TheWiseOldFart

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart It’s easier to list the traits which do not apply to your illegitimate president based on a life filled with failures than positive qualities. However, I can find adjectives and nouns which expose the real con man who has fully revealed himself over the last 10 years. He was born into a very wealthy family deeply embedded in white privilege. He was never required to perform anything which might be defined as “work” throughout his pitiful and useless life. Listening to and reading his rambling, incoherent, and often illiterate speeches offer irrefutable proof that although he has a diploma from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton Business College, he attended very few classes, if any. Because of his mental diseases, malignant narcissism, and escalating dementia, his mind is a virtual “wet rag.” His thought process is uncertain, ranging from rage and a desire for revenge against anyone he perceives to be an enemy, and his need for adulation and relevance. At ...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart Beginning in June of 2015, not a single day has passed without the name “Trump” appearing in every legitimate and illegitimate news service, or his old, ugly face appearing somewhere on television and the internet. He and I are the same age, and I have a reason to outlive the old bastard. I want to live long enough to read the news and not see the name ‘Trump’ or his picture anywhere. I truly don’t understand. There is no legitimate reason for the least intelligent, and least accomplished old man in the world to be covered constantly by the media. He cannot put two sentences together. He slurs and rambles. Not once in his pitiful and far-too-long life has he spoken the truth or offered one idea which would be beneficial for the American people and the world. Trump is the source and the example of why America’s people have become ignorant sheep marching to the slaughterhouse. A few, recent lies and irrational thoughts from your illegitimate president. I begin wit...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart Of course, my title’s question is facetious. Trump has never done anything for anyone else in his life. Afflicted with malignant narcissism, he is incapable of having normal feelings of empathy and compassion. Trump has proven one thing over his 79 pitiful and useless years on earth, he has a narcissistic personality disorder that is highly abusive. People with this personality supposedly get a sense of satisfaction from hurting others and may manipulate people or lie to gain money, acclaim, and other things they desire. Every human being asks his or herself one question, multiple times in their lives: “what if I had taken the left fork in the road instead of the right?” As a political writer, having written thousands of articles exposing the “real Donald Trump,” I look back at the 2000 election, the 2016 election and the 2024 debacle. I begin with the 2000 election. Some of you may be too young to remember the contest between Clinton’s Vice-President, Al Gore, ...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart Trump has been “above the law” for his entire life. Not once had he been prosecuted for his many crimes until May 30, 2024, when he was pronounced guilty on 34 counts of felonious actions. However, his Supreme Court virtually nullified his convictions, and gave him absolute immunity, preventing the continuation of additional court actions involving numerous felonies, including treason, and violating the Espionage Act. Our government, all of it, and his ignorant cult, are fueling his ego and the fascist dictator is escalating his constant abuse of power. The malignant narcissist is also experiencing dementia, and becoming a raging lunatic. So the orange buffoon completely ignored a decision by a federal judge which prevents him from spending millions of dollars of your tax money to send members of the National Guard into Portland Oregon. However, Trump is ignoring the decision of a federal judge. Not only is this a violation of the Constitution, this is an abuse ...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart Trump’s ignorant supporters would claim that my title is a lie. If you call ethnic cleansing, political retribution, destroying critical agencies, giving tax cuts to those who don’t need or deserve them, golfing, partying at Mar-a-Lago, and spending more than 10 million dollars of taxpayer money to open a golf club in Scotland, then yes, he is very busy spending your money for his own purposes. Let’s go back in time. In his first week in office in 2009, Barack Obama gathered the greatest minds available and make plans to save our nation’s economy from complete collapse. George W. Bush’s failed economic policies and his choices to place our nation in two costly and unwinnable wars were disastrous and totally incompetent decisions. In January of 2021, after Trump’s coup failed, and he violated the Espionage Act by stealing at least 14 boxes of national secrets as he finally left the White House and moved to Mar-a-Lago, a real President met with his team and create...