Breathe, People

So its okay for a city leader to be a known racist? Do you understand what racism is? Please look up the answer in the dictionary or better yet ASK A MINORITY. It is INSTITUTIONALIZED HATRED towards a WHOLE GROUP of people. It is INTENT to hurt to maliciously discriminate. When will you so-called "understanding" white people ("I feel your pain", but hey stop complaining b/c as someone NOT at the recieving end of this hatred, I just think you should) stop telling us minorities what to feel? Your article was nothing short of an insult from line to line to line. It was hurtful to read and it said clearly: forget what a whole section of our city feels, let's protect our Mayor. What hogwash.

"I feel your pain . . . it takes all kinds"???

Seriously - Janovy would NOT have written the same piece if Semler were a member of Fred Phelp's church.

What a hypocrite she is!

"I feel your pain . . . it takes all kinds"???

How condescending!

Seriously - Janovy would NOT have written the same piece if Semler were a member of Fred Phelp's church.

What a hypocrite she is!

Hi. Just a few small things.

First, culture is independent of race. People can be of different races and still be of the same culture. So wanting to preserve your culture does not make one racist.

But even ignoring that, it is obviously hypocritical for one to claim that when white Americans want to preserve their culture it is racist, but when Hispanics continue speaking Spanish, celebrate The Fifth of May, and the Day of the Dead even AFTER emigrating to the US in an attempt to "preserve their culture", well, then it's OK and all for "diversity" and "pluralism".

Finally, we have a Constitution. The founding principle behind that Constitution is clarified in the Declaration of Independence: "We hold these truths to be self evident: that all men are created equal . . . ". Now, if the Constitution says we are all equal then why are we not treated equally. meaning -if WE must obey the law why shouldn't ALL men have to obey the law. If I break the law I suffer the penalty. The tenets of equality say that if a Hispanic breaks the law he should be treated equally, meaning he should receive the prescribed punishment (i.e. deportation). Apologists for foreign interlopers claim they are on the side of equality but in reality THEY are the racists, because they advocate unequal treatment under the law for people of a certain race or national origin.

Matthew, you are dead on with this issue, I could not agree with you more. I'm so sick of everyone in this country seeking to find someway to be a victim. Before long, people will be throwing themselves in front of buses just to get someone to pay attention to them.

The author mentioned "love thy neighbor", first she as all who hate CHristians does, takes the quote out of context. Second, it is very doubtful that she knows Semler personally b/c if she did it would be obvious Frances fits this bill better than anyone we know.

Finally, it's obvious the author wanted to create a stir and a name for herself with her letter which was written several days ago and right now, including mine, there are 5 comments, one which was posted twice.