Calling foes ‘vermin’ shows Trump unfit to serve
At least seven times in recent months, Donald Trump said his 2024 opponent for president is not Joe Biden, it’s Barack Obama, according to Forbes magazine. Earlier this week, he said at a campaign rally that his opponents and non-supporters in the current administration are “vermin.” This is serious, game-changing sad behavior. By calling non-supporters “vermin,” Trump’s also forgotten, or perhaps doesn’t know, he now parrots Hitler and Mussolini, who used “vermin” and other derogatory terms to de-humanize their opponents and encourage violence against them.
With Trump facing the loss of his license to do business in New York, his financial fortune, and the real possibility he could be incarcerated for 93 felonies, there’s no sane justification to nominate him for president or even worse, vote for him. Republicans need to face reality and let Trump go quietly, before he makes a fool of himself and the Republican Party.
William Higgins New Smyrna Beach
Jimbo Fisher’s big reward for getting fired
Ever wondered why your tuition is so high for college? Take a look at Texas A&M University. They fired their football coach, Jimbo Fisher, on Sunday. But he will still receive $75 million as part of his contract buyout. Don’t you wish after the high cost of college and getting a job, if you got fired, you could get a fraction of that amount? Who do you think pays for that astronomical amount?
It’s a travesty, isn’t it?
Nick Smith Orlando
Vote to change narrative on guns
How do you change a politician’s mind on guns?
When a gunman slaughtered 18 innocent civilians and wounded more residents in his home district in Maine, Rep. Jared Golden said he regretted past opposition to an assault-weapons ban. He should be ashamed of himself, as a Democrat. But at least he finally did the right thing.
We live in a democratic republic where about half of our electorate doesn’t even vote. And around half of the “other half” doesn’t appear to have enough sense to come in out of a rainstorm.
How else does one explain that the leading candidate in the Republican party appears to gain more support with each additional indictment brought against him? I will take Joe Biden any day over his rival. Yes, he has lost a step with age, and yes, he may be a little unsteady on his feet, but at least he will not sell the country out to the highest bidder, and lie, cheat, and steal everything that is not nailed down.
Michael Perham Clermont
Manchin’s machinations
Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia has performed a balancing act with Republicans and Democrats, but his latest act of not seeking reelection might just help the Republicans flip the Senate. What he’s most likely doing is setting up a fight with President Joe Biden. I think many think that if Biden, for whatever reason, doesn’t run for re-election, they want to be in a position to run. Not that there’s anything wrong with that decision, but just be honest, Senator. It’s a good way to be when running for president.
Jeffrey Dombeck Boynton Beach
