Best choice is clear
I watched half of this debate. I couldn’t take watching the absurdity of the former president. Vice President Kamala Harris came off as intelligent and well prepared. Her opponent attacked with lies, insults, bombast, conspiracy theories and a very good example of why he should never be occupying the office of the presidency.
He droned on and on about millions of criminals being let into the U.S. by the Biden administration. Really, immigrants eating people’s pets? Maybe he thought he was at one of his rallies where his supporters cheer his every lie and hate-filled speech.
This debate was a clear indication of who should be the best choice for president of the United States.
Michael J. Roberts, Garland
No plans, just finger-pointing
Yet another debate with no concrete proposals on how to effectively move our country forward — just more accusations and finger-pointing. I’m losing hope.
Ann Marron Clark, University Park
Both parties hijacked
Re: “Evaluate candidates by deeds,” by W. Paul Radman, Monday Letters.
Radman’s letter to the editor encouraging all “true Republicans” to evaluate candidates by their deeds, not the labels they have given themselves, is sound advice. His arguments are so persuasive that I will now apply them to all “true Democrats.”
As a lifelong Democrat, I lament that my party has been (using Radman’s language) “hijacked by a new radical group” whose leadership has no relationship to the liberal party of old. Gone are those like President John F. Kennedy, who asked Americans to “Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country.”
Absent also is Martin Luther King Jr., whose dream of equality for all Americans speech inspired generations. They have been replaced by identity-driven politics.
I ask all true Democrats to evaluate Donald Trump’s record as president and Kamala Harris’ record as senator and almost four-year record as vice president, not the labels that they or others give them, and to read The Dallas Morning News for its nonpartisan recommendations.
Raymond J. Termini, Dallas/Turtle Creek
Medical facilities for homeless
Re: “Homelessness is bad for us all,” by Jesse Moreno, Sunday Opinion.
Hurray for Moreno to speak some truth about the homeless. Question, where does enforcement of ordinances lead? What if every homeless person violating an ordinance was arrested? What picture do we see? Problem solved or totally unworkable, inadequate system?
Instead of housing, how about building special medical facilities to handle the particular medical and mental problems of the homeless rather than relying on the understaffed and overrun Parkland? Just wondering.
Mike Wylie, North Dallas
Enforce trespassing laws
Finally, politicians are waking up to the fact that the homeless issue in Old East Dallas is getting worse, not better. We need strong law enforcement to deter those occupying our neighborhood and often stealing or destroying our properties. They should be kept at shelters and should not be allowed roaming our neighborhood freely. Trespassing on private property should be a serious offense punished by the law. We have laws on the books, and the police need to enforce them.
Edwin Feng, Old East Dallas
On diversity and 2025
Re: “What America looks like,” by Carol Francois, Friday Letters.
This letter recounting the diversity experienced in the writer’s visit to a Harris-Walz letter-writing event is misleading on two fronts. First, the implication that the other party is not diverse is a self-serving opinion not atypical of the Democratic strategy: Say it, repeat it, repeat it again. The truth is not a required ingredient.
Second, the implied notion that the 2025 Project has Donald Trump’s blessing or fingerprints is wrong. He has disavowed it many times, but it makes for a great bit of propaganda for the left.
Shame may be shared with The News for cultivating the writer’s untruths.
Marc Morisseau, Heath
Range of letters printed
I have noticed over the last six months or so a significant increase in letters from the conservative side of society. This is good that all views are now much better represented. It is interesting to see how far people have moved into an alternative universe.
Alfred C. Young, Richardson
Dislike for police is taught
Re: Saturday letters.
The letters from the middle school students were something. The letters in particular that struck me were the ones where the students didn’t like police officers before this happened. That dislike was or is taught. At that age, the students are still not experienced enough to make a decision on their own.
Information must have come from home life, peers or media attention. Four years ago, the media and some left-leaning politicians did everything they could to smear and discredit law enforcement. This dislike of the police by school kids is often the result.
Rich Rigsby, Wylie
Student letters appreciated
Thank you to The Dallas Morning News editors for providing all the letters to the editor from students honoring police officers.
Donald Jones, Wylie
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