What’s Speak Out?
Speak Out allows readers to comment on the issues of the day. Email Speak Out at [email protected] or call 312-222-2427. Please limit comments to 30 seconds or about 100 words and give your first name and your hometown.
Ron DeSantis is attempting to dismantle public education as we know it. Next, he will use that same Orwellian approach to attack the press. That’s not culture war, it’s fascism. He would love to overturn previously settled law on restrictions to sue the media for criticizing government officials. Even more worrisome, Justices Clarence Thomas and Neil Gorsuch seem to be open to the idea. I’ve got a suggestion for a DeSantis campaign slogan: make Russia great again!
Wes, Orland Park
I was reading about a 14-year-old boy arrested in a shooting that killed a grad student from India. Well, I guess it’s going over to Kim Foxx and I guess more than likely she’s going to release him into the care of his parents. They’re going to turn around, oh, he’s such a nice boy. Prosecute these little son of a guns. All they’re doing is going out and killing people and you don’t even throw them in jail. That kid should not be out on the streets at all. Open up the old Joliet prison over there throw all them gang bangers in there, who cares, they all should be taken care of.
Ken, Burbank
Regarding Orland Park’s April 4 referendum, the village has successfully operated for 40 years with a professionally trained village manager who is responsible for hiring and firing and day-to-day operational decisions that implement the elected officials’ policies. They can remove the village manager at any time. The proposed change would make the mayor responsible for day-to-day decisions, regardless of training or abilities. This mayor could not be removed by the elected officials and would have a four-year term.
Bob, Orland Park
I was just reading in the paper that the widow of a police officer killed in the line of duty in Chicago has to pay the funeral bill. What kind of pin headed politicians do we got running that city? How dare them. The citizens of Chicago’s should be outraged. When an aldermen dies, I’m sure the city somehow finagle their way to pay for his funeral.
Kevin, Oak Lawn
The Department of Defense recently announced that almost 80% of our people between age 17 to 24 years are not physically fit for military service. Now that our leftist government has legalized marijuana, it is available for that age group to experiment with it at the corner cannabis shop. Fentanyl has become the major cause of death of those in this age group. We are under attack through our open borders from China and Mexico. The globalists are winning without firing a shot.
Bill, Plainfield
With where we’re barely standing now, it’s a long shot that Biden can defeat any Republican in 2024, even if it’s Donald Trump. And if by chance he pulls it off, look for his even less popular vice president to succeed him within a year, when he steps down and she slides into place. It’s not by coincidence she’s been in front of the cameras more frequently.
Mary, Tinley Park
Bill, Plainfield, you may not be aware of the fact that the Democratic Party does not own the newspaper that “Dilbert” ran in. Also the comic strip wasn’t dropped because of the subject matter of the comic strip but rather the toxic comments and ideals of the comic strip author. Oh, and the Democrats can take a joke, they put up with a real life “Dilbert” in Donald Trump for four years.
Carl, Orland Park
I hope Carl from Calumet Park did more than just write to Speak Out concerning Insure on the Spot’s commercial depicting dangerous driving called drifting. People having objections need to contact the company. Remember the ice cream commercial showing people looting an ice cream truck? There was quite an outrage and several phone calls made to headquarters. The commercial was dropped very quickly. Companies do respond.
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Dolly, Homer
Carl from Orland Park, when you were strangely silent when former cowardly and gutless Speaker Nancy Pelosi did not get control and rein in her mentally challenged and incompetent Democrat minion representatives, perhaps you should remain silent, instead of being a hypocrite, when it comes to Speaker Kevin McCarthy.
David, Tinley Park
Actor Jussie Smollett just won’t go away nearly a year after being sentenced to five months in jail only to be released on bond days after, he fought his long-awaited appeal. In February 2019, Smollett was charged with disorderly conduct and charges dropped by the state’s attorney’s office. You would think Smollett would have been grateful and packed his bags. Smollett claims his indictment was invalid due to double jeopardy concern and the judge is biased. What was violated was Kim Foxx and the role she played involving herself and later recusing herself.
BJ, Hazel Crest
The Cubs need another lefty in their bullpen. We got one on the White Sox they can have cheap, Bummer. Free tickets to the Hawks games.
Mr. G., Chicago
Adam Kinzinger the traitor, now we have video proof. He was so sure the Jan. 6 was an insurrection, but now we got other video showing Capitol police actually moving gates and opening locked doors for the people who truly should not have been in the building, but they truly did not try to stop. Adam Kinzinger and Liz Cheney are despicable.
Tom, Burbank
To JK from Tinley, let’s face the music. Every politician is a crook, Democrats and Republicans. They all steal from us one way or another. Fortunately the Republicans have some shame and still uphold normal values of law and order. The Democrats just like to give everything away for free to the lazy and hold no one accountable for nothing.
Tom, Garfield Ridge