Reid asserts Romney is not a good Mormon
To the editor:
Apparently, Sen. Harry Reid has forgotten all those Sunday School lessons about “judging not, lest ye be judged” (“Romney shrugs off Reid charge,” Wednesday blog item.)
The last time I saw Sen. Reid at church in Henderson, he was running for re-election. He arrived at the building about two minutes before the service started. Imitating the Savior’s triumphal entrance into Jerusalem, Sen. Reid entered the building through the back doors, and then proceeded to slowly walk around the entire chapel, chatting with congregants, shaking hands – making a huge show that he was there.
The meeting finally started after he took his appointed seat (throne). It was the most nauseating “show” I have ever seen. I’ve never seen him in church since. I guess it’s OK for Sen. Reid to use the LDS Church when he’s running for office, but God forbid a Mormon Republican run for office.
KYM KUSHING
HENDERSON
Honorable man
To the editor:
I’ve been a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for 75 years. Sen. Harry Reid’s assertion that Mitt Romney sullies Sen. Reid’s Mormon Church is unbelievable.
We are taught to be charitable: Mr. Romney donates large sums to charity and quietly helps many in need. We believe marriage is between a man and a woman. Mr. Romney agrees; Sen. Reid disagrees. We believe life is sacred. Mr. Romney is pro-life; Sen. Reid supports abortion, even the barbaric practice of late-term, partial-birth abortion. Sen. Reid even endorses a president who voted for a law allowing doctors to let babies who survive attempted abortions die.
Mormons are cautioned against bearing false witness or spreading rumors. Sen. Harry Reid broadcast the now-debunked lie that Mr. Romney didn’t pay taxes for 10 years, based on anonymous (perhaps fictional?) sources, and never apologized. Mr. Romney is an honorable man.
This Mormon will vote for Mr. Romney, not because of his religion, but because she agrees with him politically. He is the right man to turn our economy around, just as he did the Olympics. He started new businesses and saved failing ones that employ thousands of people. He is the right man for this moment.
JOAN MUELLER
RENO
Touchdown
To the editor:
To all the Tuesday and Wednesday morning quarterbacks: Before you write an article panning the NFL replacement referees, you should know what you’re talking about.
I am a retired football official, and I want you to know that the last call of the Green Bay-Seattle game was right. By rule, a pass has not been intercepted until the player lands on the ground. In this case, when the Packer and Seahawk players landed, they were both in possession of the football. By rule, in a simultaneous catch – which this was – the ball belongs to the offense.
A lot of air time and newspaper print have been spent on this play, but 99 percent of the writing has been wrong. I agree that the replacement officials blew a lot of calls, but this was the right call.
JAMES E. RHODES
LAS VEGAS
What inspection?
To the editor:
In reference to Donald Wudarski’s Sunday letter, “That’s an inspection?”: If you think your hot water inspection was a joke, don’t ever put in ceiling fans. I had two new ceiling fans installed and a third one moved. I was charged $285 for the Clark County electrical permit fee. On the date of the inspection, at 7 a.m., a man arrived, looked up, remarked “Nice ceiling fans,” and left. Nothing was checked, verified, inspected, signed. I didn’t even get a kiss!
T.M. McCALLUM
LAS VEGAS
No subsidy
To the editor:
So it’s finally time to ask the feds to help us feed our white elephant (“Monorail looks at new course,” Wednesday).
Remember when we were told, “It will all be funded with private money”? You could hear the residents of the valley roar with laughter all the way in the other end of the country.
We said at the time that if it didn’t go to the airport it was a losing proposition. Did the monorail listen? No! Now they want federal money.
Listen, I’m not against the monorail extending to the airport, but not with gubbmint money. You will surely put the taxi, limo and shuttle companies out of business. Shall we then subsidize them as well, to keep them afloat?
Let the monorail extend to the airport on its own. No tax money should be used. If they can’t afford it, then close. Too bad, so sad. I’m getting sick and tired of subsidizing people’s stupid decisions. Once you start that, there is no end.
AL GARTH
LAS VEGAS
Make Strip one-way
To the editor:
You want to expand the Las Vegas Monorail? Fine. Have it go from the airport to the hotels on the Strip. Close half the Strip, making it one-way for vehicles, and modernize the walking area for tourists. This would eliminate a lot of pollution from cars and buses cruising the Strip and airport. Imagine traffic flow without taxicabs.
You will turn a profit, and fast, and help the environment as well as tourists from getting ripped off. Off the plane, onto the train.
TOM PACILEO
HENDERSON
Merry-go-round
To the editor:
So President Obama and his entourage will be coming to Las Vegas for the eighth time this year. I’m curious as to just who is subsidizing all these trips. After all, wasn’t it the president who chided the American people for spending their money here? I guess he must have added the caveat “except for promoting his presidency.”
Our state and cities are bleeding red ink, not to mention the highest unemployment in the nation. And now, this man has decided to burden the Nevada taxpayer with yet another one of his orchestrated revival meetings, in an attempt to harvest the last drop of Culinary union votes.
RON MOERS
HENDERSON
