Final flight
I sincerely expected the Journal to have an article in the Nov. 12 newspaper in celebration of the final Triad Flight of Honor by our World War II Veterans on Nov. 11, including a few pictures. There was nothing in the Journal about the final Triad Flight of Honor by our World War II veterans.
OK, I thought, I'm sure there will be a big article and several pictures about the Triad Flight of Honor in the Nov. 13 paper and probably on the front page. There was nothing in the paper about the final Triad Flight of Honor by our World War II veterans.
How could you omit something as special and meaningful as this occasion honoring these World War II veterans? There were several items in the Nov. 13 paper that could have been easily replaced by some kind of recognition of a celebration that was very important to the participants and a lot of your readers.
Thankfully, one of the World War II veterans from the Nov. 11 final Flight of Honor is a retired preacher at the church I attend, and spoke about their trip, their experiences, how well they were treated and what a grand time they had.
LISA MYERS
Winston-Salem
The Journal ran a story on Nov. 15 about the ending of the Flight of Honor program.
— Carol Hanner, Journal managing editor.
Sum It Up
The Sum It Up question from Sunday was: Should GOP presidential hopeful Herman Cain step out of the race because of the allegations of sexual harassment against him?
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Drop out? No way! Cain should stay in the race, win the presidency, receive a box of "congratulatory cigars" and serve two terms just like Bill Clinton.
BOB REAGAN
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The headline in the Nov. 13 Journal read, "Cain: God urged him to run for president." Cain will get a trial by a jury of his peers. Enough said.
JOHN K. MOTSINGER SR.
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Of course he should step out, but he won't because it's OK if you are Republican. According to Rush Limbaugh, most right-wing think tanks, and, of course, the right-wing political source known as Fox News, these women are the problem, not Cain.
If nothing happened, then why were settlements made?
DENNIS WINNICKI
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No. He should step out of the race because: He didn't know that China has nuclear weapons. Also, remember Ubeki-beki-beki-beki-stan-stan? He claims to understand the Israeli-Palestinian issue but doesn't know what "right of return" is. He's a bigot. Many forget that he said he wouldn't have any Muslims in his Cabinet. He bashes gays and lesbians. His 9-9-9 tax plan was stolen from a video game. And lastly, he would be the only president ever elected without any political or military experience.
KAM BENFIELD
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Did Bill Clinton?
JIM SOUTHERN
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Herman Cain indeed may be the perpetrator of sexual harassment. Or Herman Cain very well may be the victim of character assassination. If Cain is guilty as alleged, may it be confirmed posthaste, and the man step out of the presidential race. If he's innocent, however, may he continue his quest to be elected as the second black president of the United States of America in 2012.
DEBORAH S. "DEB" PHILLIPS
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Herman Cain should drop out of the race for the benefit of the GOP, if not on moral or ethical grounds. He is chauvinistic toward women and is insensitive to people below his social status. In a general election, he will not garner a lot of female votes.
BOON T. LEE
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No. Let Herman Cain stay in the race and continue to raise Cain.
ELIZABETH R. ERVIN
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Cain either has severe memory problems or is a serial liar. He has no recollection, oh, maybe a little, of the $80,000 his association paid out in settlements, immediately prior to his early departure. He can't remember Sharon Bialek or his dinner with her. He can't seem to remember much of anything. He is an embarrassment — it is time for him to go.
ROBYN MIXON
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Where there's smoke, there's fire. When a candidate's wife has to defend him, it marks the beginning of the end. I won't vote for him.
WILLIAM SAMS
I sincerely expected the Journal to have an article in the Nov. 12 newspaper in celebration of the final Triad Flight of Honor by our World War II Veterans on Nov. 11, including a few pictures. There was nothing in the Journal about the final Triad Flight of Honor by our World War II veterans.
OK, I thought, I'm sure there will be a big article and several pictures about the Triad Flight of Honor in the Nov. 13 paper and probably on the front page. There was nothing in the paper about the final Triad Flight of Honor by our World War II veterans.
How could you omit something as special and meaningful as this occasion honoring these World War II veterans? There were several items in the Nov. 13 paper that could have been easily replaced by some kind of recognition of a celebration that was very important to the participants and a lot of your readers.
Thankfully, one of the World War II veterans from the Nov. 11 final Flight of Honor is a retired preacher at the church I attend, and spoke about their trip, their experiences, how well they were treated and what a grand time they had.
LISA MYERS
Winston-Salem
The Journal ran a story on Nov. 15 about the ending of the Flight of Honor program.
— Carol Hanner, Journal managing editor.
Sum It Up
The Sum It Up question from Sunday was: Should GOP presidential hopeful Herman Cain step out of the race because of the allegations of sexual harassment against him?
Drop out? No way! Cain should stay in the race, win the presidency, receive a box of "congratulatory cigars" and serve two terms just like Bill Clinton.
