MERRY CHRISTMAS!

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKT1yU033C0&list=RDCKT1yU033C0&start_radio=1

 

A very Merry Christmas

and a Happy New Year.

Let's hope it's a good one,

without any Trump!

THE CAT IN THE HAT IDENTIFIES A RAT

 

MISSING THE CAPITOL STEPS

 

I am sorry that the Capitol Steps is no longer with us.   

The Capitol Steps was a comedy group originally created by congressional staffers that “put the MOCK in democracy” from 1981 to 2020.  I saw several of their performances on Theatre Row in NYC and in their home base in Washington DC. 

They were known for Weird Al-ish (for those of my generation Allan Sherman-ish) political song parodies.  Who could forget “How Do You Solve A Problem Like Korea” and “Condoleezza” (“Condoleezza, Condoleezza father named me.”).

Their performances also included a “spoonerism” bit – a monologue given in a kind of pig latin where corresponding consonants and vowels are switched between two words of a phrase.  I remember one that discussed Bill Clinton, “a gorney huy” (huy pronounced “high”).

I would love to hear their take on the second Trump Administration.  There could be “Maaaaaaaaaaar-a-Lago” to the tune of “Oklahoma” (“Maaaaaaaaaaar-a-Lago, where the rich go to kiss Trump’s arse and ring.”).  Think what they could have done with the Knickerbocker’s “Lies”, “The Fool on the Hill”, and Simon and Garfunkel’s “The Boxer” (“Lie lie lie.  Lie lie lie lie lie lie lie.”).

TAFN

VOTE!

 

The greatest threat facing America and American democracy is today’s Trump-embracing and Religious Right controlled Republican Party.

It is truly vital for the future of America that you vote against EVERY Republican candidate in EVERY election on EVERY level today!

BE AFRAID. BE VERY AFRAID!

 

It is time to be afraid – be very afraid.

I will continue to say this.  The greatest threat facing America and American freedoms, democracy, and values is convicted felon and indicted traitor Donald “the Man Who Would Be King” Trump and today’s racist and repressive Trump-embracing and Religious Right controlled Republican Party. 

EVERY true conservative and traditional Republican MUST forget political philosophy or Party support.  Today’s political situation is NOT about liberal vs conservative policy.  

EVERY intelligent and patriotic American - Democrat, Republican, or Independent - MUST publicly, vocally, and aggressively oppose and denounce Trump and his every action.

EVERY intelligent and patriotic American - Democrat, Republican, or Independent - MUST vote to defeat EVERY Republican candidate in EVERY election at EVERY level from now through 2028.  The Democrats MUST take control of Congress and state legislatures if democracy is to survive.

America, and the world, will not be safe until we get rid of Trump and his deplorable and despicable Administration.      

TAFN

TODAY’S CHRISTIANITY AIN’T CHRISTIAN

I am a “senior citizen”.  I was born a Protestant Christian – a “northern” Methodist.  My parents were heavily involved in the social and religious life and in the administration of our local church. 

Growing up I regularly attended my church’s Sunday School and ecumenical week-day and summer “Bible School” and as a teen-ager my church’s youth group and Methodist summer conference/camp, where I was taught the true teachings of Christ and Christianity – love they neighbor, accept the different, do unto others, feed the hungry, heal the sick, help the needy, and welcome the stranger.

As a teen-ager and young adult my Protestant Christian upbringing led me to be involved in local and national politics and community and national social action, in ecumenical and secular organizations, to promote the previously identified true teachings of Christ and Christianity - but certainly not to advocate the legislation of the individual “rules and restrictions” of Protestant Christianity.

As an adult I was, and am, truly “lapsed” and a bit more of an agnostic than a full atheist – but I have always acknowledged and appreciated the positive effect my Christian upbringing had on shaping the person I am today.

What has become the more public and vocal Christianity of today – the Christianity of the so-called “evangelicals” of the Religious Right that have taken control of the Republican Party – bears absolutely no resemblance to the Christianity I was brought up in.  The policies of today's "Christianity" are directly contrary to the true teachings of Christ and Christianity I learned in my childhood religious education.

