TheWiseOldFart

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart I am a fortunate American. Born in 1946, I experienced post-war America. Only a very small number of my readers share what I felt, saw, and heard as I was growing up in the 1950s. I remember first grade. When all of the students had taken their seats, Sister Mary told us to stand, face the American flag in the corner of the room, place our right hands over our hearts, and recite the Pledge of Allegiance. This may be a bit “trite,” but it was not uncommon to feel a few tears in my eyes. I believed in the words. However, our current federal government does not. oweHH “I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands: one nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.” The truth is, our current, illegitimate president continues to intentionally divide the people of our nation. America is no longer a Democratic Republic, it is a fascist regime. Your “president” is attempting to end “liberty a...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart I am compelled to write about “the man who would be king” every day, but I take no joy in informing the American people about the most evil and destructive man in world history. I often fear that my readers “can’t handle the truth.” Between 2017 and 2021, Trump caused enormous and irreparable harm to my country. Trump 2.0 has been an effort to add every nation in the world to his plans for devastation. The people of the world are threatened by his foolhardy tariffs, and every resident of every nation is concerned about the end of world peace, fearing a third World War. The United States has not enjoyed a great leader since 1963. Without a great man or woman living in the White House who possesses great love for all the people of his or her nation, America cannot move forward. Being President of the United States demands patriotism, concern for the future of all Americans, a high level of intelligence, and sometimes good, old common sense. Trump fails to possess ...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart In October of 2024, Trump knew he would be given a victory on November 5 th . In 2016 he was honestly surprised that he had become our nation’s 45 th and first illegitimate president. He knew that Putin was behind the scenes, doing everything possible to guarantee a win for fascism, however, he did not know what Putin knew: he couldn’t lose. In 2024, he was aware of the truth: the fix was in. He would win all seven swing states and the popular vote. This all seemed impossible. His hate rallies were sparsely attended, and the results of the 2020 election revealed the fact that most Americans despised the worst illegitimate president in history. The second time around, Trump was prepared: not to lead our country, but to accomplish Putin’s goals for America’s future. He possesses a 922-page guide, which listed plans to destroy our democratic nation. It is called “Project 2025.” The following presents a small section of his agenda, written weeks before the election...

  Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart Our Founding Fathers left the country of their origin for numerous reasons. However, the primary reason was far simpler than what is contained in the volumes written by historians. It comes down to one issue: human rights. Everything they accomplished at the Constitutional Convention between 1787 and 1789 was focused on the individual. The country belongs to the people. They choose their leaders who are nothing more than public servants. Their creation of a ‘check and balance system,’ three branches with equal but separate powers, would prevent what is happening today. There was never going to be king of the United States of America, or any other form of autocrat. However, one unconstitutional and immoral action by six corrupt members of the Supreme Court voided their intent. Our government is in chaos, totally out of control. Sadly, the men and women we elected to serve and protect us have become our enemies. If they are not working for us, they are worki...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart On January 20, 2017 and January 20, 2025, your illegitimate president took an oath. Every word he uttered on those two dark days was just another Trump specialty: a lie. "I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States". It is clear to me that Trump has never read the Constitution. It is also abundantly clear that every day he claimed to be your president, he violated the First, Fourth, or 14 th Amendments, and on some days all three at once. It makes me ill to hear the word “Constitution” come out of his mouth, and sickens me to see him hug the flag. America and the American people mean nothing to Donald John Trump. From the day of my birth until January 19, 2027 BT, (Before Trump), I knew my beloved country was not perfect, but overall, our people believed in compassion, understanding, to...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart One thing all real Americans can agree on: Trump 2.0 is 100 times worse than he was between 2017 and 2021. Hopefully, two of the greatest disasters in our nation, Covid-19, and the attempted coup on January 6, will not be repeated. However, what he is doing every day, violating the First, Fourth, and 14 th Amendments, removing healthcare from tens of millions of Americans, and destroying the world’s free market economy, will have long-lasting effects. At the center of every crime he commits is vengeance. This childish effort by the schoolyard bully is proof that what was once a very low level of intelligence is now virtually defunct. His dementia is growing day by day. Some uninformed voters are disappointed that he failed to keep promises, promises which were at the forefront of encouraging “television voters” to surrender to the orange buffoon their precious votes. Trump promised to end inflation, which is actually “Greedflation,” intentionally caused by his ...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart For years, red states, dominated by Republican legislators, have attempted to erase facts for which they do not approve from our history books and other publications containing the truth. They want no discussion about the fact that slavery remains our nation’s greatest crime, and pretend that racism is no longer a problem in America. They reject any reference to the LGBTQ community and its struggle to receive the rights guaranteed to them by the Constitution. Blatant lies or attempting to hide the facts cannot prevent the truth from rising into the light of day, hopefully sooner than later. The American Fascist Party’s latest effort was revealed by the Nazi in the White House yesterday. The Trump administration will make decisions about items in the Smithsonian museums which are not “patriotic.” Like his hilarious red hats, what this really means is, “anything which reveals the crimes and sins of white Americans. Let’s get to the truth. Old, white men are the re...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart Our Founding Fathers considered the First Amendment perfect and the most important paragraph written by man in history. It was the only amendment in the Bill of Rights which was not contested by a single member of the Constitutional Congress. It guarantees every person in the United States certain human rights which cannot be violated by the government or any other group or organization. However, it no longer exists. Trump continues to violate every sentence, every word written by the men who created our nation in 1789. “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 people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.” Every man and woman calling themselves a “Republican” makes no decision, votes for or against any law, without the approval of the Christian Religious Right. Trump is owned by...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart It is always fair to ask any professional politician one question: “what have you done for me lately?” They make promises during their campaigns they never intend to keep, and must suffer the consequences of those lies. No one has accomplished less than Donald John Trump, and no one has made more promises he never intended to keep. In 2020, Trump and Moscow Mitch McConnell broke rules they made in opposition to the intent of the Constitution, and completed stacking the Supreme Court with a  ‘super majority,’ six supporting the right-wing’s extremist policies and three performing their jobs as required by the Constitution; all women from ethnic backgrounds not considered “pure white,” in other words, “real Americans.” Trump sought reelection for two reasons, neither of which involves caring for 340 million people. First, he was desperate to remain a free, old man. His many crimes, including treason and violating the Espionage Act, were under scrutiny and faci...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart After four years and six months of Trump as your illegitimate president, I thought it was time to evaluate Trump’s performance. I will list some of the duties, responsibilities, accomplishments, and failures between 2017 and 2021, and his first six months of 2025, and honestly and accurately rate them as “true,” or “false.” Trump kept his campaign promises. False. His most important promises were to end “Greedflation,” and negotiate peace between Putin and Ukraine. The price of necessities continues to grow, and Trump’s ill-advised tariffs will soon force them to rise even higher. The invasion of Ukraine continues. There is no reasonable end expected in the near future. Trump claimed that the Biden economy was a failure, and he would ‘turn it around’ immediately. False. His failed fiscal policy of trickle-down economics has already increased unemployment, and his “big, beautiful bill,” will remove healthcare from millions or our nation’s most vulnerable citizens...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart Over four years, Trump appointed several federal judges loyal to him and his fascist party. Most importantly, he stacked the Supreme Court with three politically biased justices who obviously pledged their loyalty to the ‘greatest American traitor,’ Lady Justice is not blind and most certainly dead and buried somewhere on the grounds of Mar-a-Lago. Beginning on January 20, 2025, Trump began violating his oath of office and pissing on the Constitution. He replaced honest and patriotic federal employees with members of his Neo-Nazi army who are shredding the Law of the Land every day in increasingly vile and destructive ways. Your illegitimate president has become the nightmare America feared between 1941 and 1945. Now for the latest crime against justice for all in America. Trump nominated Emil Bove for a federal judgeship to the third Circuit Court of Appeals: a lifetime appointment. He is 44 years of age. Bove is Trump’s personal attorney. He is disrespected by...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart Five weeks ago there were protests in downtown Los Angeles. The majority of the marchers were peaceful and voicing their anger at Trump for his illegal and immoral attempt to “ethnically cleanse” America of Hispanics, and anyone else who is not pure white. Local networks filmed a few less peaceful incidents, including a trash can set on fire, and one overturned vehicle. However, the right-wing propaganda machine, Fox News, did just the opposite. They showed their audience the few situations which were displays of extreme anger, and would be considered vandalism. This misrepresentation of the situation prompted your idiot in the White House to send the United States military into downtown Los Angeles to end the “massive violence.” 2,000 members of the California National Guard, and 700 active-duty marines were sent to the City of Angels without cause. 2,700 of our nation’s finest accomplished the arrest of one man for disorderly conduct. Today they are doing noth...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart Contrary to Trump’s lie, Greedflation continues to grow. Domestic terrorism continues to escalate, making leaving your home a threat to your life. Protest against the fascist actions by Trump and Musk continue. Every day more Americans are losing faith in our government and find reasons to believe that our nation is broken beyond repair. Fear, despair, and mistrust have replaced any feelings of security the American people might have felt prior to January 20, 2025. Between 2017 and 2021, the Trump administration failed to present a single positive accomplishment for the majority of our nation’s people. To the contrary, the orange buffoon’s failure to take timely action when he was made aware of an approaching healthcare emergency, cost more than one million Americans their lives, and nearly placed our nation in a second Great Depression. Experts in healthcare claim that Trump is directly responsible for as many as 100,000 of those lives based on his failure to t...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart “What was in it for them? They’re all suckers and losers.” The former was a statement made to his aides when Trump was in France to honor the brave Americans who lost their lives in WWI. He did not attend the ceremony. It was confirmed in 2016 that Trump’s Daddy purchased deferments from a podiatrist preventing his useless son, who grew up in a wealthy family and extreme white privilege, from serving in the Vietnam War. The old, obese, fascist coward is honoring himself and his claim to the title of Commander-in-Chief with a costly and unnecessary military parade this weekend. Sunday just happens to be his birthday. Coincidence? I think not. Another of his endless lies claims that this act of a ruthless and heartless dictator is to honor the 250 th anniversary of the United States Army. It could have been planned for a more symbolic day, such as combining the event no real American will watch with our nation’s 249 th birthday on July 4 th . However, Trump is t...

