AMERICUS — Response to other letters

In regard to T. McFarland's letter of 11/04/12; it is to me, an extremely offensive stance to call the death of 4 American citizens "noise". Are you seriously unaware of the actual facts that terrorists stormed our embassy on our soil in Egypt and shot, beat and dragged our men through the street(s)of Benghazi? This, sir, is not "noise" and you have insulted our military and leaders who go into harm's way and, in this case in particular, gave their very lives for the lack of our president saying anything to save them. He canceled two intelligence briefings to appear on a tv talk show and keep his golf tee time. This was very shortly, just a very few days before the murder in Benghazi. After the deaths of our heros in Egypt, Barrack Hussein Obama went to bed to sleep and the next day appeared in Las Vegas to raise funds for his campaign. A real man, a man who had the protection of our country and its citizens in mind, would never have slept a wink until he had taken care of the situation to the best of his ability. That is his duty and our right to expect him to do it, no matter what he'd rather be doing. Then, to the amazement of the country, he tried to blame the whole thing on a protest to a video that insulted Islam. So what if it was? Our people should not die for such a stupid notion. It, as was proven, was not a reaction to any video.

Ms. Davis and Mr. Smith were and are right to be outraged. I am outraged. I find it incredible that this has been in the news for days and you know nothing about it? You actually think that Ryan and Romney have nothing to say concerning this terrorist act? And would you listen to a conservative? First you claim it was just "noise" then you say it may have prevented a greater disaster.

The offering of Obama's accomplishments were, according to you, researched by someone else, and are not to be presumed to be valued by the majority of the voters.

Affordable Care Act: Call it what is is, Obamacare, much hated and taken to task by people who see the core as socialism and more government control spending. A bill that was passed by people who had never even read it. Now a law that is in peril of being recalled because of its outrageous plan, not to mention that it is in opposition to our Constitution.

Economic stimulus package, auto industry bail-out, cash for clunkers are all failures. Hybid auto purchase incentives remains to be seen as good or bad. Housing is still stalled out. Equal pay for women, that is a campaign promise. His proposed $716 billion savings for Medicare is dependent on the success of his Obamacare for which there is no funding. His concern for small businesses is to lay even more taxes, regulations, and fees on them, causing them to be unable to survive or compete.

He "closed secret detention facilities in Eastern Europe and ended renditions". What does that mean? My Webster's Collegiate Dictionary gives it a definition of surrender, performance, translation, interpretation.

It may surprise you, maybe others, but embryonic stemcell research is not something many would support. It is right there with abortion in its favorability.

Increased infrastructure spending on bridges, roads and power plants to what end? This is one of his mantras in this campaign, and if it's been done, why promise it now? It was supposed to be one of his "shovel ready" job sources. It was, for a Chinese company which is currently building bridges in California with Chinese workers. Not Americans who need jobs.

He expanded the SCHIP program to cover health care for 4 million more children? Are they children of legal citizens or just another hand-out to illegals, more incentive for them to ignor our laws?

Phasing out war planes and programs can be crippling to our defense. Those terrorists housed at Guantanamo are being released to return to the very same terroristic acts they were guilty of when captured. This is a fact.

So, he appointed the first "latina" to our supreme court. What difference does that make? It shouldn't make any difference at all and sounds racist.

Why so angry? If your anger was fixed on those who would kill, torture and terrorize American citizens, I would applaud you. Otherwise, it just makes no sense. People do have a right to disagree. At least Americans do, so far.

Caroline Adams

Americus



Responds to McFarland’s letter

Lest Mr. McFarland gets too carried away:

November of 2008 v Today (Donald Lambro):

-- The unemployment rate: 6.8 percent then and 7.9 percent now and rising in at least 22 states.

-- The national poverty rate: 13.2 percent then, and 15.1 percent now.

-- Americans on food stamps: 30.9 million then, 47 million now.

-- A gallon of regular gasoline: $2.40 then, $3.80 now.

-- Homeownership rate: 67.8 percent then, 65.4 percent now.

-- The percentage of Americans without health insurance: 16 percent then, and 17.7 percent now.

-- America's median household income: $50,203 then,$49,445 now.

-- The number of Americans participating in the labor force: 65.8 percent then, 63.8 percent now.

-- The annual budget deficit: $459 billion in fiscal 2008, but $1.32 trillion in fiscal 2012.

-- The federal debt: $10.57 trillion then, $16.25 trillion now.

-- The number of civilian federal employes: 2.67 million then, 2.75 million now.

Francis Godici

Oswego, N.Y.



Another response to McFarland’s letter

In response to Mr. McFarland's "dirty laundry" list of thirty-seven points of "pride" for the current regime in the White House ...

Every one of the thirty-seven points that were listed is the reason Barak Hussein is scratching his head after these elections and wondering aloud, "Where did I go wrong?"

Now, my two questions for McFarland are as follows:

1) This was obviously meant to be sardonic, right? Hope so.

2) How did you write that while wearing a straight jacket?

J.C. Davis

Monroe, N.C.