Category: politics

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as nero fiddled

So, here’s the headline.

Trump flies to Florida to golf and host parties.

The government remains in shutdown. America’s food insecurity is growing. Federal employees are missing their mortgage and car payments. Job security for long-term workers in the government and in private industry is non-existent. Food banks nationwide are in crisis mode. Health insurance costs for Americans are predicted to skyrocket. World economies including ours are collapsing as more tariffs are imposed. Alleged drug smugglers are blown out of the waters of the Caribbean at the whims of a rogue government. Ameria’s allies are saying, “WTF” as Potus is promoting a war in Central America.

Gabby screams, “Yeah, WTF”.

………and Trump flies to Florida to golf and host parties

The connection between Nero, the last emperor of the Julio-Claudian dynasty, and the fire that burned Rome to the ground in 64 A.D. is disputed by some modern scholars. That Nero fiddled as Rome burned is widely considered mythical. However, Nero was known for his extravagance and cruelty and persecution of Christians. He murdered his mother and other family members. He committed suicide on June 9th, 68 A.D.

Our Potus golfs and parties in Florida as America burns. Don’t like Gabby’s comparison? We can discuss it in the 2026 and 2028 elections.

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MORE FOX TRASH?

brian kilmeade

It’s been a busy weekend. Y’all know how it is. Gabby, not a sports participant, enjoys keeping up with teams and personalities. And the months of September/October are filled with telecasts of MLB, NFL and CFB. Many games are broadcast on FOX NETWORK. For that Gabby is grateful. Fox needs some redeeming coverage to compensate for its dearth of legitimate news.

But, entering under my radar screen is the FOX personality, Brian Kilmeade, co-host on weekdays ‘Fox & Friends’ and host on a Fox News Radio program under his name. A 61 year-old author, he holds a BA from Long Island University, and apparently, as referenced in a Wikipedia source, runs his mouth inappropriately while co-hosting and hosting. However, as if an apology after the fact remedies his racial slurs, the latest comment goes beyond anything that can be corrected with an apology.

“mentally ill homeless people should be executed.”

(Wednesday, 9/11 episode of FOX & FRIENDS)

Doesn’t matter what the context was, doesn’t matter if Kilmeade was talking out his ass just to gain attention, doesn’t matter that he issued an apology. Fact remains that a FOX NEWS personality suggested euthanasia for a member of American society suffering mental illness and homelessness.

Does that bother anyone? Those words were spoken by an alleged professional on a show viewed by millions of adoring fans. That statement can’t be retracted, those words of hatred are out there being consumed by an audience that is not known for compassion or empathy. And Gabby doesn’t care how sincere Kilmeade’s apology may have been.

Kilmeade needs to hear from FOX the words famously attributed to his champion,

“YOU’RE FIRED.”

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scapegoats

What is on Gabby’s mind today are the scapegoats POTUS 47 is creating to the delight of numb-minded Americans and the MAGA crowd. Immigrants, transgenders, blacks and browns, the unhoused population, woke folks, and most recently the Democrats have become his targets.

Certainly, Charlie Kirk did not deserve to die by an assassin’s bullet. His was just another dedicated voice for the far-right rhetoric pumped by the POTUS and his supporters. But on cue, the POTUS played his favorite trump card, viciously blaming everyone and everything for the shooting other than a man and his gun.

If y’all need a scapegoat, take a look at gun violence which has become a sad commentary on American society in 2025. However, it seems that disenfranchised people are an easier target for the POTUS and his minions. All of history’s infamous despots hit upon this realization quickly in their reigns of terror.

Of course, Gabby is not comparing POTUS 47 to any of history’s bad boys. Trump doesn’t have the intelligence to stand shoulder to shoulder with the likes of Nero or Hitler or Stalin or Putin or Kim Jong Un. He is nothing more than a seasoned PR man who hit upon a winning formula with his TV series and gained favor as the lap dog of the world’s truly notorious bad boys.

By now, some of you are asking, “Gabby, and your point is?”

Martin Niemöller, a prominent German pastor in the 1920’s and 1930’s, said, “First they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out because I was not a socialist. Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out because I was not a trade unionist. Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out because I was not a Jew. Then they came for me and there was no one left to speak for me.”

After Hitler’s reign of terror was eliminated, Niemöller toured allied-occupied Germany sharing his self-defined ‘confession’ to urge fellow Germans to accept personal responsibility for their complicity in the Nazi regime’s horror.

Gabby must ask of himself and all Americans, “Are we complicit in the crimes of a rogue government led by a modern-day demigod?” Am I fearful of speaking up and standing shoulder to shoulder with the disenfranchised, the poor, the meek, the homeless, the persecuted, the people of color?”

If so, what is my problem? Lack of courage, lack of compassion, a distorted view of faith?

If any of the above are true, perhaps I should align my life according to the grace and blessing bestowed upon me as an American, to always ask WWJD, to honor the freedom which sober living affords. This is my personal responsibility as an American and as a man of faith. To remain quiet dishonors the many patriots and martyrs who have given their lives trusting all of us with America’s legacy.

……and Gabby says, “AMEN, brother.”

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the challenge

Gabby tries so hard to stay open-minded about politics and social issues and religion. But there are times when Jesus himself says:

“Aw heck, Gabby, go ahead, take the plunge. Do it for me. Remember what I did for you way back when? I gave you a brain with which to think and a conscience with which to guide and then I died for you. Take up my cross, use my gifts and grace, take the chance that you might offend someone. They’ll get over it. But I will be mightily pleased.”

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PROTECT YOURSELF…..and me

Remember when mom or dad scolded you for touching the hot burner on the stove after they had repeatedly warned about the resulting burn? Guys, remember when dad advised you about easy, unprotected back seat sex and Dr. Wilson had to prescribe penicillin? Sure, we’ve all been there and done that.

But, we learned our lessons, didn’t we? Our discomfort and need for medical intervention made us wiser and better prepared for our next adventure in immaturity. We also learned to heed the advice of those who loved us enough to guide us in paths of conventional wisdom.

So, with today’s revelations that the POTUS and FLOTUS have tested positive for covid-19, should we smile and gloat, should we pray on bended knees for speedy recoveries, should we apply political ramifications to their unfortunate situation?

No, we should be learning another lesson. The scientists have been telling us for months how to protect ourselves, just like daddy did years ago. We all read the headlines and listen to the news. It is our duty to heed truthful scientific direction advising us how to stop this virus, how to protect ourselves and others from this devastating scourge. Maintain social distancing, avoid public gathering places where the unmaskers display their rights to infect us or kill us and themselves as well.

Wear that mask in public places whether it is attractive on your face or not, comfortable or not. Put off your celebration at the bar if it means congregating with people who don’t believe in the scientific evidence. Attend the church of your choice online in a virtual service. The Lord whom you praise will bless you for caring enough about his/her other children to stay at home and worship safely.

Covid-19 is deadly. It cannot be cured with an antibiotic or a soothing burn ointment. Bleach and lysol may be effective but, are not meant for human ingestion. A drug for malaria will not work either. The only known prophylactic is common sense…..and a mask.

Be whom your mom and dad raised you to be. Listen to the advice of experts, not political opportunists . My life and yours depend on it. I’m an old man, but not yet ready to die alone in a hospital on a ventilator.