Title: Alex Beam's hate mail

" I'm Alex beam on the columnist for the living art of the Boston Globe. Welcome back to my hate mail podcast which -- and opium and I. Get you about every -- weeks ago. This is our first podcast 2008 were very enthusiastically to terrific readers. On both of whom were with me in the living art section of the Boston Globe. I'm reading all the letters. From women who happily managed pension equal numbers men. For this particular podcasts is Cheryl Holland who works as an administrator in the section and reading the letters from men. Is Wesley Morris."

" Whom hope many view read. Along with his colleague tied for -- he and time our our movie reviewers and you can also see them on -- quite a bit video featuring. Time Wesley. On the Boston dot com website. Any case I think with some some good letters hopeful vial infective generally vindictive all aimed against me. To start off the New Year I can't guarantee that hate mail podcasts are going to be. Quite frequently happened in the past from went on leaves starting early February for a week. To write a book which doubtless well return and tries -- it -- so it's -- iBook."

" You'll be -- to death. Thank you and here we yeah. On December 12 by -- kind of yearly roundups column in the -- columnist always towards the end of the year. Except in a sort of a year in politics of the year in pictures etcetera but these aren't fat. Around governor most of her diet trend or an email to me that I have seen in the press one my very favorites were. Posh spice put her husband David Beckham on specific diet. And they got a baby girl and hilarious -- does seem ridiculous witch doctor -- you showed up at the school public health. Where doctor Walter Willett threw it into -- Tunisian it was nutrition devoted a whole book two's the fertility -- it. In my view it a totally. A bogus idea. -- K so I let out a way to make phone doctor eagles. Cookie diet which again -- like 800 pages of cosmopolitan idea you could eat you eat chocolate chip cookies. Day in day out and now get thinner and in my email in the next day what letter from doctor -- on. Matthews Chief Executive officer of doctor --"

" I to do about a doctor eagles cookie diet and with this information want remedies -- outright lies died. You don't research or back checking into -- Google for eagle. You wouldn't -- the -- quack parliament practice physician who's out Florida medical practice more than. 500000 overweight patients using his proprietary and agricultural and food. -- which apparently you were unable to get past back eagles could you guys approving him we produce."

" Rather -- about hunger and and doctors throughout North America -- thank you for that in the record straight and only a -- to ward replied. Days later -- wrote a column about Clinton fatigue. Which were idea actually stole from a colleague because. He remembered how Clinton team became a buzzword -- commentary it sort of the last year and a half of Bill Clinton. Presidency which -- tending towards. 19981999 Clinton was up from impeachment that a veteran people just started writing gosh. We're really at this guy in a way that I think reasonable people agreement that the Bush Administration now. But I made the point I sort of married this notion of ten year old Clinton fatigue with current Clinton fatigue because there was a period. In Iowa New Hampshire when Hillary Clinton for whatever reason. Was practically campaigning in tandem with bill constantly. And I didn't think it was doing her any favors and at the end of this column. I even suggested. That's Bill Clinton was undermining -- Camden and candidacy whether -- or unconsciously curiously at the top but column my quoted -- out to these extreme right wing columnist. Named Linda Bowles and that really got the code of reader filming."

" bold why not Dan Burton. Her belly bio is -- and got. Nothing like perpetuating -- quick and I was -- Arkin art project to deflect from a disaster -- always -- president."

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" column the support of President Clinton and not to intervene in her Wanda. Try reading shake hands with the cattle -- Romeo and that. And if you feel that way. I brought it along time ago but never got around to reading it until last month an eye opening read to Italy. There was plenty of blame to go around for the death of hundreds of thousands and but the act and the US at the UN unforgivable. At a time cartel leadership we provided none zero -- It would have cost a little to --"

" I think you -- that was a reference lowdown column to. Bill Clinton continual apology for failing to intervene. During the -- tone and Wanda in nineteen and I argued in the column he didn't apologize that familiar with. From Hitler book worth it. Literally millions of people does -- and they may well be right. There's a longer letter that goes right right up to the whole thing involving Clinton and writer is Jane on the -- Vermont."

