Welcome To The New Republican Twilight Zone

October 30th,  2024

 My Dear America:

In The New American Republican Political Twilight Zone nothing makes sense anymore these days.  Those of us who have lived in Pre Twilight Zone America are having an Extremely hard time these days figuring out what in the hell is going on and why and most especially what is coming next.  

Why, for instance, was Donald Trump the front runner in a two Person race with Nikki Haley for the Presidential Nod in the Republican Party when he was facing multiple Felony Charges in multiple states.  When was it in the past when Multiple Felonies and Ugly Mug Shots led to successful Presidential Races in any Political Party, let alone the Republican Party.

What in the world is it that Republicans see in this Inarticulate Clod named Donald Trump that causes them to increase, not decrease their support each time he is newly indicted for extremely serious crimes in differing areas of the United States.

Why is it that members of the crowd at C-Pac cheered when individual Republicans said things like "Welcome To The End Of Democracy." What is there to cheer about when we might be truly facing THE END OF DEMOCRACY in the near future.

In the New American Twilight Zone Black is White, Wrong is Right and what was never tolerated in American Politics before is now the Norm.  In the Republican Party the January Sixth Rioters who broke into our Nation's Capitol Building looking to "Hang Mike Pence" are now called "Hostages" by Donald Trump and other leading Republicans.

I watched the proceedings on television on January Sixth, 2021 and the only "Hostages" I saw were the members of Congress who were running for their lives from the Trump Supporters who were breaking everything they could in the Capitol, Shitting on the floor of the Capitol and beating the hell out of the Police Officers who were defending the Capitol.  

Such was life in the Republican Twilight Zone on January Sixth, 2021

"Hostages" My Ass.  

On January Sixth it was not those people who broke into the Capitol who were the "Hostages" unless you were living in the Republican Twilight Zone.

In The Republican Twilight Zone our Long Time Coalition of Allied European NATO Countries can be sacrificed for Russia "To Do Whatever The Hell They Want" if they do not pay "Protection Money" to the United States.  

Why?

Because Donald Trump Says so.  That's why!

Although the United States Republican Party has forever been "Anticommunist" and more than willing to destroy lives and careers of others while building their own careers on their Anticommunist Credentials (Richard Nixon and Joe MCarthy are two names that come to mind) It is a New Day in the Republican Twilight Zone.

Because Ex President and Republican Party Leader, Donald Trump loves Dictators and desires to be one himself, we are all now required to love Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un and other world Dictators simply because Donald Trump loves them. 

President Joe Biden and his Democratic Party Allies, along with reasonable Republican Congress Members, have given their pledge of support to President Zelensky and Ukraine following Russia's illegal and uncalled for attack on it's Next Door Neighboring Democracy.  

But now, because Donald Trump is more than willing to kiss Putin's ass, Republican Twilight Zone Dwellers have done their best to shaft Biden's efforts to continue to fund Democracy in Ukraine so that Russian aggression can be stopped in Ukraine and, by the way, avoid the prospect of American troops needing to fight on foreign soil.  

I sincerely believe that it is way past the time to get out of the Republican Twilight Zone and Truly make America Great Again by bringing Sanity back to American Government and American life.

Enough of the Twilight Zone, People.  

It was a Great Television Show but it is time to realize what a Disaster and a Disgrace it will be to live in a world where Democracy does not Exist.

We don't need a Civil War.

We need Civil Behavior by our Republican Leaders and by ourselves.

We also need to support Kamala Harris for President and other Democrats in November and we need to support Democracy in Ukraine, as well as in our country.

We absolutely need to say Goodbye and Good Riddance to Donald Trump and the New Republican Twilight Zone Forever. 

