Help Trump select 2020 convention site
In view of Trump’s attempt to extort North Carolina, I wonder where readers would like to see the Republican National Convention held this year?
My top picks would be (in no meaningful order):
1) Alabama, sweet home super red state
2) Guantanamo
3) Pyongyang
4) Mar-a-Lago
Other sites might be the NRA headquarters or a large bouncy house. Prizes would be given away for not wearing a mask, etc.
What would your list look like?
David C. Redheffer, Ringgold, Georgia
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Leaders criticized but do what’s right
To the person who says President Trump is a liar, you, sir, are the liar.
Example: President Trump never said the coronavirus was a hoax. If the president felt the virus was a hoax, why would he alone ban travel to China while Europe and others did not?
President Trump made the right moves even while being pilloried by media, politicians and other world leaders. A great leader will do what he feels is right even while others criticize him. Henry Clay said, “I’d rather be right than president.” Fortunately, we have a president who is also right.
Perhaps you are not a liar. You may be getting your information from a biased media. That’s too bad. But anyone who cannot support the president during a crisis isn’t a good American.
I base my opinion not on party affiliation or ideology but just plain facts. I am shocked by how much people do not know about this country or the Constitution, especially in this so-called information age.
Jack Runge, Rising Fawn, Georgia
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Look to Canada and Sweden for socialism models
Correction for a writer of a recent letter to the editor: Capitalism benefits the elite, socialism benefits the middle class.
Canada and Sweden are progressive socialist countries, not Venezuela’s authoritarian regime.
Tom Baker, Hixson
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TFP, choose words carefully in headlines
This is primarily addressed to the writer of this headline on the front page of last Sunday’s paper, “More testing brings COVID-19 surge.”
Compare this to what is actually stated in the article: “More cases doesn’t necessarily mean the outbreak is worsening … .” Think about it. This leaves open the possibility that more cases do mean the outbreak is worsening. In other words, the headline is not necessarily true.
Health officials in Alabama agree with me on this point. According to an article on page B6 of this very same issue of the TFP, these health officials say, “It’s impossible to determine whether the rise [in cases] is linked to additional testing or an actual increase in disease.”
On the whole, I’ve been very pleased with the TFP’s reporting on this pandemic, but this headline is a black mark. You’re adding confusion at a time when many people are too willing to believe that the headline is true.
Betsy Darken