" In peccadilloes okay are more than a George W. Bush know about that. And I really well there well I did not have relations with that woman. There was a lot of discussion about that from people thought it was a lie. The people pointed out that many many men perhaps majority. Generally don't consider oral favors as relations or even having but even granting that one. What where the animal and -- way to being. You can complain about Bill Clinton lying after eleven years of -- on the current occupant of the write her in his -- and in an appointee. About things like why and global warming and political and torture and -- oh -- on US and I'm not going to take a little cry and a helluva lot of tunnel vision. And finally just who is exactly that has ever had Clinton fatigue. Ever look at the polls now and then you guys in the chattering that sure I had Clinton a week and -- you're darned to convince Iraq. But you're going to be on you have to admit that it didn't work. The me and we're popular when he was impeached popular when he left office and popular now. You know what I. I've got -- the week."

" January ninth I devoted an entire column to a book by a woman in and lives in Milton a book called quote. The art of column writing anyway it was a very. Heart -- a lot of people are worried about the future role because that is a wonderful per happen though her. Did Warner is a mention in the column to her face as if you send -- if you send your book I promise to make fun of it. And I did arm and my real problems it too much fun making fun for book but in any case at the very end of her book. She actually one of many rhetorical quest to pepper throughout the -- ask. Can -- columnists have friends and I answered in the column on how at least my dog loves me. But one and friends and gene Kelly even questioning on the co."

" to. I'm not sure he would target and last year he read your January ninth Anthony com. Your review a syndicated columnist -- Dan brings pork was -- underlying commentary on her at her and part of that perhaps brought it was funny to back car along with her book out in the name of good fun. Maybe you haven't had to promote your golf for a long time that you for -- that not everyone name followed with a reference the bar. Freelance writer must do their own public relations and do not have to press you -- it take for granted. It is fun at the most important and I are at college student studying journalism where DO. In the Garrett my all time favorite -- of late and matched Donald Murray. I think to start."

" Would be aimed at. You know my daughter back and -- problems with problems seen. Is faithful reader. On one among my most devoted readers and and a close personal friend thank you for mentioning Don Murray who worker came to appreciate perhaps too late here's a much more pithy comment aimed to hit me right where it hurts the writer is."

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" And that seemed incredibly that in mean spirited column Wednesday January ninth they'll rent short item. About a book going to be coming out of view week a biography. Jerry Williams and probably many people to remember he was an -- and the number one radio talk show act. Here in Boston also in Chicago for many many years arm. I thought he was getting pretty long in the shoes when I arrived in part I got here Ernie before. And then he had a fantastic kind of believe -- show called the governor. Where he and Barbara -- and it was an anti tax advocate and how we car. I'd actually just sort of made a living out of traction Michael Dukakis on who later went on to run for the president might as we know in any case in this particular column. I I I just complained about it -- Williams and that he had really begun to embarrass clip in the mid 1980s. And 22 reader for one Pauly Tino felt pretty strongly that I hadn't -- wrong on this one."

" I have to take view on a party your free plug review you element in Allen's whole book on Terry -- Read the book at this time but I was interviewed for -- as Jerry's first executive producer when he came back to Boston and makes me want to WRKO. During the visit produced the program he was not in the quote embarrassment clips unquote. Of his remarkable broadcasting -- was always number one in the -- ratings and."

" All demographics I had not had any talent other than to follow Jerry free that is program always interest in. Entertaining and to quote -- never bored. Talk radio is not photography of the eighties and that is not for the better. Talk radio today is Natalie means bearded but always predictable and therefore in my opinion always quote or. Cars ever in grand and their ilk are always quote embarrassing unquote and -- my point always boring and predictable."

" Yet it could letter Paul I got into sort of but peeing match with this and the Internet that is no point going over but I'm I mean ratings are ratings and and and William. Ruled the roost weight ratings wise point I made to him and our exchange was you know my columns in my judgment and I thought I think Terry Williams was basically. Pretty flat but come someone who not only -- the -- it can back it up because he was on the air with him for several years Barbara and."

