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LETTERS, continued from page
Trump's main man
Editor, the Journal,
Trump’s “brains” come from some—
one little known to most of us —~ Ste-
phen Miller, born in 1985, conservative
Republican, anti—immigrant, anti—
Muslim extremist. After he read NRA
Wayne LaPierre’sbook, “Guns, Crime
and Freedom,” opposing gun control of
any type, and Rush Limbaugh’s book,
“The Way Things Ought to Be” while
he was in high school, he became com-
mitted to belittling blue—collar workers
such as janitors and others he believed
were of lesser value than himself. After
graduating from college, he worked’for
Tea Party Republican senators. In 2011,
he joined the Trump team as top policy
adviser and speech writer.
In September 2017, he stopped the
Trump administration from showing
the public a study of the positive effect
on government revenues generated by
immigrants. He advocated white iden—
tity politics and the removal of Kirstjen
Nielsen, secretary of Homeland Secu—
rity, and others to advance his white
nationalist agenda. In 2020’s COVID—19
pandemic, Miller wanted to extend
border restrictions long term with one-
quarter million troops to be brought
along to seal the entire border with
Mexico. This is only one man and he
is still top adviser to Trump. Wake up
America. The time is now.
Edward H. Nelson
Union
Dems can’t brag
Editor, the Journal,
After three weeks of Democrat at-
tacks, I must respond. Democrats can’t
brag about President Joe Biden so ridi—
cule former President Donald Trump
and Trump supporters. Trump’s po—
litical successes, such as closing the
border, shines in contrast to Biden‘s
failures. Ridiculing us is proof of their
panic.
Letters from Pfender, Whittaker,
Price, Benton and others are written
to drag us into their cesspool of poli-
tics. They have no pride in Biden but
do have hatred toward Trump and
contempt for Trump supporters. Bou-
ton claims she supports law and order.
I saw no letters from her condemn-
ing the destruction and-deaths in the
2020 “Summer of Love” yet she’s very
YOU GUYS
20TH CENTURY
outspoken about the Jan. 6 riots.
Democrats ignore Biden’s continued
failures like his cowardly retreat from
Afghanistan leaving behind billions of
dollars of military equipment with 13
[1.8. deaths and abandonment of Af-
ghan supporters. Democrats ignore
Biden’s open—border policy that’s killing
thousands of Americans who overdose
on the smuggled drug fentanyl includ—
ing the 26 fentanyl deaths in Mason
County in 2023, according to the Mason
County coroner.
Some Democrats proudly claim they
never listen to biased news report-
ing. Others won’t read Journal letters
authored by conservative writers. I al—
ways listen to liberal news stations and
read opposing letters. I want to know
as much as possible about our politi-
cal opponents. Trump haters and other
Democrats evidently prefer ignorance
to knowledge. Current insults are just V
a rehash of Hillary’s 2016 “basket of
deplorables.” Democrats used the same
strategy in 2020 and are doing it again
in 2024. I’ll let Democrats use personal
insults in lieu of debate. They have '
nothing else!
Ardean Anvik
Shelton
Political weapons
Editor, the Journal,
Since my name was used in the Feb.
8 letter “To Democrats everything is
political,” I’d like to respond.
Let’s look at a few issues that have
become political weapons.
Which political party used COVID
itself as well as vaccines, masks and
shutdowns as political fodder?
Who is still using the secure. 2020
election as a fear weapon? How about
the 50—year settled law protecting
ARE SO
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women’s and family rights?
This same party is destroying the
very private lives of transgender people.
Banning drag shows, banning books,
banning CRT (which isn’t a thing in
schools). Whitewashing and ban—
ning the uncomfortable history of this
country. .
Which party is afraid of giving peo—
ple a chance with diversity, equity and
inclusion? Which party is denying what
we all saw, and have since learned,
about Jan. 6?
Now they have crazy conspiracies
about Taylor Swift.
Right now they could do something
about our Southern border, but they
won’t simply because they do whatever
their overlord tells them to do.
We all know which political party A
this is. .
Mr. Graham, too bad you didn’t use
your time off from letter—writing to do
some research on Christian national—
ism, especially since you claim to be i11—
terested and think it’s all made up.
Mr. Graham, I don’t have a “fan
club." I am glad more people are ex—
pressing their views. We are indepen—
dent thinkers who are no longer going
to let misinformation and right—out lies
go unanswered.
Donna Holliday
Shelton
Democratic
scribblers
Editor, the Journal,
Last year, in the May 11 Journal, I
wrote a letter to the editor titled, “The
usual suspects” in which I cornered
and took to task the large number of
Democratic scribblers contributing
(the “usual suspects”) Well, here we go
WE'VE GOT TO
DO SOMETHING
215T CENTURY
ABOUT HIM.
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again.
In the Feb. 1, issue, a large beetle
could have easily crawled across over
half the letters page and stepped on
entries by Katherine Price, Roderic
Whittaker, Bill Pfender and Donna
Holliday, all of Shelton. Most entries
were party talking points. .
l have only a few words each for our
FWA (Future Writers of America):
Katherine Price, “What's Trump’s
appeal?” Ms. Price, what Democratic
legal team/s came up with 91 felony
charges precisely? Real ones, please,
and you said that Trump was twice
impeached (You said this two times.)
Well, no Katherine, he wasn’t. He was
put on trial twice for impeachment and
found innocent twice. The truth works,
if you care to use it. PS. Jan. 6 was not
an insurrection.
Roderic Whittaker “Emigrate to
Russia.” After an incoherent round of
nasty name—calling, Mr.V\lhittaker (all
by himself, we think) came up with, for
Jan. 6, “MAGA Treason Day.” Let’s all
stand and clap for an early April Fool’s
Day! Please Roderic, move to Russia.
Bill Pfender “Leapin’ Lizards.” Life
is too short, Bill, to wade through all
the events and curious websites you
list, like “tinyurl.com/4hwddayz.” I
quit reading K. Harris’ braying. By the,
way, you railed about logical fallacies
yet committed one in your last sen—
tence. ZZZZZZZ.
Donna Holliday “An innocent man?”
Have you met Katherine Price? Same
question to you as to Ms. Price on the
91 felony charges against Trump. And
you do have some nerve, I would say,
about having “evidence” on this. Your
letters suggest you kn0w nothing about
“evidence.”
R.E. Graham
Union
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Shelton—Mason County
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