Nikki Haley - Just Another Republican Phony Falling In Line With The Fuhrer

 Thursday. May 23rd, 2024

My Dear America:

I am extremely Disappointed but not Really Surprised That after a lengthy Campaign of telling the Truth about the fact that Donald Trump is "Unhinged" and Unqualified to be President, Nikki Haley has looked at the two Candidates for President and has chosen to be voting for Donald Trump over Joe Biden.

During Haley's longer than the rest of the Republican Candidates Campaign in which she fought hard to earn the votes and respect of Republican voters, her Candidacy showed in nearly every Primary contest that there was a significant number of Republican Voters who were clearly unsatisfied enough with Donald Trump that they voted for Haley.  Haley made it clear throughout her Presidential Campaign that although she had worked for Trump as his American Representative at the United Nations that she was not in the Trump Camp anymore.  Trump responded to her independence by belittling, reviling and disrespecting her and reveling in her Primary losses.  

It seemed to me as though there was at least somewhat of a chance that Haley might actually do the right thing and support Joe Biden for President.  After all, as she made clear during her Presidential Campaign she recognized just how Weird and Unusual it was for Donald Trump when he was the American President to be a Super Fan of a number of Brutal World Dictators including Vladimir Putin and not really a fan of a number of our Country's closest NATO and other Allied Countries. During her campaign Haley brought out this concern about support for our allies and Trump's misguided allegiances to Autocrats.

To be fair I have to say that during the Republican Primary Debates that I watched Haley was one of the few Republicans Running who called out not just Joe Biden about the National Debt but also called out Donald Trump and even pointed out how much more Trump contributed to the National Debt than Biden.  The longer the Primary contest went on the more Haley moved away from the Trump Camp.  When Trump had virtually driven out all of the rest of the Republican Challengers from the Primary's Nikki Haley still remained and the Campaign discussions between Haley and Trump got very heated and nasty on both their parts.  

I really don't understand how Haley could have said what she said over and over about Trump's tremendous flaws and then justify supporting him over Biden.  It is discouraging to see how she stood up to Trump's withering criticism of her and, indeed,  her husband in the Military who Trump also disrespected, and can now put that behind her and get on board the Trump Train.  

But Nikki Haley is only one of a number of former Trump Challengers and Critics who have seen the light.  One only has to look at the disturbingly weird spectacle that has been taking place at the New York City Court House where the "Red Tie Brigade" of Republican Syncophants are lining up to rail against the American Justice System that has been working against their Fuhrer.

Those of us who have been waiting for the majority of the Republican Party to Wake up and Smell the treason better wake up ourselves.  We are running out of chances to save Democracy and Democracy is running out of chances to save us.  

Our Supreme Court is Corrupted.  Our Justice System has also been corrupted by the many unqualified Candidates for Judgeships that the Republicans slipped by us during the Trump Administration.  The Congress is Corrupted by the likes of Marjorie Taylor Greene, Lauren Boebert, Matt Gaetz, Paul Gosar, Mike Johnson and others. And Certainly if Donald Trump is Re Elected we will be living in a Dictatorship not only on Day One but on Every Day of our lives.

Nikki Haley could have continued on working on her Profile In Courage but instead she has produced a final Profile in Corruption. It is certainly unlikely that Donald Trump will be welcoming her back into the MAGA Fold any time soon but if she continues to Grovel sufficiently then maybe the Fuhrer might let her back into power.  Clearly Haley is hoping to be admitted to the halls of power again but I think that her sick and disgusting caving to her party over her country will echo through the future history books if, in fact, we have a true history that will be allowed in future years to be written down and read by all Americans.

I just hope that all of those Nikki Haley Voters who voted their displeasure with Donald Trump will not do what Haley did and simply vote for Trump because every Republican is required to.  Think for yourself Haley Voters.  Yes, it is discouraging what Haley is doing but it will be much more discouraging if Donald Trump is elected once again. Trump has been and continues to be clear about what he has in mind for all of us if he wins again and It is not a pretty picture.  In fact, it is a very ugly picture in store for us in another Trump Administration.  

We are truly in some very dark times these days but as long as Joe Biden is President we have a chance to turn things around.  

