Editor, Commonwealth:
I had many thoughts reading the column penned by Kathleen Parker of The Washington Post (“Jumping to conclusions again,” Jan. 24). Her subject I reply to is the behavior of Catholic boys in Covington, Kentucky.
I just moved to Greenwood, leaving behind Lexington, Kentucky. Kentucky is wonderful, but the charm of the Delta, and particularly the city of Greenwood, appealed to me more at this stage in my life. Now, for those of you not familiar with Kentucky, Covington is a city located in a three- county strip across the Ohio River from downtown Cincinnati. Having lived further to the south in Lexington, many of us living there and in the remainder of the state consider these people Northerners. The counties have been historically German and Catholic since receiving immigrants after 1848 from an area that would later become Germany. They maintain tremendous pride in their background and religious beliefs to this day. Lexington Catholic is a Kentucky academic and athletic powerhouse. I believe this to also be the case with Covington Catholic.
One thing I know is that Kentucky supports strongly the right to life, which was at the basis of the entire story. Can’t Catholics appear anywhere in this nation in a public place and freely speak and demonstrate for their beliefs? Where’s that story, Ms. Kathleen Parker? They owe no one a justification or apology in my opinion.
Readers, are you aware during the Kavanaugh hearings that Ms. Kathleen Parker wrote a column developing the story idea that somehow the accusations against him were all a mistake because the accusers mistook him for some other white boy. I think Ms. Parker must believe all white, Catholic boys look alike, probably even think alike.
Readers, did you know Ms. Kathleen Parker penned an earlier column how the members of the Electoral College must follow their conscience and not vote as did their state populations in the 2016 presidential election? Why, Ms. Kathleen Parker, you believed people who wear baseball caps and T-shirts for a man you and your boss detest should be denied electoral participation.
Now to get to a basis for the best real story, Ms. Kathleen Parker’s employment with Jeffrey Preston Jorgensen, CEO of Amazon. The man now goes by the name Bezos.
Readers, study up about this Princeton graduate, transplant to Seattle, profit manipulator of the U.S. Postal Service according to the president, because he’s moving to the other side of the Potomac from the president to ultimately establish himself as our deity. Buy his Kindle, organize your life around his Alexa, watch Amazon TV and films, cultivate your laziness so all retail stores become vacant in Middle America. Who ultimately profits?
Is the story at hand that of several Catholic boys attending a right to life march or the march of ultra mega, mega rich white men and the women who carry water for them in their control over TV, film, retail commerce and what is left of American journalism? Think. After all, it’s what Orwell wanted us to be aware of.
The writer of this letter holds Amazon company stock, worked for Amazon for six years, continues his friendship with Amazon employees and believes the company is brilliantly run by a staff that’s great. Go figure.
Rex S. Whiteaker
Greenwood
