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The Keystone Cops Would not be Proud

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Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart When I was a little boy, after school television was hilarious. I watched the original Little Rascals, also known as the Our Gang comedies, Laurel and Hardy, Buster Keaton and other old films including the Keystone Cops and later the Three Stooges. The Keystone Cops, also the Keystone Kops, were featured in slapstick silent movies only equaled by the Three Stooges. They were the first to make me laugh at their ridiculous antics and no dialogue was needed. A new troop of Keystone Cops has returned to the public eye, but the format has changed. They do not entertain with physical comedy, but with speech so hilarious I often believe they are serious. Their leader is a fat old man wearing a cheap “rug” on his head. This is the only physical comedy performed by these no-so-funny people. As it blows in the wind, we see the only part of his body which is not orange. The laughs they gave viewers in the early 1900’s continue today. However, this new group will be forgott...

What Happens When the Inmates Run the Asylum?

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The hearings to confirm Pete Hegseth as Secretary of Defense in the Senate are scheduled to begin today. It would be extremely difficult to find a less qualified nominee. Trump could have chosen son Eric, or possibly Sean Hannity; anyone but Hegseth. However, Hegseth does not stand out among the incompetent criminals and sexual deviates selected by the draft dodger. He is simply another future resident in the asylum: the new name for the White House. Soon it will become a reality: “the inmates will be running the asylum.” Hegseth and Trump have a lot in common. The FOX News personality also paid hush money to a woman after she accused him of sexually assaulting her. Trump consistently stole funds from his own charity. Hegseth was forced to step down as the CEO of two charitable organizations, Veterans for Freedom, and Concerned Veterans for America. The accusations included financial mismanagement, sexual impropriety, and personal misconduct. Like Trump, he was accused of being a lifel...