Today’s Christianity truly ain’t Christian anymore.

TAFN

AN AMERICAN NIGHTMARE - A TRUE STORY

 

Once upon a time the absolute worst choice for President possible, an incompetent and totally self-absorbed moron, ran against a competent and qualified woman.

The worst choice was so bad a person that even though the woman was irrationally disliked, and America will not vote for a woman for President, she actually won the election by about 3 million votes.  Unfortunately, the wicked archaic and outdated Electoral College put the absolute worst choice possible in the White House.

Four years later the absolute worst choice possible ran for re-election against a man and lost by about 8 Million votes.  The new President attempted to undo the damage done during the absolute worst choice possible’s Administration and began to turn the country around economically.

Another four years later, now a convicted felon who had been determined by a court to be a rapist and had been indicted by the Department of Justice twice for treasonous acts, the still absolute worst choice for President ran against another competent and qualified woman and, because America will not vote for a woman for President, won the election.

Once in office the absolute worst possible choice for President possible began a campaign to turn the democracy that was America into a fascist country and give himself ultimate power as its king.

The End

I BELIEVE

 

* I believe in the strict separation of church and state.  The individual beliefs of a specific religion, sect, or denomination should never be legislated.

* I believe that extreme fundamentalist Christianity is as much, if not more, of a threat to America than extreme fundamentalist Islam.

* I believe the 2^nd Amendment is outdated and obsolete in today’s world.  To quote conservative Supreme Court Justice Warren Burger – “The real purpose of the Second Amendment was to ensure that state armies – the militia – would be maintained for the defense of the state.  The very language of the Second Amendment refutes any argument that it was intended to guarantee every citizen an unfettered right to any kind of weapon he or she desires.”

* I believe there is no legitimate reason for any individual to own any firearm other than a “traditional” pistol or “traditional” rifle for personal protection, hunting, or target shooting.  There should be a ban on individual ownership of assault weapons and attachments to turn a traditional gun into an assault weapon.

* I believe ownership of a firearm must be treated under the law in the same manner we treat automobiles and driving –

+ All gun owners must have a valid license, which must be renewed each year, and initially issued only after a comprehensive background check.
+The minimum age for owning a gun should be 18.
+To get a license a person must pass a written test and a “practical” test.
+ Gun owners must maintain insurance similar to automobile insurance.
+Every gun must be titled and tagged at the point of purchase and registered in a national data base.

* I believe there should be no federal or state death penalty – but only because, since our justice system is not perfect, an innocent person may be convicted.  Instead, there should be discretionary, and perhaps mandatory in some situations, life imprisonment without any chance of parole.

* I believe that homosexuality is an “accident of birth” and not a “learned” or “chosen” behavior.  Homosexuals should be treated the same as heterosexuals under the law.  If a heterosexual couple is allowed to marry, adopt children, etc. so should a homosexual couple.

* I believe a convicted felon should not be allowed to run for President.  Nor should a person who has been federally indicted for treasonous acts (i.e. inciting an insurrection or stealing classified documents).

* I believe all candidates for President and Vice President must make public at least 5 years of tax returns.

* I believe the Electoral College should be abolished.  The election of a President should be based solely on the popular vote.

* I believe all elected Presidents, Vice Presidents, and Congresspersons must totally divest themselves of all investment holdings before taking office.  You can be a President, Vice President, or Congressperson OR be a businessman or businesswoman – but not both at the same time.  The proceeds should be placed in a blind trust.  The trustees must be unknown to the office holder and the investments of the trust should be limited to Treasury obligations, municipal bonds, and stock market index mutual funds.

* I believe no person, including the President, is above the law.  The President should not have any immunity from prosecution for criminal acts committed either while in or out of office. 

* I believe the power of the President should be limited, and that all actions of a President must be subject to review and reversal by Congress and the courts.

* I believe the greatest enemy of and threat to America, Americans, American freedoms and democracy, and true American values is Trump and today’s Republican Party.

* I believe Donald “The Man Who Would Be King” Trump is a totally worthless piece of excrement, completely devoid of intelligence, integrity, honor, humanity, sympathy, and empathy, who does not possess a single redeeming positive human quality or value, and who has never performed a single totally unselfish act in his entire adult life. 

