Not only are today’s liberals, led by Congressional Democrats, descendents of Satan, they are the black sheep of the family. Their most admired “dissident,” Osama B Laden while reciting the Dems talking points, also thanked them for their continued support. Saying that he also hates W., he will continue to help them to bring down the Bush presidency, and if necessary, the country. He agreed with the Dems that it is foolishness to waste so much time fighting terrorism when protecting abortion is the major issue of the day, particularly with the right-wing, extremist judge Altio about to be confirmed.
B. Laden particularly praised Senator Reid for killing, the Patriot Act that has been a real thorn in Osama’s side.
Tony Moschetti
High Point, NC
January 27, 2006
Friday, January 27, 2006
Friday, January 06, 2006
Tax-o-crats
I’m flabbergasted that the people of this state continue to elect arrogant, tax happy Democrats. Ironically, those most adversely affected by these mostly regressive taxes are lower income, and middle class workers, the very groups theTax-o-crats claim they care about. Our New Year’s presents from the Tax-o-crats are a 40 percent increase for license tag renewal, a 40 percent increase in cable taxes, and another 15 percent increase in gasoline taxes. Who among you have gotten a 15-40 percent pay raise lately? We now pay higher gas taxes than all but two states. We are the highest taxed of the twelve Southern states, and the only one controlled by the Tax-o-crats. When some sensible legislators argued to rescind the increase the Tax-o-crat governor said the 15 percent increase was “insignificant” and the people wouldn’t even notice. Isn’t this the same tax happy governor who was cited for using the state helicopter for personal use?
We were told that the high gas taxes are necessary to build and repair roads. If so, why have the Tax-o-crat thieves taken millions from the highway fund to use for other purposes? How do the 48 other states with lower gasoline taxes build and maintain roads? How do Texas and Florida, among others, with lower gas taxes, and no state income tax build and maintain roads? I’m looking for the study that shows North Carolina to have one of the best highway systems in the country, as opposed to only one of the most expensive. Thanks to the Tax-o-crats we are in the top quarter of states in taxes, but in the bottom quarter in wages. Even other tax happy Tax-o-crat controlled states like New York or New Jersey don’t tax food. Pennsylvania doesn’t tax food or clothing. It’s time to vote your pocketbook!
Tony Moschetti
High Point, NC
January 6, 2006
We were told that the high gas taxes are necessary to build and repair roads. If so, why have the Tax-o-crat thieves taken millions from the highway fund to use for other purposes? How do the 48 other states with lower gasoline taxes build and maintain roads? How do Texas and Florida, among others, with lower gas taxes, and no state income tax build and maintain roads? I’m looking for the study that shows North Carolina to have one of the best highway systems in the country, as opposed to only one of the most expensive. Thanks to the Tax-o-crats we are in the top quarter of states in taxes, but in the bottom quarter in wages. Even other tax happy Tax-o-crat controlled states like New York or New Jersey don’t tax food. Pennsylvania doesn’t tax food or clothing. It’s time to vote your pocketbook!
Tony Moschetti
High Point, NC
January 6, 2006
Monday, January 02, 2006
Democrats endangered nation’s security
Never has there been a period in our history when having two, vibrant political parties was more critical to our security, and our economic survival. The Republicans, in control of the congress for 10 years now, are succumbing to the thirst for power, and the corruption that we saw from the Democrats when they had been in control for an extended period of time. The Republicans have learned that the way to keep power is to dole out taxpayer money in massive amounts whether needed or not. The Republicans, presumably the party of small government and fiscal responsibility, have given us bigger government, and even more wasteful spending than had the Democrats during their own reign of horror. The Republicans, after years of acting as the Democrats are now acting, came up a positive agenda, a “Contract for America.”
