TheWiseOldFart

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart Okay, we know that today’s Republicans in name only are the party of racism and bigotry. They oppose the very idea of complete equality for all Americans based on their race, or skin color. They use Christianity to deny the existence of the LGBTQ community. There most recent focus has been on transgender Americans. Trump’s people are running an ad claiming that Kamala Harris supports gender change medical care for incarcerated men and women and illegal residents. It is a fact that half-truths are more dangerous than blatant falsehoods. The tape shown in the ad was made in 2020. She was answering questions related to several court decisions which confirmed the right of prisoners to obtain medical care based on the Eighth Amendment. [The Trump ad uses a 2020 interview clip, in which Harris says she supports gender-affirming surgery for transgender prisoners who can demonstrate that their mental health depends on it. "Every transgender inmate in the prison sys...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart I want to tell you about a story which was never reported by the television media, proving that the fourth estate no longer exists. You might remember that when Robert Mueller’s long overdue report was revealed, Trump’s Attorney General, William Barr, redacted everything but a few pages. “Redacted” is a political word used instead of “censored.” In August of 2020, just three months before the election, the U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee issued a report confirming collusion between Trump’s campaign and Vladimir Putin. However, this information was hidden from the voting public. If this sounds similar, it’s because it is. In October of 2016, a meeting was held in the Oval Office. President Obama, Vice-President Biden, the leaders of both parties, and the heads of 14 national security agencies were in attendance. The subject discussed was Russian interference in the 2016 election. It was confirmed. However this information was hidden from the American people. T...