After reading Rich Elfers’ article in the Nov. 21 issue I am in complete agreement with his last three paragraphs, which had some very good points.  The first part of the article, however, is pretty much a waste of good ink. It appeared to be another attempt at trying to explain why Mitt lost. Too many people these days have to apply an ointment to their ego and blame someone or something else for their losses whether it is in sports, talent shows, politics or at work. Sometimes we are just not up to the challenge and we fail on our own. We need to quit crying over sour grapes, accept it and move on, planning to do it correctly the next time. If this were truly an article against framing why was there no discussion of the gubernatorial or congressional races?

The most irritating thing about the article, however, is the assertion, “facts don’t matter much except to the political junkies who know the truth.” Since I am not a political junkie, I find this a bigoted statement that says I am incapable of knowing any truth and my vote was incorrectly cast based on extraneous factors. I don’t stay glued to the radio listening to talking heads discuss and dissect every sneeze of the candidates. I do consider myself an average American citizen who accepts the privilege and the responsibility of voting for our leaders. I spend a lot of time seeking facts and searching for truth so that I am not being spoon-fed pablum and led blindly by email spam. I don’t believe I was the only one to do so.  I made informed decisions during this election and not because of framing. I supported some winners and supported some losers. (Elfers’) statement was insulting and inappropriate and an apology would be appreciated.