Every Democrat eligible to vote needs to vote.

Every Reasonable Republican needs to vote, as well. 

And Every Independent also needs to vote.

We all need to vote to save our Democracy.  

This is no time to waste in internal squabbling in the Democratic Party.  

Time is running out for America.  She is presently on Life Support and when November comes she will either survive as a Democracy or we will watch her become a Dictators Paradise.  

I choose Democracy.  I hope you do too.

But time is running out.  We need to batten down the hatches because whatever happens in November Trump and his followers are going to claim if he loses that the Election was rigged.  We need to recognize that if we want to preserve Democracy we need to be willing to fight for it or it will be gone, possibly forever. Voting for President has never been as important as it is today.

VOTE like your Life and your Country's life depends on it. Because it does.

Don't wait until you see smoke rising from the Death Camps Brothers and Sisters because by then it will be too late.

Sincerely Yours

Jerry Gallagher

The Incredible Shrinking Trump

 Monday May 13th  2024

My Dear America:

Many years ago I tried to watch an old black and white Science Fiction Movie called "The Incredible Shrinking Man."

The movie wasn't very good but I thought that the premise of the movie was kind of interesting.

I don't remember exactly why the main character of the movie began to shrink.  It could have been radiation that was responsible.  It was a long time ago and I just don't recall why he shrank.  I just remember that he did.  He kept on shrinking until his cat became a massive Dangerous Animal and the Shrinking man barely escaped the fate of being chased by the cat as if he were a mouse.

As we watch Donald Trump (Or as some call him Colonel Von Shitsnpantz) sit in the Manhattan Courtroom where he is spending his days recently he is reminding me more and more each day of "The Incredible Shrinking Man"

I remember E. Jean Carroll being interviewed on Rachel Maddow's Program following the end of one of her Court Cases involving Trump commenting on the fact that the longer she was in the Court Room for her trial the more she realized that Donald Trump was not the epic figure that he and his admirers in the Republican Party have presented him to be.  He was just a rather stupid and pathetic figure who was not a Colossus but simply a Well Dressed Angry Faced Doofus who has fooled a lot of people.

Although Cameras are inexplicably not allowed in the New York Court Room where Trump is now on trial, the drawings of Trump that I have seen showing that Continuous Ugly Scowl on his face and the reports of his Smelly Farts wafting through the Court Room almost (But Not Quite) makes me feel sorry for the Dumb Son of a Bitch.

Certainly it must bother Trump to see no other members of his family coming to court to support him with the exception of his son, Eric showing up on one occasion.  

Also Trump has to be discouraged when he has been constantly putting out the word that his supporters should be showing up at his Trial and except for just one or two people on any trial day Trump is still waiting for crowds of his followers to show up at the Court House in New York City.

Of Course, who can blame his followers for not showing up in New York when so many Trump Fans who showed up for him on January Sixth 2021 and followed his instructions to go to the Capitol and disrupt the Election Certification are still spending time behind bars.  

Clearly there can be a serious price to be paid for being a Trump Supporter and these days there are fewer and fewer individuals willing to pay that Steep Price.

But the truth is that I do not and will not ever feel sorry for Donald Trump.  He is a Dangerous and Delusional Egomaniac who is obviously personally falling Apart before our Eyes but People lets not forget that 

DONALD TRUMP TRIED HIS BEST TO STEAL THE 2020 ELECTION

And if it wasn't for the fact that he had made the serious mistake of picking someone for his Vice President who valued the Constitution more than his Criminally Insane Boss, HE COULD HAVE PULLED IT OFF.

Unfortunately for US Donald Trump will undoubtedly have his choice of Ass Kissing Republican Lap dogs vying for the Vice Presidency this time around who will not give a shit about Democracy or the Constitution when and if Trump is unfortunately in power again.

I would ask anyone sincerely thinking about Voting for Donald Trump this time around to 

WAKE THE HELL UP BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE TO SAVE OUR COUNTRY FROM BECOMING A SATELLITE COUNTRY TO RUSSIA

How could it be that in a Race between a man who has accomplished so much for US and for our country as Joe Biden has is in a Tie Race with a Man who did a Terrible job as President the last time out and has promised to be a "Dictator on Day one " and I expect every day after, as well.

