TheWiseOldFart

When you have accomplished nothing in your life, you are either the child of a billionaire, or the son of an old, obese man who trained you well. I only know one person who is more ignorant than Donald “the Traitor” Trump: his son, Donald Jr. Trump made a fool of himself once again, claiming that he would make Greenland and Panama possessions of the United States, and Canada our nation’s 51 st state. Stop laughing: he was serious. This was not the first time Trump suggested the annexation of Greenland, a possession of Norway. He sent his alleged cocaine addicted son to Greenland to make a propaganda film. On the film junior claimed that the citizens of Greenland were excited about the possibility of becoming a part of the United States. However, it has become common knowledge that junior bribed a band of homeless men to play a role, offering them nothing more than a meal. Pitiful. Trump assembled the Washington Mafia in 2017-2020. What it will be like this year is anyone’s guess, but ...

I abhor all forms of social media. They have become outlets for conspiracy theorists, and an unrestricted platform for extremists who would destroy democracy. Truth is rare and lies are common. The worst of the worst has been Facebook/Meta, closely followed by Twitter/”X.” Mark Zuckerberg, the founder and CEO of Facebook, has become one of Trump’s tools. Recently he donated one-million dollars to Trump’s inauguration, and fired all of his fact checkers. “On Friday, Meta announced that it will be ending its diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs, effective immediately. This is the second drastic change the company has announced ahead of President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration.” Zuckerberg is now one of our nation’s biggest enemies, moving farther to the extreme right in support of a fascist regime. Personally, my hatred for lies and liars is extreme. My principles forced me to make two decisions on November 9, 2016, the day after Trump received a victory from the Electoral ...

  I guess I have to say it again: “if Trump’s piehole is open, he’s lying.” In another of his rambling speeches, filled with gibberish and unintelligible phrases, Trump offered another lie. Why? Because the majority of Californians reject a Trump presidency and will never accept him as their leader. It is clear that Trump is Beelzebub on earth. In a speech made from his fat, old, rich, white man’s playpen, Mar-a-Lago, Trump blamed the horrific fires occurring in Southern California on a shortage of water caused by Governor Gavin Newsome’s policies. He also claimed that President Biden has used all available FEMA funds and there are none left for him when he takes the oath of office in just 11 days. That oath will be nothing but another lie. Of course, both allegations are blatant lies. Newsome has never received a bill to sign related to water restrictions in California. He literally does not know what he’s talking about, regardless of the subject. Remember, he actually suggested t...

Principles, morals, respect, and trust. Every country, every nation’s leaders, and every individual in every country must possess the first two qualities and earn the latter two. Without these qualities, no country, no individual will accomplish anything of value, anything worth remembering. These things I learned from my grandfather and one of my uncles. I consider myself a good and spiritual man because I have worked hard to be the best person I can be. I am far from perfect, but my search for perfection continues at the age of 78. Education is a tool. If it is used properly, it can aid an individual in his or her search to reach higher levels of spirituality and understanding. Therefore, I believe in questioning everything. If you don’t receive answers which make sense, you should probably discard the information. Why am I writing about myself? The truth is that I am not important enough to have anything written about me. However, the most valuable part of my education has come from...

Republicans are wrong about nearly everything in the 21 st century. The biggest pile of bullshit they try to feed the American people is the lie about Social Security and Medicare: they are not entitlements. There are several definitions of the term, none of which apply to the programs Social Security and Medicare. [The right to receive a benefit or privilege, often granted by law or contract. For example, you have a legal entitlement to speak to a lawyer if you are arrested.] [The feeling that you deserve to receive something, without having to work for it or earn it. For example, "celebrities who have an arrogant sense of entitlement"] [A program that provides benefits to a specific group of people. For example, medical aid for the elderly and poor.] Fact: Social Security was originally entirely funded by the employer and employee through payroll deductions. Medicare was similar, although the percentage of deductions were smaller, and there was no way to anticipate the rid...

This list I give you does not come from the government, or the mainstream media. It comes from facts based on my 78 years of experience as a citizen of the United States of America. The American people have more enemies than friends. Based on the way Trump mistreated our allies between 2017 and 2021, and what he plans to do to them beginning in January, 2025, we will be hated by some of our closest allies. It will be unsafe for any American citizen to travel outside of our own country. However, we have much more to worry about right here in the “lower 48.” The most frightening enemy to the vast majority of Americans is its own government. After the results of the 2024 election, which I have reason to believe were definitely rigged, again, the quality of life for most will begin to decline. All members of our government will hide the truth for the same old bogus reason: “for reasons of national security.” Why don’t they just call it what it is: incompetence? Over the last nine years, al...

