Eat meat? Lay off deer hunters
Bay Shore, L.I.: I would rather pet a deer than shoot it, but it’s ironic that so many people are upset about some kid shooting two deer at once. Those two deer died instantly, whereas the meat we buy at the supermarket was killed by a butcher, and not humanely. How many of these Voicers furious at Megan Koch and her son Cash wear fur coats? Minks, foxes, seals and so on often die horribly for fashion. The horses that are loved as pets are often unknowingly sold to someone who will cruelly butcher them for food.
Then there are people who just kill for fun. I met a guy at the train station who shoots opossums because “they’re ugly.” Another time I met someone who kills squirrels because squirrel poop supposedly makes his dogs sick. When people kill deer, they are eaten, not dumped in the garbage. I love my bacon cheeseburgers, and I will not condemn someone for doing something that our ancestors did every day: hunt. Lon Davison
Hold your fire
Breezy Point: To Voicer Liz Ciorciari: I certainly did take the time to read your opinion. The issue was not whether Megan Koch and her husband should be considered “bad parents because they obviously have taught their 7-year-old son how to properly handle a hunting rifle.” They taught him so well that he killed two deer with one shot. Does he deserve bonus points for that? The issue was whether it was rational thinking or whether it was immoral on their part (or anyone else’s) to let a 7-year-old fire a rifle. Maybe my question “are you out of your mind?” was a little harsh. I didn’t mean to offend anyone. John Carberry
Would it understand?
Stockholm, N.J.: To everyone who has a problem with the young hunter who shot the two deer: Tell it to a chicken!
Nat Saraceni
Feel the Bern
Bronx: Your editorial mocking Bernie Sanders’ proposal for true universal health care mentions a small tax increase on workers and employers but neglects to say that the increase will be more than offset by employers and workers having neither to buy insurance nor pay co-pays. You are quoting right out of the Clinton Book of Lies and Distortions. Did Hillary pay for your ad now, or is return expected later, if she is elected?
W. Twirley
Not feeling it
Astoria: When Bernie Sanders began his presidential campaign, he was a likeable curmudgeon. Over the last few months, he has become more of an aging, angry leftist. Frankly, I find that behavior no more appealing than Donald Trump’s bigoted, nativist rhetoric. Rudy Penza
Speaking of old white guys
Manhattan: Voicers Carol Sym, John Mongello and Lillian Pennino miss the point made by black and white critics of this year’s Oscar nominees. The complaints have not been simply about color, but specifically about the great performances by several actors of color that were both critically praised and major box office winners. Every single one was bypassed by an Academy that is not diverse; it is predominantly old, white and male. There are none so blind as those who will not see. Helen Hill Updike
Full color
Levittown, L.I.: Regarding the snub of African-Americans at the Oscars: Maybe the academy should do what the FDNY did — lower standards and give minorities extra points so they can get the nod. Not because they deserve it or scored the highest, but because they are minorities.
Billy McCreary
Fade to black
Norwalk, Conn.: Kudos to Ben Carson and Janet Hubert for blasting Jada Pinkett Smith and others for boycotting the Oscars. Do they really think the Academy members deliberately excluded black actors? Nonsense! This country has more important issues to address, such as terrorism, gun control and the economy. Those who will boycott the Oscars should put their efforts elsewhere. I thought this country had come a long way toward racial equality. I hope these petty complaints don’t make any more news. Filomena LaRusso
Burn, Hollywood, burn
Brooklyn: Let’s face facts. The Oscars should be snubbed, not only because African-Americans weren’t among the nominated, but mainly because they (along with all the other ridiculous movie award shows) are nothing more than Hollywood blowhards tooting their own horns in an effort to boost their inflated egos. If you have a brain, please don’t tune in. Patricia Steen
Here lies Kuntzman
Frisco, Tex.: Give Gersh Kuntzman his five minutes of fame. I never heard of him before his ignorant comments on the Eagles, and I’ll forget about him tomorrow, as will the rest of the world. Rebecca Perkins
Lift us up where we belong
Staten Island: I have to agree with Voicers Patrick Batson and Doug Dawson, who panned Gersh Kuntzman’s tacky, ill-timed and tasteless bashing of the Eagles even before Glenn Frey was laid to rest (“Band was more like the Turkeys,” Jan. 20). Nothing like kicking a guy when he’s down. Kuntzman is certainly entitled to his opinion. But how about he redeems himself now by penning a positive piece on the endless list of charities that Frey and the Eagles supported, everything from at-risk kids foundations to the Alzheimer’s Association? Too humanitarian, I suppose.
Lisa Goldberg
To each her own
Woodstock, N.Y.: Kudos to Gersh Kuntzman for writing what I felt. I have listened to the Eagles, sung along and enjoyed their music, but my complete and utter adulation, love and devotion to music that truly meant something was reserved for brilliant creative geniuses: David Bowie, Michael Jackson, Bob Marley, Elvis Presley, Joe Strummer and the Clash. I can’t stand Bob Dylan (prefer Leonard Cohen) and risk serious injury in Woodstock by expressing this: The Doors, the Who, Bruce Springsteen, Celine Dion and Billy Joel are also on my ehhhhh list. Virginia Grant
Fry Kuntzman!
Brooklyn: Gersh Kuntzman’s bitter obituary of Glenn Frey was gratuitous at best and more likely designed to elicit angry responses. Frey was suffering in the hospital from November until his passing on Monday. So Kuntzman feels that this is the perfect time to whine about how the Eagles were “the worst rock and roll band”? Really? Worse than Loverboy? Nickelback? Spin Doctors? I guess the likely inclusion of “Little Miss Can’t Be Wrong” on the soundtrack to Richard Simmons’ “Sweatin’ to the Oldies 4” puts the Spin Doctors over the top as the next first-ballot Rock and Roll Hall of Famers. Richard DiGiorgio
Feel the burn
Oak Creek, Wisc.: Although NASA has declared that 2015 was the warmest year on record, Congress continues to have a wait-and-see approach on climate change. This would make more sense if we could stop global warming quickly once we decided to do so, but it will take many decades to change our energy infrastructure. We’re like the train engineer speeding downhill who says, “I’m 95% sure that I see people on the tracks ahead, but I’m going to wait until I’m 100% sure before I start applying the brakes.” Terry Hansen
Pay up
Staten Island: I am so tired of The News trashing Donald Trump, and now Sarah Palin (“I’m with stupid,” Jan. 20). I want to cancel our subscription, but my squeeze likes the Jumble and crosswords. So I will continue to read from the back up to the Voicers section, and then toss it out. And I give you 1,000-to-1 odds this gets printed. I asked Vegas. Lee Heydolph
Respect his authority
Atlantic Highlands, N.J.: I am really becoming disgusted with your headlines degrading Donald Trump. How would it look in other countries if Trump becomes President Trump and all this paper does is make a mockery out of him? This is America. Show some respect, please, for the people who are trying to make it great again. John McGraner
Back atcha
Staten Island: Thank you so much for the four tickets to see Disney On Ice. The show and seats were great. My grandchildren asked me who I knew to get seats so close to the ice. I told them: The Daily News. Thanks again. Mary Sprague