The Mercury’s Sound Off for Monday, Sept. 4

That Josh Shapiro exploited children as props to tout a state-funded meal program was not surprising. With SNAP funding up 27% since 2021, an accommodating press declined to inquire why kids were arriving at school hungry much as it has ignored the root cause of underfunded school districts. There is no mystery to it. Democrat policies drive businesses, jobs and tax revenue elsewhere leaving dystopian hellholes behind that others are expected to subsidize e.g. San Francisco.

M. Furlong

Joe Biden is absolutely crushing us with Bidenomics. You gotta love those 7.25% mortgage rates. Heating oil is now at $3.75 a gallon. A 12-pack carton of Pepsi is around $6.99. A family-size box of Cheez-Its is $4.98. Can you imagine building a home right now? A 10 ft. section of 4-inch PVC sewer and drain pipe is now $19.98 at Home Depot. A few years ago it was around $7.

“Dutch”

In his book “Get Trump,” Professor Emeritus Alan Dershowitz — who BTW is not a Trump supporter — predicted that prior to the 2024 election, the Biden Administration would file made-up charges to get an indictment against Trump in a heavily Democratic jurisdiction, push for a quick trial, get a conviction, and don’t worry about an appeal until after the election. This is clearly election interference, and the American people are finally beginning to see it.

Greg Levengood

Joe Biden announced to the world that the US military doesn’t have enough ammunition to safeguard our country. Perhaps we would if Biden would lift his ban on munition manufacturers who don’t meet his administration’s radically woke diversity standards.

Biggly

All former Presidents have Secret Service security details to protect them for their remaining life, so if Trump is convicted of any or all of the crimes against him and is sentenced to jail, does the security detail go with him? How much more is that going to cost us taxpayers?

JR

Biden left billions of dollars of our military equipment and supplies in Afghanistan. Then he sent most of our reserves to Ukraine. Then he told our enemies we don’t have the supplies we need to defend our country. Then the military let the world know that we are still trying to negotiate contracts to replace what we left behind and gave away. Joe being Joe!

Bonnie

If I run a business and am a defendant in a criminal trial, it is unlikely any judge would give me “time off” to take a business meeting without extraordinary reasons. I’d be told to reschedule. Why should a candidate for elected office, even the Presidency, be any different? On an unrelated note, have you noticed right-wing media claiming all of America agrees with them? Sounds like “whistling past the graveyard.”

Crabtree got one thing right, principals and teachers are quitting and there is a local shortage. But the reasons are not what they think they are. Look no further than to Pennridge, Central Bucks and Perkiomen Valley where radical Republicans bought school boards with funding from super PACs and folks like Paul Martino. These newly purchased boards are putting radical M4L policies in place destroying public schools.

Patriot54

Racism will end when Democrats stop using it as a political weapon. Fact check that!

Righty Tighty

Many of the people indicted with Trump are complaining that he is not paying their legal bills. How naive can these people be? Trump is well known for not paying his bills, actually, he hasn’t even paid the contractors who worked on his AC. casinos thirty years ago. When push comes to pull Trump only cares about Trump. Wake up people!

Stay Tuned!

Recently saw The Mercury article “Kremlin Foes Attacked or Killed.” We can now with certainty change the name “Kremlin” to “Democrats.”

When does a politician quit? Not until they are voted out.

Star Light

Charlie refuses to accept the fact that Trump’s 2017 tax cut was the biggest middle-class tax cut in US history. But it was short-lived due to the mentally challenged democrat that reversed all of the gloriously positive things President Trump did for the average American citizen.

Cholly

The real facts are Proterra received $10M in COVID relief LOAN in 2020 under the Paycheck Protection Program. Here’s the rest of the story – the loan was forgiven by Biden in May 2022, with a net gain of 10.2M after interest payments were refunded by the SBA. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm served on Proterra’s board from 2017 until she became secretary. She sold her company stock in May 2021, at a net capital gain of $1.6M.

A. Metz

Responding to Patriot 54. Fraud in 2022 elections? Philadelphia 230,000+ “unsigned ballots” arriving after midnight truck with NY tags no chain of custody! Pa. Supreme, 5-2 Democrat, OK people forgot to sign ballots! Pa. where mail-in ballots were illegal! COVID was the excuse Dumbocrat courts needed to manipulate the election! The courts manipulated election law therefore there was fraud! You make as much sense as KJP!

Just the facts!

The climate change hurricanes are putting out the climate change wildfires, proving that God is still in charge.

Emily L

President Biden is having border gates welded open. He’s selling border wall material for scrap and suing border states who are trying to protect their citizens. Biden is now asking Congress for billions of extra funding to pay for migrant relocation and housing expenses. Why did Biden end the Remain in Mexico policy? Because it worked.

Robert Minninger

Our Sound Off MAGAs like to complain about their gas bill, the electric bill, Bud Light and Target unicorns. Guess what cult, your hero is facing 91 felony charges. Talk about that instead of the usual nonsense. Joe Biden for President! Trump for Prison!

Lefty

There are people who think the US and Ukraine are winning the war. I bet Putin is getting a kick out of that, as we spend $113 billion in aid and military arms to Ukraine and will continue to do so until our ultimate collapse. My guess is Obama is the evil behind it all as he prepares for his 4th term as president of the US. Lookout America, here comes Michelle.

The Prophet

I am not sure who you are calling me out by name and a past job, but just like any human, I can read about infectious diseases other than being a sheep and following what we are told! You should do the same.

Dot

Thank goodness Sound Off came back I was forced to read the comic section for my morning chuckles. Just a reminder a billionaire has one thousand million so why did he need a bondsman for bail, so all my followers please send more of your hard-earned money to me, I already have over 250 million but really? If you’re confused, Trump is the name.

JB in Limerick

The Democrats are purveyors of divisiveness. Always have been and always will be. They make sure the demand for racism far exceeds the supply. That’s how they get the voters who elect them to power. If you voted for Obama or Biden, aren’t you embarrassed to be part of their unhappy herd?

T-Bone

I heard the creator of “auto-correct” recently died. The funnel will be held tomayto.

Jim Fitch

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