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[[[ For all you die-hard "Trump can do no wrong supporters" who claim we who are against how Trump is handling the Iran War yet who actually supported his reasons for going to war, and who you now claim have TDS...as in "Trump Derangement Syndrome"...here is what TDS really is...and no truer words ever spoken.
By the way, the definition of TDS shown below is from a clinical psychologist who compares it to "Stockholm Syndrome"...I did NOT write it. However, I do agree with it as can be witnessed on social media by some of the accusations and comments said to me and others who disapprove of Trump's handling of the Iran War.
"TDS is real, but it's his cult that have it! Just another case of deflection. You can't believe a constant, never-ending stream of lies from someone and not be "deranged"! They all have a type of Stockholm Syndrome, yet as is often the case with mental health disorders, the more you try to point it out to them, the harder they dig in!"
And to that I say, truth told. ]]]
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Tuesday, May 5, 2026
Op-ed:
Bipartisanship
or Bust
By:
Diane Sori / The Patriot Factor
This article is the authors opinion alone, and does not necessarily represent the views of blogspot.com or Google.
...And
herein now lies the problem, for unseen since the days of the great
Ronald Reagan has “bipartisanship”
been a true and lasting Congressional reality. Why so...because both
Democrats and Republicans now seem to thrive on constantly being at
each others political throats, thus they never allow themselves to
even begin to work together to find common sense solutions to the
shared problems at hand. And in their failing to do so, these folks
willingly ignore the fact that the act of “bipartisanship”
itself can actually help to negate the extreme wings...the overtly
vocal and at times physically dangerous wings...of both the
Republican and Democrat parties.
And
also something to note is that “bipartisanship” does
tend tolead to
overall governmental stability via the implementation of not only
centrist solutions to problems, but accomplishes this while
eliminating the fear of policy reversals occurring simply because the
party in power has once again shifted hands...the very thing that has
allowed round after round of inane partisan bickering to sadly become
the new norm.
In
other words “bipartisanship”
does work best when it's coupled with both parties returning to the letter of
the law that is the “United States Constitution.”Read entire article here.
Monday, May 4, 2026
Op-ed:
Bipartisanship
or Bust
By:
Diane Sori / The Patriot Factor
This article is the authors opinion alone, and does not necessarily represent the views of blogspot.com or Google.
In
the wake of the latest assassination attempt against President Donald
Trump, it has become obvious of just how politically divided America
is today, And said divide is much deeper than just your average
Democrat vs. Republican ideological rhetoric, because it has now
reached a point where some Republicans are as far to the right as
some Democrats are to the left. In fact, at times, the political
discourse of today has now become so heated that the radical right can now
actually shake hands with the radical left, and visa-versa.
One
case in point can be summed up by these thirteen words, “America
will not be lectured about civility by far-right extremists in
Congress"...now
is a time to unify.”
These
were the fighting words spoken by House Minority Speaker Hakeem
Jeffries, and were aimed directly at Florida's Governor Ron
DeSantis...words to the affect that Governor DeSantis best dare not
try to redraw Florida's Congressional districts before this
November's midterm election. But spew as he may, these were indeed
foolish words for what Jeffries willingly chose to ignore is the
fact that not only is Virginia's recent redistricting election itself
being contested, but that said election might actually be
unconstitutional in some aspects.
And
to add even more fuel to the fires of political discontentment come
these words.... words
again spewed by Hakeem Jeffries just days before the recent “White
House Correspondents Dinner”
fiasco. And these words actually called for "maximum
warfare" against
Republicans in that Jeffries stated that, “We
(Democrats) are in an era of maximum warfare. Everywhere, all the
time.”
And
foolish man that he is, Jeffries added that the Democrats would
continue to “ratchet
up pressure”
on Republicans nationwide, but he never explained exactly what said
“pressure”
would or might be.
Simply,
America is now in a war against itself...that's how far the political
divide has caused us to stray from out founding principle know as,
“We the People.”
Three little words
seemingly buried in partisan driven hate that sadly shows the world
who we've now become as a nation. And for me that downfall started
the very day a community organizer from Chicago not only sashayed
across the stage to give Bill Clinton's presidential nominating
address, but who set the stage for almost all the problems we
politically and socially face today, and he...Barack Hussein Obama...did so simply by his willingly allowing “bipartisanship”
to become a “dirty
word” so to speak.
