TheWiseOldFart

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart The second worst president in American history was illegitimate. He was chosen by a corrupt, right-wing biased Supreme Court. We will never know what the results of the 2000 election would have been if the Florida recount had been completed. George W. Bush lacked the intelligence and experience to lead our country, and proved my assumptions that he would be the worst president in history: and remained so until 2017. Bush allowed Vice-President Dick Cheney to make decisions which affected our nation’s reputation, and the future of 330 million people. The devil himself sat on his left shoulder for eight years, whispering evil and destructive thoughts in his ear. If Bush had performed his duties, 9/11 might not have happened. However, he and Cheney went on vacation, although they had been warned about a probable attack on our nation, and the result was one of the darkest days in American history. As we all know, the end result was America’s involvement in two unwin...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart Moscow Mitch McConnell is a modern “Snidley Whiplash.” He is pure evil, a traitor to his country’s people, and the most destructive Senator in America’s nearly 249-year history. Moscow Mitch is serving his 7 th term in the Senate, a disgrace and a detriment to good government. He is the poster “boy” for why term limits are mandatory if our government is to survive. His ultimate crime against America was complete in October of 2020. This action confirmed the end of the only branch of our government not to be corrupted by the most disgusting and useless job in America: politics. Amy Coney Barrett, a Catholic extremist, was rushed through Senate confirmation hearings in September of 2020 when the legendary Supreme Court Justice, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, lost her fight for life. Moscow Mitch broke his own rule and forced her confirmation through the Senate with less than one month before the election. Barrett’s only qualification was a promise to overturn a Supreme Cou...

  The media once again refuses to tell the truth about one of the most evil and vile efforts to commit genocide in modern history. The terrorist group, Hamas, and those who harbor these evil and worthless scumbags¸ including some of the residents in Gaza, the government of Qatar, and others including the probabil ity of the Saudi Royal family, opportunistic members of our current, corrupt government, and Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, are participants in the unnecessary deaths of thousand of innocent men, women, and children. The story begins with an attack on innocent Israelis attending a concert. A cowardly group of hate-filled cowards and fake Muslims, armed with personal agendas opposed to the Religion of Islam, attacked innocent and unarmed young men and women from the nation of Israel. 1,196 innocents were killed and thousands injured, and the terrorist group responsible, Hamas, took approximately 251 hostages. No one can blame the Israeli people for taking ever...

Think of America as an enormous boat. In the front are 813 oligarchs, and in the rear 340 million working men and women. In the middle are more than 20 million millionaires who want to be billionaires. The people would like to move forward, but they can’t. The problem appeared to be the enormous difference in the numbers. So many people in the back who wanted to move towards the front. However, after the super-rich brought their billions of dollars in gold onto the boat, the weight began to shift. As the riches grew, the bow began to slide deeper into the sea, and the stern began to rise. The working parts of the boat had been forgotten, and were no longer able to function as designed. The boat lost its ability to move forward. The balance of power had changed as its most necessary section rose above the sea. This is what is happening in America today and worse. The working class is moving backwards, while our country’s oligarchs are paying fewer and fewer taxes and moving their outrag...

  The only way I can accurately describe the three people who are leading our nation backwards today is by using names which are more accurate than Elon Musk, Donald Trump, and J.D. Vance. The Three Stooges made me laugh when I was a child. Their style of “slapstick comedy” was silly, outrageous, and very humorous. In the White House today, we have a new Larry, Moe, and Curly Joe. They are not funny, but they are morons. So, which of the original characters would I attach to the orange buffoon, his co-president, and the worst vice-presidential candidate since Dan Quayle? That question is very fair and the answer is obvious; at least to me. Trump is clearly Larry. He wants to be smart and do smart things, but he is several bricks short of a load. He defers to anyone who praises him; praise which does not deserve. Musk is most definitely Mo. He wants to be in charge, and probably is, but it’s hard to tell. The level of chaos is so ludicrous, it appears that America has no leader. He ...

