The favored politicians should have smelled rat
I love to explore North Carolina and have had many wonderful adventures in our beautiful state. One occurred recently when I went to Morehead City to see the tall ships parade. Wow, it was such fun, and I thought nothing of standing in line for the shuttle bus, again to board the ships, especially the two-hour queue for the Cisne Branco, eating an apple and drinking bottled water. Wow. I was all agog until I read in your paper about the favored treatment of some of our elected officials.
The thought had never entered my mind that others would have harbor seats aboard a requisitioned ferry that had been taken out of service, or that they were eating fancy hors d'oeuvres and drinking wine and beer while I ate my apple and drank my humble bottle of water.
Pricey Harrison and others should have smelled a rat when they received invitations for such "grandstand seating and eating." Would she and anyone else have repaid the 90-odd dollars had they not been exposed? Of course not, as there would have been no need to, since the Ports Authority officials apparently thought they had conceived a perfect form of soft graft and corruption.
Sidney R. Sparks
Reidsville
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Between the news coverage and apparently mountainous pile of continual lte's this story has generated it is beginning to overrun my limited memory and spill into other parts of my tired and sleepy mind.
The best I can tell this "Tall Ships" fiasco took place somewhere between Trafalgar and Guadalcanal, involved Admiral Horatio Nelson, William H. Halsey, Vice Admiral Gunichi Mikawa, and a host of other Japanese whose names I can never properly pronounce when totally sober.
It was the turning point in every war since Cain slew Abel, the first use of both submarine and carrier warfare and the last surface engagement in history between opposing battleships.
John Paul Jones, although not directly involved in tne confrontation, did provide the catering.
In summary: It was wrong, it was blatant, but enough already.
It aint't THAT big a deal.
Posted on August 7, 2006 5:20 AM
Note to self: "Frederick" does not begin with an "H" - hire chimpanzee or learn how to type.
Posted on August 7, 2006 7:11 AM
Agreed, What IS the big deal??? I thought big wigs always got preferential treatment..band stands at parades, head tables, etc. Sooo what is new and so awful in Morehead City...other than the ferry was out of commission that day.
Posted on August 7, 2006 7:42 AM
I put this up there with Flag Burning, and Gay marriage---it ain't no big deal!
One does have to wonder, with all the letters published lately, it seems like an organized effort. This is the kind of thing Marcus Kindley or Tony Moschitti would be up in arms about.
Much ado about nothing.
Posted on August 7, 2006 9:05 AM