“As I read your editorial in the Sunday New York Times, I could hardly contain my emotions. You see, Michael & I were the subjects. Our wedding was a simple but glorious event. Never could we have imagined what has come because of it. Neither of us will ever regret getting married. We have received nothing but positive support (much of it from total strangers) since this entire story erupted.
We both want to thank you for your eloquently written editorial. You have expressed how we both feel. Having had a door unceremoniously slammed in our faces, we will move on to a home that has greater compassion for all humanity. We will continue to believe that our marriage demands respect and to stand up for our civil right to marry.
– Robert Voorheis & Michael Sabatino.” Thanks for the literally hundreds of emails following my NYT piece on the Church. I wish I could respond personally to each; and I’ve tried. But here’s a general thank-you for the concern, intelligence and empathy of your missives. There’s more feedback on many other issues on the Letters Page.
MAHATHIR AND KRUGMAN: The ADL objects to his glibness. A reader makes a sharp point:
How is it, I wonder, that one can identify anti-Americanism and anti-Semitism (both of which have existed in the Islamic world for decades and centuries, respectively) along with the brand spanking new phenomenon of Islamic political self-criticism, and draw the conclusion that the former was caused by the 25 month old policies of an administration, while completely ignoring those same, new policies as a possible cause of the new phenomenon?
I don’t know which is more astounding – the level of Krugman’s intellectual dishonesty, or the fact that he no longer even seems to care to hide it.
I’d say the way in which Krugman’s blind hatred of the president has made him immune even to the real sources of bigotry.
EURO-ANTI-SEMITISM WATCH: This time, a very disturbing report from Sweden.
BLOGGING DOWN UNDER: The new medium picks up momentum.
The Dish 