TheWiseOldFart

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart If you claim to be a Republican, and your lips are moving, you are lying. But, I’m being redundant. I turned 21 in 1967. The first election in which I could participate was in 1968. Tough year. I have less than a handful of “heroes.” One of them was murdered in April of 1968, Dr. Martin Luther King, and the brother of another, John F. Kennedy, Bobby Kennedy, was murdered in Los Angeles in June. He would have received my first vote. The winner of the 1968 election was Richard M. Nixon, He resigned in 1974, replaced by V.P. Gerald Ford. Democrat and Governor of Georgia, Jimmy Carter, became America’s 39 th President. In 1980, a former actor and Governor of California, Ronald Reagan won the election, running as a Republican. Nixon was the last, true Republican. He was also an excellent president with many accomplishments on the record. However, he was also a criminal. Ford was a “seat filler,” who will be only be remembered as the man who pardoned Nixon. Carter wa...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart I was a junior in high school in 1962. As my family always did, we turned on CBS to watch the evening news every evening as we ate dinner on our TV trays. Our small, one bedroom apartment did not have a dining room. There was a new man sitting behind the news desk. His name was Walther Cronkite. From that day forward, we never missed his broadcast. He earned his reputation as “the most trusted man in America.” In those days the only national broadcast networks were CBS, ABC, and NBC. There were local stations in Los Angeles, channels 5, KTLA, channel 9, KCAL, and 11, KTTV. Our most watched networks were CBS and channel 9. Channel 9 had a slogan, “MAYFE,” Movies Are Your Finest Entertainment. Old movies were shown every Friday night, including John Wayne’s westerns and his WWII movies. I believe that CBS has been my favorite network all of my life, until October 2025. This was when Trump sycophant, Bari Weiss was given control of CBS’ news division. A decision ha...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart By law, the military forces of the United States are forbidden to take action in any situation involving democracy in America. This law is under attack by your illegitimate president. When a small group of Democratic legislators made a public service announcement intended to inform our military that they are lawfully obligated to ignore commands by the Commander-in-Chief which violate the law, Trump suggested that punishment by death should be considered for their Constitutional obligation to obey the Law of the Land. He mislabeled the event as an act of “sedition.” Trump knows nothing about the law, he never met one he didn’t break. Now that six corrupt members of the SCOTUS  granted him absolute immunity, our nation’s greatest criminal will do anything he desires without fear of punishment. Trump and his gang of criminals and thugs have already removed the First, Fourth, Fifth, and 14 th from the Constitution. How many more of our rights and freedoms will...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart Trump has no sense of humor. This is an undeniable fact, based on the fact that his weak, little mind cannot accept even the most minor criticism. The only times I have witnessed a smile not forced by necessity on his wrinkled old face, is when he is meeting with hiT  

