Derb's Letters to the Editors

John Derbyshire has a very funny column today in National Review Online. He prints some letters to the NYTimes, The Nation, and others that were not selected for publication, including this to The Weekly World News:

Dear Editor, In my opinion, your story about the hypothetical "affair" between Bat Boy and the Space Alien overstepped the bounds of propriety. Even if these two beings are indeed romantically attached, I see no need for the matter to be aired in public, thus further legitimizing the agenda of those who seek to overturn our traditional morality. You should also think of the distress these revelations must be causing to Mrs. Clinton. Heaven knows I am no homophobe, but it seems to me that this story, taken together with some others you have run recently -- for example, the one headlined "Werepoodles: Gay Blades of the Night" in the previous issue -- illustrates a regrettable tendency in the direction of your news coverage. I hope we shall soon see a return to the higher, more scrupulous standards of journalism for which your organ has long been esteemed by, amongst many, many others, Your humble servant, John Derbyshire