A Winning Smile

 

Friends, Big Brother is watching you, and indeed all of us, including the recently named prime suspect in the murder of the United Healthcare CEO.  Once again, it appears that a lone nut is responsible for this outrage, although, unlike DJT's potential assassins, this guy knew how to shoot straight.  It makes one wonder whether attempts on the lives of prominent people will be the new normal in America.  Heaven knows we certainly have enough citizens with the desire to kill, matched with an extreme ideological perspective that tells them that any means necessary to stop evildoers can be justified.  Whether we have all that many people with the guts and gumption to follow through is another matter.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cp9nxee2r0do

 

Meanwhile, here's an insightful analysis of the current situation in the Russia-Ukraine War.  Both sides are facing some pretty considerable headwinds, so it's hard to say which leader -- Zelensky or Putin -- might be more desperate to come to terms.

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0ewneynypwo 

A Radio Show That Will Live In Infamy!

 

 Friends, while Brian and I delve into the history of the Pearl Harbor attack of December 7th, 1941 ever so briefly on this week's Newsmaker Show, most of our incisive commentary instead focuses on current events, including: the stakes in the Pete Hegseth nomination, which I view as a lot lower than some conservatives suggest; the chances that China or North Korea will take advantage of recent political instability in South Korea; presidential pardons and their political ramifications; the rapprochement between Meta and DJT; and the fall of the French government and what it suggests about the strength of populist conservatism in Europe.  It's an in-depth exploration of some very weighty topics that you won't want to miss!

https://rumble.com/v5x0u3e-newsmaker-december-7-2024-da-brooks-baker-dr.-nick-waddy-senator-george-bor.html?fbclid=IwY2xjawHCzZxleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHSA6v2vTUnTAKQXynaVP7EW37q32GLYIJ2TIE8rgjfdeUyuu_LdoN3cI5w_aem_vLl-JNhod7VYKw7zl3KS0g

 

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In other news, we here at WaddyIsRight wish to be among the first to congratulate Bashar al-Assad and his family, who have made the understandable decision to relocate to the beautiful and culturally vibrant city of Moscow, the charms of which are particularly notable at this time of year.  May you prosper in your new abode, Assads, and may you never trouble the people of Syria again!

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cwy8xzxe0w7t 

Events are unfolding incredibly rapidly in Syria, and we hope that they will bring the long-suffering people there some relief, but interestingly DJT has used the opportunity of Assad's ouster to advocate for a ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia.  It's a concept that I have long believed would be in the best interests of all concerned.  It would be a great start to a peace process that, admittedly, won't be easy, but needs to begin ASAP.

https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/113615912452824634

 

Finally, now that Sleepy Joe is the Pardoner-in-Chief, lefties are lining up to receive the sacrament of the presidential pardon.  Who can blame them?  Being included on Biden's list means that he perceives you as one of Donald Trump's most fearsome and implacable enemies, and what progressive and/or Democrat would not wish to be on such a list???  My guess is that the pardons will come thick and fast, but my guess would also be that Kamala Harris, Nancy Pelosi, and Chuck Schumer will be left out in the cold, for reasons that I'm sure you can guess...

 

https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/5027455-pardon-envy-democrats-vie-to-make-the-biden-pardon-list/ 

Ron's ReSanctification?

 

Friends, reports are circulating that DJT could pull the plug on his nomination of Pete Hegseth as SecDef and give the post to -- wait for it! -- Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, his erstwhile ally and erstwhile rival.  Hmm!  I have no idea if any of the allegations against Hegseth are true, or if they're the usual inside the beltway smokescreen, but there's no doubt that DeSantis would be a very formidable presence at the Department of Defense.  He's a capable administrator and someone who knows how to get results out of an ossified political system, and that could go a long way.  I trust that, at the end of the day, we'll end up with a Secretary of Defense who will Make America Fierce Again!

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-floats-desantis-potential-defense-secretary-replacement-hegseth-falters

 

Meanwhile, Sleepy Joe has pardoned his son Hunter -- gee, I never saw that coming! -- and there's speculation that he might spray the entire Deep State with a fire hose of pardons, in order to forestall any prosecutions that might come out of Trump's DOJ.  That would be a mighty interesting development!  It certainly wouldn't make the dastardly Dems look good, although no doubt they're bargaining that, by 2026 and 2028, the voters will have long forgotten about it.  They're probably right.

https://www.ft.com/content/44f8bc57-0f1f-47d5-847e-d5e393a1cd60?segmentId=b385c2ad-87ed-d8ff-aaec-0f8435cd42d9

 