It remains to be seen after the testifying of Stormy Daniels and Michael Cohen is done and the Court House Farting of Donald Trump is over whether or not Donald Trump is still walking free on the streets of New York and elsewhere in the United States of America.

Trump has not only told us how it will be if, in fact, he is Re Elected President of the United States. He has promised us Revenge and Retribution as his stated Future Political Goals.  Although he has certainly lied a lot to US over the years I am convinced that in this case he is telling us the truth about what we are in for if Donald Trump is once again elected President of the United States.

Don't be stupid, people.  Wake up to Reality before it is too late to save our Country from becoming the Living Hell it will be when and if Donald Trump is elected President again.

In the Election for President in 2024 One Candidate is committed to American Democracy and the other Candidate has already tried to Deep Six Democracy in the last Presidential Election and will once again not commit to accepting the Election Results this time around.

What more do you Need to know to know before you commit to voting for President Joseph R. Biden in November of 2024.

Sincerely Yours

Jerry Gallagher

 

Lessons To Be Learned At Columbia University And Elsewhere

 Saturday, April 27th  2024

My Dear America:

There were many lessons to be learned this week in America and Elsewhere throughout the world.  There was a lot to pay attention to certainly in New York City.

This week Donald Trump with a permanently angry face showing at all times endured sitting through the opening arguments and initial witnesses at his New York Hush Money Trial.  One morning Trump Weirdly wished his wife, Melania, a "Happy Birthday" Greeting from outside of the Courtroom where he was being tried for paying off a Porn Star and a Playboy Model who he had sex with. Very Weird, indeed.  

Talk about Weird.  How about a man named David PECKER testifying one would assume truthfully under a grant of immunity admitting that he willingly conspired with Michael Cohen and Donald Trump to pay off Playboy Model, Karen McDougal 150 thousand dollars to keep her quiet in order to assist his friend Donald Trump to win the Election for President of the United States.  Not only that but PECKER also followed through on his promise to write glowingly positive stories in his Shameless Gossip Filled Checkout Counter Rag Magazines about Donald Trump and Terribly Unfair and Mostly Untrue stories about Hillary Clinton and other opponents of Donald Trump in the 2016 Election.

In other news this week The Supreme Court finally got around to fitting into their busy schedule the case of whether or not to approve or disapprove of Donald Trump's Lawyers claim that everything that Donald Trump did on or Prior to January Sixth of 2021 was legal and that he should not be tried by Jack Smith and the United States Justice Department Lawyers because Trump as President had "Absolute Immunity from Prosecution."  This Certainly should have been an Open and Shut Case in which this Bullshit Charge of Absolute Immunity should have been immediately thrown out by the members of the Supreme Court. 

But No, It wasn't.  All of the Right Wing Nuts on the Court chose instead to dither and discuss all kinds of irrelevant scenarios around this case but never really approach the genuine crux of the case:  Immunity.  Does Trump have it or does he not have it.  All of the discussion by Rachel Maddow and her MSNBC Panel of Hosts was regarding how astonished they all were that this Immunity Red Herring had gotten this far and was almost certainly going to lead to delay after delay in the Jack Smith January Sixth Case and certainly if Trump was elected in November this Case would most certainly never see the legal light of day.

And even more depressing than that, as if that was not depressing enough, the latest polling was showing that Even after years of Outstanding Work and Incredible Progress by the Biden Administration his poll numbers were down in many of the Battleground States that he needs to win in order to continue in the White House for another term.

But on the Positive Side we now see President Biden having signed the bill that House Speaker, Mike Johnson finally brought up for a vote which passed through the House and Senate like we knew it would and with Biden's signature finally Ukraine will get a new lease on life and liberty in their Democratic Country.  Israel will also be a beneficiary of the bill.

Speaking of Israel Have you seen what is going on at Columbia University and many other University and College Campuses around the country. I have a Granddaughter who is graduating soon from College and whose campus I will be visiting to Celebrate her Graduation. I am not pleased to see this unrest on College Campuses.

