Reply #7: Nothing against Wichita itself. Its the way it played out.

[juliagoolia]

"I guess I am the only one thats as pissed off as I am about this one silly little story today, but it is so representative of the problem we are seeing nationwide with the "RW MORAL MAJORITY" movement. They are small, but are having too much affect by being LOUD>"
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Its not Wichita, its the story. I've heard about the theft of Christmas for the first time this year. Its all over Fox news, the Falwell group is shouting it. Then I wonder how it is they have impact on local areas like MINE, and yours.

So yesterday I see this article, which indicates a mayor got 60 emails in a city the size of Wichita. Then I look into who is who. I do some research and find out who Terry Fox is. Who The Mayor is. Who the Reporter is.

I jumped on it because its representative. I also live in a community stricken by the same type of thinking. If you go talk to the County judge about a problem that the county commissioners are not taking care of he is about as likely to say he will do something, as he is to say "I will pray about it".

Admittedly I don't know anything about Wichita(although I've lived in more towns and cities than most people), I do see a paradigm of behavior that is disturbing. Have you read the book named Whats the Matter with Kansas?

When a Minister can get his congregation to write emails to the Mayor, and the next day there is an article in the paper about the theft of Christmas something is going on. This is what is kicking our butts.

Since you are from Wichita, tell us how that happens. I'm just trying to understand. More importantly, I'd like to see people in Wichita to tell their Mayor not to give in to special interest over silly things like this. And possibly even more importantly I'd like to see the people in Wichita tell their News Reporters to report news instead of this kind of junk! And it is junk.

I don't want a flame war either. I am glad someone from the area wrote back so perhaps we can get some insight as to how this kind of thing ends up in a paper in a city this big.