Sound Off: August 17, 2025

Sun Herald readers weigh in on local and national topics.

Confused

I don’t understand how we can have four years of a senile leader with President Biden and now we have a strong president with President Trump and everyone can’t support him.

Forget Biden

An overweight, oxygen-deprived, rambling, temperamental 80 year old decided to take over Washington D.C. because one of his former DOGE guys got beat up. The same guy pardoned almost 2,000 verifiable recidivist offenders from Jan. 6. How much more will keep you silent?

Only attack Republicans

Since the start of Sound Off, there’s never been any post about the misdeeds of any radical Democrats. As if they don’t exist. Exposing them is taboo.

Sink it

I was glad to see in Mary Perez’s story that Arbor has bought the Sun Herald property, but, sad to know the perfectly good building will be torn down. I’d love to hear they’re collaborating with Mississippi Gulf Fishing Banks and CCA to build a Sun Herald Fishing Reef.

On the run

To take a line from Sen. Hakeem Jeffries but turn it: People, we have the Democrats (literally) on the run.

Settle down, Gavin

California’s governor freaked out because someone sent him a Trump 2028 hat. If you really want to get under his skin, send him a Trump 2032 one.

Pondering

Sound Off is a safety valve. It is a chance for us to let the world know what we think is important. For example, is Vladimir Putin possessed by a devil or does he just have a good makeup department?

Back the blue

In Trump’s America, throwing a sandwich at a police officer gets you a felony charge, but assaulting police officers and trying to gouge out their eyes with your bare hands gets you a pardon.

A bad look

Police bodycam footage shows Jared Wise beating police officers on Jan. 6 and yelling “kill ’em” as rioters attacked. He now works as a senior adviser in President Trump’s DOJ.

Sending troops to D.C.

Would you look at that, the National Guard was finally sent to Washington D.C. And only four and a half years too late.

What’s going on in Texas?

What’s with Texas legislators and leaving the state they all love to brag about so much? First Ted Cruz flees for Cancun when it got cold and now the Democrats won’t do their jobs?

Desperate

Say all the big beautiful words you like. But when immigration agents, out of nowhere, descend upon a peaceful conference by the California governor and outside supporters, the Republican Party is looking to cause chaos and inflame citizens.

Go away, already

Red or blue, I think we can all agree that Hunter Biden needs to go away.

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