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Category: Donald Trump Presidency
Articles that are about or inspired by antics and misdeeds of Donald J. Trump.
The stage is set for a cultural event
If the moment is like the trying times of 1964 or 1980, a very influential cultural event could be in the cards for America… And the U.S. could use one.
America in crisis lacks involved leadership
Past US Presidents involved themselves personally during ane after times of hardship and disaster, which influ3nd3e their leadership. Donald Trump does not.
The day when someone is lead to laughing over government officials being held accountable
I saw this headline and part of me thought, bravo. Those who oversaw an arm of local government in the Tampa Bay area were shrewd and did not allow the person in leadership to be a Maverik and do whatever the hell they wanted at a cost to the arm of government they oversee. I…
This summarizes society’s opinion of the 45th President
You may dismiss boos and catcalls like this, it doesn’t change their weight against the figure to whom they are aimed.
Simply put: This is worse than Watergate
I was going to do a long write-up tied to what’s going on with Donald J. Trump and the Ukraine scandal (that coincides the Russian collusion, tax evasion, sex trafficking, etc, etc, etc_ that underlines the proverb that power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Instead of a writeup toward Trump’s treasonous antics (and his…
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal and endowed by their creator with certain inalienable rights such as life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. From the Declaration of Independence, Tendered on July 4, 1776, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 243 years later, I ask we stop justifying countering of the…
How America of the moment is ruining America of song and principle
Where is Neil Diamond, and what are his thoughts on how American policy at current seems to contradict hi 1981 song devoted to the nation?
When life immitates art and the 45th President of the United States
Donald Trump is coming off far too much like Veruca Salt and Salt’s send-off song is all too fitting.
Alex Ovechkin, Vladimir Putin, and the mired line of sports and politics
#8 being a fan of the Russian President raises questions (and blurs the politics/sports divide more than protesting players.
Like all history, this “Revolution” remains relevant
The world has changed quite a bit in 50 years but a song has regained immense relevance. It’s a song that societies around the world and pop culture has found relevance time and time again during its existence. Sometimes it’s just figuratively relevant while other times it’s very much directly relevant. In the United States…
I fear Donald Trump’s reaction to the United Nation’s laughter
The laughter by those attending the U.N. speech was fitting and appropriate. The geopolitical knee-jerk response by Donald Trump likely won’t be.
Protest and socity disgust Donald Trump
In recent days I’ve been rowing more wary of general society with thanks to some of the content and crimes being highlighted by a local television station website. That’s not faulting ABC 28 Action News, that’s faulting society and how we — the American people, humans in general – are animals. Donald Trump doesn’t think…
The relevancy of Ben Stein’s boring teachings in “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off”
Tariffs are on the scene in many ways and that is being discussed in many places — factual reports and opinion pieces and such. The world is affected, United States product costs are affected. Farming is affected. The Trump administration continues the plan, with the remedy being everything will be internally produced… or so it…
When fiction becomes (attempted) reality
Space Force. Space Force? Why? Is that a progressive attempt by an administration whose actions and deeds are too commonly regressive in ethical, moral, and social standards? No, no… It’s a distraction. Nothing more. There is a progressive argument for something like this, but the idea of taking warfare off the planet simply amounts to…
An NHL element mixes in with the story of lawyer Michael Cohen
It seems fitting that a sports element has mixed into the story of Donald Trump’s personal lawyer Michael Cohen and his alleged ties to the Russian mafia in the New York area. They’re public figures with ample money that can become targets. Rolling Stone magazine has an extensive piece on Cohen, giving more insight on…
The ode to The Great American Stupid
There are many indie bands out there that never went anywhere, such as Desk. You’ve never heard of Desk (unless you got to this blog post by directly searching for the band, in which case I say “Hi!” ☺) and shouldn’t have at this point – the group called it quits a few months after…
A pretentious request for a dark title for the President
A little request aimed toward the media and: Can we show the Dotard in Covfefe a little respect and instead of using James Comey’s “mob boss” description, call the man a “would-be Mafia Don” instead? I mean, he — Donald Trump — is the president. I guess being a bit pretentious would be beneficial if…
Checks and balances and the lack there of; an open letter to Congressman Gus Bilirakis
To tthe Honorable Representative Gus Bilirakis, It’s too easy for words posed toward one’s own elected congressional representative to be brushed off or outright dismissed with no true response or acknowledgment. This writer has experienced that too many times over the years, if not from your office then from that of Florida’s elected Senators. This…
The idea of politics and the NHL cross paths
Russia. Collusion. Obstruction of justice. “Act of War”. You can’t dismiss this stuff and it’s still coming to fruition through Special Counsel Robert Mueller as well as House Intelligence committee hearings and such. Perhaps you look past this or perhaps you turn away from politics in general; there are other things in this world worth…
Political motivation by way of Miister Ferris Bueller?
