What The Hell Is Going On In Russia or Mr. Prigozhin Don't Stand Too Close To That 7th Floor Window

 Friday, June 30th, 2023

My Dear America:

This Past Weekend was a very strange weekend for all of us who are interested in what is happening and what is going to happen in Russia, Ukraine and Belarus.

It has been well known for some time that Yegevney Prigozhin, the Rogue Leader of the Wagner Group Forces in Ukraine was not happy with what had been going on with the Russian Armed Forces Leadership who were in charge of what the world Calls The "War in Ukraine" and the Russian People are only allowed to call the "Special Military Operation in Ukraine."  Regardless of what it was called, the senseless Invasion of Ukraine by Russia has not been going well for over a year for either the Ukrainians or the Russians.  The only bright spot for the Russians recently was the taking of the Ukrainian City of Bakhmut after a devastating series of battles between mainly Russian Wagner Forces and Ukrainian Forces.  In the end the Ukrainian Freedom Fighters lost out to the Wagner Forces but only after a devastating loss of human lives by both sides, although it was reported that by the end of the Battle for Bakhmut The Wagner Group had lost many more lives than did the Ukrainians.

The Wagner Group has been made up of thousands of Dirty Dozen Type Soldiers.  In other words the Prigozhin led group had been culled from some of the most dangerous Killers and Psychopaths that Prigozhin could find inside Russian Prisons who were willing to agree to kill or be killed in battle in Ukraine and in other dangerous locales in the world including Africa and Syria in exchange for their Freedom and a few Rubles.

Prigozhin made it clear in recent weeks that he was not happy with certain individuals who were in change of the Russian Military Establishment who Prigozhin felt were not supportive enough to the Wagner Troops in Ukraine.  Prigozhin complained bitterly about the lack of ammunition and other needed munitions and equipment.  Prigozhin's complaints seemed to fall on deaf ears within the Russian Military establishment, including Vladimir Putin, Prigozhin's longtime Ally and Boss.  

Reports are that the last straw for Prigozhin was the apparent bombing of a Wagner Military Camp in Ukraine by regular Russian Military forces which killed numerous Wagner Fighters and could have killed Prigozhin.  Prigozhin did not take this Russian military action well.  He gathered up what was left of his Wagner forces in Ukraine and left Ukraine moving his forces to the Russian Military headquarters in Rostov, Russia where for a time Prigozhin appeared to control the Military headquarters.  Following this move it was reported that Prigozhin and his troops were on the road to Moscow where God Knows What was going to happen.

Things were not looking well when Vladimir Putin spoke and declared Prigozhin's actions "Treasonous."

Sometime after this statement by Putin things took a strange turn.  The leader of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko supposedly reached an agreement with Prigozhin in which Prigozhin would move to Belarus as a Sanctuary and a bloodbath in Moscow and elsewhere in Russia would be avoided.  The agreement supposedly indicated that no charges would be filed against Prigozhin and the Wagner Troops would be absorbed by the Russian Army.

At the present time we don't know the whereabouts of Yevgeny Prigozhin.  One report states that he is in Minsk in Belarus living in the only hotel in Minsk that has no windows.  My advice to Prigozhin is to continue to stay in that hotel in one of the first floor rooms, since it is well known that numerous individuals who have fallen out of favor with Vladimir Putin have also strangely fallen out of high windows in recent times .  

Clearly Vladimir Putin has been tolerant of Prigozhin for a long time but it is hard not to assume that Prigozhin's days are numbered.  Certainly it does not appear as though Prigozhin is going to go quietly into retirement.  He has already opened a serious can of worms for Vladimir Putin by his statements indicating that Vladimir Putin's reasons for starting the War in Ukraine, namely that Putin wanted to rid Ukraine of Nazis, was an outright lie.  

The truth is that neither Putin nor Prigozhin are good people.  Prigozhin at least told the truth about the War in Ukraine but a saint he is not and replacing Putin with Prigozhin would be replacing one Monster with a Worse Monster.  

What does seem to be the case at the present time is that Prigozhin's brief but serious rebellion seems to have shown weakness on the part of Vladimir Putin.  What will happen as the result of that weakness is anybody's guess.  Would Prigozhin be a better leader for Russia.  

No.

But at least Prigozhin would possibly not wish to continue the War in Ukraine.

It will be very interesting to keep an eye on what is happening in Russia in the near future.

Sincerely Yours

Jerry Gallagher

Remembering Those Brave Individuals Who Fought And Died To Preserve Freedom And Democracy In America

 Friday,  June 2nd, 2023

My Dear America:

I just spent an extended period of time over the Memorial Day Weekend and on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of this past week thinking about the Men and Women of our Armed Forces and what they went through with their partners in Britain and France to fight World Wars in order to preserve Freedom and Democracy in our Country and in the World.  

Watching Turner Classic Movies (TCM) on Memorial Day Weekend and also FDR on the History Channel beginning Memorial Day Evening and continuing for Two nights after that was an inspiring experience.