These two articles appear to have no relationship to the other. However, the truth is, they fit like a hand in a glove. “Trump backtracks on vow to lower grocery costs” “Mark Zuckerberg donates $1M to Trump after suppressing political content” I hate social media. Most Americans will believe anything if it fits closely with their own, uninformed beliefs. Mark Zukerberg, the owner of “Facebook/Meta, strongly supports Trump for one reason: Trump gives tax breaks to billionaires. However, he has no interest in the truth. This may surprise you, but the truth is, if Trump’s lips are moving, he’s lying. Not once in his lifetime has he told the truth in public. Now, let’s put one and one together. Trump will do nothing to lower the prices of necessities. However, everything will become more expensive if he places huge tariffs on imported goods. Billionaires own the corporations which produce our food and other necessary goods to maintain life. Zuckerberg is a billionaire. Need I say...

To understand our nation’s up and down economy, we must look at the fiscal policies of every president since 1981. It was 43 years ago when Ronald Reagan became our country’s 40 th president. He revealed his fiscal policy which he called “supply side economics.” This misleading term led to a more accurate description known as “trickle-down economics.” Reagan originated the Republican Party’s current policy of focusing on the success of the super-rich. He claimed that if their huge corporations were profitable, in turn they would create jobs and the foundation of a capitalistic society, consumerism, would grow exponentially. Of course his policy failed miserably. Billionaires care about no one and nothing else other than increasing their already ludicrous personal wealth. When Reagan left office in 1989, unemployment was at 10 percent and rising, and the national debt reached an unfathomable one-trillion dollars. His successor, Republican George H.W. Bush continued Reagan’s policy of g...

Since the recent election I listened to numerous “experts” blame Democrats for their huge losses. I am not a huge fan of either party. However, this is some of the most moronic bullshit I have ever heard. If voters did their job and vetted the candidates honestly instead of listening to the lies on the boob tube, they would learn that Democrats have accomplished many things for the majority. Republicans bow to billionaires. If voters were informed instead of brainwashed, they would realize that the mainstream media hides the truth about the political parties. Millionaires support Trump, and the media is therefore biased in his favor. I continue to have suspicions that this election, like the 2016 debacle, was rigged by Vladimir Putin Op-ed by James Turnage  

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart Check the facts: the economy is the best it has been since Clinton. Biden and Harris have rpaired all the damage caused by Trump between 2017 and 2021. Trump Remains a liar: nothing has changed. Op-ed by James Turnage

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart Our elections are alone in the world in the fact that they seem to last forever. No other developed nation has such a lengthy campaign season. The longest period of time in any developed nation is three months. Something we all hate are the endless number of political ads on television. Let me preface this story by stating a fact: television ads should not be allowed. What they tell us cannot be accepted as fact, and should not be relevant in decisions related to voting. Okay, now the rest. The FCC has powers and laws which can prevent content on television which is lascivious, promotes violence and criminal activity, and claims that are baseless and in direct opposition to the facts. My question is, why don’t they do something about this travesty? I know the answer and it’s always the same: money. Network television is estimated to receive $12.32 billion in additional income during the campaign season. Combine this amount with the expected amount spent by candi...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart No one is reporting one fact about the 2024 election. As they did in 2016, the mainstream media is clearly supporting another illegitimate win for Donald Trump. In 2016, the media covered Trump and his hate rallies five-times more frequently than all other candidates combined. On the rare occasion they covered Hillary Clinton’s campaign they continued to talk about her use of a private e-mail server while Secretary of State. It is an undeniable fact that the media was a large factor in Trump’s controversial victory in the Electoral College. It is becoming more obvious every day that the mainstream media is once again supporting Trump. The big story of the week, which should have been front page news on every newspaper, and the internet, came from Trump’s former White House Chief of Staff. Former Marine Corps General, John Kelly, claims that Trump is the definition of a fascist who praised Hitler and the “good things” he did. His allegation was supported by sever...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart An article in Politico revealed that one of Trump’s biggest lies in 2016 when asked about his relationship with Vladimir Putin, claiming: “I never met the man.” The truth is that Trump and first wife, Ivana, were invited to Moscow in 1987 by the KGB. During that period, Vladimir Putin was a powerful leader in the spy organization. The two men have been in contact continuously since that meeting, 37 years ago. He called Putin frequently while pretending to be your president. Long after Trump was evicted from the White House, a Senate committee confirmed that there was collusion between Trump and Putin during the 2016 election. 2024 is the third election involving Donald Trump, and the third election in which Putin is attempting to interfere in its results. Putin’s actions in Ukraine, his murders of other Russians who oppose him, and his declaration of war with attempts to ensure a victory for his greatest asset, Donald Trump, prove that he is our nation’s biggest...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart In 2011, I began to despise Donald John Trump. He revived a claim debunked in 2008 which suggested President Obama was not a natural born citizen and could not legally be our nation’s president. Trump knew this was a lie, but gleefully garnered the attention of the media as he continued his totally baseless allegation. I have a hard, irrevocable rule: anyone who lies to me will never have my respect or my trust. One lie leads to another and in a short period of time the life of a prevaricator becomes a life composed of falsehoods. This is the real Donald Trump. Since 2015, the number of lies told by Trump exceed 100,000. These are the ones he tells in public. Everything Trump and his campaign says about Kamala Harris is a lie. I have followed both Trump and Vice-President Harris during their careers for several years. Trump lacks a single positive action or attribute in his life. Everything has been all about him for his worthless life of 78 years. He is totally...

