OpinionNovember 29, 1999
SPEAKOUT
WHAT A surprise and wonderful treat on CBS last Sunday night. No violence, sex, murder, rioting or filthy, foul language. Maybe there's hope for TV after all. It sure is few and far between though. America needs more moral entertainment. There has been too much degradation in our nation. This movie was more like America used to be before the devils and the perverts took over. We look forward to more Hallmark Hall of Fame presentations...
TV worth watching
WHAT A surprise and wonderful treat on CBS last Sunday night. No violence, sex, murder, rioting or filthy, foul language. Maybe there's hope for TV after all. It sure is few and far between though. America needs more moral entertainment. There has been too much degradation in our nation. This movie was more like America used to be before the devils and the perverts took over. We look forward to more Hallmark Hall of Fame presentations.
What will Bill build.
I JUST saw a picture of Jimmy Carter out helping build homes for Habitat for Humanity. I wonder how many think that Bill Clinton will do that when he gets out of office.
Congrats to Coach Arnzen
KUDOS to the Southeast Missourian for the article mentioning Coach Arnzen's 300th win. A thank you to Schnucks for their wonderful ad paying tribute to Coach Arnzen. He's a super-terrific human being, and he well deserves the acknowledgment. We're proud of you, Coach Arnzen. Congratulations.
Put that bubble up
WHY IS it that the Cape Parks and Recreation Department gets by with all the nonsense it does? Doesn't the city council care about the elderly people who are dependent on the pool for the only exercise they are able to do? First it was Oct. 1, then Dec. 1 and now who knows when the pool will open. Someone should be held accountable for this fiasco. The bubble has been here for some time. Why isn't it up? Just forget all the elderly, let alone the others who depend on the pool for exercise. I have had a hip replacement, and this is the only painless exercise I can do. And please, don't tell me to go the Parker Pool. It's a bathtub that's always overcrowded. Whoever on the city council is responsible, get your head out of the sand and do your job.
He's really clueless
ON SUNDAY night Tim Russert was interviewing Rush Limbaugh. I happened to tune in just at the time he asked Rush about Newt Gingrich and his adulterous affair at the same time that Newt was attacking Bill Clinton. Rush said he didn't have a hint of the affair and was clueless about the affair that had been going on for six months at the time that Newt was attacking Clinton. Well, Mr. Excellence in Broadcasting, the affair had been going on for five years, not six months as you said, and your statement that you were clueless was the truest statement that you have made any time I have ever listened to you. I have a low gag threshold, so I've only been able to listen to you for 15 minutes at a time. Your lame excuses were on a par with Jerry Falwell when Larry Flynt outed several Republican adulterers and perjurers. You are really clueless.
Three cheers for Mumford
THREE CHEERS for Coach John Mumford. He's a good, honest family man and the type of role model we need for our student athletes. He always has excitement on the sidelines. He's revving up the players, and he plays a clean game. Three cheers for him.
No guarantee for coaches
THIS IS in regard to Coach John Mumford resigning at the university. First of all, I think he's a class act, but I think our educational system both in college and high school has really gone the wrong way with this. Here's a man who's been here 10 years, could not fulfill his job as a head coach, yet our teachers can be there 10 years and they are not graded on what they do. I think something's sadly wrong with this system where a teacher is guaranteed a job no matter whether he or she does a good job or not.
Game parking was a mess
I'D LIKE to comment concerning the parking up at the Show Me Center last Monday night. They had every exit blocked except one, and they had traffic backed up for three to four blocks. Some people were even late for the basketball game. If Mr. Ross cannot hire enough people to do it, he should have been out there himself directing traffic or had the university police out there. That was a mess.
Hypocrisy was exposed
I'M SICK and tired of hearing about how some of the Republican congressman did the honorable thing when their less-than-honorable sex lives were exposed. None of them resigned because their sex lives were exposed. They resigned because their hypocrisy was exposed.
No need for handouts
A SPEAK Out reader says that basic health care is a right. What about the rights of responsible people? I guess this socialist Democrat forgot what John Kennedy, a decent Democrat, said: "Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country." He didn't say let someone else take care of you. You should read the Bill of Rights. Take responsibility for yourself and your family instead of looking for a government handout. A day will come, and it's not far away, that the takers will outnumber the givers. Our government wasn't founded to support a welfare state on the backs of decent, overtaxed citizens. The caller says "we're the richest country in the world." Right. And it's not because of the people wanting something from their fellow citizens.
Someone has to pay
THIS IN response to the person who claims that government paid health care is a right. Poppycock. These free health services that you want might be free to you, but someone else is paying for it. Every dollar that you receive in government services is a dollar out of someone else's pocket. The next time you call Speak Out demanding free government services, try substituting the word "government" with the words "friends and neighbors." That way your phrase might sound something like this: "It's my right to have my friends and neighbors pay for my health care." In reality, that's what you're demanding.
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Who's in charge now.
