Letter writer: On Sept. 19, a reader ... commented that she objected to being subjected to the gay soldiers’ “shameful behavior,” and rebuked The Republican for running the photo.
Obama, Warren not good for America
President Barack Obama waves to supporters as he hugs Massachusetts senatorial candidate Elizabeth Warren before addressing supporters during a campaign fundraiser at Symphony Hall in Boston on June 25.After reading a recent letter to the editor from an Obama supporter, I felt I had to reply.
As for President Obama, let’s hope he doesn’t get re-elected, after all he has done to this country. My great-grandchildren will be paying for his mistakes.
As for Elizabeth Warren, in my opinion, she is the worst possible person for office after all her lies and the fact that she supports the protesters and what they do.
Anyone who goes along with these things should not be in any kind of office.
Four years ago, I also thought Obama was or could be a good choice. But now that I have seen him do what he has done to our country, I hope that he doesn’t get another chance. If he does, I feel he will destroy our country and put us into bankruptcy.
–GERALD DUCHARME, Springfield
Rep. Story’s protest is unconscionable
State Rep. Ellen Story’s classless attempt to foist an Elizabeth-Warren contrived issue on the electorate by picketing Sen. Scott Brown’s election headquarters in East Longmeadow was a shameful scam. Having known Brown for many years, from the time he was a state representative like Story, it is unconscionable that Story, who is obviously only a soldier for the very dishonest and deceptive Warren campaign (I’m part Cherokee), would find a reason to attack the senator on that point.
The truth is that Warren and her operatives are trying to create a negative and divisive issue in an attempt to generate some disingenuous buzz (based totally on emotion) for a faltering campaign. Perhaps Story should keep to her own district and issues within the commonwealth.
– PETER S. BENTON, Longmeadow
Gay soldiers’ return worth celebrating
On Sept. 19, a reader of The Republican, commented that she objected to being subjected to the gay soldiers’ “shameful behavior” and rebuked The Republican for running the photo.
Does this mean that The Republican should be subjected to censoring and thus limiting what they publish?
The “furor fades” article was from the Associated Press and the photo received “tens of thousands likes on Facebook.”
– GREGORY SMITH, Montgomery
O’Reilly could learn from Charlie Rose
There comes a tremendous responsibility on the shoulders of television talk show hosts when addressing subject matters such as foreign affairs and anything that might stir controversy or be divisive whether on the home front or abroad.
I am appalled at the arrogance and recklessness of the Bill O’Reilly segment which airs on the Fox News Channel. He not only puts a spin on everything, but is rude to his guests when their opinion should differ from his own.
He and his subordinates make it their aim to incite the ever growing rift between our two major political parties and his answer to all foreign affairs policy is strong-arm tactics rather than seeking diplomatic approaches. His strength is in his relentless barrage of factless sound-bites.
On the other hand, we should be thankful for the Charlie Rose types who will listen attentively to guests and then ask intelligent questions in his eagerness to learn more from what they have to offer.
The O’Reilly Factor should never be taken as a source of news, but rather a harmful, degrading and polarizing bit of halve truths.
–BILL PAUL, Chicopee
Sen. Brown guilty of stereotyping
Did we just witness Scott Brown racially profile Elizabeth Warren in Thursday night’s debate?
Brown stated: “Professor Warren claimed she was a Native American, a person of color – and as you can see, she is not.”
That statement not only fits the description of prejudging someone’s poor character based solely on their appearance; it reveals the shallowness of Brown’s argument. Brown should visit the National Museum of the American Indian next time he is in Washington DC; he’ll learn a quite large number of people with Native American ancestry do not look stereotypically “Indian.” And shame on us for letting anyone get away with that.
– PETER FROTHINGHAM, Northampton