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Media

Sanford's schedule appropriate to job

The media's ongoing mission to hound Gov. Mark Sanford out of office is simply appalling. Now reporters from McClatchy have taken to riffling through the governor's schedule and pulling out details that seem to suggest he's not "engaged" with his job.

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Oh, come off it. The governor was chairman of the Republican Governors Association, and as such took the lead in criticizing the Obama administration's (now-failed) "stimulus package" - so obviously he did more in the way of media appearances during that time than he had before. Why this is evidence of wrongdoing I don't know.

It's a big part of a prominent politician's job to make the case for his views in the media, and Sanford did it extremely well. His main offense seems to have been not saying what the media wanted to hear.

Dick Steele

North Myrtle Beach

Response

Protest when issues call for it

Why does Norman Winkler ("Negative racial attitudes persist," Oct. 27 letter) feel President Obama is "smarter" and "better" than "Obama haters, protesters, tea party people, birthers, rednecks," and "even Joe Wilson?" I love protesters such as Patrick Henry, Thomas Jefferson and Thomas Paine, who championed the cause of freedom. Bring on the protesters before our freedoms are extinguished. Protest the hatred of Jeremiah Wright and Bill Ayers. Protest Tim Geithner's nonpayment of taxes, Anita Dunn's admiration for Mao, Tony Rezko's shady real estate deal with Obama, Van Jones' Sept. 11, 2001, conspiracy theory. Protest corruption in federal, state, and local governments; tyranny of big government as it usurps individual freedoms every day; moral decadence, laziness, apathy, and greed. Protest Obama's Marxist views and effort to redistribute the money of producers (those who work) and give it to moochers (those who wait for handouts). Protest looters (elected officials) who loot our pockets with taxes and fees. Protest whatever and whomever you want.

Randy Bryan

Myrtle Beach

Excesses

Obama should look in-house at pay

How can the president demand cuts in executive salaries when his wife has multiple aides and assistants whose salaries total hundreds of thousand of dollars? Prior first ladies had one or two assistants, not 15 to 20.

It's time to get his house in order as well as dealing with overpaid executives.

Christian J. Fuse III

Murrells Inlet

Editor's note: According to the 2008 White House salary list provided to Congress, Laura Bush had 17 aides, four of whom made more than $100,000.

Integrity

Golf exposes

player's character

Golf is the only individual game that begins its rules book with a chapter on appropriate conduct, and the manner it should be played is clearly defined -- an ethical code of conduct for players that has flourished throughout its long history.

Golf traditionalists are appalled by the recent cascade of out-of-control erosion and undignified showing of behavior and civility among some professional athletes on and off the playing fields. Such railing behavior has significantly lowered the bar of athletic behavior.

In contrast, a high level of civility and integrity are ageless behavioral standards in golf. And more often than not, the on- and off-the-course camaraderie is better than the golf.

When a golfer does breach a rule, in view of others or not, he imposes the penalty upon himself and notifies his marker without railing against it. This procedure is unique and speaks to the epitome of scrupulous integrity and what golf is all about.

Thomas Brennan

Myrtle Beach