The President’s School Speech

To the Editor:

My admiration and congratulations to those teachers and administrators in the Newtown Schools who had the courage to show their students the President’s speech. To those of you in Newtown or anywhere else who did not, shame on you. You either chose to make a political statement by insulting the President of the United States or, at the very least, you caved in to the hysterical rants of the lunatic fringe — and make no mistake about it, ladies and gentlemen, that is exactly what they are.

It may not be appropriate to silence them, but surely we can ignore them.

Respectfully submitted,

George Stockwell

Bennetts Bridge Road, Sandy Hook                     September 8, 2009