To The Editor:
It's one thing never to veer from the straight and narrow and the Journal's ultra-conservative take on everything, but another to just trample on old-fashioned common decency. The point in question: why the smiling, friendly face here of Ahmadinejad, and the terrible, altogether unflattering photo of the weary Hillary Clinton? This just could not have been unintentional on your part. Shame!
Sincerely,
Bernie Hargadon
435 S. Tryon St. #606
Charlotte, NC 28202
704 377 5305
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Thursday, May 13, 2010
letter to wsj--may 11, 2010--baseball
To The Editor:
With all due regard to Mr Futterman, including a well-deserved salute for the examples cited, still, I must ask: How in heaven's name did he not include mention of that World Series October 15, 1988 (for A's fans) day of infamy, when Tommy Lasorda--no doubt rosary beads in hand-- brought the crippled Curt Gibson out of the training room to pinch hit? Whether or not God had a hand in all that, it was a day when so many of His faithful bade farewell to organized religion of any sort. It was a cruel, inhuman moment, and the single cause-in my own case and surely for countless others-- of the years and money spent in therapy!
Sincerely,
Bernie Hargadon
435 S. Tryon St. #606
Charlotte, NC 28202
704 377 5305
With all due regard to Mr Futterman, including a well-deserved salute for the examples cited, still, I must ask: How in heaven's name did he not include mention of that World Series October 15, 1988 (for A's fans) day of infamy, when Tommy Lasorda--no doubt rosary beads in hand-- brought the crippled Curt Gibson out of the training room to pinch hit? Whether or not God had a hand in all that, it was a day when so many of His faithful bade farewell to organized religion of any sort. It was a cruel, inhuman moment, and the single cause-in my own case and surely for countless others-- of the years and money spent in therapy!
Sincerely,
Bernie Hargadon
435 S. Tryon St. #606
Charlotte, NC 28202
704 377 5305
letter to observer--may 7, 2010--mario moreno
To The Editor:
How dare someone with the name Mario Moreno--whose outrageous letter appeared in the Observer Forum today--have the audacity to ridicule the poor immigrant who makes his or her way to America seeking work and a better life? The name Mario Moreno doesn't suggest to me at all someone whose relatives arrived here on the Mayflower.
Yours truly,
Bernie Hargadon
435 S. Tryon St. #606
Charlotte, NC 28202
704 377 5305
How dare someone with the name Mario Moreno--whose outrageous letter appeared in the Observer Forum today--have the audacity to ridicule the poor immigrant who makes his or her way to America seeking work and a better life? The name Mario Moreno doesn't suggest to me at all someone whose relatives arrived here on the Mayflower.
Yours truly,
Bernie Hargadon
435 S. Tryon St. #606
Charlotte, NC 28202
704 377 5305
letter to taylor batten--apr 28, 2010--about m jordan and james
Hello Taylor--You've probably seen this already but just in case not.....this conceivably could be one of The Most Important sports columns in Charlotte's history. If James were to buy into Rhoden's pitch, well, sky's the limit. After Wachovia's demise--(see Sub-Prime Mortgage Debacle and that dubious acquiistion in California)---it's time Charlotte caught a break. Will The Observer be able to run this column? Hope so. Best regards, Bernie
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letter to jennifer foster--wdav--apr, 2010
Dear Jennifer---You must know by now of my out-sized esteem for you and all you do and stand for, nonetheless I need to jump in here with a complaint. I do believe WDAV is programming too much of the kind of music which just left off--that is, in the closing minutes of the 10 o'clock hour. You announced who it was but I didn't cath it. It was period music, going back probably to the 18th or 17 th century when royalty and their various nobles sat around in ornate salons, admiring one another and eating grapes while these chamber groups and small orchestras were playing stuff which anesthetized half of them--al the while the rest of humanity was out in the fields bringing in the crops for their dinners. It is the music which I have to believe led in part tp the French revolution. beheadings and the like.. I am not saying that it should be all Richard Strauss, or Wagner, or Berlioz or the like but anything you play which is replete with trills, should go. yes, I think that should be the test--how many trills per minute---more than 7 and I would get rid of it. Otherwise I think the world of WDAV, of you, of Ben, and everyone there! xoxo Bernie
letter to observer--apr 21, 2010--governor's prposed cuts
To The Editor:
It is understandable and in fact appropriate that UNC president Erskine Bowles should decry the significant cuts to be borne by the UNC system, in Governor Perdue's proposed 2010-11 state budget. At the same time, Mr. Bowles acknowledges that these are "budget cuts which the governor was forced by economic circumstances to recommend."
Surely no one can quarrel with Mr. Bowles's dismay but in reacting to the proposed budget, his remarks would have carried greater gravitas had he told us what he thought the governor should have done instead. No such reference was made and thus we can only assume that Mr. Bowles had concluded that there were none.
Yours truly,
Bernie Hargadon
435 S. Tryon St. #606
Charlotte, NC 28202
704 377 5305
It is understandable and in fact appropriate that UNC president Erskine Bowles should decry the significant cuts to be borne by the UNC system, in Governor Perdue's proposed 2010-11 state budget. At the same time, Mr. Bowles acknowledges that these are "budget cuts which the governor was forced by economic circumstances to recommend."
