The Mercury’s Sound Off for Thursday, February 4 | Opinion | pottsmerc.com – The Mercury

Tuesday while shoveling the sidewalk, as others were doing, I saw a man, arms folded in front of him, yelling, They cant take away my rights. Im not shoveling. Sounds ridiculous, doesnt it? No more than refusing to wear a mask. Shoveling and mask-wearing protect you and others. How can people be so selfish?

As Joe Biden tries to explain his avalanche of job-killing executive orders, he and his cabinet nominees sound like the bumbling bureaucrats that they are. None of these people have come close to actually holding down a real job or running a real business. They are telling the thousands of citizens that have been laid off as a result of Biden's job-killing executive order pen to get jobs in renewable energy. And tell me where are those jobs? Certainly, they aren't in Wisconsin, or Pennsylvania, or Arizona, or Georgia, or Nebraska, or Michigan. The citizens who lost their jobs have mortgages, bills, loans, etc., to pay today they can't wait for 15 years or more for jobs in solar energy. Joe Biden and Kamala Harris should not be in charge of a hamburger joint, let alone our country.

Billy G.

I just read that the "National Spelling Bee" for the first time since 1945 has been cansuled ... cansiled ... canseled...! It's been called off!

Jim Fitch

One of President Trump's major accomplishments is the fact that his administration did not commit US troops to additional conflicts anywhere in the world. In addition, the administration obliterated the ISIS caliphate, brought peace treaties to the Middle East, and brought almost all of the US troops home from the Middle East. It took Joe Biden less than 2 weeks to commit US troops to Syria and Biden started saber-rattling with Iran by declaring that Iran is only weeks away from a nuclear weapon. Moreover, Biden put in place an occupying force in Washington, DC. One of the reasons President Trump was disliked by so many in the Deep State is the fact that he kept his promise not to involve the USA in foreign conflicts. Joe Biden is beloved by the Deep State because he will almost certainly start a new conflict before the end of his first year in office.

By all means, Perkiomen Valley School Board member Raeann Hofkin should not resign. Political correctness is just fascism pretending to be manners!

Our government is a disgrace. Instead of wasting more money and time on an unnecessary impeachment, they should be focusing on trying to get this coronavirus under control. And instead of bickering about a stimulus payout, they should just give everybody back the money they wasted on the Russia collusion inquiry.

Many claims have been made over the past four years about the rise of racism. I submit that nothing could be further from the truth. According to the Southern Poverty Law Center, the number of groups claimed by the KKK has fallen from 2016 when there were 130 such groups to 51 presently. In addition, another source puts the number of KKK members at 3,000 nationwide which amounts to less than one per county nationwide. I worked since 1981 side-by-side with all nationalities and I saw no hint of racism in the workplace. We joked, helped each other, prayed for each other, ate lunch together, and sometimes we argued too imagine that! I go to a Wawa and people smile at one another and hold doors for one another. I frankly think that Joe Biden and his party want there to be racial discord. I just don't get it.

To quote Mr. Spock, "Fascinating!" Once upon a time, Mitch McConnell would have called a GOP member a "RINO" for being insufficiently conservative about things like budget deficits, etc. Now, would-be kingmaker Lou Dobbs says Mitch McConnel is a "RINO" for being insufficiently Trumpish.

Is there a dossier bearing Sen. Pat Toomeys name? On Jan. 26, he voted to confirm Antony Blinken as Secretary of State. For the unaware, Blinken was a significant contributor to the Russian Collusion Hoax. This was not the first time that Toomey accommodated those who had weaponized federal agencies against political adversaries. Over time, officials at the IRS, FBI, an Attorney General, CIA Director, DNI director escaped judgment as did a witness against a U.S. Supreme Court nominee who offered perjured testimony. Toomey declined to rein in social media oligarchs who, in 2016, manipulated search engine algorithms to the advantage of a presidential candidate. 2020 brought more of the same including suppression of Biden-disqualifying scandals. Will the senator now memory-hole a treasure trove of Biden offenses? Those to whom he answers know better than you or I.

M. Furlong

It would appear Trump supporters believe his lies and even proven history won't change their minds. Sad, very sad.

Star Light

For anyone who wondered if the man in the basement would govern as a moderate or a puppet of the extreme left, we now know the answer and it isn't the former. Does he even know what he is signing in all those executive orders?

