What a Dump!

Can we add to the list of Obama scandals the Great Central American Bus-Lift of 2014?  If this is his way of forcing illegal immigrants on us, the way he is closing Guantanamo Bay by forcing terrorists on us, he must be deluded. The health and safety of Americans obviously has extremely low priority on his list. What amazes me is his still-too-high approval rating (usually 40-45%), despite all these continual outrages.  I think he has taken the Messiah complex way too far and feels that he is invulnerable, and thanks to the fawning, protective press and the idiots who elected him twice, he is.

The Great Crusade

Here's an excellent section on D-Day from Stars and Stripes: Return to Normandy.

Lots 'o Links

Don't forget to catch up on the week that was, thanks to Betsy's Page, Maggie's Farm, and Larwyn's Linx. (Cartoon by Michael Ramirez.)

This is obviously another example of the war on women! "Hurricanes with feminine names cause more damage than storms with masculine names: study."

Vive les Américains!

"NORMANDY, FRANCE, June 2, 2014 – Four simple words are all it takes to accurately describe the deep appreciation the citizens of Normandy, France have for the D-Day events that led to the end of World War II. The words are powerful. Honest. Sincere. And, most of all, indelible in the hearts and souls of those who were freed from the clutches of tyranny 70 years ago. 'We have not forgotten' represent an ancestral commitment by the people of Normandy that they will never allow the memory of their liberation to diminish."

I Like Ike

Here's a nice tribute to Eisenhower as a leader on D-Day.  I wish we had our own Ike today! And if you've never seen the 2004 TV movie Ike: Countdown to D-Day starring Tom Selleck, you really should.

A Very Proud American

Read this article about Henry Hirschmann, who survived Buchenwald, joined the American Army, and fought the Nazis after D-Day. He'll be in Normandy for the 70th anniversary.

"The Jew Incinerator"

Richard Baehr wonders if European Jew-hatred has spread to America -- and then shows that it's already here.

"Real violence with the intent to kill Jews occurred in Overland Park, Kansas, a few weeks back, when a lone gunman shot and killed three people at a Jewish community center. The killer probably would have enjoyed the Chicago school game 'The Jew Incinerator,' and would have been willing to help out the California teachers with additional sources for the Holocaust denial assignment.

On college campuses, the intimidation and harassment by the group Students for Justice in Palestine has led to sanctions at a few schools, criminal charges at one, and behavior that in general would fit right into pre-war Germany.

There is a pattern to aggressive anti-Semitism, and more often than not, it spreads rapidly when it is not condemned and called out for what it is quickly. The proliferation of hate speech makes it more likely that some of the vilest of the Jew-haters will jump from words to action when given the opportunity."

Negotiating With Terrorists

Someone ought to ask John McCain and Everett Alvarez if they forgot how to speak English after being tortured in Vietnam for 5 and 8 years, respectively; or if their families learned how to speak Vietnamese.  I'm sure the answer would be a firm no.

D-Day Then and Now

Look at these photos of D-Day landings in 1944 and today, courtesy of the Guardian.   "Photography then and now lets you move through time by tapping or clicking on a historic image to reveal the modern view. You can drag or swipe to control the speed of the transformation."

Mary Soames: A Great Lady

I just read that Lady Mary Soames, the youngest daughter of Winston Church, has died. I had seen her on TV over the years and read about her in biographies of her father, and I was very impressed by her articulateness, humor, and knowledge of history. As her son said, "She was a truly remarkable and extraordinary woman, who led a very distinguished life."