Letters From the Issue of Thursday, January 4

Free Speech Impediment

Deport authority: I wish we could deport this Jason Tunay character to a place like Iraq where he would find out what "free speech" gets him ("Rage Against His Bowling Shirts," Ray Stern, December 21). I hope the bowling alley stands by its guns and keeps this idiotic creep out of its establishment before he causes others to take matters into their own hands and get themselves into trouble defending the very laws and beliefs Tunay so openly ridicules.
Bob Smallwood, Glendale

Don't rain on my tirade: I was interviewed by Ray Stern since I am Dave Johnson's teammate and had to sit at our table and listen to Jason Tunay scream the F word at us over and over while he ranted and raved in our faces about how terrible the USA is. He even stated that veterans were ignorant and that he had a bachelor's degree in history. Several of us commented that we also were college grads, but he never listened to anyone else because of his temper tantrum!

By the way, I did not want to see Jason leave the league. This is America and he can wear whatever he wants, but he should grow up and learn how to take a comment without screaming obscenities. Other people on Jason's team had other issues with Jason besides the shirts! AMF had nothing to do with it.
Faye Stancill, Phoenix

Thank the soldiers: Oh my, getting upset over a shirt. Good heavens!!! Why don't you all use that pent-up energy to do something constructive — send packages and letters to our soldiers; get down on your knees daily and pray for our soldiers who are fighting the real battle; visit the VA Medical Center at Seventh Street and Indian School Road and thank the soldiers who have fought and are still fighting here. Be constructive.

My son is serving in Iraq at the present, and he knows why he is there and is proud of it. His mother served during Vietnam and his grandfather served during WWII and Korea. People have a right to wear any kind of tee shirt they want to in any building, most of the time. If all else fails after the suggestions I have proposed, do some pushups.

HOOAH!!!
Denise Masters, Mesa