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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 I thought I knew what to expect next from the worst man in the world. However, over the last couple of weeks, I am not only shocked, I have lost all respect, what little was left, for any and all members of the mainstream media. Trump is literally getting away with murder. First came the firing of Stephen Colbert. There was no cause, it was simply a group of billionaires who own Paramount, the parent company of CBS, obeying their Fuhrer’s demands. Trump is too immature, and mentally deficient, to accept criticism, regardless of how major or minor that might be. In our day, he is my senior by three weeks, Trump is what we called a “pussy.” Next came the assassination of a right-wing extremist who, like his master, Donald Trump, preached anger, hatred, vengeance and violence. Charlie Kirk hated everyone who was not pure white and refused to accept Christianity as the only, true religion. He was not discriminatory about his choice of enemies. Don’t confuse my lack ...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart If this were a movie, it would never be released in the theaters, or on any streaming network. What George W. Bush and Trump have done to the United States of America is truly unbelievable. A successful movie must include a great script, adapted from a book or from an original screenplay. The topic must be believable and well-written. The characters and their development must appear realistic, and plausible. If the storyline unravels, or becomes totally unrealistic, it is doomed to fail. If the characters have no value, no substance, and appear contrived, it will fail. This is what happened to America in the 21 st century. Yes, America as I knew it is in decline. All true Americans are living in a very, very bad movie. As a novelist, I could never write this story, primarily because there are no characters who are interesting. There are no heroes to rescue the masses from slavery and punishment for rejecting the bully at the center of the story. Once trusted an...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart  (Walt Disney must be ashamed of his company today0 Is Trump a Fascist? Yes, without a doubt. More importantly, he is the leader of the Neo-Nazi movement in America as proven by his failed coup on January 6, 2021. A few weeks ago, it was confirmed that the parent company of CBS, Paramount, fired the host of the highest-rated late-night television broadcast simply because Trump told them to. Tonight, 9/17/25, it was reported that the longest running host in late-night television, had been suspended, and his return is in doubt. Jimmy Kimmel was virtually fired for his fair and justified comments about the murder of another traitor to the American people, Charlie Kirk. Disney has become another member of the most corrupt and anti-American companies in America.  “The MAGA Gang (is) desperately trying to characterize this kid who murdered Charlie Kirk as anything other than one of them and doing everything they can to score political points from it,” Kimmel ...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart I have not been this disappointed in the mainstream media since the story of a rich, 18-year-old white girl, who was allowed to go on a graduation trip to Aruba in 2005, went missing. Fox “Fake” News covered the non-story every day for over one year. I feel for Natalee Holloway’s family, but at the same time, several low income or poor young black girls went missing every week and their story was never on television news. Fox continues to display its apathy about non-whites in America. The latest idiotic action by the fake, right-wing extremist broadcasts is about a man who hated America, was unknown by most, and lived by spreading hatred, who was shot and killed in Utah. His name is now a household word: Charlie Kirk. Once again the mainstream media follows Fox’ example. Trump’s fascist minions are attempting to use Kirk’s death to divert  attention to the fact that your illegitimate president is very likely a pedophile. They are also attempting to misdirec...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart Yes, Richard Millhouse Nixon was a crook. However, he was also the last true Republican President. His accomplishments were many, and for all Americans, not just the super-rich. As the American President from 1969 to 1974, he was the last Republican “working president.” The following are some of his most important successes. Ford, Reagan, George H.W. Bush, George W. Bush, and Trump can only claim two important accomplishments among them. Foreign policy: In 1972, Nixon reinstated diplomatic relations with Communist China. There had been no official meetings for decades. Nixon engaged in negotiations with Soviet Premier, Leonid Brezhnev, for the purpose of creating SALT, an agreement to halt the proliferation of nuclear weapons. In 1973, Nixon signed the Paris Peace Accords, officially ending America’s involvement in South Vietnam. Prisoners of war, held by the North Vietnamese, were released and allowed to return home. Aided Israel: During the 1973 Yom Kippur War...