What a proud day for the Montgomery Advertiser and Vanzetta McPherson!
In her effort to defend a pawn of the White House she seeks to destroy opinions contrary to her own with personal attacks. If you disagree with the thoughts of others (John McCain column, Nov. 29, 2012) and don't have the mental acuity to refute them on intellectual terms, then by all means vilify the person and denigrate them in an effort to discredit their opinions.
And what in the hell do you know about what it takes to be a fighter pilot? "Cocky, occasionally cavalier and prone to testing the limits" that is exactly what it takes to strap on a 24,500-pound fighter jet loaded with ordinance and then take it "Downtown Hanoi?"
Have you ever flown a combat mission?
Well I have and it takes a far more courageous person than you to do that more than once.
You should be ashamed of yourself and the Montgomery Advertiser owes every combat veteran an apology. When talking about bitter old people "defined by grump and acrimony" perhaps a trip to the mirror would be in order for Judge McPherson.
Col. Don Karle, retired USAF
Explaining things to a young child, the child keeps asking, "why?" And when you give what seems to be the clarifying answer, the child ask again "why?" This seems to be the situation at our beloved school, Alabama State University.
Two (and there maybe others) reasonable "whys" to be answered. First, why was it a necessity for the executive committee of the trustee board to meet in the first place? Second, why was the president placed on a paid administrative leave?
The honest answer to these two "whys" would go a long way in satisfying all of us - the financial donors of the alumni, the student body, the faculty, and parents who send their offspring to matriculate at this great university.
With no answer to the above two "whys," other actions seems to be trivial matters. One other important "why," is asking the immediate past president to return in an interim role? He is probably already familiar with the problems that exist at the university. Putting answers to the first two "whys" may solve our problems.
Chizik photo, writers' comments insensitive
I totally agree with the Sunday printing of the letter written by Mr. Allen Cotton of Prattville. Not only did the, Advertiser, print a huge picture of Coach (Gene) Chizik with a despondent expression after his firing, but also slapped the Auburn coach and all Auburn Tigers fans in our collective faces, with the printing of insulting, personal comments about the coach, written by staff writer Josh Moon.
In a nearby city, Ryan Wood, of the OA News, another writer did the very same thing, in rubbing salt into some very fresh wounds. These so-called reporters took much pleasure in kicking Coach Chizik while he was down.
I further agree with Mr. Cotton, that these two journalists should be made to apologize and then fired from their jobs. Both newspapers then should hire someone who can relate with readers on a human level rather than to show the childish immaturity that they seem to possess. Their personal feelings should be reserved for water cooler talk.
Here in Tallassee, WACQ radio broadcasts a popular talk show, each weekday morning, whereby listeners may voice opinions about any subject under the sun. The Montgomery Advertiser is not well thought of simply because of the inept handling of the newspaper and because of irresponsible journalism by some of the staff writers, such as Mr. Josh Moon. I would like to see common sense prevail and am eager to read an apology issued by the, Advertiser, specifically by Josh Moon.
Kerry W. Benson