SPEAKOUT

WELL, MY FRUSTRATIONS have reached the point where I'm doing something I thought I'd never do, which is call Speak Out. I am tired of watching the news media as it misreports the affairs of the war in the gulf. I'm tired of watching and listening to those people, concentrating on the many, many people in Kuwait and Iraq who have been murdered by Saddam Hussein, and yet, according to the news, they point the finger of accusation at the troops who are fighting in the gulf region trying to preserve freedom. You would think we had purposely targeted them: the civilian populations of Iraq. There is never any mention made of the fact that these people are sentenced to death by Saddam Hussein with the simple process of placing them in points where they are bound to become victims of the war. I don't know what these news media in this country expect us to do. It seems to me that it would be about time for the members of the news media to declare their allegiance. They're constantly harping about the fact they're not allowed to report when all that they do report is aid and comfort to the enemy. I think it's about time the American people stood up and be counted and recognized. It is difficult enough to fight a war against an enemy as fearsome and completely devoid of any human compassion as Saddam Hussein and at the same time have to fight the propaganda machines with the American news media.

I'D JUST LIKE to tell the people of Cape Girardeau that SEMO also has a baseball team and last year they got no support whatsoever but this year their season starts Tues., Feb. 26 against Memphis State at Memphis State with the first home game this Feb. 28 here at Cape Girardeau at 1:00. So be there if you want to support the baseball team.

I HOPE IF the City Council decides to put parking on one side of Kagee Hill Dr. they don't put it on my side of the street. Thank you.

IN REGARD TO the tax increase for the elderly and the poor, couldn't some method be assigned to cull out those unworthy people who seek the benefit of the taxpayer and channel it into a place for the needy only?

TO THE PERSON who called into Speak Out on Valentine's Day equating sterilization with abortion, you are so wrong. I am so tired of the pro-abortion side trying to make that connection. It's a connection the pro-life side never makes. It's very clear to us there's a big difference between preventing a life from forming and then killing a life that already exists.

I NOTICED ON the news that our country and our troops are apologizing for killing a few Iraqi citizens. Last week they felt bad about killing a few Jordanians. I say this is war and somebody had better remember what war is like. I would suggest that the first guy that complains about what we do, we should let him have a few of those bombs be it the Russians, the Jordanians, the Iranians - the more of these people we kill the better off we'll be. So, kill them all. Thank you.

YOU KNOW I just wonder, Saddam, I wonder who he thought he was killing when he was sending those scuds over to Israel. He wasn't even trying to hit a military target or nothing else. You know crazy Sam, he called the United States a paper tiger at one time, thought they wouldn't fight. Now he's crying his eyes out because some of his own people are getting killed when he started the whole thing. You know there are a lot of people, I put 20 years in the military, and when President Truman dropped that bomb on Japan it's a good possibility that he saved my life. So if crazy Sam lets that gas lose I'm all for pinpointing his bunker and go over there and drop a couple of bombs right down his neck and I mean the big ones. There are a whole lot of other people in the United States think the same way. As far as Sam thinking we were a paper tiger, our military is second to none. I mean they are the best because I was in there long enough to know what I'm talking about. Boy anything that burns me up when the media says we accidently killed so many civilians. All they got to do is get the hell out of Iraq. Iran will take them in. Boy did old crazy Sam make a mistake because he thought he had fought Iran for eight years that he was a picking on a kicked, whipped puppy when he picked on us. There's a lot of people don't like what's going on. We've got that bomb to stop wars and I think it should be stopped. Thank you very much.

YES, AS A backer of our forces over in the Mid East, I think one of the best ways we can back our boys and show our support for them is for everybody to contact their congressmen and senators, get the news media's visa's all pulled on them and force them back over here, or else put them in a uniform and put them up front. They're wanting to let Saddam know what our forces are doing anyway, so let's put them up front or else pull their visa's and put them back home here so they can't be trying to get all the information to him. Anybody with common sense knows he's sitting over there watching the TV trying to find out everything that's going on. Thank you.

YES, HOORAY, I agree with the person that called about our people who join to stay in Armed Forces and receive the pay for months and years. Now that they had to leave their family and jobs to pay for their easy money it's bad. My husband was drafted and had to leave the farm. I was pregnant, had our baby by myself and he didn't see our son until he was 6 months old. I didn't have any support group or canned food help like I hear they are now wanting to have. Back then we weren't pampered but stood on our own two feet. Thank you.

I'M CALLING IN response to the person that called in listing the most hideous criminals in history. I won't bother to repeat the people that she or he mentioned in their listing but that indicates to me that that person has been living under a rock for many, many years. Now that that person has come out from under that rock they're going to find out a lot of things not to their liking.