Unfortunately the Democrats have become an idealess, morally bankrupt whose only issue today is making certain that abortion on demand, the wanton slaughter of millions of innocent, unborn children. The Democrats have recently bragged that they have endangered our nation’s security by killing the Patriot Act, and bragged that they killed Social Security reform. Either they have forgotten 9/11, or that there have been no attacks here since. I don’t think the terrorists have called a truce. Do you think perhaps the Patriot Act might have disrupted the terrorists? Yet the Democrats called a press conference to gloat about their bringing down this legislation so necessary to fighting terrorism.
This same decaying party, despite an ever increasing, untenable, national debt, caused in large part by an explosion in entitlement spending, bragged about defeating Social Security reform. They love to tell us because we have spent 350 billion thus far in Iraq, we can’t meet our obligations here. They don’t tell us that in one year we spend 950 billion on Social Security, Medicaid, and Medicare.
Tony Moschetti
High Point, NC
January 2, 2006
Unfortunately the Democrats have become an idealess, morally bankrupt whose only issue today is making certain that abortion on demand, the wanton slaughter of millions of innocent, unborn children. The Democrats have recently bragged that they have endangered our nation’s security by killing the Patriot Act, and bragged that they killed Social Security reform. Either they have forgotten 9/11, or that there have been no attacks here since. I don’t think the terrorists have called a truce. Do you think perhaps the Patriot Act might have disrupted the terrorists? Yet the Democrats called a press conference to gloat about their bringing down this legislation so necessary to fighting terrorism.
This same decaying party, despite an ever increasing, untenable, national debt, caused in large part by an explosion in entitlement spending, bragged about defeating Social Security reform. They love to tell us because we have spent 350 billion thus far in Iraq, we can’t meet our obligations here. They don’t tell us that in one year we spend 950 billion on Social Security, Medicaid, and Medicare.
Tony Moschetti
High Point, NC
January 2, 2006
Wednesday, December 28, 2005
NY Times and treason
The New York Times, along with most in the elite media, led the charge to have someone (preferably Karl Rove!) indicted for “outing” Valerie Plame, claiming the “outing” endangered our national security. The “Times” later, thanks to a leak, printed classified information concerning our “rendition” program that authorizes sending terrorist suspects to friendly foreign countries for incarceration, and interrogation. Even worse, the “Times”, based on yet another leak, made public classified information concerning warrantless domestic eavesdropping on U.S. based international phone calls and e-mails. These actions have apparently prevented at least one potential terrorist attack on the Brooklyn Bridge. So much for the “Times” concern for our security, or their disdain for leakers!
In the Plame case, a two-year investigation by a special prosecutor discovered there was no “outing”, because Plame did not meet the requirements of having been overseas in a covert position within the past five years, and that the source was aware of her status, and still leaked her name. Even more damaging to the charges were statements made in October of 2003 by NBC news reporter Andrea Mitchell that it was well know among many reporters that Plame was with the CIA. I don’t recall the “Times” reporting that fact. In any event, the “Times” has not yet explained how releasing the name of someone in a desk job at CIA headquarters endangered our security. Nevertheless, the “Times” would not let the story die, as they endlessly conjectured that Karl Rove would (hopefully!) be indicted. The “Times” subsequently “outed” two classified, terrorism-fighting programs that could well endanger our security. It appears that the main objective of the “Times” is to destroy the Bush Administration, and if that means supplying classified information to our enemy, so be it. So much for the “Times” concern for our security
Why is the “Times” absolutist when it comes to insisting they have the “right” to aid our enemies, but has a very different view of free speech when it comes to a valedictorian wishing to utter a prayer at a graduation ceremony? The “Times” while insisting the First Amendment gives them the right to print distortions, half-truths, and outright lies, when on numerous occasions they altered, or even attributed quotes to people who never said what the “Time” quoted them as having said. Yet, the “Times” routinely suggests there is a “wall of separation” between church and state that prohibits any prayer by any student at any graduation ceremony. This phantom wall illegally prohibits Nativity scenes on public property, or saying the Pledge of Allegiance in public schools, or permitting school to have the word “Christmas” on school calendars. Apparently to some, calling a Christmas tree a Christmas tee is establishing a religion!
