Preying on emotions

Dear Editor,

Thank you for your consideration in reading and printing this letter.

I am writing as I am appalled at the level to which campaigns are preying on the emotion of residents of the state of Montana. I am especially appalled at the fear mongering being lobbied at citizens by the Tester campaign ad which you ran in your recent edition.

While I realize that the majority of the State claims Christian background, and the Constitution of this Country and State are based on Judeo Christian philosophy, I also realize not all follow this philosophy.

However, the ninth commandment states that we should not bear false witness against another. Is this not what is happening when lies are being promoted?

In the recent ad that was ran, it was alleged that Mr. Sheehy would close over 40 rural hospitals in Montana if elected. Including Clark Fork Hospital here in Sanders County. Gosh, that’s a lot of power! To my knowledge, no Senator can arbitrarily close hospitals. And, based on my research, it would go against the track record of Mr. Sheehy to decrease availability of medical care to any citizen. In fact, Tim Sheehy and his wife Carmen have donated over 4 million dollars to Bozeman Health, to ensure quality medical care is available in Montana, saving families from needing to travel out of state to receive care. The truth is opposite the advertisement of Mr. Tester.

I just encourage everyone to take a breath and keep a level head as this election proceeds. Lies can divide families, counties, states and countries. Let’s all do better at finding the truth and being strong together.

Shalom,

Chelle Mitchell,

Thompson Falls