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Star Quality Saying Barack Obama's celebrity is a reason he would not make a good President is like saying, "Sure, Tiger Woods is a celebrity, but can he play golf?" [Aug. 11]. Woods is a celebrity because he is good at what he does: golf. Obama is a celebrity because he is good at politics. Period. Ignacio Acosta, ARLINGTON, TEXAS...
...Games Begin I'd like to thank Alice Park and the folks at TIME for the article on Dara Torres [Aug. 4]. As a 40-year-old father of three young ones, I have long taken pride in my training and strength. I invested a lot of time in trail-running and martial arts. However, this past November I underwent neurosurgery to remove a tumor from my spinal cord. I now need a cane to walk and have lost dexterity in my right arm. Not only will women be cheering for Dara, but us "older" guys will be stomping...
...Beijing's Obstacle Course In "The Olympic Challenge," Pico Iyer insinuates that the world will regret awarding China the 2008 Olympics as it did with the 1936 Games in Berlin [Aug. 4]. Why even mention that established architect Albert Speer, the son of Hitler's architect, contributed to the design of the event? China is not without indiscretions, but to equate the country with the Nazi regime is reprehensibly unjust. Winston Wang, PRINCETON...
...Diplomacy Gap Massimo Calabresi's article reads like a State Department press release [Aug. 11]. How is it that when the White House declares a "diplomacy surge," this message is dutifully repeated in the mainstream press yet when Iranian President Mohammed Khatami offered to negotiate all outstanding issues with the U.S. in 2003, the press ignored Iran's diplomatic gestures? Timothy Eddy, PITTSFIELD, MASS...
America's pastime, baseball, and its sister sport, softball, will be banished from the Olympic program after Beijing. But flag-waving Americans shouldn't be dismayed. For on Aug. 20, a new event will debut at the Olympics, a quintessential U.S endeavor that will make all the red-white-and-blue-blooded citizens proud. America, introduce yourself to BMX cycling. Or more simply, dudes on dirt bikes...