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Sound Off for May 27, 2017

Deserves better

Why are we treating Officer Ryan Vardman like a criminal when he may have saved another officer's life? If I saw somebody in the road threatening someone with a gun, I'd run over them, too.

First impressions

And the Pope thought to himself, "I won't forget what you said, either …"

Deep cover

Investigators have finally released damaging evidence of Trump campaign colluding with Russia to reveal negative facts about Democrats. Manafort secretly slipped Russian operatives Podesta's email password: "password."

Is that ‘it’?

Panelist on CNN asks other panelists: “How do we get the Trump voter to believe it?" “It” being all the mud they are slinging. Not is it true or credible, but how can we sell this? How sad.

Coup by poll

If the duly elected president of the U.S. can be removed or obstructed without evidence, then our right to vote is meaningless, and anyone can be convicted by public opinion alone.

Stood tall

To critics who carped that Melania should've worn a burqa or something in Saudi Arabia: Shut up already! She showed those sexists what we think about their stupid Sharia laws.

The difference

Charity begins in the heart of conservatives, while liberals believe it starts in other people’s wallets.

This story was originally published May 26, 2017 at 10:00 AM with the headline "Sound Off for May 27, 2017."

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