WE NEED the Ten Commandments because of the loss of moral character in our country. You have students being taught more about the environment and animals' feelings instead of how America was founded and what it went through and God's laws. They teach more about people's ancestral countries than their own country. With the liberal line nothing's wrong with having an abortion, living together, having a relationship, out-of-wedlock children or sexual preference. We need this because most children these days get no moral or values taught in their homes. So where do they get their guidance? Mr. Clinton's lifestyle? MTV? Hollywood? I think not. This country was not founded by atheists, homos, perverts, ACLU, NAACP or any whining liberals. But that's who's in charge now.
Is an oath swearing.
I HAVE recently been reading a book by Max Lecado called "No Wonder They Call Him the Savior." This book is really good, and it led me to James 5:12 in my Bible. And I have a question about our judicial system. James 5:12 reads: Above all, my brothers, do not swear. Not by heaven or by earth or by anything else. Let your yes be yes and your no, no, or you will be condemned." Now my question is this: It explicitly states in black and white that it is wrong to swear by heaven, by earth, most definitely by God. So when you're in a court of law, and you have to take your oath that says "I do solemnly swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help me God," does that mean that you're condemned? Maybe our judicial system should take another look at that and change it to "I promise to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth." I'd love to get some feedback on this.
Return to our principles
THERE WERE many people who lost their lives in the senseless slaughter of World War I. Others lost their faith in man and in God. The Great Depression of the 1930s followed it and brought about more tragedy as millions lost their livelihoods. Meanwhile, socialism was giving birth to Russian communism, Italian fascism and Germany's Nazism, which set the stage for the carnage of World War II. We in the United States at that time a republic still founded on principles of freedom, limited government and state's rights, a concept behind federalism had to pull Europe out of both World Wars. Now we are falling victim to the same democratic socialistic regulations, bureaucracy, excessive taxation, centralization of government power, which will lead to our destruction in the early 21st century. There won't be any country left to pull us out of such darkness and failure unless we return to the founding principles of our forefathers' wisdom and the Declaration of Independence and Constitution and refute socialism, which is gradually coming into our country, and secularism, which is gradually destroying our faith.
No charter schools wanted
THIS IS a reply to the parent who is concerned about spending at SEMO. I want to direct my comment to the charter-school proposal. If this person had read the story in the newspaper, he or she would know that it wasn't a SEMO official or teacher who came up with the idea for charter schools. This was the brainchild of Peter Kinder, our senator. Not one single administrator at SEMO wants it. Not one teacher wants it. No student wants it. So my advice: Read the paper, and try to read it with some understanding.
Slow-down signs.
APPARENTLY IT'S time for the police to make it official. To go around and take down all the stop signs in Cape Girardeau and replace them with "Slow down if you feel like it" signs. It's gotten to the point where that's what the appropriate thing seems to be. Slow down if you feel like it, but certainly don't stop.
Thanks to animal control
I'D LIKE to say thank you to the animal-control officers, especially Officer Baughn. They go out of their way to catch animals so that they won't get killed on the roadways. I really appreciate the speedy way they respond to phone calls. Thank you again to all the animal-control officers for all their hard work.
No health obligation
THIS IS in response to the Speak Out item about people's right to health care. This person quoted percentages of money spent in the last three weeks of life and all this stuff. I have never, ever read anything that would support that, and I have an idea that the caller has an arm about three miles long to pull something like that out of the air. People need health care, but no one else is entitled or obligated to give it to them. They can do the same thing others do: spend their money carefully and provide for themselves. People who sit around and think someone else owes you a living is ridiculous. If you're so inclined, you can provide for yourself most of the time. There are a few handicapped people who can't, but intelligent, able-bodied people can and should. Don't feel guilty because someone you know didn't provide for themselves and blew their money and wasted it.
Proud of Jess Crawford
I THINK that one of the people who needs to be noted whenever sports heroes or figures in the area are mentioned is Jess Crawford. He played on Central's team that was undefeated, untied and unscored-on. Then he went on to be second-team All American at Cape State. Coach Brinkopf said he probably should have been first team. He then was a coach of Mayfield's high school team and led them to a state title when there was only one title. And also was general manager of a minor -league baseball team in Mayfield. I'm very proud that Jess Crawford is my uncle.
Thanks for all the flags
A SPECIAL thank you to the people who helped put out the flags at county park. With the flags being alternated, it happened that my father's flag was there on Veterans Day, and that meant a lot since he's no longer with us. Thank you again for your efforts.
Not enough to pay taxes
IN REGARD to the articles in Speak Out about farmers and their plight: How come a farmer with a million-dollar operation interest that it takes to farm.
Stretch students' minds
THIS IS a comment on the person who said he didn't think his children were getting value for their money at SEMO. I have a daughter at SEMO, and in one of the hard science classes she took the students were told at the beginning of the class that if they attended every class they were automatically guaranteed a C no matter their performance on the tests or actual knowledge of the subject. On the other hand, I also know from personal experience that the students and the parents get extremely upset when they get anything less than an A or a B if they do any work at all. The grade inflation is unbelievable. I resent it as a parent of a child whose mind should really be encouraged to stretch. Instead, they have plenty of time every night to watch TV and hang out with her friends.
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