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart I wonder how it feels to be the most hated man in the world. I doubt if a member of the mainstream media will ever have the courage to ask your obese, old, brain-damaged and illegitimate president, Donald John Trump. He arrived in London yesterday. I guess he needed a vacation from playing golf, and partying at Mar-a-Lago. As his motorcade began its trip to the hotel, Trump was greeted by 50-foott-tall pictures projected on the castle walls. They were images of him and his late best friend, Jeffrey Epstein. Four members of the group, “Led by Donkeys,” were arrested. The word is that several more protests have been planned across “jolly, old, England.” You might remember the huge balloon flying over London in 2019 when Trump invaded Great Britain. It was his image. The only ‘clothes’ he wore were a diaper. It appears that the orange buffoon has as many “fans” in England as he does in America. Op-ed by James Turnage Follow my blog and be informed Source: https://w...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart Okay, we get it. A Trump supporter was murdered. Yes, it’s wrong, and like Republican politicians after a mass shooting, ‘I offer my thoughts and prayers,’ but nothing more. Charlie Kirk preached anger, hatred, and violence to his supporters. His hate speech was unusual in the fact that he hated everyone who was not pure white, poor, and practiced any faith other than Christianity, or none at all. He was not focused one issue, race, or color, he hated everyone equally. He literally lived by hate and was killed by a ‘hater.’ What he was not is a hero or a martyr. I simply wish that the mainstream media would offer the same coverage when there is another school shooting, whether the death toll is zero, or the facts reach devastating levels. Let’s get serious. This is the 21 st century. Even America, with all of its prejudices and pent-up anger, should be more civilized. Instead, here are the statistics for 2025 as of this date, September 16. Any gun fired, brandi...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart With the beginning of a new century in 2000 came new villains. There are millions of men hoping that someday they will find a way to gain greater power and even more outrageous wealth. Few have the opportunity, so they serve those who do. We refer to them as oligarchs, and politicians. America’s greatest enemy has been Vladimir Putin. In the 1980s he was a powerful member of the KGB. But that was just the beginning. [Vladimir Putin first came to power in Russia on December 31, 1999, when he was appointed acting president following the surprise resignation of Boris Yeltsin. He was then formally elected President in March 2000.] Russia’s elections are a farce, and anyone who opposes Putin is murdered. Three years ago Putin invaded the sovereign nation of Ukraine. Although thousands of his military have lost their lives, the violence continues today. The President/Dictator of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, came into power in 2003. He began his reign of terror by dec...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart Okay, one more time. I condemn the murder of Charlie Kirk. However, he was a fascist, and I despise his politics, his hatred for everyone who is not pure white and wealthy, and most of all his desire to overturn our government and in its place install a fascist regime with Trump as his Fuhrer, was unacceptable and was, in fact, the actions of Neo-Nazi. I also condemn anyone who supported Kirk. They could not admire his position on everything without becoming members of the American Nazi Party themselves. If the men and women who fought in WWII, the war to halt the advance of fascism, were alive today, they would be grabbing their weapons and prepare to fight another revolutionary war. Kirk had a right to his opinions, and to voice those opinions. However, he had no right to encourage his ignorant followers to overthrow our government. Sedition remains a federal crime, and so does treason. His treasonous followers are calling him an “American hero.” In truth, he ...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart First, it is a fact that former FBI Director, Christopher Wray, stated that Domestic Terrorism is the greatest threat to the American people. However, one of Trump’s stooges offered his own idea and definition of Domestic Terrorism. The murder of Charlie Kirk was unacceptable in my America. However, he was not a national celebrity, not a great athlete, not a legendary educator, not a longtime public servant, or a revered spiritual leader. He was another opportunist spewing his message of hatred and violence against everyone who is not pure white in America. Yeah, he’s one of those. The right-wing is desperate to misdirect the American people and their demand to learn the truth about Trump and his close friend, who just happened to be a pedophile, Jeffrey Epstein. Therefore, they are attempting to portray Kirk as a hero, even a saint. Here are just two examples of the divisive rhetoric he offered his cult. Charlie Kirk, “Called Martin Luther King Jr. a “myth” and...

