Why the cover-up?
I do not know if Col. Gregory Hollister broke the law in tryingto find out more about Obama. Even if he did, my thanks to him.
He is attempting to do what our poor excuse for a mainstreampress won't do. He is trying to find out who Obama is. Obama coversup his college records, his passport records, hospital records andmany other records. He has spent possibly millions of dollarsfighting over 40 lawsuits. Most of these lawsuits simply want to seehis long-form birth certificate with the name of the hospital andthe delivering physician on it.
The short form certificate you see on the Internet is a joke. Itcan easily be obtained fraudulently. Why the cover-up?
Dennis Mercadal
Colorado Springs
Pull heads out of the sand
Good for the U.S. Senate for rejecting attempts to undercutEnvironmental Protection Agency's efforts to curb the vast amount ofcarbon pollution spewed everyday from power plants, oil refineriesand factories. The EPA is trying to do the job Congress and thepublic asked it to do, limit pollutants like carbon dioxide andmethane.
The Clean Air Act, the law that gives EPA the tools to reducepollution, was enacted to protect public health and welfare.
Historically, it has had strong bipartisan support. Carbonemissions are a threat to human health because they lead to a"greenhouse effect" on the planet that increases warming. Warmingtemperatures will bring more heat strokes, respiratory diseases andvector-borne diseases, scientists and health care providers agree.
I only hope that the members of Congress who are siding withpolluter interests, which have spent half a billion dollarscampaigning against limits to air pollution in a few years alone,will pull their heads out of the sand so they can see the hugeeconomic, environmental, and public health benefits of the Clean AirAct.
Carol Erickson
Colorado Springs
'Opinions' not news reporting
I just returned from renewing my driver's license at CentennialHall, and as a taxpayer I am deeply offended that the publictelevision in the waiting area was turned onto Fox News.
The "News" was Juan Williams reporting how bad President Obama isfor allowing this budget crisis to continue, and how wonderful allthe Republicans are for wanting to reduce all spending by what theyconsider useless programs, like education, child care programs forneedy children and, of course, Medicare and Social Security.
I don't care how you cut it, "opinions" are not news reporting.
At the very least, if the television has to be on it should beturned to CNN.
I would prefer PBS, but I guess that would be asking too much aslong as our Congressman is Doug Lamborn.
Elaine Brush
Colorado Springs
Atheism taught in schools
The Gazette's editorial "Bigots target fat folks and atheists"(April 6) needs further clarification.
First, secular humanism and its atheistic theology is a religion.We forget that the American Humanist Association was founded andrecognized by the IRS as "a church." Indeed, one of its most publicspokespersons is the Rev. Dr. Michael Newdow, who is the "ministerof the First Atheist Church of True Science," who says his missionis "to grow that atheistic religious organization."
Second, secular humanism contains more than an atheistictheology. It also contains other ideas and beliefs that make up itsworldview. It has an atheistic colored philosophy (naturalism),ethics (relativism), biology (Darwinism), psychology (behaviorism),sociology (GLBTQ), economics (socialism), law (positivism), politics(collectivism) and history (globalism).
Which leads to my final point - all these "atheistic colored"disciplines are taught as gospel in America's public school system!
Hence, the only religion taught to our public school students isthe atheistic religion of Secular Humanism. And thanks to SupremeCourt Justice William J. Brennan Jr., himself a secular humanist, inhis Edwards v. Aguillard decision, it is the only religion allowedin the public schools.
David A. Noebel, Summit Ministries
Manitou Springs
New columnist courageous
I found Maria Hinojosa's column ("Obama's leadership replaced bya conscience of convenience," April 7) an interesting read.
It provides further evidence of liberal bias at NPR. It wascourageous of her to express so many opinions, since that isapparently a basis for getting fired from NPR.
At least, it was in the case of Juan Williams.
Michael Schmidt
Colorado Springs
Military a necessary reality
As a wife of a military officer, I felt compelled to respond theletter written recently by the Johnson-Fays ("More than a militarycity," April 7).
Please know that I truly believe they have every right to expresstheir critical views of the military. I also believe they shouldexpress their thanks to this same military, which has helpedmaintain this freedom of expression.
It would be nice to live in a world with no weapons or war.Unfortunately, from the beginning of time, there has always beenbloodshed. There has always been war and conquest, whether betweencountries, faiths, tribes or to fight oppression.
To deny the reality that is necessary to protect our democracyand help others around the world in battle, is being naive, althoughit does make one seem "lofty" and "above the fray." Remember, Gen.MacArthur actually had to fight a war himself and one that was notinstigated by the United States.
I resent the condescension inherit in writing of respect for themembers of the military while deriding their profession and theirnecessity in our world.
As for my husband's 20-year career as a C-130 pilot as a memberof the U.S. "war machine," thus far, he and his squadron have beentasked to drop food for the hungry people of Somalia (most of whichwas quickly grabbed up and placed in warehouses by their corruptleaders), put out fires around our state and country and help trainother countries to drop slurry on fires. They've flown to places inneed of help after natural disasters or because of war, andtransported wounded soldiers to hospitals and brought those lost inbattle back home.
I'm so proud of his service and the service of our military menand women around the world. I am also glad to live in a city thatwelcomes the military.
Bonnie Steward
Colorado Springs
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