Letters_NN2 to_II The_AT Editor_NN1 Regarding_II the_AT Oct._NPM1 28_MC stories_NN2 "_" State_VV0 police_NN2 open_VV0 investigation_NN1 of_IO fired_JJ landfill_NN1 coordinator_NN1 "_" and_CC "_" Lynch_NP1 lobbied_VVD for_IF landfill_NN1 deal_NN1 "_" :_: How_RGQ ironic_JJ to_TO see_VVI these_DD2 two_MC stories_NN2 appear_VV0 side_NN1 by_II side_NN1 !_! 
In_II one_MC1 story_NN1 ,_, Atty_NP1 ._. 
Gen._NNB Patrick_NP1 Lynch_NP1 wants_VVZ to_TO "_" beat_VVI this_DD1 one_PN1 down_RP ,_, and_CC see_VVI if_CSW there_EX 's_VBZ anything_PN1 there_RL ._. "_" 
But_CCB why_RRQ did_VDD n't_XX he_PPHS1 look_VVI into_II the_AT matter_NN1 of_IO the_AT millions_NNO2 of_IO taxpayer_NN1 dollars_NNU2 that_DD1 might_VM have_VHI been_VBN misappropriated_VVN in_II the_AT landfill_NN1 fiasco_NN1 ?_? 
Now_RT we_PPIS2 find_VV0 that_CST Mr._NNB Lynch_NP1 lobbied_VVD for_IF the_AT landfill_NN1 ,_, that_CST the_AT firm_NN1 he_PPHS1 worked_VVD for_IF pushed_VVN the_AT real-estate_JJ deal_NN1 that_CST feathered_VVD the_AT bed_NN1 of_IO the_AT Macera_NP1 family_NN1 ,_, and_CC that_CST the_AT Lynches_NP2 and_CC the_AT Ferlands_NP2 go_VV0 way_NN1 back_RP in_II Pawtucket_NP1 and_CC in_II politics_NN1 ._. 
The_AT attorney_NN1 general_JJ is_VBZ ,_, of_RR21 course_RR22 ,_, crying_VVG foul_NN1 ._. 
We_PPIS2 dare_VM not_XX take_VVI a_AT1 cheap_JJ shot_NN1 by_II considering_CS21 that_CS22 his_APPGE family_NN1 and_CC the_AT Ferlands_NP2 were_VBDR intertwined_VVN before_II an_AT1 apparent_JJ falling_VVG out_RP ._. 
After_II all_DB ,_, the_AT attorney_NN1 general_JJ does_VDZ n't_XX even_RR remember_VVI what_DDQ his_APPGE lobbying_NN1 was_VBDZ all_DB about_RP ,_, or_CC what_DDQ resulted_VVD from_II it_PPH1 ._. 
Looks_VVZ as_CS21 if_CS22 Attorney_NN1 General_NNB Lynch_NP1 has_VHZ all_DB the_AT qualifications_NN2 for_IF higher_JJR office_NN1 in_II Rhode_NP1 Island_NNL1 :_: lots_PN of_IO connections_NN2 ,_, a_AT1 selective_JJ memory_NN1 ,_, and_CC a_AT1 knack_NN1 for_IF playing_VVG the_AT victim_NN1 card_NN1 ._. 
This_DD1 one_PN1 is_VBZ not_XX going_VVG away_RL soon_RR ._. 
When_CS you_PPY feed_VV0 at_II the_AT trough_NN1 that_CST is_VBZ Rhode_NP1 Island_NNL1 politics_NN1 ,_, you_PPY 're_VBR bound_VVNK to_TO get_VVI some_DD swill_NN1 on_II you_PPY ._. 
Armani_NP1 Albert_NP1 Aunchman_NP1 Warwick_NP1 Dumbed-down_JJ x-words_NN2 What_DDQ has_VHZ happened_VVN to_II the_AT crossword_NN1 puzzles_VVZ in_II The_AT Journal_NN1 ?_? 
It_PPH1 seems_VVZ to_II me_PPIO1 that_CST they_PPHS2 have_VH0 been_VBN "_" dumbed_VVN down_RP ._. "_" 
Was_VBDZ this_DD1 a_AT1 conscious_JJ decision_NN1 ?_? 
