Day: December 7, 2023

Remember Pearl Harbor!

Today, 07 December, is the day we remember the sneak attack by the Japanese on the American naval facility at Pearl Harbor

This attack lasted only about one hour and 15 minutes but resulted in 2403 dead and 68 civilians….it destroyed 20 vessels to include 8 battleships.

We Americans observe silence on this day to remember those that died on this fateful day (sadly the ‘interest seems to be waning as the years tick by).

The word ‘Remember’ got me to thinking about this very condition….

Americans seem to be selective in their remembrance and each generation is the same…..I seems to be ‘out of sight out of min’ sort of thing.

Look at the Korean War….not much interest in what and why….Vietnam is slipping from our minds as well…and World War One is all but gone from our memory….so I asked my question how long will be be before WW2 is just a slight memory?

The Second World War today is pretty much a great grandfather issue….as Vietnam is pretty much a grandfather thing to today’s youth….with attention span of the youth of today gets boiled down to the average bowel movement how long before the sacrifice and tribulations of our WW2 vets are just something they learn about in history class if they can stay awake long enough to learn?

I tip my hat to the History Channel for keeping the war alive for all to see….but is it enough to keep the memory alive in future generations?

So many moments in this war should be remember and some should not be forgotten…..but I guess the only one thing future generations will retain is that we won World War 2 and put the evilness to bed.

Not so fast!

The same evil that we defeated in 1945 is rearing its ugly deformed heads once again.

Sorry to say I am not so sure it can be beaten down again…..I just do not see the guts or the will to beat it into oblivion this time around.

How about you?

Sorry to go on but this stuff needs saying.

Please take a moment and observe silence for those brave men that dead serving their country on this fateful day.

I Read, I Write, You Know

“lego ergo scribo”

GOP Debate #4

As promised here is what I saw in the latest debate of dumb vs dumber, the GOP candidates duke it our.

Let me say from the onset….the GOP never takes a day off from crazy.

I watched and that will be time I shall never get back….there were back and forth….DeSantis and Rama(whatever) attacking Haley…..Rama(whatever) attacking Christie for being overweight….Haley trying to be cute….all in all it was a just night at the Chuckle Hut.

Well was there anything interesting at all?

Very little with the exception of the question about Trump…

An hour into the Republican debate Thursday night, the topic turned to Donald Trump.

Ron DeSantis: “Father time is undefeated,” he said when asked whether the 77-year-old Trump was fit enough for another term. “I think we need to have somebody younger.” At another point, he said Trump “had failed to clean up the swamp.” However, Chris Christie broke in to accuse DeSantis of dodging. “The question was very direct, is he fit to be president, or isn’t he?” said Christie, per the Wall Street Journal. “The rest of the speech is interesting but completely unresponsive.” DeSantis denied dodging the question but did not answer with a yes or nor about whether he thought Trump was fit enough to be president again. He repeated his line that “father time is undefeated,” adding, “I do think that over a four-year period it is not a job for somebody that’s pushing 80.”

Chris Christie: He delivered by far the most blistering critique of Trump in this portion of the debate. “This is an angry bitter man who now wants to be back as president because he wants to exact retribution on anyone who has disagreed with him,” he said. “His conduct is unacceptable. He’s unfit. Be careful of what you’ll get if you ever get a second Donald Trump term.” The comments drew boos from the crowd. Christie also said his rivals were afraid to criticize Trump. “Failing to speak out against him, making excuses for him, pretending he is a victim, empowers him,” he said, suggesting that this was the reason Trump was so far ahead in the polls, per the New York Times.

  • Nikki Haley: Asked about Trump’s pledge to reinstate a ban on people from predominately Muslim nations, Haley said she would take a different tack. “I don’t think that you can have a straight up Muslim ban as much as look at the countries that have terrorist activity that want to hurt Americans,” she said, per CNN. “It’s not about a religion.”
  • Vivek Ramaswamy: He did not get a Trump question but said all three of his rivals have been “licking Donald Trump’s boots” for years.

All in all the only adult on the stage last night was Christie….Haley tried but she just falls flat in my opinion.

There you have a rundown on the night’s festivities….as sad as it was.

Now aren’t you glad you did not watch this stupidity?

You are welcome.

I Read, I Write, You Know

“lego ergo scribo”