At Columbia, Harvard, USC and many other campuses around the country Students are demonstrating in favor of the residents of Gaza and against Israel.  I share their concerns about the residents of Gaza.  What has happened in Gaza is horrible but unfortunately it is a very complicated and very difficult situation to understand and has been for a long time now.

Many Students seem to be angry at President Biden because he has, since the Outrageous Hamas Executed Bloodbath on October 7th, 2023 in Israel, pledged Support for the Israeli government.  Biden is now in what could genuinely be described as between a rock and a hard place because Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has continually shafted and disrespected the American President and no doubt will in the coming months express his support for Donald Trump for President in the Upcoming American Election.  What Students need to understand is that American Presidents have supported the state of Israel since its emergence as a Homeland for Homeless Jews escaping from Intolerance and Gas Chambers elsewhere from its earliest beginnings after World War II.  

Israel and the Entire Middle East has been a very difficult situation to understand for a long time now.  I am not sure anyone who is not Jewish can really understand what Israel means to Jews of the World and how terrible Jews have been treated for so long throughout the History of the World.

It seems to me that young people who have jumped on the Anti Jewish Bandwagon these days might not be informed enough about the history of Anti Semitism to really understand what they are doing and why they are doing it.

For those Good Intentioned Young people I would ask them to consider the following:

Yes, I Agree, The State of Israel's Government has certainly gone overboard in their reaction to Hamas in Gaza.

That being said, The Israeli Government was reacting in Gaza to the astonishingly brutal attacks that the state of Israel and the people of Israel endured on October 7th of 2023.  

On that day in a coordinated attack by Hamas on Innocent Civilians in their homes and at a Young peoples Concert, as well as IDF Soldiers the brutality and savagery of Hamas was truly extraordinary. Women were raped.  Bodies were mutilated including heads being cut off. Children were killed as well as adults. Innocent individuals were not only killed but many were kidnapped, as well.  Although some Hostages have returned to their homes many hostages still remain unaccounted for and their safe return seems to be lower on the priority list than destroying Hamas and in the process destroying Gaza.

The Monstrous day of Hamas Barbarism was the catalyst for Israel's response to Hamas in Gaza.  Clearly the Israelis were pissed off when they finally entered Gaza and exacted their revenge not only on Hamas but on Civilian Residents of Gaza.  Yes, they were Brutal and continue to be and they should clearly end their siege of Gaza and make plans for what comes next.  

Yes, The Israelis went overboard.  That is certainly true and it is also true that prior to the war Benjamin Netanyahu was going overboard with his government and, like his buddy, Donald Trump in America, Netanyahu was also trying to destroy the power  of a Supreme Court that was already pursuing Netanyahu and threatening him with possible imprisonment.  The truth is, as far as I can see, that Netanyahu is not incentivized to stop the war in Gaza.  When the war in Gaza is over it is most probably over for Netanyahu in power and quite possibly he will be going to jail for the crimes he committed long before the recent war in Gaza.

But I would ask my College and University Student friends to remember the long and difficult history of the Jewish people in Israel and before Israel. Antisemitism is not a new Concept.  

I don't know why so many people seem to hate Jews.  I suspect that many people are jealous of Jewish people.  They are notoriously smart. highly educated, highly motivated, extremely talented and artistic people who tend to rise to the heights of their professions in many cases.  

The Truth is that Antisemitism seems to be like a cancer that can be virtually extinguished in one spot only to come back strong in another spot.  Jews are one of the K's of the Ku Klux Klan.  Koons, Katholics and Kikes.  Well, whoever said that Klan members can spell.  

I have written in earlier Blogposts and Podcast Episodes about some of the Jewish people I have interacted with in my life whose friendships and talents I revere.  I feel very badly for those good and innocent people who are being abused and attacked on College and University Campuses all over our country.  I implore those who are attacking innocent Jews just for being Jewish to read a book or two or check out on You Tube about what has happened to the Jews in Eastern Europe during World War II.  It is a Sad and disturbing story, indeed.  

Anyway, Even if you are angry with what is happening in Gaza don't assume that your classmates are guilty of war crimes.  Chances are that they are just as disturbed about Gaza as you are.  