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/12/04/report-biden-weighs-preemptive-pardons-for-cheney-schiff-fauci-others/ 

Meanwhile, the good folks at MSNBC (maybe the makeup lady qualifies as "good"?) are fretting over the future of the network, as corporate maneuvering plus ultra-low ratings signify that the gold standard in progressive "journalism" is teetering on the brink.  To that end, check out the last article, by a pal o' mine, who suggests that now is the time to kick the lefties when they're down and, if possible, finish them off -- politically, of course.  I couldn't agree more.  We need to press our advantage while we have it, and, if we can blow up some of the institutional props that keep leftism viable, let's go for it, I say!

https://spectator.org/at-msnbc-rising-tensions-fuel-fears-of-collapse/

 

https://stevehayward.substack.com/p/no-time-for-complacency 

Dynamic Duo

 

Friends, the Trump-Musk friendship seems only to deepen with time.  In fact, Trump is now apparently referring to Elon as his "adopted son"!  On the surface, these men seem so different in terms of temperament, so how is it that they've developed such synergy?  I don't pretend to understand it.  I just find it endlessly amusing and...hopeful, since the mental and corporate resources of Musk, allied to the political genius of DJT, could make the world a far better place.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14139063/Thanksgiving-Donald-Trump-adopted-son-Elon-Musk-YMCA.html

Thankfulness

 

Happy Thanksgiving, fellow right-wing deplorables!  We have so much to be thankful for this year.  Most of all, each other!  Also, the election, of course, and the wide vistas of opportunity it has opened up.  Success is not guaranteed, and our achievements may fall short of our expectations, but then again at least we have opportunities in store rather than, say, four years of lamentation and lunacy, as may be the case with some of the other people sitting at our Thanksgiving dinner tables.  I say give them extra cranberry sauce this year.  They're gonna need it!

Here are DJT's Thanksgiving wishes to the nation:

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/11/28/donald-trump-wishes-happy-thanksgiving-all-americans-radical-left-lunatics/

 

And here is a story about Mark Zuckerberg, who came on bended knee to dine with The Donald.  This too is probably a good sign!

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c87x98q8y08o 

Maximum Disruption

 

Friends, we live in exciting times.  Old verities and ossified institutions are falling by the wayside, and I couldn't be happier!  Rumors that MSNBC might be sold by its parent company, Comcast, have Elon Musk and Joe Rogan speculating on what it might be like if the former bought the cable news network and turned it into...something that doesn't spew toxic leftist propaganda.  I, for one, would love to see this happen.  Indeed, it can't come soon enough!  MSNBC has turned millions of our fellow countrymen into woke zombies, and it's about time someone -- maybe Elon -- came to their rescue.

https://www.foxnews.com/media/joe-rogan-take-rachel-maddows-job-elon-musk-buys-msnbc

Although the leftist monopoly on higher ed is mostly holding, there are subtle signs that the winds of change are beginning to blow in academia.  Witness this innovative new college in Austin, Texas:

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/uatx-launches-touting-ideological-openness-debate-60-minutes-transcript/

Finally, now that the Democrats have blown it in '24, they have to circle the wagons and come up with a strategy for success in '26 and, more importantly, '28.  A surprising number of them seem to think the best path forward involves...the exact same path as before.  I'm referring, of course, to Kamala Harris, whose presidential ambitions remain unsatiated, and who is thus considering another run for the presidency.  I say: YES YES YES!!!  A thousand times yes!  Please, Democrats, double down on Kam-Kam.  I don't see what could possibly go wrong...

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/11/25/nolte-insiders-say-kamala-harris-will-try-again-in-2028/

New and Improved!

 

Friends, the Newsmaker Show is back after a brief hiatus, and it's better AND Trumpier than ever before!  This week Brian and I digest Trump's incredibly bold cabinet picks, and we consider the risks and opportunities inherent in each of them.  Also, is WWIII imminent?  You might want to listen in and find out.  This week only: a special bonus!!!  Operation Uranus.  And no, that isn't a double entendre.  Get your mind out of the gutter!

https://rumble.com/v5rywvb-newsmaker-show-november-23-2024-dr.-nick-waddy-senator-tom-omara.html?fbclid=IwY2xjawGu_8VleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHU2DlVQAlNMieNelpPY3_vKPSZgYEoqe1PsKUVb4cFBloKCip-8pOWGRMA_aem_1GOCkPD5Cqr0eu5seD3Omw

The S.S. Gaetz Has Foundered

 

