people. When the number of Americans favoring Nixon’s removal from office reached nearly six in ten, and Republican members of Congress told him he would likely be impeached, Nixon resigned. For 50 years no president has sought to interfere in a criminal investigation—until now. Former president Trump has managed to rewrite fundamental, well-established standards of law and order while simultaneously sustaining solid support within the GOP; through two impeachments, the deadly January 6th attack on our Capitol, and scores of criminal and civil indictments. …

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Dear Editor: In 2016, when running for a second term as Senator, Kelly Ayotte initially endorsed Donald Trump for President. However, after the release of the “Hollywood Access” tapes and Trump’s disgusting comments about grabbing women by their genitalia, she withdrew her endorsement saying, “But the tapes that were released on Friday, the statements talked about in those tapes and the action talked about in those tapes, are fundamentally different. He is talking about assault on women.” Ms. Ayotte showed some courage and integrity back then, but that was then and this is now. Kelly Ayotte is once again supporting Trump for President. Why is …

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To the editor; The Founders enacted two revolutions in the late eighteenth century. The first was a war of independence against England, which they won. The second was the creation of a new system of government based on the will of the people rather than the will of royal or religious autocrats. The new government was a democratic republic based on the Enlightenment values of freedom, equality, justice and fairness for all. Although policy differences between factions would inevitably exist, the founders believed that citizens would engage in reasoned discussion that would result in bargaining and compromise for the common good. Loyalty to the fundamental …

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Dear Editor: In May 2016, South Carolina Republican Senator Lindsey Graham stated: “If we nominate Trump, we will get destroyed… and we will deserve it.” At the time he was referring to the Republican Party. While Sen. Graham would now disagree, since he has since transformed into a loyal Trump disciple, his prediction has come true. There is very little left other than its name and the elephant symbol that represents the old Republican Party. For example, imagine the party of Eisenhower and Reagan supporting Vladimir Putin over a democratic Ukraine and our NATO allies. Or imagine the once law and order party nominating a …

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