Sound Off for August 15, 2016

Works for me

The far left is in a tizzy as Trump said maybe the Second Amendment people can stop Hillary from banning guns. That is why I sent in a check to the NRA-ILA today.

Real strength

Love trumps hate and hate trumps everybody. Think about it.

By numbers

Facts show that Democratic presidents create more American jobs per year in office than Republicans. Bush 1, 625,000; Clinton, 2,900,000; Bush 2, 375,000; Obama, 2,400,000. Trump will dispute the facts, however.

Exile

The person who set fire to our flag needs to be run out of the U.S. and never be allowed back.

Key distinction

An "educator" is to me an acquiescent bureaucrat. A "teacher" is a noble creature deserving of praise.

The real ‘issues’

I vote according to gender and race of the candidate, therefore I am a loyal Democrat. Nothing else matters.

Basic science

Zika is epidemic in Puerto Rico, i.e., among American citizens. Obama could no more ban travel from there than from, say, Alabama. Tropical mosquitoes follow climate change, even if right-wingers do not.

Power bases

I fear a Clinton presidency more than a Trump presidency. Trump's scary agenda is opposed by much of his party. Hillary's scary agenda is supported by most of hers.

This story was originally published August 14, 2016 at 1:31 PM with the headline "Sound Off for August 15, 2016."