This is in response to Ellie Leight’s letter, “Why does the public support LePage? (Feb. 24). I have asked the same question. I don’t know which was more shocking, that someone who accomplishes so little and represents the state so badly was re-elected, or, that the electorate would vote for someone like that. Witness his […]
Jeff Christiansen
J. Christiansen: Tell ’em what they want to hear
Those under the influence of FOX News claim that all other news sources are “liberally” biased. Those news sources are “the media” (FOX is not?) Apparently FOX (the mouthpiece of right-wing bias) has some special interest in telling “the truth,” whereas others do not. Really? Conservative commentators know that if people are routinely told what […]
J. Christiansen: They criticize but solve nothing
This is in response to Leonard Hoy, “The failure of America” (March 14). Apparently, President Obama is (solely) responsible for diminishing America’s “greatness and common purpose.” Two fallacies there: That a President has that kind of power and that there was a “common purpose” when Obama came to office. Let’s take a look. Before 2008, […]