And
herein now lies the problem, for unseen since the days of the great
Ronald Reagan has “bipartisanship”
been a true and lasting Congressional reality. Why so...because both
Democrats and Republicans now seem to thrive on constantly being at
each others political throats, thus they never allow themselves to
even begin to work together to find common sense solutions to the
shared problems at hand. And in their failing to do so, these folks
willingly ignore the fact that the act of “bipartisanship”
itself can actually help to negate the extreme wings...the overtly
vocal and at times physically dangerous wings...of both the
Republican and Democrat parties.
And
also something to note is that “bipartisanship” does
tend tolead to
overall governmental stability via the implementation of not only
centrist solutions to problems, but accomplishes this while
eliminating the fear of policy reversals occurring simply because the
party in power has once again shifted hands...the very thing that has
allowed round after round of inane partisan bickering to sadly become
the new norm.
In
other words “bipartisanship”
does work best when it's coupled with both parties returning to the letter of
the law that is the “United States Constitution.”
President
Ronald Reagan...the greatest modern day president in my opinion...
knew this as well as he knew exactly what was needed to be done to allow for much needed “bipartisanship”to overcome the numerous political hurdles then in place...the very same thing both Democrats
and Republicans now seem unable or unwilling to do. And Reagan did so
courtesy of not only his
directly addressing the issues facing the nation, but that he did so
while refusing to give sway to any and all overtly partisan driven
shenanigans.
In
fact, Reagan willingly and constructively worked together with what
was then a Democratic controlled Congress to pass both his version of
comprehensive immigration and tax reforms, along with what he deemed
to be a “supply-side”
economic program... a program which included massive tax cuts to help
stimulate what was then a stagnant economy...thanks to his
predecessor Jimmy Carter...thus he was able to increase revenues from
taxes while income levels grew.
Reagan
also proposed and got through what was a “bipartisan”
Congress large increases in military expenditures as well as cuts in
“discretionary”
spending on social and welfare programs...showing that the issues he
faced and remedied back then are some of the very same problems that
need addressing today in regards to those who willingly and knowingly
continue to misuse the welfare system.
And
Reagan accomplished all that he did courtesy of his simple
willingness to both negotiate, and then to compromise, with the Democratic
leadership. In fact, Democrat Tip
O'Neillwas
the “Speaker
of the House”
during most of Reagan's two terms as president, and yet while their
politics tended to differ they became not only lifetime friends, but
friends who were willing to put their political differences aside to
work together for the betterment of both our country and “We
the People.”
Simply, this is the very thing today's Democrats, and even some far right Republicans, are unwilling to do for “Trump Derangement Syndrome"has not just stripped away any semblance of common sense and logic that these folks once had, but in doing so their mantra has now become, “We the People”...“We the Country”...be damned.
And that is the most shameful thing of all for if this current wave of hate driven partisan shaped governance continues on, our beloved “America's 250th Birthday”might well be our last...maybe not in the physical sense per se, but in the sense of our being, as President Reagan in his “Farewell Address to the Nation,” stated,“It's the American vision of creating a new nation of free people, a country that would be a light unto the nations, and a shining city upon a hill,” that would forever be lost. Case closed.
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Monday, April 1, 2019
Op-ed: Charges Dropped and A Hoaxster Walks...Maybe By: Diane Sori / The Patriot Factor / Right Side Patriots on
American Political Radio
"I have been truthful and
consistent on every single level since day one," he said. "I
would not be my mother's son if I was capable of one drop
of what I've been accused of."
- Jussie Smollett on hearing
that all charges against him were being dismissed
And all I can say is liar, liar, pants on fire...anyway...
Normally I do not write about so-called celebrities...narcissistic
sorts who for the most part gather around the uber-left side of the
political aisle. Their left leaning bloviations mean absolutely
nothing to me, and anyway those most vocal cannot really act, sing,
or whatever it is that they do yet they are venerated and hailed as
heroes by way too many folks. But in the case of 'Empire' actor
Jussie Smollett I feel I must say something...either that or throw
this computer at the TV.
Jussie Smollett has now become the media distraction of the
day...the week...and probably will be even way longer than that. And
while he is being used by the 24/7 news cycle to help take our focus away
from witnessing the Democrats in total meltdown mode over their
failed coup attempt to remove our duly elected president from office,
there is an underlying reason why we should not just idly sit by and
ignore this story, for Jussie Smollett...and so many others like
him...represent all that is wrong with American
jurisprudence today. And that wrong is all tied up in
a neat little package called “black privilege.”
And it seems that an ever-increasing segment of black Americans today
think they are above the rule of law, thinking it as a form of
reparations owed them for their ancestors being slaves in centuries past.
