Journalistic malpractice

The front page article on Feb. 21 was one of the most biased, prejudicial articles I have ever seen. The headline itself was a falsehood “GOP hosts anti-Muslim speech.” Just because someone is against Jihadist threats doesn’t necessarily mean that they are against all Muslims. The same leftist/Democratic Party arguments are used in the immigration issue. Just because someone is against illegal immigration doesn’t necessarily mean that they are against legal immigration. Those two lies about Muslims and immigrants are promulgated all the time by the left/Democratic Party. The article was a hit piece by the author with an agenda against the Republican Party by what seems to be a Democratic Party partisan. It was definitely journalistic malpractice as labeled by Paul deWitt and Sam Carpenter in their March 2 guest column. It used to be called Yellow Journalism! I hope that The Bulletin will rein in that type of article in the future. Also, please read that March 2 guest column — “Coverage of GOP meeting was flawed.” It’s a good one.

Tom Clark

Redmond

Where is the outrage about abortion?

There seems to be a lot of conversation, new laws, marches etc., due to the tragic school shooting in Florida. And rightly so.

March 7’s news article and picture on Page A3 in The Bulletin talks about pro-abortion rights in Argentina.

Is anyone concerned about the thousands and thousands of abortions each year in the world? These unborn children never see the light of day.

Starla J. Sprague

Prineville

Automatic guns should go

It is time for straight talk. The Second Amendment of 1789, and ratified in 1791, has nothing to do with automatic firearms. To suggest it does, is a ridiculous argument.

All guns that chamber rounds automatically are automatics. AR-15 rifles, Colt Model 1911 pistols and all their many clones are automatics.

These are combat weapons designed for killing people. Automatic pistols, rifles and shotguns must, and eventually will, be banned. Citizens will continue to be allowed to own pistols, rifles and shotguns which are not automatic. And we will still be the most heavily armed country on earth.

Any nation whose citizens, and God forbid teachers, must arm themselves against other armed citizens is a nation in peril. Politicians must stand up and end this madness.

James Scott

Bend

A vote for good government

Barry Garley’s letter printed in this column on March 7 assumes those of us who didn’t vote for President Donald Trump are pouting children because we didn’t get a trophy.

None of us expects to win every time, and we can respect office holders of a different party who clearly work for the good of the country.

But this time, not only has our party lost; our country has lost. I believe I speak for many Americans when I say we are not disgruntled, we are afraid. Our fear is that America elected an utterly incompetent president.

We are afraid because beyond his incompetence, Trump is unable to acknowledge to others or himself that he does not understand government or foreign relations. He does understand, however, how to be popular among a certain base of voters; he keeps his popularity by making promises he has not thought through logically.

We are afraid because our friends believe they can no longer trust us, and our enemies are not afraid of us. Both friends and foes see our president as weak and, therefore, our country as weak.

No, Mr. Garley, those of us who lost the election weren’t there for the trophy; we voted for good government.

Evelyn Moser

Redmond