The Mercury’s Sound Off for Saturday, Aug. 9

What are we doing in Montgomery County? As commissioners, they are to obey and follow the law like anyone else. They are to follow the laws of the country as everyone else is expected to follow, not decide what they will and won’t do. Illegals are here illegally, not citizens of the United States, so they don’t fall under the same laws as our citizens. Commissioners, do your job and follow the laws set before you.

If Palestinians didn’t support the Hamas terrorist organization, why did they elect them to be their ruling government? Why don’t they overthrow them and remove them from power? That’s why nobody feels sorry for those evil Palestinians who may get caught in the crossfire. The world prays for Israel and its successful annihilation of the Palestinian savages.

Montgomery County Democrats threw a progressive virtue-signaling photo op party last week to raise awareness of the horrors of human trafficking, while at the same time coordinating recurring protests to prevent ICE from arresting human traffickers. Dems be tripp’n!

Butch

Patriot54 is the least intelligent of Sound Off’s leftwing idiots. According to ProPublica (a radical left-wing group), 25 of the richest Americans paid a “true” tax rate of 8.2% on $510 billion of income. That’s nearly $42B in taxes paid by America’s billionaires every year. Add up all the taxes paid by all public school teachers over their entire teaching careers and the total is a fraction of what America’s billionaires pay in taxes.

Capitalism Rules

Info Depot: You’re ignorant of climate change mechanisms (and medicine). Snapshots of local temperature are irrelevant to disproving global warming. Storm intensity is better evidence. Do you own Exxon stock? Cassidy: There’s no criteria on who minimum wage is “for.” It’s simply the lowest businesses can legally offer. MAGA: “Inflation is gone!” No. Fed target of 2.0% (not yet reached) still means prices will inflate 2.0% annually. Don’t buy disinformation and misinformation intended to deceive.

Democrats Houlahan and Dean voted against a bill that 1) avoided a large tax increase for middle and lower-class families, 2) eliminated the tax on tips and overtime, 3) increased the deduction for seniors, and 4) increased the tax credit for children. They sure didn’t vote for our benefit!

Robert Minninger

The columnist Steve Roberts’ piece about Colbert being let go was wrong in his opinion. Paramount was to pay $16 million because they admitted to the “60 Minutes” interview with Kamala being altered – finally, someone was held accountable. But of course it was Trump’s fault! He ended with Colbert and Kimmel are a vital part of a healthy political process. No, they aren’t! They aren’t funny, and their progressive assault on conservatives is wrong!

Dot

Info Depot is so void of truth that it’s hilarious and sad at the same time. No 100-degree days in July is your measure of a cooling climate? Headline today: A massive heat dome will bake 100 million people daily through next week. But you don’t care; like all MAGAts, you have no consideration for future generations. Selfish fools.

RealAmerica

I honestly have to admit, it’s been really nice having a real President again.

Every Legal American

Trump by the numbers. Trump’s administration settled with Columbia University to the tune of $200 million, which Columbia will pay back to the federal government. The settlement was for Columbia’s discrimination against Jewish students.

Len

To Trump2028 — Stop watching Newsmax and OAN! They’re melting what’s left of your Fox-fried brain. MAGAts like Levengood, Stern, Palladino, Grant W, Dot, Finch, JTF, and Marine Forever hate America. You’re full of rage at anyone who isn’t a white, angry, uneducated male who worships Trump, fears facts, and whines about “illegals” while living off government handouts in states built by immigrants.

Patriot54

We are already seeing several leftist liberals in Sound Off supporting Mandani’s extreme, radical and communist policies. These people should step back and ask if this communist represents their own beliefs, or if they are just in support of this communist because he is not a republican. His ideas are un-American. How about it, left-wingers, are yours also?

RO in NHT

Weekly roundup: July job numbers were terrible, May and June were revised down by 258K jobs, the lowest 3-month job gains (35K!) since Trump 2020. Durham determined the Clinton emails were likely fabricated by the Russians (NYT & Bloomberg), but the heads of our FBI and CIA are using the Russian disinformation propaganda against Clinton. The Dow finally recovered its Dec ’24 high and is now tumbling again. Beef is skyrocketing. Go MAGA!

Thank you, H. John. I do appreciate the civility of your response. I must disagree with you, though, as Socialism does not lead to Communism. It’s akin to saying smoking marijuana leads to heroin addiction. Our economy is a mix of Capitalism and Socialism. We operate under a market economy with private ownership of business, but still mix in government-controlled programs such as Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid. To name a few.

Joe Frank

Felony Don the Lying Con may be considering a pardon for convicted sex trafficker of young girls, Ghislaine Maxwell. A pardon for someone who has caused irreparable harm to children. This is MAGA? Also, in an announcement, corporate giant Procter and Gamble will be raising prices due to the Felon’s tariffs. Buckle up, this is only one of many, many to come. Get your wallets ready.

I just bought a case of popcorn. I am going to need it as I watch the revelations continue on the Russia, Russia, Russia hoax. It appears that the man(Donald Trump) who was once the subject of a fabricated and phony investigation is now turning the tables on the perpetrators of the fake hoax. Not looking good for Comey, Clapper, Brennan, and Obama.

Michael Stern

KC, how did you get access to Jeff Bezos’ tax return? Do you work for the IRS and illegally access his return? Or do you know someone who did? Your July 29 is just ridiculous. Your jealousy of others’ wealth is just bitterness.

Nancy Pelosi looks like she hasn’t pooped in years.

The Snarky Conservative

Democrats have been fond of saying no one, not even a president, is above the law. So how come folks that cross our southern border are?

Billy G.

The other day, at the beer distributor, the clerk asked, “Sir. Do you need help?” I replied, “Yes, I do, but I came for beer instead!”

Jim Fitch

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