Frightened by article, Sarah Palin
Reading the article “Tri-Cities in Palin country” [NWMonday, Nov. 30] frightened me. Tri-Citians are right about one thing: Some of us snotty Seattleites are afraid of Sarah Palin.
But not because she’s right. We’re frightened because we know she’s wrong, but way too many people think she’s right. We’ve seen the documented articles describing how she’s gone rogue with the facts in her book, but people are eating it up anyway. We’re frightened because she seems more at home being a celebrity than running a state, yet she wants to run a country. Mostly, we’re frightened because this cult following she has supports the idea that Americans are losing their ability to think critically.
I agree with the person quoted in the article who thought we should split the state in half. I don’t want the uber-conservative votes negatively affecting the outcomes of issues that mainly concern Western Washington residents. It’s obvious the feeling is mutual. We’re not only divided by a mountain range, we are divided by cultural gaps that are just too deep to bridge.
— Marilyn Tomlin, Seattle
Democrats, Republicans both live in Eastern Washington
I just finished reading “Tri-Cities is Palin country,” and as a long time Tri-City resident, I find it quite disturbing.
First, reporter Erik Lacitis portrayed everyone in the Tri-Cities as having an anti-Seattle bias and being proudly conservative. This is far from the truth. While it is true the majority of voters in the eastern half of our state tend to vote conservative, there is a large amount of liberals here as well.
While the eastern Democrats may differ from the western Democrats on issues such as nuclear power, we share common ground in other areas. Fighting corporate greed, maintaining a strong labor movement and the need for comprehensive health-care reform are just a few examples.
Secondly is the inference that all Tri-Citians love Sarah Palin and all she stands for. Let me clear this up, I would not cross the street to see her if she were giving out thousand-dollar bills. She is completely unqualified to hold public office, and has no clue of real American’s struggles.
In the future, it would be greatly appreciated by the hardworking men and women of the Tri-Cities if The Seattle Times didn’t lump us into the same boat as the far-right-wingers who just happen to live here.
— Fred Rumsey, Pasco