Random News and Notes 1 September

How the time flies. Today is the 1st of September. Happy Labor Day to all the commies out there who celebrate. I’m not joking. Well maybe a little. The world-wide labor day is 1 May. May Day AKA International Workers day is a commie holiday. It was moved to 1 September here in the US because of the commie connections.

It is now Pumpkin Spice season

Good luck and God speed.

Maryland Governor Wes Moore is a liar and a prima facie case of stolen valor. You see, Moore repeatedly claimed he had been awarded a Bronze Star for his service during the GWOT. He had not been awarded one. As is usual in award cases, the packet for the award was sent up to higher headquarters for review and died there. There is no record of a downgrade or any other action on that particular award citation packet.

It gets interesting though, after the lying liar was elected governor, a pressure campaign was mounted to get Moore that Bronze star. The officer who wrote his packet was a general and between Moore, his former CO and the SecArmy they pushed it through two years ago, some 18 years after the initial packet was forwarded. A Pentagon statement addressed the matter. It called Moore “a perfect example of a politician who inflates his resume and hopes no one notices.”

Maryland deserves better.

I told you about another stunt err protest action by the Doom Pixie yesterday. Well, in some encouraging news, her mighty climate justice/free Palestine/bunch-o-dumbasses flotilla has had to return to Barcelona because of – get this – bad weather.

One might think the example set by the results of the first attempt would learn her something. It would for normal folx, but Greta is a full retard and I mean that in the old-school mentally deficient way, not the modern dismissive insult sense. And we all know:

You’d have thunk that CBS would have learned a lesson about deceptive editing after the Harris interview and subsequent suit and settlement with Trump. Maybe Greta is running the show. Anyway, the network and Face the Nation chopped out whole sections of an interview with DHS Secretary Kristi Noem. Watch:

Fortunately, Noem and DHS brought the receipts. This one is tough for me, generally speaking I am a free speech absolutist. Meaning as long as you are not directly calling for violence anything goes. But in cases like this, where edits are made specifically to deceive, there should be some sort of consequence beyond ending access.

Luckily for me, I am not a policy maker, just a beat up old door kicker.

The Washington Free Beacon has a great story about squad member Ilhan Omar. It seems she dared someone to look into her financials after being accused of being a millionaire. So, the Free Beacon did just that. And guess what? She is a millionaire.

. . . see I barely have thousands let alone millions.” The Free Beacon did check Omar’s latest disclosure. It shows Omar and her husband, Tim Mynett, are worth at least $6 million and as much as $30 million.

I wonder how she’s going to take this. Not that I care for any reason other than the entertainment value.

If you’re on Twiiter/X you should be following Infantry Dort. He’s an active duty Army Infantry officer stationed down at Hood. His commentary on the status of the US Army is well worth the price of admission. His latest venture is to highlight quality leaders across the ages in the US military. Today he highlights Ernest Evans.

. . . of the destroyer USS Johnston, he promised his crew he would take them into harm’s way. That vow became his torment, for he knew one day he would be asked to make it good.
The Breaking Point
On October 25, 1944, in the Battle off Samar, Evans and the Johnston faced the impossible: Japanese battleships and cruisers bearing down on a small escort carrier group. Outgunned and out-armored, Evans ordered flank speed and charged. His destroyer darted into the teeth of the enemy, firing torpedoes at giants and blasting away with her 5-inch guns. The Johnston was torn apart, Evans himself wounded and bleeding, steering from the stern because his bridge was wrecked. He fought until the ship went down beneath him. He was never seen again.
The Transcendence
For his valor, Ernest Evans was awarded the Medal of Honor. His crew testified to his defiance, his ferocity, his refusal to bend before overwhelming firepower. At Samar, his sacrifice helped turn the tide in the largest naval battle in history and saved the American landing at Leyte. Evans proved that a single destroyer, led by a man with an unbreakable will, could defy an empire.
The tortured warrior does not measure himself against the odds. He measures himself against his promise. Ernest Evans vowed to fight — and when the day came, he kept that vow to the end. His life was consumed in flame and steel, but his name endures forever in the annals of the sea.

Medal of Honor citation :

For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty as commanding officer of the U.S.S. Johnston in action against major units of the enemy Japanese fleet during the battle off Samar on 25 October 1944. The first to lay a smokescreen and to open fire as an enemy task force, vastly superior in number, firepower and armor, rapidly approached. Comdr. Evans gallantly diverted the powerful blasts of hostile guns from the lightly armed and armored carriers under his protection, launching the first torpedo attack when the Johnston came under straddling Japanese shellfire. Undaunted by damage sustained under the terrific volume of fire, he unhesitatingly joined others of his group to provide fire support during subsequent torpedo attacks against the Japanese and, outshooting and outmaneuvering the enemy as he consistently interposed his vessel between the hostile fleet units and our carriers despite the crippling loss of engine power and communications with steering aft, shifted command to the fantail, shouted steering orders through an open hatch to men turning the rudder by hand and battled furiously until the Johnston, burning and shuddering from a mortal blow, lay dead in the water after 3 hours of fierce combat. Seriously wounded early in the engagement, Comdr. Evans, by his indomitable courage and brilliant professional skill, aided materially in turning back the enemy during a critical phase of the action. His valiant fighting spirit throughout this historic battle will venture as an inspiration to all who served with him