Saturday, May 24, 2014
Memorial Day Check List
This weekend, we’re planned to write something truly inspirational about all those brave men and women who answered our country’s call and gave the last full measure of their devotion, fighting for freedom from the Halls of Montezuma to the deserts of Afghanistan and Iraq. We even planned to show you a lot of patriotic videos, like this one.- Hurley the Historian said we should review how Memorial Day has its roots in a post-Civil War holiday called “Decoration Day,” explain how observance of the holiday has changed over the years, and urge that the legacy never be forgotten.
Others said this weekend we should march in a parade with flag-waving politicians, watch John Wayne and Audie Murphy war movies all day on TV, or cut weeds at a Veterans Cemetery, while trying not to feel guilty about ignoring living conditions for those poor, mistreated Al Qaeda terrorist detainees at GITMO, where they all get three squares a day and better health treatment than our injured veterans, along with all the prayer rugs they could possibly use and free air conditioning.- In Anderson, you could always pay respect for the lives of so many service members who have given their all for the sake of our freedom at the Memorial Day Bell Ceremony Monday at noon at the Anderson Center.
- Maybe that’s why our Quote for Today Committee chose a trio of quotes from The Duke: “Courage is being scared to death but saddling up anyway,” “Life is hard; it’s harder if you’re stupid,” and “If you’ve got them by the balls their hearts and minds will follow.”
Last Memorial Day, Whistleblower Pollster Ron Rasmussen said 60% believed it’s likely other agencies targeted Conservatives too. Most voters think Obama’s Internal Revenge Service’s decision to target Conservative groups was made in Washington, D.C., and that it wasn’t the only government agency going after these groups, and only 20% of those Dumbed-Down, Self-Absorbed, Media-Influenced, Celebrity-Obsessed, Politically-Correct, Uninformed, Short-Attention-Span, Free-Stuff Grabbing, Low-Information Obama Supporters Who Put Obama In The White House—Twice, ever believed the IRS’ explanation that low-level employees at its Cincinnati office made the decision to target the conservative groups.- The Blower can hardly wait to hear Obama’s phony patriotic Memorial Day message telling all Americans to honor our fallen troops, except the Americans he and Hillary left to die in Benghazi, whom he’d like you to forget, too.
- Everybody’s wondering if Obama, who’s sent thousands of troops into war in Afghanistan, will again be MIA for the traditional Memorial Day event at Arlington National Cemetery. Obama Supporters in the Press call dead soldiers “Political Props.” Do you think the troops are starting to miss George Bush yet?
Further insulting our nation’s fallen heroes, two years ago Obama e-mailed supporters, asking them to add their names to a list of people who proudly stand with Obama to allow gays and lesbians to serve openly in the military. Whistleblower Alternative Life-style Contributors Ben Dover and Phil McKrevis were hoping after he was re-elected, he’d go to Key West on Memorial Day to lay a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Homosexual.- This year, as Fox News reports, Obama’s VA SCANDAL SPOTLIGHTS OBAMA’S INACTION. You pick: Benghazi, IRS, ObamaCare, the VA…President Obama’s ineffectual leadership and mismanagement and the administration’s scandals paint the same picture: a surprised, reactionary White House that didn’t know, quick with rhetorical outrage and meek in response and accountability. The current scandal has understandably provoked an outcry for swift and decisive action by the president over the mistreatment of veterans at VA hospitals. Don’t hold your breath.
The Blower remembers when local Demo-Labor Party bosses e-mailed phony Memorial Day messages that began with:
As we approach this Memorial Day, please remember that its real purpose was to pause to give thanks and honor to those who have sacrificed their lives for our county. Some were Democrats, some were Republicans, some were independents or members of other political parties, but they all fought and died so that we may continue to enjoy our democracy.
Damn!You can’t get much more non-partisan than that. (Except you know they didn’t really mean it.)
- The Blower also remembers the Chairman’s Memorial Day Blog at Hamilton County RINO Party Headquarters. Old Blue-face was waxing poetic about whether the guy who won “American Idol” was really a Republican. What else can you expect from a guy whose blog is this far out of date?
Up to date internet communications don’t appear to be a political priority for the candidates Alex T. controls, either. [THERE’S NO NEED TO STAND AND SALUTE THIS]
Good grief! Even our Feckless Fishwrappers should know enough to slap a few patriotic pictures on the front page this weekend. Except, in Friday’s story about the Local VA paying out $1.6M for wrongful deaths, why was the photo of Ohio Second Congressional District Congressman “Bronze Star Brad” Wenstrup identified as “Hal Barkan, Provided?” Must be because the Fighting Podiatrist was out of uniform.
