Wednesday, March 13, 2024

Oscar Night 2024 Was A Great Night For America

 Wednesday, March 13th 2024


My Dear America:

Oscar Night is one of those nights that is uniquely American.  There are many Awards shows on Television and, in fact, many award shows featuring awards for Movies on Television but on Oscar night is where moviegoers go to find out which movies have been the best of the best during the past year.  

Speaking of the best of the best it has been a great crop of films released this last year and unlike most Oscar Celebrations thanks to streaming services Peacock and Netflix I have actually seen five movies that were up for Oscars this year

"Nyad" was OK.  The acting was great

I loved "The Holdovers".  Paul Giamatti was outstanding, as usual.  Da Vine Joy Randolph clearly earned her Oscar for Actress in a Supporting Role

Bradley Cooper showed once again in "Maestro" what a multi talented Actor and Director he has become. 

"Oppenheimer" was a film that was simply outstanding in every facet of its production.

I saw Barbie, as well, but lets just say I thought it was clever but I have no desire to see it again.

Jimmy Kimmel did a great job hosting.  His monologue at the beginning of the show spotlighted some of the nominees, as well as films and was funny and entertaining.  I loved the fact that regardless of whether or not it was real, (and it turned out that it was) Kimmel read what he said was a disparaging review of the show from Donald Trump. Kimmel's reply to Trump's review was priceless.  Kimmel told Trump on national television "Isn't it past Your jail time." Kimmel's Right Hand Man, Guillermo was also featured passing out champagne to the audience for a toast.

There were some innovations featured for Oscar Night

First of all the Oscar Presentation started an hour earlier than Previous Oscar nights.  I think that was a good idea because it gave the presenters more time to banter and it gave the winners more time to give their acceptance speeches without the annoying playoff music we have heard during previous Oscar Presentations.

Speaking of Presentations I found the new format of having previous winners in the Supporting and Lead acting categories presenting the introductions of the most recent nominees in their categories to be respectful, interesting and informative and just a Great Idea.

The stage and set were fantastic and the entire production seemed to move along pretty much without incident.

The orchestra was terrific and the music presentations were outstanding.  

Billie Eilish and her brother singing a song from Barbie was truly impressive.

Ryan Gosling as Ken from Barbie along with a chorus of male dancers and singers was spectacular.  Clearly this presentation shows that this dude can not only act but he is also an excellent singer.

The drumming, singing and dancing by members of the Osage nation in obvious tribute to Lily Gladstone and "Killers Of the Flower Moon" was really something different and impressive.

All in all I think that the March 10th, 2024 Oscar Presentation was phenomenally successful and I hope that the new and improved Oscar presentation will continue the successful innovations of this year.  

Lastly, it just feels good in this weird and wacky world to have some traditions that can be counted on to show Americans that our country is still the United States Of America and that hopefully we will get through these hard times together successfully.  It was certainly good to have a night in which we could forget our Troubles and our cares for a few hours and concentrate on something good for a change.

My only regret about Oscar Night is that "Killers of The Flower Moon" did not get a little more attention.  Although I haven't seen the movie as of yet every clip that I've seen shows it to be a killer in a good way) itself.  I would have liked to see Lilly Gladstone accepting an Oscar but I wouldn't doubt the fact that this Native American Actress may be returning to future Oscar nights to pick up an Oscar. for some other sterling performance. 

Although the overall vibe of the night was quite positive a bit of a damper on the mood was made by the director of a movie called "The Zone Of Interest".  This movie won the best Foreign Film Award.  The Director unfortunately had to discuss some of the real similarities of our time and that of the time of the film which is about a family living next door to a Nazi Death Camp.

The Director of a film about Ukraine also had some words regarding harsh realities, as well. 

Unfortunately it seems as though we can only escape the increasingly sad reality of our time for only brief periods.

But Thank God for those brief periods in which we can watch our movies and watch the Oscar salute to the outstanding movies of our time when it is on television.


