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 I Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart Here are two headlines on the front page of Google today, 4/30/2024. [AR-15 rifle recovered from scene where 4 law enforcement officers killed in Charlotte: Police] ABC News [Hush money trial judge raises threat of jail as he finds Trump violated gag order, fines him $9K] AP News These stories confirm two of my assessments of life in America in the 21 st century. FIRST: PROOF THAT OUR GOVERNMENT IS THE MOST CORRUPT IN THE WORLD, OWNED BY CORPORATE AMERICA Several years ago, FBI Director, Christopher Wray, confirmed that investigations by our country’s preeminent law enforcement agency learned that Domestic Terrorism is the greatest danger to human life in America. Since 2017, there have been more mass shootings in the United States every year than the number of days on the calendar. As of March 31, 2024, In the first 91 days of the current year, America experienced 125 mass shootings. The result: 208 deaths, and 419 more injured. Many of thes

  Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart Democrats, tired of the circus the House has become thanks to the Freedom Caucus, are promising that Speaker Mike Johnson will not be removed from his position. FC member, Matt Gaetz, led the effort to expel Kevin McCarthy, and the loudmouth from Georgia, also a member of the FC, Marjorie Taylor Greene, vowed to remove Johnson after he joined with Democrats to pass a bill giving additional aid to Ukraine. MTG has been censored by her party, some of whom admit they are tired of her bullshit. Democratic leaders issued the following statement. “At this moment, upon completion of our national security work, the time has come to turn the page on this chapter of Pro-Putin Republican obstruction. We will vote to table Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Motion to Vacate the Chair. If she invokes the motion, it will not succeed,” the leaders wrote in a statement. A PARTY DIVIDED DID NOT STAND The Republican Party is nothing more than a memory in 2024. Republican

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart I have written many times that Donald Trump is the worst thing to happen to America in its 247 years. Not the Civil War, Pearl Harbor, 9/11, or the attempted coup on January 6 caused more damage to our nation than the illegitimate election of the worst man in the world on November 8, 2016. However, the destruction of the Supreme Court of the United States of America by Trump and Moscow Mitch McConnell surpasses the damage caused by “Big Adolf.” The SCOTUS was our last hope. When it proved to be corrupted beyond repair, thanks to lifetime appointments, nothing could change the dark reality that fascism has come to America. These six names will be remembered forever as the traitors who shred the Constitution and put an end to the United States: John Roberts, Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh, and Amy Coney Barrett. AMERICA: A NATION WITHOUT LAWS The Constitution is known as the Law of the Land. However, our third branch of government, th

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart Here are the facts. On November 5, 2024 the American people will choose the man who will lead our nation for the next four years. This man must be an American citizen who will keep his oath to serve every American and preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States of America. Tradition demands that he be qualified for the office he seeks, and possess a strong moral character. By law, he must be at least 35 years of age, and a natural born citizen who has been a resident of the United States for 14 consecutive years. ACCORDING TO THESE STANDARDS, ONLY ONE LEGITIMATE CANDIDATE WILL BE ON THE BALLOT IN NOVEMBER Other than the last sentence I previously wrote, only President Biden is qualified to be our nation’s president. Trump is unfit for any office at any level. I’m going to forget the fact that the 14 th Amendment prevents Trump from running for office, and the Court ignored the Constitution. Let’s take a look at everything else which prev

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart   I don’t know why, but President Biden has agreed to debate Trump. Debating is another thing about which Trump knows nothing. We watched him with Hillary Clinton in 2016, and again with Mr. Bid en in 2020: those were not debates. Trump knows nothing and doesn’t care about the issues, so a debate is not possible .   Trump Does Not Want to Debate the President   Candidates set the rules and location for debates. I am pos itive that the conditions demanded by Trump will be ludicrous and Mr. Biden will not agree with his asinine demands.   There is no Reason for a “Debate”   The first debates I watched were between Richard Nixon, and John Kennedy in 1960. We learned exactly where both candidates stood the most important issues .   Watching how the two men reacted with facial expressions and body lan guage gave us additional insight into the veracity of both men.   Trump walked around and behind Hillary Clinton in 2016. He appeared to be insane, and later

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart I do not agree with the former Representative from Wyoming, Liz Cheney, most of the time, and I have no respect for her father. However, she is a true Republican, which is extremely rare in Washington today, and I respect her for her beliefs. She not only denounces Trump for his fascist policies, she was one of only two Republicans on the committee which investigated the attempted coup on January 6, 2021. He party, the Party of Lincoln, and her country are of more value than the needs of Donald Trump to be relevant and of importance to other white supremacists. ON JANUARY 20, 2017, 90 PERCENT OF ALL MEN AND WOMEN WHO CALLED THEMSELVES REPUBLICANS SURRENDERED TO AMERICA’S BIGGEST TRAITOR Donald Trump never was a “Republican.” He was a Democrat until he met with Vladimir Putin in 2013 in Moscow. It was then that Trump and his handler finalized plans to rig the 2016 election and take control of America’s government. America needs the former Grand Old Party. Its val

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart “All governments are bad, some are worse than others.” I heard this when I was a young man. Over my nearly 78 years I have learned that it was and is completely true. The only thing I didn’t consider was that my government would become the most corrupt and incompetent of them all. My interest in politics began in 1956, when I was 10 years old. I turned on our television when I arrived home from school, and on the TV was Dwight Eisenhower’s second convention. I was fascinated. Now that I am an old man, I look back on the 13 presidents I have watched, listened to, and read about. Only one of the 13 was a great president; JFK: and three are on the list of the worst in history: Ronald Reagan, George W. Bush, and at the bottom, Donald Trump. Of the nine remaining, three were admirable for their accomplishments; Richard Nixon, Bill Clinton and Joe Biden; three were somewhat competent and had good intentions; Dwight Eisenhower, George H.W. Bush, and Barack Obama. The f

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart If you live in a red state, it is an undeniable fact that your state government is batshit crazy. Your governor and state legislators promote policies which are unconstitutional, and in direct opposition to the intent of the Bill of Rights. They are clearly racists, bigots, and misogynists. Although they claim to be Christians, they are the exact opposite, denying the teachings of Jesus Christ in the New Testament. TENNESSEE WILL ALLOW ELEMENTARY SCHOL TEACHERS TO BE ARMED WITH LETHAL WEAPONS On Thursday, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee, announced that he will signa a bill allowing teachers to have loaded weapons in the classroom. Sister Mary Elizabeth may no longer carry a ruler to smash your knuckles, if she chooses, she can have a gun, already loaded with bullets designed to kill human beings, and offer a serious threat if your child misbehaves. Okay, I’m just joking. However, I can offer you one fact which could put your child’s life in jeopardy if a shooter inv

  Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart                  The largest salary ever received by the man I consider the greatest pitcher in baseball history, Sandy Koufax, was $130,000 per year. The highest salary earned by the greatest hitter of all time, Hank Aaron, was $240,000 per year. Adjusted for inflation, that would be $1.35 million today. The most successful basketball player in history, Bill Russell, was rewarded with $125,000 per year: $1,164,000 today. Johnny Unitas, the greatest NFL player in history, was paid $250,000 in his final contract. The best players in professional sports receive as much as 50 million dollars each year. The average pay for a starting MLB player in 2024 is about $4.5 million in 2024. For NBA players, the average is $9,512,000 per year. NFL players make a minimum of $750,000 per year. The average veteran makes nearly two million dollars per year. PASSING COSTS TO THE FANS In 1970, the highest price of a ticket for NBA games was about six dollars. Today the “