TCM presented a weekend packed with mainly War Films like Darby's Rangers starring James Garner,  The Naked and the Dead, based on Norman Mailer's First Best Seller starring Aldo Ray, The Dirty Dozen starring Lee Marvin and a host of other well known Actors including Jim Brown, John Cassavettes, Charles Bronson, Donald Sutherland, Telly Savales and even Trini Lopez.  Even the Civil War was represented in the War Movie Marathon featuring the actually Highly Decorated World War II Hero, Audie Murphy starring in The Red Badge of Courage.

Courage was certainly on display throughout the Memorial Day Movie Marathon on TCM.  Also on display throughout these films was the Brotherhood of Battle in which Men at War protect and defend one another, along with genuinely protecting and defending their countries.

War is Hell for sure and no one in their right mind wants to join their country's army and go to other Countries to kill people for fun.  Men were willing to fight for their Country in World War II because they had no other choice.  Adolph Hitler was a despicable dictator who had essentially conquered most of Europe and was on the verge of conquering all of Europe and possibly the world with his partners in War in Japan, Italy and Spain.

When America joined with Britain and Russia and the Free French, Hitler's Blitzkrieg (Lightning War) had already conquered most of Europe along with Italy's Mussolini.  Britain was being bombed nightly by the Germans and France had already fallen into German hands when The United States was bombed at Pearl Harbor giving America no choice but to take up arms against the Japanese, the Italians and the Germans.

The truth was that many Americans were reluctant to enter into another World War after the devastating results of World War I.  The Excellent History Channel Series FDR showed that although Franklin Delano Roosevelt knew that America would probably need to enter the fight against the Nazis at some point much of the country did not want to fight until the disaster at Pearl Harbor gave them no choice but to respond to the monsters that were in the process of taking over the world.  

FDR was a very interesting character who was perfectly suited for his time.  He and his wife Eleanor, who was another interesting character saw their four sons go off to war in World War II while FDR struggled to figure out how to outwit the Nazis along with his partner in War, England's Winston Churchill.  These two Larger Than Life Leaders became close friends and recognized how the deck was stacked against the success of their Countries in World War II.  England was on the verge of defeat by the Nazis when FDR rallied the American Troops and came to the rescue of the world.

Roosevelt and Churchill were the kinds of charismatic leaders who were able to inspire their citizens and their troops to fight for Freedom and Democracy in the world.  They had their flaws but they also were nearly perfectly positioned leaders for their times and their countries.

Both FDR and Churchill were in the unenviable position of needing to encourage their citizens who had no real interest in entering another world war to follow their leadership into World War II. 

What I kept wondering as I watched the Movie Marathon on TCM and FDR on the History Channel was how the men and women who sacrificed their lives and their limbs in World War II would view what is happening in America and in the world today.  

What would those truly brave individuals think about people like Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis praising Russian Dictator, Vladimir Putin as he bombs the hell out of the Democratic Country of Ukraine. 

What would those brave individuals from yesteryear think about a Republican Party that has lost its mind and its principles and in state after state pushes for Right Wing agendas like taking away the rights of Women, Gays, Blacks and Transgender people and banning books.

Would those brave veterans of World Wars I and II be Okay with rolling back Civil Rights and Voting Rights in America like Right Wing MAGA Republicans are.

I don't think that those brave souls who fought so hard for Freedom and Democracy in their time would be alright with the liars and the Chicken Hawks who want nothing more than the power to tear down Democracy and Freedom in America and turn it into a Dictatorship.  

I hope that at some point those decent American People who have been bamboozled by the American Right but still truly believe in Democracy and Freedom wake up to what they have signed onto in 2023.

As the election of 2024 creeps ominously closer it is time for Genuine Patriots , not Chickenshit Patriots to wake up to the treason and racist horrors that await us all if either Donald Trump or Ron DeSantis are elected President in 2024.

It is time to stop bitching about how old Joe Biden is and recognize that despite his age President Biden, after the disaster that was Donald Trump, has managed, with no real help from Republicans, to veer away from the traitorous rhetoric and actions of the Trump Administration and has shown the Citizens of the United States that, like FDR, Winston Churchill and the Veterans of the past, American Presidents can be and mostly are believers in Freedom and Democracy.

It is time to recognize that the American Electorate made a Serious Mistake in electing Donald Trump to the Presidency and it is incredibly important that we never make that same mistake again.  

It is time to recognize that people in America have died for the freedoms that we sometimes take for granted and may be on the verge of losing forever.

Wake up to reality, my fellow Americans, before it is too late to save the Freedoms that our Fathers, Grandfathers, Sons and Uncles fought for in our name.

Sincerely Yours

Jerry Gallagher

The Nazis Are Coming, The Nazis Are Coming - No, Wait THE NAZIS ARE ALREADY HERE

Friday, May 12th, 2023

My Dear America:

Back in 2017 in response to American Intelligence Reports that turned out to be true, namely that Trump had nefarious dealings with Vladimir Putin and Russia, Donald Trump had the following response on Twitter.

"Are We Living in Nazi Germany?"

These days those of us who are living in America should be asking ourselves the same question that Trump asked.

"Are those of us living in the USA, indeed, Living in Nazi Germany, or some place very similar to Nazi Germany?

