Comments for Pulitzer Prize Winner Cynthia Tucker | Journalist. Professor. Progressive. http://cynthiatucker.com Political commentary from Pulitzer Prize winner Cynthia Tucker. Sun, 27 Nov 2011 19:35:24 +0000 hourly 1 Comment on Would you want Ron Paul in charge of the FAA? by Barbara Satterfield http://cynthiatucker.com/2011/11/would-you-want-ron-paul-in-charge-of-the-faa.html#comment-91 Barbara Satterfield Sun, 27 Nov 2011 19:35:24 +0000 http://cynthiatucker.com/?p=486#comment-91 Dear Ms Tucker: Your article about Ron Paul appeared in the Huntsville, Alabama Times on 11-27-11. The section I was most interested in was regarding children being able to be seated with their Mother. Last May my granddaughter was traveling to Germany, a 10 hour flight, with her three children ages 4, 2 and 6 months. Her tickets showed all four of them seated together. However, upon boarding the plane they were separated. The BABY way put in the back of the plane, the two boys were seated somewhere in the middle and the Mother was seated near the front. My granddaughter complained and showed the seat assignments as being together but the stewardess said there was a newly married couple who wanted to be seated together and would not change seats. Finally, the lady seated beside my granddaughter said she would take the baby's seat so he could be with his Mother. The two little boys had to remain several seats back and began to cry. Throughout the entire flight the Mother had to switch seats, first one boy would sit with the baby while she sat with the other boy. Then they would continue to switch seats through the entire flight. It was very stressful for all of them. If this is what Ron Paul wants to make it a regulation for children to always be seated with their Mother, than I am all for it. How can a stewardess take it upon her/himself to re-arrange seating to please passengers who have taken seats other than those that are on their tickets? Dear Ms Tucker:
Your article about Ron Paul appeared in the Huntsville, Alabama Times on 11-27-11. The section I was most interested in was regarding children being able to be seated with their Mother. Last May my granddaughter was traveling to Germany, a 10 hour flight, with her three children ages 4, 2 and 6 months.
Her tickets showed all four of them seated together. However, upon boarding the plane they were separated. The BABY way put in the back of the plane, the two boys were seated somewhere in the middle and the Mother was seated near the front. My granddaughter complained and showed the seat assignments as being together but the stewardess said there was a newly married couple who wanted to be seated together and would not change seats. Finally, the lady seated beside my granddaughter said she would take the baby’s seat so he could be with his Mother. The two little boys had to remain several seats back and began to cry. Throughout the entire flight the Mother had to switch seats, first one boy would sit with the baby while she sat with the other boy. Then they would continue to switch seats through the entire flight. It was very stressful for all of them. If this is what Ron Paul wants to make it a regulation for children to always be seated with their Mother, than I am all for it. How can a stewardess take it upon her/himself to re-arrange seating to please passengers who have taken seats other than those that are on their tickets?

]]> Comment on Cain and Palin think their ignorance is ‘cool’ by Carla Bailey http://cynthiatucker.com/2011/11/cain-and-palin-think-their-ignorance-is-cool.html#comment-68 Carla Bailey Mon, 21 Nov 2011 21:46:42 +0000 http://cynthiatucker.com/?p=475#comment-68 Let me first say, "you are a phenomenal woman" and I appreciate your assessment of Herman Cain and his skirting ignorance as if it were a badge of honor! I am Black American and find myself embarrased every time he opens his mouth. He is not alone. Grave mistakes were made with term limits, we need seasoned folks that understand Washington D.C. to be in congressional seats, with a full understanding of national and international relationships and issues. Thank you for your commentary, i totally agree. Let me first say, “you are a phenomenal woman” and I appreciate your assessment of Herman Cain and his skirting ignorance as if it were a badge of honor! I am Black American and find myself embarrased every time he opens his mouth. He is not alone. Grave mistakes were made with term limits, we need seasoned folks that understand Washington D.C. to be in congressional seats, with a full understanding of national and international relationships and issues. Thank you for your commentary, i totally agree.

]]> Comment on Older white voters ‘uncomfortable’ with Obama by Jason http://cynthiatucker.com/2011/11/older-white-voters-uncomfortable-with-obama.html#comment-63 Jason Mon, 14 Nov 2011 20:06:15 +0000 http://cynthiatucker.com/?p=420#comment-63 To the Author The idea that older Americans are more racially divided and motivated, I'll file this one as a 'water is wet' article but is still nice to know how wet. Quite frankly I thought we had 'dried out' more than this and I thank you for opening my eyes if only a little wider. To Robert Renaldo One in four under 29 still doesn’t "completely" agree with interracial dating. If we don't talk about this, sweep our feelings under the rug, they will feel their beliefs are acceptable. If they think like this they should feel embarrassed, they should know they are part of their own minority, and it's up to us to remind them. I understand your notion that keeping it in the spotlight will only prolong its downfall but that does not jive with history. The south only integrated after the rest of the country would not drop the issue. Fear of being ostracized from your community has always been the strongest tool to both instill and defeat beliefs as clearly hurtful as these. To the Author
The idea that older Americans are more racially divided and motivated, I’ll file this one as a ‘water is wet’ article but is still nice to know how wet. Quite frankly I thought we had ‘dried out’ more than this and I thank you for opening my eyes if only a little wider.

