Tea Parties deserve coverage

To the editor:   

I am writing you so you might have a more clear understanding of part of our community. I so looked forward to your article, and maybe a picture, of us Patriots venting about our government gone out of control .

You cannot imagine my disappointment in finding none. Not because I wanted to see my own picture, or really anybody in particular. I wanted those, who did not come, to know many people share the same fears about our out-of-control president and Congress.

It did surprise me to see more than 1,000 people come and go at Wasilla Lake Park over the 4th of July. I thought it would not be well-attended because this holiday calls many away to play. However, many citizens did show up, signed their names, and some with trepidation. I know this because I was one of those passing around the registration clipboard. It seems to me any time 1,000 people gather it should be classed as “news worthy” not repetitive.

We Tea Party participants feel we must do something. It drives us crazy just sitting by and watching Congress spend willy nilly on whatever project they favor, and watching as Obama names czar after czar that slowly tightens the screws on business. How much power has free enterprise lost with 32 overpaid czars now telling business what to do? Do you personally not care? Don’t you think people should be alerted? Or do you think of us regular folks as the Proles in the book, “1984,” who may make a lot of noise, but who really do not matter? Your comment to Ms. Thompson sounds exactly so.

Maybe when these congressional acts affect your own life you will care to report Valley outrage. When your electric bill doubles because of Cap and Trade, when your elderly parents, or grandparents, are determined to not be worthy of a doctor’s time will you care then? Don’t say it won’t happen. Drive the AlCan, see the many empty businesses: the results of Cap and Trade. Look at Great Britain for health care realities: a value number given to people for priority care. Common sense will tell you that somebody has to be sacrificed to pay for this health care business. We protest because we recognize the consequences of unnecessary appointments and legislation.

So I protest. No redneck, no racist, no radical, only a concerned grandmother and an openly unashamed American Patriot very concerned about the immoral debt and the loss of freedoms. Many of our freedoms gone in unread bills passed in the dark of night, or on weekends when no one would notice, but they, and the enormous bill ensued, will come to light in the future. Just a few surprises for the working Proles huh? Common sense has left the building in Washington and there is precious little we can do except let our voices be heard and wave our signs so people can see somebody besides them knows nastiness is afoot in Washington.

You know for me, the most disheartening issue lies with you in the news media.

I have so many questions; why does the news media not? When I do hear a question with depth asked, the president skirts around it, but nobody says, “Please just answer the dang question.” You guys could make all the difference. But maybe it goes with the agenda: rewrite history so as to make the actions of the powerful The Truth, so no one will really know what happened. Script it all, so every question and every answer comes off oh so smooth, intelligent and non-rambling. Truth doesn’t matter because eventually nobody knows what it is. At Tea Parties we voice these concerns if albeit preaching to the choir. You guys in the media could make a difference, but nope we’re “repetitive” thus insignificant.

Well, as long as we still have the freedom to assemble, I think we should protest with all our hearts. Sept. 12, the day after the last time we united as a nation, will be our next time to gather and remind ourselves once again that we matter.

We hope our Representatives will notice, but you in the media would have to show them the people of Alaska question their ability to make decisions. One last thing: It would be good if you did not refer to our efforts as “repetitive.” I find that truly elitist and offensive, and though I am but a Prole, I do pay a subscription to this paper and my feeling this morning feels like,  “...et tu brute?...” rather than respecting you as an entity who understands its constituents.

Sadly disappointed in my local paper; my only paper since we quit the biased ADN.

Jacqueline Wolfe

Wasilla