Sincerely Yours

Jerry Gallagher

Late Night Television Liberty And Justice For All

Sunday. October 20th,  2024

Much of this Posting was written Prior to the disastrous debate that set in motion circumstances that in the end resulted in Joe Biden deciding to turn over the Democratic Campaign for President in 2024 to his Vice President, Kamala Harris.  Since that happened Kamala Harris has done an outstanding job as the Democratic Presidential Candidate and Joe Biden has continued to do the Outstanding Job as President that he has done for the past four years.  We can only hope that the results of the November 5th Election will find Kamala Harris becoming our President for the next Four Years and the enthusiastic continuation of Democracy as we have known it for centuries in The United States Of America.  

My Dear America:

When and If We are Lucky enough to Elect Kamala Harris & Tim Walz and Save America from becoming A Satellite Country of Vladimir Putin and Russia there will certainly be a lot of people to thank.  Five of those Heroic Figures will be the following Late Night Television Hosts.

Stephen Colbert

Jimmy Kimmel

Jimmy Fallon

Seth Myers 

John Oliver

"Strike Force Five" as these Five Gentlemen have called themselves on their Clever and Hilarious 12 Episode Podcast have made it clear over the several years of their starring roles as hosts on Late Night Television what their collective feelings are toward the Presumptive Nominee for President on the Republican ticket in 2024.

Colbert, Kimmel, Myers and Oliver have been especially Harsh and Cutting toward Donald Trump from his early days running for his first Term in office, Throughout his Four Grueling Years as President and his Truly Annoying Presence recently as he promises to, if Elected, Return to the Presidency With a Vengeance and a Promise to be a "Dictator On Day One" and I predict on Every Day Thereafter.  These days those Late Night Hosts have doubled down on their Critical and Comical view of the Former American President and on every show seem to be focused on whatever they can do to save America From having to endure another Four Years, or longer, God Forbid, from Donald Trump.

What I think is especially cool about "Strike Force Five" is just how friendly and respectful of one another these Five Late Night Hosts are in their interactions on their Podcast, as well as in their visits to each others Late Night TV Shows. Recently the four other Late Night Hosts showed up for a surprise birthday party in New York for Stephen Colbert which was arranged by Seth Myers and Colbert's, Wife, Evvie. 

Clearly these guys like each other and although they do razz each other a good bit there is no doubt that listeners or viewers can tell that these people are friends despite the fact that they are mostly Late Night Rivals. 

In a Country that seems to have lost its capacity for Civility the Strike Force Five are a refreshingly different Group of Friends and Late Night Hosts who show how reasonable people could and should interact with one another.  

These guys are a far cry from the Late Night Feuds of the past such as between Johnny Carson and Joan Rivers, as well as David Letterman and Jay Leno.

What is also very cool about the "Strike Force Five" Podcast is just how and why it was started.  

From May 2nd 2023 to September 27th 2023 the Writers Guild Of America went on strike.  During the strike the writing staffs of most television shows including those of Colbert, Kimmel, Fallon, Myers and Oliver were affected.

Fallon, Kimmel and Colbert were in touch with one another and even participated in a Live Show at the Dolby Live Theater in Las Vegas featuring all three of them that they called "Strike Force Three".

"Strike Force Three" added Seth Myers and John Oliver to their frequent Zoom Meetings and the group ended up starting the Unscripted Podcast "Strike Force Five" as a method of keeping their comedy chops up and also earning some money for their beleaguered staffs who were out of work and not earning money.  The Podcast ran from August 30th 2023 to October 10th 2023.  Actor Ryan Reynolds and his Mint Mobile Cell Phone Company sponsored the podcast.  

During the 12 Episode Broadcasts the Strike Force Five Hosts were occasionally joined by special guests including Jon Stewart and David Letterman.  The Episodes are all approximately 60 Minutes long.

I would strongly advise anyone who loves comedy and hasn't listened to the Podcasts to Check them out wherever you get your Podcasts.  

When we talk about Late night Television Liberty And Justice For All we also need to give some serious credit to "The Daily Show" which has featured clever and incisive Political Commentary for many years.  We are treated these days to the Return of Jon Stewart  in the Hosts Chair on Mondays and also some of the other Correspondents on other nights including Ronny Cheng, Desi Lydig, Michael Costa and others.