I think that Rachel Maddow's MSNBC Program on Monday Night, May 8th, 2023 showed us that when it comes to Nazis, who we thought we fought very successfully in World War II and eliminated, we need to wake up and smell the Treason and The Stench of the German Death Camps and realize that Hitler and company may be dead but Nazi ideas like killing Jews are still alive and well, not only in America but these days they can be found all over the world.

Rachel's May 8th Program was incredibly disturbing to anyone who recognizes the truly frightening history of just how close we came to losing World War II to a Nation led by Bloodthirsty Madmen who thought it was Okay to wipe out the entire Jewish Population of Europe including not only Jewish men but also Jewish Women and Children, as well.  Although a  limited number of Jews survived the Holocaust, Six Million Jews did not survive Hitler's Sick Extermination Plan.

Now we are living in an America in which countless Americans are posting "Hitler was right" on social media.  

What the hell is wrong with these people.  What the hell is wrong with our country.

No, my fellow Americans.  Hitler was not right.  Hitler was an Evil Monster whose hatred of the Jews was wrong on so many levels.

But lets get back to Rachel's program.  

Rachel pointed out that this weekend, following a night in which Donald Trump is getting normalized by being interviewed by Caitlin Collins on CNN in what is being billed as a Presidential Town Hall, Trump will then go back to Florida and participate in a Two day Trump Presentation featuring many of the former members of the Disgraced Trump Administration, as well as at least Two Straight Up Jew Hating Nazi's promoting their hate filled propaganda as featured speakers at the Trump Event at Trump's Doral Hotel in Miami.  Rachel made it a point to warn her audience that they may not like what these individuals had to say  before she played video footage of Scott Mckay and Charlie Ward spewing their Jew Hating Screeds. Rachel explained that both of these Nazi Propagandists were presently on tour with Eric Trump.

Some of what McKay and Ward apparently accuse Jews of include the following: They say that Jews were responsible for 911 and were also responsible for every American Presidential Assassination including not only Kennedy but also Mckinley and Lincoln, as well as many other reprehensible acts. And here we thought Lincoln was killed by John Wilkes Booth.

Unfortunately, because Freedom of Expression is guaranteed in America by our Constitution we are stuck having to tolerate a certain amount of this Nazi Bullshit.  But what we have seen and learned in recent years is that many of the individuals who are carrying out senseless mass murders all over America are Far Right Extremists who have followed Former President Trump down his dark path toward victimizing Jews, Blacks, Latinos, Migrants, LGTBQ and other targets of Trump's venom.

Indeed, the Recent Mass Murderer in Allen, Texas was shown in pictures to have Swastikas on his body and RWDS on his Tactical Gear.  What was learned from the Proud Boys Trial was that RWDS stands for Right Wing Death Squad.

What Rachel Maddow has pointed out on several of her shows is that Nazi Madness is clearly on the rise not only in America but in other countries, as well.  Victor Orbon, the Right Wing Leader of Hungary has proved to be a favorite of many individuals calling themselves Conservatives and has been a featured speaker at CPAC conferences in America and Hungary.  At a recent CPAC Conference in Hungary Orbon went on a rant about why he would not allow "Race Mixing" in his country.  His rant was so extreme that one of his Government leaders resigned in protest stating in his resignation that the speech that Orbon had delivered was a "purely Nazi Diatribe worthy of Joseph Goebbels."

Lets not forget that Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin, Tucker Carlson, Ron DeSantis and others on Fox News, OAN and Newsmax have all done their share to normalize Jew Hating.  Putin has had the gall to claim that the reason he sent Russian Troops into Ukraine  was to root out Nazis, who he claimed were creating atrocities.  The truth was that President Zelensky was Jewish and there was no evidence of Nazi horrors in Ukraine before the Russians invaded the country.  Indeed, it was Putin's army that has been shown to have been committing Nazi Style Atrocities in Ukraine.

To someone who grew up in an America in which Nazi's were shunned, arrested and deported when they were found hiding in our country after World War II, I find the acceptance of Nazis and Nazi Propaganda to be deplorable and hard to understand.  I will never understand or accept the premise that Jews can be or should be killed just for being Jews.  What happened during the Holocaust is difficult to understand but there is certainly enough evidence to show that what Hitler and Germany did to the Jews was one of the foulest episodes of Inhumanity to man that has ever happened.

Whenever I think of Jews I think of Sol Gelb, a Jewish Corner Store owner in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania.  When I met Sol I had just been hired as a Counselor for one of the first Youth Opportunity Job Placement Centers opening in Pennsylvania.  I was newly married with a child on the way and when I explained my situation to Sol and the fact that I was broke and would not get paid for at least a month Sol and his wife took my wife and I under their wing and showed us nothing but kindness.  Sol kept us supplied with whatever we wanted from his store until I finally got my first check and paid him what he was owed.  Sol and his wife did not need to be as kind and considerate as they were but I was sure glad that they were willing to help us.  Because of Sol I have always had good feelings about Jewish people and I always will have good feelings toward Jewish people.

