Letters
Letters for 03-01-2010
Gene Lyons’ column extremely biased
Dear Editor,
I write this today to welcome back Sheila Smith who gave us a blow-by-blow description of her trials and tribulations during her first week back at the news office. I also want to thank the Daily News for the space granted to me when I become frustrated about government events, and need to vent those frustrations to the reading public.
I enjoy reading editorials and letters to the editor, especially when the subject matter is not only opinion, but also has some factual basis. When a Democrat can criticize another Democrat, and be able to point out his or her mistakes, that is refreshing. The very same holds true for Republicans or independents. In case anyone cares, I consider myself as independent in my political views. I detest the power structure that exists in all of Washington in both parties. I feel that the last Republicans did a horrible job while in office, and prostituted all of the beliefs that are Republican. They began the wild spending and the socializing of our government, and the new administration, like a world-class relay team, has taken the baton, setting new world records at departing from all phases of our constitution and attempting to completely destroy our capitalistic republic, while leaving our heirs with bankruptcy-type debts to pay.
Having said the above, I would like to criticize the Daily News for allowing Gene Lyons to use our paper to campaign for Obama. The paper finishes his articles by stating, “He is a national award winner and writes for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.” It is very apparent from his extremely biased articles that Obama could rape his sister, remove his mother’s Medicare benefits, and Lyons would glorify his actions by finding some way to say that Obama’s actions were in some way beneficial to the remainder of his socialistic party. It is so apparent that Gene Lyons is not an analyst, not a reporter, but a pom-pom waving cheerleader for only things with a Democratic label. (He writes for the Democrat-Gazette, so don’t expect the truth in his writing, but only what may benefit Obama and his socialistic views for our country.)
I have followed presidents since F.D. Roosevelt and found in each administration policies that were considered both good and bad by most of the citizens. Each day, I search the present administration’s policies and have yet to find one thing that is in the best interest of the average, working, American citizen. Please take note of the word “working,” because the administration continues to gather those who expect government handouts, which includes illegal aliens, to be their vote-getting base. (ACORN, and other community organizing groups, where Obama planted his roots.) These are the people who believe the government can, and will, furnish all their needs and wants, but have absolutely no clue that the government cannot pay for their wishes; that we need a government friendly to small business, not labor unions, if we are to survive as the America we have loved, and which as been the envy of the whole world until now.
Please read Gene Lyons’ article in our local paper from Tuesday, Jan. 16 with the above information in mind. I read most of it, but couldn’t finish because the more I read, the more nauseated I became.
J.B. Hargroder, MD
Jennings