Certainly when we think about Late Night Liberty and Justice For All on television we can't forget the contribution of "Saturday Night Live."  This show often features up to the minute commentary and skits skewering politics and Politicians of all parties.  The Openings of the show sometimes and the Weekend Update Segments all the time are not only funny and entertaining but are Politically Relevant. 

Last but certainly not least, although she is not a Comedian, Rachel Maddow deserves Special Consideration when it comes to Late Night Television Liberty And Justice For All.  Her Monday Program is always outstanding in commenting on recent Political matters even though it almost always always seems to be highly disturbing when she zeroes in on stories that often time are missed by other news shows.

I think that we all should count our lucky stars for everyone at MSNBC and CNN who tell us the truth even when we don't really want to hear it but still need to hear it.  

We are all very lucky to have the opportunity to have Late Night Comedians, Commentators and others telling us the truths that we need to hear in order to keep our country on track and out of the hands of those who do not care about Democracy.

Sincerely Yours

Jerry Gallagher

  

 

 

American Hitler - The Lies Have Become More Reckless And Dangerous The Closer We Get To Election Day

 Saturday October 12th 2024

My Dear America:

I have spent a good deal of time during the past couple of years reading what I genuinely feel was really way too much about Donald Trump and Adolph Hitler.  Although there were many differences between these two men, there were also many striking similarities between them.  

Both men seemed to have no problem in passing out lies and claiming they were the truth.  

Both Donald and Adolph also found scapegoats to blame for their countries problems.  Donald Found Immigrants and blacks.  Adolph found Communists and, of course the Jews.

These days as Donald seemingly begins to realize that a major part of his fan base are Klansmen and women and Nazi Sympathizers, His Whiney Pathetic Hopelessly Wandering Rhetoric seems to be getting more Jew Focused and not in a good way.  He is setting up the Lie that if he loses this time out that its the fault of the Jews. 

Jesus Christ, Where have we heard this Jew baiting before.

Although Trump is preparing to blame the Jews if he is not successful at the ballot box He still seems to be attempting to maintain good relations with Israeli Leader, Bebe Netanyahu as Netanyahu continues to disrespect Joe Biden and destroys what little is left of Gaza in Israel and now is currently focused on destroying Hezbollah also in Israel's neighboring country of Lebanon.   

The truth is that Trump and Netanyahu are both in very similar positions.  Both are trying their best to desperately hang onto power.  Trump is doing so by running for President again and despite all of the terrible things he has done he still seems to have a strange stranglehold on the American Republican Party.  

Netanyahu, on the other hand is still in power.  It may be difficult to remember now but just before the October 7th massacre of Israeli Citizens by Hamas last year Netanyahu was facing mass Israeli protests because he was trying to get rid of the Israeli Supreme Court, who were threatening to put him in jail.  The sad truth is that Netanyahu has no real incentive to stop the killing of Hamas and Hezbollah Fighters because when the fighting stops Netanyahu will at the very least be forced out of power and may very well be imprisoned, much like the prospect for Trump if he loses the 2024 Election.

Trump's conduct continues to be called out by Democrats who are stumping for Kamala Harris all over the country such as Barack Obama and Bill Clinton.  One of the truly astonishing stories that has recently come to light is that during the early days of the Covid Pandemic when the only way to test for Covid was with a machine, which were incredibly scarce and hard to find, Donald Trump secretly gave Vladimir Putin one of these Covid Testing machines for his personal use while people were dying by the thousands in the United States because few medical personnel were able to find these machines.

Incredible, absolutely incredible.  

As Barack Obama says "You can't make this stuff up."

Although Donald Trump is not known to be a truth teller he seems to have really gone off the deep end when it comes to telling lies recently.  

Much like Hitler's relentless lying about the Jews in Germany back in the day before he started Mass Killing Them, Trump is doubling down on his ridiculous charges against immigrants.  

