Roundup: Rep. Rosendale’s Russia votes receives resounding backlash

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Roundup: Rep. Rosendale’s Russia votes receives resounding backlash

Across the State, Montanans are “embarrassed” by Moscow Matt

Helena, MT – Rep. Matt Rosendale has had a bad week. He refused to condemn Russia’s unprovoked acts of war against a democracy, refused to join with 426 of his colleagues in a resolution of support for Ukraine, and introduced a bill to withhold aid to Ukraine – months before the eventual attack.

Now, Montanans from every corner of the state are making their voices heard, writing in to their local papers to express their disappointment with Rosendale. Here are 17 — just a small sample! — of the Letters to the Editor that appeared last week: 

Billings Gazette: ​​ 

• “Rosendale is an embarrassment”

• “Rosendale’s vote against Ukraine misguided”

Bozeman Chronicle: 

• “Rosendale needs a lesson in American History.”

• “Congressman Rosendale, I recommend you grovel to your constituents, begging our forgiveness for the crass insensitivity of your ill-informed, boorish words. Better yet, please resign your office as a U.S. congressman.”

• “Rosendale’s sense of morality is seriously flawed”

Havre Daily News:

• “The question is, who else does Putin own? Here’s a clue: At a time when democracy is under assault, pay attention to the politicians saying, “America first.”

Helena Independent:

• “Why would Rosendale bring such shame on our state through his extreme outlier vote against helping Ukraine”

• “Your insular reaction is so far beneath what Montanans deserve in an elected official.”

• “Rosendale is subverting our democracy”

Livingston Enterprise:

• “Matt Rosendale sinks to new depths”

Missoulian: 

• “You should be ashamed of yourself, Rosendale.”

• “Matt Rosendale, who are you representing?”

• “Rosendale brings shame on Montana”

• “Rosendale humiliates Montana again”

Montana Standard:

• “His obliviousness to history, and lack of responsibility or compassion are stunning. He has no place representing Montana. He certainly does not speak for me.”

Ravalli Republic: 

• “Dumbstruck at Rosendale decision”

• “The lack of compassion in Representative Rosendale’s stance of no support for Ukraine until we finish the wall decries every moral code of every major religion.”

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