From where did this phantom, “wall of separation” term emanate? Yes, Thomas Jefferson used the term in a private letter to a Baptist Congregation in Connecticut. It had nothing to do with government policy or the Constitution. In fact, the very next day Jefferson attended church services in the House chamber, as he did until his term ended. More than 150 years later in 1947, Justice Hugo Black, a former KKK member who hated Catholics, put this misused term in a Supreme Court opinion that he authored. The case concerned the reimbursement of bus fares, from public funds, to Parochial School students. Today the “Times” and their ideological allies have rewritten history to make us believe that the Framers used this meaningless term to construct some illusory “wall” between church and state. First Amendment prohibits government interference in the “right” to practice one’s religion, not the practice of religion. The “Times” and other secularists have twisted a simple document into something it was never meant to be. Perhaps it is time to revisit the absolutism of the First Amendment to bring it up to date. After all, we’re routinely told that the Constitution is a “living” document.
Tony Moschetti
High Point, NC
December 28, 2005
In the Plame case, a two-year investigation by a special prosecutor discovered there was no “outing”, because Plame did not meet the requirements of having been overseas in a covert position within the past five years, and that the source was aware of her status, and still leaked her name. Even more damaging to the charges were statements made in October of 2003 by NBC news reporter Andrea Mitchell that it was well know among many reporters that Plame was with the CIA. I don’t recall the “Times” reporting that fact. In any event, the “Times” has not yet explained how releasing the name of someone in a desk job at CIA headquarters endangered our security. Nevertheless, the “Times” would not let the story die, as they endlessly conjectured that Karl Rove would (hopefully!) be indicted. The “Times” subsequently “outed” two classified, terrorism-fighting programs that could well endanger our security. It appears that the main objective of the “Times” is to destroy the Bush Administration, and if that means supplying classified information to our enemy, so be it. So much for the “Times” concern for our security
Why is the “Times” absolutist when it comes to insisting they have the “right” to aid our enemies, but has a very different view of free speech when it comes to a valedictorian wishing to utter a prayer at a graduation ceremony? The “Times” while insisting the First Amendment gives them the right to print distortions, half-truths, and outright lies, when on numerous occasions they altered, or even attributed quotes to people who never said what the “Time” quoted them as having said. Yet, the “Times” routinely suggests there is a “wall of separation” between church and state that prohibits any prayer by any student at any graduation ceremony. This phantom wall illegally prohibits Nativity scenes on public property, or saying the Pledge of Allegiance in public schools, or permitting school to have the word “Christmas” on school calendars. Apparently to some, calling a Christmas tree a Christmas tee is establishing a religion!
From where did this phantom, “wall of separation” term emanate? Yes, Thomas Jefferson used the term in a private letter to a Baptist Congregation in Connecticut. It had nothing to do with government policy or the Constitution. In fact, the very next day Jefferson attended church services in the House chamber, as he did until his term ended. More than 150 years later in 1947, Justice Hugo Black, a former KKK member who hated Catholics, put this misused term in a Supreme Court opinion that he authored. The case concerned the reimbursement of bus fares, from public funds, to Parochial School students. Today the “Times” and their ideological allies have rewritten history to make us believe that the Framers used this meaningless term to construct some illusory “wall” between church and state. First Amendment prohibits government interference in the “right” to practice one’s religion, not the practice of religion. The “Times” and other secularists have twisted a simple document into something it was never meant to be. Perhaps it is time to revisit the absolutism of the First Amendment to bring it up to date. After all, we’re routinely told that the Constitution is a “living” document.
