Letters to the Editor 11/30/2016

To the Editor:

In the November 23 Nugget, guest columnist Terry Weygandt discusses a Facebook posting on grieving; which I'm assuming is about the presidential election results. Weygandt blames Republican-leaning news "controlling the narrative for 30 years" as the reason for Trump's win.

Really?! I think that an objective review of ABC, CBS, NBC, MSNBC, New York Times, Huffington Post, The Cincinnati Enquirer, The Dallas Morning News, The Houston Chronicle, The L.A. Times, The Washington Post, The Baltimore Sun, etc. coverage of the election paint a much different view of who was actually trying to control the narrative!

Weygandt then discusses the Benghazi investigation. The fact is she lied, over and over, causing it to drag out till the discovery of her own email finally revealed what difference it does make; SHE LIED. She also lied to the families of those killed in Benghazi as flag-draped coffins where being unloaded from the aircraft returning home. You can't blame her own actions on Republican character assassination; it was a revelation of her true

character.

As for the email discussion, I can only surmise that Terry Weygandt never handled classified material or would realize the extent of corruption resulting in a "reprimand" for Hillary that would have meant certain jail-time for anyone else. And the FACT is she lied over and over about that, too.

For Weygandt's last argument, is it going to be the "race card" or the "Nazi card"? Yep, the Nazi card came out to explain why Hillary lost the election, in spite of all the liberal news services blaming Russia.

In the end it appears to me as though the voters have controlled the narrative.

Jeff Mackey

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To the Editor:

I couldn't agree more with the general tone of the letter to the editor of November 16, by Michael Valoppi.

But I think that parts of it missed the mark. By a mile. To express support for select groups in this country but not all, then to demonized the person that will lead America, then to turn around and express "love for all" is a huge contradiction. One cancels out the other. And it's so divisive. The exact opposite of what America has needed, needs now - and will need tomorrow.

The way I recall it from ML King, Mandela, Gandhi and Jesus is love your neighbor. All of them. Simple.

Don't get me wrong, I wouldn't vote for Donald Trump, even if he was the ONLY candidate on the ballot. But that's really beside the point.

Barry Clock