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Sound Off: Jan. 16, 2025

Blame game

If you want to blame someone for the LA fires blame the tree-huggers who would not allow controlled burning. Some areas hadn’t burned in 50 years.

Don’t care

I could not agree more with the Sound Off of We Don’t Care, about Donald Trump being a convicted felon, also known as a dishonest, crooked person. I just hope that someday those who don’t care about honesty will realize the importance of it.

Our new king

God forbid we mourn a former president’s death with a flag at half-staff for 30 days, per the U.S. Code. King Donald, already the make-up king of politics, got all his minions to fall in place and put it back up.

The real threat

The biggest threat to a fighting force is, by far, politicians. They want to control the military from afar. President Biden, Mark Milley and Sec. Austin destroyed the military.

Cease-fire

Hamas has agreed to the cease-fire because President-elect Trump told Hamas it would be wiped off the face of the earth if it didn’t.

Yes man

I’m very disappointed in Sen. Roger Wicker for his support of Pete Hegseth for Secretary of Defense. Mr. Hegseth ‘s moral character isn’t something this country needs to run our military. It appears Sens. Wicker and Hyde-Smith are nothing but yes people to the incoming president.

Great point

Great job by the Sound Off writer who pointed out the hypocrisy in demanding the California governor be held responsible for the Los Angeles fires, but not the Texas governor after a similar event there.

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