Tony Moschetti
High Point, NC
December 28, 2005
Sunday, December 25, 2005
Wal-Mart drives the liberals crazy
Readers comment on Wal-Mart
On Dec. 18, in connection with an opinion piece arguing that Wal-Mart helps, not harms, the poor, we asked readers their opinion of the world's largest retailer. Here's what some had to say:
Wal-Mart drives the liberals crazy
Of course I shop at Wal-Mart. Why? Primarily because Wal-Mart drives the liberals crazy, as do most things that are good for the majority of mainstream Americans. Sebastian Mallaby's article detailed the billions in savings provided to lower income workers. The primary Wal-Mart antagonists are the archaic, greed-driven labor unions, which drive up the cost of everything in our society, making many items unaffordable for many.
Wal-Mart is killing unionized grocery stores where shoppers pay ridiculous prices for the necessities of life because of the greed of labor unions. Are cashiers worth $30,000-$40,000 per year, as they were getting in the union stores until Wal-Mart showed up?
The entire airline industry (what's left of it) is in bankruptcy or on the verge because of the greedy unions continually wanting more, while producing less. The auto industry is close behind, with the major cause being union contracts calling for lifetime benefits whether or not the companies are profitable. New York transit workers, with incomes of $50,000 to $75,000, were striking during this busy Christmas season for even more. They couldn't care less about the havoc they created.
We need Wal-Mart Air or Wal-Mart Transit! Then watch the unions scream.
Tony Moschetti
High Point
News & Record
December 25, 2005
On Dec. 18, in connection with an opinion piece arguing that Wal-Mart helps, not harms, the poor, we asked readers their opinion of the world's largest retailer. Here's what some had to say:
Wal-Mart drives the liberals crazy
Of course I shop at Wal-Mart. Why? Primarily because Wal-Mart drives the liberals crazy, as do most things that are good for the majority of mainstream Americans. Sebastian Mallaby's article detailed the billions in savings provided to lower income workers. The primary Wal-Mart antagonists are the archaic, greed-driven labor unions, which drive up the cost of everything in our society, making many items unaffordable for many.
Wal-Mart is killing unionized grocery stores where shoppers pay ridiculous prices for the necessities of life because of the greed of labor unions. Are cashiers worth $30,000-$40,000 per year, as they were getting in the union stores until Wal-Mart showed up?
The entire airline industry (what's left of it) is in bankruptcy or on the verge because of the greedy unions continually wanting more, while producing less. The auto industry is close behind, with the major cause being union contracts calling for lifetime benefits whether or not the companies are profitable. New York transit workers, with incomes of $50,000 to $75,000, were striking during this busy Christmas season for even more. They couldn't care less about the havoc they created.
We need Wal-Mart Air or Wal-Mart Transit! Then watch the unions scream.
Tony Moschetti
High Point
News & Record
December 25, 2005
Thursday, December 01, 2005
Democratic senators' protests unbelievable
If this were 1943 (World War II) most of the Democrats in the Senate would be indicted for treason. Jane Fonda became one of the most reviled persons in America because of her support for our enemy.
Today, we unbelievably have U.S. senators doing their best to aid our current enemy, Muslim terrorists. Forget that every prominent Democrat now attacking the president for "lying" said exactly the same things about Saddam, and Jay Rockefeller in 2002 called him an "imminent" threat. Rockefeller lied. Clinton lied. Kennedy lied. Kerry lied. Levin lied. But hey, that's OK, they're Democrats, and that's what Democrats do, protected by their lapdogs in the elite media.
Now, they're obsessed with torture. Shouldn't we be able to do to terrorists what the Clinton administration did to Americans, including innocent women and children at Waco? Democratic senators were not outraged at the deaths of approximately 90 people there. I guess ramming tanks into the home of oddball Christians, or murdering Randy Weaver's wife as she stood holding her young child, is fine with them, but they draw the line at harassing terrorists with chained dogs.