  As villains always do, Trump made two serious mistakes over the last few days. Sending two groups of our nation’s military to halt protests against his vicious and illegal immigration policies, 2000 members of the National Guard, and 700 Marines, were a declaration of war against all men and women who cherish, respect, and are willing to support the Constitution of the United States by any means possible. Our founding fathers were willing to sacrifice everything, including their lives, for the New Country. I wonder how many American citizens in the 21 st century are willing to make sacrifices of their own, and how many are cowards and will choose to surrender to the fascist traitor defiling the White House? If what America once stood for is not worth fighting for, if the future of those you love is not worthy of sacrifice, you cannot call yourself a ‘patriot,’ or even an ’American.’ Because of Trump’s vile attacks against the people of Los Angeles, protests are being planned acr...

If I had an iota of respect for Trump, I would never use such an expletive. However, his choice to violate the Constitution, to ignore the law completely, is pissing me off in ways I never imagined in my most frightening nightmares. What is happening in Los Angeles is Trump taking a huge shit on the Law of the Land. It is a crime to use our nation’s military to wage battle against its own people. Trump ordered National Guard troops to quash the protests against his racist immigration polity in the City of Angels. That did not solve the problem. He is now ordering about 700 United States Marines to do whatever is necessary to halt American citizens from exercising their First Amendment rights. When will this shit end? If our military “leaders” continue to bow to the Nazi in the White House, how can America be saved? When Rodney King was beaten so badly that he was near death in 1991, the four police officers involved were tried in 1992 and acquitted by a racist jury. President George H....

On June 1, 2020, your fascist and illegitimate president intentionally violated the First Amendment rights of hundreds of American citizens protesting outside of the White House in Lafayette Park. He used members of the United States military to disperse the crowd, firing rubber bullets and exploding tear gas canisters. The reason? A photo-op at St. John’s Church where the Antichrist held a Bible upside down. Yesterday, June 7, 2025, Trump violated the First Amendment rights of thousands of peaceful protestors in Los Angeles as they rallied against Trump’s vicious and racist immigration policies. Fascism remains in control of our nation. Since January 20, Trump has waged war against anyone who disagrees with him or his policies. He is acting like every other ruthless and heartless dictator in the world. He must be stopped by any means. His efforts to repeal the First Amendment are sufficient reasons to impeach him once again. Moscow Mitch McConnell is not in a position to oversee a moc...

Just over four months. That’s all the time it took for the world to learn that Trump is the most destructive and incompetent president in America’s nearly 249-year history. The damage one man and his Neo-Nazi army is responsible for is catastrophic. What he began in 2017 is far more evil and destructive in 2025. The results can be seen in public areas across the nation. Fits of anger and even rage are occurring in every part of every day life. Unemployment is beginning to rise as prices increase for the necessities to maintain life at the speed of light. Instead of making efforts which would improve the lives of all Americans, Trump continues to walk down the path of revenge, fueled by unwarranted hatred. The truth is, he is jealous. I have never been able to find one positive accomplishment in the life of this old, obese man who will be 79 years old in nine days. Beginning in 2016, the men and women who call themselves “Republicans” have wasted tens if not hundreds of millions of doll...

Anger, hatred, and violence. This is what I see and what I read about over the last four months. My wife and I do not watch any “television news broadcasts,” because we hate liars and reject conspiracy theories. However, we do read news and blogs from around the world and fact check constantly. Prior to 2017, the United States was on a path to becoming a great nation for the first time in its nearly 249 years. 44 presidents preceded Trump and the ultimate goal was to improve upon the principles and ideals of our Founding Fathers. Trump intentionally moved our nation backwards into the dark days of the mid-twentieth century. Over the last 10 years, there has been a significant increase in hate crimes. Since January 20, 2025, everything I read about reveals the fact that animosity, driven by fear, and resulting anger and hatred has risen to levels not seen since the mid 1800’s. My wife was getting gas at Costco today and there was a loud, angry argument just a couple of pumps away. Every...