Bessent is not quite a billionaire, yet, but he is a perfect example of how ignorant Trump’s administration is. Scott Bessent is Trump’s unqualified Treasury Secretary. He is not one of the billionaires on Trump’s cabinet, but he is worth 521 million dollars. This one fact prevents the old, white man from understanding what it is to be a real American in the 21 st century. What they're saying: "There is a little uncertainty, but in general, the companies I've spoken to, CEOs, who have come into Treasury tell me that the economy is very solid," Bessent said at a conference hosted by the American Bankers Association. Really? Nobody asked me. I can offer you one fact, one example of how ignorant this Trump stooge actually is. My wife and I worked for about 40 years each. We chose our professions badly. The only retirement income we have is what we paid for: our Social Security. In January we received a 2.5 percent increase in our monthly checks. However, the cost of nec...

  I shouldn’t have used this title, but I’m not sorry. I was reading a comment by President Moron when on Air Force One, and I was so angry I began shouting expletives at the computer. I am aware that Trump has no respect for the Constitution, but to claim that he might be running for a third term really pissed me off. But that wasn’t the worst. He continued his big lie, claiming that he won the 2020 election and it was rigged for Joe Biden. Un-fucking believable. Here's the truth. There is an abundance of circumstantial and confirmed evidence that both the 2016 and 2024 elections were bought and paid for by Vladimir Putin, and Trump was complicit with the Russian president. I lost it. Above all I hate lies and liars. The truth is if Trump’s mouth is open, he is either stuffing fast food into his pie hole or about to tell everyone another lie. Liars do not deserve trust or respect, and for me this defines my feelings for the worst man in the world. I have no personal reason to hate...

Across America there is a new four-letter word used by tens of millions of Americans. That word is “M-U-S-K.” His fascist efforts to destroy the lives of working-class Americans is undoubtedly the greatest crime in Republican’s war on the majority since Reagan in 1981. Things the super-rich don’t care about: what other people think of them, the fate of anyone other than themselves, if their actions destroy lives, if America succeeds or fails, and if their efforts to become more wealthy harm others. This is a perfect description of Musk and the other 812 billionaires/oligarchs in America, supported by Trump’s American Fascist Party. It's not that Trump and Musk don’t know that the vast majority of Americans are angry and disappointed by their vile actions, they simply don’t care. These are two, old, white men who lack average intelligence. Here are some of today’s headlines on Google. “Trump doesn’t rule out military intervention in Greenland — again” (Inflation takes a backseat to ...

I still remember 1981. I, and millions of other Americans were fooled by an actor. His words allowed us to believe that he would serve all Americans after his 1980 election. However, almost immediately Ronald Reagan earned his label as one of the worst presidents in American history. He waged wars against minorities, the working class, women, and all non-Christians. Trump, who has never taken action based on his own ideas, is now waging war on older Americans and the disabled. He and Musk are making changes to the Social Security Administration which prevent it from being an efficient agency, mandatory for the survival more than 80 million Americans. Approximately 73 million retirees rely on Social Security for most or all of their income. We earned our money: it does not belong to the federal government. We and our employers contributed to the program through payroll deductions. The amount we receive is based on the amount we contributed. If the federal government impedes payment to e...

I was a ‘latch key kid’ in the 1950’s. My brother and I were never in danger because our apartment was very close to our school. Next door to our small apartment building was an old house, followed by the convent, the rectory, the Church and the school. The first television we had was 9 inches wide and 9 inches tall. Of course the picture was in black and white. Television was our family’s major source of entertainment. If I was home, the television was on, even as I did my homework. I’m sure that I was one of millions of young men and women who fantasized about living the lives of the characters on the screen. Some things never change, at least not entirely. Two of my favorite movies, and one of the greatest television shows in history inspire me to dream again, even at the age of 78. For as long as I can remember, I held in my mind an image of what a President of the United States should be. The first president I remember was Dwight Eisenhower. I turned on the television when I came ...