JOHN COOK'S LETTER in the Sunday Missourian was excellent. He's very articulate and able to explain his position in a very logical manner. Is there any chance that he could write a regular column for the Missourian as sort of counterpoint to Peter Kinder?

HELLO SPEAK OUT. I understand that last year's Miss USA is up in arms and she's griping about something but I don't understand what she has to gripe about. Everybody else has to pay taxes on his winnings, why shouldn't Miss USA? She's only a beauty contest winner the same as a Wheel of Fortune or Lottery winner. Apparently last year's Miss USA is not too intelligent and not very grateful for the honor. The United States of America has nothing to do with that beauty contest. Leave it to an ignorant black to complain and cause a disturbance. Thank you.

WOULD YOU PLEASE tell me the point of printing the people's names that owe on sewer tax in the paper? What's news about that? Not only that but to put their age down. What has the age got to do with one owing something? Thank you very much.

I JUST GOT through watching the news here on channel 7, Dan Rather, and if people think that killing those civilians is bad, I wish they would have just watched the news tonight and see the guns that the civilians were packing. When our men go in there, when the ground war starts and our men go in, those boogers are going to be the ones shooting at them. So I just thought that they should turn on their TV and watch a few things when they feel sorry for those civilians. Those guys have all got those automatic weapons too. Thank you.

I THINK KFVS-12 had better get their story straight from now on. I don't think that they ever research anything and they're always ready to raise up the bad that somebody has done but never ready to say something good about somebody. Thank you.

I WANT TO comment about these deadbeats that have gotten away with running up $700-$800 sewer bills. It would take six or seven years to run up a bill like that and it tells me someone on city staff is not doing his job letting them go that long. No wonder the trash fee had to be doubled a while back. Thank you Speak Out.

ISN'T IT A sad day when Ma Bell doesn't support our troops and their families. It's ridiculous a family has to pay such an exorbitant prices to talk to their loved ones in the Persian Gulf. Speak out fellow citizens. How do you feel? Thank you.

YES, I'M A Cape Girardeau resident and I'm calling in reference to the Miss Denise Jackson former bank official sentenced to a year in jail for embezzlement. My real question is, a few years back regarding Helen Sterling, I believe at the time she worked for the city of Cape Girardeau as municipal court clerk. I'd like to hear from Speak Out what happened to her. It's my understanding she served a little probation time but that was about all. Thank you for your time and please let me know.

I'VE BEEN SITTING reading the paper looking at the reports on the bombing that blew up the shelter that was suppose to have a bunch of Iraqi's. I think not only are they a bunch of communist over there, we've got a bunch of news media that's communist. They seem to think everything the American people do over there is some kind of dramatic shocking thing. They don't take into consideration what Saddam has done to all of the Kuwaiti's and all the other people he's murdered. I just wonder what it's going to take for all you do-gooders out there. Maybe it'll be something like Hussein getting an atomic bomb on a ICBM missile and dropping it right in your lap where then possibly maybe you'll get rid of your do-gooder attitude and think about what the man is doing. I think Charles Karault, Leslie Stahl, Dan Rather, and all the rest of the news media should be held accountable for what they're doing. As far as I'm concerned they're communist along with Huessin. I think they ought to nuke those people, drop a nuclear bomb on the whole country and get rid of all of them. I would appreciate it if you would print my opinion.

I WANT TO express my thoughts towards the person that has a problem with chewing tobacco in the Show Me Center. I chew, I like it, and you can't stop me. So if you don't like it don't watch. Thank you.

I THINK WE as Americans had better start helping ourself as far helping to rebuilt Iraq once this war is over. What a shame. I think we'd better rebuild America bigger and stronger so that this doesn't happen again. All we'll do is give them a chance to get a run on us again. Let's keep America strong. Thank you.

IT SEEMS TO me there's one solution to the war with Iraq. Eliminate Saddam Hussein and completely level Iraq and Kuwait. Therefore we don't have to worry about any mines they've laid and bring our troops home.

I AM A senior citizen and I did vote for your ball diamonds, plus the purchase of more park land, plus that complex building. Since voting is suppose to be by secret ballot, how do you know senior citizens defeated the park issue? You don't! I suspect that more voters your age voted against the park issue than voted for it.

IN RESPONSE TO the report of our city council investing the taxpayers money in out state banks. This is the most ridiculous action I have ever heard of. I certainly agree with our bank officials. Our tax money should be left in our banks to help the economy of Cape Girardeau. Maybe our city council would like to move out too.