Sincerely Yours

Jerry Gallagher

Saturday, March 9, 2024

President Biden Was On Fire At The State Of The Union Address

Saturday March 9th, 2024 


Clearly Any Republican attending President Joe Biden's State of the Union Address on March 7th with the hope that Biden would be showing himself to be a dottering old fool had to be sadly disappointed with the President's Extraordinary Performance at the Capitol this week.

Certainly Joe was old, that was true.  But the President was not dottering and clearly on State of the Union Night 2024 he was Nobody's Fool. 

The President's impressive, dynamic and energetic speech reminded me of the title words of an old Phil Ochs song that stated "i've Got Something To Say Sir And I'm Gonna Say It Now."

Clearly on this night at the Capitol Building which was surrounded by fences that had never needed to be there prior to Trump Madness erupting there on January 6th, 2021 Joe Biden had come to the Capitol with something to say and he damn well was going to say it now.

And say it he did.  Joe Biden was in top form from start to finish.  He was in control of the podium all night.

This man who has had his hands full every day since he arrived at the White House prepared for Presidential Duty on January 20th, 2021 now had an opportunity to speak not only to most of the Washington Political Elite but he also was going to take this opportunity to strut his stuff with those Americans who were interested enough in American Politics to watch his sterling political performance on television. 

Biden's speech was loaded.  

Joe Biden had a lot to  talk about and he knew it was now or never so he didn't waste his time. 

He started off talking about Franklin Roosevelt coming to warn Congress and America in the 1930's about Hitler in Germany prior to that Nazi Monster being unleashed over an unsuspecting Europe and the World.  The significant comparison of that time to present day America was not difficult to see.

Biden's speech was taut and tight but not short.  He had a great deal to say to the Congress as he reminded them that Donald Trump had only one real accomplishment and that was to sign a Republican Tax Bill that mostly benefitted large Corporations and Rich Republicans.

Unlike Donald Trump Joe Biden had an extensive list of accomplishments which he touted proudly including The Infrastructure bill which many Presidents had tried to accomplish but only he had managed to get through Congress so that he could sign.  Biden taunted the Republicans who all sat on their hands and hardly ever applauded the President throughout his speech.  He mentioned that although Republicans were united against the Infrastructure Bill they were all now acting as if they were now thrilled to take credit for the money funding projects coming to their home districts.  Joe told them that that was OK with him as long as the projects get done.  He did ask them all to let him know if they didn't want Infrastructure money coming to their districts knowing that it was doubtful that any Republican would be foolish enough to turn down money for Bridges, Roads, Replacing lead pipes or any other Infrastructure project in their district.  

Biden reminded Republicans and Democrats that he had responded to Republican demands that he fix the border prior to getting money for Ukraine's defense by willingness to sign a bill that had been carefully negotiated and prepared by a bipartisan group of Senators that pretty much gave Republicans almost everything they had wanted regarding the border.  Although Republicans should have quickly signed this bill instead they killed it because Donald Trump told them he wanted to run on the issue of the border. Biden pointed out to the television audience the insanity of this situation and asked Congress, which undoubtedly would have been willing to pass the Border measure and the Ukraine funding if it was brought to a vote, to pass this Bipartisan Legislation and get it to his desk as soon as possible for his signature.

Biden's speech was not short.  He had a lot to brag about and some harsh words for some like the members of the Supreme Court who he admonished for taking away a woman's right to choose.  They were sitting right in front of him as he verbally slapped them down.

I have communicated with some of my Democratic friends who saw the speech. they have all been energized by the dynamic and powerful State Of The Union Speech that we saw this past week.  The same is true with everyone responding on Twitter and Facebook.  Every Democrat who might have been feeling down as a result of recent polls is suddenly jacked up after Joe Biden's State Of The Union performance

Joe Biden is presently following up his successful State Of The Union speech with a tour of some of the states that will probably figure prominently regarding who wins and who loses the Most Important Presidential Election of our lives in November of this year.

The Stakes of this Election Year couldn't be higher.

Will we remain a normal Democracy under President Joe Biden or will we become a dark and disturbing Dictatorship under a Criminal Lunatic named Donald Trump?

That is the important question all Americans are facing at this point in time.

