Donald Trump: The Ugly American.

 The Ugly American is truly Donald Trump in every way and definition of the word because he represents evil and is anti-everything that has made America, the Beautiful.  It is hard to wrap you head around a person who is so childish, so insecure, so mentally confused, so afraid and unable to articulate any civil thought of substance.  So flawed he has to use rhetoric that is extreme, violent and toxic about other people.  A person who thinks only of himself, talks negative about our veterans and their service to the country.  Opposes the rule of law and everything legal and lawful and blames everyone else for his own corruption.  The Ugly list can go on and on.

The Ugliness does not stop there.  He is a convicted criminal, sexual abuser, fraudster and a former President, who when President committed a traitorous act by attempting to overturn a legal and lawful democratic Presidential election and was bent on trying to stop the lawful peaceful transfer of power to the new President elect.  And he tried to use his Vice President to stop the Electoral vote count.

Yet, this Ugly American is the top new's story of an out of control media who reports his every action, lies and misinformation like it was facts over and over and over again.  It all began with the 2016 Presidential election and continues today.  The good truthful stories take a back seat to Trump's dominance of the media which they gladly allow to take place.   

The media loves to report Trump's personal attacks on people.  They knew the personal attacks on Hillary Clinton were lies but just kept reporting them.  I have a suggestion for the media.  Next time they quote Trump, start out the report this way.  Convicted criminal Trump alleges etc. etc. etc.  After all, telling it like it is, is truth and fact, Trump is a convicted criminal, that is a fact, convicted on 34 felony  counts by a jury of his peers.  And the judge will sentence Trump next month for his convictions.  

The media who loves to repeat Trump's lies and misinformation every day, should also report every day that Trump is a convicted criminal, facts matter, but this writer does not remember the media reporting on Trump's criminal record.  The out of control media has accepted the new NORM of what Trump believes political candidates should now run on.  The danger has never been greater to America the Beautiful.

This commentary written by  Joe Lorio   

The U.S. Economy, Job Creation and The Unemployment Rate for September 2024.

 The Labor Department reported the economy added 254,000 jobs in September and the unemployment rate came in at 4.1%, down from 4.2% in August.  It was the 44th straight month for positive job growth and the unemployment rate continues to stay in a historical low range since the 1960's.  The Department also reported wages were up 0.4% in September from August and that year to year wages were up 4%.  

And once again, the negative voices of doom and gloom who were predicting 140,000 jobs were wrong as usual.  In fact they tried their best to undercut the good job numbers with lies and misinformation.  That has become their standard procedure as they have nothing left.  Making matters worse for the negative voices, there was more good news reported about the economy.

Walmart, Amazon, Target and other retailers announced they were hiring hundreds of thousand full and part time workers for the holiday season.  The U.S. Port's strike was settled and workers are back on the job.  Employer's business ads for hiring increased to above 8 million as the labor market continues to be steady.  The Feds announced interest rate cuts and more to come.  

The economy in President Biden's first full 44 months in office has been stable and consistent.  Job creation has never been better in any President's 4 year term.  Unemployment at steady low levels, stable consumer spending despite inflation which is down to 2.2% in the latest report.  The GDP in Biden's first 3 years averaged 3.1% annually.  Wages continue to rise.  It is a very positive economy despite the devastation left by the Trump administration.  At this same time during the Trump years in September 2020 unemployment was 7.9% and the economy still had not added back all the 21.5 million jobs it lost.  The economic recession and COVID was treated like, "so what."

Despite the resources of the media in general, PolitiDose commentary was the only news source that correctly projected what would take place with the economy on Biden's watch.  It did so in a December 2020 and January 2021 commentary and gave the reasons why.  PolitiDose's monthly commentary on the economy has followed ever since.  It is sad to report that the media in general, gave more time to the negative voices on the economy than the actual facts. 

So stay tuned to  PolitiDose, your daily dose of political commentary to stay abreast of the facts.

This commentary written by Joe Lorio