Romney needs to take off the kid gloves
To the editor:
Four years ago, we watched GOP Sen. John McCain instruct his presidential campaign staff to avoid saying anything negative about his opponent. We know how well that worked.
Because Barack Obama didn't say anything negative about himself either, there was no one left to vet him. He cruised to the presidency without anyone challenging his incredible lack of qualifications. In fact, even today, few people know the real history of Barack Hussein Obama. None of his school records are available, neither are any of his writings from law school. All we have is a ghost-written biography in which he admits to excessive use of alcohol, marijuana, cocaine and other drugs.
None of it made any difference because the mainstream media chose to give him a pass.
Now we're watching Republican Mitt Romney repudiate and distance himself from a PAC idea to expose Mr. Obama's close relationship with the extremist Rev. Jeremiah Wright ("Romney rejects planned attack," Friday Review-Journal). Mr. Romney states that he wants the campaign "to be about the future, about the issues and about vision for America."
Nice words. Nice concept. The harsh reality, though, is that negative campaigning works - otherwise nobody would do it.
The Obama campaign has already dug all the way back to Mr. Romney's high school days to find something negative. (That alone says something good about Mr. Romney). You can bet your stimulus check that the Obama campaign will stoop to any tactic to discredit Mr. Romney and discourage his supporters.
It's time for Mr. Romney to take off the gloves. This is going to be a bare-knuckle fight in a mud pit. Mitt Romney can go ahead and remain above the fray, but he needs to turn the hounds loose.
Ronnie Garner
Henderson
PC rules
To the editor:
In Friday's Review-Journal, letter writer Dennis Shinn asks a compelling question concerning the dilemma of Bishop Gorman High School's athletic dominance: Would adults pass laws that prevented employers from hiring "A" students because it was unfair to the "B" and "C" students?
The answer: We already have that. It is called affirmative action, diversity and political correctness.
William Dwyer
Las Vegas
Lottery cash
To the editor:
I can't help but think that the teachers and union officials who demonstrated before the School Board last week were venting in the wrong place.
If local governments don't have the money, they don't have much choice but to impose layoffs. I know this hurts - and it will definitely hurt our children - but let's employ a little hindsight.
Roll back to 10 or 15 years ago, when citizens started to push for a lottery that would support our schools. How much money would have been added to the school budget over that time? Who are the biggest lottery foes? Casino moguls.
The casino executives tell you they support the schools with taxes and a few generous donations once in awhile. But let's face it: That's chump change to what a lottery could have produced.
Joe Schaerer
Las Vegas
