TheWiseOldFart

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart No one, nothing, has proven the fact that America is all about profits and not the people than the illegitimate presidencies of Donald John Trump. For decades the right-wing has supported special interests and ignored the working class. Trump is openly conspiring with his oligarchs to control the future of our nation for the next 50+ years. YOU CAN HIDE SOME THINGS, SOMETIMES, BUT YOU WILL BE CAUGHT Trump’s financial records show that in his first year of his second term, his businesses made a profit of 1.4 billion dollars. Trump is running our government like one of his personal businesses. America is deeper in debt every month, but his personal account is growing rapidly. Trump is clearly the “Don” of the Washington Mafia. He controls every member of his party. Nothing happens without his approval. He is more than a dictator, he is controlling the most prosperous mafia in U.S. history. 40 YEARS AGO, I ADMITTED THE TRUTH There was a time in my life when I was e...

  Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart, I cancelled my Paramount subscription, and refused to watch “60 Minutes” and any other news broadcast on CBS, the minute I learned that Stephen Colbert had been fired. I enjoyed his nightly show, but more importantly, I hated Paramount for violating the First Amendment rights of Mr. Colbert. His humor, focused primarily on the worst president in history, was fair and balanced, unlike this other network calling itself Fox News. He used Trump’s own words and actions to expose America’s Fuhrer. THE MOST TRUSTED NEWS NETWORK IN AMERICA HAS BECOME THE LEAST RESPECTED IN THE INDUSTRY Every news broadcast on CBS is losing ratings, and with it, advertising revenue. The station which was privileged to have Walther Cronkite as its primary journalist has become the joke of the industry. This is what happens when billionaires attempt to control a country, or when a Trump sycophant is in control of any aspect of governance. TWO BROADCASTS I NEVER MISSED ...

  Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart “I’m gonna build a wall on the southern border, and Mexico will pay for it.” “It will just go away.” (Covid-19). “I will end Greedflation on day one.” “I will end the invasion of Ukraine on day one.” “I will prevent another war in the Middle East.”   “No one has ever done more for Black people than me.” “I won the 2020 election.” These are some of the biggest lies told by the worst man in the world. In case you don’t read, these were told by the pathological liar defiling our White House for the second time. His name is Donald Trump, better known in 2026 as Donny Dementia. FOR TRUMP, HIS ENTIRE LIFE IS A LIE I despise liars. The only people I find more reprehensible are members of the mainstream media who offer their viewers half-truths. They are far more dangerous than someone who looks directly into the cameras and tells lies so outrageous no one could ever believe them. Over his nearly 80 years, Trump has lied more than one million times....

  Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart, Before the Constitution was signed in 1789, there was a White America, and a Black America. In the 21 st century, there is a greater division between Blacks and Whites. There are also two more “Americas:” one for the super-rich and powerful, and one for low-income and poor men and women. These four Americas are often intertwined, with the exception of the super-rich and powerful. Not a single man or woman with power and great wealth has been fairly punished for a serious crime in my lifetime. The average income for all incarcerated men and women prior to their convictions is less than $20,000 per year. Think about it. WHAT IT MEANS TO BE AN AMERICAN From the time the first settlers arrived in the New World, America has been dominated by working-class Americans. It wasn’t long before they were called “rebels” by the British elite. In truth, it was a badge of honor. These men and women came to the colonies seeking freedoms they had never had in wes...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart On what should be a day when our entire nation celebrates the privilege of being a citizen of the United States of America, July 4, 2026, most of our nation will be struggling to purchase food for a family barbecue or picnic. Trump stated one fact, possibly the only truthful words he has spoken in nearly 80 years: “I am not concerned about the finances of the American people.”  It’s always about Trump and only Trump. TRUMP IS PLANNING A CELEBRATION FOR JULY 4 TH , BUT IT’S UNRAVELING RAPIDLY He’s calling it the “Great American State Fair:” another stupid and meaningless name, just like his slogan, “Make America Great Again.” However, it appears that many true and patriotic Americans are refusing to participate in Trump’s circus. Bret Michaels, Martina McBride, Young MC, Morris Day and the Commodores are among the scheduled acts who have said they will not be appearing. I expect that list will grow, and knowing Trump’s historically low approval ratings, I wou...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart ICE was created in a “knee jerk” reaction by the Bush administration after 9/11. It was totally unnecessary, and there were no definitions about what its powers would be, how they would be trained, and which government agency would control it. It was the second worst decision by the Bush administration after the unconstitutional Patriot Act. There is no difference between Hitler’s Gestapo and ICE. They are composed of white supremacists who hate the dream of our Founding Fathers, while supporting Trump’s belief in fascism and his worship for Adolf Hitler. ANYONE WHO CONTINUES TO SUPPORT TRUMP IN 2026, AFTER HE HAS BEEN TOTALLY EXPOSED IS AN ENEMY OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE Trump openly admits that his loyalty is to our nation’s biggest enemies: Vladimir Putin, Mohammad bin Salman, and Kim Jong-un. He envies the fact that they are not required to win free and fair elections, or give a damn about the people they are intended to serve. NO MORE “MR. NICE GUY” I have wri...

  Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart ICE was created in a “knee jerk” reaction by the Bush administration after 9/11. It was totally unnecessary, and there were no definitions about what its powers would be, how they would be trained, and which government agency would control it. It was the second worst decision by the Bush administration after the unconstitutional Patriot Act. There is no difference between Hitler’s Gestapo and ICE. They are composed of white supremacists who hate the dream of our Founding Fathers, while supporting Trump’s belief in fascism and his worship for Adolf Hitler. ANYONE WHO CONTINUES TO SUPPORT TRUMP IN 2026, AFTER HE HAS BEEN TOTALLY EXPOSED IS AN ENEMY OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE Trump openly admits that his loyalty is to our nation’s biggest enemies: Vladimir Putin, Mohammad bin Salman, and Kim Jong-un. He envies the fact that they are not required to win free and fair elections, or give a damn about the people they are intended to serve. NO MORE “MR. NICE GUY” I ha...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart On Thursday, Trump was examined by doctors at Walter Reed for the third time in just over one year. Today, Saturday, his personal doctor claimed that Donny Dementia is “in perfect health.” Really? Let’s see an unredacted medical report. Just looking at the old man, watching him fall asleep during meetings, his face, which has turned into a map of mountains and valleys, his purple hands, and his swollen ankles, it is clear that “perfect health” is a huge exaggeration. That word applies to Trump in many, many ways. A more accurate assessment would be “pretty good for an octogenarian.” WHO SHOULD WE BELIEVE? In the past, Trump’s personal physicians lied about the old, obese, orange man shamelessly. On one occasion his doctor claimed that he was six-foot, three-inches tall, and weighed 175 pounds. Just by looking at him, it was clear that he was well over 225 and maybe 240 pounds. Trump will be 80 on June 14. I will become an octogenarian on July 7. We are both too ...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart If you ask 90 percent of voters what the most important issue in any election is, the answer is always, “the economy.” Being an American is not easy in the 21 st century. The solution to any problem, and at the root of most crimes is money. If you want the “American dream,” you must have money, and lots of it.. As an original baby boomer, I grew up in a country struggling to move from a wartime economy to something more normal. As a boy in the 1950s and 1960s my dreams were not very lofty. Most of my friends had more “things” than me, but that was never important. Most of the kids in my school had two parents. I and my brother were raised by a single mother. All she did was work. She considered raising two sons her entire reason for existing. I worked lots of jobs, but never became rich. My wife and I finally achieved the American dream in 1999 when I was 53 and my wife 49: we purchased our own home. Statistics prove that most Americans 35 years of age and youn...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart Do we get what we pay for? Between 2023 and 2024, the presidential candidates spent 1.8 billion dollars to secure a job which pays $400,000 per year. Congressional candidates spent 3.8 billion. Their jobs pay $174,000 each year. In 2025, the Pentagon received a budget of $831.3 billion. In 2026 that number rose to $838.7. Trump is asking for $1.5 trillion in 2027. On February 28, 2026, Trump began a war against the sovereign nation of Iran. As the illegal and unconstitutional war continues, the estimated cost will reach one trillion dollars. Guess what: by all accounts, Iran is winning. Trump and his generals failed to achieve their goals. This is the first war lost by Donald Trump, and the fifth on a growing list for the Pentagon since WWII. Fact: America has the largest and most expensive military in the world and it is incapable of winning wars in Korea, Vietnam, Afghanistan, Iraq, and now Iran. Any war in the Middle East is clearly unwinnable. WHEN WILL OUR ...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart Gossip. When I was a teenager attending high school, the world was a far, far different place. My freshman and sophomore years were spent in a Catholic high school. Boys and girls were separated by the primary entrance to the school. We could only communicate with members of the opposite sex before and after school, or at rallies for the football team. The only time we saw each other was when we passed each other on the lobby stairway. Notes were passed and hidden, to be read later. Some of the notes contained “gossip” about other students and the teachers. When I left St. Bernard High School, I attended Venice High School. Public schools were far different. Dress codes were very lenient, and with the exception of gym classes, everything was co-ed. We didn’t need to pass notes, and the amount of gossip was plentiful. My brother and I were raised by a single mother and her parents. Many of the principles and beliefs I have today came from them. My grandmother was...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart Trump is following his fascist manifesto, Project 2025 closely, proving that he is not only a Nazi, but is indeed the leader of the recently unveiled American Nazi Party. Totalitarian governments cannot exist in a Democracy. Neither Communism nor Fascism can maintain control in a free society. One of the most important components of Fascism is secrecy. It is a well-established fact that Trump’s administration is the most secretive in modern history. However, for your Fuhrer, that is not sufficient. He is now attempting to force all government employees to sign NDA’s, preventing any form of government transparency and what we have learned to know as “whistleblowers.” I have offered my readers one fact for years: “if any politician or employee on Capitol Hill claims that they are unable to answer a direct question for ‘reasons of national security,’ they are definitely hiding a crime committed by them, or one of their constituents. WHY IS TRUMP WORRIED? Trump is b...