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Re: Maybe we’re not so ‘far right’ after all

Peggy Trivilino — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 13:45:53 -0000

I agree--Cal Thomas has to go! He's nothing more than a ranting, tunnel-visioned ideologue. George will would be a good choice. I rarely agree with what he says, but his arguments are usually cogent and well-reasoned.

I also agree that the Sunday paper is sadly lacking a strong liberal point of view to counterbalance the opinions of Mr. Bachman and Mr. Konopka. Frankly, I think that you should be looking for someone to present the conservative point of view in a more intelligent, objective manner. I'd put both Bachman and Konopka in the Cal Thomas category.

Btw, great editorial today! (Oct. 6)

Re: Maybe we’re not so ‘far right’ after all

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Re: Maybe we’re not so ‘far right’ after all

Finally Fast — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 18:06:02 -0000

Bring on Cal Thomas and David Brooks! I would love to read a conservative opinion that wasn't grounded in absolute ridiculousness. It's unfortunate that so many of the GOP's poster children tend to be completely devoid of perspective these days.

Re: Maybe we’re not so ‘far right’ after all

johnweber — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 07:44:58 -0000

So here we are January 27, 2011...over a year has passed since this was written and Cal Thomas STILL graces the opinion pages every week. Why bother asking if you're not going to take any action when the consensus is clear?

I was staying in the North Country last weekend and the hotel provided copies of the Union Leader at breakfast. I was able to read George Will and Charles Krauthammer for the conservative perspective while sipping my coffee. That was certainly a nice change.

Re: Maybe we’re not so ‘far right’ after all

NOIBNNH — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 11:54:55 -0000

For columnists, I like BOTH David Brooks! But, I subscribe to the NYT as well as the Telegraph. George Will is a conservative, and worth reading. But, I wonder if price is a factor here. For Sundays, would the Cape Cod Times' Larry Brown suit your needs?
As for the Tel. being 'far left,' that tells us more about the writers than anything else.
By the way, is Ross Douthat available? Excellent writer and worthwhile each month in the NYT.

Re: Maybe we’re not so ‘far right’ after all

bj03064 — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 15:46:41 -0000

Frankly, the editorial leanings of the Telegraph are hard to detect. On one day, you might have a left-leaning NT editorial with a left-leaning guest editorial. On the next, both might be right-leaning. And, on another, they may lean in opposite directions.

Frankly, I enjoy a less "weighted" point of view, and find that a left-right balance is probably the most enlightening of all. I especially like the days when you have two editorials, one NT and one guest, and they both lean FAR out in the opposite directions!!

What *really* trips my laugh gauge is the online responses to the letters column! Granted, there are some tasteless comments made by some of the posters (I have noted them in the past). But, for the most part, the online responses sometimes make me ROTFLOL!

More? There are some hair-trigger responders out there, and some of them are probably the best reads!

Now, I will NEVER admit that it might be fun to see whether a well worded "innocuous comment" could cause a storm of invectives and ad hominem attacks. But, it is fun to see how some people respond to a post about some impersonal political point of view with a personal attack... and then can't "take it" when they "give it".

Keep it up, folks. If nothing else, it's entertainment!

Re: Maybe we’re not so ‘far right’ after all

Red — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 21:44:56 -0000

Meant to send this before - hope you get to read it...

I was very pleased to have you spell out the political leanings of the various columnists. Was struck as I revisited this that the 30-year subscribers might only read on Rightwingday and hence have gotten wrong impression of your political balance. For myself, I sometimes have to squint to be sure where your columnists are coming from. Prior to this, I had no idea the scripted balance you were providing.

I know some folks resist labels, but perhaps you could identify in a positive way the political leaning of Rightwingday's columnist, with a short header to announce Leftwingday's columnist Lefty will be "in this space tomorrow". This should further educate your readers as they digest the commentary.

Only other thing I could offer is to rotate columnists through the days of the week. Then folks might not be so "set in their views".

Hope this helps. Keep the balance!

-- SRB

Re: Maybe we’re not so ‘far right’ after all

Sally Mansfield, RNC — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 14:08:32 -0000

Hi NIck
Was on vacation and missed your original article. However, I did read this mornings editorial...good feed back. I could not agree more about finding someone other than Cal Thomas, an oppionated egotist as far as I can gather.
I have reflected much on the death of "Uncle Walter" and his views on presenting the news. It does not have to be a "bashing" of those whose opinions differ from oneself...just present the facts as seen from a different window of the world. There must be someone out there who can present the "right's" point of view without causing the reader's blood pressure to rise to new levels!!
Have a good week also
Sally

Re: Maybe we’re not so ‘far right’ after all

DaveBrooks — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 11:09:58 -0000

At least one long-time Telegraph columnist would be slightly peeved if we started running a column from the NY Times' David Brooks.

After all, I had the name first.

Re: Maybe we’re not so ‘far right’ after all

Harvey Bloom — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 16:47:00 -0000

I believe that The Telegraph generally is left of center, and struggles with opposing views. I have noticed that more recent articles represent a wider range of views, which I believe are healthy. I'd recommend more attention to diverse views so that the public can appreciate the complexity of issues that face us.

Re: Maybe we’re not so ‘far right’ after all

seamusnh — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 16:46:53 -0000

I consider the Union Leader to be on the right, the Boston Globe on the left (about as far left as one can get for a major city daily paper; only the SF Chronicle and NY Times are further left) and the Nashua Telegraph to be close to the center but a little on the left side of center... JMHO