LETTER OF THE DAY!
"The only thing that should be honored on 9/11 is the victims who perished on that day, not American-Muslim relations."
Taylor Stephenson
Huntington, WV
RATINGS DISASTER
President Obama's approval ratings are in the tank. He's taking shots at President Bush and hoping 'the other guy was worse' strategy will save his presidency. Will it work?
"It's funny to hear Obama talk about Republicans betting on voters having amnesia come November. My bet is voters will clearly remember the health care debacle."
Mark Schlemmer
Overland Park, KS
"Where would Obama's poll numbers be if he were subjected to anywhere near the media scrutiny and hostility George Bush was subjected to? Probably in the teens."
Eric Gentzschein
Miami, FL
"We need a clean candidate in 2012. The current frontrunners have too much excess baggage, which is a turnoff for many voters."
Bill Bahan
Plainfield, WI
"It's apples and oranges to compare Bush's poll numbers with Obama's. In one the mainstream media was driving the numbers down, in the other it was trying to prop them up."
John Curry
Ivins, UT
"President Bush's rating was 36% with the mainstream media solidly against him. Obama's is 41% with its support."
William Orr
Fountain Hills, AZ
"Obama is showing enormous weakness by pointing fingers. He is desperately trying to convince everyone that the majority of Americans are foolish."
Justin Bushnell
Vincennes, IN
"When Obama is criticized about not making progress, he acts as if the Bush administration has made it impossible. What happened to 'yes we can'?"
Cheyenne Fodderie
San Antonio, TX
"Obama's blame Bush and the Republicans act is neither funny nor persuasive. It is a bit jejune."
Fred Schwartz
Burlington, NJ
"President Obama may not run again in 2012 if his numbers are this low. He rarely engages in any serious matters unless he can come out on top."
Steven Hunter
Brandon, MS
"President Obama stated that the Republicans have amnesia, but he's the one who's totally forgotten all the promises he made while campaigning."
Sandi Zeller
Portland, OR
MOSQUE RULING
City officials say there is no building landmark issue involved in the 9/11 site, clearing the way for a controversial mosque to be built there.
"If the group building the mosque had nothing to do with 9/11, then why there, why now? The only reason to put it in this select location is to make a point."
Roberta Jackson
Emory, TX
"To say there is no connection between Muslims and Islamic extremists is just plain ludicrous. I clearly remember watching video of some Muslim youths celebrating in the USA after 9/11."
Eric Fowler
Pittsburgh, PA
"Building a mosque next to Ground Zero is akin to building a synagogue next to Mecca. The Muslim community would never allow it."
John Gessner
Rockford, IL
"Although the vast majority of Muslims are kind and just people, the mosque will be a propaganda tool for radical Islamists. Commit mass terrorism and get a mosque in its place."
Ed Kocialski
Azle, TX
"Which is worse: a mosque in NYC or billions in tax dollars being sent to Pakistan to fuel terrorism and protect bin Laden? Community and unity is something this country could really use."
Jeries Alfreih
Phoenix, AZ
"Non-hijacking Muslims died at Ground Zero. Are they chopped liver? Are their feelings worth less than that of Christians?"
Cheree Gillespie
Greenville, SC
ANCHORS AWAY!
The 14th Amendment says children born in this country to illegal immigrant parents - so-called anchor babies - are automatically citizens of America. But now there is a move to overturn this practice.
"There is no way these children should be granted U.S. citizenship. The 14th Amendment states children born in the USA, to people in the USA, subject to the jurisdiction of the USA, should be granted citizenship."
Kathleen McLaughlin
East Elmhurst, NY
"No one has mentioned that illegals have babies in the U.S. because their social security numbers fetch thousands of dollars and can be sold repeatedly."
Shirley Hicks
Phoenix, AZ
"Parents of anchor babies should be forced to make a decision: if they want to keep their child, it will be returned to them upon deportation. The child can legally come back to the USA when it turns 18."
Chris Ghent
Little Rock, AR
"Where is the limit to the 14th Amendment? To be extremely technical, a child born on an airplane flying over the U.S. would be a citizen."
Stephen Rodgers
Gahanna, OH
"If my 9 month pregnant wife starts contractions, I should immediately take her out to the country club, sneak her on the fairway and wait for the baby to come. Automatic membership!"
Maurice Williams
Simi Valley, CA
"Illegal aliens hop a fence, get pregnant and their baby is a citizen. The 14th Amendment creates incentive for illegal aliens to have kids they can't afford."
Michael Capezio
Flemington, NJ
"I see no reason why the children born to illegals in the United States should be considered 'anchors' to allow their parents to stay here. The parents have broken the law and should be deported."
Kay Sole
Seattle, WA
MILITARY COMMOTION
John Stossel reacts to President Obama getting heckled by protesters who say he's acting too slowly in repealing Don't Ask, Don't Tell.
"Stossel has never been in combat. The bond between soldiers is amazingly strong. If sexual behavior is brought into that bonding, it would destroy trust."
Chuck Roque
Vail, AZ
"We have the greatest military in the world. Why would we want to change anything about it? If it ain't broke, don't fix it."
Mac McElhannon
Hammond, LA
"There have always been gays in the military, and everyone around them knows it. So long as they don't use their rank to hit on lesser ranks, it causes few problems."
Mary McLemore
Pike Road, AL
"Telling someone who is gay that they shouldn't talk about it hinders free speech. Don't Ask, Don't Tell is unconstitutional and should be repealed immediately."
Melissa Ensell
Buffalo, NY
"As a Navy vet I can tell you that an openly gay man in a 20x20 sleeping compartment with 15-20 other men is going to cause more problems than the military can handle."
Bill Paschall
Biloxi, MS
"Keep your private life to yourself and do your job. That rule applies to the private sector and it should also apply to the military."
Pat Sechler
Springfield, MO |