Yes...you heard me right...“black privilege”...where
the darker color of one's skin allows a criminal to walk free. “White
privilege” does not exist contrary to what liberals and other
assorted 'gimme-gimme...you owe me' sorts say, for in today's legal
world having white skin seems more times than not to translate into you're automatically being guilty of whatever crime against a black you're being charged with. And in turn that
means if one is of a darker skin color they receive a “get out
of jail” free card, especially when one has a former first
lady...I relish in now saying “former”...pulling strings
for you behind the scenes.
Such is the case with Jussie Smollett, a grade B actor at best...a
truly no talent sort striving for his 15 minutes of fame via a
concocted story of racism, homophobia, and physical assault all
rolled up into a politically based hate-crime hoax...Trump Derangement Syndrome acted out to the nth degree...or so bad actor
Smollett wanted the gullible amongst us to believe.
By now we all know the story of how back on January
29th, one Jussie Smollett, a gay black actor, told Chicago police
that he was physically attacked at 2am by two men in the Streeterville
section of downtown Chicago while he was walking home after
leaving a Subway restaurant. Claiming his assailants not only spewed
vile racial and homophobic slurs, wrapped a rope around his neck, and
poured what he said was an “unknown substance” (it was actually bleach) on him, Smollett also claimed that they were wearing
Trump red caps, ski masks, and yelling that he was in MAGA country. And that alone...never mind the video of the two men (two brothers) purchasing these items the day before the supposed attack occurred...should have been the first tip-off that Smollett's story was nothing
but fabricated nonsense for if anyone thinks Chicago is MAGA
country they are as stupid as Smollett is.
However, within a few short weeks Smollett rightfully went from
victim to suspect after the police interviewed over 100 witnesses and
tracked down the supposed assailants after going through numerous
area surveillance cameras.
Identified as Nigerian brothers Abimbola
'Abel' and Olabinjo 'Ola' Osundairo (one of whom had worked on the
'Empire' show), they willingly told police that they agreed to help
Smollett carry out his “hoax” because of both their
friendship with him and that he was helping their careers. Also
telling how the three of them rehearsed the incident in the days
leading up to the actual staging, the brothers spoke of being paid $3,500 by
the actor to “beat him up” to make it look like a hate
crime...with the promise of $500 more after they laid low in Nigeria
for two weeks. And their proof was that Smollett actually paid them
by check...a traceable check.
A Hollywood farce of the stupid and the absurd could not have
been better written.
So with the two brothers now facing no charges, Jussie Smollett
instead saw himself facing 16 felony charges ranging from mail fraud
(Smollett had mailed himself a hate letter postmarked four days
before the incident), to class 4 disorderly conduct, to filing a
false police claim. And so the grade B actor who thought both sympathy and
publicity would garner him a huge pay raise (Smollett believed he was
not being paid enough) instead now saw himself being fired from the very
TV show he costarred in.
I guess even Hollywood can only take so much
bad press.
And it truly was an open and shut case, that is until the
prosecutor, in an unannounced court hearing, suddenly decided not
just to drop all 16 charges against Smollett but to also “wipe”
his record clean even though no statement of innocence was issued
nor any exoneration given. This led Chicago's Mayor Rahm Emanuel to hold his first press conference concerning the event where he stated in no uncertain terms that Jussie
Smollett had callously used his city's hate crime laws for his own
"self-promotion." Adding that this is "a
whitewash of justice," Emanuel was particularly furious at
the state attorney's office for not informing him ahead of time that
they would be dropping all charges.
And Chicago Police Superintendent
Eddie Johnson, whose department learned about the dropped charges only when the news was made public, is beyond angry because he knew the Jussie Smollett case
was an open and shut case...a stunt that cost the city $130,000 in investigative fees...a
stunt that just a few weeks earlier had him demanding that Smollett apologize
and pay the city back for the time the Chicago PD spent investigating what all along was a hoax.
Forfeiting his $10,000 bond...which like I stated above doesn't even touch the amount
of money the city spent on their investigation...Smollett's big
punishment is to serve just two days of community service. A miscarriage of justice if there ever was one...a miscarriage of justice
partially but most likely unknowingly, summed up in Rahm Emanuel's
own words... “a whitewash of justice.” And
why do I say “partially summed up”...because
what the Jussie Smollett case is, is a “blackwash of
justice”..."black privilege" personified...especially since Rahm Emanuel has now totally changed his tune, possibly being ordered to do so by whom I believe is the biggest racist of them all...Barack HUSSEIN Obama himself.