To Robert Renaldo
One in four under 29 still doesn’t “completely” agree with interracial dating. If we don’t talk about this, sweep our feelings under the rug, they will feel their beliefs are acceptable. If they think like this they should feel embarrassed, they should know they are part of their own minority, and it’s up to us to remind them. I understand your notion that keeping it in the spotlight will only prolong its downfall but that does not jive with history. The south only integrated after the rest of the country would not drop the issue. Fear of being ostracized from your community has always been the strongest tool to both instill and defeat beliefs as clearly hurtful as these.

]]> Comment on Older white voters ‘uncomfortable’ with Obama by Robert Renaldo http://cynthiatucker.com/2011/11/older-white-voters-uncomfortable-with-obama.html#comment-62 Robert Renaldo Mon, 14 Nov 2011 17:03:09 +0000 http://cynthiatucker.com/?p=420#comment-62 Dear Cynthia, this is my attempt to have a brief discussion with someone i'm probably in strong oppisition to. i say that because of the last descriptve word you chose to use( journalist, professor, progressive) ...to start: (I said, “I think 45 to 65 percent of the people who appear. . ) i am in the other 55 to 35 percent. i would ask you to consider your premise that possibly more than half( 55%) don't think as you suggest. in other words, my desire would be that you start to look at things , and more importantly write, speak in your classroom and in all of your public forums, from a positive point of view and please cut down on the the racial backdrop. am i saying stop talking about racial issues,no of course not. i'm simply trying to say the best way to have race continually become a diminishing issue is to address topics of importance without bringing it up in most of our discussions. as i respectfully suggest ,simply consider doing it. to share a few facts about me, my two best friends , and i repeat BEST true friends are an arab guy and a black guy. why am i telling you this, not in the "old" way of trying to justify my position of closeness, but rather to say my parents raised me to look at the character and the honesty and the goodness in someone, their race is a nonissue. the women that i date are strong , intelligent, and self confident, yet we both regognize human frailty . again their race is a non issue. the historical signifigance of the fact that a black man was elected President of the United States was huge... beyond any thing else that has happened in this country in a long time... my wish is that you would talk about that fact alone,and refrain from adding any political opinion or slant when discussing the office. i will continue to hold my conservative views just as you will continue to maintain your progressive ones, i just hope you will stress the individaulality of men and women more and with a little less emphasis on race and the resultant negative affect. Bob Dear Cynthia, this is my attempt to have a brief discussion with someone i’m probably in strong oppisition to. i say that because of the last descriptve word you chose to use( journalist, professor, progressive) …to start: (I said, “I think 45 to 65 percent of the people who appear. . ) i am in the other 55 to 35 percent. i would ask you to consider your premise that possibly more than half( 55%) don’t think as you suggest. in other words, my desire would be that you start to look at things , and more importantly write, speak in your classroom and in all of your public forums, from a positive point of view and please cut down on the the racial backdrop. am i saying stop talking about racial issues,no of course not. i’m simply trying to say the best way to have race continually become a diminishing issue is to address topics of importance without bringing it up in most of our discussions. as i respectfully suggest ,simply consider doing it. to share a few facts about me, my two best friends , and i repeat BEST true friends are an arab guy and a black guy. why am i telling you this, not in the “old” way of trying to justify my position of closeness, but rather to say my parents raised me to look at the character and the honesty and the goodness in someone, their race is a nonissue. the women that i date are strong , intelligent, and self confident, yet we both regognize human frailty . again their race is a non issue. the historical signifigance of the fact that a black man was elected President of the United States was huge… beyond any thing else that has happened in this country in a long time… my wish is that you would talk about that fact alone,and refrain from adding any political opinion or slant when discussing the office. i will continue to hold my conservative views just as you will continue to maintain your progressive ones, i just hope you will stress the individaulality of men and women more and with a little less emphasis on race and the resultant negative affect. Bob

]]> Comment on Cain has benefited from his blackness by Max Alexander Malloy http://cynthiatucker.com/2011/11/cain-has-benefited-from-his-blackness.html#comment-60 Max Alexander Malloy Mon, 14 Nov 2011 15:16:57 +0000 http://cynthiatucker.com/?p=393#comment-60 On the right wing plantation, Herman Cain has chosen to posture in the big house as a grinning Tom rather than to labor in the field of misery with his laboring brothers and sisters and like a tail wagging puppy, Cain grins broadly and welcome the right wingers' socastic praises: "you're different than the rest of them". On the right wing plantation, Herman Cain has chosen to posture in the big house as a grinning Tom rather than to labor in the field of misery with his laboring brothers and sisters and like a tail wagging puppy, Cain grins broadly and welcome the right wingers’ socastic praises: “you’re different than the rest of them”.

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