Give the Jews a break.  They didn't start this battle.  Hamas did.  I certainly don't agree with how Israel is going about striking back at Hamas but I can't blame them for not wanting to allow Hamas to come back and and harm Israelis again which Hamas has promised to do.

Although there is certainly legitimacy in demonstrating for better treatment for Gaza citizens there is not a legitimacy for some of the signs demonstrators promote calling for Jews to 

"Go Back To Poland" or signs promoting "Genocide" for the Jews.  

Please, if you are demonstrating to promote good things happening in Gaza remember your Jewish Classmates did not start this war with Gaza and I doubt if in your support for Gaza that you want to legitimize the Brutal Hamas Bloodbath that got This terrible War Started.

Before you start promoting groups like Hamas please calm down and learn something about what these groups truly advocate.  You may find out that your support for groups like Hamas is Tremendously Misguided.

Sincerely Yours

Jerry Gallagher

William Barr Versus Michael Cohen: A Tale of Revenge, Retribution, Reeducation And Betrayal

 Wednesday, April 17th  2024

Anyone Reading the following Article might be interested in checking out the Previously Published Letters To A Lost Nation Blogpost titled "Michael Cohen's Sweet Revenge" that was published on February First of 2023 that presents a more complete discussion of Michael Cohen's relationship with Donald Trump and the United States Justice System as Administered by Attorney General, William Barr.

My Dear America:

As Michael Cohen sits in a New York City Courtroom preparing to testify against his old boss, Donald Trump in what has increasingly become known as "The Stormy Daniels Case" I can only imagine the many thoughts that must be racing through the mind of Michael Cohen.

"How the hell did I get here" must be the dominant thought.

" I thought I had it made.  I was working for someone I respected and admired, someone who I thought was my friend, Someone I would have been willing to take a bullet for and he screwed me, He and his Goddam Attorney General, Bill Barr.  What Bastards.  They locked me up for a Three Year Sentence, These two bastards and when I got out early because of Covid they did their best to get me thrown back in the slammer but a judge recognizing what these bastards were doing to me put the screws to Trump and Barr and continued to let me out on House Arrest to serve out the rest of my sentence."

Clearly Michael Cohen has a lot to complain about.  

He had to take out a loan to get enough money to pay off a Porn Star who Trump screwed so that she would keep quiet before the 2016 Election.  Michael Cohen didn't even get a chance to enjoy the Poon Tang.  He only paid off Stormy Daniels while Donald Trump was the Lucky Devil who actually screwed Stormy.

Except now, I would think that Mister Trump has second thoughts about whether his romp on the Golf Course with Ms. Daniels was worth the shit storm it has caused him to now suffer in his life.  

I am certain that Mr. Cohen wishes that Mr. Trump had not done it and following it had not asked Mr. Cohen to help clean up the mess.  

But as he had done so many times before Michael Cohen did his best to clean up Donald Trump's mess one more time.  

But even though big money was paid out to Stormy and to Karen McDougal by Michael Cohen and David Pecker from the National Enquirer to kill the stories and get Trump elected President this seemingly ancient story has not gone away and has now caused both Michel Cohen (Witness and Ex Con as a result of the story) and Donald Trump (Defendant as a result of the story) To sit in the same New York Court Room for very different reasons.

Cohen will not be going to jail again for this crime.   He has already served his time for the crime of trying to get Donald Trump off the hook as he had done so many times before. But this time around after Cohen went into hock to get the hush money needed to pay off Stormy and her disreputable Lawyer (The Now Imprisoned Michael Avinatti) he was smart enough to keep the receipts and copies of the checks Trump paid him back with.

Certainly Cohen must have intense feelings of betrayal after years of being Donald Trump's Hatchet Man and being paid back by Trump and his own Justice Department Hatchet Man, Bill Barr, by a Three Year stint in Prison for something that he gained nothing but problems from.

Incarceration did give Michael Cohen time to think and reeducate himself and as a result today's Michael Cohen has little or no relevance to the Pre Presidential Michael Cohen.