I_PPIS1 'd_VM like_VVI to_TO believe_VVI that_CST I_PPIS1 'm_VBM just_RR getting_VVG smarter_JJR ,_, but_CCB that_DD1 's_VBZ probably_RR not_XX it_PPH1 !_! 
Miles_NP1 Chandler_NP1 Newport_NP1 Do_VD0 n't_XX tax_VVI boats_NN2 Regarding_II Lesley_NP1 Barbaro_NP1 's_GE Oct._NPM1 6_MC letter_NN1 ,_, "_" Governor_NN1 should_VM propose_VVI a_AT1 tax_NN1 on_II boats_NN2 ._. "_" 
In_II typical_JJ Rhode_NP1 Island_NNL1 fashion_VV0 the_AT writer_NN1 of_IO that_DD1 letter_NN1 demonstrates_VVZ either_RR a_AT1 lack_NN1 of_IO understanding_NN1 of_IO competitive_JJ global_JJ economics_NN1 or_CC the_AT geography_NN1 of_IO the_AT oceans_NN2 ._. 
In_II 1992_MC U.S._NP1 Sen._NNB John_NP1 H._NP1 Chafee_NP1 was_VBDZ the_AT leader_NN1 in_II the_AT successful_JJ move_NN1 in_II the_AT Senate_NN1 to_TO overturn_VVI just_RR such_DA a_AT1 "_" luxury_JJ "_" tax_NN1 ._. 
Mr._NNB Chafee_NP1 well_RR understood_VVD the_AT devastating_JJ effect_NN1 such_DA a_AT1 tax_NN1 would_VM have_VHI on_II a_AT1 major_JJ source_NN1 of_IO Rhode_NP1 Island_NNL1 middle-level_NN1 jobs_NN2 ;_; as_II a_AT1 former_DA Marine_JJ he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ fully_RR aware_JJ that_CST Narragansett_NP1 Bay_NN1 provides_VVZ a_AT1 ready_JJ exit_NN1 to_II other_JJ ports_NN2 of_IO the_AT Atlantic_NP1 Ocean_NNL1 ._. 
Should_VM anyone_PN1 get_VVI the_AT impression_NN1 he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ providing_VVG relief_NN1 from_II a_AT1 policy_NN1 of_IO equable_JJ taxation_NN1 for_IF wealthy_JJ friends_NN2 who_PNQS can_VM afford_VVI luxury_JJ boats_NN2 ,_, please_RR keep_VV0 in_II mind_NN1 he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ also_RR a_AT1 firm_JJ advocate_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 low-income_JJ housing_NN1 credit_NN1 for_IF those_DD2 with_IW such_DA jobs_NN2 ._. 
Both_DB2 Lesley_NP1 Barbaro_NP1 and_CC Governor_NNB Carcieri_NP1 might_VM take_VVI a_AT1 moment_NN1 to_TO reflect_VVI on_RP how_RGQ important_JJ the_AT Bay_NN1 is_VBZ as_II a_AT1 source_NN1 of_IO jobs_NN2 in_II Rhode_NP1 Island_NNL1 ._. 
Industries_NN2 dependent_JJ on_II the_AT Bay_NN1 need_VV0 legislative_JJ support_NN1 rather_II21 than_II22 more_RGR destructive_JJ taxation_NN1 ._. 
J.A_NP1 ._. 
Duffy_NP1 Charlestown_NP1 Strong_NP1 ,_, but_CCB weak_JJ All_RR too_RG often_RR ,_, letters_NN2 to_II the_AT editor_NN1 try_VV0 to_TO make_VVI a_AT1 point_NN1 but_CCB fail_VV0 to_TO do_VDI so_RR ._. 
Once_CS the_AT letter_NN1 writer_NN1 resorts_VVZ to_II name-calling_NN1 and_CC rhetoric_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 feel_VV0 his_APPGE or_CC her_APPGE argument_NN1 loses_VVZ its_APPGE force_NN1 ._. 
Which_DDQ is_VBZ why_RRQ I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ surprised_JJ to_TO see_VVI the_AT very_RG same_DA tactic_NN1 used_VVN by_II Journal_NN1 editors_NN2 themselves_PPX2 (_( "_" Cut_VV0 and_CC paste_NN1 ,_, "_" Oct._NPM1 27_MC )_) ._. 