" Hi -- Gary Williams had begun his embarrassing clipped by the time you sure are here in the mid eighties. I think not easy forgotten when you came in our -- forgotten the governor's 8890 true. Which are the hardest month with and to talk radio in her. I didn't realize it at a time when I was in the middle was in New Hampshire this weekend and people came out to me to say they listened to Jerry. Holly and me every Tuesday earlier this the time. Of course Jerry did become obsessed with the Big Dig and a few of -- did them all the time he was right about until we marked late. Optimistic -- target hat toward the end to deal with his constant there is no hope. -- wonder."

" Well thanks for being in touch bread as one of fasting -- tillage that she includes that also. Is featured in this book of course switches that -- Howie -- was first. On talk radio I'm sort of as a sidekick to. Jerry Williams and -- since gone on to make tremendous money and now want. So getting into the way back machine on main tanks. I wrote a column got a lot of attention headline was president Obama. Not this time and as I truthfully pointed out is exactly the same column I'd written every four years previously about bill Bradley previously about Howard dean. Pointing out that there's always a terrific kind of hope -- intelligent candidate for president generally in the democratic primary. Who's not going to win. And -- in its opinion piece is not a fact and not like a new one may ninth like I know having -- right now. Whether Barack Obama is going to get an army to become president he's amid a strong case. From my point you'd that he wouldn't what what's really strange -- keep -- inhale. How this column is that it was written yesterday I guess and in some weird kind of Google cycle that quickly got -- email about it. After Obama triumph in the Iowa caucus everybody -- to an email asking me to retract what I had written -- I'm in the mood in any case -- letter I got in January about a piece I wrote in early may."

" Hey Alex how do you -- about a common now. Had you under estimated the voter enact a lap radiator can't yet she -- correctly have a real and you. Read your article online art or for Obama -- It was written in -- at a two day I agreed with where you -- wondering if you had any change of heart collect --"

" a great comeback. When people question his newspaper columns quote part -- from the Bible in the dead quiet Dick Dick. Which is when they asked him to cancel of course we -- wish for -- that he had. When you bastard can't his judgment and Jesus Christ at what I said I was in my readers hello. Quite script script written I have written."

" January 14 -- wrote a column with the headline. The truth may already be out there I was dealing catch phrase from. What really want to miles for TV shows that he watched religiously on Sunday night of memory files were. They were always delving into some purported conspiracy theories and suggestion that quote the truth media. On this column was actually sort of pegged to a public television documentary. On the John F Kennedy assassination went into me about the documentary. Which of course remember there's every -- one who was alive and 92 armed. Was it frankly -- even the greatest conspiracy to your examined the Kennedy killing and the subsequent -- report. Actually kind of back off a lot of thoughts and were. We're kind of thinking and shrugging their shoulders -- there's a lot of evidence that Lee Harvey Oswald was it was strange intense sort of combination of left and right extremism and and probably assassinated John Kennedy and I went -- sort of attacked on 9/11 conspiracy theorists and generally -- here here's a letter we got from Carl why don't."

" maybe you haven't maybe you have not heard secretary or transportation Norman is testimony to the 9/11 commission giving me 23 2000 -- Available on YouTube -- a simple Google. I like to know what you're taking is on the you have the time. If not that I question all you've written blowing smoke without having done and are -- don't his phone number and capital to civil conference."

" Okay Carl actually went you to back found Norman Mineta is testimony to an eleven commission. And you know I just don't -- I did almost everything that every reader meet you. Via email you know read this document look at this incredible. The so called building seven next the world trade it was dynamited and you know. God knows who dynamited -- such and such and find you know go out -- to find the -- testimony its evocative of -- There's another letter again from filming."

" As expected -- bush Cheney at all extended family benefactors. The one true enemy of our constitutional republic and murderers."

" Higher and Arabia yet so I did exclude them because on nationally. I hold a minority view of the tourist if you bush and Dick Cheney did not dynamite the world trade for their own political actions. A lack of sleep. We have a note from a reader I remain anonymous."

" Remember -- the age and likely had a reason to do it. And why would -- much evidence LB withheld. I know nothing about JFK but I do know criminal investigation is needed and -- eleven out of that anonymous please."

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