Letters: Trump’s continued support in the midst of alleged criminal actions baffling

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Continued Trump support baffling

Racial intolerance and/or hatred has caused many white Americans to lose their common sense. It has caused many so-called Christians to lose their sense of morality. How else can one explain their unfaltering support of an individual like Donald Trump?

It is hard for me to comprehend that in a country like what America is supposed to be, so many believe that this man is qualified or fit to be president of the United States. The man is a criminal who should not be allowed to run for any governmental office, local, state or federal. He has been receiving preferential treatment from day one.

Anyone else would be in prison by now. God forbid if this was Obama or any other Black individual. If you do not realize or cannot admit this, you are part of a much bigger problem. Sadly, many of the people who are blindly supporting him will gain nothing from a Trump presidency. They will be voting against their own best interest.

I cannot believe that people are still contributing money to this man either for his campaign or his defense. How moronic can one be? Also baffling is how can these individuals consider themselves patriots? People abroad must consider America to be comprised of a bunch of idiots.

I, at least, have the satisfaction of knowing that I am not one of these individuals. Do you?

— Carlton J. Charles, Pensacola

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Lost submersible reporting excessive

Over-reported is the best description coming to mind about the lost submersible and passengers. Of course, the loss of five lives, father and son, is tragic and frightening under the circumstances.

However, the excursion was voluntary, expensive, and with its warnings. Media coverage from day one is unending, saturating news, talk shows, print, commentary to the exclusion of vital news impacting on our country and our daily lives.

International meetings with our major adversaries and economic competitors, Supreme Court cases impacting on all of us, weather, violent crimes just minutes away and many more issues demanding our time and knowledge.

There should be a balance and a priority in news reporting with more time dedicated to issues directly impacting our lives. Economics, social order, medical alerts, food and housing issues, education, political leadership - are areas taking second place to Titanic excursion by the very wealthy.

— Richard Hahner, Pensacola

Gallery Night should celebrate military

The constant ‘PSA’ saying tourism brings $1 billion to Pensacola made me wonder how much our military contributes to our economy. More it made me think of our Gallery Night and the goal to be inclusive with everyone in our community.

What a great idea to honor our military friends and family that contribute so much to our Pensacola community. Considering just sheer numbers, I know both active duty and retired military (that have come back to call our wonderful community home) represent a large portion of our population.

If Gallery Night’s goal is to be inclusive, should our active and veteran military be part of the celebration. Just saying.

— Bill Meyers, Pensacola

God united us over submersible

On June 21 at 3 p.m. my prayer pal and I were compelled to pray for the Titan to be found. Why? Because we know that God is omniscient. He performs miracles daily! This time we prayed for an unusual miracle in light of the two recent ones, i.e., the four children found in the jungle after 40 days and the scary one of the two men sucked through the drain under the ground emerging alive on the other side. You might say we were hoping for the saying, “Things happen in threes!”

Needless to say, God, who knows about everything, answered our prayer the following day, glory to God! The Titan submersible debris was found 1,600 feet behind the Titanic’s bow! Unfortunately, the report says lives were lost. We empathize with their families, I having just lost my dear sister.

We salute the Navy, U.S. Coast Guard rescue teams and everyone involved from England, France, Canada et. al., uniting in this effort to its completion. God bless them all as only he can and may it remind the world what unity will do for the disastrous world situation!

— Chrys Holley, Milton

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Local infantry reflects on Iraq service

This year is the 20th anniversary of our local Army National Guard Infantry combat deployment to Iraq. Most people aren’t aware of what these local civilian soldiers did and the historical significance it has on the city of Pensacola.

The day after Christmas 2002, a simple phone call set the wheels of history in motion. Our Higher Headquarters activated the alert roster…citizen/soldiers from the Panhandle were mobilizing for war. Bravo Company 3rd Battalion/124th Infantry of the Florida Army National Guard were called up in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. It is the first and only military unit of any branch in Pensacola history to be committed to ground combat.

We were airlifted and immediately relieved units from the 101st Airborne. We began operations in Central Baghdad.

For the first months in combat, we were completely self-sufficient in the middle of an active war zone, receiving no support or supply due to the natural chaos and fog of war. Living exclusively “outside the wire” of bases or fortified locations, immersed among the general population, we chose and cleared buildings to call home and run 24-hour ops out of.

For us, along with a population of six million people, there was no power or running water. No contact with home or the outside world. Took government vehicles, hot-wired them, and axed the doors off to use as gun trucks. For many months, we didn’t have plated body armor, or armored vehicles, with the job of hunting the most dangerous men.

— Patrick Webb, Pensacola

DeSantis’ ‘birth tourism’ disrespectful

If I were going to write a letter to Gov. DeSantis in response to his use of the term, “birth tourism,” it might say this:

Governor, I understand you are the great, great-grandson of European immigrants. I imagine they were looking for a better life in America. Working hard, they would have put together a nest egg to bring over their families.

They didn’t come as tourists. True, the pregnant women among them, might have been in the ship’s third-class section, but they, including my own great, great-great-grandmothers, didn’t have to cross the dangerous Darien Peninsula to get here. They didn’t ride astride a train known as “The Beast” to get nearer the border.

They didn’t have to walk through a scorching desert. Once safely in America, our great great-grandmothers gave birth to citizens not tourism babies. We were the result, governor, of “chain migration.” Please cease and desist from demeaning those who come to our country seeking that which you and your own ancestors gained.

— Patricia Edmisten, Pensacola

Stop overdosing blame game

Just a question. If drug overdoses were considered murder and not an accident, what would happen? If the official cause of death wasn’t an accidental drug overdose, but suicide, would things be different?

I had a nephew kill himself with an overdose and everyone wanted to blame everyone but him. If people stopped looking at the deceased as a poor victim of some evil maybe we could see a different outlook.

— Michael Manley, Pensacola

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