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Re: That ‘Toss Up’ Tennessee Election?

“The surprising thing about this election is that Ms. Behn got any votes at all. She is unapologetically anti-Tennessee, and her past social media records document how truly despicable she is. That she garnered 45% of the vote speaks terribly about the voting public.” —Florida

“Despite all the MSM bedwetters obsessing about this election, fact is, Behn was resoundingly defeated despite all the Democrat money and influence poured into this election. Yes, Trump needs to do some cleanup on ‘affordability’ and other issues before the midterms, but this election was not the midterm harbinger the media has declared it to be.” —New York

Re: Trump’s Pardon Pen Problems

“I realize you have clearly made the distinction between violent and nonviolent J6 offenders, and clearly Trump and Vance also made that distinction — until Trump pardoned those violent offenders. That was an egregious error. I hope your readers at the White House are paying attention — or else these errors will catch up with Republicans in the midterms.” —California

“J6 was turned into a fake insurrection by over 250 federal agents. An insurrection without weapons or a central plan. The J6 victims were treated by their captors and jailers as if they were in a CIA black-ops prison, and their civil rights were violated on many occasions. To date, no one has been held accountable.” —Nevada

“I agree with you completely regarding Trump’s strategy with Venezuela and its narco-trafficking network. He is doing what past presidents did not dare do; it’s one of the things we admire most about Trump. At the same time, if Trump is going to maintain the high ground, pardoning a convicted narco-trafficking kingpin in the same week he is blowing others out of the water was a huge mistake.” —North Carolina

“Thank you for boldly saying out loud what needed to be said. Obviously, The Patriot Post has written at length about its support for Trump’s domestic and foreign policies. However, if Trump is going to maintain moral authority on operations like those against Venezuela, somebody on his team needs to provide more comprehensive feedback about his pardon pen.” —New Hampshire

Re: ‘Kill Them All’? It’s Complicated

“This is ridiculous. These were drug runners. The boat hadn’t been sunk. Hit it again and quit worrying about drug runners and terrorists who get killed.” —Texas

“President Trump warned Maduro not to send drugs to the U.S. He said the military would take them out whether they tried to get here via land, sea, or air. But Maduro is still trying to get drugs into our country. And everybody is surprised by Trump’s response? Those drugs have killed thousands and thousands of Americans and ruined thousands of families. So, yes, kill them all if they keep sending boats, planes, or trucks full of drugs. I’m glad Trump and the military have the guts to do it.” —Indiana

“My best guess is that when the second missile was fired, the two scumbags clinging to the hull were not visible.” —Florida

Re: The ‘Jobs Americans Won’t Do’ Myth

“One source of vocational training is overlooked. The Army, Navy (including Marines and Coast Guard), and Air Force all have technical schools to train their respective service members to maintain and repair their equipment, tanks, aircraft, ships, and related equipment so they remain combat-ready. Each service has a newspaper dedicated to it whereby various industries can advertise future employment opportunities and attract service members who are being discharged. These opportunities would be great for service members who are not re-enlisting and retirees who are looking for a second career.” —California

“The problem of ‘limited entry-level, low-skilled work opportunities for teenagers’ is partly due to illegal worker competition. It’s also driven by rising minimum wage laws at the state level. One of the best ways for Trump to spend the ‘tariff windfall’ would be to federally subsidize entry-level work for teenagers and other chronically unemployed residents (and exempt that work from federal taxes). Helping our kids get their foot in the door is money better spent than giving everyone a $2,000 check.” —Arizona

“President Reagan was hoodwinked by the nefarious Ted Kennedy, who said, ‘Give these roughly three million illegals amnesty, and we will secure the border.’ It didn’t happen.” —Illinois

Re: Third World Immigration and Somalia

“Rush used to talk about the pause after 1924 frequently on his show to allow assimilation. Tampon Tim should be impeached and jailed. Our daughter-in-law is a social worker and told us that they were told to do whatever the authorities said and keep their mouths shut.” —Minnesota

Re: Midterm Elections, Dead Ahead!

“For those who object to the deportation of all illegals, please remove all doors to your homes and invite everyone into your home so you can provide shelter, food, education, clothing, and healthcare for all. This way, you’ll know what those living on the border feel like. If all those who went after Trump with lawfare aren’t punished, they’ll repeat it.” —Minnesota

Re: If You Think Moral Certainty Is a Problem, Wait Until You Get a Load of Moral Uncertainty

“Our nation can truly be set on the right trajectory by simply getting back to God — the Bible, the Ten Commandments, etc. We have gone to great lengths to jettison the Lord from our midst, and the results have been catastrophic. We all know and feel and see it each and every day. Yes, it is time to get back to God in our nation, to repent and to see His face. The outcome in doing so comes with a wonderful declaration: ‘Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD, The people He has chosen for His own inheritance.’ (Psalm 33:12)” —North Carolina