In_II what_DDQ could_VM have_VHI been_VBN an_AT1 admirable_JJ defense_NN1 of_IO the_AT libelous_JJ fake_JJ quotes_NN2 attributed_VVN to_II Rush_NP1 Limbaugh_VV0 that_CST have_VH0 circulated_VVN in_II the_AT media_NN in_II recent_JJ weeks_NNT2 ,_, The_AT Journal_NN1 reduces_VVZ its_APPGE point_NN1 to_II nothing_PN1 by_II calling_VVG Mr._NNB Limbaugh_NP1 an_AT1 "_" oaf_NN1 "_" (_( definition_NN1 :_: a_AT1 stupid_JJ person_NN1 )_) who_PNQS speaks_VVZ "_" nationally_RR syndicated_JJ dreck_NN1 "_" (_( definition_NN1 :_: trash_VV0 ,_, or_CC worse_JJR ,_, excrement_NN1 )_) ._. 
In_II a_AT1 world_NN1 of_IO fake_JJ journalism_NN1 by_II anyone_PN1 with_IW an_AT1 Internet_NN1 connection_NN1 ,_, the_AT editors_NN2 rightly_RR chose_VVD to_TO speak_VVI up_RP on_II the_AT issue_NN1 of_IO fact-checking_NN1 that_CST separates_VVZ the_AT professionals_NN2 from_II the_AT amateurs_NN2 ._. 
However_RR ,_, the_AT editorial_NN1 's_GE schoolyard_NN1 name-calling_NN1 turned_VVD that_DD1 opinion_NN1 into_II a_AT1 pointless_JJ waste_NN1 of_IO column_NN1 inches_NNU2 ._. 
I_PPIS1 expect_VV0 higher_JJR standards_NN2 from_II The_AT Journal_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 is_VBZ the_AT largest_JJT newspaper_NN1 in_II Rhode_NP1 Island_NNL1 ,_, not_XX a_AT1 blog_NN1 ._. 
Robert_NP1 J._NP1 Santa_NP1 Saunderstown_NP1 Jobs_NN2 as_CSA prostitutes_NN2 Is_VBZ it_PPH1 really_RR possible_JJ that_CST a_AT1 special_JJ session_NNT1 of_IO the_AT General_JJ Assembly_NN1 was_VBDZ called_VVN in_BCL21 order_BCL22 to_TO put_VVI hundreds_NNO2 of_IO people_NN out_II21 of_II22 work_NN1 and_CC force_NN1 dozens_NNO2 of_IO small_JJ businesses_NN2 to_TO close_VVI ?_? 
That_DD1 will_VM surely_RR be_VBI the_AT first_MD result_NN1 of_IO "_" outlawing_VVG "_" indoor_JJ prostitution_NN1 ._. 
At_RR21 present_RR22 ,_, these_DD2 women_NN2 work_VV0 in_II secure_JJ ,_, licensed_VVN ,_, regulated_VVD ,_, tax-paying_JJ businesses_NN2 ,_, which_DDQ bring_VV0 dollars_NNU2 into_II Rhode_NP1 Island_NNL1 from_II surrounding_JJ states_NN2 and_CC where_RRQ health_NN1 ,_, immigration_NN1 ,_, tax-collection_NN1 ,_, law-enforcement_JJ and_CC other_JJ agencies_NN2 know_VV0 who_PNQS they_PPHS2 are_VBR and_CC where_RRQ to_TO find_VVI them_PPHO2 ._. 
All_DB that_DD1 will_VM change_VVI now_CS21 that_CS22 our_APPGE elected_JJ officials_NN2 have_VH0 gone_VVN on_II a_AT1 moral_JJ crusade_NN1 to_TO close_VVI these_DD2 businesses_NN2 and_CC flush_VVI these_DD2 women_NN2 out_RP into_II our_APPGE streets_NN2 ._. 
There_EX is_VBZ now_RT no_AT labor_NN1 market_NN1 for_IF them_PPHO2 to_TO enter_VVI ,_, so_CS they_PPHS2 will_VM have_VHI no_AT choice_NN1 but_CS to_TO ply_VVI their_APPGE trade_NN1 visibly_RR ,_, among_II us_PPIO2 and_CC our_APPGE children_NN2 ._. 