Tony Moschetti
High Point
News & Record
December 1, 2005
Tuesday, November 15, 2005
Waco and torture
If this were 1943 (WWII) most of the Democrats in the senate would be indicted for treason, and about half of them would be hanged or shot. A good start! Jane Fonda became one of the most reviled persons in our country because of her open support for our enemies. Today we have not mindless private citizens, but mindless U.S. Senators doing their very best to aid our, and the world’s, enemy of today, Muslim terrorists. Let’s not even get into the WMD fiasco, and which prominent Democrats said what concerning the issue, and when they said it. A key aspect of being a Democrat is the obvious inability to understand the concept of videotape, and a penchant for rewriting history. But now, let’s talk about torture. The Senate Democrats love to tell the world how our soldiers are torturing their favorite people (after abortionists, who also murder innocent children), Muslim terrorists.
When actual torture was visited upon American citizens (by the Clinton gang), including many innocent women and children who burned to death, at Waco in the 90’s no outraged senators flooded the airwaves with talk of torture. I guess they approve of the torture of some oddball Christian sect, but draw the line at Muslim terrorists. The Democrats were livid when chained dogs were allowed to show their teeth at terrorists, but had no problem with the military (despite Posse Comitatis ) ramming a tank into the living quarters of the oddball Christians, or with a government agent shooting to death Randy Weaver’s wife, who at the time was holding their child, and who had been charged with no crime other than being a conservative Christian. I wonder what Al Qaeda would trade us for four “blue” state senators of their choice?
Tony Moschetti
High Point, NC
November 15, 2005
When actual torture was visited upon American citizens (by the Clinton gang), including many innocent women and children who burned to death, at Waco in the 90’s no outraged senators flooded the airwaves with talk of torture. I guess they approve of the torture of some oddball Christian sect, but draw the line at Muslim terrorists. The Democrats were livid when chained dogs were allowed to show their teeth at terrorists, but had no problem with the military (despite Posse Comitatis ) ramming a tank into the living quarters of the oddball Christians, or with a government agent shooting to death Randy Weaver’s wife, who at the time was holding their child, and who had been charged with no crime other than being a conservative Christian. I wonder what Al Qaeda would trade us for four “blue” state senators of their choice?
Tony Moschetti
High Point, NC
November 15, 2005
Tuesday, November 08, 2005
The Honorless Ms. Boxer
The Honorless Ms. Boxer:
There could be no more appropriate spokespersons for today’s Demagogic Party than you than Commander Kennedy, hero of the Battle of Chappaquiddick. You both are obviously the offspring of Satan. Hopefully one day soon you will both be rejoining him. It is unbelievable what has happened to your once great party. If there is a hell, you and those like you will surely end up there. You are a bunch of useless, lying bastards who care nothing about this country, or the people who inhabit it.
Your outrageous, but not unexpected, session with Ms, Rice proves beyond any reasonable doubt that you belong to a crumbling, dying party. It is wonderful to watch as you strive to join the other dinosaurs in our museums. You folks are so demented you can’t figure out why you have the fewest Senate seats since the 1920’s. Keep doing what you’ve been doing, and after the 06’ election you’ll have fewer still, but still won’t know why. As for your charges against Ms. Rice concerning WMD, simply take a look at your party’s own statements concerning the issue. You despicable, lying hypocrites should all burn in hell. I don’t know if you are stupid, or simply blatantly dishonest. It is obvious you don’t understand the concept of Google, or videotape. You are too stupid to understand that even though your lapdogs in the elite media will shill for you, their influence is decreasing just like your party. You might want to take another look at the electoral map of cities and counties to see where you really stand with the honest, hard-working people.
Tony Moschetti
High Point, NC
January 18, 2005
There could be no more appropriate spokespersons for today’s Demagogic Party than you than Commander Kennedy, hero of the Battle of Chappaquiddick. You both are obviously the offspring of Satan. Hopefully one day soon you will both be rejoining him. It is unbelievable what has happened to your once great party. If there is a hell, you and those like you will surely end up there. You are a bunch of useless, lying bastards who care nothing about this country, or the people who inhabit it.