At the State of The Union Address this week I think that President Biden has possibly shown us the way that we can save the Democracy that has served us well for a couple hundred years.

In fact, Biden's powerful State Of The Union Speech should have shown anybody that watched it just what Freedom and Democracy look like.

I actually think that this incredible speech may have almost single handedly saved Democracy for many years to come in The United States Of America.

I certainly hope that it did.  

Thursday, March 7, 2024

Hear Ye - Hear Ye - The Far Less Than Supreme Court Is Now In Session

 Thursday, March 7th 2024


It is common Knowledge that in the annals of History when Ruthless Dictators such as Hitler and Putin and so many others seek unlimited power in their countries one of their first orders of business is to take control of their courts and Justice system. 

As we review the behavior and decisions of our nation's court system in the United States of America these days it is clear that we are in serious trouble with a Capitol T.  T for Trump and T for Toxic.

We are currently living in a Nightmare of epic proportions that most of us wish we can wake up from.  Those of us that do not wish to wake up from the nightmare are going to find out quickly if Donald Trump is Reelected that they made an incredibly horrible mistake.  But it will be too late then to do anything about it.  

We are lucky enough to still have a chance to save our country from Fascism but time is running out.  

To be honest, I am truly hopeful that in November Donald Trump will have shown himself to be such a Frightening, Flawed and Horrendous Candidate for President and will have revealed his plans for the United States to be so awful that nobody in their right mind would be willing to vote for Trump.  

But Unfortunately what we have seen in so many Republican Primary Elections so far is that despite Trump's obvious drawbacks he has still shown an ability to  clear the decks of his other Republican opponents and capture what appear to be the increasingly Heartless Hearts of the American Republican Party. 

Although I do not really trust Political Polls I do find it horrifying that there are some polls that show Donald Trump possibly winning the election for President in November.  

Regardless of whether Trump wins or loses the Presidential Election in 2024 is there anyone alive who really expects Donald Trump to calmly accept defeat and just like every single Presidential Loser has done for Centuries congratulate Joe Biden for his win and back out of the picture.  

I think Not.

What appears to be coming into focus more and more as this stunning Election Year continues is that Donald Trump knew what he was doing when he chose to ram through Congress as many "Conservatives" like Judge Aileen Cannon who has so obviously come to Donald Trump's defense in the Florida Documents Case like a lap dog.

Although Donald Trump and Mitch McConnell didn't see eye to eye on very much during the disastrous Trump Administration they both had their collective eyes on the prize when it came to stacking the Federal Courts with Right Wingers.  We saw it with judgeships all over the country,  

But where it was most obvious was with the Supreme Court.  

To my mind even when I was a kid and didn't really know very much about The Supreme Court I knew enough about it to recognize that I should and did have a Great Deal of respect for The Supreme Court.

It was, after all, the highest court in the land and was responsible for keeping the United States of America Honorable and On The Right Track.  The more I learned about the important Landmark decisions that the Supreme Court made, the more respect I had for The Supreme Court.

After all, The Supreme Court made some incredibly responsible decisions.

There was Brown Versus the Board of Education which integrated schools

There was Roe Versus Wade which gave women the right to choose whether or not to have a child.

There were decisions which gave Black Residents of the United States the right to vote as well as many other rights.

There were countless important decisions made by the Supreme Court over the years and although some decisions were wrong the great majority of those decisions were correct and worthy of the Great Deal of Respect that the Supreme Court received from most Americans.

Yes, for the most part during the Good Old Supreme Court Days most of us Americans genuinely respected the Supreme Court because it seemed that the members of the Court were genuinely Selected and Installed on the Supreme Court in a way that was mostly not political.  In the good old days it was usually difficult to predict just how a Justice of the Supreme Court would rule because these honorable people listened to Supreme Court Cases almost always without letting political prejudice get in the way of the individual Justices judgements.  

These days something terrible has happened to the Supreme Court.  Although there are still some honorable people sitting on the Supreme Court there are also some individuals who are obviously Republican Political Shills who reek of Politics and Right Wing Corruption in nearly every decision they make.

