This is Viewpoints for Tuesday, April 12, 2016
All wrong
Why doesn't John Haugabrook know that local waitresses make $2.41 an hour? They survive on our tips. Or John Wayne Dobson know of any presidential candidates who are decent and honorable? Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton have those qualities except maybe God directing their paths which is impossible to verify.
Gary McCall is wrong to state that Hillary Clinton is not qualified or guilty of crimes against our nation. How about innocent until proven guilty, Gary? And having been secretary of state and a U.S. senator, Fred Gunter ignores the basic factors that motivate folks to win the lottery like the big, impossible dream, not Boy Scout or bingo values.
All four of these four obviously conservative letters on Monday's Opinion Page got most of it all wrong and were not realistic.
— Frank W. Gadbois
Warner Robins
Theater Macon
Wow, wow, and wow again. Run, do not walk, to catch "Young Frankenstein" at Theatre Macon. It has to be one of their best musical productions. The voices, the costumes, the sets, the entire shtick were outstanding. Thank you so much Theatre Macon for this luscious treat.
— Merle Hazard
Macon
What was he doing?
President Obama repeatedly vowed in a recent news interview that there would be no political influence over the Justice Department's investigation into Hillary Clinton's use of a private email server while secretary of state, yet he said he still doesn't think the emails to and from her private server breached national security.
I wonder if he was briefed on the evidence and was trying to sway the upcoming jury or still doesn't have a clue about the importance of national security or was just trying to exercise his political influence over the masses.
— Dan Topolewski
Kathleen
Put Beetle down
Surely by now you guys have recognized that the Beetle Bailey comic strip is lame, has not been funny for quite a while now and needs to be replaced. I'm a Vietnam veteran and have been reading this strip for decades, but now the strip has ceased to be relevant and is woefully outdated.
Please be kind to your readers and replace Beetle with a strip that is actually comical.
— Jerry Norris
Warner Robins
Act of treason?
On March 28, I sent a letter to Sen. David Perdue voicing my concerns over a new Supreme Court justice. Sen. Perdue replied with a standard letter sent from his office by his staff: "As a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, I will do everything in my power to ensure that the process to confirm Justice Scalia's replacement does not move forward until we have heard from the American people and a new president is in office."
My reply To Sen. Perdue: Dear Sen. Perdue, thank you very much for responding to my letter. May I remind you Article 3,Section 1 of U.S. Constitution gives Mr. President Obama the right to appoint the next Supreme Court Justice and not the people. Refusing Mr. President Obama's request, you and the Senate Judiciary Committee are in violation of your oath of office.
You and Senate Judiciary Committee serve at the pleasure of the people who elected you and are committing the very act of treason against the U.S. Government. You and the Senate Judiciary Committee have placed yourselves above the law of the land. "This land is your land and this land is my land, this land belongs to you and me."
Remember that song.
You and Senate Judiciary Committee have misplaced your values.
— Rita A. Keller
Macon
VA hassles
To follow up on the letter from Elizabeth Stinson, your readers can be assured that veterans in Middle Georgia receive the same shoddy treatment as has been reported nationwide. As a veteran, I can report that it is terrible. Space will only permit a few examples.
Last year the doctor ordered an MRI of my back. It took nine months and a great deal of hassle to accomplish this, including two 140 mile trips to Dublin.
My local VA clinic is only staffed Monday-Thursday. A couple weeks ago I had an issue and went to the clinic on Thursday.
The fellow behind the desk informed me that there were no doctors or nurses on duty as they were all in Dublin for a conference. When I asked him how folks are supposed to know that, he said I should have called first.
I explained to him that I tried to call and was on hold for 45 minutes before I gave up. It is always very hard to get through on the phone, if not impossible.
The following Monday I went to the clinic and the lady behind the desk said my doctor was out of the country. I needed a prescription reordered so she said she would check into it and call me that day. That didn't happen.
Two days later when I did get through on the phone she said my medicine would be mailed in five to seven days. You get the idea. The struggle is real, folks.
— Randal D. Duckworth
Warner Robins
This story was originally published April 11, 2016 at 8:51 PM with the headline "This is Viewpoints for Tuesday, April 12, 2016 ."