Re: tonight's headline concerning Bush:

"Is he doing better than them?" Dear Lord. "Than them"? Who is this AOL writer, the editor, the anybody savy about the English language? This is illiterate! It should, of course, be: "Is he doing better than THEY"--subject pronoun, the "are" (they are) being understood. Oh, dear. Does anybody write/speak English anymore?

Hi, my name is Trystin Reed and Friday made 2 weeks since my grandfather has been missing. We have searched everywhere but at the end of the day we come up still empty handed. No one knows where he could be. Etoice Cooks is 75 years old, of the Wamba community in Texarkana,Texas. He was last seen August fifth. He is Insulin dependent and on heart medication. We found his medicine in his home, so I'm afraid he maybe disoriented somewhere. It's just like he disappeared into thin air. It is really crazy right now. I just don't know what to do at all. But also missing is his Black 1988 Dodge Dakota pickup with license plate number 85SLX1. There is nothing unusual at his house. And there's no missing money from his bank account. We have been placing flyers everywhere and still nothing. We have contacted relatives in California where he sometimes visits. Yet, they have not seen or heard from him. His Health would not allow him to drive that far of a distance without his medication. Etoice Cooks (my grandfather) is a black male 5 feet 9 inches tall and 195 pounds. He usually wears a derby hat. If you could please help my family and I in any way. Please contact us at (903)293-0583 or (903)280-1821. Thank you for your time and consideration. -God Bless-
Trystin L. Reed

(Below is an example of the flyers handed out including a picture)

-Missing-
Name: Etoice Cooks
Age: 75
Last seen 8/5/05: Driving a 1988 Black Dodge Dakota pickup

-Insulin dependent & Heart Medication-

If you have any information:
(903)831-7077
(903)277-4779
(903)293-0584
(903)280-1821

I consider myself a positive person and a very
objective person. I find AOL News that is on
the Welcome Screen very Racist and very distortional and with a direct agenda....."do
all of you people that want to slant the news
by not reporting the truth ever feel shame or
guilt at circulating the same propaganda?"
You certainly are not Journalists; you are
Editorialists. I, probably, like many, don't
even read your Welcome screen that is pushed
in your face when you sign online....it is so
bad and obvious in its bias. I know that
"Uncle Joe" said: "If you tell people something
enough, they will believe it"....but that
doesn't work in America....as many are finding
out! Please stop the slanting and the negative
biasing that sickens, I know, most! You are
only insuring your demise, if you don't. And
it is slowly happening....Bush was elected(you
may take extra blood pressure medication)in
spite of all the negative "flap-trap" media
biased stories and slantings! I would go into
detail....but all you have to do is get out
and see what the world really is..stop
circulating the group-think propaganda!
Thank you....God Bless you and America(you may take more extra BP medication)

AOL seems like a very liberal news organization. Do you critize any conservate politicians? I don't know but I would be willing to bet that your headlines from under Clinton admin. would have been different. Addressed as President more than Clinton. Would anybody admit to that or not.

Hello anybody reply just show you're there

it is good and better

i am an aol subscriber for many years, i am going to cancel my account with aol, because of the dropping of aol news. what service is out there to take the place???

Like many of your AOL subscribers, I take issue with some of your news headlines on the welcome screen. Today's headline reads Another kennedy scandal Does having an accident(be it due to medication or alcohol)be called a "scandal"? This is nothing more than a smear opportunity for the Bush team, who most likely called the corporate news media, to put this type headline in the news. Abramoff ties to the white house is a scandal,approved torture, is a scandal,spying on the American people is a scandal,lying to start a war,costing the needless loss of lives of our children for oil profits is a scandal,a 9 trillion dollar national debt, on the backs of the American people, is a scandal,not raising the minimum wage for 9 years is a scandal,Katrina is a scandal, do you get the picture?Any decent thinking person will know that the Kennedy family has devoted their lives to public service to their beloved country. Countless Americans have benefited from their tireless efforts to improve the quality of their lives.What do they get in return? Two murdered brothers; from the evil forces that are still(as you can see from your headlines) functioning to this day.The Kennedy family deserves our gratitude ,not humiliating headlines.

arthur jJ Caputo - you're joking right?

>>Today's headline reads Another kennedy scandal Does having an accident(be it due to medication or alcohol)be called a "scandal"?

First of all, it wasn't just AOL calling it a scandal. The news was on MSNBC.com, MSNBC TV show, Fox News, CNN, etc. Also, the police didn't perform a sobriety check. You don't take a person's word for it that the reason they smashed their car was their medication. The police officers on the scene wanted to do the sobriety check but higher ups arrived on the scene and took Patrick Kennedy home. If that doesn't stink of a cover-up I don't know what is.

This isn't another supposed Right Wing conspiracy. The Kennedy's have done great service to this country (Ted Kennedy excluded), but that doesn't give them a free pass to drive drunk. Even if it was medication and not alcohol, the police officers should have followed standard procedure and done a sobriety test. This story stinks of conspiracy to hide the truth.

>>This is nothing more than a smear opportunity for the Bush team, who most likely called the corporate news media, to put this type headline in the news.

You must be drinking the Kool-Aid. One piece of bad news for the Democrats and all of a sudden it's a Bush conspiracy? C'mon. There's a lot to dislike Bush for, but please don't blame Bush for wacko stuff. Blame him for Iraq, sure. That's legit. But don't make Democrats out to be saints beyond impunity. Both Democrats and Republicans will have their failings and we shouldn't excuse them simply because of our ideological or political beliefs. Wrong is wrong.

Also, it's a known fact that the mainstream media is Left leaning. The media hates Bush so your theory of "Bush likely called the corporate news media" doesn't hold any water. The media has not been a friend to Bush at all or don't you read the daily headlines? Iraq, torture, NSA wiretapping, Valeria Plame, etc. It would be like if President Bush called the Iranian President and asked him to please stop developing nuclear weapons and the Iranian President said "Ok Mr. Bush, will do. You're the most powerful man in the world, so I guess I should listen to you." I don't think so.

Please use logic and some common sense in the future.

In the story on the cruise ship fire in the English Channel you say. "The fire broke out at 3.47am on board the Calypso, which was carrying 708 people on board, near Beachy Head." This sentence contains a tautology and is therefore bad english. A ship can only carry people on board! It should read

"The fire broke out at 3.47am on board the Calypso, which was carrying 708 people, near Beachy Head."

or

"The fire broke out at 3.47am on board the Calypso, which was had 708 people on board, near Beachy Head."

Did anyone else hear about Steve Irwin (the crocidile Hunter)! He passed away I dont know when though but I do know it was due to a stingray barb that punctured his heart!