Dear Mr Rugby League,
First let me start by saying that we are extremely proud of rugby union's NRL recruits in the past five years, Wendell Sailor, Lote Tuqiri and the recently retired Matty Rogers, who have all brought much colour and flair to the game of rugby.
I have had the honour of playing with them all, and will one day be able to tell my kids so. They were all highly respected as well as very liked among the playing group and our rugby fans. Rugby league's loss was rugby's gain, without a doubt.
But, in a timely statement as Julia and Tony battle in the polls, I would like to express to you, in recruiting your NRL stars: ''I am sorry.''
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Dear NBC
With all due respect, this really isn’t the Olympics you are showing. You are showing a whole bunch of sports in which Americans are competing. The only discipline in which you are showing any other nationality is ice skating.
The only time I have seen other athletes from any other country compete in this Olympic games is when they are playing against the US, or accidentally get in camera shot, or if they have some terrible misfortune.
How I long for BBC coverage (I even had a daydream that PBS would take BBC footage and show it all day every day). BBC coverage of any Olympics covered two channels all day. All the sports are covered, along with the back-stories of any athlete who was in any way remotely interesting – regardless of nationality – and without advertisements...
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Dear Mark Zuckerberg,
I like Facebook. In fact, I think I “like” its group on Facebook. But if something terrible were to happen to Facebook, say it has come down with the flu or has had an accident in the family – I am not sure I would like that. Meaning, I am not sure I would “like” that on Facebook. In fact, I would feel terrible for you and your family and my initial reaction would be to dislike your circumstances. But time and time again when users share devastating news on Facebook it is followed with a plethora of “likes.” Is there something to be said about the people that “like” obituaries on Facebook? I can’t quite wrap my head around it. I mean, they don’t actually mean they like it, right? Then what do they mean? Can you do something about this discrepancy? Sure, I would like...
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Ms. Moon,
I’ve been torn about writing this. In part because “An open letter to _____” just sounds pretentious to me. And partly because I know there have already been twenty-four gazillion responses to your 9/11 blog post, Citizenship.
I’ve recommended your blog on multiple occasions, for your thoughtfulness and perspective. I disagree with much of what you say in your 9/11 post, but that doesn’t change my appreciation for other things you’ve written.
That said, I strongly disagree with what you wrote about citizenship and the obligations of the Muslim community with regard to the Mosque at Ground Zero (which is, in fact, neither a Mosque nor at Ground Zero.)
I do agree with much of what you say about citizenship, and about people’s obligation and responsibility to their...
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Dear Queen Elizabeth;
Being an American, I am not sure how to address this letter. But what I have to say needs to be said immediately, without taking the time to research the proper forms of address between a citizen of one country to the ruling monarch of another. I hope that you will forgive any breech of etiquette.
I read just moments ago of the damage done to the gardens at Buckingham Palace by the Marine helicopters and security forces of President George W. Bush. I am deeply embarassed at what my country's presidential entourage did.
Please understand that this is the culmination of a deepening sense of shame at George Bush's international behavior. I am ashamed that he was the source of much disruption recently in the Australian government, and that he continues to...
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Dear Queen Elizabeth,
Your visit tomorrow is a sign of improving relations between our two islands and peoples.
Thirty-seven years ago, on 17th May 1974, a series of no-warning car bombs murdered 34 men, women and babies in Dublin and Monaghan. It was the greatest loss of life in a single day of the Troubles.
We are appealing, through you, to your Prime Minister, David Cameron, to mark the occasion of this historic visit by a genuinely significant gesture of reconciliation.
We urge him to open the files that were withheld from Judge Henry Barron's inquiries into the Dublin and Monaghan bombings and all other cross-border bombings perpetrated in this jurisdiction.
All requests, including a cross-party resolution adopted by Dáil Eireann (the Irish parliament) on 10th July...
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Dear Your Majesty,
My name is James Conrad. I am a native citizen of the United States of America with a strong connection to Commonwealth of Nations under the Crown of Great Britain, as my mother was born in Montreal, Quebec to a Canadian father and an English mother.
It is with that last point in mind that I write to inform you of distressing and appalling matters that are being aided and abetted by several Commonwealth realms and British Overseas territories including Anguila, the Cayman Islands, the British Virgin Islands, the Monarchies of Antigua and Barbuda, St. Christopher and Nevis, Barbados and the Bahamas. Considering the urgency of this situation, I have decided to endeavor to publish this letter in a number of media outlets, as I fear that if I mailed it to Buckingham...
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Your Majesty:
An American of Irish descent, I welcome your visit to Ireland. It is the first Royal visit to Ireland since Ireland gained its independence in 1921. For nearly 60 years you have reigned with restraint, dignity, and kindness. You are the head of state of a great country.
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Dear Elizabeth,
My name is Shaun and I have a few questions for you. These questions may seem a little forward and somewhat disturbing at first, but I assure you, they are honest questions and need honest answers.
Elizabeth, when you go to the toilet for a number 2, how do you sit? Are you one of those that sit with your elbows on your legs as if your on a lunch break on a construction site, or a person that sits upright, with your feet slightly cocked to the outside, in hopes that you will not have back problems?
Elizabeth, when you go to the toilet for a number 2 and have a little trouble getting it to come out, after a lack of prunes, do you screw your face up and turn a little red, making all kinds of grunting noises?
Elizabeth, when you wipe your bottom after a number 2...
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Dear Dr Couillard,
We congratulate you on your victory in the April 7 election. Nonetheless we feel compelled to express our deep disappointment, and that of many medical colleagues and other Quebec citizens, at your announcement the day after the election that you intend to reintroduce Bill 52, including medical aid in dying.
Knowing that in October 2013 you expressed serious reservations about the “medical aid in dying” component of Bill 52, we are mystified by your about-face on this very grave question. It is impossible to legalize euthanasia without putting vulnerable patients at risk, as the experience in Belgium and other countries shows clearly. Bill 52, with or without the amendments, goes even farther than the Belgian law; it defines medical homicide as health care and...
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