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Sound Off for Aug. 27, 2021

Not his fault

I am so sick and tired of people blaming our governor for the the spike in COVID. If you are an adult, you have been told of the pros and cons of the vaccination. If you are believing the social media comments, that is on you. Reeves cannot demand nor force anyone to get the vaccine.

Gives cover

Please let this be the last COVID post. Nothing said here will change opinions on whether or not to get vaccinated. Keeping this in Sound Off gives cover to the horrific events in Afghanistan. Words cannot express the danger our unfit president has set in motion.

Weapons

We are the greatest country in the history of the world, and no one trusts us. And now Taliban fighters have seized billions of dollars of U.S.-made weapons and equipment — including helicopters, trucks, Humvees, drones and airplanes.

Afghanistan

Please pray for our troops in harm’s way doing the impossible at Kabul airport! The Biden administration is clearly careless, incompetent or both. I fear this is going to end so badly.

For the children

I always thought people came together for the benefit of children, especially in Mississippi. So it astounds me at the number of people, including parents, who refuse to take simple precautions. “You do you, I’ll do me,” but not when it affects children and babies who can’t protect themselves.

To ‘belief’

You don’t “believe,” a.k.a. haven’t seen. How about you go to the hospitals to see first hand the extent that compares to a war zone/horror movie? Then report back to us if there’s any exaggeration. And while you’re there, pitch in and help.

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