My e-mail to Mark Shields

[LAS14]

I sent the following to [e-mail]. Does anyone know of an e-mail address that might go more directly to Mark Shields? (Of course I didn't sign it LAS14.... )

Dear Mark Shields,

You did me a favor Friday, July 22. For years my husband and I have looked forward to Fridays when we could hear you and David Brooks dispense your insights. Most stimulating. But during this primary we have been annoyed and frustrated, sometimes angry at your one-sided opinions about Hillary's "likability." You've never, to my knowledge, delved into the mystery of her very high positive ratings during her tenures as first lady, senator and secretary of state over against her lower ratings during this election cycle. But I struggled to take you seriously, knowing, of course, that she does have a "likability problem" during this election.

But the favor you did me last night was to clarify my perceptions. When you came out with the patently irrational statement that 99% of the American public does not see her warm and funny side I settled with the understanding that you are a product of your times. You grew up before women's liberation really took hold. One can sympathize with the struggles of men your age, but you, as a respected pundit, ought to really examine your biases when it comes to Hillary's likability.

Thanks,

LAS14


P.S. Feel free to share this with David Brooks who suffers from a similar blind spot but who didn't present me with such a vivid confirmation of his state of mind.

[oldtime dfl_er]

1. very nice

[MADem]

2. That is a fine letter!

Mark Shields--you could maybe contact him through Judy Woodruff:

https://twitter.com/judywoodruff/status/305102858729168896

It's old but it might still work.

[Cha]

3. Wow! That's great, LAS!

I hope to hell he reads it..

It's actually stupid of those who push that meme when there's so much evidence to the contrary. It only shows their biased ignorance.

[LAS14]

4. You stated it so well, Cha, that...

... I cut and pasted it into another e-mail to the same address, explaining that it was a response to the first one.

[Cha]

7. Great.. Keep up the diligent work!

[The Second Stone]

5. At the 2000 convention I asked Mark Shields to comment on the record

and he told me he could not because he was working here. Coldest big name I met at the convention, and I met a lot.

I hope his dumping on Clinton earns him persona non grata status in the next administration.

How is it that he doesn't mention that 99 percent of people don't find Trump to be warm, caring, honest, etc.?

I'd be very surprised if he has any kind of access for the little people.

[oasis]

6. Shields exposed. Good job.

[CBHagman]

8. I've been impatient with the media about the obvious bias against Hillary Clinton...

...but I generally think of Mark Shields as a mensch among pundits and would rather not write him off.