Article on Martin wrong
Regarding “Righteous indignation: It’s dispiriting and insulting to hear Americans say they are ‘colorblind’ on race; it’s also deadly” (Viewpoints, Sunday):
To quote from Matthew C. Whitaker’s column: “The bottom line is Zimmerman saw Trayvon Martin, presumed that he was shady (because he was Black), tracked him, rejected a dispatcher’s directive to not follow, instigated a fight and when confronted with a victim who ‘stood his ground,’ grabbed his chambered gun and shot him.”
The only true fact in this statement would be George Zimmerman’s failure to fully heed the dispatcher’s “suggestion” not to follow Martin.
All else comes from the biased mind of Mr. Whitaker, not a bit of which has any supporting evidence.
In fact, it is all assumption intended to claim Zimmerman did something not only wrong but unlawful and racist, while ignoring Martin’s own actions
Regarding “Snark was uncalled for” (Opinions, Wednesday): I, too, am of a certain age that was used to calling Eastern European countries by their Soviet names. But I bought a new atlas and, when in doubt, I check the Internet. I am sure that the governor has access to both of these, and so the “snark” was justified.
Just ask anyone from the Czech Republic if it would be insulting if the United States was still referred to as a colony of Great Britain.
— Audrey Fouse,
Economics trump fear
Congressman David Schweikert does not address the need for food stamps created by the Great Recession (“D.C.-style compromise leads to overspending,” Opinions, Saturday).
He also fails to credit the government spending that has stimulated our economy — creating tax revenue from new taxpayers.
Spending is not “out of control” but carefully directed to provide the essential services a country of 300 million people needs. The current deficit is going down, not up.
This is “tea party” Republican fear-mongering instead of sound economics. Debt as percentage of GDP is the critical factor, and that is under control.
The issue is far more complex than Schweikert appears to grasp. Shrinking government is the wrong approach in these uneasy economic conditions. The effect of the sequester is to remove tax revenue rather than enhance it.
— Robert Cutler,