Wow. Who is this Jim Littlejohn guy? Judging by the torrent of sarcasm and scorn generated by his recent contributions to The Fence Post, he must be some kind of racist, right-wing lunatic in hiding, or – at the very least – a sloppy, retired bureaucrat taken to writing crazy letters as a hobby.
That’s hardly the Jim I know. I’ve found that some of the most accomplished citizens of the coast are loathe to advertise achievements of their past and reluctant to take a public stand on current events. So let me tell you about the person accused of “scamming us” with whatever “nutso arguments” pop into his “misguided brain.”
Jim’s work in the federal civil rights arena cut across political administrations and spanned the liberal/conservative spectrum, from Johnson to Nixon to Carter to Reagan to Bush to Clinton. Over his 28-year career he championed causes that included school desegregation, gender equity issues, and equal educational opportunities for Blacks, Hispanics, other national origin minorities, students with limited English proficiency and disabilities. Among his many awards are a coveted Presidential Award (Bush I) and an Al Gore Vice Presidential Award (Clinton II). Many innovative investigative procedures, remedies, policies and programs he developed are still currently in use.
That’s the “energized kooky conservative” whose words resonate with this voter.
At last – someone with the guts to present facts seldom acknowledged by the “progressives” in this cloistered community who profess to represent the will of the majority.
A September 21 Reuters/Ipsos poll reported that sixty-one percent of US voters believe our country is on the wrong track, and that these figures have held steady since February. Now THAT sounds like a majority to me.
Concerned Coastal Voters? Count me in, Jim.
Linda Clyne
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