Democratic discrimination
Brooklyn: Can you live in New York City and be a Republican? Obviously, the answer is “yes,” but Democratic leaders have made clear at their convention that they view the Republican Party as somehow immoral, cruel and inhumane. I was incredibly offended by the hostility Mayor de Blasio expressed towards New York State Republicans.
I represent a new kind of Republican. I am pro-marriage equality. I am pro-choice. I think men, women and transgendered people are equal and should be treated as such. I believe the scope of government should be narrow, and I am fiscally conservative.
Discrimination is a curse word in my book. No matter who you are, you are equal to your neighbor. I believe that God created all people equally, and that anyone who deliberately divides a community along any line is not a good leader. To tell me that I am part of a party that has “sworn and pledged to take us backwards” is asinine.
I was undecided until de Blasio’s nomination speech. I want a governor who will respect many points of view and be a leader for all New Yorkers. In November, I am going to vote for someone from the party of inclusion, Republican Rob Astorino. Kathryn Donnelle Lhota
Maybe a rocket scientist
South Farmingdale, L.I.: Did it take a brain surgeon to realize that the crime rates would soar after stop-and-frisk was stopped? What jerks these politicians are. Mike Pedano
Protection we can live without
Kearny, N.J.: It’s funny that on the same day the Daily News reported that the NYPD wants to start flying drones over the city — for our protection, of course — there was a short article on the release of documents justifying President Obama’s ordering of drone strike to kill an American citizen in 2011. Let the cops fly drones now, and it won’t be long before they’re weaponized, because that’s just how boys like their toys. From that step, how long before a future Bush or Obama — or, God forbid, a Christie or a Hillary — orders strikes using those deadly toys? For our protection, of course. John Woodmaska
Study the parents
Franklin Square, L.I.: A study compared teachers working in low-poverty areas with those in high-poverty ones (“Color divide,” May 16). Now, let’s have a follow-up regarding the parent divide. What percentage of parents living in low-poverty areas attend parent-teacher conferences compared to those in high-poverty areas? What percentage send their children to school on time in the morning with completed homework? What percentage become actively involved in obtaining assistance when grades or behavior are of concern? Parents in both low-poverty and high-poverty areas lead busy lives and have many responsibilities. However, much more emphasis needs to be placed on the actions and expectations of the parents in both groups, and how these factors affect the academic outcomes of their children. Marilyn Miller
Horse power
Bronx: Put four normal-size adults in any of the Central Park carriages, and I would be able to pull them. I am 90 years old. And if there are any skeptics: Try me. I am here. Stanley Rosenberg
No cause for nostalgia
Long Island City: Enough! Take the carriage horses off the streets. It’s poop park, not Central Park, with them leaving their droppings on 59th St. I am for nostalgia, but let’s leave what they leave with TB and polio — in the distant past. Steve Chaddock
Rorscharch test
Plainview, L.I.: You can tell most of the people on the New York City Council were educated in the city’s public schools. How stupid are these hypocrites? They want a thousand more police to patrol the projects where violent crime has escalated. Yet they restrict police from doing their jobs by passing a law that lets anyone sue an individual officer. One thousand or 10,000 more police officers will not make a difference. These thugs will just hide the gun on their person, wait for the police officer to walk or drive by, then start blasting away. If you can’t stop, question and, yes, sometimes frisk these losers, crime will rise no matter what laws these clowns on the Council pass. Joe Fusco
Cut and run
Flushing: As President, Bill Clinton should have shown more guts in his dealings with Monica Lewinsky — whom he used and then abandoned, leaving her to take all the blame. George Vihlstrand
Smoke, no fire
Jamaica: To Voicer Bruce Weber, who praised Linda Stasi’s attack on Bill and Hillary Clinton: What crimes have they been convicted of? When the latest Benghazi investigation again produces more smoke but no smoking gun, what is next? Robert Theodore Gilston
Warning shots ignored
Edison, N.J.: I agree with Voicer Richard Stallone that President Bill Clinton did not respond adequately to the first terrorist attack on the Twin Towers in 1993. He did not respond adequately to the terrorist attack on the USS Cole, either. Although we will never know for sure, it is very difficult not to give significant weight to the thought that had Clinton taken appropriate action in response to these two acts of war against the United States, Sept. 11, 2001, might have been just another beautiful fall morning in New York City. Colleen Passafiume
An American tradition
Bayonne: Since 1933, the NFL team in Washington has been the Redskins. It is not a racist term. It was meant to honor American Indians, who should be proud of the team song, “Hail to the Redskins,” which honors their ancestry. Should we rename the Atlanta Braves, Cleveland Indians or Kansas City Chiefs? This is an American tradition, not racism. Bob Manning
Extra-loud siren
Manhattan: I would like to know why Hatzalah ambulances have to sound as if a locomotive is coming through. Ambulances, fire trucks and police cars all have lights and sirens to alert other drivers, but Hatzalah takes the cake. The sound is so out of the ordinary that it makes you want to step on the gas and run for your life instead of safely and calmly pulling over to clear the road. Someone has to tell them to calm down and get the regular alert. It has worked for the city for years, and it will work for them, too. Jeanette Besosa
Drinks and the dead
Manhattan: I am totally confused. I was invited to, and attended, a wine-and-cheese party in a cemetery in Buffalo where President Millard Fillmore is buried. I felt a little uneasy at first, but it was a lovely, low-key event with people wandering around the graves, having pleasant conversations, glasses of wine in hand. Now, after reading the Voicers who were outraged by drinks served at a private event at the 9/11 Museum, I don’t know what to think. Margaret Young
Doctor delays
Brooklyn: I have visited four different doctors over the past two weeks. On each visit, I waited no less than 90 minutes. Yesterday, I waited close to two-and-a-half hours. Not only is this rude, it’s frustrating and stress- inducing. My doctor always wonders why my blood pressure is high when I walk into his office. Really? Why do doctors bother making appointments if they’re not going to keep them? Is their time more valuable than mine? I complain, but it falls on deaf ears. All I get is “I’m sorry.” I love my doctors, but something needs to be done with their scheduling system. Heidi Lystad
Quality country
Springfield Gardens: I notice that major retailers are not doing well. Could it be that we, the consumers of the United States of America, are growing weary of poorly made clothing? Bring back the days of “Made in the USA,” when there was pride here in producing quality products. Lynne Savage
Keeping tabs
Manhattan: Thank God little Eliceo Cortez was found. How many of these autistic children will disappear before someone thinks of a way to keep track of them? Obviously, childcare providers cannot be trusted completely. So why not put some sort of GPS device in kids’ shoes or belt, or in a bracelet or chain? We can track our phones, our cars and everything in between. Are children less important than these material things? Wake up, people. We have to think out of the box. Norma Reyes
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