Certainly Clarence Thomas should never have been appointed to the Supreme Court.  His Senate Judiciary Committee Hearings clearly showed his lack of fitness for the job of Supreme Court Justice.  In the Court he has continually been on the wrong side of judgements time after time.  What has been exposed regarding his wife's inappropriate right wing activities and involvement in politics for any decent jurist would at least demand if not outright resignation from the bench, at least recusing himself from decisions concerning Donald Trump.   Clarence Thomas has done neither of those things. 

Although Donald Trump bears the brunt of Responsibility for appointing Right Wingers to the Court, certainly Mitch McConnell also bears some responsibility.

Following the death of Judge Antonin Scalia on February 13th of 2016 Mitch McConnell chose to refuse to allow the Senate to vote on President Obama's choice of Merrick Garland to replace Scalia because he said it was an election year even though there was almost a year to go before the election.

Following the 2016 Election Donald Trump appointed Neil Gorsuch to fill Scalia's Supreme Court Seat.  

Next Trump appointed Brett Kavanaugh following Anthony Kennedy's resignation. Kavanaugh's Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing exhibited some of his flaws but he was still installed.

Next, following the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg on September 18th, 2020 despite McConnell's previous willingness to stall Merrick Garland's appointment by Obama for 11 months he changed his mind in 2020 and rammed through the Trump appointment of Amy Coney Barrett just weeks before the November election.

Gorsuch, Kavanaugh and Coney Barrett all testified during their Senate Judiciary Committee Hearings that they all viewed Roe Versus Wade as "Settled Law" but as soon as they all could they did away with Roe Versus Wade and it was "Settled Law" no more. 

Todays Right Wing controlled Supreme Court has continued with nearly every decision to show the political stripes of the Republican party where they came from and obviously think they owe their robes to.

Since the Republicans on the Court have perjured themselves in their Senate Judiciary Committee Hearings regarding "Roe Versus Wade" being "Settled Law" I would like to see impeachment proceedings initiated against them immediately.

Since that is doubtful to happen, however, I would hope that Democrats in Congress and President Biden immediately take steps to add members to the Supreme Court before the present court destroys everything that Democrats have worked for over many years in The United States of America.

Oh, and Justice Thomas I think it might behoove you to consider the offer that John Oliver has made on his recent HBO show.

John Oliver has offered to contract with you in the event that you resign from the Supreme Court to offer you a million Dollars a year for the rest of your life along with a brand new top of the line Recreational Vehicle.

And all you have to do is resign.  If I were you, Justice Thomas I would grab this deal before the 30 days are up when this deal will no longer be available.

It is time for all Americans to begin to pay attention to what the Supreme Court can do and does do.  

The latest outrageous ruling by the Supreme Court is to force States like Colorado to keep Donald Trump on their ballot even though he clearly instigated an Insurrection.  

It is difficult for those of us who have nearly always respected the Supreme Court to put up with the Corrupt Right Wing Smell of what used to be:

         THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 


Sincerely Yours 

Jerry Gallagher

Thursday, February 29, 2024

For God's Sake Will You Republicans Please Let Joe Biden Enjoy His Ice Cream

 Thursday February 29th, 2024


My Dear America:

It constantly amazes me that regardless of what kind of horrible behavior that Joe Biden is forced to tolerate from Republicans in Congress and on the Supreme Court that he continues to be generally optimistic and relatively serene in going about his daily duties and responsibilities.  I am thankful every day that Joe Biden won the Presidential Election fairly and squarely in November of 2020 and remains our President.  I can't say for sure whether Joe Biden is the best President of all time.  I don't know enough about all of the Presidents we have had.  What I do know is that he is far and away one of the most effective Presidents we have had in my lifetime of paying attention to Politics.  And I do know that his predecessor, Donald Trump has to either be, or at least be in the running for "THE WORST PRESIDENT OF ALL TIME."

I remember being really impressed on Inauguration day 2021 that Biden, even with all he had to do on that day, had stacks of documents that he needed to sign right away to deal with problems that Donald Trump had either not dealt with or had created.  