What the Nazis did to the Jews of Europe is something that should never be forgotten or forgiven and the fact that Nazi propaganda is on the rise is something that should concern all Americans

The fact is that Donald Trump is a convicted Sexual Abuser as of May 9th, 2023.  He is also clearly a Nazi Sympathizer and a Putin Ally.  As of May 8th polling shows that in a recent Presidential Poll Trump got 44 Percent and Biden only got 38 Percent.  Something is radically wrong here.   It is inconceivable to me that Donald Trump could actually be re elected to the Presidency.  I know that polling can be off by a lot sometimes.  I sure hope that this recent poll is way off the mark. The thought of another Trump Administration with Trump unleashed and Nazi Sympathizers by his side is too much to bear for me and should be too much to bear for all Decent Americans.

Nazis should never be normalized and neither should Donald Trump.

Sincerely Yours

Jerry Gallagher  

 

What The Fox Happened - An Unauthorized Apology That Fox News Should Have Been Required To Issue To The Dominion Voting Machine Company

Wednesday, April 26th, 2023 

My Dear America:

The Following Apology is merely a suggested outline for a Legitimate Apology that I feel should have been issued by Fox News at the time of their Multi Million Dollar Settlement with the Dominion Voting Machine Corporation.  Fox came up with the Cash-Big Time (787 Million Dollars Worth).  People, That Ain't Chump Change.  But  Uh - An Apology, Not so much.  So I thought that I would try to help out Fox News by Issuing their Apology to Dominion and to the American People on their behalf.

So Here Goes:

A Fox News Apology To Dominion Voting Machines Corporation & America

      Prepared and Issued by G. Gordon Gadfly, Fox News Minister of Patriotism

Recent Circumstances surrounding our Legal Difficulties with Dominion Voting Machine Corporation have caused those of us at Fox News who truly are Genuine Patriots to reevaluate our Responsibilities to our viewers and also to those people who are not Fox News Viewers.  

We are beyond ourselves with regrets regarding mistakes that we have made in the past.  One of those mistakes included our On Air Lies about who won the 2020 Election for President of the United States.  We now realize that Those lies fueled the Patriotic Fervor of those individuals who wanted so badly for Donald Trump to remain President of the United States that they Cooperated in the Shameful and Anti Democratic events of January Sixth, 2021.  Those events included such things as  breaking into the Capitol Building, building a scaffold to "Hang Mike Pence" and perhaps some other Politicians as well.  We realize that those individuals who ransacked the Capitol, beat the hell out of Police Officers and pooped all over the place were simply exercising their Patriotic Duty that we have tried to ingrain into our Fox News Viewers for so many years but what we did in pushing the Election Lies of Donald J. Trump and his Republican Conspirators was a mistake and regrettable.

What is doubly shameful on our part is the fact that we were the first network to call the Presidential Election For Joe Biden.  When Donald Trump dumped his ridiculous claims about "Winning the Election in a Landslide" on us we should have insisted that he should tell the truth but we didn't.  clearly the Former president did not want to be called a "Loser."  That was the kiss of death for him.  But he was a loser.  That was clear to us then and is even clearer to us now.  And as a result of our unwillingness to tell our viewers the truth we have now joined Donald Trump in the Loser's Circle.

We at Fox also regret the fact that we not only supported Donald "Loser" Trump after the 2020 Election but we also supported his Lying Loser Circle of Weird and Wacky Friends like Mike "The Pillow Guy" Lindell, Sidney Powell and Rudy Giuliani, among other Lying Losers who preferred to support Trump's unlawful attempt to become a Dictator over supporting Democracy and Joe Biden, the truly legitimate winner of the Presidency in November of 2020.

We at Fox News are at a loss as we realize by supporting Donald Trump for so long from the time of his First Campaign Announcement up until now just how many problems we have helped him to create not only in America but throughout the world.  Clearly we should have known from the time of his Announcement when he was disparaging Mexicans and stating that he would "Build a Wall And Mexico Would Pay for it" that Donald Trump was a liar of epic proportions.  But it was clear to us from the beginning of his run for President that this Liar had something special going for him.  Trump was capable of outrageous lies that no other Presidential Candidate in the history of the United States could ever have gotten away with and he still had people who loved him and supported him.  What the hell was it that this guy had.  We are still trying to figure that out.  But the Truth is that Fox Viewers loved Donald Trump and still do, many of them.  Certainly not all of them.  But there is no doubt that after Donald Trump (A dedicated Democrat for most of his life) decided to run for President as a Republican, clearly the Republican Party latched onto him and they have never to this day let him go.

Donald Trump was Twice impeached, took Russia's side in a dispute with America's Intelligence Agencies, Took Putin's side in the Invasion of Ukraine and led an Insurrection trying to get his followers to hang his Vice President and prevent Congress from Certifying Joe Biden's legitimate Election Victory.  He has recently been arrested and charged with criminal conduct in New York and may also be charged with even more serious crimes and he is still the leading Candidate on the Republican Ticket for President in 2024.  We at Fox would like to deep six Trump.  He has been nothing but trouble for us.  For God's sake, he and his lies have already cost us 787 Million Dollars.  But what can we do.  Are we going to refuse to cover the Leading Candidate for President in the Republican Party.  Talk about being between a rock and a hard place.  That's where we are at Fox News. We have no choice but to cover Former President Trump.

While we are mentioning our Mea Culpa's we also wish to apologize to other companies and Groups who are suing us for all manner of things.  Especially Smartmatic.  Please Smartmatic, go easy on us.  We have been through a lot and most of our money has gone to Dominion, not to mention the outrageous Legal Fees that we have already paid out. 