* I believe Trump does not care one ounce about anyone or anything but himself.

* I do not believe a single word Trump says about anything.

* I believe that in the history of the United States no one single individual has done more damage to America, the American people, American freedom and democracy, and true American values than Trump.

* I believe America will not be safe until Trump is removed from office by any legal means possible.

* I believe Trump should be held accountable in federal and state courts, and appropriately punished, for his multitude of crimes.

TAFN

TODAY'S REPUBLICAN PARTY

 

The Religious Right MAGA-Morons that control today’s Republican Party are not “traditional” Republicans.  Today’s Republican Party has totally abandoned all traditional Republican and true Conservative beliefs and policies.
 
The Republican Party no longer believes in –
 
· individual freedom and human dignity
· limited government involvement in the life of the citizen
· the rule of law
· the separation of powers
· fiscal responsibility
· open markets
 
The platform of today’s Republican Party is not based on legitimate political philosophy and values but on ignorance, racism, bigotry, and fascism.  It does not want a government based on freedom, equality, and the Constitution - it wants one based on racist and repressive distortions of protestant Christian doctrine.
 
Today’s Republican Party wants the government to legislate what you can read, what you can think, who you can love, how you can act, and what public schools can and cannot teach.  It supports banning books, censoring history, and suppressing the teaching of anything that does not strictly conform to extreme fundamentalist white Christian nationalist propaganda.
 
The 1954 Republican Party platform included the following policies -
 
· Provide federal assistance to low-income communities
· Protect Social Security
· Provide asylum for refugees
· Extend minimum wage
· Improve unemployment benefit system so it covers more people
· Strengthen labor laws so workers can more easily join a union
· Assure equal pay for equal work regardless of sex
 
And the 1952 Republican Party platform stated -
 
“We hold that government, and those entrusted with government, should set a high example of honesty, of justice, and unselfish devotion to the public good; that they should labor to maintain tranquility at home and peace and friendship with all the nations of the earth.”
 
Today’s Republican Party puts the personal wants and desires of a totally self-absorbed corrupt, ignorant, and incompetent demagogue, convicted felon and indicted traitor Donald “the man who would be king” Trump, above our country, the Constitution, and federal and state law.
 
It is clear the greatest threat to American freedoms and democracy and true American values is today’s Republican Party.  If America is to survive it is vital that all intelligent and patriotic Americans vote against every Republican candidate in every election at every level.
 
TAFN

TRUMP SUPERLATIVES

DONALD J TRUMP IS -

· THE WORST PRESIDENT IN US HISTORY
· THE DUMBEST PRESIDENT IN US HISTORY
· THE MOST INCOMPETENT PRESIDENT IN US HISTORY
· THE MOST CORRUPT PRESIDENT IN US HISTORY
· THE MOST CROOKED PRESIDENT IN US HISTORY
· THE MOST HATED PRESIDENT IN US HISTORY
· THE MOST SELF-ABSORBED NATIONAL POLITICIAN IN US HISTORY

IN THE HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES NO ONE SINGLE INDIVIDUAL HAS DONE MORE HARM TO AMERICA, AMERICAN DEMOCRACY, TRUE AMERICAN VALUES, AND THE AMERICAN PEOPLE THAN DONALD J TRUMP.

TAFN

 

WHY IS TRUMP PRESIDENT?

 

It continues to amaze me how a truly ignorant and incompetent candidate, and a totally worthless piece of excrement, like Trump could end up, and remain, in the White House – twice.

But I do believe I have discovered why –

1) For some strange reason many America will not elect a woman President – regardless of how qualified she might be or, certainly in the case of Trump, how far superior she is to the male alternative.  For decades most other democratic nations throughout the world have had successful woman leaders – but not America.  I do believe if the Democratic candidate in 2016 and 2024 had been male he would have been elected.

