Letters: More on the strife of Riley

This N-word used by Riley Cooper being shown on TV and the press has gotten out of control. I can understand how Cooper got upset with black people jumping over the fences, but where's the security people who were supposed to watch them?

And it makes me wonder: Who's this person who videotaped Cooper's heated conversation with security personnel with his smartphone, and why? This happened a while ago, so why bring it up now?

I feel bad for this guy, and his career may be ruined by his comment. Look what happened to John Rocker and Jimmy "The Greek," and both their careers ended badly for their comments. This race issue has gone too far, and black people have been playing the race card for far too long, and I'm getting sick of it.

Robert F. Schaffer

Philadelphia

Riley Cooper's racist slur using the N-word is nothing new because that's the way they think about black people. Now, Riley Cooper wants to apologize.

He said what he meant. He didn't think he would be caught. It makes me sick when white people say or do what they want to black people and blacks are so easy to forgive them. Like Michael Vick says he is a friend. To you, Mr. Vick: If you don't know what to say, don't say anything. Some blacks act like they have to apologize for them. You will always be called the N-word.

So, Riley Cooper, take your apologizing some place where it is accepted. Michael doesn't speak for all black people. He has to play with you, we don't. So, give Michael Vick a big hug and call him your N-word.

Louis Dillard

Philadelphia

Why does everyone act like there was a mass murder every time someone says the N-word?

Has America gone nuts? Right away they rake you over the coals. Look what they did to Paula Deen, for example. Now we have Riley Cooper.

The lynch mob is out for blood.

If black America is not held to task for using the N-word or for calling white people "crackers," "honkies" and any other love name they have for whites, then white people should not be crucified for saying the N-word. At this point, I really don't care what reasons they come up with to justify this unfair balance. This whole thing is overkill.

Furthermore, why is race charlatan Al Sharpton allowed to spray his racial hatred for white people with demonic name calling of whites, cops and Jews, saying whatever hate words he can, and no one calls him on his behavior? This demonic demigod definitely needs to learn what it means to be a "reverend." The man is so full of hate and is, therefore, rewarded with his own show. Paula Deen says the N- word years ago, and they take away her cooking show.

If there was a white "reverend" doing what Sharpton does, we would find ourselves in the midst of a civil war.

Equality? I think not.

News media, unless you report everything racist from both sides, please do not work it at all. This form of hypocrisy is getting old.

Diane McDowell

Philadelphia

Knocking wood

I read with interest your editorial about how the carpenters' union seems determined to destroy the Pennsylvania Convention Center. They set up picket lines around the time that conventioneers were trying to set up for a show due to open the next day. The board ended up caving in to the union by agreeing to postpone any attempt to get the union to agree to changes in their contracts.

You rightfully point out that it's senseless for the union to keep flexing its muscle because future potential conventioneers are taking the attitude that it's just not worth the effort to hold a convention in Philadelphia. Fewer conventions mean fewer hours for carpenters, but also for the leisure and tourist industry, affecting maids, bellhops, waitresses, etc. You also point out that Ed Coryell Sr. seems more interested in keeping his high salary than looking out for the hardworking people who support themselves and their families.

Unfortunately, just as I was warming up to your editorial, you then ask, "Where's the governor?"

C'mon, who are you kidding? This is a disgraceful example of wanting to have it both ways. You're going to place the blame on the governor because he's not involved in straightening out the carpenters' union, but would trash him in your next editorial if he did. You would have accused him of being anti-union and raked him across the coals because he wasn't looking out for the hardworking union guy who's just trying to scrounge out a living. The anti-union drums would be beaten to death.

Sorry, you can't have it both ways.

Bill Mann

Cochranville, Pa.