Sound Off: May 13, 2026
Sun Herald readers weigh in on local and national topics.
Our ‘Idol’
Congratulations to Hannah Harper, but I can’t help but think that Moss Point’s Daniel Stallworth should have been in the “American Idol” final. Regardless, congratulations to our hometown star and here’s hoping he follows Jennifer Hudson’s “Idol” path.
Hantavirus
We now have hantavirus cases in the U.S. Thank goodness the response is being overseen by the two towering medical minds of our era: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Donald Trump. RFK Jr. says there’s nothing to worry about, which is comforting, coming from the same man who has questioned established science on AIDS, vaccines, and spent years attacking public health institutions like the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. And then there’s Donald Trump, the man who once floated the idea of injecting disinfectant during COVID briefings. So naturally, America’s pandemic preparedness now feels less like science and more like an infomercial hosted by two guys who think WebMD is a conspiracy.
I feel safe
I just read that in 2010, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was diagnosed with a dead parasite in his brain that caused cognitive difficulties, including memory loss and mental fog, according to a 2012 deposition reviewed by The New York Times. I, for one, feel great that he is heading up our fight against the hantavirus.
Here we go again
Super. I can’t wait for all the Democrats and the worry-warts to start going crazy over the hantavirus. I’m sure this is, like every other world problem, the fault of the Trump Administration.
If you have to say it ...
If you have to say the words “Let me say this plainly: this is not a golden calf,” at the dedication of a giant golden statue of your hero, that’s pretty much a guarantee that it’s a golden calf.
Narcissistic
A California pastor unveiled a golden 22-foot statue of President Trump at a golf course. What’s the obsession with everything gold; so gaudy.?I digress, what is going on with all these images of Trump?
Golden Trump
President Trump has an obsessive fixation on gold. He’s put it all over the White House. A 22-foot gold-leaf statue known as “Don Colossus” has been erected at his Doral golf course. Trump posted an image of himself looking like Jesus on his social media. He is all about money. To me, this looks like a modern-day analogy to the “Golden Calf” mentioned in the Bible, Torah, and Quran. Think about it, Jesus was all about the poor, not money.
Same old thing
No one can ever convince me that patching a large piece of concrete and painting it should cost over $13 million dollars. No one should be surprised by the enormous cost overruns on the reflecting pool or anything else touched by the greatest real estate developer who ever walked the earth. And yet he wants Jerome Powell and the Fed investigated for cost overruns, which, of course, he would have brought in under budget. No one should be surprised by Donald Trump’s hypocrisy.
The Weather Channel
Getting the Weather Channel, with Jim Cantore and the whole “weather on the eights” experience, can only be accessed if the local cable company carries it. The $30 premium+ online subscription is just the free internet app minus the ads. No weather interpretation, deep experience or spaghetti map insights.
Things are great
No one choosing between feeding their kids hot dogs three times a week and putting gas in their car to get to work gives a darn if the reflecting pool is refurbished or not. Donald Trump couldn’t do a better job of Republicans losing the midterms if he tried, gerrymandered or not.
Ballroom
It blows my mind how much people are complaining about the White House ballroom. It’s just nonstop.
TDS
Do y’all ever get tired of complaining about the president?
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