2) Many, if not most, of Trump’s core cult of ignorant racists either never voted for President before or would vote for a racist fringe-party candidate.  Trump brought these voters into the Republican Party - and unfortunately the leadership of today’s Republican Party believe they cannot win without the votes of these ignorant racists and refuse to oppose and denounce Trump.

3) I very seriously believe that, due to his close association with Jeffrey Epstein, Trump has “dirt” on the various sexual “eccentricities” and perversions of many Republican officials and leaders and uses this to blackmail them into supporting him.

4) The continued existence of the outdated Electoral College – at least in 2016 when Trump actually lost the election by about 3 million votes.

5) And, sadly, there are too many racists and morons in America today.  

What do you think?

TAFN

A SAD DAY

 

How sad for America and the world that a totally worthless piece of garbage, a truly deplorable and despicable human being, a convicted felon and indicted traitor, completely devoid of intelligence, character, integrity, honor, humanity, sympathy, and empathy who does not possess a single redeeming positive human quality or value, who does not care one ounce about anyone or anything but himself and who has never performed a single totally unselfish act in his entire adult life will be sworn in as 47^th President of the United States today. 

For the next four years it will be very literally impossible to believe anything that is said by the President of the United States!

It is vital for the future of our freedoms and our democracy that every intelligent and patriotic American with a conscience aggressively oppose and denounce and fight to defeat every action attempted by Trump and today’s racist and repressive Religious Right controlled Republican Party, and going forward to defeat every Republican candidate for every office in every election at every level.

TAFN

2025

 

By embracing and supporting Trump as its 2024 Presidential candidate today’s Republican Party and its leadership and elected officials have proven beyond any doubt that it does not care one ounce about American freedoms and democracy, true American values, the Constitution, and the rule of law.

In the entirety of US history Trump is the absolute worst human being to hold the office of President, and the absolute worst choice for President, or any elected or appointed office of power.

In 2025 we must vocally and aggressively oppose and denounce Trump and today’s Republican Party and its racist and repressive plans and policies while continuing to call for holding Trump legally responsible for his multitude of state and federal crimes.

And we must work to defeat every Republican candidate for every election at every level.

TAFN

NEVER FORGET!

 

We must NEVER forget September 11, 2001 – an attack on America by foreign terrorists – and the first responders who sacrificed their lives and health responding to the attack.

AND

We must NEVER forget January 6, 2021 – an attack on America by domestic terrorists – and the Capital police who sacrificed their lives and health defending the Capital.

Although the 9/11 attack was more devastating, there is absolutely NO DIFFERENCE between these two attacks.

And we must NEVER forget it was Trump who instigated the January 6th attack!

THE BEGINNING OF THE END OF AMERICA AS WE KNOW IT!

Wednesday, November 6, 2024 is a truly sad day in the history of America and the world.  It may well be the beginning of the end of American freedoms and democracy.

A majority of Americans preferred a worthless crooked and corrupt, deplorable and despicable, delusional and demented, ignorant and incompetent totally self-absorbed demagogue and wannabe dictator over an intelligent, experienced and competent woman. 

I put a huge blame for this disaster on a media that treated Trump as a “normal” Republican candidate in its reporting and basically ignoring his criminal and treasonous history.

Trump is NOT a McCain, a Romney, a Dole, or a Bush.  Trump is a convicted felon, an indicted traitor who instigated an armed assault on the Capital and stole many boxes of top-secret documents for personal use and gain.  A jury determined Trump to be a rapist.  Studies have reported that Trump’s incompetence was responsible for at least 40% of COVID deaths during his tenure.    

While votes are still being counted in some states, it also appears today’s racist and repressive Republicans have gained a small majority in the Senate and maintained their small majority in the House.

Sadly, there are more morons, racists, and bigots in America than intelligent and patriotic individuals with a conscience.

There was absolutely no intelligent or acceptable reason for anyone to vote for Trump.  Every person who voted for Trump is a traitor to American democracy, the Constitution, and true American values.

The Republican campaign was truly deplorable and despicable.  The TV ads that bombarded my home state of Pennsylvania were full of lies and clearly pandered to the fear and hatred of Latin-American immigrants and transgenders.

In July 2026 instead of celebrating 250 years of American democracy we may be mourning its death.

