Call ‘Caribou Barbie’ back to Alaska

I know your newspaper doesn’t ordinarily publish letters from readers out of state, but from 1969 to 1982 I was a resident of Alaska and went to school in Anchorage and later resided in Wasilla. My parents were pipeliners, and I was in Alaska during the great oil rush. I remember the bumper stickers that said: “I dont care how they do it outside, Alaska for Alaskans!”

Well, I want to tell you now, we don’t appreciate your brand of politician running our country now, and here’s why: We simply don’t have the money, oil, land, geography or lifestyle you lead. It’s quite simple, really; you have a unique situation that breeds leaders special to your state. People “down here” can’t shoot moose out of our bedroom window like you. We live in a concrete jungle.

Sarah Palin is tough, but she wouldn’t last a day in the streets of L.A., or New York, or even Detroit. Your brand of leadership doesn’t work here, and never will. A person from “outside” could no more run Alaska, then an Alaskan can run the Lower 48. People simply don’t have the mindset.

It would be like trying to turn a Muslim into a Christian in Iraq. Hockey moms with lipstick don’t stand a chance against unemployed moms with no job and screaming kids.

In eight short years, the Republicans have managed to bring our country to its knees, start a war, and brought us to economic ruin. I can tell you with 100-percent certainty that Barack Obama is going to win this election, and it’s because of all the deadwood Republican ways that have finally caught up with us.

An 80-percent approval rating for Sarah Palin comes with a Permanent Fund dividend check and an energy allowance check. What do we get down here? A pink slip, a ruined retirement and a war with no end in sight.

Do yourselves a favor, call “Caribou Barbie” home, secede from the union, and leave us alone. We’ve had about enough of the Republicans and Alaska politicians.

William Fredericks

Naches, Wash.