Does John Balentine actually despise liberals so much that he will gloat over the fact that, due to the pandemic, we are all being forced to use plastic bags rather than reusable ones? And does he really want to make it a “liberal issue” that our garbage dumps are rapidly filling and we can help […]
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Letter: Reader calls on Forecaster to ‘do better’ than Balentine
While I admit I’m not a regular reader of The Forecaster’s editorial content, I did happen upon John Balentine’s column in the May 15 edition and wow! I was appalled. I realize that Mr. Balentine’s whole purpose may be to “trigger the libs,” but as someone who cares about and has taught the ethics of […]
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Letter: ‘Campaign of constant grievance’ logic does not follow
I agree with John Balentine’s opinion that Mainers have heard many harebrained schemes and lies during the current pandemic: it’s all somebody else’s fault, it’ll all be over soon – like a miracle! – and a swig of chlorine bleach could be a cure. I agree it can be hard for some people to distinguish […]
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Letter: Balentine disrespects readers with Fox News tactics
John Balentine returns with another false choice draped in an illogical and overly emotional appeal to American history. He deliberately spins out of context a quote by an 18th century politician who is actually complaining about a lack of democracy and then warps it by assuming without justification that that historic politician must agree with […]
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Letter: All aboard for Balentine’s ‘freedumb’ train
So the pandemic is over and the pandumbic has started. Mr. Balentine’s Freedumb Shopping Train from Wuhan, China, has arrived right on schedule (“Give us liberty, or give us death,” May 8). Apparently not enough people have died (73,000 and counting) to satisfy Mammon (the Republicans’ true god). While Patrick Henry’s “Give me shopping, or […]
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Letter: Balentine far off base on herd immunity, quarantines
Reading John Balentine’s “Lockdown madness must end” (April 24) was just sad on so many levels – the lack of science behind the assertion of herd immunity, the callousness of indefinitely quarantining older people (more than 20% of our population in Maine) so that out-of-state tourists (from states with far greater risks of COVID-19 exposure) […]
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Here’s Something: Pandemic exposing liberal lies, Part I
Mainers have heard their fair share of cockamamie stories, hair-brained schemes and far-fetched ideas, but never have so many silly notions been exposed for the outright lies they are than during the coronavirus pandemic. There have been so many untruths advanced by the liberal mainstream media and the Democratic Party for so many decades now, […]
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Here’s Something: Give us liberty, or give us death
Founding Father Patrick Henry’s famous words still ring true today as Mainers’ personal and economic liberties are trampled by an overreaching state intent on preventing further deaths by the coronavirus. “Give me liberty, or give me death” is what Henry said to the Second Virginia Convention on March 23, 1775, helping to motivate the American […]
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Here’s Something: Maine ingenuity aiding coronavirus fight
Many residents would probably be surprised with just how much manufacturing is taking place in Maine. Sure, we hear a lot about well known, large scale operations such as L.L.Bean, Poland Spring and General Dynamics, which are awe inspiring and jaw dropping in scope, but we have many small and medium sized companies providing awesome […]
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Here’s Something: Signs of the times are everywhere
Housebound Mainers may not know it, but there are plenty of signs of hope out there. While many have been held prisoner in their own homes under threat of $1,000 fines and six months of imprisonment by Gov. Janet Mills’ executive order banning all “non-essential” work and travel, there have been many encouraging signs – […]