Cohen has to be  looking for that "Revenge and Retribution" that Donald Trump has been talking about loudly these days.  First on Cohen's Retribution list must be Trump.

But Second on that Retribution list must be Former Attorney General, William Barr.

I find it to be incredible that William Barr, who was closely involved in turning the United States Department of Justice into a virtual Department of Injustice, has, following his ouster by Donald Trump in the final days of the Trump Administration due to the fact that Barr refused to find votes that weren't there, has now become one of the most vocal critics of Donald Trump.  

It is as though Barr thinks that we all have Amnesia and don't remember Barr becoming Trump's Lackey and doing everything Trump told him to do including the following:

Presenting a completely dishonest interpretation of the Mueller Report for distribution to the Media.

Ordering the Southern District Of New York U.S. Attorney to put Michael Cohen in Jail and keep him there for as long as possible.

Ordering crackdowns including Beatdowns of Protesters in several U.S. Cities

Killing Prosecutions of Several Trump Allied Criminals including General Michael Flynn, Roger Stone and Paul Manafort.

Was in charge of the Justice Department when Trump Running Buddy and Convicted Sexual Predator, Jeffrey Epstein supposedly committed suicide while in Federal Custody.

To my mind the fact that William Barr is now talking as though he was always a critic of Donald Trump would be laughable to me but I am sure it would not be laughable to Michael Cohen who has already been the victim of Barr's Unfairness and Cruelty.  

I see the New Bill Barr in the way I think it would have been seen back in the day if one of Adolf Hitler's Lackey's such as Himmler might have turned on Hitler when he attempted to save himself from the Retribution that was to come. 

As we watch Trump's Defense Team try to tear Michael Cohen apart on the Witness Stand I would advise all of us to put ourselves in Michael Cohen's shoes for a moment and try to think about how generous any of us would feel having gone through what Michael Cohen has gone through.

It is time for fairness and Justice to prevail and since Michael Cohen served three years for what Trump did it is time for Trump to do the same three years as Michael Cohen in The Big House, not in the White House.

Sincerely Yours

Jerry Gallagher

Happy Easter 2024 America

 Sunday, March 31st  2024

My Dear America:

Easter Sunday has always been a favorite Holiday of mine

Not so much this year for a number of reasons.

One of those reasons is that I am not sure whether or not this year will be the last year that Americans will be living in a Democracy.

That thought has never entered my mind before and I am more than uncomfortable to realize that it is there and that in this year of 2024 that there truly is a danger that there might possibly be enough stupid fools in America to vote for someone for President who is a clear and present danger to American Democracy.

How can this be, I ask myself over and over again every day.  

On this Easter Sunday I try to remember some of the more outstanding Happy Easters I have lived through.  There were many of them.  Too many to remember every one.  The best ones were those that I spent with family members.  

When I was a kid my parents hauled my Sister and I to church and we went willingly, each of us dressed up, looking good and feeling good.  Sometimes after church we would go out to eat at a restaurant that would be loaded with other dressed up Happy Easter Families like ours.  

Are we really so dumb as to be willing to give up Democracy because one criminal fool tells us that Hitler and Putin weren't so bad?  Are there enough idiots in America willing to give up what our Forefathers have fought and died for just to turn America over to a desperate Dimwitted Donald Trump who couldn't even control his own life but wants to run ours.

Jesus Christ, Help us out here.

Now Donald Trump is selling bibles.  He claims that he has "Many Bibles".  

If that is true (And I know that its not) has he ever read one.  I think not.

One of the many groups of Americans Dimwit Don has bamboozled has been Christians.  Many Christians seem to have flocked to Trumpzilla's side more than willing to buy what he is selling.  

What about January Sixth, 2021.  People have gone to jail because they listened to Donald Trump's "Big Lie" and acted on it calling themselves "Patriots".

Patriots like these are the same kind of People who beat down Navalny in Russia and who invaded their neighbors in Ukraine.  Patriots like these people seem to be rising everywhere in the world.  They are bullys who don't care about the rights of other people and they are already here in our country waiting for the day that they can take control of all of our lives.

