Saturday, July 4, 2026

Happy 250th birthday, America!

 


To commies, domestic traitors, global elites, and other such vermin, I'll just pass along a slightly altered line from Steve McQueen's character in Papillon, "We're still here, you bastards!"

Let us honor those giants, our founding fathers, for one of the noblest achievements in human history. May they live in our memories forever.


From the excellent AMC series, Turn: Washington's Spies, here is the scene featuring the British surrender at Yorktown.



The American Civil War tested the Republic as never before, and the great words of Abraham Lincoln have come echoing down the years, filled with commitment to duty and the hope of a better future for a nation healed from the wounds of war. I have always cherished this scene in the movie, Ruggles of Red Gap, in which an expatriate English butler (played by Charles Laughton), alone in a room full of American locals, remembers the words of the Gettysburg Address, and utters them with heartfelt humility.


All rise for our National Anthem.

Friday, July 3, 2026

This looks promising

Nothing wrong with a little extra cash: "NC Ag Department seeks seasonal peanut inspectors ahead of fall harvest".

I wonder if they'd give me a badge. And an official cap.

So, what's the strategy here?

Do they think we won't shoot back because they're "women?" "'Kill Your Local Republican': WI Activist Declares 'Trans Jihad'".

To know us is to love us

"You have never had as much fun as these Japanese dudes with Buc-ee's hats who discovered the gun counter at Bass Pro Shops".

Happy Feet Friday

Here's one of my favorite jazz guitarists, Mary Osborne, performing "I Surrender Dear".



Bonus video!  And for a chaser, we have Spike Jones and the boys with "Cocktails for Two".

Thursday, July 2, 2026

What did Ohio ever do to deserve this?

"As the 250th Anniversary of American Independence Approaches, Ohio’s Capital Planned to Fly Somali Flag Over City Hall".

The city of Columbus, Ohio, the state’s capital, is facing backlash after a social media post suggested plans to raise the Somali flag over City Hall. Ohio has one of the largest Somali communities in the United States, with the Columbus Area (Central Ohio) ranking second in the U.S. after the Minneapolis–St. Paul metro area.

I blame Ohio Governor Mike DeWine. I don't actually know what degree of responsibility he has for the state having so many immigrants, but I'm glad to tar the little walnut-faced RINO any chance I get.