Moschetti missing common courtesy

On Feb. 16, I was a guest on the Dennis Elliott radio show which was co-hosted by Tony Moschetti on WMFR in High Point.

Contrary to Moschetti's slanted remarks regarding why I was a guest, I was asked to speak to the NAACP's position regarding incidents of alleged racism and prejudice in any arena, not just as it relates to the school board and the Jamestown school incident.

While I was attempting to explain the NAACP's role in the community and the organization's mission, Moschetti continually interrupted me rudely to try to express his negative opinion of the organization and make derogatory remarks about its leadership and purpose.

Moschetti is grossly misinformed when he intimates that there is an 80 percent illegitimacy rate in the African-American community. It is presumptuous of him to think that he can identify problems that need to be addressed by the NAACP. Considering Moschetti's lack of common courtesy, it is a wonder that anything he has to say can be taken without a grain of salt.

In retrospect, I will admit that I was wrong in attempting to reason with an individual who shows no respect for the opinions of others, much less can express himself without resorting to negative criticism.

The NAACP enjoys a long an arduous tenure of living up to its stated purpose, ''To voice the indignation of what was, and is, happening to people of color.''

In order to change history, it must first be understood. Moschetti needs to do his homework.

C.C. Draughn
Greensboro

News & Record
March 13, 1996