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Letters to the Editor Monday

Posted: May 21, 2012 - 12:05am

Columnist Russ Wigh sorely missed the mark attempting to explain the benign nature of oil speculation May 17 in “Oil speculators and higher gas prices.”

Comparing oil to farm crops or sugar purchased by Coca-Cola is ludicrous. The internal combustion engine is the heart of the United States and world economies, and oil/gasoline is the lifeblood of that engine.

As motor fuel, gasoline and diesel are natural monopolies there is simply no competition.

Even so, Big Oil is subsidized by our tax dollars from “friends” in Congress.

Even as gasoline consumption in the United States decreases, prices increase as refineries send mega-tankers of gasoline to China and India where developing nations are thirsty for more energy, and higher prices at the pump provide more lucrative profits.

Big Oil and politicians tell us we can drill our way back to lower prices if only more land is opened for exploration and development, and we are told there is more oil in Bakan Range shale than in Saudi Arabia.

Competition in the market place is the only way to significantly reduce gasoline prices. That will not occur without public pressure.

My nephew, a geologist in the oil discovery business in Colorado, says it clearly. “Don’t worry. We will never run out of oil. How much gasoline can you use at $25 a gallon?”



Art group judges
Bunny a big hit

As co-chairs of the Landings Art Association’s 25th Anniversary Art Show on April 26, Mrs. Nancy Lieb and I were so pleased to have Bunny Ware attend our event.

Bunny’s attention to detail and her accurate reporting of the event, including photos of artists and guests, in the Sunday, May 6, Accent section was a wonderful finale to our successful judged art show.

The LAA has over 250 members from in and around Savannah, not just in The Landings, and the members have all been thrilled with seeing their largest yearly show covered by the Savannah Morning News.

In addition, proceeds from that show and other LAA events go toward funding several scholarships to deserving students.

We were delighted the Savannah community could see a large sample of the talent we have in our organization. The Landings Art Association is a not-for-profit organization whose goal is to share their enjoyment and appreciation of art within the Savannah community and surrounding Lowcountry. Begun in 1984 with just a handful of artists, the LAA has grown to become the largest and most prestigious art group in the region.



Americans should support energy pioneers

Despite political rhetoric designed to divide the masses and pit them against each other, I would venture to say self-empowerment is a goal all people strive to attain.

Americans, especially, enjoy and protect “freedom of choice” and usually stand together when it is threatened.

However, energy consumption and its costs are an area of our lives where we have little choice or control, and we seem to accept this as unchangeable.

Our electric company can literally charge us whatever they like, and the price of gas for our cars is tightly controlled with just a few pennies difference to choose at the pump. Today, the choice to “buy American” is so limited it is a shock to one’s sense of patriotic self-determination.

If we were shown there is a way today to produce energy ourselves and the technological promise tomorrow of total energy independence, not just nationally but individually for ourselves and our families, you would think free-spirited lovers of liberty would jump at it. Well, that day is here.

So why aren’t we?

When we compare Americans who are pioneering new energy paths and bucking the system to the nay-sayers who are doing the bidding of those in power, I ask you who are the true freedom-loving individualists seeking self-empowerment?



What Jesus said doesn’t make a difference

It doesn’t make any difference whether Jesus did not mention the word homosexuality in the Bible. It does not mean that men having sex with men or women having sex with women or same sex marriage is not sin.

God said in his scriptures I love the sinner but I hate the sin. When we read the Bible, we need to ask God to help us to understand what we are reading.

Every since the fall of man, people have been twisting God’s words around to cover up their sins. But God said his words will never change. He also said his ways are not our ways; His thoughts are not our thoughts.

So everyone who is hiding within the Bible, please go to the Bible to seek help. If everyone would read the whole chapter of Leviticus 18, there they will find what God has to say about sexual sin. If they would read other scriptures, they will know about all others sins.



Remember the feel-good ‘60s? They’re back

Previously I have written about President Obama providing money for an African nation for abortions to stop a rise in AIDS. Next was the Obama health plan, which stated everyone must subscribe or pay a fine.

