NEW ENGLAND IS NOT HOME TO THE 'LOONY LEFT'

As an ex-New Englander myself, I find the author's latter comments in his letter, "Let's get real about getting great plan", to be considered outright bigotry.

The man in question lives where again? Oak Harbor?

What does he know about New England personally?

Let me tell you something about the area in question: New England was center stage to our own Revolutionary War against the British. Many of its citizens died so that we could remain free of their control.

Many monuments and markers scattered across the state of Vermont (itself) pays tribute to their memories and the sacrifices they made.

In fact, if it wasn't for the courage of people like Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain Boys, we would all be singing, "God Save the Queen" right now.

As such, Vermont and the states bordering it, played a very crucial role in the Revolutionary War and in the subsequent formation of our own country.

Remember Massachusetts? The same state people now bash over its same-sex marriage laws? Our very own US Constitution was modeled after that state's constitution.

Betcha none of you knew that, now did you?

I grew up in Vermont for 14 years. And I am proud to call that state as much my home as I do this one--even though I am not a native. But that doesn't make me a party to the so called 'loony left'.

It makes me a product of two worlds. Two state cultures.

So please, if you know little of the history surrounding New England itself, don't make such inflammatory comments about a patch of Americana you know next to nothing about.

Schuyler Thorpe

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