Your outrageous, but not unexpected, session with Ms, Rice proves beyond any reasonable doubt that you belong to a crumbling, dying party. It is wonderful to watch as you strive to join the other dinosaurs in our museums. You folks are so demented you can’t figure out why you have the fewest Senate seats since the 1920’s. Keep doing what you’ve been doing, and after the 06’ election you’ll have fewer still, but still won’t know why. As for your charges against Ms. Rice concerning WMD, simply take a look at your party’s own statements concerning the issue. You despicable, lying hypocrites should all burn in hell. I don’t know if you are stupid, or simply blatantly dishonest. It is obvious you don’t understand the concept of Google, or videotape. You are too stupid to understand that even though your lapdogs in the elite media will shill for you, their influence is decreasing just like your party. You might want to take another look at the electoral map of cities and counties to see where you really stand with the honest, hard-working people.
Tony Moschetti
High Point, NC
January 18, 2005
Saturday, September 24, 2005
Don't blame storms on global warming
The Katrina/Bush disaster has brought the global warming loons out in droves. I don't remember the same reaction to the Andrew/Clinton disaster. We know that Bush, by failing to sign Kyoto, caused Katrina. Did Clinton, by not signing Kyoto during his eight years, cause Andrew? I've forgotten who caused Camille, but no matter, you get the point.
Back to the global warming/global cooling lunacy. On April 28, 1975, Newsweek printed an article submitted by the "Global Climate Coalition" titled, "The Cooling World" which warned us of the coming disastrous effects of global cooling. The article warned us of "ominous" changes in the earth's weather patterns, and went on to list the coming cataclysmic events (within 10 years) that would befall us all, including a worldwide famine due to reduced agricultural production for a century. They spoke of the "mounting mountain of evidence" of global cooling.
Interestingly, as proof, they told us of, "the most devastating outbreak of tornadoes ever recorded," during the previous April. So according to the "global whatever" lunatics, hurricanes are caused by global warming and tornadoes are caused by global cooling.
Hey, I'm convinced, though I must have slept through the great famine of 1985.
Tony Moschetti
High Point
News & Record
September 24, 2005
Back to the global warming/global cooling lunacy. On April 28, 1975, Newsweek printed an article submitted by the "Global Climate Coalition" titled, "The Cooling World" which warned us of the coming disastrous effects of global cooling. The article warned us of "ominous" changes in the earth's weather patterns, and went on to list the coming cataclysmic events (within 10 years) that would befall us all, including a worldwide famine due to reduced agricultural production for a century. They spoke of the "mounting mountain of evidence" of global cooling.
Interestingly, as proof, they told us of, "the most devastating outbreak of tornadoes ever recorded," during the previous April. So according to the "global whatever" lunatics, hurricanes are caused by global warming and tornadoes are caused by global cooling.
Hey, I'm convinced, though I must have slept through the great famine of 1985.
Tony Moschetti
High Point
News & Record
September 24, 2005
Tuesday, August 30, 2005
Our 'war president' isn't listening
COUNTERPOINT: Our 'war president' isn't listening
BY JOYCE DOLAN
I feel I must reply to Tony Moschetti's Counterpoint (Aug. 18). For someone with such a conservative view, he seems to get a lot of his letters in both local "liberal media" newspapers he seems to disdain.
Yes, we on the "left" are aware that Cindy Sheehan has met with President Bush before. There are many news sources - print, TV, Internet - that have covered that point quite extensively, not just Rupert Murdoch's agenda-driven outlets. Maybe Moschetti should check out the Aug. 22 Newsweek, page 36. Or maybe even just check any of the hundreds of news Web sites, both liberal and conservative, which have had more than a mere glance at the subject.
