Throughout Barack Obama’s presidency, Thomas Shields wrote to the Sun Journal touting the virtues of the Republican party. I would remind him, Republicans lacked the ability to govern. The will of the people gets cast aside if it conflicts with Republican ideology. Now Shields complains the media are anti-Trump/anti-Republican? President Trump’s bad press is self-inflicted. […]
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Conservative propaganda
Once again, Thomas Shields is spreading propaganda touting the virtues of conservative politics (March 19). Americans don’t support welfare as a way of life. Certainly fraud shouldn’t be tolerated. What conservatives and liberals disagree on is how to fix it. According to usgovernmentspending.com, welfare is 6 percent of the 2016 Maine budget and 7 percent […]
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Facts contradict Shields’ opinions
It was comical to read Thomas Shields’ letter (Nov. 22) claiming Republicans “deal in facts.” I have made a part-time career rebutting letters he sends because of his lack of fact-based claims. Shields’ “opinion” is that the “Affordable Care Act” is a poorly structured program. I have spent years trying to teach him opinions are […]
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No place for hateful rhetoric
I was a bit taken back when I saw the signs Joe Dunne put out regarding Ben Chin. You see, this is not the 1960s. In the year 2015, we should be beyond that type of hateful rhetoric. It seems racism is alive and well in Lewiston. What bothers me almost as much as the […]
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D. Marquis: Hiding behind religion
Thomas Shields’ letter (May 10) about religious freedom causes us to examine our beliefs. Do we discriminate against others when their behavior conflicts with our own beliefs? Is discrimination, based on who another person chooses to love, a just way to act in civilized society? Every culture since time began believed their existence was a […]
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D. Marquis: They don’t offer facts, just rhetoric
This is in response to letters from Cornelius Swanton (Oct. 1) and Glen Chateauvert (Oct. 4) concerning my response (Sept. 19) to a letter by Thomas Shields (Sept. 14). All three claim Republicans want clean elections to eliminate voter fraud — a popular claim by Republicans. Since 2000, there have been 31 documented cases of […]
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G. Chateauvert: A different perspective
This letter is in response to the letter from David Marquis (Sept. 19). In his letter, he claims that Republicans are trying to make it more difficult for minorities and poor people to vote. He thinks that asking for proof of residence is somehow preventing people from voting. No, it isn’t. It is preventing people […]
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T. Shields: Aiming for a better life
This is in rebuttal to the letters of David Marquis (Sept. 19) and Richard Jensen (Sept. 21) who responded to my letter of Sept. 14. Marquis accused the Republicans of making it harder for the poor and minorities to vote. Not true. Republicans want clean elections instead of the Democrats manipulating the poor and minorities […]
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D. Marquis: No basis in reality
Thomas Shields’ claim “The Democrats trend toward serving their party, whereas the Republicans serve the people,” has no basis in reality. Here’s why. Nationally Republicans are involved in efforts to: — Make it harder for poor and minorities to vote; — Remove women’s rights to their healthcare choices, making legal abortion services harder to find […]
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D. Marquis: ‘R’ is for ‘reprehensible’
I thank Thomas Shields for sharing his version of Sesame Street (letter, Jan. 3). Here’s mine, brought to you by the letter “R.” “R” stands for Republican. Could it also stand for “reprehensible”? The Republican-led House of Representatives is the least productive Congress in history. Members took 47 votes trying to repeal Obamacare. Not one […]