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart Today, May 26, 2026, your illegitimate president is going to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center for the third time in the past 13 months. Listening to his incoherent speech, it is clear that Trump’s mental abilities are in steep decline. I assume that he will receive another cognitive test, and he will claim that “I aced it,” once again. I say, “so what?” However, Trump is suffering from something physical as well. His hands and ankles continue to show discoloration and swelling. THE OLDEST PRESIDENT IN HISTORY In just two weeks and five days, Trump will become an octogenarian. If he survives his full term, he will become the oldest president in American history. Just three weeks later, I will join Trump as an 80-year-old man. On July 6, George W. Bush will complete eight decades on this planet and on August 19 th , Bill Clinton will join us. The truth is simple: all four of us are too old to be the President of the United States. Times have changed, a...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart Yes, I am a wise old fart. I have lived in my beloved country for nearly 80 years. That is why what I see happening in my nation of choice is so upsetting and even incomprehensible. My articles are often repetitive, and I am fully aware of this fact. Sometimes I think that I’m attempting to wake up and find that this is all a nightmare. Maybe it’s the memory of a bad movie I watched 40 years ago. Unfortunately, our elected officials are so cowardly and incompetent that what I am experiencing is reality. WAS I BRAINWASHED? I think back to my younger years when I was growing up in the post war era and how I viewed my country. I might have been brainwashed as I review my thoughts and beliefs as a young American. However, by the time I was partially an illusion, manufactured by the politicians in Washington. OUR LEADERS HAVE EMBARRASSED OUR FOUNDING FATHERS When I compare the courage and dedication of our Founding Fathers to what has happened to my country over the ...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart Since the 1980’s, America’s federal government began to discard and ignore its intent and purpose. Although our Founding Fathers created a system of “checks and balances” with three “separate but equal branches:” the executive, legislative, and judicial: politics began to replace purpose with dysfunction. If you study history, and read the letters written to their constituents by those attending the Constitutional Convention between 1787 and 1789, you will have a greater understanding of the intentions of Washington, Jefferson, Adams, Monroe, Madison, and the rest. FREEDOM OF AND FREEDOM FROM RELIGION Our Founding Fathers considered the First Amendment the most inclusive and important guarantee of human rights, and the protection of freedom and equality for all, ever written. "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the ...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart After more than 10 years of Trump exposing himself and being exposed, I am convinced that anyone who continues to support the orange buffoon either can’t read, watches Fox, Newsmax or another right-wing extremist rag all day, or is just plain stupid. First and of greatest importance is the fact that Trump cares about no one, and that means his own children, other than himself. Over the last 10+ years, Donald John Trump has used his position to increase his personal wealth while violating the Bill of Rights daily. IF YOU CONTINUE TO BELIEVE HIS BIG LIE, YOU LITERALLY NEED YOUR HEAD EXAMINED At this moment in history, anyone who believes an old, brain damaged, malignant narcissist chose to be brainwashed. Why do they hate America? Our government has become the most corrupt and incompetent in the world, and these facts, the truth, can be attributed to the actions and words of a few ambitious and power-mad white men. Some are professional politicians, and others see...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart Whoever came up with the idea to have a national holiday to celebrate all 47 of our nation’s presidents was an idiot who obviously never read the history of our country. Most of the men who were given the opportunity and privilege to lead America’s people were complete failures, and some caused harm to our nation’s future. Only a few should receive such an honor, because only a handful performed the duties required of an American President. When I was a young man, our nation celebrated the lives of two Presidents, Abraham Lincoln on February 12 th , and George Washington on February 22 nd . They were deserving of the honor. I would have added Franklin Delano Roosevelt, whose birthday is January 30. “The People’s President” was the greatest of all time for a single reason: he was the only man to place all Americans in priority number one. MY AMERICA TOOK ITS LAST BREATH ON JANUARY 20, 2017 On January 20, 2017, not only was the worst president in history  inau...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart The entire job of a president is to serve and care for the needs, wishes, and safety of his/her people. Donald Trump is not an American president by any stretch of the imagination. Over his nearly 80 pitiful years, his only concern has been himself. This malignant narcissist takes pleasure in the pain of others. That’s the one thing he is good at. LOOKING AT HIS MANY CRIMES, TWO STAND ABOVE ALL THE OTHERS When Trump committed treason on January 6, 2021, my wife and I were two of the few who actually experienced the darkest day in American history. When Trump unilaterally decided to wage a war on the sovereign nation of Iran on February 28, 2026, he not only violated the Constitution, he committed a war crime. A part of this story includes the pain he inflicted on the American people. Not only has his illegal and immoral war cost taxpayers at least one billion dollars each day, the cost of essentials, including gasoline, continue to reach prices no one has experi...