Now referring to Chicago as a "Trump-free zone," Rahm Emanuel true to his liberal left leanings suddenly did a complete 180 and blamed the president for
creating a "toxic" and "hate-filled" environment that allowed Smollett
to think he could get away with faking a hate crime. “My
recommendation is the president go to Opening Day baseball, sit on the
sidelines and stay out of this," Emanuel said, adding that, “This is a president who drew a moral equivalency between people who are
trying to perpetuate bigotry and those who are trying to fight bigotry, " thus proving that racism is alive and
well in today's America but it's not white hatred of blacks...what with most of
today's white population having distanced themselves from the racial
hatred Obama instigated and the race war he tried to start...but it's
black hatred coupled with their general resentment of white people that does not
seem to be on the downturn, at least not on the surface.
And really,
why would it be when groups like Black Lives Matter, the New Black
Panthers, and even the Congressional Black Caucus, keep stirring the
pot to help keep racism alive. And by still portraying himself as the
victim...no matter that state charges were dropped... Smollett remains
able to rally the discontented and the bleeding hearts behind him
while on the road, on twitter, and on any media venue that will give
him air or print time...as he claims to still be a victim of “white man's justice” that
is.
But Jussie Smollett is a fool if he
thinks he's home scot-free. Forgetting that while Chicago might have
cowered and acquiesced out of fear of riots breaking out if he, a
black man, was convicted as charged, Chicago has no say if the feds
choose to get involved...which they will. In fact, President Trump tweeted that both the F.B.I. and the D.O.J. will be looking into
not only the actual case itself but into the hows and whys the state
charges were dropped, including who might or might not have been
involved...hear that Michelle.
Also, the Fraternal Order of Police
have called for a federal investigation into Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx's handling of the Smollett case...a case she claims she had
no part in the dismissal of but never actually recused herself from.
And why...because the incident happening in January and by late March
it's over without even a trial...over without even what's known as
“deferred prosecution”...a case now seeing all charges
being dropped...dropped and yet no one knows why or who actually
ordered that decision. And to happen in such a fast-tracked
manner...when cases of this sort usually take over a year to
settle...know that the order to do so most certainly had to come from “higher
up.”
Again, Barack HUSSEIN Obama anyone.
And Kim Foxx, who just this past Friday saw the Illinois Prosecutors Bar Association calling her handling of the Smollett case "dishonest and unethical," still is publicly
defending said final decision by saying her office often handles other
cases involving those with “nonviolent backgrounds” in a “similar manner”...something many Chicago attorneys claim
is simply not true...which leads one to believe that something stinks in the
Windy City and it ain't just on the Cook County level.
So as the fallout from the dropped
charges decision itself starts to settle, Cook County best be
prepared for their criminal defense attorneys to start lining up at
their white clients requests to receive the same treatment in the same
timely manner that Jussie Smollett received. And if they don't get
such treatment based upon their white skin color, Chicago could see itself
embroiled in escalating cries of racism on a scale not seen before...proving that right now justice in America is not color blind as it should be, but now is indeed dark and dank.
Bottom line...Jussie Smollett paid for
a hate crime to be committed upon his person...a hoax that cost the
city of Chicago $130,000 to investigate...to
investigate a case I believe was racially predetermined to having the charges
dropped right from the get-go. And why do I believe this... because
the key players are all black, the key players are all liberal
Democrats, the supposed victim himself is a personal friend of the
Obama's, and both separately and together they all show great disdain for President Trump
and wish he could somehow be removed from office. And what better way
to aid in doing just that than claim that Trump's MAGA slogan not only is racist in
and of itself, but that it's being used to justify physical attacks
on blacks.
And so we have yet
another Democrat orchestrated ploy to further divide us along racial
lines, after all the Democrats need something...they need
anything...to try and stop the 2020 Trump juggernaut. And by re-stirring the ever simmering pot of racism...by continuing to
portray blacks as victims of self-perceived white injustice...coupled
with the fact that most, but not all, blacks are Democrats...might be
the only option the Democrats have left for getting out the black vote.
“Outrageous and an embarrassment to our nation,” President
Trump rightfully stated after hearing that all charges against Jussie
Smollet had been dropped. But what I say is even more outrageous is
what remains under all this mess...as in 13 percent of our overall
population thinks that they can still hold the rest of us hostage simply
because of the dark color of their skin... the old "white guilt" ploy used over and over again. And while I hope the feds throw
the book at Jussie Smollett, I'm not holding my breath that they will
for the “race card”
has been successfully played yet again and most are too blind to see it. Copyright @ 2019 Diane Sori / The Patriot Factor / All Rights Reserved. ****************************************************************************************** For more political commentary please visit myRIGHT SIDE PATRIOTS partner Craig Andresen's blog The National Patriot to read his latest articleLast Week's News in its Proper Perspective.
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