John Balentine (“Trump’s legacy,” Jan. 15) writes “… but because (Trump) lacked a respectable persona, he couldn’t win converts to his cause.” Mr. Balentine has forgotten Trump’s history – his “lack of a respectable persona” was long ago cultivated both by his father and by Roy Cohn. In 1954, Joseph Welch said, “Until this moment, […]
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Here’s Something: What’s a conservative to do?
With Democrats and their liberal/progressive/socialist ideological adherents installed in high political offices in Maine and the nation, conservative Republicans might be feeling a little low as we find ourselves in the opening days of a Biden administration that promises to change America as we’ve known it. Have no fear; all hope is not lost for […]
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Letter: Reader impressed by Trump legacy column
The following was addressed to columnist John Balentine: I am so tremendously impressed with your delicate handling of the Trump legacy (Here’s Something, Jan. 15). You seem to have walked a very fine line between the two extremes without offending anyone. (Wait for all the hate mail to prove me wrong.) And you still got […]
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Letter: Balentine is a breath of fresh air
Dear John Balentine, You are such a breath of fresh air and it was so nice to read your article (“Trump’s legacy,” Jan. 15). There are 75 million of us who liked living in a free country. Now we will be inundated by hordes of illegals from all over the world storming our borders. How […]
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Letter: Balentine missed several Trump accomplishments
John Balentine, you seemed to miss some Trump accomplishments in your recent article (“Trump’s legacy,” Jan. 14). Tax cuts were for corporations and the 1%. A stimulus dumped on an expanding economy was ill-timed and now the GOP is worried about deficits. What a surprise. If you like judges who are living in the 1700s, […]
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Letter: Martin hit the mark, Balentine missed it
The Jan. 14 opinion page was striking in the contrast between Heather Martin’s plea for the revival of truth-telling (“Make truth-telling great again”) and John Balentine’s insistence on ignoring this plea by publishing 11 of his favorite lies from the last four years (“Trump’s legacy”). No, John, poor people are not relieved because they no […]
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Letter: Bath resident weighs in on Trump’s triumphs
I loved John Balentine’s column, listing Donald Trump’s many achievements (“Trump’s legacy,” Jan. 15). Its brilliance lies in its being, basically, a list. It is a rule of journalism that you cannot lie in a list, so what he says must be true, including the increased security we all enjoy due to “a more effective […]
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Letter: Reader sees value in all Forecaster columnists
I look forward to reading the thoughts and opinions expressed each week in The Forecaster. It’s good to know the ideas and opinions of our local neighbors, as opposed to the professionals in the national media. I like the positive thinking Heather Martin gives us and the valuable perspective of a new American, Abdi Iftin. […]
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Here’s Something: Trump’s legacy
What will be President Donald Trump’s lasting legacy? Long after the dust settles on his four years as president, how will historians view his term in office? Honest, non-partisan reflection will likely note it with one word: complex. But while we wait for history’s permanent verdict on Trump, how should we Americans who lived through […]
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Letter: Reader to Balentine: Where is your heart?
John Balentine employs an inanimate object (Magic 8-Ball) to put forth his typical Republican Party-centered propaganda (“Predictions from the all-knowing Magic 8-Ball,” Jan. 1). Utilizing this device (it is actually a prism which converts truth into fiction), Balentine asks: “Regarding national politics, will Republicans resist President-elect Joe Biden as Democrats resisted President Trump?” His “prism” […]