Dannemeyer’s Attack on Mandela Termed Shameful
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Orange County is known, among other things, for Disneyland and Knott’s Berry Farm. The other things include its racial intolerance and subtle bigotry.
Now comes Rep. Bill Dannemeyer and his cohorts, who represent a constituency with a mentality that hero-worships and admires John Wayne, that well-known humanitarian and proponent of equal rights, and denounces a certified freedom fighter, Nelson Mandela.
Congratulations Orange County! You get what you ask for.
JOHN JAMESON
Orange
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