More about people boycotting the Academy Awards due to lack of diversity in the nominees: If you don’t get recognized for what you do, that’s why God says, “You live with yourself.” From a garbage collector to a policeman to a doctor, it doesn’t matter. If you did the best you can, that’s fine. You accomplished something. I raised four kids. Nobody gave me a medal for that. They didn’t put me on a stage. Wow, big deal. It’s my life. What you achieve, you achieve on your own, not what some people give you because of what you are. Be happy with that and comforted that you accomplished something that somebody else didn’t. That’s all the recognition you need.
When someone gets shot, the first thing they say is: “This guy’s a known gang member.” That means we know who the gangs are, who the leaders are and who supports them. Yet, nothing’s done. I wish they’d take the handcuffs off the cops and let them do their job. Some people are liable to be hurt but, in most cases, they should be hurt bad because they have no problem hurting others. Justice is getting twisted. The bad guys have more rights than the good people. It doesn’t make sense. I’m an old man. I’ve seen too many things in this metropolitan area. What’s happening is malarkey. There’s no respect for anybody or anything. That’s the start of disaster.
Tom, Oak Lawn
Gov. Bruce Rauner needs to be recalled. He is messing up the State of Illinois. Look at the debacle he is making with the Chicago Public Schools. He needs to step down. We don’t need Rauner.
Joan
All President Obama’s federal regulations have been burdensome to our economy, and none of his policies have helped. By not closing the borders and letting anyone enter this country, and sending thousands to the sanctuary city of Chicago, with U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin and Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s blessing, Obama has hurt poor minorities’ chances for employment by at least 50 percent. He doesn’t seem to care, so keep voting Democratic, Chicago. It’s done you good so far, or has it?
Orland Park
I’m so tired of media personalities, especially in radio, reading ads and touting products they use every day, sleep on, drive, have at their houses, etc., when you know they either paid nothing for them, or not nearly full price. It’s one thing to mention something, but the repeated promotions are phony and tiresome. Give more credit to your audience.
Tinley Park
With all of the traffic at 115th St. and Pulaski Road, why there are no arrows in any direction. With the high school right down the street, sometimes one has to wait for several lights to make a turn. I feel that this is an important issue for Alsip to look into or Chicago, whoever is the responsible party. It is a nightmare trying to turn there, either during school hours or later when people are coming home from work. Can something be done to rectify this dangerous corner?
Patti, Blue Island
A Speak Out commenter said President Obama must be hiding something because he hasn’t shown his high school, college and law school transcripts. None of the first 43 presidents of the United States, who were white males, were ever required to show such details of their academic accomplishments. But the first minority president of the United States, an African-American, must show his academic records to prove he’s not a fraud? This is nothing more than blatant racism, especially since people aren’t insisting that Donald Trump and all the other white candidates show academic transcripts to justify their qualifications to run for president.
Del, Olympia Fields
Some Catholic churches closing. A mosque opening. Stock market crashing. State of Illinois and Chicago totally broke. Many folks with almost no money saved for retirement. Students with billions in college debt. Poor get poorer. Rich get richer. Middle class fights to survive. We don’t need the plaque on the Statue of Liberty any more that says, “Bring us your poor and wretched.” They’re here already.
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