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PageA-6 - Shelton-Mason County Journal Thursday, Aug. 6, 2020 LETTERS, cont’d from page A5 Special kind of stupid Editor, the Journal, For four years Speaker Pelosi and her hallelujah congressional chorus pointed at Trump and sang in unison, “No one is above the law.” Well, madam, you stated, “statues don’t interest me and people will do what people do.” . Is it something about being a Democrat that ex- empts their city leaders from keepingthe peace, allowing violence in their ‘citieswith impunity'and did absolutely gaming,th it,-'tellin‘g their 7 ponc’e’t'ojist‘éad down and.- help as an- “ 1" arch‘yiiei'gned? Is it “peaCeful protest” When'young Black menianjd'fbabies died and po-1 ' lice whoput their, lives onthe line 'to‘serVe' the community were permanently blinded with lasers, covered with ' urine, feces and bleach or se— riously injured by incendiar- ies, or died? At this point it was not about George Floyd, or about the lives of Black people mat- tering. Unjustified killings of Blacks (or any race) by police are rfare.‘ Defunding the police when crime is "out of control is a special kind of stupid and makes as much sense as castrating all men because a rapist maybe around. Who will c'Ome to your aid for a home invasion? Medics and firefighters are not allowed to come to a crime scene until it is'cleared by police; no police, no medical help. There is no “systemic” rac- ism in America, but there is definitely “systemic” igno- rance. Since the ’605 there _ have been over a dozen leg— islative acts for civil rights. If Anterica was racist, you would never haVe had a Black . president, not many success- ful Black people in every walk of life and career, who chose not to be a victim, but be the best they can be and rise‘ above adversity. A couple of these have stated on camera that they do not support the Black Lives Matter organiza- tion. White suppression and becoming a political party is their goal, anarchy and divi- siveness their means, Marx- ism their ideology. One BLM chapter leader told a reporter in the middle of the riots, “It’s laughable'to see all these whites protest for us.” Listen to the message of the true civil rights leader, Martin Lu- ther King and not'the Black raised fist of Marxist BLM. Yes, there are unconscio- nable racist incidents by individuals that need to be addressed individually rather than lump everything in a soup of victimization and “systemic” racism. Slavery'was a very dark period in American history, but I wonder if any true de- scendants of Black slaves ask themselves where they Would be now had this not occurred to their brave ances- tors. Would they, if born at" all, still be in Africa dealing with pestilence, famine and killer regimes? The death of 360,222 Union soldiers who died to abolish slavery is reparation enough. God bless v America, warts and all, and all that she offers, and may she continue to fight regimes and ideologies that suck away the lifeblood of true freedom for all. That being said, I’m headed to Egypt to destroy the pyramids because 5,000 years ago Egyptians owned slaves. Katie Groves Shelton Endorsement Editor, the Journal, To my fellow citizens of Congressional District 10, , we have a great opportunity. to elect a qualified, genuine, hardworking candidate in ’ Mary Bacon. Mary is a down- { to-earth person, not a career politician, she is stepping up with a desire to help the greater good. With, Denny Heck not running again, 'now is the time for us to send _ fresh, young energy to the other Washington. I like that Mary doesn’t have ties to big business or corporations. She is justone of us. She lives here, went to school here, bought a home here, works here, and is an Army veteran. Please take some time to get to know her (www.mary— baconforcongresscom) and please everyone vote! “Bad officials are elected by good citizens who don’t vote.” George Jean Nathan Mya Keyzers Shelton r for the kid stuff Editor, the Journal, , I just wanted to let yOu know the “addition for the children” that you publish in the Journal is a great ad- dition, especially at a time when everyone is going through so much. ‘ I have two great grand- children in Arizona and I send them letters but today I am mailing the portion that is printed in your Journal. I know they will love it. I was born in Shelton (a few years ago) and three of my four grown children signed up residents “to pur- chase” the Journal for a few years. At that time “they could win a trip to Eastern Washington” to a dude ranch for children. Two of my chil- dren got to experience that more than once. They were Martin and Brenda. v“ 3»; amass? 1, Dorene (Stevens) Rae Shelton Welfare state Editor, the Journal, These are possibly the five best sentences you’ll ever read: . 1. You cannot legislate the poor into prosperity by legislating the wealthy out of prosperity. 2. What one‘ person re- ceives without working for, another person must work for without receiving. 3. The government cannot give to anybody anything that the government does not first take from somebody else. 4. You cannot multiply wealth by dividing it. 5. When half of the people get the idea that they do not have to work because the other half is going to take care of them, and when the other half gets the idea that it does no good to work because somebody else is going to get what they work for, that is the beginning of the end of any nation. Quoted from Adrian Rog- ers, minister/author Arilene Zeigler Shelton Comet moment Editor, the Journal, Carrie the Comet (for Sam) It started thereabouts in mid-July, As Carrie the Comet was cruising on by, She heard wishes floating up through the sky, Confusing at first, ‘till she recalled why. “Wishing On A Star is quite popular here, And though I’m not stellar, please do not fear, I’ll grant a wish to each of you, dear, As well as any dwarf or giant up here!” 60 centuries since she flew ‘round this place, To see the Third Rock spinning slowly in space, The voices last time were barely a trace, Just look how they’ve grown! This small human race. In rising chorus these wishes did reach, Carrie the Comet, as she listened