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart The Mainstream Media failed again. Several statements from representatives and leaders of the 189 countries represented at the United Nations, told reporters from many nations that they found Trump’s disjointed speech at the United Nations hilarious, totally unrelated to the purpose of the event, and an embarrassment for the American people. Not a single reputable American news agency reported this fact. Why do they support Trump and not the American people? I can only put his rambling and incoherent speech in the context it deserves. Trump attacked every other nation in the world and bragged about accomplishments he never had. Period. Once again, he displayed his lifelong mental impairment, malignant narcissism. In a previous article I offered my readers some of the “lowlights” of Trump’s speech. I have written thousands of articles about Trump’s failures since 2015, but none revealed the fact that he is too old and lacks the mental acuity to lead our nation mo...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart Trump is not concerned with the welfare of most of our nation’s people. His focus is solely on seven percent of all Americans: billionaires and multi-billionaires. Multiple promises were made to the working-class in 2024. But, as it was in 2016, they were all lies. Greedflation continues to grow here in Nevada and across the United States. The invasion of Ukraine continues to escalate, and taxes have been raised on working Americans, and lowered for the super-rich. Unless an Act of God happens in the next three days, our federal government will shut down on Wednesday. America is the only nation which passes an annual budget, and later requires an agreement on the “debt ceiling,” and how those funds are allocated. In 2025 our government is undoubtedly the most corrupt and incompetent in the world. A couple of days ago, a meeting between your illegitimate president and leaders of the Democratic Party was scheduled to discuss a possible prevention of that shutdown....

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart It has always been a term in flux. It changed with generations. However, there are some qualities consistent with “being a man.” Real men are capable of a wide range of emotions. They have complete control over those emotions, and refuse to be affected by the opinions of others. They know themselves and are always trying to be better. Your illegitimate president is not a ‘man.’ He is afflicted with a disease. Malignant narcissism: “Malignant narcissism is a psychological disorder in which a person has an inflated sense of self-worth, a need for admiration, and a disregard for others. Key characteristics of malignant narcissism include paranoia, feeling threatened or persecuted without proof, aggression, manipulation, and lack of remorse.” One more: “Malignant narcissism is a personality type that causes extreme narcissism, aggression, and, sometimes, abuse of others. A person may use manipulative means or violence to enhance their own sense of wellbeing.” Every ...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart On Wednesday, Trump stood before the world and proved that he is a blithering idiot. He bragged about things he has failed to accomplish, called the leaders of the European Union morons, and claimed that only he could solve all of the world’s problems. It took him nearly an hour to embarrass our nation, and prove that our voters are uninformed and ignorant. I’m shocked that no one walked out on his moronic tirade after the first 10 minutes. I couldn’t believe what I was reading. Standing in front of the entire world was a malignant narcissist suffering from dementia, who is the greatest failure in our nation’s history and offering proof with his own ludicrous and ridiculous speech. For your incompetent president, his greatest and most revealing statement was calling climate change caused by man, a “hoax.” This proved to the world that he and his American Nazi Party were born with only half a brain. They are the only people in all of developed nations who refuse ...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart During the 2024 campaign, one of his biggest lies came when he was asked about Project 2025. As he always does, he lied, saying “I know nothing about it.” The truth is, every word, every idea in the 922-page fascist encyclopedia came from Trump’s own words during his many, boring, hate rallies. It is no secret: Trump’s primary ‘hero’ is Adolf Hitler. He studied the Fuhrer’s speeches every night before going to bed. There is no doubt that he is not an American president. Recently, these are a few of the plans contained in Project 2025. • launching a mass deportation program • purging civil servants and replacing them with partisan loyalists • defunding the Corporation for Public Broadcasting• reducing the Federal Emergency Management Agency's role in disaster response • eliminating federal "diversity, equity and inclusion" efforts • banning transgender troops in the military One of Hitler’s primary plans to establish complete control of Germany in t...

  Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart The quality of life for most Americans is in steep decline. Trump refused to keep his number one promise and “end inflation on day one.” We, the people, are beginning to feel the pain from Trump’s moronic tariffs. Most importantly, the average American cannot afford to buy a home or rent a decent apartment in 2025. I live in Northern Nevada. Nevada has a hypocritical, lying bastard of a governor. Joe Lombardo is a “Trump lackey” and kisses his Fuhrer’s humongous ass constantly. He paid ordinary citizens to lie in an ad designed to increase the bank accounts of our state’s home builders. The ad was a big lie, claiming that more availability would lower the costs of homes and apartment rentals. The new apartments near my home are ridiculously expensive. A one-bedroom rents for about $1,700 per month. Incomes in Northern Nevada are far lower than the national average. One-half of all Americans struggle to survive on an annual income which is far below the nat...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart Over the last couple of weeks, Trump has ordered his oligarchs to fire two men who have been constant critics of his failure to lead our nation. Paramount, the parent company of CBS, fired Stephen Colbert. Disney Corp, the parent company of ABC, attempted to hide their ownership of several companies, including Nexstar, fired Jimmy Kimmel. The only crime committed by either late night host was speaking truth to power about your corrupt and incompetent president. They were exercising their First Amendment rights without malice, or slander. Their weapon was humor, and Trump is incapable of self-deprecation, or any other form of laughing at his expense. Let’s go back to January 20, 2025. [Partway through his second presidential inaugural address, Donald Trump boasted, “After years and years of illegal and unconstitutional federal efforts to restrict free expression, I also will sign an executive order to immediately stop all government censorship and bring back free...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart Born in 1946, I loved growing up in my America. Unfortunately, living in Trump’s America, a man who has led a life of white privilege, filled with racism and bigotry, who is only three weeks older than me, not so much. Growing up in the 1950’s, I loved my country as. In high school, I learned that it wasn’t perfect, but I remained proud to be an American. I believed America would only get better. Things change, hopefully in a positive manner. However, nothing good has happened in our country over the last 10 years. Donald Trump’s America is dangerous, dark, and regressive. His country is a nation in which I do not want to live. At home, in school, and at church, I was taught to respect all people, and treat them with compassion, understanding, and acceptance. Trump has created a world filled with anger, hatred, and violence. This 79-year-old man must have been an angry and unhappy child. At 13 he was sent to a military boarding school only a few miles from his h...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart From the time I was growing up in Los Angeles in the 1950’s, I heard the adults complain about our nation’s government “sticking its nose in the business of other countries.” I didn’t know what it meant. However, after I graduated from high school in 1964, thanks to a teacher who inspired me, and as it became apparent that our government was planning to participate in another war halfway around the world, I was very aware of our country’s greatest crime: imperialism. Here is the definition of Imperialism: “Imperialism is a policy or practice where a powerful nation extends its control and influence over foreign territories, often for economic, political, or military gain, sometimes through direct territorial acquisition and sometimes through indirect economic or cultural dominance. It can involve the establishment of colonies, the imposition of foreign rule, and the exploitation of resources and labor in the subject territories, leaving a legacy of social and ec...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart Three Justices on today’s Supreme Court are performing as intended by the Constitution. They are upholding laws which are supported by the Law of the Land, and refusing to rewrite laws according to their personal beliefs. The remaining six are clearly biased and therefore corrupt. The last justice appointed to the current Court is Amy Coney Barrett. When the legendary Justice, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, passed in October of 2020, Moscow Mitch McConnell broke his own rule, forbidding the sitting president from filling a Supreme Court vacancy during an election year. He rushed her confirmation hearings through the Senate, stacking the Court in support of right-wing extremism. Barrett was confirmed by a vote of 52-48. Every Democrat and both Independent Senators voted against her confirmation. Susan Collins was the only Republican to vote ‘nay.’ A little history and why Barrett should never have been confirmed. Barrett is a religious extremist. Her beliefs will always in...

