For March 20



Flaggers

“The Confederate heritage folks should be happy with the current Georgia flag, which is a copy of a flag which flew over the Confederacy, as shown in the movie ‘Cold Mountain.’

“Maybe the flaggers have a secret agenda. Anyway, neither major political party will offer a candidate next time who favors the 1956 flag. So the flaggers will have the tough job of putting an independent in the governor’s chair. Lots of luck on that one.”



Bush scares me

“I agree with disgusted to a certain extent. I can’t speak for all Democrats, but I am one Democrat who is scared of George Bush and the radical right wingers and chicken hawks he has around him. They have proved that they will do or say anything to further their agenda and that is scary.

“Meanwhile, what Hanoi Jane did has nothing to do with John Kerry. He walked the walked. He’s a genuine hero. The GOP apparently doesn’t like real American heroes. They called another hero who left three limbs on a Vietnam battlefield a coward. I’m talking about former Sen. Max Cleland. Before you call me a traitor and unpatriotic, I am a 20–year military veteran who pulled two tours of duty in Vietnam. And I support John Kerry.”



No rest

“Second Street Southeast used to be a nice quiet street to live on. Now there are dogs that bark day and night. There is no rest for those of us who work for a living. Also, we are plagued with loud mufflers. Isn’t there a law against that?”



Smoking issue

“I would like to rant on the no smoking in public places. I am shocked at the way people have been going on and on about this. I haven’t heard of anybody having a car wreck because they had a cigarette in their system, and I haven’t heard of anybody over dosing on one or have to go to rehab because they can’t control their habit of it, and oh yes, how many people have you heard about that was beat up or killed because a person had just to much of.

“Now I say let’s take care of the worst things first, like drunks and dope users.”



Rent a billboard

“Six more killed last week in Iraq, probably three or four more next week and life is going on here. Its a tragedy for the families but why keep hollering at the newspaper for not redoing its front page every single time it happens. Sir or madam, if you feel that strongly about it, just rent billboards and update it. The world does not revolve around your every need and wish.”



Send it to Bush

“To the person who keeps ranting because the newspaper does not update the war dead on the front page each day.

“Here’s a suggestion. Send an updated list to President Bush each day. Apparently he thinks this is a movie and these players will be back for the sequel. With respect to those who have given their lives in this stupid war, our nation is guilty of not strongly protesting bone-headed decisions. We can get in an uproar over a flag or homosexual marriages, but when it comes to sacrificing our sons and daughters because an incompetent president who stumbled his way into the White House wants to finish what big daddy started, we accept it.”