THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1997, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Friday, January 3, 1997               TAG: 9701030009
SECTION: FRONT                   PAGE: A14  EDITION: FINAL 
TYPE: Letter 
                                            LENGTH:   23 lines

DEPTH OF RACIAL INSANITY

When a powerful business entity such as Texaco can be sued for $187 million and have additional punitive measures applied; when a man can lose his dealership, or even his business, because a tape recording of private conversations revealed that the ``N'' word or black jelly beans were used, then we have reached the depths of racial insanity.

In fact, we have a tyranny upon us under the labels of tolerance, nondiscrimination and political/racial correct dialogue. We need not concern ourselves about present foreign tyrants or future ones, for the direct threat to our freedoms exists right at home.

It would be quite interesting and revealing, I am sure, to have tape recordings of some of the private conversations of those on the other side of the fence. It might stand one's hair on end.

MACON BUTTERWORTH

Virginia Beach, Dec. 27, 1996