One additional Apology that we wish to make is to the women of Fox News who work in many types of employment positions at our company.  While we have paid off some of those women who have accused some Fox News Executives and Employees of Sexual Harassment and/or Sexual Abuse we at Fox are recognizing the error of our ways in not doing more to prevent cases of Sexual Misconduct by individuals in responsible positions at Fox News.  We now realize that our long time CEO at Fox News, Roger Ailes was guilty of Not Only Sexual Harassment but of Sexual Abuse, as well.  One Female Employee of Fox News who we paid off accused Roger of two decades of Sexual Abuse causing her to endure both Physical and Psychological repercussions.  We are sorry for that and we are also sorry for the problems caused by Bill O'Reilly and others, some of whom were forced out with significant payoffs.  The 2016 Suit brought against Fox by Gretchen Carlson with support from other Fox News Women caused us to significantly review our policies regarding Sexual Harassment and Sexual Abuse.  We regret that so many women of Fox News have had to endure Sexual Misconduct s the result of working for Fox News.  We pledge to do better going forward.   

Of Course, looking back on it We probably should have paid the Dominion Company up front, and avoided looking like fools when our Fox News On Air Talent like Tucker Carlson, Laura Ingraham and Sean Hannity's E Mail's and texts were released to Dominion and to the world.  Clearly their Texts and E Mails and the Texts and E Mails of other Fox News On Air Personalities have shown very clearly that Donald Trump was despised by these people despite the fact that they kissed his ass on air frequently even though they knew he was lying to them constantly.  We also apologize for the fact that Tucker Carlson is not only one of America's favorite On Air TV Personalities but we also regret that he is also one of Russia's favorite On Air Personalities and a genuine favorite Russian Asset for Vladimir Putin.  We now realize that he is a traitor but his Ratings on Fox News were so high that he thought we can't fire him.  As of now we are proud to say that Tucker Carlson was wrong.  He has cost our network too much money and credibility and is now permanently gone from Fox News.    

Finally, we think that it is time for us to apologize for our continuing Coverage of gun violence in America.  We think that it is about time for us to show the NRA the door and begin to discourage people like the 84 year old guy who shot a black kid because the kid came to his door and scared him.  The old guy's grandson told News people that his Grandfather watched our channels constantly.  We applaud his support for us but we wish he didn't shoot anybody.

From this day forward, we at Fox News are requesting that all of our viewers put your guns down and hand them over to the police in your area.  We especially wish our viewers stop buying AR 15 rifles and stop buying ammunition for them.

We also wish to promise our viewers that we have learned our lesson and will be more responsible in the future.  That is when and if our vast array of uninformed MAGA Republicans, Traitors and Old People continue to watch our Programs and buy our advertised products.  Unfortunately, if our viewers turn away from Fox and go to other Right Wing Propaganda Stations like One America News and Newsmax all bets are off and we are back on the Trump Train heading for 2024.

Thank you all for Reading or Listening to our Unauthorized Fox Apology.

Sincerely Yours

Jerry Gallagher

No Shame In Nashville - At least Not For Republican Legislators

Saturday, April 8th, 2023

My Dear America:

I know that there are no Republicans looking for any Political Advice from me at this point in time, or at any point in time, for that matter.

But, regardless of that I am still going to give Republicans some free and I believe worthwhile advice that I hope they might freely use to improve their Political Future.

First of all, Dump Donald Trump and scrub every trace of his miserable Corrupt ass from your Party.  Trump has turned your Republican Party into  something that is unrecognizable compared to the Old and Highly Respected Republican Party of Yesteryear.  Maybe Republicans cannot see it as clearly as Democrats can but what is clear after over Six Years of Trump's massive corrupting influence over the Republican Party is that he and his MAGA Cohorts have commandeered your party and turned it into something akin to the Nazi Party that corrupted Germany and caused the Second World War and the Holocaust.

Secondly, Dump Ron Desantis, who is simply a Trump Clone who has tried and in some cases succeeded to be more extreme and destructive than his Mara Lago Mentor and 2024 Presidential Rival and since he still has some power in the State of Florida he continues to pull your party down a shameful path.

Thirdly,  Dump Maga Morons like Kevin McCarthy, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Lauren Boebert, Matt Gaetz, Paul Gosar and others who believe that the best things that they can do is follow Donald Trump to the Gates Of Hell and back.  These dumbasses, some of whom follow stupid Qanon  conspiracy Theories, need to be exorcised from your party like the demons thtat they are.

Fourthly,  Turn off your Fox News, Newsmax and OAN and start listening to Truthful News like MSNBC and CNN rather than LNN, Liars Network News.

In my opinion Republicans taking these simple steps that I just outlined could and would improve the future of the Republican Party significantly.

Now why would I really want to improve the prospects of the Republican Party.

Well, the truth is that I don't really want to see the Republican Party improve too significantly.  

Quite frankly, I am fairly certain that a Party that supports Fascists like Donald Trump, Ron Desantis and Tucker Carlson is too far gone down the rabbit hole to return to Reality and Democratic Values any time soon.

