Examiner’s contradictions on funding sources take the cake
Re: “Peanuts and calumnies from the White House,” editorial, & “Not so fast on ground zero mosque,” Oct. 13
I often read The Examiner and find it humorous how one story can contradict another, but this one takes the cake.
Your page 2 editorial laments that David Axelrod is making the Chamber of Commerce prove that its campaign contribution are not coming from foreign companies. Meanwhile, Barbara Hollingsworth’s commentary on the ground zero mosque completely ignores the fact that Tim Brown (who is quoted in the article saying “we want to make sure it’s not the same source that funded the attacks on 9/11”) is saying virtually the same thing.
The only difference is that instead of saying prove your money isn’t coming from foreign companies, Brown says prove your money doesn’t come from terrorists. Good to see that irony is alive and well at your paper.
Brad Eickholt
Fairfax
Incumbent Connolly is the one who’s rolling in the mud
Re: “Connolly, Fimian spar at Fairfax Chamber debate,” Oct. 12
How quaint that Rep. Gerry Connolly, D-Va., feels he can lecture anyone on what “degrades the civility in politics.” Is this the same Connolly who has been sending out mailers to his constituents making the ridiculous claim that Keith Fimian is against condoms?
Is this the same Gerry Connolly whose campaign Web site includes the following line about absentee voting: “So easy in fact, even George Bush can do it.”
Is this the same Connolly whose latest commercial takes a joke Fimian made totally out of context to smear his challenger’s views on congressional pay?
Connolly knows he cannot run on the facts. His left-wing voting record is even too much for Northern Virginians. His only chance for re-election is to keep taking cheap shots and dodging the issues, or- in his words — to “degrade civility.”
Rob Paine
Fairfax
First restore poor nations’ agriculture base
Time and again, the United Nations appeals to wealthy nations, begging them to help the poorest. Yet years go on without tangible results. Wealthy donors have the duty to impose practical solutions to end malnutrition. Before building factories, there is a pressing need to replenish depleted soils and transform countries like Haiti into the tropical orchard of North America.
Let the United Nations send teams of agronomists from nearby islands to help Haitians grow the miracle breadfruit tree, which yields fruits that are better-tasting than potatoes. The fruit is eaten before it ripens, and the tree must be trimmed before it reaches its full size in order to make it accessible. Blanched slices can be frozen for exportation.
An abundance of tropical roots such as yams, sweet potatoes and fruits like bananas, avocados, mangos, etc. could add variety to the menu. Meanwhile, wealthy nations should distribute one-burner stoves and gas containers to impoverished populations so they will let the trees grow.
Madeleine Soudee
Washington