Throughout his term in the Presidency Joe Biden has continued to work hard, along with his excellent team, not to grandstand and create problems like Trump did but to solve problems that needed solving.  I sometimes think about just how different Biden and Trump are and what a nightmare it would have been if Donald Trump had been elected instead of Joe Biden.  Quite Frankly, its too scary to think about Trump being back in the White House.

Unfortunately, the incredibly frightening prospect of Donald Trump returning to the White House needs to be considered daily until we finally Re Elect Joe Biden for another term as our President.

I don't know why we are so lucky to have Gentleman Joe willing and able to stick with us and to run for another term.  I'm sure there are times that he wishes that he could just ditch all of the Republican Bullshit and go retire to his Rehoboth Beach Home and just relax and take a walk along the beach at sunset every day of his life. 

All I know is that I and a lot of other Democrats appreciate what Biden has done  for us and continues to do for us as he has accomplished and continues to accomplish so much not for himself but for the American people.

I really enjoyed seeing him show up on Seth Myers Late Night Show this past week to celebrate Seth's 10 Year Anniversary on the air.  Joe was actually on Seth's First Show 10 Years ago.  Joe seemed to be relaxed and having fun with Myers and even went downstairs after the show was over and got an Ice Cream Cone.

Of Course the Lunatics at Fox News and other Right Wing Nuts went crazy over Biden eating Ice Cream like there was something wrong with it.  Biden was so relaxed in the Ice Cram Shop that he answered a question about a Cease Fire in Gaza optimistically and of course, took shit for that.

Jesus, Give the guy a break.  All Right Wing news ever does is Trash Joe every day like he is always doing something wrong when the truth is that he is always doing something right.

All the Republicans in the House of Representatives ever do is try to pull the rug out from Joe Biden every chance they get.  They insisted that if Biden wanted to get money for Ukraine and Israel he had to fix the Border according to their demands.  Senator Lankford and Senators Murphy and Sinema worked out a reasonably good Bipartisan Plan and it looked like it was a done deal.

That was until Donald Trump weighed in on it and told House Republicans to kill the Bipartisan Border Bill because he did not want Joe Biden to get a win.  Trump, not giving a shit about the consequences of killing the Border Bill, just wanted to keep the Border screwed up so that he could blame Biden for the problem.  

At this point, however, I think it is obvious to anyone paying attention to this situation that Biden is not to blame for this Border Boondoggle.  Once again Donald Trump has shown his lack of concern for America and his willingness to shaft America and Americans if it serves his self interest.

I just hope that Voters in November of this year will not forget which Presidential Candidate has the interests of America and Americans on their minds and which Candidate couldn't give a damn about them. 

In the meantime, Joe, Please keep up the good work.  You have accomplished a lot and it seems as though you have a lot more to do.  Don't let yourself become discouraged by Republicans.  Please know that there are a lot of us out here who appreciate you and will be in your corner in November. 


Sincerely Yours

Jerry Gallagher

Thursday, February 22, 2024

Biden And Navalny: Brothers In Democracy

Thursday, February 22nd, 2024


My Dear America:

I watched the Rebroadcast of the CNN Film, "Navalny" last Saturday Night.

I had seen it before when it was broadcast for what I think was the first time.

I was blown away by the film both times I watched it.

I was blown away the first time I saw the film because I had known very little about Alexei Navalny prior to watching the film.  Observing this Tall, Handsome, Charming, Charismatic, Fearless Russian Lawyer and Politician call the individuals on the telephone who attempted to assassinate him by poisoning his clothes and pretending to be a top Russian Official demanding a report was gutsy beyond belief.  

Watching him in the movie the first time I truly felt as though I was watching someone who was fearless enough and capable enough to turn Russia into the kind of Reasonable and Righteous Democratic Country that those of us who believed in Democracy hoped it could be.

Navalny fooled The Russian Assassin who admitted to attempting to kill him into explaining on the phone while he was being recorded on camera just how he and his comrades went about attempting to kill Navalny by poisoning his underwear with a deadly nerve agent.