It’s obvious that Trump and his co-conspirator, Musk, don’t care, but a revolution is beginning across America. The policies of these old, white men are so vile and offensive, a ground swell of angry protesters are filling town halls across America directing their anger at Republican politicians. At the same time, Vermont Senator, Bernie Sanders and New York Representative, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez are holding rallies in opposition to the current plutocracy and the fact that Trump is surrendering America to his 813 oligarchs, and drawing huge crowds of supporters. Facts: Trump, Musk, and their party are Nazis forcing their fascist agenda on the American people. A plutocracy, rule by the super-rich, cannot exist when a democratic government is in control. Trump’s plan is to end democracy, and establish a fascist regime, with himself as its Fuhrer. Don’t believe me? Read the Republican Party’s fascist manifesto, Project 2025, and you will quickly learn the truth. Very few Democrats and I...

  With all three branches of our government corrupted and dysfunctional, I believe that it is time to prepare for a second American Revolution. Our country has existed for nearly 249 years. I assume that most of you share my love for the principles of our Founding Fathers expressed in the Bill of Rights. I can promise you that I will never surrender my rights to the Nazis in control of Washington today. Between 1941 and 1945, more than 400,000 Americans gave their lives in a unified effort to defeat fascism. However, nearly one-half of all of our nation’s people, and about two-thirds of the members of the House, Senate, and the Supreme Court support the end of democracy and the establishment of an all-white fascist regime. If a revolution is necessary, let it be. I am a pacifist, but the survival of the United States demands confrontation, let it be. If Trump and Musk resist and force is required to remove them from the White House, so be it. Trump and Musk proved that they a...

Fact: Trump has never accomplished one thing through his own efforts in 78 ½ years. However, he is very good at “undoing” great things. The label Trump has earned is “regressive.” If the last two weeks are indicative of what is happening to our government, the United States will be less significant than Lithuania but with a huge and unnecessary army within his first six illegitimate months in office. Trump and Musk, with guidance from Putin, are destroying everything which made America a respected nation. After studying Project 2025 and Mein Kampf, Musk and Trump learned how to destroy a country from within and remake it in their own twisted image. I have no doubt that Putin has been of great assistance to the two traitors. The easiest way to destroy a country is by removing everything it stands for. This is exactly what is contained in the modern day fascist manifesto, the 922-page Project 2025. Although Trump lied during the 2024 campaign, claiming that he knew nothing about it, ever...

When I write articles for my blog, I realize that I have often been naïve. I truly believed that most of the people who read my rants are somewhat informed American citizens. Now I know that I must “speak down” to some of the individuals who choose to read the truth. Steve Bannon. A brief history of this anti-American begins with the 2016 campaign of Donald Trump. In August of 2016, after another woefully unqualified right-wing extremist, Ted Cruz, ended his bid to win the Republican presidential nomination, tech billionaire, Robert Mercer, moved his money, Kellyanne Conway, and Steve Bannon to Trump’s campaign. Bannon would be Trump’s new campaign manager. After his illegitimate win in the Electoral College, Bannon moved into the White House as the chief strategy adviser. It wasn’t long until a tumultuous relationship began between the two arrogant and egotistical men and Bannon was fired in August of 2017. In 2022 Bannon was charged and convicted for defying congress. He had been ord...

How can we prove that the House of Representatives is dysfunctional? The Freedom Caucus is in control. In January of 2015, a small group of right-wing extremists calling themselves the Freedom Caucus took control of the House of Representatives. There are 435 members in the House, and right-wing extremists control the majority and have since January 3, 2022. Although the misnamed Freedom Caucus only has about 42 members, they are so extreme in support of their fascist leader, Donald Trump, cowardly moderate Republicans surrender to the demands of the few in a sad display of misguided loyalty. You know some of their names: Mike Johnson, Jim Jordan, Steve Scalise, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Lauren Boebert, Paul Gosar, and until recently, Matt Gaetz. Knowing these woefully unqualified members of the House are part of this fascist-leaning group gives you some insight into the lack of integrity, morals, and true patriotism among these 40+ individuals. With the Freedom Caucus radicals in contro...

