TheWiseOldFart

  Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart I proudly admit to being a pacifist. For men and women of average intelligence, there is never justification for acts of violence. When right-wing extremist, Charlie Kirk, was assassinated, I denounced it and knew that this was an action based on hate. Hate creates more hate and is an act of pure stupidity. Nazis among us would like you to believe that Kirk was a hero, a saint, and a martyr. This is far from the truth. He encouraged hatred and violence while spreading fascist message to his supporters. Here are a few of his opinions related to race, debate, gender, feminism, reproductive rights, gun violence, immigration, Islam, and religion. “Happening all the time in urban America, prowling Blacks go around for fun to go target white people, that’s a fact. It’s happening more and more.” The Charlie Kirk Show, 19 May 20 “If we would have said that Joy Reid and Michelle Obama and Sheila Jackson Lee and Ketanji Brown Jackson were affirmative act...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart After his failure to protect our nation’s people from the attacks on 9/11, George W. Bush championed the creation of the Department of Homeland Security, the Patriot Act, and ICE. None of these actions were necessary. America had agencies in place to protect our nation, but they lacked sufficient funding and competent leadership. Actions by the Bush Administration were purely political; efforts to secure victories in the midterm elections. For the next three years, Bush and his party controlled our nation with fear tactics. Every speech, every news conference contained references to 9/11 ad nauseum. The Department of Homeland Security wasted no time in proving its incompetence. With the use of emotions, it controlled our nation’s people for the next several years. Under puppy killer, Kristi Noem, it has become an asset for Trump’s personal Gestapo. The Patriot Act removes protections guaranteed to every citizen under the First, Fourth, Fifth, and 14 th Amendmen...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart It is a waste of time to read or watch the “news” in 2025. Most of it concerns the evil and destructive actions of the worst man in the world, Donald John Trump. Two days ago, there was another mass shooting in America. This one occurred at Brown University, in Providence, Rhode Island. A lone gunman killed two and seriously wounded nine more. However, this will remain the headline for just a single day. Mass shootings in the United States have become commonplace. Since 2017 there have been more mass shootings in America than days on the calendar. However, Trump’s crimes, including murder, sexual depravity, efforts to ethnically cleanse our nation, Constitutional violations, and efforts to enact revenge on anyone he perceives to be an enemy, capture most of the news broadcasts on television, and a large portion of print news and on the internet. My America no longer exists. What was a nation composed of compassion, understanding, and a desire to grow and become ...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart “I will end inflation on day one.” “I will negotiate peace in Ukraine on day one.” “I have a better healthcare plan than Obamacare.” “Tariffs with grow our economy.” These are just a few of Trump’s campaign promises in 2024. He never intended to keep any of those promises: they were nothing more than blatant lies. He would never end “Greedflation.” That would upset his 902 oligarchs. Only Putin can end the invasion of Ukraine, and that will only happen when his ambitions become reality. Trump and his party claimed to have a healthcare plan 10 years ago. It does not exist today. On this day, the American people are beginning to experience higher prices on nearly every necessity and discretionary commodity they purchase. Tariffs were a very bad idea in 1930, making the depression worse, and they are a destructive policy today. Free trade always increases the quality of life for everyone in the world. Trump’s only idea of a great economy is how much he can steal fr...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart America’s economy grows when consumers purchase goods and services produced by corporations. For more than 200 years capitalism fueled our nation’s growth. In 2025 capitalism expanded into a plutocracy/oligarchy. America is no longer in control of the government, it is ruled by 902 of the richest men and women in the world. However, both capitalism and a plutocracy rely on discretionary spending. [Discretionary spending refers to non-essential costs for wants rather than needs, like dining out, entertainment, hobbies, vacations, or luxury goods, which can be adjusted or cut from a budget. It contrasts with mandatory spending (rent, groceries, utilities, insurance) and represents flexible funds for personal enjoyment, lifestyle enhancements, or strategic investments, distinct from basic survival costs.] Rich people are not usually intelligent. Their success is the result of a single talent, a single ability, which expanded into greater wealth than any one person ...