The First time I saw the film, especially the part of the film in which he voluntarily returned to Russia only to be arrested, I finished watching the film with a feeling of Hope For The Future Of Russia because Navalny was there.

I had a different feeling watching "Navalny" on CNN this past Saturday night.

Although I felt hopeful the first time I watched "Navalny," this time I felt hopeless and angry that Navalny was obviously no longer able to stir the consciences of the Russian people and give them hope for their future. 

Although it was reported there was film showing Navalny looking especially healthy taken at his Arctic Prison camp last Friday it was also reported later on that Navalny was dead.  Certainly when someone looks healthy early in the day and dies of what the Russian officials term "Sudden Death Syndrome" it is not difficult to figure out that there was something incredibly wrong with this picture.  In fact "Sudden Death Syndrome" seems to be a method of dying that has been recently on the rise in Russia.  Amazingly enough almost all of the victims of this uniquely Russian method of demise seem to be Russian citizens speaking out against their country's increasing Political Repression.

Bono at a concert in Las Vegas encouraged his fans to "say Navalny's name" as a gesture of respect for Navalny and a well deserved slap in the face for Vladimir Putin who took great care never to mention Navalny's name in public probably because he didn't want Navalny to be any more well known in Russia than he already was.

President Joe Biden was obviously angry in his reaction to the news that Navalny was dead.  Biden was very clear who he blamed for Navalny's death.  He blamed Vladimir Putin for Navalny's demise and would be looking at what steps he could take to react to Alexei's death.

Clearly Biden certainly felt a kinship with Navalny with regard to both men having a love and respect for Freedom and Democracy in their Home Countries. On today's date Joe Biden met with Navalny's widow and daughter and clearly will be supportive of Navalny's wife's efforts to continue her husband's Legacy to attempt to bring Democracy and Freedom to Russia 

There is a deep sadness in the world right now as one more light has gone out as another Truly Brave Patriot is gone from Russia.  

"Sudden Death Syndrome has killed a number of brave individuals in Russia recently who have had the courage to speak out about the conditions in their Home Country.

To make matters worse for lovers of Democracy in our country we presently have to endure Donald Trump making statements about NATO indicating that if our Allied Countries in NATO don't pay what he determines is their their fair share of the financial burden of NATO that in a Trump Administration they will not be protected in the event of being invaded by Russia.  Trump has also let it be known that he does not want Republicans to vote to give aid to Ukraine at a time when a lack of assistance to Ukraine is beginning to show its dangerous consequences in Ukraine.

Hopefully Trump's Reckless policies will at some point turn off those individuals in the Republican Party who still believe in Democracy and that somehow Radical Republican Extremists will still figure out what it is that their party used to stand for and that they come to their senses before it is too late to save Democracy in Ukraine or in other NATO Countries, or in fact in America .

We are most certainly living in very Dangerous times these days and if Donald Trump is elected we will most certainly be seeing the end of Democracy in America. 

It is surely time for all Americans to wake up and pay attention to what is happening not only in America but all over our world.  

In the meantime, we will miss Alexei Navalny and what he stood for and we will be grateful that in the United States of America Joe Biden is still in charge, and not Donald Trump.

Now if we can only keep it that way.


Sincerely Yours

Jerry Gallagher

 

Wednesday, February 14, 2024

Hey Republicans, For GOD's Sake, Aren't You Embarrassed

February 14th 2024 


My Dear America:

I feel bad for you, America.  

One of your Major Political Parties appears to be Mortally Sick and Damaged beyond belief. It seems  to me as if there is no end in sight for the incredible Humiliation and Degradation that it takes these days to call yourself a member of the Republican Party.

I saw the Leader of the Republican Party on C Span recently.  He was spewing out his insane verbal venom in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania and since he was on display in my home state I thought I would try to see  and hear what he was ranting about in Harrisburg.  Quite Frankly, I couldn't stand watching him for very long.  As Usual, Donald Trump had a lot to say but not much of it was true.  I must say Though that He has his rant pretty much down pat these days.

