Hubbell: Old White Hippies Rule!

Three high-ranking bully boys of Trump's goon squad gangster government lashed out at those protesting the federal militarization of Washington as geezer activists. And your point is what, exactly?

By Robert B. Hubbell Today’s Edition

On Wednesday, Vice President JD Vance, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, and Deputy White House Quisling Stephen Miller made an impromptu appearance at Union Station in Washington, D.C. After being booed and jeered by commuters who shouted, “Free D.C.!,” Vance and Miller lashed out against the patriotic American citizens protesting the “federalization” of D.C.

Vance and Miller said,

Vance: “It’s kind of bizarre that we have a bunch of old, primarily white people who are out there protesting the policies that keep people safe when they’ve never felt danger in their entire lives.”

Miller: “We’re going to ignore these stupid white hippies. They all need to go home and take a nap because they’re all over 90 years old, and we’re going to get back to business protecting the American people.”

As they say, “There is no such thing as bad publicity!”

The “not-so-secret” secret of the resistance is that it is powered by “older” Americans, the vast majority of whom are women. For eight years, the resistance has been ignored, dismissed, used, and co-opted by the Democratic Party, elected officials, consultants, and commentators alike.

But JD Vance and Stephen Miller have finally given members of the resistance the recognition they richly deserve by crediting them for the popular uprising in D.C. against Trump's anti-democratic occupation of our nation’s capital.

Is the resistance powered by “old white hippies?” Guilty as charged—and proud of it! I am having t-shirts made that embrace the failed insult and turn it against Stephen Miller and JD Vance. My thoughts, so far:

• Old White Hippie / Wide Awake and Fighting Fascism (again)

• Old White Hippie / Old enough to remember when Nazis were the bad guys

• Old White Hippie / Trump's Worst Nightmare

• Old White Hippie / Mad as hell / Not going to take it anymore!

Feel free to make your own contributions in the Comment section (or email me at rbhbubell@gmail.com).

[Let me pause here to forestall angry emails criticizing me for saying that “old white hippies rule.” I am mocking the comments of JD Vance and Stephen Miller, and am doing so from the perspective of someone who was insulted by them as being an old white hippie who should take a nap. Get it? I should also explain that in the 1960s, “to rule” meant to “be cool.” Today, we might say that hippies are “lit” or “dope.” ]

Of course, Miller and Vance didn’t just insult white (mostly female) activists; they insulted all older Americans by suggesting that their voices do not matter simply because they are old.

Remember when insulting old people was considered impolite? And political suicide?

(In defense of Miller and Vance, their remarks may have been scripted, and may have sounded less harsh in the original German.)

And it is a lie that the only people opposing the federalization of D.C. are older white Americans who do not live in the District. See Politico, Supermajority of Washington residents oppose Trump’s police takeover, poll finds.

Per Politico:

“The vast majority of Washington residents oppose President Donald Trump’s efforts to federalize the city’s police department and deploy the National Guard, according to a new poll released Wednesday.

“The survey from The Washington Post/Schar School found that 79 percent of residents either somewhat or strongly oppose the efforts, compared to just 17 percent who backed it.”

Of the 80 percent of D.C. residents who oppose the federal occupation, 40 percent are Black, 37 percent White, 12 percent Hispanic, and 4 percent Asian. The median age is 34.9 years, with only 12 percent of D.C. residents being older than 65. See Census Reporter, Washington, DC - Profile data.

So the people leading the resistance in D.C. actually are young and diverse!

And to correct another lie by Miller and Vance, the hippies of the 1960s are now between 70 and 80 years old (not 90), and have plenty of vigor and disposable income to donate to Democratic candidates.

The danger of watching Fox News is that viewers begin to believe the lies that masquerade as news.

If Stephen Miller and JD Vance want to believe that the older Americans who form the backbone of the resistance can be ignored, let them. It is a mistake they will live to regret—sooner rather than later.

See you in the streets, Hillbilly Hoax and Herr Miller! We will be easy to spot. We are the old white hippies who are on the front lines, leading the resistance (again). Thank you for your attention to this matter!

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Image: Protesters rally against Trump’s Social Security cuts in Santa Barbara, April 7, 2025.