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Sound Off: June 1, 2025

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Sun Herald readers weigh in on local and national topics.

Traffic lights

Perhaps someone could develop a device that when a traffic light changed from red to green a signal was sent to the cars in front of the light. That signal would cause a loud ding to sound on the car’s speakers alerting those looking at their phones that it was time to move.

TACO Trump

I’m not sure I’ve ever laughed harder than I did when I read about how people are making money on Wall Street basing their buys on the idea that Trump Always Chickens Out (TACO).

Chrisley pardons

With the Chrisley pardons, President Trump proved that he has zero integrity. The people who were defrauded of millions will never get their money back. If it’s possible to have negative integrity, Trump is the charter member of the group.

Count on them to cheat

If there’s one thing we should have learned by now, it’s that Democrats will do anything to win an election.

Law seems clear

Considering the person in charge of the scheme admitted to it in print and on camera, I’m having trouble figuring out how anyone could say there isn’t election fraud in Gulfport.

Same tactics

Candidates have always held events where their “patrons” donate and pledge their support. Is that voter fraud?

Running scared

The GOP in Gulfport is making accusations of voter fraud already. President Trump used that to push the lie that he won the 2020 election. Now he is in office selling everything that is not nailed down.

Must be scared

Republicans must be really scared of the Black woman winning the mayors race in Gulfport. Wasn’t Elon Musk trying to buy votes in Wisconsin? When Democrats use the Republican play book, they really get upset..

Good for the goose ...

I’m old enough to remember when Elon Musk traveled the country handing out checks to people. I’m trying to figure out why that would be OK, but free meals aren’t.

Dirty tricks

I trust that the good people of Gulfport are smart enough to not vote for Hugh Keating, who, obviously, doesn’t have enough merits to run on his own.

Lies

Stephen A Smith said it best: “How can anyone trust the lying media, Trump was right, they can’t be trusted about anything!”Our country was manipulated by them.

Canal Road

Why can’t Canal Road in Gulfport be paved to 28th Street?

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