Howard Beach: A question for Voicer Tom Scott: Just what leadership skills are you touting as those we need from the former sociopathic president? The ability to find the most corrupt people in every agency and get them to do his bidding? The ability to convince those around him to lie about COVID-19, leading to the unnecessary deaths of more than half a million Americans?
The ability to convince gullible people that he won an election he lost in order to make them march to the U.S. Capitol, erect a gallows on the grounds, break into the building, defecate and urinate on the walls and floors, attack policemen with bear spray and spears and attempt to stop the certification of the newly elected president? The ability to surround himself with people who beg for pardons at the end of his presidency because they know they have committed a plethora of crimes?
Just what is it that the people who adore this man have been smoking for the past six years? I can understand how someone could be fooled into voting for him once, but anyone who wants him to be president again has got something wrong with them — unless they want to live in a dictatorship, in which case they should move to where his pals rule in Vladimir Putin’s Russia or Kim Jong Un’s North Korea. Maureen DePaula
FILE - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, left, and U.S. President Donald Trump shake hands prior to their meeting on Sentosa Island in Singapore on June 12, 2018. North Korea basked in the global limelight during the last Winter Games in South Korea, with hundreds of athletes, cheerleaders and officials pushing hard to woo their South Korean and U.S. rivals in a now-stalled bid for diplomacy. Four years later, as the 2022 Winter Olympics come to its main ally and neighbor China, North Korea isn't sending any athletes and officials because of coronavirus fears. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File) (Evan Vucci/AP)
Manhattan: Dear Voicer Judith L. Cabral: Ma’am, there was nothing funny about Voicer Tom Scott’s inane letter. Nothing. What is lacking is a demonstration of disgust and ire from the Voicers and the Daily News itself. You people are not taking these views seriously. Voicers like Tom get a view and the reaction is, “I got a good laugh.” I’m appalled. Tom Scott is a horrid individual who The News gives a highlight, and all it can print in Voice of the People is, “I got a laugh.” Where is the outrage? This is how 44 will be re-elected — complacency. It’s time to kick out the jams! Chris Job
Brentwood, L.I.: So, while more than 100 economists find that this latest Democrat tax and spend bill will not reduce inflation, Chuck Schumer states that they are wrong and that he is correct when he tells us this bill will reduce inflation. This is from a person who has never had a non-government job/position in his life or a government position where he would be responsible for the results rather than just finding fault. Give us a break! W.J. Van Sickle
Bronx: I frequently see large diesel or gas-powered trucks doing the modern-day version of a cattle round-up. Driving through neighborhoods to corral all those stray electric scooters that we increasingly find laying across sidewalks, which leads me to this question: If the point of the scooters is to make travel green then why are they using fossil-fuel vehicles to round them up? Bill Reddan
Bergenfield, N.J.: This is my reply to Janise Walsh about being railroaded by Amtrak. This has been a major problem since May 1, 1971, when Amtrak took over passenger trains from the freight railroads that until then had operated passenger trains as well. A big condition for the freight trains was to let Amtrak trains have the right to go ahead of the freight trains. Sadly, the freight railroads haven’t been honoring this condition. So, Amtrak has been fighting the railroads in courts since day one. However, there are two organizations that have been fighting for better rail service. One is the Empire State Passenger Association (ESPA) in New York. The other is the Rail Passengers Association in Washington. They’ve both been fighting for a better passenger train service for years. Full disclosure: I’m a member of both organizations. Good luck. Jim Kerner
New Windsor, N.Y.: While I think Queen Bee is talented, Beyoncé cannot hold a candle to Lady Di, Aretha Franklin or Whitney Houston. There is, however, another great one. You’ve heard of her lovely comedian/actress daughter, but she had the voice of a bird and could hold a whistle note for 25-30 seconds. Sadly, she was taken from us in 1979 at 31 from breast cancer. Ladies and gentlemen, Ms. Minnie Riperton of “Lovin’ You” and “Inside My Love” fame. Todd Schuster
Manhattan: Heroic jiu-jitsu black belt competitor Ro Malabanan pinned a man who attacked a teenager and older construction worker near Broadway and Prince St. Malabanan says people should learn martial arts to defend themselves. He says, “An ounce of prevention is better than a bottle of medicine.” Crime is rising and innocent people are being victimized. It is time that free self-defense instruction be given to men and women of all ages by trained martial artists. This can be done in school gyms throughout the city on Saturdays and evenings. It will develop self-confidence in people who can learn how to defend themselves or distract and disable an assailant, giving them enough time to get away. Many skilled martial artists will be glad to volunteer some time and, where money is needed, NYC will surely provide the resources for citizens to protect themselves. Manny Martin
Manhattan: Let’s go Mets and all true LGM fans! Anyone who tells you that leadership doesn’t start at the top is delusional. Since the Wilpons (a.k.a. Cheapons) left and Steve Cohen purchased the team, the culture has changed dramatically. In any company and industry, the leadership from the top determines whether it’s a trickle-down effect of success or failure. Omar Branch
Phoenix: How could anyone not see that Aaron Boone is a loon? Aaron Hicks is no longer MLB material. Never has there been a World Series team with two starting catchers 50/50. When the best team in baseball repeatedly loses, you have to look at who is running the team. Redundantly giving a baseball player a day off for rest from playing a game of baseball is straight-up stupid. That idiot Boone would have given Lou Gehrig a rest day. Can anyone tell that moron there is a difference between playing baseball and football? I am sick to see my beloved Bombers railroaded into misery. When the best team is lacking chemistry, you have to get rid of the manager. How could the New York world not see that simple thing before it is too late? Jamie Graham
East Rockaway, L.I.: I am a long-time reader of the Daily News. It is disheartening to see what has happened to a once wonderful sports section. If I want to see the results of a Thursday night game that starts at 7 p.m., for example, I will have to wait until Saturday to see the sports news from Thursday while another paper I subscribe to will have the results in Friday’s paper. Gentlemen, at that point it is no longer news. Add to the fact that the reporter who previously covered the Jets and was very good is no longer doing so. More than half of the articles about the Jets are from the Associated Press! I expect that New York’s hometown paper can and should do better. William Regan
Morris Plains, N.J.: I just spent a very difficult and annoying 65 minutes trying to read the numbers boxes on “The Big X Word” puzzle on page 47 of Sunday’s paper. I didn’t get halfway through. As I am aging, I am noticing that those numbers are thinner and smaller every week until now I need a magnifying glass to see what looks like ink spots on the page. Isn’t there anything you can do to your print font to make the numbers clearer and more legible? John Schlitt
Manhattan: Re “A lesson in chaos” (editorial, Aug. 6) Instead of blaming all the budget chaos on the judge, it is the fault of the mayor and schools chancellor for violating state law and making devastating cuts to schools. And right now, it’s the mayor who is prolonging the confusion by refusing to negotiate with the City Council on a new budget that would restore these cuts and fund our schools properly. Leonie Haimson
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