If we let Donald Trump and his Goon Squad take over our country again we will have seen the last of Freedom and Democracy and our lives will be as dark and disturbing as those of Russians, Ukrainians, Hungarians and Palestinians.

The time has come to realize that Donald Trump is not doing the work of Jesus Christ.  

If anyone in Politics is doing the work of Christ it is Joe Biden.

Joe Biden is not hawking Bibles at Sixty Bucks a Pop.

Biden is promoting Democracy to Americans willing to open their eyes and ears to the dangerous times that we are living in and to the even more dangerous times to come if we are stupid enough to vote in an American Hitler.

Sincerely Yours

Jerry Gallagher

Hey Hey RFK - Get The Hell Out Of The Way

 March 20th, 2024

My Dear America:

There was a truly interesting Inter Family get together at the White House last Sunday on Saint Patricks Day.  Our Irish American President Joe Biden hosted an astounding number of Kennedy Family members to Celebrate the distinguished Irish Saint on his Special Irish American Holiday.

Yes, I'm talking about THAT Kennedy Family.  The same one that produced President John Fitzgerald Kennedy, Senator Ted Kennedy  and Attorney General, Senator and 1968 Presidential Candidate, Robert F. Kennedy. Absent among the Kennedy Clan members gathered at the White House to have their pictures taken with President Biden was Robert F. Kennedy Junior who is presently running an Independent Campaign for President after it became obvious to him that he didn't have a chance of gaining traction as a Democratic Candidate for President.  In addition to these two prominent Irish political families celebrating their favorite Irish Saint together at the White House there was another important point to this Irish Gathering.

The Kennedy Family members were making it crystal clear that although they love Robert Kennedy Junior they, almost all do not support his campaign for the Presidency and have made that clear since the beginning of RFK Jr.'s Desperate and Doomed Campaign for the Presidency that in this desperate time when the choice of Presidential Candidates could mean the difference between Democracy and Dictatorship the Kennedy's are all in on Joe Biden and all out on RFK Junior and Donald Trump.  

In fact, at the beginning of RFK's Campaign four of his Siblings wrote a letter that was widely published in which they chastised their brother for running against Biden and strongly praised Joe Biden and his astonishing accomplishments while calling RFK's Presidential run "Dangerous".

Clearly the Kennedy Clan is correct in calling RFK's Campaign dangerous.  At this truly dangerous time in America when the Republican Party has gone off their collective rocker along with their presumptive candidate for President and they all seem to have more love and affection for dangerous world dictators than for a President that has accomplished so much in so little time, It is time for Americans to realize that Kennedy, who doesn't have a snowballs chance in hell of winning the Presidency does have the looming  prospect of bringing Democracy to a screeching halt by taking away votes from Biden.  

It is well known that many of Kennedy's rich donors are people who are clearly Trump supporters and who are propping up Kennedy's campaign simply to help Trump.

What is astonishing about the Kennedy Campaign is that Kennedy, who is not a stupid man certainly should be keenly aware of what is going on.  

Yes, Kennedy is an Anti Vaccer but he has long been a liberal gadfly who has also done some very good things about the Environment and has made efforts to improve the lives of poor people.

Bobby, What the hell are you doing in this race!  You know full well that your chances to win the Presidency are slim to none.  You need to recognize that your generous friends are clearly using you and your name to take away precious votes from President Biden and make it easier for Donald Trump to be come a dictator on day one and every single day thereafter. 

Get the hell out now, Bobby, while you can possibly still save what's left of your reputation and make it clear that you, along with the rest of your family believe in Democracy Now and Democracy Forever in the United States Of America.  For God's Sake Your Father and Your Uncle died in the process of promoting Democracy.

America loves your Father, Your Uncles and all the other members of your family who have fought so hard to Make the United States of America Free And Democratic.

Please don't soil the Reputation of your family for years to come by being one of the cogs in the wheel of Liberty that helped to turn the United States of America over to its First American Dictator.  Please Don't be the Ralph Nader of 2024.

Get out now, Bobby and tell your voters to vote for Joe Biden and Democracy while we all still have a chance to make this deeply disturbing Republican Nightmare Go Away at least for another Four Years.  

Sincerely Yours

Jerry Gallagher

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