The president is not done with his ultimatums. He now wants companies providing health insurance for their employees to give insurance at no cost to the employees for abortions and birth control pills. Next will be sterilization.

Is President Obama trying to reduce the birth rate in this country?

He now approves same-sex marriage and made the statement on Mother’s Day weekend. He now says he just wants to equalize rights of same-sex marriage and the marriage of a man and a woman.

Are we to be a nation of our own principles and do what ever we care to do? We went through the ‘60s, saying do it if it feels good. That went over like a lead balloon.



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southernguy09 05/21/12 - 06:42 am

Great post, but be prepared to have a new one ripped by the Obama zombies. They're convinced the soles of his shoes are damp from walking on water all the time.

Section 8
Section 8 05/21/12 - 07:35 am
Mr. Douse

You say if I want to know what God had to say, I read the Bible. So, who wrote the Bible?

u9027 05/21/12 - 08:05 am

So, what kind of zombie are you, Mr. Southernguy09?

Midtown Mojo
Midtown Mojo 05/21/12 - 08:42 am
I hate to argue with you, Frank

...but God's words HAVE been changed through the ages to suit the prevailing thought of the times and to accommodate the church's agenda. The version of the bible that you read is not the same bible that people found in their bedside table at Holiday Inns back in the Middle Ages. As far as what Jesus said or didn't say, the New Testament is not a transcript of his entire life; it covers a handful of notable events leading up to his betrayal, trial and crucifixion, and much of it written down for the first time long after the fact. While I'm fairly confident that Jesus and his all-male bachelor retinue sat around the campfire and talked about something other than being the Son of God and the latest round of Jew jokes, I'm sure sexuality wasn't the constant source of speculation that it is today. For godsake, Frank, the Vatican was still painting over the nudes in the Sistine Chapel when the first mass printings of the bible were being distributed. As for being gay and godly, I don't know why a homosexual would be drawn to a religion that espouses their lifestyle as a sin; for many it isn't a choice, and an omnipotent god would know that, wouldn't he? I read the bible, too, Frank, and I've never run across Mrs. God. If God did not create a wife, I think that says something about his lifestyle choices. After all, God told the Jews that he was a jealous God and that there shall be no other gods before them. Sounds pretty gay to me, Frank.

Maryland Geechee
Maryland Geechee 05/21/12 - 11:39 am

Ever since the bible was written man has been twisting its words to Create sins that don't exist.

Dale Gribble
Dale Gribble 05/21/12 - 01:03 pm
sanityinga 05/21/12 - 01:23 pm
I bet Arthur is a "fiscal conservative" too

"Avoiding the significant costs associated with these unintended births saves taxpayers $4 for every $1 spent on family planning." http://aspe.hhs.gov/health/reports/2012/contraceptives/ib.shtml

Ideology run smack dab into your conspiracy theory? Or is he ready to increase public funding for the programs required for those unintended pregnancies?

sense talk
sense talk 05/21/12 - 01:26 pm
"God said in his scriptures I love the sinner but I hate the sin

." Please point me to the verse of the Bible that states this.... I won't hold my breath. This is just another example of parroting what you have been told with no research or reach for understanding. Not only is this line not in the Bible, it isn't even inferred by any scripture. I suggest you do as most Christians haven't and actually read the Bible.

Pinky59 05/22/12 - 03:33 am
"What Jesus said doesn’t make a difference..."

to "Christians" who cherry-pick which scripture they shall follow or ignore.

So do tell us, Frank Douse Jr, whether you've ever eaten pork or shellfish, cut your hair at the temples, wore double-knits, or sowed two different seeds in the same field, so we can laugh and point fingers at you, sir.

Ransomed Tyrant
Ransomed Tyrant 05/22/12 - 06:12 am
If you are ..

going to quote God or Jesus, shouldn't your quotes be enclosed within quotation marks and followed by a foot note?

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