Friends, perhaps like me you saw this one coming: Matt Gaetz will not be America's Attorney General.  He withdrew himself from consideration because he said he was becoming a "distraction" from Trump's MAGA magnificence.  Well, I guess that's true, but I also suspect that Gaetz would have stuck it out if he thought he had a chance to be confirmed in the post.  In all likelihood, he didn't.  This makes one wonder what Trump was thinking when he nominated him.  Was Gaetz a feint all along?  Did Trump nominate him only to pry him out of Congress, where he might have been a nuisance to the slim Republican majority in the House, and especially to Speaker Johnson?  Maybe.  Was Gaetz meant to attract the incoming fire that might otherwise have been directed at RFK, Jr., Pete Hegseth, et al.?  Maybe.  If so, he served his purpose admirably, although not for very long.  In any case, ole Matt will now have to reinvent himself as a private citizen.  My guess would be that he'll have a bright future in talk radio.  He sure knows how to lob a rhetorical hand grenade!

https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/8511148187940933062/1551732021359088213

 

In other news, this article gives us some needed perspective on how Republicans, and Trump specifically, managed to transform the playing field of American politics this cycle.  They may have been at a financial disadvantage, but for a change they weren't necessarily at an organizational and tactical disadvantage.  That's extremely important.

 

https://thefederalist.com/2024/11/22/how-a-handful-of-grassroots-groups-built-the-ground-game-critical-to-trumps-victory/ 

The DOGE Factor

 

Friends, last time I checked the Doge was the head of state in the Venetian Republic, but now, all of a sudden, DOGE is the Department of Government Efficiency, led by Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, and it's promising to cut government waste in legendary fashion.  Can it?  Many people, including me, have profound doubts.  No one has ever succeeded in slashing the federal bureaucracy and federal regulations before, and that's because there are massive legal and institutional obstacles to doing so.  Nonetheless, Musk and Ramaswamy sound like they've thought this conundrum through, and they expect both President Trump and the Supreme Court to uphold their decisions.  I wish them well!  There are hundreds of billions of dollars to be saved, for sure, but more importantly the culling of the bureaucracy will effectively restore democracy itself, as power is returned to the people and their elected representatives.  Godspeed, super-nerds!

https://www.wsj.com/opinion/musk-and-ramaswamy-the-doge-plan-to-reform-government-supreme-court-guidance-end-executive-power-grab-fa51c020?st=DueQ9H

 

Ever wonder how our most esteemed and "trustworthy" professional pollsters got three presidential elections in a row wrong, and how, even after that miserable performance, they can look down their noses at the small number of pollsters who consistently got it right, or right-er?  This article will blow your mind.  The malpractice in the polling business is simply stunning.  It mirrors, not surprisingly, the malpractice in "journalism" itself.

 

https://www.racket.news/p/how-americas-accurate-election-polls 

Don't Get Fooled Again

 

Friends, my latest article, which appears in the Olean Times Herald, is an updated version of my plea to Republicans, conservatives, and Trumpers to express some kind of remorse for their (largely evidence-free) questioning of the integrity of the U.S. election system.  We'll see if I get any hate mail in response!

https://www.oleantimesherald.com/commentary/worries-about-voter-fraud-were-unfounded/article_0f762e0a-a5d8-11ef-8bb1-834e0358a77c.html

 

In other news, Ukraine has used its U.S. missiles -- which, in all likelihood, may well be U.S.-operated too -- on targets deep inside Russia, and Russia has already updated its nuclear doctrine in a manner meant to suggest that it could nuke Ukraine -- or the U.S.! -- in response.  We'll see about that, but there's no question that Joe Biden is going out with a bang in terms of our stance in Ukraine.

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0mzjm7knw7o 

Ole Sleepy Joe, who we've grown to know and love as our bumbling Commander-in-Chief, has made comical headlines for apparently wandering off into the Amazon rain forest.  I fully expect some indigenous tribe to acclaim this fine specimen of a man as their god!!!

https://www.breitbart.com/entertainment/2024/11/19/hollywood-celebrities-mock-joe-biden-wandering-off-into-the-amazon-rainforest-he-was-never-seen-again/

 

Finally, in a sign that a tiny amount of sanity might return to the nuthouse that is MSNBC, Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski made a pilgrimmage to Mar-a-Lago, potentially presaging a reconciliation between Trump and two of his bitterest critics.  Personally, I see no evidence that the MSM is laying off Trump, but I see plenty of signs that the American people and corporate America may be sick and tired of the MSM.

https://www.wsj.com/business/media/the-hosts-of-msnbcs-morning-joe-changed-their-tune-on-trumpagain-8d2204c4?mod=wknd_pos1