Re: PoliticiansB次元官网网址� beliefs all over the map, Letters, May 13, 2011.

Sadly, the Goldstream B次元官网网址 Gazette continues to subject its readers to the  offensive rantings of Saanich resident Keith Sketchley.

SketchleyB次元官网网址檚 most recent submission insults the collective intelligence of Esquimalt-Juan de Fuca voters B次元官网网址� in the aftermath  of the federal election B次元官网网址� by claiming that we do not B次元官网网址渦nderstand freedomB次元官网网址� and that we are B次元官网网址�(unwilling) to support (the) development of sound candidates.B次元官网网址� What utter nonsense.

Furthermore, he specifically accuses Colwood Mayor Dave Saunders of B次元官网网址�(lacking) a sound belief system for human life.B次元官网网址�

This, too, is absolutely ridiculous B次元官网网址� not to mention incredibly insulting.

Given SketchleyB次元官网网址檚 extensive history of submitting his sophomoric musings to local and regional media B次元官网网址� in particular Black Press publications, and specifically the Goldstream B次元官网网址 Gazette B次元官网网址� I recently took the time to Google B次元官网网址淜eith Sketchley, Saanich.B次元官网网址� The results were astounding.

Sketchley clearly considers himself an authority on a diverse variety of topics, pontificating ad nauseum on subjects including the E&N railway, lazy jaywalkers, irresponsible cyclists, the B次元官网网址済lorification of mob mentality,B次元官网网址� B次元官网网址渇ree lunches,B次元官网网址� federal, provincial and municipal politics, politicians and governance, aviation technology, Internet pricing, foraging deer and dead whales B次元官网网址� and that is just a sampling.

A hallmark of a Sketchley letter are the rude, personal attacks he directs to those who do not share his right-wing view of the world. Believe it or not, accusing Saunders of being  B次元官网网址榓gainst human lifeB次元官网网址� is not a first, in fact, it is a Sketchley catch phrase.

Likewise, those who support social justice, according to Sketchley, are B次元官网网址渘eo MarxistsB次元官网网址� or B次元官网网址渁narcho-Marxists.B次元官网网址� Others who offend his right-wing sensibilities have been described as B次元官网网址渃onniving,B次元官网网址� B次元官网网址渋ncompetent,B次元官网网址� B次元官网网址渏unior jackboots,B次元官网网址� etcetera.

As a former Goldstream B次元官网网址 Gazette editor, I fully respect the notion that all readers are entitled to their views and, within reason, their publication.

That said, editors reserve the right to reject letters that are offensive, insulting and engage in personal attacks.

All of us, as a community of individuals, are morally obligated to stand up to bullies with a view to marginalizing B次元官网网址� if not eliminating B次元官网网址� their appalling and unacceptable behaviour.

On that basis, any future letters submitted by Sketchley to the Goldstream B次元官网网址 Gazette should be sent straight to B次元官网网址渢rash.B次元官网网址�

Jeff Morrow

Langford