Donald was weeping and wailing that he is constantly being pursued by those damned Radical Lefties who just won't let the poor guy alone.  The Lefties are pursuing him in Florida, Georgia, New York and D.C. just because Democrats won't accept the fact that Poor Donald won the 2020 Election and Democrats refuse to let him back in the White House.  Well the poor insane Megalomaniac is right about one thing.  Democrats certainly do not want Donald Trump ever to darken the White House doors ever again.  He is simply not correct about the fact of whether or not Trumpzilla actually won the 2020 Election.

He did not.

Not only did Donald Trump lose the 2020 Election but he has convinced a lot of his Republican Voters/followers who have for many decades trusted the American Election System to follow his BIG LIE that the 2020 Election was stolen by Joe Biden and the Democrats.

Donald Trump is correct about one thing.  There was a serious attempt to steal the 2020 Election.  But how in the hell could Joe Biden have stolen the election.  Although Joe Biden was certainly running for the office of the President in 2020 he was not in a position of power in which he realistically could have managed to steal the Election.  The only Presidential Candidate who was in a Power Position to steal the election was the man who was President at the time in 2020.  That person was Donald Trump and make no mistake although he was not successful in his attempt to steal the election in 2020 he certainly did everything in his power to steal the election away from Joe Biden.

He was just unlucky enough to have a Vice President who cared more about the American Constitution than he did about Trump.  

I feel bad these days, however for Liz Cheney, Adam Kinzinger, Charlie Dent, Cassidy Hutchinson, Mike Pence and all of those other decent Republicans who have been banished from their party because they wouldn't accept Trump's MAGA Lies especially the one about his winning the 2020 Election.

Republicans have had plenty of time to come to their senses but in the Republican Party MAGA Lies have simply become truths and if you want to remain a Republican you are required to accept Trump's Lies as the Gospel Truth.

And Speaking of the Gospel, check out on Twitter and You Tube the astounding lies presented in a Video by Republican Evangelical Christians that equate Donald Trump as some kind of Savior sent by GOD to Save America and the World.

Incredible, absolutely INCREDIBLE.

How fairly decent Republicans can buy this Reprehensible Republican Bullshit is beyond me.  It even appears as though some Evangelicals are Pulling away from their churches and church families in order to put their Faith and their Money into Donald Trump  rather than Jesus.

What the hell is going on with you people?  

Wake the Hell up and smell the insanity and the treason.

There is nothing remotely religious about Donald Trump.

He is as faraway from being a spiritual being as you can get.

All the man cares about is money.

I have never been much of a fan of the Republican Party but for a long time I have recognized that whether I agreed with them or not, The Republican Party did appear to have some Principles, which I respected.  

Some Republicans were actually identified as "Liberal Republicans" and some as "Moderate Republicans".

In today's MAGA led Republican Party if you are "LIberal" or even a "Moderate" there is no longer any place for you to fit.

However If you have NAZI tendencies and hate Jews, Blacks, Immigrants, Latinos, Gays or Trans people Come on Down.  There is plenty of room for you in today's  Republican Party.

We are certainly headed for a Showdown in The United States Of America on Election Day 2024 at the ballot box.

After this year's election we will either continue to be a Democracy with Joe Biden as our President or a Dictatorship with Donald Trump as our Fuhrer.

I live in hope that at the end of 2024 we once again look forward to living in Freedom and Democracy in 2025.

I have a Democratic Friend who proposes that perhaps the thing for Joe Biden to do after the 2024 Election is regardless of the election outcome Biden should immediately declare himself the winner of the election and refuse to leave the White House.  

The more I think about it, The more I like that idea.

If we have to have a Fuhrer I'd rather it be Biden.


Sinceerely Yours

Jerry Gallagher

  

Monday, January 29, 2024

In Iowa And New Hampshire "The Nightmare Has Already Begun"

 Monday, January 29th, 2024


My Dear America:

In A Television Season Long Ago one of My Favorite Shows was a Science Fiction Series called "The Invaders".  The series starred Roy Thinnes who played an American named David Vincent who had accidently discovered that America was being invaded by Aliens who looked just like us.  At the beginning of each show the  voice of Actor, William Conrad was heard narrating the setup for the show.  Conrad had been the voice of "The Lone Ranger" on the radio and also played "Cannon" on television.  At the end of his introductory dialogue for every episode of the series William Conrad said the same thing in his unique booming bass voice.  He said:

"And The Nightmare Has Already Begun"

For some reason the frightening sound of Conrad's ancient television warning has been playing in my head in recent days as I have watched with horror the truly disturbing results of the Iowa Caucus and the vote in New Hampshire both important results in the beginning of the 2024 Republican Primary. 

