In response to those who kindle such criticism of our esteemed U.S. President Donald J. Trump... like few others in leadership roles, President Trump’s openness and vulnerability shows the president’s humanity affording hope to many, while others seemingly feel obliged to make judgement of another as the elitists they are so incessantly obsessed with only their own reflection showing little regard for others....

Over the ages, life has shown each of us that “without tests, there would be no testimony,” as each of us endures our own challenges in our personal chapters of life, often wishing we might makeover our own lives....

In the everlasting light and love of Jesus Christ, WE wish continued blessings to be bestowed upon our president who has been besieged by lies, deceit and intentional acts of abhorrent, yet unfounded assertions by the obvious foot soldiers of Lucifer who walk among us....

God Bless America!

Mumpower column ripping Jesse Jackson termed ‘coded’ and ‘racist’

I have been reading through Vol. 22, No. 8 (March 18-31, 2026) edition (of the Upstate S.C. Daily Planet) and I took notice of  a commentary article by Carl Mumpower.

I would be interested to know where he is pulling his facts and statistics.

I also found that calling recently deceased Rev. Jesse Jackson a “race provocateur” to be coded, racist language. Along with misspelling Jackson’s name, there were several errors in his writing.

Though I love discourse and actually found this article quite interesting, the tone was off-putting and does a disservice to journalism. 

MAGA macho metaphor: UFC comes to White House

UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship) is a sport that celebrates violence.

Call it barroom brawling in bare feet. It’s particularly popular with those enamored of extreme masculine stereotypes.

Also known as cage-match fighting, it will be coming to the White House in June to help celebrate President Donald Trump’s 80th birthday as well as to be part of America’s 250th anniversary. A 5,000-seat arena will be constructed on the White House lawn.

“This will be one of the greatest and most historic sports events in history,” exclaimed White House Communications Director Steven Cheung who, BTW, is a former UFC spokesman.

It’s all too appropriate.

Cage-match fighting--or “human cockfighting” as described by the late Sen. John McCain--is the perfect MAGA metaphor. The veneration of bloody, brute force is ironically and indecorously appropriate for Trump’s bombastic, no-holds-barred, cartoonish-optic approach to governance.

Morphing a White House lawn into a MAGA-macho, fistic milieu should be seen as a societal affront, one that seems more like an over-the-top skit on brutish masculinity from Saturday Night Live.

BTW, what else might be looming as a suitable celebration for this White House? How about a congressional corn hole tournament or an ICE dodge ball competition?