The House reneged on its past policies and decided not to hide the ethics investigation into Matt Gaetz actions, claiming “for reasons of national security.” He is far worse than anyone would have believed. His drug use is far more pervasive than we were led to believe. He spent huge amounts of money paying for sex. Not only did he frequently have sex with young, underage women, he transported some across state lines. One more thing which confirms the idiocy of the people of Florida. They elected and reelected the criminal. In January, with their “Don” returning to the White House, the Washington Mafia will be intact. Never, never forget that your “stable genius” president nominated a man without morals and principles for the office of our country’s top law enforcement officer. The big question is the same question real Americans ask about Donald Trump: why are they not in a federal holding cell awaiting trial for their many crimes. I know of cases where law enforcement uses the slimme...

I saw the signs, but ignored them. I wanted to believe that the American people were beginning to move forward and join all developed nations, moving bravely into the 21 st century. I have been wrong before, but this one is both painful and frightening. Statistics are not something I trust, most of the time. The mainstream media is no longer interested in facts, their goal is to increase advertising revenue. However, some facts, produced from statistical analysis after the election, are undeniable. The results of the 2024 presidential election proved that there are more of them than us. The number of people who share Trump’s beliefs in racism, misogyny, anger, hatred, violence, and revenge, or in a single word, “fascism,” is greater than the number of people who believe in the principles of what it once meant to be an American. What does this mean? It’s simple and extremely sad: my America, the country I loved and respected throughout most of 78 years, ceased to exist nine years ago. ...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart It is a dirty little secret the mainstream media and politicians on both sides of the aisle don’t want you to know. However, those of us who are avid and even obsessive readers found an article published for a single day revealing Trump worship of the greatest villain in world history. Friends of Trump’s first wife, Ivana, claim that she told them that Trump read Adolf Hitler’s 1930’s speeches every night before he went to sleep. There was another article by Politico revealing a meeting the couple attended in Moscow at the invitation of Vladimir Putin and the KGB in 1987. It is obvious that Trump and Putin’s relationship began 37 years ago, not after his pitiful inauguration in 2017. Trump continues to maintain a close relationship with his handler today. He supports the illegal and immoral invasion of Ukraine, and praises him for being a “strong leader” who has his adversaries murdered. Recently it was revealed that during a private conversation, Trump exposed ...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart A couple of months ago, President Biden, his party, and Republicans in Congress agreed to a plan which would help secure our southern border. However, a phone call from Trump to the House Freedom Caucus forced the bill to fail. Over the last few days, his American Fascist Party, blocked a bill protecting the rights of perspective parents to obtain an IVF procedure. Trump recently lied, claiming that he supported the process, but I and others knew better. Yesterday, House Republicans squashed its own plan to prevent a government shutdown . Can you say “incompetence.” AN ENTIRE PARTY CONTROLLED BY A DEMAGOGUE: NO FREE THOUGHT ALLOWED Anyone who can prove to me that the “Republican Party ” exists in Washington today, I will be happy to retract this article. The facts prove that every man and woman on the right side of the aisle today surrendered their power, free thought, dignity, and self-respect on January 20, 2017. I offer you an irrefutable fact: a democratic g...

Op-ed by James Turnage The Party of Lincoln began a slow death in 1981. When Ronald Reagan became our 40 th president, he met with party leaders and made a single demand: absolute loyalty. His policies and vision for our nation were to be supported unconditionally, Dissent would not be tolerated, and if this demand was not accepted, their future elections would not be supported by him and every other Republican. This policy continued throughout the administrations of George H.W. Bush, George W. Bush, and Donald Trump. Insiders claim that most Republicans despise Trump, but fear losing votes from his cult. The sad truth is this oath to serve their party’s leader removes the First Amendment rights of all Republican politicians. America is all about the exchange of ideas and without free thought, and dissent, fascism has become an acceptable inclusion into the platform of today’s fake Republican Party. “Democrats never agree on anything, that's why they're Democrats. If they agre...