Caucus Night was one of the coldest nights that Iowa had ever seen.

I was hoping against hope that the Frigid temperatures might keep the Iowa Polling results from coming true.  

After all, How could it be in the real world that a man who is facing 91 Felony charges in various courts in different states, a man who has been proved in court to be a rapist, a man who dines with Neo Nazis and sounds like one himself, a man who admires Dictators, A man who was for many years a very close friend and Running Buddy in Palm Beach with Jeffrey Epstein and a man who has not even participated in even one of the Republican Presidential Campaign Televised Debates,  How could this man possibly win the Iowa Caucus by a staggering margin of victory.

Unfortunately Donald Trump won big in the Iowa Caucuses and Donald Trump also won the Republican Primary Election in New Hampshire, although not by as wide a margin as he had expected.  In New Hampshire Trump won only by a margin of around 10 points.  Indeed, Nikki Haley, with every other Republican Rival other than Trump having abandoned their Presidential Ambitions showed by her strong showing in the Granite State that her Campaign might just be gaining enough strength to be giving Donald Trump a run for his money in the future.  

Haley's Speech at the end of the New Hampshire Primary Election Campaign made it clear that she was encouraged by her closer than expected showing and unlike her many rivals for the prize before her who had quit the Campaign trail, she was staying in the race.

Certainly Donald Trump was not at all happy to hear that Nikki Haley was staying in the Republican Race for President.  Onstage With Trump at his Victory Party in New Hampshire were two of the most obnoxious of his previous rivals for the Republican Presidential nod, Tim Scott and Vivek Ramaswamy.  Both were doing what they did best as they ran for the Presidency.  They were both onstage Enthusiastically Kissing Trump's Ass.  Trump repaid Scott for his homage by humiliating Scott and Nikki Haley in the same breath by reminding Scott that Nikki Haley had appointed him to the Senate and yet Scott supported Trump.

To make that situation even more humiliating and disgusting, Scott marched up to Trump and told him "I Love You" over the Microphone.

Jesus.  Don't these people ever get embarrassed by their disgusting behavior?

I guess not.    

The truth is that Nikki Haley is probably not a whole lot better Candidate than Donald Trump although she does seem to tell the truth more often than Trump..  She is at least beginning to hit Trump where it hurts, however.  She is calling him out on his astonishing gaffe in which he was lying about how Nikki Haley was calling him from the Capitol on January 6th, 2021 begging him to send troops to save the Capitol.  More than six times Trump mentioned Nikki Haley's name although the person he was talking about was obviously Nancy Pelosi.  In his speech about this incident Trump lied that he sent the troops right away.  The truth is that Trump's Flunky's in the Pentagon were not asked by Trump to send the troops.  The troops were finally sent to the Capitol because Vice President Pence demanded it along with Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer.  Nancy Pelosi took care to set the record straight on CNN on Sunday and made sure that Trump was not given any credit for sending troops to the Capitol on January Sixth.

After this embarrassing Trump Speech Haley has finally begun to talk about Trump's "Cognitive Decline".

Yes, Friends and Neighbors The Nightmare has already begun for us as Trump has Triumphed in Iowa and New Hampshire. 

But, do not get get too discouraged at this bit of bad news for Democracy.  Lets  not forget that in New Hampshire, where on the Democratic side of the balloting Joe Biden was not even on the ballot but in an astonishing development he won over 50 percent of the votes as a Write In Candidate in the New Hampshire Democratic Presidential Primary.

Although there was not a lot of Good News in Iowa and New Hampshire. 

There Was that.



Sincerely Yours

Jerry Gallagher