Trump's Television Ad's paint Kamala Harris as someone who did not lock up Killers and Rapists but cruelly and recklessly let them all back on the streets to kill and Rape again.  Clearly there may have been times when Kamala Harris may have given someone a chance to redeem themselves that did not work out.  But she was certainly not recklessly pouring criminals back on the street as Trump's ads seem to show.

Both Donald Trump and JD Vance have also been doubling down on their lying about Haitian immigrants eating Cats and Dogs in Springfield Ohio, a story that they are peddling that seems to have had no basis in fact and has caused tremendous problems for the residents of Springfield.  The Mayor and other City Officials and the Ohio Governor have begged Vance and Trump to stop their lies but hey have not stopped peddling their Bullshit.  Trump has also recently gone to Aurora Colorado to peddle his Anti Immigrant Bullshit there.

In addition, As Two destructive Hurricanes have recently struck the south and  caused major devastation Donald Trump is now peddling a new lie.  He has gone on television and stated that The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is out of money and is not helping families in the Southern states to recover from the devastating storms.  Although the Governors of all of the affected states (Mostly Republican Governors) have all stated that the Biden Administration and FEMA are fully cooperating with all of the states involved Trump is still pushing the lie that they are not doing so.  

Clearly we have found that Trump's Lies often have devastating consequences.  Certainly the fact that in order to get some television airtime and encourage his followers to blame the Biden Administration for something that they don't deserve to be blamed for is reckless and irresponsible.  If Trump were a responsible candidate he would be encouraging his followers to apply for FEMA aid and he would be encouraging the Speaker of the House House of Representatives to bring Congress back to Washington in order to provide funds for FEMA.

Trump is not doing that.  He is doing the opposite of that.

To my mind these Outright Blatant Lies are meant to stir up Trump followers at this late date in the Presidential Campaign in order to have them blindly vote for Trump instead of Kamala Harris because of lies and this reckless regard for the truth shows very clearly the dark side of life that we are in for in a Second Trump Administration.  

Although I think that most Americans can see through the lies that Trump and Vance keep peddling and will vote for a Candidate who will tell the truth in November, I think that the Danger that these increasingly reckless lies That Trump is telling need to be addressed immediately and forcefully by Democrats.  

It is becoming increasingly obvious that the American People are in a fight for our lives.

It is really rather simple.

If we vote for Kamala Harris and Democrats for Congress we can keep our Democracy and actually accomplish a lot through legislation that will move our country forward.

If We vote for Trump we will see a Darkness cover this land and just like the Novel 1984 Truth Will be Lies and Lies Will Be Truth and we may never have another election again because the Trump Packed Supreme Court has given Trump permission to do whatever he wants with no need to worry about accountability.  January Sixth of 2021 and Trumps lies about Disaster Relief have given us a preview of what life will be like in a Second Trump Administration.  

It will be like a Dystopian Disaster Movie except it will be Absolutely Real.

It will be a Nightmare that we may never be able to wake up from.

And We American Voters Should Not and Must Not Let it happen to The United States Of America.

Time is running out, Americans.  Get your votes ready. We really need them this time out if we want to save our Country from a Dictator on Day One and every day thereafter.

Sincerely Yours

Jerry Gallagher

Slick Jimmy And The Coach - A Disturbing Debate Review

Monday October 7th, 2024 

My Dear America:

I've been watching some very interesting but highly disturbing Television this Past week.  

The Vice Presidential Debate between JD Vance and Tim Walz was evenly matched and exceptionally revealing concerning the views and values of the two candidates.  

JD was very slick and polished in his debate style and I would guess might have been very appealing to the MAGA Crowd and to his running mate, whose views JD certainly tried his best to mainstream.

On the other hand, Minnesota Governor, Tim Walz seemed to easily handle the answers to questions posed to him by the CBS Moderators, Nora O'Donnell and Margaret Brennan.  Walz appeared to be a bit nervous at first during the debate but he seemed to calm down quickly and the longer the debate continued the more stable and relatable the Democratic Vice Presidential Candidate seemed to be.

