Readers sound off on anti-Trump voters, a Rikers butt grab and anti-fluoride campaigners

Enough radical are clear-eyed to enactment him to bed

Manalapan, N.J.: Here is simply a past acquisition we should each remember. Arch-conservative Barry Goldwater challenged Lyndon Johnson successful 1964 by fiercely criticizing his “liberal policies,” particularly the Civil Rights Act and the Democrats’ “soft connected communism” policies successful Cuba and Vietnam. Much similar Donald Trump connected Ukraine and the Mideast, Goldwater promised drastic enactment connected Cuba and Asia to regenerate LBJ’s restraint. We present cognize this could person resulted successful a atomic warfare implicit Cuba due to the fact that Fidel Castro had secretly been fixed immoderate tiny atomic weapons by Russia. Thankfully, contempt canvass predictions, Goldwater was annihilated successful an epic landslide.

Unfortunately, past besides turned against LBJ erstwhile helium forgot his run committedness “not to nonstop American boys to bash what each Asian lad should beryllium doing,” and we were sucked into the Vietnam quagmire. The terms for governmental dishonesty would ne'er beryllium higher for our nation.

I firmly judge that Kamala Harris understands this, and due to the fact that of this, she could beryllium 1 of our champion presidents ever. I judge that a operation of pistillate voters, the Sandy Hook generation, labour unions, Black and Latino voters and disaffected never-Trumpers, on with accepted Democrats, volition bring her a resounding victory, adjacent a landslide successful immoderate states. After this, I deliberation the MAGA question volition disintegrate and we volition yet spot the extremity of the despicable Trump blistery aerial balloon.

Don’t judge the polls. As with Goldwater, they person been consistently incorrect and, I believe, are susceptible to manipulation. Herb Paserman

Gaming the system

Tarrytown, N.Y.: Once again, Trump brags astir donating his $400,000 statesmanlike wage — peanuts. Somehow, helium forgot to notation that his play trips outgo taxpayers $141 million. He visited a Trump spot connected 428 of the 1,461 days of his presidency (nearly 1 successful three) and is estimated to person played 261 rounds of golf, 1 each 5.6 days. What happened to helium “won’t person clip to play golf”? He echoed that astatine slightest 100 times portion campaigning. Now we person the numbers. He golfed a 3rd of the clip successful his past presidency! It volition lone get worse, arsenic helium simply does not attraction astir perception. I tin besides stake those nine rates and fees we volition each wage for are present doubled. Why should American payer funds payment a grifter’s play game? Stephen Talenti

National dissonance

Manhattan: This state is divided successful two. Nearly fractional the state views Jan. 6 arsenic a time of peaceful protests, oregon arsenic Trump says, a “day of love,” and sees the rioters are patriots and governmental prisoners who should and apt volition beryllium pardoned if Trump is reelected. The different fractional (myself included) views Jan. 6 arsenic a time of unit and infamy, erstwhile our ideology was astir overthrown by insurrectionists who committed treason and were rightfully tried, convicted and sentenced. This is each due to the fact that Trump refused to concede decision and alternatively brainwashed his MAGA supporters into believing the Big Lie that the predetermination was stolen. Apparently, whenever Trump is unhappy with the facts, helium creates his ain reality. He can’t beryllium trusted to archer it to america similar it is, lone arsenic helium wants it to beryllium for his ain governmental and idiosyncratic reasons. Chana Schwartz

Cheap stunt

Manhattan: Trump’s blue-collar punt serving McDonald’s to a pre-screened radical of shoppers reeks of fascism, canola lipid and malarkey. Mussolini regularly appeared bare-chested alongside peasants harvesting atom to stitchery nationalist enactment for his policies. Plus determination was Mao Zedong, Adolf Hitler, Viktor Orban, adjacent Benjamin Netanyahu — each anxious to service up a repast of part and fear-mongering and exclusion to drawback dictatorial power. As we each caput to the polls connected Nov. 5, let’s anticipation that Americans recognize determination is nary escaped luncheon arsenic acold arsenic preserving ideology goes, particularly erstwhile served by a 78-year-old charlatan each zippered up successful a tattered granny’s apron. Ron Spurga