Is Donald J. Trump operating with Ferris Bueller in mind? I hate the comparison — it sullies the film — but one scene inspired the question.
In response to inaction, an open comment toward Rep. Gus Bilirakis
In light of recent events from 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, Martin Luther King Jr. Day took on a weight even if the (alleged) remarks of Donald Trump were geared at people of color outside the United States. There’s been mixed response and inaction by members of the Legislative Branch toward the slurs or attitude of the…
`The Land of Opportunity’ stands against itself and the world
I don’t know what’s more disgusting: The Dotard in Covfefe, Donald J. Trump’s “shithole country” triad in the Oval Office of the White House in front of and with a multitude of others (…or we wouldn’t know about this), or those defending the statement in an ignorant response: “If it wasn’t a shithole nation, then…
End the attention; block Donald Trump on Twitter
To block @realDonaldTrump on Twitter is a means for the public ro show Donald Trump that his conduct is not acceptable.
Thoughts on the civil protests by sports and entertainment figures
Some see it as just a cry for attention. Others see it as a defilement of a national symbol and the country itself. Some don’t have the curiosity of what had led to many NFL players (and other athletes in other sports leagues, later musicians and entertainers) to take a knee during the US National…
Finding entertainment from a politically-inexperienced president
A man with no political experience finds his way into the Oval Office and becomes President of the United States of America. He’s got to learn more than just the day-to-day job at the office, which is vastly different from the day-to-day world which he’s used to. Yeah, that sounds awfully familiar and vastly understated…
National security violated, and that’s not a partisan issue
Can we stop playing games here and address an ultra serious situation in the United States of America at the moment? The national security of the nation has been compromised. Investigation and action are necessary to deal with the issue and that breach involves the acting President of the United States. That’s a factoid, period….
The alternative to “Russiagate”
A couple of months ago, I had written a post here complaining about how “-gate” was an overused scandal term. “Russiagate” just ties Donald Trump to Richard Nixon, while the two presidencies were mired by dissimilar corruption. Here’s the alternative to -gate that is appropriate here: сговор. It’s the Russian word for “collusion”. Trump сговор would be the appropriate…
I’ve drawn a political conclusion by way of the Piano Man
I’ve come to a conclusion: The waitress practicing politics while the businessmen slowly get stoned would be a more politically affluent and effective President of the United States than Donald J. Trump. Your move, Billy Joel. — John Fontana, April 30, 2017
Sounding protest of under-exposure of a high-level protest song
If you haven’t heard, Bruce Springsteen has partnered with an old chum and his group to protest President Donald J. Trump by way of a song. If you haven’t noticed, protests are becoming a mainstay and for the entertainment industry to show issue with Trump was to be expected. There’s a failure here though. Not in…
Right-versus-wrong and the ongoing gaffe of the Presidency of Donald Trump
I was not a fan of the last Republican president, George Walker Bush. There are plenty of posts in the history of this web site that show it. Partisanship and ideology were the key areas that divided me from the president known as Dubya. Partisanship seems to be the basis for defense of the current…
A scandal for sure, but I’m tired of the “-gate”
There’s another scandal – a long living one at that – taking placing Washington D.C. at the moment. While ties between Russia and the Donald J. Trump campaign/presidency are bubbling to the surface (with the what, why and how never to be clear if the mess continues as-is), the albatross that has this writer tapping…
Regarding “Fake News”
When you’re president of the United States of America, you’re exposed to loads of data. Most presidents are exposed to private data that the public never knows (intelligence briefings, security stuff). And the world roasts and laughs at stuff known as “fake news” – satire, humor – that comes out that traditionally mocks the administration,…