Although Vance didn't really have much to work with in defending not only Donald Trump's extreme views and conduct he did his best to make Donald Trump seem like just another reasonable candidate.  But although JD Vance did his best to put lipstick on this pig it was an impossible task.  

Vance tried to put forth the notion that Donald Trump had actually been a supporter of the ACA (Obamacare) Health Plan.  Walz was in the House of Representatives at the time that Trump and the Republicans tried over and over to kill Obamacare and Tim Walz reminded JD Vance that John McCain helped Democrats put the screws to Trump's plan to deep six Obamacare and helped to save the day and save Obamacare.

Tim put the finishing touch on JD Vance when he challenged JD to answer the all important question of "Who Won the 2020 Election?"  

Vance answered the question by saying "I'm looking forward" and in my estimation his refusal to answer that question lost the debate at that moment.

Although I think that realistically Vance and Walz both did very well in the debate, I was disturbed that Vance did as well as he did primarily because of what I saw and heard on The Rachel Maddow show the night before the Vice Presidential Debate.  Certainly I had not been a fan of JD Vance and was disturbed by the lies and distortions he had been peddling about Haitian Immigrants "Eating The Dogs" and Cats in Springfield, Ohio that was total Bullshit clearly meant to ramp up negative feelings and actions towards Haitian and other Immigrants in that city and elsewhere.  That despicable conduct alone made JD Vance persona non grata to me.

But Rachel's Monday Night Show revealed something that I certainly had never heard about JD Vance before that suddenly made the Vice Presidential choice of    JD Vance by Donald Trump  make sense.  Rachel began the story by talking about the fact that she had not particularly wanted to do this story but since no other journalist or network news person had done it she felt that this story she was featuring needed to be told especially since the Vice Presidential Debate was happening the next night after her show.

Essentially, the story Rachel told involved a man named Curtis Yarvin.  Rachel had learned about the story from some of JD Vance's appearances on long ago podcasts on which he hawked his book, "Hillbilly Elegy" back in the day.  The Podcasts revealed that JD Vance considered himself a friend and someone who had learned from and been mentored by a man named Curtis Yarvin.  Rachel even had some video of Curtis Yarvin that had been recorded back in 2012 that showed Curtis Yarvin expressing some of his rather extreme and frightening views on politics and politicians.

In the video that Rachel featured Curtis Yarvin clearly stated that he felt that all of our leaders were corrupt (Don't forget that Barack Obama was President at this time) and should be arrested or otherwise been driven from power and in their place should be a CEO or someone in charge that would be in Curtis Yarvin's words "A Dictator".

Rachel Maddow also played video of JD Vance stating that he was friends with and got a lot of his ideas from Curtis Yarvin.  Clearly views like those of Curtis Yarvin are not typical of Democratic Politics.

Indeed, I just saw a video today that was produced by "The Lincoln Project" that promoted the idea that in some circles of radical right wing thought it was anticipated that Trump will win the presidency with JD Vance as his Vice President.  And as Trump becomes increasingly unfit to do the Job JD Vance will force Trump out by activating the 25th Amendment and will give himself the job of CEO or more accurately Dictator of the United States of America.

Now, I really don't know if this scenario is realistic or not but just the thought of JD Vance being Vice President scares the hell out of me.  

Tim Walz has tagged both Donald Trump and JD Vance as being "Weird Dudes". He is right, of course. They certainly are "Weird Dudes" but they are far more than Weird.  They are people who are willing to not only give up Democracy.  They appear to be more than anxious to completely give up Democracy and join the Dictators Club.  

I hope for our sake that Donald Trump and JD Vance are simply "Weird Dudes" that don't know what they are doing but I am being more and more convinced that these people know exactly what they are doing and I don't know about you but these "Weird Dudes" are clearly "Dangerous Dudes" who I freely admit scare the living hell out of me.

Sincerely Yours

Jerry Gallagher