I find it very interesting and sad that a show such as this has aired in an era where state after state is rushing to enact "Defense of Marriage" bills to "protect" the "sanctity" of this institution from same-sex couples.

It is indeed sad, and very telling, that two heterosexual people can meet for the first time in what amounts to a cattle call on a television show and legally marry with the blessing of the laws of every state. Yet same-sex couples who may have been co-habitating for years in loving and meaningful relationships are denied this right.

So much for the "sanctity" of marriage.

-- M. Alread

Why in all the commentary I've read about this show so far has no one asked the obvious question, which is: when will we see the sequel: "Who Wants to Marry a Multi-millionairess?"

Even your writer seems to assume that only men can be multimillionaires, and that only women would compete to marry one. Can you imagine the spectacle of 50 young studs strutting their stuff for the honor of marrying an unknown, unseen woman in her 40s? Just think about it ...

-- Leslie Myers

McCain's ancestors owned slaves
BY SUZI PARKER AND JAKE TAPPER
(02/15/00)

It's somewhat surprising to me that Sen. McCain didn't know about his ancestors owning slaves, since he knew they owned a plantation and his great-great-grandfather fought for the Confederacy.

I know for sure that some of my ancestors owned slaves, as well as fought in the Confederate Army. While I'm not responsible for what my ancestors did, I must recognize their part in the horrors of slavery. And I recognize that my own rather privileged position in American society, as a middle-class white woman, owes a debt to the ancestors of African-Americans I see around me every day. And I recognize that while I have been privileged, they have had to struggle with the legacy of slavery and discrimination.

I hope Sen. McCain will also look and acknowledge the debt his family owes to the pain and toil and sorrow of slaves.

-- Toni Michael

If you can defame a man by his ancestors, we are all at risk aren't we?

-- W.D. Grissom

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