To The Editor:
Joe Carvin’s vicious and unfounded personal attacks on his Republican primary opponent, Jim Russell, reveal more about Carvin’s character than they do about Russell. Russell is neither racist nor anti-Semitic. His writings reflect an in-depth, scholarly, and unapologetic advocacy of our great Western Civilization and its historical accomplishments. His impeccable academic credentials include Masters and Doctorate degrees from Fordham University in “The History of Christianity” and “Historical Theology.” He has also taught these subjects at St. Peter’s College. And the publisher of his book enjoys world-wide esteem in it’s field – namely The Oxford University Press. It’s not in the business of publishing street-corner bigots.
It is scandalous that certain opportunists would take a few words out of context, twist and expand on them just to serve their selfish, political purposes. Not only does this misconduct have a chilling effect on speech, but in the process defames and maligns a good and honest man.
As a Republican District Leader I am voting for Jim Russell on June 26th. And I urge all those thinking otherwise to recall that his opponent, Joe Carvin, is a Republican in name only who cast his vote in 2008 for Barack Obama.
Richard E. Henzel
Ossining
http://www.lausdeo10580.com/lausdeo10580/2012/06/new-york-state-issues-tax-warrants-to-gop-congressional-candidate-carvinover-90k-in-liens-placed-against-property-from-2006.html
http://www.politico.com/blogs/maggiehaberman/0910/Nita_Lowey_rival_wrote_antiintegration_racially_charged_essay_.html
They speak for themselves. Over and out.
As the Chairman of the Ossining Republican Committee, I find no record of a Richard Henzel as a District Leader within our Committee, nor have I ever seen, heard, correspondeded with Mr. Henzel over my past years, as an active member, and now Chairman for over two years of the Comittee. When will we Republicans ever get behind an endorsed Candidate (like we have done for Jim in the past). The other parties defeat us, while we continue to defeat ourselves with this nonsensical in-fighting. You can only thank Russell for Lowey's win in 2010, because the voters said so. God Bless America Stephen P. Dewey Chairman Ossining Town Republican Committee
The positions Russell advocated in that essay are wholly inconsistent with the progress that has been achieved concerning individual freedom, basic liberties, and representative government in the Western experience. Western Civilization's advocates would do far better to articulate their positions from the strength of tolerance, not the weakness of appeals to ethnic boundaries.
The Renaissance artists and sculptors, including Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo and Raphael, resurrected the Classical ideal of the human form and created works of incomparable beauty. The subject matter of art and sculpture began to once again include the Classical deities, royalty, and other members of the secular elite. In the Romantic period, positive portrayals of the common folk, as well as idealized and legendary depictions of the heritages of the European nations became popular in art and literature. The literature of this period likewise drew upon the West’s Classical heritage as well as European legends and history, as is evidenced by William Shakespeare’s choice of subjects for his plays exemplified by Julius Caesar, Hamlet, and Henry IV.
You’d think the GOP would have inoculated Mr. Carvin on this subject a long time ago. Especially with the winner of next week’s race here going up against that blowhard battleaxe buddy of Pelosi’s…. STATE ISSUES TAX WARRANTS FOR GOP'S CARVIN–OVER $90,000 IN LIENS PLACED AGAINST PROPERTY FOR FAILING TO PAY INCOME TAXES Read the full story and see the documentation here - http://www.lausdeo10580.com/lausdeo10580/2012/06/new-york-state-issues-tax-warrants-to-gop-congressional-candidate-carvinover-90k-in-liens-placed-against-property-from-2006.html
Do either the republicans or democrats know what they're doing with all their cross-endorsing? Let the "in-fighting" and out-fighting begin.
It's OK when Jewish people discourage intermarriage among Jews. Just ask Nita Lowey.