BOB REAGAN
The headline in the Nov. 13 Journal read, "Cain: God urged him to run for president." Cain will get a trial by a jury of his peers. Enough said.
JOHN K. MOTSINGER SR.
Of course he should step out, but he won't because it's OK if you are Republican. According to Rush Limbaugh, most right-wing think tanks, and, of course, the right-wing political source known as Fox News, these women are the problem, not Cain.
If nothing happened, then why were settlements made?
DENNIS WINNICKI
No. He should step out of the race because: He didn't know that China has nuclear weapons. Also, remember Ubeki-beki-beki-beki-stan-stan? He claims to understand the Israeli-Palestinian issue but doesn't know what "right of return" is. He's a bigot. Many forget that he said he wouldn't have any Muslims in his Cabinet. He bashes gays and lesbians. His 9-9-9 tax plan was stolen from a video game. And lastly, he would be the only president ever elected without any political or military experience.
KAM BENFIELD
Did Bill Clinton?
JIM SOUTHERN
Herman Cain indeed may be the perpetrator of sexual harassment. Or Herman Cain very well may be the victim of character assassination. If Cain is guilty as alleged, may it be confirmed posthaste, and the man step out of the presidential race. If he's innocent, however, may he continue his quest to be elected as the second black president of the United States of America in 2012.
DEBORAH S. "DEB" PHILLIPS
Herman Cain should drop out of the race for the benefit of the GOP, if not on moral or ethical grounds. He is chauvinistic toward women and is insensitive to people below his social status. In a general election, he will not garner a lot of female votes.
BOON T. LEE
No. Let Herman Cain stay in the race and continue to raise Cain.
ELIZABETH R. ERVIN
Cain either has severe memory problems or is a serial liar. He has no recollection, oh, maybe a little, of the $80,000 his association paid out in settlements, immediately prior to his early departure. He can't remember Sharon Bialek or his dinner with her. He can't seem to remember much of anything. He is an embarrassment — it is time for him to go.
ROBYN MIXON
Where there's smoke, there's fire. When a candidate's wife has to defend him, it marks the beginning of the end. I won't vote for him.
WILLIAM SAMS
LTE #1... change your expectations and your less likely to experience disappointment.
ReplyDelete-I don't think anyone should drop out until after the season ending episode of SNL.
"It's not democracy, it's Digiorno." Jon Stewart
ReplyDeleteLife is too short to smoke cheap cigars.
ReplyDeleteIndeed. Which is one of the reasons I favor lifting the Cuban embargo.
ReplyDeleteViva Cohiba!
Agreed!
ReplyDeleteThe Sum It Up question is irrelevant. Who cares what Herman Cain does? He has proven himself to be a moron, so is going nowhere.
ReplyDeleteGood afternoon folks!
ReplyDeleteLTE: Monday morning journalist. Asking why a seemingly newsworthy story has not been included is a legitimate question, but it seems to me it could best be answered with a phone call or email instead of an LTE. There's a lot that goes into putting out a newspapar edition including strict time deadlines and space constraints.
Sum it up: I thought Mr. Benfield provided more legitimate reasons for Mr. Cain to drop out. I actually hope they all stay in because they provide great material for late night hosts and SNL. If you think about it, though, that's a pretty sad as well as frightening commentary on US politics. One of these could potentially be the leader of the free world?
Carrie Fisher disputes William Shatner's assertion that Star Trek was better than Star Wars. No brainer on this one: Shatner is correct. Star Wars was little more than a Harlequin romance novel set in space. In fact, the dialogue in the last SW movie (episode 3) sounded like it was right out of a Harlequin romance novel. Couldn't believe how awful it was. :p
ReplyDeleteI hate to say it, but Shatner's right. George Lucas is a godawful writer. The best SW movie was Empire -- where Lucas had the least creative input.
ReplyDeleteGood evening, folks! Working long hours, and glad for the opportunity.
ReplyDeleteLTE1: The editor says they covered the story. End of story.
Sum It Up: Cain's 15 seconds are winding down. For once, I agree with Boon Lee, also. I further agree with remarks re Clinton. He settled on a harassment charge, was found to have perjured his butt off, was disbarred, accused of groping a women seeking help with employment (you know, kind of like the gal acccusing Cain), accused of rape, and found to have been conducting a dalliance with an employee on taxpayer property. But, it was just about sex, remember?
Star Trek v. Star Wars: Episode 1, the first of the prequels was unwatchable. Star Trek: the Next Generation was the best.
Borrowing wireless access: I piggybacked on a neighbor's unprotected system back in 2008, did fine for a while. Then one night, I downloaded a 46-min show on tanks via iTunes. The next night the wireless was protected. I guess he got wise to someone riding for free.
Stab...Star Trek Next Gen is hope for the future as we learned from it that Earl Gray tea is available in a couple of centuries. Something to look forward to.
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