But the truth also is that America is a country that has developed and has been sustained by a Two Party System and to survive as a Democracy both of those two parties need to be both Strong and  Sane.  And right now only one of the major parties is Strong and Sane.  That party is the Democratic Party.

Republicans have clearly lost their minds over Donald Trump.  That was obvious long before this week's indictment of him for 34 Counts of Fraud by the New York City District Attorney, Alvin Bragg.  But now, everyone can see that Trump's disrespect and denigration of DA Bragg and the Judge in his case and the Judges family as well as Trump's constant threatening of Death and Destruction on Trump's Truth Social is way over the line of respectability and sanity.

What is truly disturbing to me is the fact that instead of Republicans recognizing how awful and disgusting Trump's attitude and behavior continues to be it seems as though many high profile Republicans don't seem to be angry at Trump.  They are instead angry and threatening toward the New York DA and Judge in the case.

The Republican madness is almost understandable when we see the attention paid by the news media to Trump's indictment.  Some news organizations followed Trump's procession from Mara Lago to the Airport, filming his takeoff in Florida and his landing in New York and the vehicle caravan from LaGuardia to Trump Tower.  In the few times and few minutes I was been able to stand the Indictment and Aftermath coverage on Fox, OAN and Newsmax I realized quickly what a different world those viewers were living in.  There was no discussion of Trump's Lies and deceptions.  He was a Genuine Hero on the Liars Networks. Incredible, absolutely incredible.

One of the worst things that Donald Trump has done to the Republican Party, I believe is his convincing the party members that they should be like him.  Never apologize.  Never admit weakness and, of course, never admit defeat. Never admit to being a "Loser."  Certainly in Trump's estimation Republicans should be like him and never be ashamed, or at least never admit to being ashamed of anything that they have done.

Certainly Trump's indictment coverage dominated the news this week even though there were major stories around the world that were far more consequential to the world than Trump's indictment.  

The war between Ukraine and their Russian Invaders continued.

There were Crowds of Jewish protestors fighting to keep their Prime Minister, Trump's Buddy Benjamin Netanyahu from destroying their Democracy by taking power away from their Supreme Court, who just happen to be investigating charges against Netanyahu.

There were crowds of Frenchmen protesting an increase in the retirement age in France.  

China was angry that Kevin McCarthy was meeting with the President of Taiwan at the Reagan Library in California.

There was plenty to be concerned about in the world and then there was the situation in Nashville that exploded out of the blue and suddenly focused attention on some of the nasty things happening in American Legislatures, much of which has been under the radar for some time now.

Back in the late Fifties and Sixties when Rockabilly Artist, Johnny Cash started out recording in Memphis, Tennessee his incredible backup band was called "The Tennessee Three."

After this week, however, we have a new "Tennessee Three."  They are Two Black Justin's, Justin Jones-27 representing Nashville and Justin Pearson-28 representing Memphis, as well as a White Gloria, Gloria Johnson-60-A retired Teacher and a survivor of a Knoxville School shooting in which one person was killed.

When a well attended group of mainly young students showed up at the Tennessee State House to demand the passage of Gun reform laws after a school shooting in Nashville that killed three children and three adults "The Tennessee Three" showed support for the young protestors and demanded that they might be heard by their colleagues in the Tennessee House of Representatives.  The House, which was dominated by Republicans, reacted quickly and viciously by voting to expel the two Black Justin's although they didn't expel White Gloria.  

Both Justin's have shown in their reactions to being thrown out of the Tennessee Legislature an incredible amount of restraint, courage, optimism and clearly some incredible oratorical skills that reminded me of Barack Obama.  Former President Obama and President Biden have already weighed in on the situation and Biden sent Vice President Harris to Nashville to meet with the now former legislators and their supporters.

Clearly this situation smacks of Racism, Republican unwillingness to do anything about gun violence and possibly some collusion between State Gun Manufacturers and Republican Legislators.

One thing is for sure.  This situation is not over.  Tennessee has had a lot to answer for previous to this. It was the state where the Ku Klux Klan was born.  It was a state where Civil Rights Struggles have been difficult and important.  It is also a state where a Republican State Legislator can make a statement about how it might be a good thing to bring back Lynching in the state.  That Legislator, however, continues to keep his seat while the Two Justin's are expelled for insisting that the Legislature needs to consider doing something about gun reform.

What I have seen in watching film of the Two Justin's speaking to the Legislature on their own behalf is that these two individuals are committed to gun reform and are two of the most articulate individuals that I have seen involved in Politics for a long time.  Whether or not they return to their elected posts in the Tennessee Legislature they are shining examples of why Republican Legislators are and should be panicked.

The Racists and the Fascists who are now running the show in Nashville, Washington and elsewhere can see the writing on the wall.  They refuse to pay attention to the lessons that they should have learned during recent elections.

The Democrats are on their way to the Future.  The Young, The Women, The Blacks and those people who have sincere compassion for other people are on their way.

So I say to Republicans.  Enjoy your power while you have it because a new day is dawning and you and your insane, ruthless and lying candidates are headed for the dustheap of history.

The Tennessee Three are only some of those New Democratic challengers who you will regret trying to shaft.