Farmer Sam

I want to applaud Mr. Greg Levengoods letter that appeared in Sundays Mercury. His letter was spot on. I recently dropped my 40-year subscription to a newspaper for left-wing bias. One of its writers recently opined that readers should combat racism by contributing to organizations that post bail for BLM rioters. Before the newspaper went bankrupt, I could have told you who each one of their writers voted for with probably 99% accuracy, except for their best reporter who never interjected his political views into news articles. Papers like The Philadelphia Inquirer have never endorsed a Republican candidate for president of course, they are fair and objective. Unfortunately, leftists are not satisfied with controlling virtually all media outlets, now they want to silence all opposing points of view and censor not only speech but thoughts as well. Dont be surprised if Joe Biden signs an executive order that establishes a Ministry of Truth and he would probably assign Adam Schiff to head it up.

Clark S. Kent doesn't have a clue about truth-telling, because he puts his faith in The Washington Post that knowingly published false story after false story about the Russia Collusion Hoax. Then The Washington Post got sued by Nicholas Sandman and the Post settled out of court with him because they lied about Nicholas. Mr. Minninger is absolutely correct about Adam Schiff, he is a pathological liar. The NY Post, CNN, Boston Herald, Wall Street Journal and others confirm that Schiff lied about Russia Collusion and the infamous Ukraine Phone Call for starters. But more importantly, the "Lasso of Truth" confirms that President Trump is the truth-teller and Adam Schiff is in the running for "Liar of the Century."

Diana Prince

To all the Trumpers out there who wonder what the big deal is about a handful of people attacking the Capitol on Jan. 6, are you serious? A "handful" of people? You really are living in another world, aren't you? While you're there, say hello to Peter Pan, Tinkerbell & Captain Hook for me. I hope you all make it back some day, but I really doubt that will happen!

Before the election, CNN, MSNBC, ABC, CBS, and NBC were proudly talking about how great the Lincoln Project "Republicans" were who supported Joe Biden. Now all of a sudden the truth about the Lincoln Project has come out. The founder is an alleged serial sexual harasser. His name is John Weaver. Here is one link outlining the charges against the wonderful Lincoln Project Founder: https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/01/31/never-trump-lincoln-project-founder-john-weaver-accused-sending-provocative-messages-young-men/#

Wow, did you all read the commentary of Marc A Thiessen on Jan. 30 in The Mercury? Mark has been a Republican his whole life and a Pro-Trumper the last four years. However, after some Republicans have gone after Republican Liz Cheney (daughter of former Vice President Dick Cheney) because she called for a vote on Trump. Marc is defending her because of Trump inciting the riot at the Capitol. Yes, he did! Marc is upset that Trump went after Pence and then the mob went after Pence looking for him, to lynch? Marcs last words, If this is the Republicans reaction to the Capitol riot, then the future of the party is bleak.

Clark S Kent

This wish was related to me by a wise friend: I wish Joe Biden would disappear as fast as all this snow will.

The impeachment trial is upon us. President Trump is a dangerous con man. He groomed and goaded thousands of armed militia to attack our legislative branch. At his name, rampaging Trumpists stormed the U.S. Capitol, looting and destroying property and terrorizing members of Congress. Five people died. Little do those criminals know that their gun rights will be revoked. We now know that he groomed these terrorists with his lies of a fraudulent election for months before the event. This was always his plan.

Jay Miller

To Ivy, the mask I wear does not protect me, it protects other people. Next, why did the governors close down all small businesses? I can see eateries because you can't eat with a mask on, but other small businesses could do the same sanitizing process as the big box stores so why are they being punished and losing their livelihood? People are traveling in and out of the country which is increasing the pandemic.

The Golden Ager

Please understand that divisive hyper-partisan political hypocrisy is deeply rooted in the DNA of liberals and the Democrat Party. For example, under the Trump administration, the unemployment rate for Blacks, women and Hispanics hit a historic low yet no Black or female or Hispanic representatives in the House stood to acknowledge the fact that Trump, with his economic plan and tax cuts, has done more than and any president, including the almighty Obama, to lift them up. Despite this, Trump has been relentlessly pummeled by Biden, Harris, the Democrats and their media mouthpieces who proclaim hes the "first racist president" when nothing was done during the eight years Biden and Obama were in power.

Otis-D

In most cases, the "fact-checking" done by media and tech platforms is really "fact checks" of opinions or policies, not facts or data. ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN and MSNBC only broadcast one side of many news stories. For instance, even though there was and is a mountain of evidence supporting the Hunter Biden story of profligate influence-peddling around the world, the story was mostly ignored. Google is actively censoring Newsmax, Breitbart, Parler and many other media outlets that are counter to their Democrat opinions. It has been documented that Google results have been slanted to return liberal viewpoints as the top results of most searches on many political stories. YouTube makes it very difficult or impossible to find certain unflattering videos of Joe Biden, Nancy Pelosi, Obama and other Democrat leaders. Censorship by most of the media is going to destroy our country.

Michael Stern

After dealing with all of these "lockdowns," I've come to understand why our dogs try to run out the door as soon as it's opened!

Jim Fitch

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