We must not give up.  We must continue to vocally and aggressively oppose, denounce, and fight Trump and his dangerous agenda and today’s Republican Party, and call for aggressive prosecutions of Trump in federal court and a prompt and appropriate sentencing for Trump’s 34 felony convictions in New York.

THE TRUTH ABOUT TRUMP'S MENTAL CONDITION

 

A big mistake made by many Americans is to treat Donald Trump as a “normal” and “legitimate” politician – the same way one would treat any other major Party politician.  However, Trump is neither “normal” nor “legitimate”.

Those who say he is “not ideological” are correct.  He has no political philosophy, beliefs, or convictions, as a “normal” and “legitimate” politician would.  His one and only belief and conviction is “Trump is great and Trump is good”.

We must be constantly reminded why Donald J. Trump is the only elected President, who was truly mentally unfit to serve.

The main reason is the fact that he suffers acutely from a mental disability known as “Narcissistic Personality Disorder”.

According to the Mayo Clinic –

“Narcissistic personality disorder is a mental disorder in which people have an inflated sense of their own importance, a deep need for admiration and a lack of empathy for others. But behind this mask of ultra confidence lies a fragile self-esteem that is vulnerable to the slightest criticism.

A narcissistic personality disorder causes problems in many areas of life, such as relationships, work, school, or financial affairs. You may be generally unhappy and disappointed when you're not given the special favors or admiration you believe you deserve. Others may not enjoy being around you, and you may find your relationships unfulfilling.

Narcissistic personality disorder is one of several types of personality disorders. Personality disorders are conditions in which people have traits that cause them to feel and behave in socially distressing ways, limiting their ability to function in relationships and other areas of their life, such as work or school.

If you have narcissistic personality disorder, you may come across as conceited, boastful, or pretentious. You often monopolize conversations. You may belittle or look down on people you perceive as inferior. You may feel a sense of entitlement — and when you don't receive special treatment, you may become impatient or angry. You may insist on having "the best" of everything — for instance, the best car, athletic club or medical care.

At the same time, you have trouble handling anything that may be perceived as criticism. You may have secret feelings of insecurity, shame, vulnerability, and humiliation. To feel better, you may react with rage or contempt and try to belittle the other person to make yourself appear superior. Or you may feel depressed and moody because you fall short of perfection.

Many experts use the criteria in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5), published by the American Psychiatric Association, to diagnose mental conditions. This manual is also used by insurance companies to reimburse for treatment.

DSM-5 criteria for narcissistic personality disorder include these features:

•Having an exaggerated sense of self-importance

•Expecting to be recognized as superior even without achievements that warrant it

•Exaggerating your achievements and talents

•Being preoccupied with fantasies about success, power, brilliance, beauty or the perfect mate

•Believing that you are superior and can only be understood by or associate with equally special people

•Requiring constant admiration

•Having a sense of entitlement

•Expecting special favors and unquestioning compliance with your expectations

•Taking advantage of others to get what you want

•Having an inability or unwillingness to recognize the needs and feelings of others

•Being envious of others and believing others envy you

•Behaving in an arrogant or haughty manner

Although some features of narcissistic personality disorder may seem like having confidence, it's not the same. Narcissistic personality disorder crosses the border of healthy confidence into thinking so highly of yourself that you put yourself on a pedestal and value yourself more than you value others.”

This mental disorder makes Trump incapable of intelligent and rational action, and incapable of dealing with criticism and challenges like a mature adult.

Trump is also a sociopath.

Again, according to the Mayo Clinic -

“Antisocial personality disorder, sometimes called sociopathy, is a mental condition in which a person consistently shows no regard for right and wrong and ignores the rights and feelings of others. People with antisocial personality disorder tend to antagonize, manipulate or treat others harshly or with callous indifference. They show no guilt or remorse for their behavior.”

Among the symptoms of this disorder include -

• Persistent lying or deceit to exploit others.

• Being callous, cynical, and disrespectful of others.

• Arrogance, a sense of superiority and being extremely opinionated.

• Lack of empathy for others and lack of remorse about harming others.