Spoiled meal

Oak Ridge, N.J.: So, the devil himself shows up astatine a McDonald’s and the adjacent day, radical successful 10 states are sickened and 1 dies arsenic a effect of contaminated onions. I curse the feline is rewriting the Bible’s Book of Exodus; it’s the plague of the atrocious onions. And much interesting, lone successful America. James Heimbuch

As expected

Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.: Dear Rudy Giuliani, conscionable a little enactment to say: You kissed his ass and successful payment, helium passed gas! What a guy! Renee Keane

Par for the course

Astoria: Reality acceptable successful erstwhile City Councilmember Sandy Nurse got her butt grabbed by an inmate during a astonishment Rikers Island visit. Nurse was much incensed that the incidental made its mode to societal media than astir the existent drawback to her rear end. Did it fuss her truthful overmuch that the information was exposed that nary substance wherever a detainee is locked up, he’s inactive a con? Wake up from your woke world, woman. Aris Sakellaridis

Out of order

Manhattan: On Tuesday, I took the L bid to 14th St. and Avenue A. There is nary booth astatine the presumption and it has 2 exits beside the turnstiles to wage for the train. At the clip I got disconnected the train, determination were 2 Transit radical astatine each exit, I ideate to halt anyone from getting connected the bid arsenic radical exit. People were jumping implicit the turnstiles, and neither of the 2 radical said anything. It was 2:30 p.m. I spot the MTA brag saying the trains are amended and safer. What state was helium talking about? I ballot for Daniel Penny for MTA boss. Dennis Dunleavy

Other ways out

Manhattan: Many radical accidental that they person been successful situations connected the subway wherever they felt threatened by stateless people. Yet, each of them seemingly were capable to extricate themselves from those situations without sidesplitting anybody. So, I wonder: When Daniel Penny was successful a comparable situation, wherefore wasn’t helium capable to bash the same? James Baldwin

Hit a wall

Patchogue, L.I.: I americium reaching retired to readers of the Daily News to spot if anyone other has had this problem. I person Medicare Parts A and B. My hubby is simply a retired NYPD detective, and our secondary security is EmblemHealth/GHI. Our prescriptions are covered done the DEA. I can’t get the shingles vaccine covered by immoderate of my insurances. Out of pocket, the 2 vaccines would beryllium adjacent to $500. Medicare Part D covers the vaccine, but we don’t person it, arsenic our medications are covered by the DEA, which does not screen preventative vaccines for immoderate inconceivable reason. Emblem does not screen the vaccine due to the fact that Medicare Parts A and B won’t screen it — yes, that was the crushed I was given. I person made galore telephone calls — the security assistance lines, the pharmaceutical institution that manufactures the vaccine, the Suffolk County Health Department and the CDC, arsenic they are proponents of prevention. I person gotten nowhere. I consciousness that I can’t beryllium the lone idiosyncratic who has encountered this exasperating and infuriating situation. I would beryllium grateful for immoderate help. Trudy Mansfield

Contempt of crosswalk

Manhattan: I locomotion crossed wide West End Ave., not acold from Riverside Drive, respective times a day. Fast-driving cars that marque a close onto West End whisk by dangerously close, it appears to me, much often these days. When I visited Los Angeles, vehicles came to a implicit halt erstwhile pedestrians were successful the crosswalk. New York City drivers mightiness observe a courtesy (law?) wherever a car comes to a halt, oregon astatine slightest slows down, erstwhile a idiosyncratic is crossing the street. It happens to beryllium a elemental and evident civility for Manhattan drivers; 1 not present observed by them, during these harried times and hectic days successful the world’s foremost, finest city. Come on, guys and gals, our information and estimation are connected the enactment here. James A. Fragale

Oral hysteria

Brooklyn: Somehow, I got connected the right-wing Epoch Times’ email list. This esteemed diary had the pursuing headline: “How to Remove Fluoride From Your Water astatine Home.” I conjecture existent Americans get cavities and privation to undermine 1 of the astir palmy nationalist wellness initiatives of the past century. Ira Cure