to . each, From whimsy to ear- nest the wiShes beseeched, But Carrie considered a small lesSon to teach. One by one the wishes were heeded, Careful thought given to each wish that was pleaded, A customized answer to each wish was treated, Giv- ing not what was asked for but ‘stead what was needed. For these people suffer a crisis of soul, When focused on self they miss the real goal, So many go hungry, with naught in their bowl, Will anyone help so they can feel full? And how many suffered a sickness untreated? Or because they looked differ- ent, their spirit defeated? How many, for hate, have just been mistreated? And preventable pain is so oft re-‘ peated. As Carrie heads off on her next orbit spin, She inspires the people to see what’s within, To value the qualities deeper than skin, And take care of each other: stranger, kith, kin. Todd Richert, RN Skokomish Valley Farewell, Adam Editor, the Journal, This letter is addressed to Adam Rudnick, former editor- in—cChief of Shelton-Mason County Journal. . Sir, I write this in reply to your article of farewell July 23, 2020 —- whereby you are joining the “Red Crooks” in Olympia. My family up to 2018 had owned and paid taxes in Mason County for 100-p1us years, myself for 50 years. I have left messages, notes, requests, visits to your office regarding a matter that af- fects every single property owner in Mason County as a class-action lawsuit. Now as you are on your way out you may have the opportunity to read of this in your former weekly or other Washington papers if you pay for paper delivery; In the 19405, I delivered over 100 papers a day in the Olympia area, including an evening paper and then to St. Peter’s Hospital, room to room with magazines and papers. I then helped de- liver trays of food, room to room and get a free tray in the nurse’s service room. I regularly heard conversations such as “Sister, would you i please OK on Mr. (fill in the blank)? He has passed away.” My substitute and best I buddy died on a refuel US. Air Force plane. Both planes exploded with the hose down. I went into the US. Navy the same month and year, J anu- ary 1952. I flew on Navy U25 over Russia, four of which were shot down. My plane went down in Cambodia in 1967. Where were you? I’m a veteran. Back to Mason County, where- you have a judge guilty of malfeasance, corruption, conspiracy etc. and a sheriff guilty of violating his oath of office, taking of private prop- erty, elder abuse and veter- ans, gifting of titled vehicles and vessels, a federal crime. Congressman Heck’s refusal to aid his constituents, multi- ple times and of course there are those politicians that print campaign literature on (Washington) state presses and the unions that loan them the union bug to put in the copy, if you know What I mean. _' And then there are the police, who would rather pay 15 to 30 thousand dollars to cover their crimes than have it see light on TV and in the press. You see sir, your B.S. about doing one’s duty that you would not even listen to. Go to the archives at the Daily Olympian. Who caught and accused a congressperson of accepting bribery? ’ Sir, this sounds like hypoc- risy on your part. Skip McConkey Tumwater COuntneeds voters pamphlet Editor, the Journal, A primary job of the county auditor is manag- ing elections. Voters need a voters pamphlet at election time. Mason County Audi- tor Paddy McGuire provided none. This is a major failure by the Auditor’s Office. The Auditor’s Office said it requested money for a voters pamphlet from the county commissioners and was denied. The county commis- sioners are at fault, too, but McGuire should have found the money somewhere in his budget; he could and Should have provided a voters pam- phlet. I used a King County voter’s pamphlet for infor-' mation on statewide offices. I used a Thurston County voter’s pamphlet for the 10th congressional choices and local choices. There was nothing for the 6th congres- sional choices. I spent way too much time going through the weeds looking for good candidates. The voters pamphlet showed many jokes running for political office. Examples include 36 candidates fer governor. Goodspaceguy says he’s run against opponents 21 times. Lt. Governorhad 11 candidates. Public Lands. commissioner. had seVen candidates; one listed com- ;; munity service as, “I’ve‘never been to jail.” , We had 19 candidates for the 10th District congressio- nal representative. One con- gressional candidate listed his party preference as the» Congress Sucks Party. Tw0 congressional candidates, four governor candidates, and one Public Lands com- missioner candidate had a blank page where their posi-, tion papers and biography should have been. We need thoughtful can- didates, not kooks posing as candidates looking for ‘ their 10 minutes of fame. ‘ These nitwits, posing as real candidates, make it diPfiCult for serious candidates and " impossible for voters with no voters pamphlet. The vote, 'ers pamphlet is too costly to ' print and impossible to read i with alls‘these‘icandl'dmv - l. How are Mason County l voters supposed to choose between the serious and the , fools with no voters pam- phlet? In the past, a filing fee , of 1% of annual salary was required to run for office. Is this still the rule? If not, it should be re-instated to‘ prevent the crap presented to us as a serious election. If candidates cannot raise the filing fee, they will have no chance raising funds to run a campaign. A smart vote is better . than a quick vote, but the worst vote is an uninformed vote. Auditor McGuire and county commissioners, you failed us in the election with the absence of a voters pam- phlet. Please respond to this letter to the editor. What we want is an explanation; what . we deserve is an apolOgy! Ardean A. Anvik Shelton Who matters Editor, the Journal . According to Genesis 1:26- 27, God made mankind in his own image,.to be fruitful and increase in number. Well, we have done that and also we have created a superior and inferior'rating on people. We are all equal in the eyes of God, no man or wom- an is above God. That is why I really believe that all lives matter. God Bless America. Bob Stone Shelton