Surely no one can quarrel with Mr. Bowles's dismay but in reacting to the proposed budget, his remarks would have carried greater gravitas had he told us what he thought the governor should have done instead. No such reference was made and thus we can only assume that Mr. Bowles had concluded that there were none.
Yours truly,
Bernie Hargadon
435 S. Tryon St. #606
Charlotte, NC 28202
704 377 5305
letter to observer--apr 20, 2010--char krauthammer again
To The Editor:
The Charlotte Observer must stand for many different things to its various readers, but for those out there who loathe our President, its Saturday edition never disappoints. There it is, every single Saturday, Charles Krauthammers's single-track vitriol about Barack Obama. His latest rant is about Obama's "persistent nuclear posturing."
Previous efforts of mine to dissuade the Observer from partnering with Krauthammer in this dark,obsessed journey of his, have gotten me nowhere, and I have no illusion that this fresh appeal will result in anything different. Therefore, and short of canceling our subscription, I'd like to inquire if our daily delivery could continue as at present, but without the Saturday edition. The Krauthammer column spoils all else in that edition and besides, we find it fouls the air in our home. How about it--can this be arranged--same price as now but just no Saturday delivery? Thank you for your consideration in this matter.
Sincerely,
Bernie Hargadon
435 S. Tryon St. #606
Charlotte, NC 28202
704 377 5305
The Charlotte Observer must stand for many different things to its various readers, but for those out there who loathe our President, its Saturday edition never disappoints. There it is, every single Saturday, Charles Krauthammers's single-track vitriol about Barack Obama. His latest rant is about Obama's "persistent nuclear posturing."
Previous efforts of mine to dissuade the Observer from partnering with Krauthammer in this dark,obsessed journey of his, have gotten me nowhere, and I have no illusion that this fresh appeal will result in anything different. Therefore, and short of canceling our subscription, I'd like to inquire if our daily delivery could continue as at present, but without the Saturday edition. The Krauthammer column spoils all else in that edition and besides, we find it fouls the air in our home. How about it--can this be arranged--same price as now but just no Saturday delivery? Thank you for your consideration in this matter.
Sincerely,
Bernie Hargadon
435 S. Tryon St. #606
Charlotte, NC 28202
704 377 5305
letter to observer--april 20, 2010--burr the clear pick?
To the Editor:
It sure didn't go down easily with this reader to have to swallow the endorsement of yours for anything, save possibly retirement, for Senator Burr. Yes, I realize that it was for the GOP nomination, but even for that, seems to me that abstaining might have been the more forgivable path. What has this Senator done--for now going on six years-- for the betterment and benefit of this country and/or for the State of North Carolina? Can you think of a single thing?
Yours truly,
Bernie Hargadon
435 S. Tryon St. #606
Charlotte, NC 28202
704 377 5305
It sure didn't go down easily with this reader to have to swallow the endorsement of yours for anything, save possibly retirement, for Senator Burr. Yes, I realize that it was for the GOP nomination, but even for that, seems to me that abstaining might have been the more forgivable path. What has this Senator done--for now going on six years-- for the betterment and benefit of this country and/or for the State of North Carolina? Can you think of a single thing?
Yours truly,
Bernie Hargadon
435 S. Tryon St. #606
Charlotte, NC 28202
704 377 5305
letter to nyt--april 12, 2010,, polish pres plane crash
To The Editor:
We will have to wait to find out, but my hunch is that the cause of this horrific tragedy is explained--and could have been foretold--in Malcolm Gladwell's "The Ethnic Theory of Place Crashes," which forms part of his book Outliers.
Sincerely,
Bernie Hargadon
435 S. Tryon St. #606
Charlotte, NC 28202
704 377 5305
We will have to wait to find out, but my hunch is that the cause of this horrific tragedy is explained--and could have been foretold--in Malcolm Gladwell's "The Ethnic Theory of Place Crashes," which forms part of his book Outliers.
Sincerely,
Bernie Hargadon
435 S. Tryon St. #606
Charlotte, NC 28202
704 377 5305
letter to nyt--april 4, 2010--hedge fund pay
To The Editor:
Is there someone out there who can explain to me why these fat cats are not being taxed until it hurts a little bit? How about 90%? No, wait, how about 95%? Take, for example, David Tepper whose compensation last year was $4 billion. Taxed at 95% he's still left with a measly $200 million. Surely he can find a way to make do with that. I have to think even his Mother would agree on that. What do you say, David?
Yours truly,
Bernie Hargadon
435 S. Tryon St. #606
Charlotte, NC 2802
704 377 5305
Is there someone out there who can explain to me why these fat cats are not being taxed until it hurts a little bit? How about 90%? No, wait, how about 95%? Take, for example, David Tepper whose compensation last year was $4 billion. Taxed at 95% he's still left with a measly $200 million. Surely he can find a way to make do with that. I have to think even his Mother would agree on that. What do you say, David?
Yours truly,
Bernie Hargadon
435 S. Tryon St. #606
Charlotte, NC 2802
704 377 5305
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