Don’t diss Dobson
Al Diamon has long since operated on the assumption that everyone in the political arena is a subhuman species meriting only ridicule, however ill-founded, whereas most are motivated by a spirit of public service and are doing the best they can with their sometimes modest talents.
Diamon’s deprecatory dismissal of Laurie Dobson’s candidacy (see "And the Award Goes To...," June 13) is simply cruel. She managed to gain attention for critical issues the corporate media studiously ignores and to collect more than 4000 valid signatures — a requirement designed by smug major parties to monopolize the ballot, only to have town clerks return too few in time although they are, I understand, required to do so by law.
Anyone who has collected 5000 signatures altogether and been denied the ballot merits honor and sympathy, not an insult.
Bill Slavick
Portland
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If Al Diamon wants to break down the political and other mistakes of the 21st century, he could include a few of his own.
- Foolish dreams
There’s nothing in the Maine Democratic Party’s platform about free beer.
- Letters to the Portland Editor: May 29, 2009
I've never seen Al Diamon quite so hysterical as in his column on the water issue. Nazi analogies of the Left are simply the Ann Coulter form of crazy, especially when you are defending corporations.
- Watch what you say
I’m fond of tourists. For a while, I kept a pair in the basement as pets.
- Letters to the Portland editor: February 2, 2007
In addition to my flip comment that I personally didn’t have a clue about how to solve the horrific human tragedy we call the Iraq War, I provided Sara Donnelly with several comments in our ten-minute conversation that were constructive potential solutions.
- Let humble speak
Thanks for running Al Diamon’s column about how the Maine Public Broadcasting Network has muzzled “the humble Farmer,” Robert Skoglund.
- Letters to the Portland editor: December 22, 2006
What about York County?
- Letters to the Portland Editor, June 23, 2006
Al Diamon calls Bill Slavick’s position on abortion “wishy-washy”; I would call it nuanced.
- How we operate
The Maine Legislature runs like a finely tuned automobile.
- Letters to the Portland Editor, January 20, 2006
Readers react to Lance Tapley's MCLF story
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I was disappointed but not surprised to read Al Diamon’s shallow and cynical column on Dr. David Ray Griffin.
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