Ellis cites unsourced statistics about household incomes and single-family households, believes that President Lyndon Johnson’s “war on poverty” was actually “a war on the American family” and compares President Joe Biden to Karl Marx. He begins his letter with the claim that America is not a racist country because Barack Obama was elected president twice, an argument that is as weak as it is unoriginal (his letter also says that Obama was elected in 20 Obama was, of course, elected in 20, and Donald Trump won in 2016). Let’s be clear: the worst actor in this mess, which has sparked warranted outrage across Montana and beyond, is Ellis. This 36-minute stretch illustrates issues at The Gazette that extend beyond one bad decision to publish Ellis’ racist letter, issues that stem from bad decisions made by Lee Enterprises, The Gazette’s corporate owner. That note was deleted 11 minutes later, and no editor’s note has appeared in the letter since (the editor did add “Former Republican Montana state senator” under Ellis’ name at the bottom of the letter the original version only included his name and “Red Lodge”). This letter was published to shine a light on a growing threat in our state from groups who share Ellis’ views.” The Billings Gazette finds his view wrong, dangerous and offensive. is a former Montana state senator from Red Lodge. The word “necessarily” was deleted from the note at 10:48 a.m., then added back a minute later.Īt 11:23 a.m., a new editor’s note was added. is a former Montana state senator,” the editor’s note read. “The views expressed by letter writers do not necessarily reflect those of The Gazette. Wednesday, a Gazette editor added a note above the letter. on Tuesday entitled “ Racism isn’t the problem, black culture is.” At 10:47 a.m. The Billings Gazette published a letter to the editor from former Montana state senator Alvin Ellis Jr.
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