The fact remains that Sheehan would like to speak to the president again. Maybe the shock of the death of her son, Casey, and meeting the president was too much to handle at the time. Or perhaps all that has come to light during the past year has brought up enough questions to make her feel a second meeting is necessary.
I, along with many others, feel he should make a little time to speak to her. He is vacationing in Crawford for 36 days, but he is the "war president." And people are starting to question that war more and more every day. His refusal to speak to Sheehan is just feeding the fire. Wouldn't it be best to speak to her and help kill that spark, at least? Maybe that would further his ability to "get on with life."
The writer lives in High Point.
News & Record
August 30, 2005
BY JOYCE DOLAN
I feel I must reply to Tony Moschetti's Counterpoint (Aug. 18). For someone with such a conservative view, he seems to get a lot of his letters in both local "liberal media" newspapers he seems to disdain.
Yes, we on the "left" are aware that Cindy Sheehan has met with President Bush before. There are many news sources - print, TV, Internet - that have covered that point quite extensively, not just Rupert Murdoch's agenda-driven outlets. Maybe Moschetti should check out the Aug. 22 Newsweek, page 36. Or maybe even just check any of the hundreds of news Web sites, both liberal and conservative, which have had more than a mere glance at the subject.
The fact remains that Sheehan would like to speak to the president again. Maybe the shock of the death of her son, Casey, and meeting the president was too much to handle at the time. Or perhaps all that has come to light during the past year has brought up enough questions to make her feel a second meeting is necessary.
I, along with many others, feel he should make a little time to speak to her. He is vacationing in Crawford for 36 days, but he is the "war president." And people are starting to question that war more and more every day. His refusal to speak to Sheehan is just feeding the fire. Wouldn't it be best to speak to her and help kill that spark, at least? Maybe that would further his ability to "get on with life."
The writer lives in High Point.
News & Record
August 30, 2005
Thursday, August 18, 2005
Full story on Sheehan not being told
COUNTERPOINT: Full story on Sheehan not being told
BY TONY MOSCHETTI
I feel compelled to respond to Nathan Golden's misguided plea for President Bush to "face grieving mom" Cindy Sheehan. Mr. Golden, as with most of the left, is either vastly uninformed or being blatantly dishonest concerning Mr. Bush and Ms. Sheehan.
Bush met with Sheehan, and other families of fallen soldiers, at Fort Lewis, Wash., in June 2004. After the meeting Sheehan told a local Vacaville, Calif., reporter, "I now know he's sincere about freedom for Iraqis." She followed with, "I know he feels pain for our loss" and added that Bush "gave us the gift of happiness of being together."
Why has no major publication, reporter, columnist, editorial writer or news organization on the left reported those pertinent facts? I think we all know why. The truth does not support their anti-Bush, anti-war and sometimes anti-America agenda.
Simply look at the protagonists pushing this, who say, "Why won't the president meet with this poor woman, and answer her questions." Not a single, supposedly reputable news organization (except for Fox, of course), during their endless hand-wringing, has mentioned the previous meeting or Sheehan's words afterward.
Also gone unreported (surprise) is that the remainder of the Sheehan family is on the opposite side of this issue. Though her husband Patrick has declined to comment publicly, his family issued the following comments: "We do not agree with the political motivations and publicity tactics of Cindy. She now appears to be promoting her own personal agenda and notoriety at the expense of her son 's good name and reputation."
They added, "The Sheehan family lost our beloved Casey in the Iraq war, and we have been silently, respectfully grieving. The rest of the Sheehan family supports the troops, our country and our president, silently, with prayer and respect." Casey's Aunt Cherie, on behalf of his paternal grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins, signed this e-mail.
It is incomprehensible that any legitimate news organization could report endlessly on this issue and not even mention the salient facts stated above. Why anyone in our country today would trust any information coming from our "elite" media without verifying it through other reliable sources is beyond my comprehension. I ask those of you on the left, if the truth is on your side, why are you compelled to continually misreport and distort so many issues dear to your hearts?
