Readers hold forth on dishonesty in politics, studio audiences and trans youth

Opelika, Ala.: Pushed by his amoral energy lust, George Santos multiplied mendacities to buttress his congressional candidacy for New York’s Third District. S.E. Cupp’s phrase, sociopathic dishonesty, captures Santos’ pervasive pathologies. Alas, Home Speaker Kevin McCarthy, relatively than exert management — why do one thing novel? — covets the seat Santos occupies. His tacit approval whitewashes Santos’ treachery.

In 2015, Donald Trump glided down the Trump Tower escalator and spewed hatred. Rabid after President Barack Obama’s double time period, the GOP affixed a clothespin to their noses and brokered a Faustian settlement with Trump. Cupp famous that america Home of Representatives of the a hundred and fifth United States Congress charged Invoice Clinton with mendacity below oath and obstruction of justice. Clinton was acquitted on each expenses. All 45 Democrats acquitted Clinton on Article 1 and on Article 2. The Democrats’ not-guilty vote preserved energy and repudiated precept, a brazen, partisan act.

Likewise, Herschel Walker’s quite a few lies didn’t disqualify him, he solely misplaced by a sliver to incumbent Sen. Raphael Warnock. As well as, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene traffics in poisonous conspiratorial lies however stays a GOP stalwart.

President George W. Bush lied to justify his war-mongering in opposition to bogeyman Saddam Hussein. Embarrassed that the U.S. couldn’t defeat Vietnam, President Lyndon Johnson lied incessantly.

It’s stunning that candidates for entry-level jobs face stiffer punishment for mendacity than members of America’s nationwide authorities. Marc D. Greenwood

Rural Retreat, Va.: Why is Leslie Jones the one one asking why the Nationwide Archives let the paperwork out of their palms? Additionally, hey Archives, did you miss the President Biden paperwork? ‘Trigger you didn’t appear to ask for them again. Somebody please clear this up. Kathleen Cobbs

Water Valley, Miss.: Re “The price of hatred and historical past” (editorial, Jan. 27): “Holocaust victims and perpetrators can by no means be forgotten” — and but, you appear to have forgotten the hundreds of thousands of non-Jews additionally murdered. So, should historical past be helpful to be remembered? C.L. Mullins

Jacksonville, Fla.: Can any person please clarify why “Reside with Kelly and Ryan” is now the one TV present that also broadcasts with out an viewers? It’s actually pathetic that three years after the beginning of the pandemic, this lame TV manufacturing crew has nonetheless not gotten its act collectively and introduced again the viewers! Every morning, the present opens up with a weak splattering of applause from the six or seven crewmembers scattered about within the 200-plus empty viewers seats! Govt producers Artwork Moore and Michael Gelman and hosts Kelly Ripa and Ryan Seacrest are in impact snubbing their noses on the outstanding advances and sacrifices medical professionals have made at reigning within the COVID virus with life-saving vaccines! Why doesn’t the FCC get some viable solutions from this lame manufacturing crew? Carl Cruz-Hafner

Merced, Calif.: What occurred in New York can have an effect on the nation (“Responsible of bloodbath,” Jan. 27). What occurred on Oct. 31, 2017, has been instructed many instances within the 5 years since due to what one mindless terrorist did. Now that this particular person has been discovered responsible, what is going to occur subsequent? John Huerta

East Meadow, L.I.: In response to Voicer Paul Keeley relating to New York Metropolis and San Francisco: I’ve labored in New York Metropolis for the previous 40 years and visited my household in San Francisco many, many instances. These have been at all times my two favourite cities within the nation however they each have a protracted solution to go to make them what they have been. I bear in mind taking my youngsters to see exhibits at Radio Metropolis and by no means thought twice about using the subways with them. My youngsters needed to convey my grandchildren to see the identical exhibits, and I used to be involved the complete day about bringing them on the subway. I used to be relieved to listen to that they didn’t go. In the course of the summer time, I spent just a few days on the Hyatt Embarcadero in San Francisco. I used to be shocked to see the variety of homeless folks dwelling round that space. So sure, possibly New York and San Francisco are nonetheless stunning for his or her buildings, and so on. however they’ve loads of cleansing as much as do. Jeff Tuck

Mendham, N.J.: Re “Massive Blue no match for Jalen, Philly” (Jan. 22): Please spend some grammar time along with your reporters and proofreaders: “Revert again” is grammatically incorrect. Steve Davis

Ridgewood, N.J.: The wave of migrants attempting to outlive by transferring towards the southern border of the U.S. is not going to cease as a result of in desperation they’re escaping crime, violence, corruption, unemployment, poverty, medicine and gangs. The migration is not going to finish provided that they don’t have anything to lose by risking their lives in comparison with the insupportable situations of their homelands. The answer to the migrant disaster doesn’t fall completely on the U.S. — it’s a Western hemisphere downside and requires a Western Hemisphere Marshall Plan to eradicate the failed-state situations which are driving the migrants north. It’s value a strive. There aren’t any different proposals which are constructive. Creating an iron curtain with navy help is a coverage out of the decayed former Soviet Union. Ed Houlihan

Level Nice, N.J.: Re Paul Whelan: Courtroom-martialed from the navy in January 2008; convicted of a number of expenses (stealing Social Safety numbers, writing dangerous checks, making false statements, and so on.); then he will get a job heading safety for BorgWarner — actually? He additionally claimed he graduated from faculty with a number of levels. He didn’t. He was arrested in Moscow in 2018 with a tough drive containing safety data and $80,000 in money. Possibly harmless, possibly not. Margaret Brown

Madera, Calif.: Re “Anti-LGBTQ insurance policies hit trans youth arduous: ballot” (Jan. 20): Transphobia and lack of household and social acceptance typically result in melancholy and extreme nervousness. As a transgender schizophrenic, I’m used to coping with psychological sicknesses that others might not be. It’s vital that we help our trans group by way of the troublesome instances of transitioning and past. For some, transitioning could convey a liberating feeling, however for almost all, transitioning brings issues resembling being misgendered or coping with transphobia. It’s not a simple highway to return out as our true, genuine selves. Despair can happen from all of the transphobia and hate-filled rhetoric that comes from an uncomprehending society. Even we typically have self-doubts, fears and considerations — is that this the highway we have been meant to journey? In the end, the reply is sure. For our sanity, we take the highway much less traveled. Good or dangerous, it’s our journey, our selections, our lives. Robyn Angelique Harvey

Brooklyn: I’m writing to say thanks for publishing the op-ed piece on Jan. 21 by Monica Miller of the Nonhuman Rights Undertaking (“Freedom for the Bronx Zoo elephants”). The extra that individuals find out about Comfortable and Patty’s imprisonment on the Bronx Zoo, the higher. It’s fairly clear that the Wildlife Conservation Society is within the enterprise of earning money and never the conservation of species. There will be no conservation with out preserving pure habitat after which permitting wild animals to reside their lives in that habitat. Ilene Lurie

Shaftesbury, Vt.: How lengthy has it been that I’ve written letters to the editor? Ten years, possibly 20? The outcomes are the identical: My letters seldom get revealed within the newspapers I ship them to. The choice to publish letters is so arbitrary that nobody actually is aware of why! We’re simply whistling at midnight and into the wind. If it’s a matter of disagreement as to politics or perspective, that’s good! I believe that’s the newspaper’s proper. No complaints, however please inform us. The letter from the paper to the letter author refusing to publish would go one thing like this: Expensive author, we disagree along with your perspective and have the best to refuse to publish your letters. We propose that if you wish to get letters to the editor revealed, you alter your angle. Since we don’t need to say what that want be, it’s your name, not ours.” Tommy King