| Desmund
Adams is articulate
I resent that Desmund Adams cannot be called
articulate just because your reporter thinks
that it is racist (“Civic Skinny,” May 17).
This is a man who owns a national executive
search firm with a law degree from Drake University.
He is extremely well spoken and impresses everyone
who hears him speak. Congressman Boswell did
not bring up Desmund’s race, so why did your
reporter? Did your reporter want to start a
rift, or is there a desire to point out that
Desmund is black and somehow different?
Julie Stewart Ziesman
Campaign Manager, Adams For Senate
Clive
Wasting his time
It’s obvious that state senate candidate Mark
Segebart is wasting his time running for a seat
in the Iowa legislature (“Political Mercury,”
May 24). He should be negotiating to lock up
the western Iowa franchise for Marcus Bachmann’s
“Pray-The-Gay-Away” program. If Segebart is
really shrewd, he might also pick a couple of
cantons in Switzerland. And here I’m thinking
of Neuchâtel and Vaud since they’re on the border
with France, and we all “know” how gay the French
are.
Ron Nath
Des Moines
Here we go again
George W. Bush endorsed Mitt Romney even though
Romney is trying to keep it quiet. Romney wants
to use Bush to court big dollar donors without
anyone knowing that he’s putting together the
same Bush team that initiated the recession.
Karl Rove is helping Romney put the team back
together, and they plan to bring back the failed
policies of the past including more tax cuts
for the wealthy. Romney’s extreme position on
education policies, health care and women’s
rights represent a tremendous threat to the
progress President Obama has made on behalf
of the middle class and American workers. President
Obama has put people back to work, he’s lowered
taxes for workers and small businesses, he’s
stands with America’s veterans, he’s strong
on education, he believes in women’s rights
and equal pay and he fought hard for healthcare
reform.
Danny Bynum
Eldridge
Reform?
The recent education bill went nowhere. The
Des Moines Register’s Jason Noble quoted Gov.
Branstad that a competitive education requires,
“a great teacher in every classroom, a great
principal leading every building, high academic
standards and strong matching assessments.”
Branstad left out “a great innovative superintendent.”
But, more importantly, Branstad left out “a
great governor, a great legislature and citizens
who require a competitive education.” We’re
finding that going back to the 19th century
isn’t that difficult.
John Hicks
Des Moines | 
