Reader responds to Sexton’s column

I would like to make a comment or two about the editorial by Brenda Sexton in the paper dated Sept. 16, 2009.

I would like to make a comment or two about the editorial by Brenda Sexton in the paper dated Sept. 16, 2009.

I did not receive a copy of the president’s speech before it was going to be aired in my children’s classroom. This would have given me the opportunity to determine if it was appropriate. After the fact I approve, but in today’s enviroment you need to be proactive to protect your children. Our children are constantly bombarded with propaganda from the vocal minority. When was the last time you watched the Disney Channel, Cartoon Network, Disney Family Channel and other child programming? Why do we allow these people to brainwash our children? Personally I would prefer the sugar-coated cereal commercials. At least in our home this programming is off limits.

Why is it that our children cannot celebrate Christmas, Thanksgiving or Halloween in the classroom at school? Did our local, state or federal representatives pass laws that I did not know about? We are all exposed to advertising addressing government programs like the Forest and Fish program or vote-by-mail program and on and on. You would think that if you received a ballot in the mail you would vote by mail. We all pay for this expensive advertising with our taxes. Look at all the signs we see for the fire departments asking for more money. Whose money do they use to pay for this? Let me guess…ours. It seems to me that our government departments, manned by nonelected people, are legislating and advertising programs, at our expense, that we, the silent majority, may not agree with. Let me name a few: county health departments, fire departments, appointed judges, school administrators and on and on. Why is it that I have never seen an advertisement for our gas tax, which is almost the highest in the United States, that has not delivered what they promised? We all know that they soon will be asking for more. That is a given in this state.

Maybe we need to take a serious look at our state elected officials. We have to be diligent in protecting our children from the school administrators and teachers who use their bully pulpit to influence our children’s minds with their personal agendas.

So, Brenda, I ask you why do you think that the silent majority finally stood up and wanted to know, what was the president going to say to our children? Was he going to take valuable classroom time to promote his health care program or what? Would you have written this editorial before you heard the speech? Would you have disagreed with the silent majority for questioning our elected president?

Dennis Poulsen

Sumner