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart Anyone who is honest with themself knows that Trump’s history is filled with tales of extreme racism, sexual depravity, and white-collar crime. After he declared his intention to win the Republican Party’s presidential nomination in June of 2015 he exposed the “real Donald Trump.” We learned that he has no concern, no compassion, for anyone other than himself. As more information was released in 2017, his lifelong mental affliction of malignant narcissism was revealed. He actually enjoys his ability to make the lives of others more difficult. As your illegitimate president, he is following his own fascist manifesto, Project 2025, word for word. His ultimate goal is to become our nation’s dictator for the remainder of his disgusting and pitiful life. Democrats refused to agree to plans ending the recent government shutdown until millions of Americans covered by the Affordable Care Act, and receive subsidies, were protected. However, eight cowards, including both ...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart Sadly, this is a true story, and there is no end. My beautiful and incredible bride of more than 30 years always does the right thing. She obeys all the rules, even when they make no sense. On December 26, we will celebrate her birthday. This year she is required to renew her driver’s license. This has become a very important issue. I am disabled and cannot drive. She is the only person who can do our grocery shopping. Because she is a “certain age,” the Nevada DMV requires an eye test and a physical exam. It is also necessary that she appear in person; it cannot be accomplished online. Getting the appointments and completing the examinations took more than two weeks. When they were completed, she went online to make an appointment at the only DMV in the Reno/Sparks area. There were none available until January 29, 2026. She called the office to ask about alternative procedures. They informed her that they do not allow “walk-ins.” She was shocked. Two more phone...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart Do you think any of the shit happening in Washington today, would be happening if Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden, or Kamala Harris was living in our White House? Fuck no. The truth is found in the history of four Republican presidents: one of them twice, but not consecutively. I can imagine what our nation might have become if Ronald Reagan, #40, George H.W. Bush, #41, George w. Bush, #43, and Donald Trump, #45 and #47, had not received an opportunity to destroy our nation’s economy, most likely its future.. Reagan adopted his own fiscal policy, calling it “supply-side economics.” The common term today is “trickle-down economics.” Like our Founding Fathers, Reagan was either unaware that mankind’s greatest sin is greed, or he was disguising his support for the very wealthy. The super-rich did not become “job creators,” they placed their money in offshore accounts or purchased another mansion with the tax money they were not required to pay. Every Republican presiden...

  Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart At a hearing last week, Congress demanded to know who was responsible for the murder of two survivors after a missile struck their boat and were obliterated by a second missile. This happened on December 2, 2025. The question shouldn’t have been about who ordered the second strike, a war crime by definition, but why would any American choose to commit such a vile crime against human beings they had never met? The problem lies in the fact that the Pentagon has become politicized. Anyone holding the rank of colonel or vice-admiral and above has become a member of the worst, most evil profession in the world: politician. Where is my country? Why has the most vile and disgusting person in the world, pretending to be your president, been allowed to remain in our White House? Let’s be totally honest about the situation. Pete Hegseth, the least qualified Secretary of State in history, is guilty of murder and committed a war crime. Admiral Bradley violated the Uni...

  Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart I find myself very sad all of the time. I am an old man, disabled, and losing my sight, but that I can handle: I have to. What makes me both sad and angry is what Trump and the morons in his administration are doing to my beloved country. This morning, I decided to channel my grief into sarcastic humor. I grew up laughing at some of the greatest comedians in history. They portrayed themselves as buffoons, incapable of doing anything right. I loved Laurel and Hardy, Buster Keaton, Charlie Chaplain, the Keystone Cops, and others because they made me happy; they made me laugh. Sadly, Trump and his minions are not playing parts in a movie or television show, they are real dimwits, incapable of doing anything. But they have one big difference: they are not trying to make us laugh, they are destroying everything which made America a respected and revered nation. Let’s look at some of the “news” making headlines today. Trump fired a Democratic member of the FTC; ...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart Trump did not obtain power over our nation’s people by himself. He had lots of help. It began with Vladimir Putin, James Comey, and the mainstream media. His entire fascist party joined the effort, constantly offering him unwarranted praise with lies and fairy tales. They nurtured his lifelong disease known as malignant narcissism. However, in every story there is a single villain who stands out from the rest. America’s greatest domestic enemy is without a doubt, Moscow Mitch McConnell. A little history. In 2016, MMM was one of the leaders of the “anybody but Trump” club. However, after the illegitimate election, he bowed to the fascist’s demands like everyone else. He pushed legislation through Congress, knowing it was unconstitutional and would harm our nation. It was obvious that he would use the orange buffoon in the same manner Vladimir Putin used him, and accomplish his personal ambitions. In each of Trump’s impeachments, MMM refused to conduct a fair tria...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart On December 18, 2019, Donald Trump was impeached for the first time. The charges were fair and just: abuse of power and obstruction of justice. Trump engaged in phone conversations with the President of Ukraine. He demanded “dirt” on Hunter and Joe Biden in exchange for funds already approved by Congress. This act was a continuation of how he conducted business in the private sector. History proves that Moscow Mitch McConnell’s refusal to conduct a fair trial in the Senate is a critical part of why we are where we are today. Trump was impeached again after he planned, organized, and executed the January 6 insurrection. Same results in the Senate. Trump was a failure at everything he attempted in the private sector, and continues to be a failure as your illegitimate president. So far, he has bullied nearly every agency, university, business, and individual dependent on government funding. His tariffs are no different. Trump is attempting to bully every country in...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart How much longer will true, patriotic Americans allow six corrupt and cowardly members of the Supreme Court of the United States to suck Trump’s little mushroom? It is of no concern for John Roberts, Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh, and Amy Coney Barrett that cases brought before them by the Trump administration are clearly violations of the Constitution. If Trump wants it, they obey. Thank you Moscow Mitch McConnell. Over the last 10 years a complete power shift has occurred in Washington. Anyone who has read the Constitution, and understands its origin between 1787 and 1789, knows that our Founding Father’s primary concern was the prevention of America being led by a king or any other authoritarian form of government. However when six traitors gave Trump absolute immunity, they placed their stamp of approval allowing Trump to become a dictator. The legislative branch, given slightly more power than the other executive and judicial b...

  Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart Trump is an ‘equal opportunity bigot:’ he hates everyone who is not pure white and wealthy. Knowing this, I was not surprised when he called all immigrants from Somalia “garbage.” [In a xenophobic rant during a cabinet meeting, Trump went off on Somalis and Ilhan Omar, the congressional representative who is from Somalia and is a US citizen. He said Somalia “stinks” and is “no good for a reason”. [“They contribute nothing. I don’t want them in our country, I’ll be honest with you,” he said. He called Omar “garbage” and said, “we’re going to go the wrong way if we keep taking in garbage into our country”.] I would like to define “garbage” when the word is used to describe another human being. I do not believe in using terms which demean other men and women. However, your illegitimate and immoral president proves his lack of average intelligence every day when he calls his enemies by names he believes define them as inferior. Let’s look at reality and the hi...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart osed of professional liars; they are also hypocrites. One incident when President Biden fell asleep was broadcast dozens of times on their right-wing propaganda machine. The ir own comments would have embarrassed them if they had any pride or any respect fo r th emsleves .   Beginning with pictures from Trump’s felony trial in New York , Trump has been taped as he fell sound asleep m ultiple times . The most recent occasion was during a cabinet meeting while his minions were offering unwarranted praise for their Fuhre r.   Because it was Trump, Fox made a falla cious claim that he had been working all night. I have no idea whether or not it was the same night, but on one occasion he sent m or e than 750 messages to his followers on Truth Social over a period of five hours.   Trump is too old and feeble to be the President of the United States. His mental faculties are clearly in steep decline. For the record, Trump’s schedule in the Ova...