Sincerely Yours

Jerry Gallagher      

 

A Year Of Living Bravely In Ukraine

 Friday, March 17th, 2023

My Dear America:

Recently we Celebrated (If You Can Call it that) the First Anniversary of The War In Ukraine.  Well, it wasn't really a war.  It was an Illegal, an Immoral and a Reckless and Ruthless Invasion of Ukraine by it's Neighboring Country and a Country which many Ukrainians thought of as a Brotherly Country where many Neighbors, friends and Relatives lived.  That Formerly Brotherly Country was Russia.  

There were and probably still are many Ukrainians who speak Russian and always felt connected to Russia.  Not so much anymore.  Most of those Russian oriented Ukrainians have either gone to Russia or have been killed or entered the war on one side or another.

Remembering back to before the war started I recall thinking that Joe Biden was not thinking clearly when he was constantly sounding the alarm bell about the impending invasion of Ukraine by Russia.  Even though Russia was massing troops on the Ukraine border regions Vladimir Putin kept claiming that Russia was simply practicing War Games.  

At the time I was dumb enough to think that Putin's flimsy excuse was true.  Why in the hell would Russia be foolish enough to start an all out war with Ukraine.  It didn't make any sense to me and from what I recall it didn't make any sense to Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelensky. I clearly remember Zelensky requesting President Biden to tone down the Rhetoric about Putin's impending invasion.  That request stopped, however, when the Russian Forces crossed the border into Ukraine and the War Games were no longer games anymore.

As we now know, however, Joe Biden was right to be extremely concerned about Russian Forces massed on the border of Ukraine invading Ukraine.  Putin's reckless border crossing was certainly meant to be a Blitzkrieg Invasion utilizing Russian forces to quickly dominate and subdue any meager armed forces that Ukraine could put together.  Putin's cruel plan was certainly also meant to kill Zelensky, The Ukrainian President and defeat Ukrainian Forces on the battlefield quickly and completely before The United States or other European or NATO Forces could interfere with Putin's deadly plan.

Putin's Invasion of Ukraine didn't quite work out the way he planned, however.

Donald Trump's toying around with Ukrainian Politics and Security through trying to jerk Ukrainian President Zelensky around had also not turned out quite like Trump and Putin planned.  What Trump tried to pull off in Ukraine came back to bite Trump and his Puppet Lawyer, Rudy Giuliani in the ass and resulted in Trump's First Impeachment and in the end his loss in the 2020 Election.

It is my strong belief that Vladimir Putin had counted on Trump being Re Elected in 2020 and It is also my strong belief that if Trump had been elected in 2020 that Donald Trump would not have supported Zelensky and the Ukrainians when the Russian's invaded Ukraine but would instead have supported Putin and Russia.

Be that as it may, Donald Trump was not Re Elected.  Joe Biden was elected and unlike Trump who had tried hard to weaken NATO when he was in office Joe Biden tried hard to shore up NATO as a whole before the Russian Invasion of Ukraine and as a result NATO was united in the Condemnation of the Russian Invasion and in the continuing assistance of all kinds to bolster Ukraine's Democratic Government and Armed Forces.

Now, here we are a year later and Putin's planned quick takeover of Ukraine never happened.  President Zelensky of Ukraine and the Armed Forces of Ukraine have shown Vladimir Putin and the world just what Bravery and Determination look like as they have resisted Russian efforts to defeat their country and in so doing have resisted their Democracy from being taken from them by Vladimir Putin and the Russians.

It is doubtful that all Russians support the War in Ukraine, which Vladimir Putin insists needs to be called "A Special Military Operation".  You can go to jail in Russia by calling it a "War".

But regardless of what you call the Invasion of Ukraine it is a Tragedy of Epic Proportions.

Although Republicans these days seem to be quick to denigrate things as "Woke" It seems to me as though what has happened in the Democracy of Ukraine is something that genuinely "Woke" up the world and especially Countries in Europe to what Vladimir Putin and Russia was capable of.

Although Putin's forces had some initial successes in the Invasion of Ukraine and are still  incredibly dangerous and threatening to Ukraine, once the Ukrainians realized that they had no choice but to fight back against the Russian Forces they have done so and done so bravely throughout their fight for Freedom and Democracy.

Certainly Putin who undoubtedly figured Ukrainian President Zelensky to be a lightweight who would either run away in fear from Ukraine or could be killed quickly when the Russians took Kyiv now knows better.  Zelensky made it clear from the beginning of the Invasion that he was not going anywhere.  He was staying in Kyiv where he has become a Brave Wartime President who has become an inspiration to not only his country but to all the world.

Despite the continuing destruction of the country of Ukraine by Russian bombing The people of Ukraine and the Citizen Army of Ukraine have shown outstanding courage and determination to hold onto their country and their Freedom and Democracy.

As we in America and elsewhere in the world where there is no daily bombing to frighten us look at the daily destruction of the buildings and the lives of Ukrainian Citizens it should shock us to see that people like Tucker Carlson and Marjorie Taylor Green and other MAGA Republicans are trying to stop President Biden from continuing to assist Ukraine to continue to fight for it's right to be free.

