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As somebody who has been sober since Jan. 1, 1989, and somebody who once studied Judaism, I thought I'd comment about actor/director Mel Gibson's anti-Semitic remarks.
To begin with, whether or not he was drunk when he said what he said shouldn't make a bit of difference. To be honest, I feel he was using being drunk as "a cover" for his comments.
Secondly, as I pointed out, I studied Judaism quite a number of years back, and even though I never converted, I've come to have the greatest respect and admiration for those of America's Jewish community, which is why it angers me to no end that Mr. Gibson has said what he did.
Finally, if America's entertainment industry wishes to turn its collective backs on Mel Gibson, I'm behind it 100 percent.
D.C. Harmon
South Lake Tahoe
Not everyone wants luxury accommodations
I just returned from a week's vacation in beautiful Lake Tahoe. I wish I was still there. In the July 27 edition of your newspaper, you talk about a redevelopment milestone in South Shore. The area you call blighted is where my husband and I stayed. We have stayed there for years. I don't want to embarrass anyone so I won't name the motel, but it is on Cedar Avenue.
Has the City Manager or any other city official considered how this will affect the people who run these hotels? The manager of the motel where we stayed has worked there for 37 years and he lives there. He doesn't know where he will go. There are many other people on this street who will be adversely affected. I wish someone would acknowledge this and say they are sorry.
I fear Lake Tahoe is going in the direction of a destination for the rich only. I hope I am wrong.
Not everyone can or wants to pay big bucks to stay in Tahoe. We only want a place to sleep and shower. The area is so beautiful with so many things to do, we don't stay in our room.
Carol Barrilleaux
Concord
Media word choice poisons discourse
When the news sources we rely on for straight information call 50 percent of a state "al-Qaida types," we have a huge problem in this country.
It's lazy for journalists to spit out one side's talking points in a campaign, but CNN did just that in Connecticut when an anchor called a Democratic candidate an "al-Qaida type."
That shoves obvious Republican spin into the the national conversation - and it poisons our discourse by ranking fair-minded Americans exercising their right to vote with terrorist extremists.
Slinging sensationalist silly talk like this slanders decent Americans, and makes it impossible to respect a media that casually disrespects thousands of us. CNN should quit its silly speculation and get back to the news.
Patricia Clark
South Lake Tahoe
To begin with, whether or not he was drunk when he said what he said shouldn't make a bit of difference. To be honest, I feel he was using being drunk as "a cover" for his comments.
Secondly, as I pointed out, I studied Judaism quite a number of years back, and even though I never converted, I've come to have the greatest respect and admiration for those of America's Jewish community, which is why it angers me to no end that Mr. Gibson has said what he did.
Finally, if America's entertainment industry wishes to turn its collective backs on Mel Gibson, I'm behind it 100 percent.
D.C. Harmon
South Lake Tahoe
Not everyone wants luxury accommodations
I just returned from a week's vacation in beautiful Lake Tahoe. I wish I was still there. In the July 27 edition of your newspaper, you talk about a redevelopment milestone in South Shore. The area you call blighted is where my husband and I stayed. We have stayed there for years. I don't want to embarrass anyone so I won't name the motel, but it is on Cedar Avenue.
Has the City Manager or any other city official considered how this will affect the people who run these hotels? The manager of the motel where we stayed has worked there for 37 years and he lives there. He doesn't know where he will go. There are many other people on this street who will be adversely affected. I wish someone would acknowledge this and say they are sorry.
I fear Lake Tahoe is going in the direction of a destination for the rich only. I hope I am wrong.
Not everyone can or wants to pay big bucks to stay in Tahoe. We only want a place to sleep and shower. The area is so beautiful with so many things to do, we don't stay in our room.
Carol Barrilleaux
Concord
Media word choice poisons discourse
When the news sources we rely on for straight information call 50 percent of a state "al-Qaida types," we have a huge problem in this country.
It's lazy for journalists to spit out one side's talking points in a campaign, but CNN did just that in Connecticut when an anchor called a Democratic candidate an "al-Qaida type."
That shoves obvious Republican spin into the the national conversation - and it poisons our discourse by ranking fair-minded Americans exercising their right to vote with terrorist extremists.
Slinging sensationalist silly talk like this slanders decent Americans, and makes it impossible to respect a media that casually disrespects thousands of us. CNN should quit its silly speculation and get back to the news.
Patricia Clark
South Lake Tahoe
