Liberal bias taints border news stories
The AP news article, “U.S. lobbed tear gas into Mexico on New Year’s Day” (News, Jan. 3), is a classic example of media bias. Unless one reads the article, it leaves the false impression that the U.S. was being hostile towards Mexico. A more appropriate headline would have been, “U.S. lobbed tear gas at rock-throwing migrants on New Year’s Day.” The article goes on to imply blame on the U.S. for lobbing tear gas at the migrants who were using small children as shields. I deplore the incremental gassing of unfortunate children. But it was the rock-throwing migrants who used the wretched children to discourage a forceful response by the U.S.
CHARLIE KELLY, JOHNS CREEK
GOP’s OK with raw political suppression
The new governor of Georgia was elected under extremely questionable circumstances. He refused to recuse himself from his position as secretary of state. His office had very little transparency. Over the years, he has rigged the system to exclude mostly black voters by closing polls that were formerly available to them, by eliminating those who had not voted recently, and by eliminating those whose information did not exactly match that of current records. Though he won’t admit it, these practices mostly hurt the poor and minorities who would ordinarily vote for a Democrat. These kinds of practices can be found in many Third World countries with dictators who squash their opposition by any means necessary. Politically, Georgia has become a Third World country where Kemp is our dictator. Republicans will do anything to stay in power, including lying, stealing and cheating.
MICHAEL DE GIVE, DECATUR
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