The writer lives in High Point.
News & Record
August 18, 2005
BY TONY MOSCHETTI
I feel compelled to respond to Nathan Golden's misguided plea for President Bush to "face grieving mom" Cindy Sheehan. Mr. Golden, as with most of the left, is either vastly uninformed or being blatantly dishonest concerning Mr. Bush and Ms. Sheehan.
Bush met with Sheehan, and other families of fallen soldiers, at Fort Lewis, Wash., in June 2004. After the meeting Sheehan told a local Vacaville, Calif., reporter, "I now know he's sincere about freedom for Iraqis." She followed with, "I know he feels pain for our loss" and added that Bush "gave us the gift of happiness of being together."
Why has no major publication, reporter, columnist, editorial writer or news organization on the left reported those pertinent facts? I think we all know why. The truth does not support their anti-Bush, anti-war and sometimes anti-America agenda.
Simply look at the protagonists pushing this, who say, "Why won't the president meet with this poor woman, and answer her questions." Not a single, supposedly reputable news organization (except for Fox, of course), during their endless hand-wringing, has mentioned the previous meeting or Sheehan's words afterward.
Also gone unreported (surprise) is that the remainder of the Sheehan family is on the opposite side of this issue. Though her husband Patrick has declined to comment publicly, his family issued the following comments: "We do not agree with the political motivations and publicity tactics of Cindy. She now appears to be promoting her own personal agenda and notoriety at the expense of her son 's good name and reputation."
They added, "The Sheehan family lost our beloved Casey in the Iraq war, and we have been silently, respectfully grieving. The rest of the Sheehan family supports the troops, our country and our president, silently, with prayer and respect." Casey's Aunt Cherie, on behalf of his paternal grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins, signed this e-mail.
It is incomprehensible that any legitimate news organization could report endlessly on this issue and not even mention the salient facts stated above. Why anyone in our country today would trust any information coming from our "elite" media without verifying it through other reliable sources is beyond my comprehension. I ask those of you on the left, if the truth is on your side, why are you compelled to continually misreport and distort so many issues dear to your hearts?
The writer lives in High Point.
News & Record
August 18, 2005
Monday, August 08, 2005
Spend a billion more to fix our schools
Your front-page article Aug. 5 detailing the continuing failures of our public schools is disturbing but not surprising. The problem persists because we do not spend enough money on education. Perhaps another hundred million dollars or so would solve the problem. How about a billion? It's also obvious that we have far too few overpaid administrators. Even more surprising is how this can happen with the collection of geniuses we have on the school board.
The crux of the problem is that we test students on reading and writing. Bad approach. Let's test them on the important issues such as self-esteem and the virtues of diversity. The scores would skyrocket.
In the meantime, we need for the Democrats on the board of commissioners to institute an immediate 100 percent property tax increase and put in a countywide lottery so that something can be done about the embarrassingly low $43,000 average teacher salary. Of course, they have to work 10 months. We must also immediately add more administrators, bringing them up to level of the average parochial school system. Then perhaps we could get a quarterly, audited financial report signed by the superintendent (see Sarbanes-Oxley) detailing where every dollar goes.
Tony Moschetti
High Point
News & Record
August 8, 2005
The crux of the problem is that we test students on reading and writing. Bad approach. Let's test them on the important issues such as self-esteem and the virtues of diversity. The scores would skyrocket.
In the meantime, we need for the Democrats on the board of commissioners to institute an immediate 100 percent property tax increase and put in a countywide lottery so that something can be done about the embarrassingly low $43,000 average teacher salary. Of course, they have to work 10 months. We must also immediately add more administrators, bringing them up to level of the average parochial school system. Then perhaps we could get a quarterly, audited financial report signed by the superintendent (see Sarbanes-Oxley) detailing where every dollar goes.
Tony Moschetti
High Point
News & Record
August 8, 2005
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