Jake throws around a lot of blame, hot air
As an independent without any party affiliation ever, I voted for Bill Clinton in his second term for a simple reason. He and the Republican Congress reached across party lines and got the job done. That was America at its best. From there it went downhill, a country sharply divided along party lines, the moderate Democrats, Republicans and independents practically emasculated.
That is why I didn’t vote for Trump, but against Hillary. If we now follow “thoughtful” agitators like Jake Jacobs in his monthly opinion rantings, the last ones eight days apart, fault can only be applied to the “unwittingly” white “traitors” in the moderate left and independents, last but not least the white “openly fascists, Nazis, Gestapo, SS, Ku Klux Klan and alt right lovers, racists, sexists, militarists, xenophobes and fundamentalist racist white misogynist wingnuts.” Then we deplorable whites should gratefully bow to Jake’s hot air wisdom to make us even aware that we are unwittingly all of the above and do penance accordingly, to be acceptable in Bernie Sanders workers paradise.
According to Jake, I must be one of the irredeemables, I have to go straight to hell, because I was born in 1939 in Nazi Germany. My appearance on the world stage was certainly all the excuse Adolf needed to start World War II.
Klaus Conventz
Kamuela
John Glenn American hero
In 1965, I was a 24-year-old doing community development work in barrios around Puerto La Cruz, Venezuela.
To gather people for community meetings, I’d show films provided by the U.S. Information Service. One film I showed was, “Amistad Siete” (Friendship 7), John Glenn’s historic space flight. I showed the film on a white washed wall of a house on an intersection of dirt roads. Just as the film showed Glenn lifting off, a man leading a burro loaded with firewood passed in front of the screen. Juxtaposed on the man and his burro was Friendship 7 beginning its voyage. The contrast was indelibly imprinted on me.
Safe journey, John Glenn.
David Winett
Kailua-Kona
Sean great lifeguard
Having just read the letter published in Monday’s paper from Sean Gallagher, I agree wholeheartedly with his sentiments about the wonderful lifeguards we have on our local beaches. I do, however, disagree with one thing he wrote.
He referred to himself as “an average lifeguard.” I can tell you that there is absolutely nothing average about Sean! I have volunteered at Kahaluu Beach every week for more than eight years, and I have witnessed firsthand his commitment to the job, his dedication to the protection of the guests, and his willingness to remind snorkelers about laws protecting the turtles in the bay.
We do have wonderful lifeguards here. Sean has been one of them, and he will be sorely missed.
Jamie Pardau
Kailua-Kona
More support for Peaman
I am writing in support of Peaman. The Peaman events are for the entire community and should be allowed to continue for free. The Peaman events helped me get started in triathlons, including 2016 World Championships in Kona.
Kevin Rhinehart
Kailua-Kona