Keith Burgess-Jackson, J.D., Ph.D.

Here is Kurt Schlichter's latest column.

To the editor:

I am alarmed that many people are giving credit to Trump for having delivered words of compassionate support and understanding to the people of this country. That is not what I saw or heard.

Anyone who is familiar with the Trump M.O. would have recognized the expressionless, dispassionate delivery of words that were put before him on a teleprompter, thoughts and phrases that any normal president would deliver, usually inspired by genuine feelings and a thoughtful mind.

I’d bet anything that Trump’s message was carefully delivered with the caveat, “Do not go off script.” Those who wrote that speech did a masterful job of giving Trump a bare-bones message to impart to the country, knowing most of us are well aware of his true mind-set and inclinations to speak what he really thinks.

His attempt to deflect and direct blame for the heinous acts onto video games and mental illness are predictable diversions, which he has employed throughout his tenure. Trump will never accept blame, ever—count on it.

Mass killings as we’ve seen in recent times are usually not indicative of a mental illness, but they are a sign of hate, a mind-set in which “others” are regarded as inferior and the killer is correcting what he perceives as a wrong.

Don’t be fooled by Trump’s single act of humanity.

Sylvia Lewis Gunning, Thousand Oaks

Note from KBJ: Stop projecting your guilt onto President Trump, Sylvia.

The Dems new weapon is actually their old weapon, one which they never cease to use when they are down, or run out of facts, RACISM! They are truly disgusting! They even used it on Nancy Pelosi. I will be putting out a list of all people who have been so (ridiculously) accused!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 8, 2019

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Here is Ann Coulter's latest column.

Regarding “How online hate fuels violence” (editorial, Aug. 6): While San Francisco-based web infrastructure and cybersecurity company Cloudflare might have withdrawn its services from the extremist message board 8chan, on which the El Paso mass shooting suspect posted a racist manifesto, here is a related question: Why isn’t social media giant Twitter withdrawing its services from a U.S. president whose repeatedly racist messages are emboldening white nationalists to commit domestic terrorism?

Vincent McCullers, San Jose

Note from KBJ: Stop projecting your racism onto Donald Trump, Vincent.

Beto (phony name to indicate Hispanic heritage) O’Rourke, who is embarrassed by my last visit to the Great State of Texas, where I trounced him, and is now even more embarrassed by polling at 1% in the Democrat Primary, should respect the victims & law enforcement – & be quiet!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 7, 2019

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