Soap Box

To the editor,

We are fortunate in Colorado that our government makes it easy to vote – by mail or drop-off box. Please exercise your right as a responsible citizen. The upcoming election is critical! Aren’t you sick of having a dysfunctional, polarized congress and a so-called “representative” who listens to his big corporate donors instead of you and your fellow constituents? Who voted to increase the federal debt by $1.9 trillion to give tax breaks to the wealthy? Who sponsored and passed a bill to clear-cut 30,000-acre swaths of our forest in the name of “fire prevention?” Who repeatedly voted to make health insurance less available to you and your family? Who voted to drill the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (is he representing Alaskans or Coloradoans)?

It’s time that CD3 replace Scott Tipton with a real representative. One who has pledged to not take any corporate PAC money. Who has a proven record of working “across the aisle” to enact practical, scientifically sound legislation. Who listens to and works for the people, not corporations. If you care about our environment, our health and our runaway federal debt, don’t sit out this election. Your vote is important! Vote for Diane Mitsch-Bush to represent CD3.

– Eilene Lyon, Durango

To the editor,

“I shot the sheriff, but I did not shoot the deputy.” The Eric Clapton song seems to be the refrain of Charles Hamby and his posse of rhetorical assassins bent on lobbing lies and distortions in the direction of Sheriff Sean Smith. Personal attacks are the refuge of those lacking ideas and vision. Not so incidentally those attacks shoot the deputy. Attacking the head damages the body of good folks who work for the department. The La Plata County Sheriff’s Office is made up of folks doing a difficult and often thankless job, well. Morale is high, as is performance, traits that trend from the top – Sean Smith. Ask anyone: citizens, inmates, deputies. All these folks will tell you that Sheriff Smith listens and works tirelessly to solve problems.

There is a new sheriff in town. There has been for a refreshing four years. This man is the epitome of integrity and service. Apparently, integrity and decency threaten some folks. Don’t fall for the propaganda. Sean Smith succeeded a man who held court in a pawn shop not a court of law. Sean is open to every citizen. He has transformed a moribund department and brought it into the 21st century. He has proactively managed our homeless problem while local officials sat on their hands.

Like my grandpappy used to say, ‘There’s two kinds of folks in the world: them’s that do, and them’s that complain about them’s that do.” Sean Smith is the one of them’s that do.

– Patrick Owens, Durango

To the editor,

Mr. Bill Vana (Sept. 20) just described the democrap party. I’ve never in my life heard such utter nonsense in from a progressive. He cites President Trump has lied 4,229 times but did not cite one single provable time. You’ve drunk the progressive kool-aid, Mr. Vana, falling for the old “Make America White Again” dis-information.

The President is not perfect, just like everyone of those politicians who claims and acts as if they were. I certainly do not agree with everything he does and says. However, I would rather he president than criminal Hillary any day of the year. And speaking of craven politicians who are in love with the power, lets mention corrupt folks like Diane Frankenstein, Nancy Pelosi, Mitch McConnell, Paul Ryan and last but certainly not least the most corrupted person helping to run the Democratic plantation, Hillary.

All the politicians are corrupt and their only interest is to save the swamp the President is trying to drain in order to save the future of this country that has fallen into evil, despicable, fascist and racist lifelong politicians. Yes, the Democratic progressive left (alt-left) are the true racist fascists. Don’t believe me, then go do your homework before and you will see how they live by the rules for radicals. I’d start with reading The Big Lie and follow up with Death of a Nation.

Take for example the attack on Judge Kavannaugh. It is plainly obvious that everything they are doing is only because they do not want a man of his high regard sitting on the court, threatening the prevention of the alt-left’s agenda of controlling speech, taking our right to bear arms, and all the other rights that will follow once we lose the first two.

It is simply amazing that the anti-Trump crowd cannot recognize where this country is going because of things he has done so far to improve this terrific country. Instead, they just want to continue to build up the Democrat plantation, you know, the one where will be a slave under, and continue with the downfall of our great country.

I don’t even know why I am responding to Mr. Vana and all the other alternate reality-living liberal  progressives because I told myself a long time ago common sense and reality cannot be driven into their kind. Liberalism is a mental disorder. Please help find a cure by educating yourself on the facts and not the spin news of the likes of CNN, MSNBC, Fox, NPR, and all the other mainstream news. Seek out the truth for yourself instead of being brainwashed. The anti-Trump folks need to accept the validity of our duly elected President and live with it instead of trying to destroy this nation. Everything the alt-left is doing is considered sedition. If you don’t like the colors of our flag, then go find another flag to live under.

– Roger Stonefeld, Durango