                                                                HYPOCRISY Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart First, the truth. There would be no “Red” or “Blue” states if the Unconstitutional Electoral College did not exist. Although the original intent was to ensure that the president would be chosen by the people, “one person, one vote,” the EC allows the states to choose our leaders. If you live in a “Red” State, and you vote for the Democratic candidate, your vote will likely be wasted. Just the opposite is true in Deep, “Blue” states. If you vote for the Republican candidate, you have wasted your time and your vote. Red states overwhelmingly vote for anyone with an “R” next to his or her name. They have no interest in the candidate’s position on the issues. Their attitude is “never vote for a damn Yankee.” Ignorance is costly and dest...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart “Impeach him, impeach him.” “Lock him up, lock him up.” These chants should be happening across America, including within the darkest red states in America. Trump continues to violate the Constitution with every breath he takes, none more despicable and egregious than his abuse of limited presidential powers. When the Supreme Court of the United States was corrupted with biased, extremist right-wing supporters in 2020, the intentions of our Founding Fathers were ignored by six members of what will be remembered as the least qualified and most corrupted Supreme Court in American history. Our Founding Fathers’ two primary goals during the Constitutional Convention between 1787 and 1789 were preventing the establishment of a single religion in America, and ensuring that this new country would never be ruled by a king or another form of autocrat. The current Supreme Court took powers away from the legislative branch, and illegally gave them to “King/Dictator/Fuhrer ...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart Throughout his pitiful life, Trump suffers from a mental disease called Malignant Narcissism. Malignant Narcissism: “a severe personality construct characterized by a combination of narcissistic traits, antisocial behavior, paranoid tendencies, and a tendency toward sadism. It's not a formally recognized diagnosis in the DSM-5 but is used to describe a particularly destructive form of narcissism. Individuals with malignant narcissism exhibit a deep-seated sense of superiority, entitlement, and a lack of empathy, often leading to manipulative and exploitative behavior towards others.” To offer a simpler definition, Trump’s concerns are exclusively focused on himself and his need to satisfy an inflated ego. Consider these comments obtained from Trump during his many, lengthy, and boring speeches at his hate rallies. “I have never done anything wrong.” “I love spending other people’s money.” When asked about his relationship with Putin in 2016: “I never met the...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart If the committee deciding who will be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for Peace is considering Trump for the award, it will lessen the value and prestige of the award for every past recipient. Trump promised his “people” that he would end the invasion of Ukraine on day one: the carnage continues. Trump planned, organized, and executed the attempted coup on January 6, 2021. I watched all three hours of the violent and disgusting insurrection. I saw a bloodthirsty group of Neo-Nazis search for Vice-President Pence and Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi, with the intent of murdering them, under orders from Trump. Giving the worst man in the world such a prestigious award would make the entire process a sham, meaningless, and of no value. Finally, Trump is Putin’s most valuable asset. To even consider the possibility that he is serious about negotiating peace in Ukraine is ludicrous. Op-ed by James Turnage Follow my blog and be informed Source: https://www.dailykos.co...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart “I will end inflation on day one.” “When I am president, I will end the policy of taxing tips.” “On day one, I will end the war in Ukraine.” “I will be too busy making great deals to play golf.” These and more Trump campaign promises were all lies. What Trump has done is fire government employees who actually worked in Washington, and passed legislation that will eliminate healthcare for as many as 60 million Americans, and give additional tax cuts to his 813 oligarchs. Under the guise of “immigration reform,” Trump and his personal gestapo, ICE, have begun what can only be called ‘ethnic cleansing.’ Another “accomplishment” was to add two totally unnecessary flagpoles on the White House lawn. His next plan is to use 200-400 million dollars to construct a ballroom inside the White House. Is this really important in a nation which is bleeding money as fast as Trump can waste it? Trump is seldom in the “People’s House.” Most of his time is spent golfing or partyin...