The SecDef nominee is a hot mess in hot water
Arcata, Calif.: Adjudicated sex offender Donald Trump nominated sick-in-the-head, far-right Fox News pervert Pete Hegseth to be our nation’s secretary of defense regardless of Hegseth’s complete lack of qualifications for the job, other than the fact that Trump is a sex offender too.
In 2018, pervert Pete’s own mother told him, in her own words in an email: “You are an abuser of women” (hey, Republican voters, you should at the very least read the rest of pervert Pete’s own mother’s painfully honest email about him in The New Yorker’s “Pete Hegseth’s secret history“).
Not to mention the now extensively documented public record of perverted sexual predator Hegseth’s long personal history of abusing women physically, his inability to perform professionally due to Hegseth’s alcoholism, and pervert Pete’s virulent racism (the real reason he was nominated), most infamously expressed in front of his colleagues when harebrained Hegseth drunkenly attempted to start a chant at a bar screaming “Kill all Muslims!” Best of luck with that, pervert Pete.
At last check, there are almost 2 billion Muslims on planet Earth. Does numbskull Hegseth plan on using nuclear weapons to that end, which would be the end of us all? But don’t worry, crybaby conservatives, your hate-filled hero Hegseth may be able to get his Fox News job back, where his fellow fascist fools will no doubt attempt to justify pervert Pete’s predation. Jake Pickering
Misogynist
Rockaway Point: Watching Senate confirmation hearings for Pete Hegseth, the man is lying. He’s a drunk, a womanizer, an abuser of women and arrogant. Look at his eyes, he’s lying. And I believe he thinks women are beneath him. Praying he doesn’t get approved. Three wives! Regina Mangan
Shameful attendance
Brooklyn: To those prominent Americans who will attend Donald Trump’s inauguration next week, let me just say this: You disgust me! Your appearance there will lend credibility to an individual unworthy of holding our most esteemed office. He is a pathological criminal, a sexual predator and a traitor to our nation’s Constitution who deliberately incited others to overthrow our government. There is no justification for paying homage to such a man. Shame on you all for your lack of moral conscience. David I. Goldstein
#2 is who?
Portsmouth, N.H.: Can somebody tell me who the incoming vice president is? I’m confused. Is it JD Vance or Elon Musk? Elizabeth Smith
Ball boy
Valley Stream, L.I.: So, Trump gets off absolutely scot-free from his hush money trial. No prison term, no financial fine, no nothing. If I were Judge Juan Merchan, I would’ve sentenced him to community service, the type I think Donald would’ve actually enjoyed. I would have sent them to the nearest golf driving range, and I would’ve instructed him to drive around the little cart that picks up the golf balls the golfers who are practicing hit onto the range. Could you imagine Donald actually doing any so-called manual labor? Plus, the fact that he would have to endure essentially getting pelted by practice golf balls as he drove around. I think that would’ve been poetic justice for a president who claimed in his first term that he wouldn’t have any time to play golf. Vincent Sgroi
Special prosecutor
Jamaica: I just want to thank Jack Smith for all his diligence and work on his cases against Trump. Of all the cases against him, yours had “the teeth” to do what it was intended to do. I hope you will do whatever you can to keep the citizens informed of what this man is capable of doing, especially with the devices and strategies at his disposal. Stay safe, Jack. Carol Grant
Rules for thee
Rochdale Village: To Voicer Andre Carl Jones: You have described the justice system in this country perfectly. Indeed, if one wants proof as to what you so eloquently allude to as our three-tiered system of justice, one need look no further than our president-elect — a man who, despite being convicted on 34 felony counts, is still allowed to assume the role of president of this country and leader of the Free World. You or I, on the other hand, would have been buried under the damn jail if we were found guilty of stealing a loaf of bread from the local bodega because we were hungry. Carlos R. Edwards
‘Don’t look at us’
Cincinnati: Have you noticed over the years that when there is a call for fair wages, corporate bosses always say they will have to raise the price of their products in order to do so? You never hear them say they are willing to make a sacrifice, such as lowering salaries and bonuses, in order to pay fair wages. And the press never calls them out. Mark Jessee
Customers only
Brooklyn: Finally, I’ll be able to go into Starbucks and have my coffee and breakfast without worrying about getting a seat. There is always somebody in Starbucks who did not order anything and is just sitting there using their laptop. Also, people coming in from the street just to use the bathroom. Finally, Starbucks, thank God you woke up and smelled the coffee. Charlie Pisano
Above and beyond
Brooklyn: I have to send special thanks to the owner and staff of Stone Park Café in Park Slope. My friend went there for dinner and fell outside the restaurant while leaving. The owner Josh, bartender Will and other staff immediately came out. They helped her onto their outside bench. All made sure she was fine and stayed until her ride came. Their kindness and attention to her was over the top. Kerry Weirich
Self-defeating?
East Elmhurst: The goals of congestion pricing are, at best, contradicting. One goal is to deter drivers from bringing their cars into Manhattan. The other goal is to raise funds for the MTA. If no one brings their vehicles into Manhattan, how are any funds going to be raised? Clifford Jacobs
Worked before
Brooklyn: Re (“Governor vows to put a cop on every overnight subway train for next 6 mos.,” Jan. 15): What a not new idea. I recall that Mayor John V. Lindsay, serving from 1966 to 1973, ordered a police officer at every station and on every subway train from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. I benefited by having one of those officers save my life from a threatening attacker on a Brighton Line station. Lindsay gave the order after solving another crime problem. To combat the high rate of robbery and assault against cab drivers, he had ordered hack licenses issued to all NYPD officers, doubling the number of licensed cab drivers. With chances of one in two that the taxi driver was an armed off-duty officer, the criminals looked for another line of victims. They settled on the late-night subway system. Increasing deadly crime on the subways caused Lindsay to order officers to overnight subway duty. This was a great success, which allowed late-night riders to feel and be safe. Elliot Neustadter
No ill will
Huntington Station, L.I.: Voicer Bruce D. Campbell is absolutely correct in his assessment of what went wrong in the transition to deinstitutionalization of the mentally ill a few decades ago. What is needed is humane and therapeutic but mandatory locked facilities with vigorous oversight to prevent the atrocities that occurred previously. Unfortunately, I do not see this happening, as those on the left seemingly do not want to lock anyone up, regardless of how harmful they may be to themselves or others. The right does not want to fund any social welfare system that may aid the mentally ill. I suspect that by the time this letter is printed, another pointless attack on an innocent person will have occurred. Ann Rita D’Arcy
Turnkey housing
Howard Beach: I have the solution to the homeless problem. Before we let the politicians empty Rikers Island into your neighborhood, let’s convert it into a homeless center. There are kitchens and hospitals already there. Cells can be converted into apartments. The inhabitants will be free to walk around the island. Social workers will be on site for support. We don’t need more high-priced condominiums. Let’s help the homeless. Robert Petrizzo