What is clear to me is that those MAGA morons who are not supporting Ukraine and like Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis are OK with Putin are either not caring or not recognizing that those Freedom Fighters in Ukraine are not only fighting for themselves on the Front lines of Freedom in Ukraine.  They are also fighting for us against the kind of Brutal Fascism that Putin represents.  These are the same stupid fools who constantly rail about the evils of Communism while they seem to be alright with Russian Communists taking over the Democracy of Ukraine.

The Republican Party used to be the party of Anti Communists.  Clearly that party is gone now but should not be forgotten.  President Biden knows full well that we need to help Ukraine to defend it's Democracy.  We should keep in mind that as Republicans back in the day used to say "We need to fight them over there so we don't have to to fight them over here."

Clearly, investing in Ukraine is certainly an investment in Democracy and in the future of the United States Of America.  So far, Ukrainians are, for the most part, those who are doing the fighting and dying in Ukraine.

It is time to recognize that Ukraine deserves to belong not only to the European Union but also to NATO.  

It is unfair and unnecessary that Ukraine bears the full brunt of Russia's Cruel and unfair war against it's Democratic Neighbor.  We need to continue to support Ukraine's efforts to protect its Borders and its Democracy.  It is Certainly in our interest to do so.

Sincerely Yours

Jerry Gallagher       

 

Why Shouldn't Joe Biden Run For A Second Term

March 2nd, 2023 

My Dear America:

Jill Biden in recent interviews has let the cat out of the bag.  

She has revealed that her husband, Joe Biden feels that he has a lot more to do and she is fully backing his decision to run for another term.  She said that it is only a matter of when and where Joe will make his formal announcement.

Well, actually the cat has been out of the bag for a fairly long time now.  

Joe Biden has been asked over and over whether he was going to run again for a second term and he has never answered that he was not going to run.  

In fact, President Biden has almost always answered in the affirmative stating that he was seriously thinking about running but was not willing to state that he was certain to run.  He usually stated that he would reveal whether he is running when he feels the time is right.  

There is certainly a lot of time left for President Biden to make his decision known regarding whether or not he is going to run again for the Presidency.  

While Donald Trump and Nikki Haley have already announced their intentions to enter the 2024 Republican Presidential Primary they have nothing to lose by doing so.  Trump is trying to stay one step ahead of the Jailhouse by throwing his dirty hat in the ring and Nikki Haley may be trying to position herself as Trump's Vice Presidential Nominee since there is not a snowballs chance in Hell that Trump's former VP, Mike Pence will get the nod again.

The truth is that if Joe Biden decides to run again there is not much of a chance that he will face any serious Democratic Challengers. 

As we have seen in the 2020 Primary Election the Democratic Party is loaded with talented Democrats who could certainly be serious Presidential Prospects if Biden chooses not to run.  Those Democrats like Pete Buttigieg and Kamala Harris are now closely aligned  members of  Biden's "Team of Rivals".   Bernie Sanders has already indicated that he expects Biden to run again and that if Biden does run for a second term Bernie will not run.  I think that it is unlikely for any of the Democrats who ran against Biden in the 2020 Primary will challenge him in 2024 if Biden does choose to run in 2024

Unlike the Democratic Party, The Republican Party is loaded with Losers and Lunatics, many of whom lost not only their Primary Elections to Trump but lost their souls, as well, during the past several years.  That is not to say that these damaged goods candidates can't win a primary or a general election.  The American Electorate is so skewed and screwed up at this point that in 2024 anything can happen and if the last decade is any barometer, who knows what in the hell is going to happen in the Republican Party in 2024.

But the Republican Back Bench is a bunch of desperate Wackos who seem to be more aligned with Vladimir Putin and his Toady, Tucker Carlson than they are with any Democrats.  Marco Rubio, Ted Cruz, Kevin McCarthy are all sad excuses for Politicians.  They are gutless individuals who, after Trump had mopped the floor with them, sat back and watched their party deteriorate as they became cheerleaders for Donald Trump's insane and reckless lies.

Why the hell shouldn't Joe Biden run for a Second term?

Oh MY God He is Eighty Years Old.

Yes he is Eighty Years Old but as we have learned over the years he has been our President he is a Spry, Talented and Accomplished President at 80.  

Would he have done any better job as President if he was 40 years old.

Maybe.

Maybe not.  Who knows.

But President Biden's age has not hampered him from turning the Republicans into cheerleaders for Social Security and Medicare during the recent State of the Union Speech.

It has not kept him from riding a train (Something he loves doing and is very practiced at) from Poland to Kyiv, Ukraine and dashing around the city with a much younger Volodymyr Zelensky and keeping the NATO Coalition together in order to assist Ukraine to defend itself from the Russian Killers who have illegally invaded their country.

It has not kept him from signing astonishingly progressive and far reaching legislation that will be improving matters in every way in every state in the union for many decades to come.

I ask you Who the hell could do a better job than this 80 year old man?

If he stays healthy, which I am convinced he will, Nobody else can do a better job at this time than the man who has been doing a Great Job since the day he became President of the United States. 

Yes, Indeed, Joe Biden will be running for President in 2024, If We Are Lucky Enough to have him.  

And if we are really lucky he will be leading our country for another Four Years.

Sincerely Yours

Jerry Gallagher