Fake Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart I’ve been ‘around’ for a long time. In 1963, I began reading newspapers, not because I wanted to, because it was an assignment to read the Los Angeles Times every day, and not just the sports section or the comics. After the first week, I began to enjoy reading the stories, informing me about what was happening in my city, my state, my country, and around the world. I trusted the writers. I assumed they were telling the truth. For the most part, they were. My teacher told us that if we read the Los Angeles Examiner, the content might be less truthful. This newspaper relied more on sensationalism than the importance of who, what, why, when, where, and how. That was then, this is, unfortunately, now. The 21 st century is often referred to as the “age of information.” The truth is, there is too much information, and the great majority of what is offered on legitimate news sources, biased publications, and, most significantly, social media, are all too often i...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart I’m an old, angry man. My anger is mostly under control, with the exception of a few ‘crazy’ minutes every day. I have reasons for my rage, but the only one that matters is what is happening to my America. As most of you know, I am an original baby boomer. I was raised in Los Angeles, California, during a time of great change. I was far too young to understand or appreciate the gravity of the situation. In a very real way, the 1950s and 1960s were a bloodless revolution against the establishment. If you weren’t alive during those times, you will never understand most of what was happening away from the television cameras. ‘They’ called us “hippies,” flower children,” and other terms meant to be derogatory. However, we wore them as badges of honor. The United States of America had become a nation controlled by capitalism. Our leaders preferred war over peace. Wars were “good business.” Unfortunately, President Dwight D. Eisenhower’s successors ignored his parting...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart The murder of Charlie Kirk was very wrong. Violence accomplishes nothing other than the procreation of more violence. Sadly, mankind lacks sufficient intelligence to learn this over thousands of years watching innocent people die for nothing. However, I will tell you the truth about the underlying causes for this tragedy, something no one in the mainstream media has the courage to stand up in front of the television cameras and 'tell it like it is.' Here it is: Charlie Kirk was not a good man. Like Trump, he lied, misrepresented the truth, created conspiracy theories, and spread the orange buffoon’s messages of anger, hatred, and revenge, while inciting violence. I offer you a few of Charlie Kirk’s “lowlights.” Said gun deaths are “unfortunately worth it” to preserve the Second Amendment. Called transgender identity a mental disease, needing “brain treatment.” Quoted scripture about homosexuality as an “abomination” deserving death. (From the Old Testame...

I am a pacifist, although in today’s America, it’s very hard to keep vile and destructive emotions subdued. I am fully aware that violence is never the answer. No war has ever been “won,” and no disagreement is ever resolved with a fist. Leaders must lead by actions, by example. Words are simply breaths making a sound as they exit the mouth. They mean nothing. In 2025, America’s “pseudo-leader” is an old, obese, brainless, and spoiled man-child. He is nothing more than a schoolyard bully. Every word coming out of his piehole is composed of anger, hatred, and the incitement of violent actions in his name. On Thursday, while speaking in Utah, a right-wing extremist Trump supporter was murdered by a lone shooter. This heinous act is unforgivable. The truth is irrefutable and the reason for a huge increase in hate crimes and other forms of violence must be placed on the narrow shoulders of one old man who suffers from a lifelong ailment known as malignant narcissism. His name is Donald Joh...

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 This is a story the mainstream media refused to report. Remember, the owners of television “news” are all billionaires and are loyal to Trump. This article is focused on the pandemic, and how your illegitimate president failed to lead our nation in a time of crisis, which was his number one responsibility. Fact: Trump refuses to read. He assigned an aide to read the Presidents Daily Brief. In December of 2019, information contained in the PDB revealed facts about a healthcare emergency. A deadly pandemic was expected to reach America in the coming months. Healthcare professionals offered their concern that this could become a pandemic affecting the American people, threatening the lives of thousands of men, women, and children. Trump ignored the information. Why? He had no idea what action he should take to protect the American people. When the press became aware of how quickly the coronavirus was spreading across Asia and was now affecting Europe, Trump was que...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart Another promise and another lie. Trump created the unnecessary Department of Government Efficiency, promising that Elon Musk would reduce the national debt by more than two trillion dollars. Not only did he fail, DOGE continues to waste taxpayer money. The small amount of money saved by firing qualified and crucial government personnel has already been negated as Musk’s boy tech experts spend huge amounts of taxpayer money every day. Trump wants to build a “ballroom” in the White House. The cost estimate is $200 million. Each time he sends a group of national guard soldiers to waste their time and the Pentagon’s money, the cost surpasses $10 million. In his first 234 days, Trump has spent most of his time golfing, partying at Mar-a-Lago, and using Air Force One as his own, private aircraft, at the outrageous cost of $230 thousand per hour. Other costs include lodging for the Secret Service and members of Trump’s administration. His trip to Scotland was for perso...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart When exit polls were taken on November 5, 2024, obviously uninformed voters claimed their votes for Trump were based on his “ability to improve the economic status for everyone.” I found this hilarious. When Trump was evicted from the White House on January 20, 2021, America’s economy was nearing a depression, thousands of jobs had been lost after Trump failed to act early when he first learned about Covid-19, and his failed fiscal policy added eight trillion dollars to the national debt. Economists predict that by 2028, Trump’s current actions will add another 10 trillion dollars to the deficit. Today’s economic report is a warning. The American people will be facing another recession, and soon. The report covers three major categories. Consumer confidence and spending are down. The jobs report is dismal. Inflation is stagnant or in some categories, on the rise. The biggest lie Trump tells is not about the 2020 election, it’s about his business interests. Trump...