Editor,
In response to Ronna Devincenzi’s Aug. 4 letter in the Journal about what 74 million Trump supporters heard him say at the rally on Jan. 6, I have this to say. If all those supporters heard Trump say to them, march to the Capitol and peacefully and patriotically make your voices heard, why bring guns, bombs and clubs to peacefully protest.
These Trump followers apparently didn’t hear or care to hear those famous words that Devincenzi says the papers left out when reporting Jan. 6. They did hear and respond to all the other lies they were led to believe by Mr. Trump.
After the Jan. 6 committee hearings, anyone who thinks that Trump had anything else on his mind besides convincing his supporters that his lies were in fact the truth is beyond understanding.
If these same people were peaceful in their belief, as wrong as it was, and took the time to actually find out what the truth was what do you suppose the outcome would have been.
Robert A.Nice
Redwood City
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Robert - we heard those words but are sick and tired of the Dems deflecting on what really is important to us. Inflation, crime and general discontent in this country since Biden took over. Trump is pase', you and your ilk need to get with the program and face what we need to accomplish. Beating a dead horse is useless and just shows that you have too much time on your hands.
Dirk: Do you have enough time on your hands to respond to this:
I just happened to come across a comment you recently made to an “Other voices” piece on the Jan. 6 insurrection. In an apparent attempt to add some substance to an otherwise empty comment, showing that you didn’t understand the article, you refer to “Bagdad Jorg”. Before I dare to feel honored, I would like to know what you mean by that reference.
No, Dirk, what Dems are sick and tired of righties deflecting from what is really important to us: our democracy, which trumps (don't pardon the pun) inflation, crime, and your purported general discontent in our country. Our country is on its way to nonexistence if the passe' Trump is not brought to justice. The fact he is not yet indicted strains everyone's belief that no one being above the law. Your useless repetition of right wing deflection points are truly beating a dead horse.
Since Mr. van Ulden has already addressed the refusal of rabid lefties to live in the present, I’ll address the past… Mr. Nice, if half a million patriots wanted to stage an insurrection you’d know about it. As it is, we have a Capitol Police officer who murdered Ashli Babbitt. So per your logic, should we associate all police officers with wanting to murder unarmed women? BTW, calling Jan 6 an insurrection is an embarrassment to the word “insurrection” as is the embarrassment called the Unselect Committee (this kangaroo court is only making our great President Trump’s influence grow stronger and stronger).
Terence Y: It sounds like you don’t want the truth about the Jan. 6 insurrection to be exposed. Why is that? Too embarrassing for the Republicans who were dumb enough to back Trumputin, or what? But, even if you are afraid of the truth, don’t you agree that the Committee is doing a great job, and that their accomplishments are almost mind boggling, despite the obstruction from those who apparently have a lot to hide.
Or, are you and your fellow republicanists afraid the truth is so bad that it will drag the whole cult off the cliff?
Blah, blah, blah, Jorg with his orange man bad shtick. Hey Jorg, there’s not much truth in a kangaroo court, which is why more people watch Young Sheldon reruns than the TMZ staff meeting known as the Unselect Committee. What happened to what’s her name, whose 15 minutes of fame are over? She’s been discarded by the Dems after her gossip and hearsay were easily debunked. BTW, why are you still unwilling to live in the present? Perhaps you can get together with your friend, Rel, and face the here and now. Misery loves company. Speaking of misery, I’m planning on contacting the governors of other border states so they can begin busing our invaders from the south into California. In the name of equity, of course.
Terence Y: Not much of a surprise to any of us that the Jan. 6 Committee’s work is way over your head. Among thinking people there is wide consensus that the committee has done a fabulous job, against stupid obstruction from those who apparently don’t want the truth to be exposed.
But you haven’t responded yet to your not knowing who Bill Press is and how he unsuccessfully tried to educate Tucker Carlson. Still don’t understand what I meant?
The Dems are going to have to find something else to run on other than just being against Trump in 2022 and 2024. So far their policies have increased crime, immigration and the highest inflation in 40 years that's actually reducing peoples income. A weak Biden gave into Progressives who seek to make us into a less free European welfare state with 65% taxes.
Ed: You keep pushing the 65% tax nonsense, without being honest enough to admit that you just made it up!
Still working on it, Ed? Sure, take your time, - I realize this is a difficult math problem. To make related taxes add up to 65% is harder than 2+2=4.
OK, Ed! I’ll be nice and save you some time and agony. What I asked you to do, is impossible, so just stop trying. No matter how hard you try, you won’t be able to make tax rates add up to 65%. Can’t be done, so just admit you cooked up the rate from nothing, or perhaps violated some basic mathematical rules, that you probably weren’t even aware of. That happens all the time if math is like a foreign language to you, so don’t feel too ashamed of yourself.
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