In_II an_AT1 age-old_JJ game_NN1 ,_, we_PPIS2 will_VM ask_VVI the_AT thinning_JJ ranks_NN2 of_IO our_APPGE police_NN2 to_TO chase_VVI them_PPHO2 from_II this_DD1 neighborhood_NN1 to_II that_DD1 ,_, throwing_VVG hookers_NN2 and_CC their_APPGE customers_NN2 onto_II our_APPGE overworked_JJ courts_NN2 and_CC public_JJ defenders_NN2 ,_, then_RT shoe-horning_JJ them_PPHO2 into_II the_AT packed_JJ prison_NN1 system_NN1 ,_, with_IW taxpayers_NN2 paying_VVG every_AT1 inch_NNU1 of_IO the_AT way_NN1 for_IF people_NN who_PNQS once_RR had_VHN jobs_NN2 in_II legal_JJ ,_, supervised_VVD ,_, taxpaying_VVG businesses_NN2 ._. 
And_CC once_RR done_VDN ,_, this_DD1 can_VM politically_RR never_RR be_VBI undone_VVN ._. 
"_" Jeanie_NP1 "_" will_VM be_VBI out_II21 of_II22 the_AT bottle_NN1 and_CC into_II our_APPGE squad_NN1 cars_NN2 ,_, emergency_NN1 rooms_NN2 ,_, courtrooms_NN2 and_CC jails_NN2 ._. 
Jack_NP1 Nolan_NP1 Providence_NP1 How_RRQ could_VM you_PPY ?_? 
The_AT Journal_NN1 's_VBZ Oct._NPM1 23_MC "_" Get_VV0 your_APPGE shot_NN1 "_" editorial_NN1 refers_VVZ to_II Wayne_NP1 Madsen_NP1 's_GE Oct._NPM1 18_MC piece_NN1 ,_, "_" Perilous_JJ rush_NN1 to_TO use_VVI swine-flu_JJ vaccine_NN1 ,_, "_" as_CSA a_AT1 drumming_NN1 up_RP of_IO unfounded_JJ fears_NN2 about_II the_AT vaccine_NN1 ,_, as_CSA in_II the_AT classic_JJ Dr._NNB Strangelove_NP1 comedy_NN1 movie_NN1 ._. 
If_CS so_RR ,_, I_PPIS1 think_VV0 you_PPY owe_VV0 your_APPGE readers_NN2 an_AT1 apology_NN1 for_IF the_AT printing_NN1 of_IO that_DD1 error-filled_JJ piece_NN1 from_II a_AT1 conspiracy-minded_JJ blogger_NN1 to_TO begin_VVI with_IW ._. 
Saul_NP1 Ricklin_NP1 Bristol_NP1 Pro-Obama_JJ networks_NN2 Eric_NP1 Boehlert_NP1 's_GE "_" Fox_NP1 News_NN1 is_VBZ just_RR not_XX a_AT1 news_NN1 organization_NN1 "_" (_( Commentary_NN1 ,_, Oct._NPM1 27_MC )_) is_VBZ an_AT1 example_NN1 of_IO the_AT tripe_NN1 put_VVN out_RP by_II Mr._NNB Boehlert_NP1 's_GE Media_NN Matters_NN2 regularly_RR ._. 
His_APPGE criticism_NN1 of_IO Fox_NP1 News_NN1 is_VBZ laughable_JJ ._. 
He_PPHS1 accuses_VVZ Fox_NP1 News_NN1 of_IO not_XX being_VBG in_II the_AT business_NN1 of_IO journalism_NN1 ._. 
Yet_RR no_AT mention_NN1 of_IO ABC_NP1 ,_, CBS_NP1 ,_, NBC_NP1 and_CC MSNBC_NP1 --_NN1 all_DB in_II the_AT tank_NN1 for_IF Obama_NP1 ._. 
Mr._NNB Boehlert_NP1 ,_, please_RR continue_VV0 your_APPGE vendetta_NN1 against_II Fox_NP1 News_NN1 ,_, but_CCB take_VV0 care_NN1 that_CST if_CS you_PPY do_VD0 you_PPY may_VM destroy_VVI the_AT other_JJ networks_NN2 ._. 
Fox_NP1 has_VHZ truth_NN1 on_II its_APPGE side_NN1 ,_, and_CC truth_NN1 is_VBZ the_AT best_JJT antiseptic_JJ ._. 