As former Vice President Dick Cheney so effectively pointed out, September 11 showed us Freedom is not free. Millions of Americans have been killed, wounded, or are still missing, giving their lives during our country’s history, serving our nation in our armed forces. Without their selfless sacrifices, our nation and the freedoms we too often take for granted would not exist.- Now The Blower says on Memorial Day we should check which color the alert is, honor our heroes, and remember when Ronald Reagan said “Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn’t pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same, or one day we will spend our sunset years telling our children and our children’s children what it was once like in the United States where men were free.”
Sunday night, we should all watch the National Memorial Day Concert on TVfeaturing riveting performances from some of the world’s biggest stars. In addition, acclaimed actors will present personal stories of love and sacrifice submitted by viewers through the concert’s Virtual Wall of Remembrance.
The program is again co-hosted by Joe Mantegna (CRIMINAL MINDS) and Gary Sinise (CSI: NEW YORK), two acclaimed actors who have dedicated themselves to veteran’s causes and supporting our troops. We’re pretty sure Obama is not even scheduled to appear.
One local Gulf War Veteran says if any staffers in local Congressional offices happen to be watching, Memorial Day would be a good time to be thinking about improving your constituency service, especially to veterans.
Also on Monday at 11:30 AM, HBO is scheduled to show “Taking Chance,” a 2009 historical drama film based upon the experiences of Marine Lt. Colonel Michael Strobl (Kevin Bacon), who escorts the body of a fallen Marine, PFC Chance Phelps (posthumously promoted to LCpl), back to his hometown from the Iraq War. If there was ever a movie guaranteed to bring tears to your eyes on Memorial Day, this one ought to do it. You can watch the trailer here. 
Finally, Bluegrass Bureau Chief Ken CamBoo says although many patriotic people will be celebrating Memorial Day this weekend, Confederate Memorial Day is officially celebrated in Kentucky on June 3, because Confederate President Jefferson Davis was born on that date in 1808 in Fairview, Kentucky. For those of you who don’t know where Fairview is, it’s near Hopkinsville, wherever in the hell that is.
The Department of Homeland Insecurity is now using its National Terrorism Advisory System, or NTAS, replacing the color-coded Homeland Security Advisory System (HSAS). They say this system will more effectively communicate information about terrorist threats by providing timely, detailed information to the public, government agencies, first responders, airports and other transportation hubs, and the private sector.Have fun at your Memorial Day picnic.- Someone else who has something to memorialize this weekend is Eric “Call Me Crazy” Deters, since he quit prating law in Kentucky because the Kentucky Bar Association wouldn’t return his law license. The Cabal of NoKY Attorneys Still Out to Destroy Crazy (including the Lisa Wells WLW Fan Club) will no doubt still be celebrating.
REMEMBER: If you can’t improve on the news, you shouldn’t even be reporting it.
REMEMBERING MEMORIAL DAY HOTLINE
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Some patriotic items in today’s Blower were sent in by our equally patriotic subscribers.
Whistleblower Patriotic Link of the Day
★ U.S. Armed Forces – We Must Fight – President Reagan (HD) 2014 ★
(Sent in Whistleblower War Hero Ollie Hackworth, one of the survivors of that “Three Against a Thousand Massacre, a tale of valor told many times in The Blower.”
Note: We guarantee Blackberry subscribers who don’t go home and see links and pictures on their computers are not going to appreciate all of this good stuff today.
“Thanks for the Memorial” By James Jay Schifrin
This weekend in Patronage County, everybody was getting ready for the big upcoming Memorial Day Weekend, and our three Corrupt County Commissioners were talking about how they were going exploit the occasion, as if there was ever a holiday they wouldn’t exploit.
“People always expect us to press the flesh on patriotic holidays,” said Commissioner Filch. “It’s right here on our job descriptions.”
“And since we’re always campaigning, shaking hands and kissing babies make for some great photo ops,” Commissioner Swindle explained.
“Nothing’s better than a parade to make us look patriotic,” added Commissioner Pilfer, “except TV likes cute kids waving flags more than politicians.”
“Especially since none of us ever served in the military, we can’t even show up wearing our uniforms,” Swindle said.
“You mean ‘If you weren’t a vet, you’d best forget?’ ” replied Pilfer.
“You bet, and did you see where that township trustee was so starved for publicity on Memorial Day he posted a picture of himself on Facebook standing on some poor veteran’s grave?” Commissioner Filch asked.
“I’m sure the dead guy’s family thought it was OK,” Swindle said.
“So is there any special message we’re trying to get out this Memorial Day?” asked Commissioner Pilfer.
“Same old, same old,” said Commissioner Swindle. “It’s just a warm-up for our big summer show of patriotism on July 4.”
This op-ed column never appeared at any time in the feisty Mt. Washington Press personally edited by eminently renowned publisher Dennis Nichols