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 From the first time I could vote in an election, 1968, I have been an Independent. I will always be a non-partisan voter. I believe that voting for a member of a party is ignorant, and causes great harm to our nation. Everyone should vote for the best candidate: the man or woman whose position on the most important issues are most closely aligned with your own. Having said that, I will admit to you that in this election, I cannot vote for any Republican. To my knowledge, all “Republicans” in Washington support the worst man in the world, and therefore his destructive plans for my country’s future. Everything I see and read confirms my fear that the entire right side of our political system surrendered its values, morals, and principles in 2017 and continues to do so today. Trump is most likely the worst man in the world. He is intentionally attempting to destroy a nation which could become the greatest in history for his own benefit. If you support Trump, you ar...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart It began in 1981, and the change was completed on January 20, 2017. Not only the worst, illegitimate president in history was inaugurated on that day, the implosion of the once Grand Old Party was complete. The men and women who once called themselves “Republicans” became members of Trump’s MAGA Party, more accurately the “American Fascist Party.” The entire party bowed to Trump’s anti-American demands, and spent most of their time attempting to cover-up his crimes and Constitutional violations. Today Trump is attempting to return to the White House, not because he wants to serve the American people, but to save his humongous derriere from being in prison for the remainder of his life. His primary ambition is to pardon himself for multiple felony indictments, and possibly for treason and violations of the Espionage Act. His second goal is to put into action every plan in Project 2025. After Kamala Harris became the presumptive Democratic nominee in July, Trump b...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart Kamala Harris is unique among 21 st century politicians. Her speeches are mostly positive, offering hope for America’s future. When she does “go negative,” it is usually in defense of lies about her on Fox News or from Trump and his cronies. Her opponent is the exact opposite. Trump constantly tells his cult how terrible America is and there is only one hope, him. He preaches anger, hatred, and violence over and over again. This mentally deranged old man had the audacity to call Ms. Harris “mentally challenged.” FOX NEWS HOST ADMITS THE TRUTH: (IT’S RARE, BUT EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE) Kamala Harris created a podcast called, “Call Her Daddy.” It was very effective. Ainsley Earhardt, co-host of Fox News’ “Fox & Friends,” is afraid that if women who support Trump listen to it, they might change their minds and learn that their hero is nothing but a sexual predator without any respect for womankind. “If you don’t know the issues, you really think, ‘Okay, she’s sel...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart Everything Trump and his extremist party accuse Democrats of in their television ads are vicious lies, He and his party have committed many of those alleged crimes against America for the last nine years. Their only hope for winning elections is based on the fact that ignorant, uninformed voters, will believe everything they see and hear on the “boob tube.” Do not be misled. Today’s “Republican Party” has morphed into the American Nazi Party. Their fascist policies and plans for our future are not founded in the democratic principles of the Constitution. They seek complete control over the lives of all Americans for personal benefit. Project 2025, formed by Trump and composed by his minions, is a plan to end the dreams of our Founding Fathers. Right-wing politicians, unable to find a single qualified candidate, nominated the least qualified man in the nation for a third presidential campaign. “Insanity is doing the same thing, over and over again, but expecting ...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart Here’s the headline that inspired me to write this article: [ Driven by Republicans, most Americans are concerned about fraud in the 2024 election ] Let me offer you a statistic which is also an undeniable fact. The percentage of voter fraud in modern elections is .012. In the 2016 and 2020 election, the few situations when voter fraud was suspected and confirmed were committed by Donald Trump supporters. When the 2020 election was complete, Trump’s own Election Czar told reporters: “this election was the safest and most secure in history.” Just yesterday information hidden from the American people since 2021 confirmed that on November 23, 2020, Trump was aware that there was no proof that massive fraud in any form had been discovered and he would lose any court case he filed to change the results. What happened later were criminal actions attempting to illegally overturn the results. One more fact. Mail-in voting is the most secure option available. Many Americ...