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart I was watching something on television, and the picture moved to what appeared to be one of Trump’s ‘ego-soothing’ cabinet meetings. They have no other purpose because none of them have any idea about what they are doing. I was suddenly reminded of a scene in multiple movies and on the television series, “Succession.” In these films, an elderly billionaire was in poor health, and frequently losing his mental acuity. Family members and close friends were vying for his or her attention while offering unnecessary effusive praise and devotion. Of course, their intent was to receive a large inheritance. Trump’s cronies, acting in the same, exact manner, offered undeserved praise and, without an iota of shame, were vying for his attention. Their goals were to avoid his legendary temper, and obtain a larger share of power resulting in even greater wealth. These men and women are the leaders of your “Republican Party.” Millions of men and women stood up for the future o...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart In February of 2020 Trump gave another traitor the Presidential Medal of Freedom: Rush Limbaugh. Limbaugh intentionally divided our nation for years with the intent of aiding the ambitions of fascist members of the former Republican Party. He did nothing for his country. His primary purpose was personal gain. Therefore, it was no surprise that another fascist gave him an honor which once meant something to those who received it. Today, Trump announced that he will award another traitor the same meaningless medal. It was Rudy Giuliani who appeared in multiple courts, attempting to overturn the results of the “fairest and most secure election in history.” Giuliani knew the truth. However, the former failed Mayor of New York is loyal to Trump, not to his country. Personally, I believe all awards have become political, and most are undeserved. This includes the Academy Awards and the Emmys. If they are deserved, the fact that there are more awards shows than I can c...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart First, a little advice: don’t get old. I begin with personal observations. On my next birthday, if I get there, I will become an octogenarian. I’m lucky that my brain works as well now as it did decades ago. However, I never thought I’d see the day when I became incapable of simple things like walking out to get the mail, taking out the receptacles on trash day, mowing the lawn, being able to drive a car, washing my sheets and remaking my own bed, and cleaning my shower, among many other normal duties. I’m not good having to rely on my bride to care for me. She has asthma and during Covid-19, I did all the shopping. Today, the best I can do is tag along with her. She does everything for me and never complains. However, this article is not about me, it’s about my country and whether or not it will survive the existence of a fascist who is defiling our White House for a second time. I remember 13 presidents. There were 14 inaugurations but Trump should not be coun...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart All “Republican” politicians are part of what makes America a far worse country than any other in the world. I have a long list of names which prove my allegation, but let me offer a few of the most obvious: Moscow Mitch McConnell, Ted Cruz, Lindsey Graham, Marjorie Taylor Greene, and Mike Johnson. None of these individuals care about you or me. Since 2017 they offered their loyalty to Trump and Vladimir Putin, ignoring the responsibilities they owe to the voters who made huge mistakes by surrendering to them their valuable votes: the only power average citizens possess. Yesterday a situation arose within the once Grand Old Party which proves that not a single man or woman on the right side of the aisle is worthy of occupying a seat in our federal government. Lindsey Graham has held a seat in the Senate since 2002. Normally, I would say that he “represented the people of South Carolina for the last 23 years.” However, in 2017, Graham abandoned his morals, integr...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart Killing men, women, and children, removing food and healthcare from our nation’s most needy, increasing profits for 813 oligarchs, doing nothing to lessen Greedflation, and adding as much as 10 trillion dollars, that’s $10,000,000,000,000, to the national debt. This is what will happen when Trump’s American Fascist Party passes his “big, beautiful, tax and spend bill.” However, as horrible as this bill is, and it is the most destructive piece of legislation in modern history, don’t play Trump’s game: don’t let him win. Trump and Putin have bigger plans. In the 1980’s, when Putin gained greater power within the KGB, he openly stated his life’s ambition: to destroy the United States of America once and for all. In 1987, Trump and first wife, Ivana, traveled to Moscow at the invitation of the KGB and Vladimir Putin. As you would expect, there are no records of what happened during that visit. However, historical accounts, including Trump’s return to Moscow in 2013,...

  Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart Trump has millions if not billions of enemies. People around the world hate the fat, old fascist. This is why his greatest fear is the truth. Large protests are never frivolous. There is always an issue of great social injustice involved. The primary reason Trump fears and hates protests reveals his great fear of the truth. Trump’s personal gestapo, known as ICE, is composed of poorly trained thugs who share their Fuhrer’s hatred for all non-whites. ICE was another ‘knee-jerk’ reaction by another failed Republican administration in 2003. It was not needed, and is not part of our nation’s border control system. It is a rogue agency Trump is using to force all non-whites out of America. One right-wing extremist, who is likely more disgusting than Trump, is Florida’s Nazi-loving governor, Ron DeSantis. This is how much he hates the First Amendment.  “If you’re driving on one of those streets and a mob comes and surrounds your vehicle and threatens you, y...

Trump has no respect for the law, most significantly the Constitution of the United States of America. Facts later revealed, combined with what I watched for three hours on television on January 6, 2021, proved beyond a doubt that Trump organized, planned, and executed the failed coup attempt. He is a traitor and should be punished with death for the most egregious crime possible against our nation. His ‘lieutenants’ were then and remain now leaders of Neo-Nazi groups who share Trump’s plan to end democracy and destroy the United States of America. Prior to what was without a doubt the ‘darkest day in American history,’ there was 9/11. The initial results after the dust literally settled were fear, anger, and hatred for all men and women who were not American Citizens: exactly what those who call themselves “Republicans” wanted. Right-wing politicians encouraged bigotry and racism in support of the traitors who seek a nation ruled by white supremacy. Their knee-jerk reactions weakened ...

  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 ...

In December of 2019, Trump was impeached for the first time. His crime was attempting to bribe the President of Ukraine. He demanded “dirt” on Hunter and Joe Biden, in exchange for American aid. This month, Trump banned Ukraine President Zelenskyy from peace talks in Saudi Arabia unless he surrenders half of his nation’s precious minerals to America in exchange. It is a fact, criminals repeat their crimes, including your illegitimate president. Trump knows no other way of “doing business” other than illegally. This is his real “Art of the Deal.” I’m no longer going to be a ‘nice guy.’ The truth must be told, regardless of how crude that might be. Donald Trump is a moron, a con man, and a traitor to his country. He deserves anything bad which happens to him. Not once in his pitiful 78 years has he done anything for anyone else but himself. The ten years he spent at Jeffrey Epstein’s side should be enough to prevent him from holding any office at any level of government, in any country. ...

