Zombie voters
For a moment I had hope for Philadelphia. I saw our police dept. working with Trump’s FBI to bust a drug gang in Kensington. I thought it was great that Democrats and Republicans in Philly were coming together in support of Pat Dugan to defeat DA Larry Krasner. And then came the election – Krasner won in a landslide with 76 percent of the vote. This right after we learned an alleged serial killer had been let loose to murder 23-year-old Kada Scott. This is personal to me. A few weeks ago, a friend of mine from Fox Chase was killed by a speeding car that had just been stolen. His life instantly gone, with a son in college and a happy retirement just ahead of him. That could have been me — or you. We all know that DA Krasner lets car thieves plead down cases. Thieves know punishment will be minimal and car theft is rampant. Larry Krasner, to me, was an enabler of vehicular homicide. What is it with Democrats in this city? Heartless, zombie voters. Most of the really hateful people I come across are rabid Democrats — they even harass me for my letters. I had to quit the Democrat party in August. I continually read letters that, “Trump is a threat to democracy.” The real threat to democracy is shooting at a candidate in Butler, Pennsylvania. Killing a conservative as he debates on a Utah college campus. And, yes, overwhelmingly reelecting a district attorney who hates cops and law-abiding citizens.
Richard Iaconelli
Rhawnhurst
Foghorn Trump
What has happened to America’s sense of humor? We are all so “caught up” on our differences that our looking at the lighter side of life has significantly diminished. We simply seem to be blind regarding the humor of everyday life. This is especially true in America’s political news. I need to make my last observation of our 45th & 47th president, who creates such divisiveness that it constantly engulfs every citizen 24 hours a day. I know it does mine. I have recently discovered how he is such a close persona of the cartoon character Foghorn Leghorn (who was directly inspired by the fictional character of Sen. Beauregard Claghorn, a blustery Southern politician, on Fred Allen’s popular 1940s radio show). He acts like, sounds like and even looks like, not including the feathers, with this character. (I do realize this submission is showing my age). When he is accused of the following sarcastic comment, “Oh, you can dish it out, but you can’t take it,’ his response is invariably, “Oh, I can take it, I just prefer to dish it out.’ This is a perfect characterization of our president. I do bless our president even with all of his so-called sincerity, humility, bluff and bluster. Concerning bluster, I was going to compare President Trump with Phineas T. Bluster (citizens my age will know whom I’m talking about, especially the ones who sat in the peanut gallery at Howdy Doody), but I think my choice of this Big Bird Warner Brothers cartoon is a perfect fit.
Ron Farbman
Somerton
Teflon Josh
Shapiro is like the pot calling the kettle black. His state was shut down since July 1 over the budget impasse. He shut down more programs for lack of funding than the federal government has. Schools were without books and homeless shelters were shutting down. Where was the uproar from the liberal press? Oh, that’s right, he’s a Democrat.
Richard Donofry
East Torresdale
