2008 Woodie Awards
Letters to the Editor
Issue date: 9/8/08 Section: Opinion
Response to Bob Beers’ satirical letter “McCain can’t get it right” featured in the Sept. 2 issue of The Arbiter
I am writing in response to your opinion article entitled “McCain can’t get it right” published September 2nd.
In the opening paragraph you express your wanting for John McCain to die. To be exact you stated “I hope for the sake of all Americans that you (John McCain) fall asleep and don’t wake up”. I find this to be a disgusting display of hate speech. From my understanding of your article you want him dead because he is supported by John Hagee, a Christian conservative pastor. And in 2006 Hagee said something to the effect of “Katrina is god’s punishment for gays”.
Well, I feel the need to point something out to you. In an interview with Keith Olbermann on August 8th, 2008, Obama supporter Micheal Moore stated “Hurricane Gustav is proof that there is a god in heaven”. This of course in reference to the delays in the Republican National Convention.
Then there is the former DNC chairman stating that the hurricane’s arrival so close to the RNC “...demonstrates god’s on our side.”(8/31/2008) It makes me wonder who the religious radicals are, John Hagee or Micheal Moore and Don Fowler. These men thank god for a hurricane that was predicted to be “Katrina part 2” due to their pure hatred of Republicans.
So I ask you Bob Beers: Do you also wish Barrack Obama dead for his alliance with such hate filled radicals? Perhaps you should consider that all candidates have radical supporters.
And to the Arbiter I would ask that you maybe proof read all articles before you publish them. There is no difference between wishing a man dead because of his sexual preference and wishing a man dead because of his political affiliation.
Ryan J. Imel is a sophomore studying engineering.
This letter is in response to the opinion piece written by Managing Editor Charlotte Taylor, “A letter to the creators of a travesty.”
I too am a fan, and I am still a fan. Have Mr. Lucas and Mr. Spielberg made creative decisions that have made me raise my eyebrows and ask, “What?” Absolutely. But are they creators of travesty?
Absolutely not. These two filmmakers have embraced the future of cinema which, for good or bad, includes CGI. CGI is here to stay, and more films using it and will be using it. Producer Frank Marshall may have said that the latest “Indiana Jones” film would not be heavily reliant on CGI, but what does that mean? Compared to previous efforts by Lucas and Spielberg, “Indy” was not CGI heavy.
A filmmaker has more control over a CGI environment than a built one. Of course, CGI is nothing next to the story that is told. With “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull” we have a story that fit into the context of that universe. It’s based on 1950s sci-fi B-movie cinema and its dead on, like the previous three films that were based on 1930s Saturday morning serials. In that context, are aliens really that different from the power of Ark of the Covenant or the life giving
properties of the Holy Grail?
The problem with the alien and skull storyline are not the fantastical properties, but their basis in reality. We have an established context to place the Ark and the Grail, vivid mythologies that surround each, but very little with crystal skulls or even sankara stones by comparison.
“Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull” was not a waste of my time, it was part of the many enjoyable hours I spent at the movies this summer. I look forward to the next installment of the “Indiana Jones” franchise and I look forward to having fun.
Casey Scott is a junior studying communication.
I am writing in response to your opinion article entitled “McCain can’t get it right” published September 2nd.
In the opening paragraph you express your wanting for John McCain to die. To be exact you stated “I hope for the sake of all Americans that you (John McCain) fall asleep and don’t wake up”. I find this to be a disgusting display of hate speech. From my understanding of your article you want him dead because he is supported by John Hagee, a Christian conservative pastor. And in 2006 Hagee said something to the effect of “Katrina is god’s punishment for gays”.
Well, I feel the need to point something out to you. In an interview with Keith Olbermann on August 8th, 2008, Obama supporter Micheal Moore stated “Hurricane Gustav is proof that there is a god in heaven”. This of course in reference to the delays in the Republican National Convention.
Then there is the former DNC chairman stating that the hurricane’s arrival so close to the RNC “...demonstrates god’s on our side.”(8/31/2008) It makes me wonder who the religious radicals are, John Hagee or Micheal Moore and Don Fowler. These men thank god for a hurricane that was predicted to be “Katrina part 2” due to their pure hatred of Republicans.
So I ask you Bob Beers: Do you also wish Barrack Obama dead for his alliance with such hate filled radicals? Perhaps you should consider that all candidates have radical supporters.
And to the Arbiter I would ask that you maybe proof read all articles before you publish them. There is no difference between wishing a man dead because of his sexual preference and wishing a man dead because of his political affiliation.
Ryan J. Imel is a sophomore studying engineering.
This letter is in response to the opinion piece written by Managing Editor Charlotte Taylor, “A letter to the creators of a travesty.”
I too am a fan, and I am still a fan. Have Mr. Lucas and Mr. Spielberg made creative decisions that have made me raise my eyebrows and ask, “What?” Absolutely. But are they creators of travesty?
Absolutely not. These two filmmakers have embraced the future of cinema which, for good or bad, includes CGI. CGI is here to stay, and more films using it and will be using it. Producer Frank Marshall may have said that the latest “Indiana Jones” film would not be heavily reliant on CGI, but what does that mean? Compared to previous efforts by Lucas and Spielberg, “Indy” was not CGI heavy.
A filmmaker has more control over a CGI environment than a built one. Of course, CGI is nothing next to the story that is told. With “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull” we have a story that fit into the context of that universe. It’s based on 1950s sci-fi B-movie cinema and its dead on, like the previous three films that were based on 1930s Saturday morning serials. In that context, are aliens really that different from the power of Ark of the Covenant or the life giving
properties of the Holy Grail?
The problem with the alien and skull storyline are not the fantastical properties, but their basis in reality. We have an established context to place the Ark and the Grail, vivid mythologies that surround each, but very little with crystal skulls or even sankara stones by comparison.
“Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull” was not a waste of my time, it was part of the many enjoyable hours I spent at the movies this summer. I look forward to the next installment of the “Indiana Jones” franchise and I look forward to having fun.
Casey Scott is a junior studying communication.
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