Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke should get the maximum sentence for his psychotic behavior in shooting Laquan McDonald. The protesters made their point, but disrupting Christmas shoppers by blocking stores and streets is mass extortion. These demonstrators should go to Washington, D.C., and demonstrate against President Obama. Obamacare was and still is a debacle. Our borders are like Swiss cheese. Obama has weakened our military by assigning as heads of our armed forces men who aren’t military-competent. Obama has alienated our allies by being inconsistent with our enemies.
Alsip Joe
Why do so many people in the southwest suburbs speak such poor English? You often hear expressions such as “I seen it.” “He done it.” “I ain’t got none.” “It don’t make no difference.” I actually heard a guy the other day say, “I borrowed him $10.” Seriously? These aren’t things you learn in college or high school. You’re supposed to have learned them in elementary school. They are not grammatically incorrect. On any given day, your odds of being harmed in a terrorist attack are almost zero, but your chances of hearing the English language butchered are almost guaranteed.
Dave, Oak Lawn
I read the article on the seven architectural firms that are finalists for the Barack Obama Presidential Library in Chicago, which really should be in Hawaii. I cannot imagine why they would even consider two firms that are not American. What happened to the president saying everything for America? Yet a foreign firm may design his presidential library. If the shoe were on the other foot, the Democrats would implode.
Orland Park
I’m an 85-year-old lady who would like to thank a gentleman for a recent Tuesday night at Fairplay Foods. He saw me getting out of a car real slow and came over and held out his hand and helped me. So there are still some gentlemen around. Thank you.
Wanda, Burbank
Is it only in Chicago that someone would see their NFL team’s last embarrassing loss as a good thing and look forward to next year? How many years have they been looking to next year? At this rate, they may eventually catch up with the Cubs.
Tinley Park
Saw the movie “The Big Short,” about the causes and aftermath of the economic meltdown of a few years back. In the movie, it was mentioned that only one person went to prison for financial malfeasance. Obviously, many more were culpable for the decimation of trillions of dollars of national wealth and millions of jobs. It’s just too bad these “thieves in suits” didn’t ply their trade in China where you face a firing squad for perpetrating white-collar crime.
Evergreen Park
This year we will vote on the next president for our country. I know most of the people that voted for President Obama are now quiet. They don’t even want to admit that they voted for him. I’m asking you not to make the same mistake by voting for Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. This country cannot stand another four years or eight years of Hillary Clinton. I love our country very much, and I hate to see it being destroyed the way it is.
John, Hegewisch
Democrat Bernie Sanders and Republican Jeb Bush don’t have a chance of being their party’s candidate for president. Why are they still in the presidential race? Also, Bernie Sanders should get a haircut. He’s got enough money, I’m sure.
Another sign that this country is going down the toilet — some people have more than $1,000 worth of tattoos on their bodies.
Tom, Burbank
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