• Failure to consider the negative consequences of behavior or learn from them.

And Trump suffers from the “Dunning-Kruger Effect” – a type of cognitive bias where people with little expertise or ability assume they have superior expertise or ability.  This overestimation occurs because they don’t have enough knowledge to know they don’t have enough knowledge.

So, basically, Trump is too dumb to realize he is dumb.

TAFN

YOU MIGHT BE A MORON

 

Remember “You Might Be A Redneck”?

Here is something new – You Might Be A Moron.

If you listen to FOX News for your news and information . . . you might be a moron.

If you think Haitian immigrants are grabbing and eating people’s pets . . . you might be a moron.

If you believe a word Trump says about anything . . . you might be a moron.

If you think Trump won the 2020 election . . . you might be a moron.

If you think Trump cares one ounce about anyone or anything but himself . . . you might be a moron.

If you support today’s Republican Party . . . you might be a moron.

Forget “might be” – you truly are a complete moron!

TAFN

PRESERVING AMERICAN DEMOCRACY

 

As I join my neighbors across the nation today in celebrating America, and American freedoms, democracy, and true American values I realize that these freedoms, rights, and values are in great danger.

Nothing is more important for the future of American and American freedom, democracy, and true American values than defeating our greatest enemy – Donald Trump and the ignorant racists of the Religious Right that controls today’s Republican Party - in the 2024 elections.

It is vital that you vote against EVERY Republican candidate in EVERY election at EVERY level in 2024.

If Trump is returned to the White House and today’s Republican Party gains control of Congress and state legislatures, I very sincerely believe it will be the beginning of the end of America as we know it.

The 2024 elections are not about progressive vs conservative but about freedom and democracy vs racism, repression, and fascism.  

TAFN

AMERICA'S GREATEST ENEMY

 

The greatest enemy of America today is not Russia, China, North Korea, the Taliban, or ISIS.  The greatest enemy of and threat to America, the American people, American freedom and democracy, and true American values is today’s Republican Party.

Today’s Republican Party is totally controlled by the racist and repressive so-called “Evangelicals” of the Religious Right, bought and paid for by the NRA, and completely embraces as its leader demagogue Donald J. Trump.

Donald J. Trump is a totally worthless individual, completely devoid of intelligence, integrity, and humanity, who does not possess a single redeeming positive human quality or value, and who has never performed a single totally unselfish act in his entire adult life.

In our country’s history no one single individual has done more damage to America, the American people, American freedom and democracy, and true American values than Donald J. Trump.

The legacy of the Trump Presidency is the “legitimization” of racism, bigotry, and white supremacism.  What he has done is organized millions of ignorant racist Americans, who in the past either did not vote or voted for extreme 3rd Party candidates and brought them into the Republican Party.  The Party now courts and panders to these new voters, totally abandoning true conservative and “traditional” Republican voters.

The platform of today’s Republican Party is not based on legitimate political philosophy and values but on ignorance, racism, and bigotry.

Today’s Republican Party does not want a government based on freedom, equality, and the Constitution.  It wants one based on racist and repressive distortions of Christian doctrine, which have nothing to do with the true teachings of Christ.

Today’s Republican Party is not conservative.  Its platform is the polar opposite of the basic conservative values of individual freedom and limited government.  It wants the government to tell citizens what they can read, what they can think, who they can love, and how they can act.  Today’s Republican Party supports banning books, censoring history, and suppressing the teaching of anything that does not strictly conform to extreme fundamentalist white Christian nationalist propaganda.

It is vital for the future of America and American freedom, democracy, and values that we vote against every Republican candidate for every office in every election at every level.

TAFN

MORE EVIL THAN GOOD

 

I have not posted this in a while.

I recognize the many good works done by true religious organizations and individuals and acknowledge the positive effect my true Christian upbringing in the Methodist Church had on my life

However, I very sincerely believe that in the history of mankind there has been more evil than good done in the name of God, a god or religion.

This especially applies today with the evil and damage being done by the fake Christian so-called “Evangelicals” of the Religious Right, which controls today’s Republican Party and who demagogue Trump panders to.

TAFN