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WEST VALLEY VIEW NEWS | DECEMBER 22, 2021
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All a distraction Editor: The neo-Trump Republicans continue to conjure up fake cultural issues to attack Democrats — masks to protect students’ health, transgender athletes dominating girls sports, pornographic books assigned by English teachers, etc. A favorite target is “critical race theory” that pundits such as Tucker Carlson and Sean Hannity rail against. Odd, because no school district has CRT in their curriculum. No matter, they are outraged that the FBI is tracking and investigating “concerned parents” who speak out their opposition to CRT at school board meetings. They claim that the Justice Department calls these parents “domestic terrorists.” False, of course. The National School Board Association, which represents 14,000 school district boards, sent a letter to the Justice Department asking it to look into a rising number of threats against school board members such as vandalism of school board members’ vehicles and homes, emails threatening rape, even death threats. Attorney General Garland responded to local offices to look into these threats, reminding his staff that “spirited debate” is protected, never mentioning “parents” or “terrorism.” They are tracking criminal threats of violence. Oh, well, says Rep. Jim Jordan, (R-Ohio) “concerned parents” should continue to disrupt school board meetings over these rare or nonexistent issues anyway because their freedoms are being stifled by elected officials such as school boards, Dr. Fauci and President Biden. All of this is a distraction from real issues such as climate change, income inequality, crumbling infrastructure, homelessness, and attacks on women’s health. That is the strategy these so-called conservatives are using as
they vote “no” on every Democratic proposal in their plot to regain the Senate and House next year. Tragically, it seems to be working. John Flynn Goodyear
Car wash challenged
Editor: At my advanced age I have never driven through a car wash. Now it is something I have to do. I approach the Quick Quack Car Wash in Buckeye with such dread, like someone going through Ray Bradbury’s tunnel, not knowing if you will come out on the other side. I get up to the entrance and this little giggly girl is directing drivers tires onto this rail. I froze. Finally, the little lady drove my car through for me and did she get a tip. Driving home, it all came back to me — my PTSD from car washes. When the second husband and I moved to the deep South, we had just bought a new car. Now, the husband was a very highstrung man who was told not to drink coffee. One morning, after two cups of strong coffee, he announced we were taking the new car to get washed. If memory serves me correct, the car wash was a wooden building. He drove inside and, all of a sudden, he yelled and pulled the mirror in. I pulled the mirror in with water hitting my face and, for some reason, the husband jerks the steering and blows out the tire. We limp out of the car, and he changes the tire while I stand under a nearby white peach tree and eat white peaches. The blown-out tire was worth it for the best peaches I have ever had. Now that’s where my PTSD from car washes comes from. If the Quick Quack Car Wash wants
to plant a white peach tree, I might give it another try. Vickie J. Chelini Buckeye
Remembering Bob Dole
Editor: Robert Dole, another icon of the GOP who many remember as being sane and reasonable, passed on Dec. 5. He joins other figures who were the pragmatic and thoughtful leaders of this party, such as Barry Goldwater, John Rhodes, Nelson Rockefeller, Gerald Ford, George H. W. Bush and Jacob Javits. They were leaders you could disagree with, even vehemently sometimes, and still like and respect. I will still put Liz Cheney, Adam Kinzinger, Anthony Gonzalez, Charlie Sykes, Steve Schmidt and Lisa Murkowski in this group, but they have been ostracized from their party. Sadly, it is a reminder of what this
party has now morphed into, which is a disgusting and despicable convention of fools, nitwits, jokers, sociopaths, cowards, psychopaths, morons, idiots and clowns bereft of any morals, values, compassion, courage, intelligence or integrity. David Compton Litchfield Park
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