  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...

On January 20, 2017, Washington was changed forever. It’s composition for 241 years had been men and women who were patriots, loyal to the American people, and most were intent upon improving the lives of all Americans, while keeping them safe from our enemies, both foreign and domestic. However, since 1981 the former Grand Old Party began moving further to the right, and it was clearly divided between Moderates, the Tea Party, and a new fascist-leaning group calling themselves the Freedom Caucus. When Trump began his reign of terror, every man and woman calling themselves Republicans began to bow to the wannabe Fuhrer. Today’s Washington is filled with Fascists, Nazis, Incompetents, criminals, Traitors, and now Q’Anon Conspiracy Theorists. Here’s the latest from one of Trump’s woefully unqualified criminals pretending to be the Secretary of Defense. Pete, “the Drunk,” Hegseth and “Trump administration officials at the Pentagon invited antisemitic right-wing conspiracy theorist and ser...

  DOGE is a farce, about this, there is no argument. However, Musk and his Band of Babies are traitors among us and every day this fake department exists is a Constitutional violation. Elon Musk is in control. I am positive that a closer look at his background will reveal an association with Nazi sympathizers in South Africa. This egomaniac has greater aspirations than owning a failing electric car company. He is clearly power-mad, but without the support of our nation’s people. To work in his non-existent DOGE, Musk has employed several young engineers. These five or six Muskovites have the power to suggest firing longtime and experienced government employees. Some investigations into their backgrounds have begun. One name stands out currently. One 19-year-old, Edward “Big Balls” Coristine, was fired from a tech agency for committing acts of corporate espionage. This little punk has been given access to personnel records protected by their agreements as government employees. These...

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...

Some quotes to think about. “The worst evils which mankind has ever had to endure were inflicted by bad governments”. Ludwig von Mises “In all history there is no war which was not hatched by the governments, the governments alone, independent of the interests of the people, to whom war is always pernicious even when successful.” Leo Tolstoy What is happening in Washington today is unforgivable and extremely dangerous. Nazis are defiling our White House.  Musk and his puppet, Donald Trump, are undoing our nation. Instead of improving the lives of all Americans and making our nation safer, they are accomplishing the opposite. Why do we need a federal government? Taxpayers spend hundreds of millions of dollars each year paying on a small group of American citizen’s lives of luxury and privilege. Why? All three branches are corrupt and dysfunctional. The incompetence in Washington would result in abject failure in any other corporation in our nation. Yes, I said “any other corporation...

Welcome to the Nazi State of Donald Trump. A traitor is living in the White House and he is remaking our government into the image of Nazi Germany in the 1930’s. We know from past revelations that Trump holds great admiration for Adolf Hitler. I have been warning our nation’s people for years about the dangers of a second Trump presidency. However, I heard many people in denial, claiming “it won’t be that bad.” They were correct: it’s much worse. Musk is taking control of multiple government functions, without Senate confirmation or a security clearance. What the fuck is our useless government doing about these illegal actions? Not a fucking thing. The DOGE is not real or legal. Someone must have the cojones to say to Trump’s face and say, “fuck you.” I am angry and I will not be like our elected officials and sit here and watch Trump and his Nazi army destroy my country in the light of day. Someone must yank him out of our White House, walk him to the front lawn, and hang his fat ass ...

You might remember after Trump’s illegitimate inauguration and after Elon Musk spoke to Trump’s “people,” Musk gave his fascist crowd the Nazi salute: twice. Of course, he denied what we all saw. This is SOP for any criminal guilty of a crime. A few days ago, when a German Neo-Nazi party won elections, Musk personally called and offered them his congratulations. If it looks and acts like a Nazi; if it gives you the Nazi salute; if it celebrates Nazi victories; it must be a Nazi. This is day number 15 of Trump’s illegitimate presidency: 15 days of massive destruction. If you chose to be ignorant, you ignored the warnings, the facts about Trump’s plans to destroy our nation. That is exactly what he is doing. His puppeteer is pulling the strings and making the old man move as quickly as possible to end the dream. Trump is America’s first dictator, and every man and woman in Washington is allowing him to destroy what made America the most respected nation in the world. Unlike 2017, he is n...