It is August and things have slowed to crawl. Perhaps you have not been able to get away. Lack of planning. Agreeing in February to set that murder case for August? Whatever the reason you, unlike us, are stuck in Miami. Maybe this will help.
Summer Reading:
1) The Admirals, by Walter Borneman. There were four admirals awarded an unprecedented fifth star during WWII. Who were they? The sad part of this is that even we gave your run-of-the-mill DeSantis drone robe wearer, a few clues, we doubt 98% of them could identify the men and their roles. For the record, the admirals receiving a fifth star Admiral of the Fleet, were Nimitz. Halsey, King, and Leahy. Name the one that commanded a battle group in WWII. "Umm...this is not what I thought this would be, I thought we would talking about original intent of the framers."
You're right, it was a trick question. While Halsey was most known for holding the line in 1941 when all that stood between Japan and California was the Enterprise, Lexington, and Saratoga, who were all at sea during the attack, and later commanding the fleet at the controversial Battle of Leyte Gulf, Nimitz had a sea command in the North Atlantic before the Pearl Harbor attack required Roosevelt to replace Admiral....? Anyon? Bueller? Anyone? Admiral Husband Kimmel who was in charge when Pearl was attacked.
The least well known, and most influential of the group was William Leahy, who had recently retired before the war started. Roosevelt recalled him to active duty and put Leahy in charge of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Leahy became a close confident of FDR and was rarely not at his side during all of WWII. He wielded tremendous influence over the conduct of the war.
2) The Black Swan Mystery, by Tetsuya Ayukawa. Written and published in Japan in 1960, this is a post-war "film-noir" type of simple yet expertly written murder mystery that satisfies on a beach day. It's been re-released and available on Amazon.
So what else is going on?
There's some controversy over Sydney Sweeney and also the firing of the head of the Bureau of Labor statistics after she posted revised employment numbers last week showing the economy had actually lost nearly 260,000 jobs in May and June. We are not sure if the two controversies are related. What exactly is Ms. Sweeney doing wrong? (And for that matter, who is she?) Of more note is the remarkable move of firing an expert for reporting the truth.
"Mr. President, a category five hurricane is bearing down on Florida and we expect catastrophic damage."
"Who said that?"
"Well, uhh, the chief meteorologist of the National Weather Service."
"They're fired. That's Biden-Obama propaganda."
There are all sorts of applications for the novel idea of ignoring reality.
"Hey honey how was your checkup?"
"Bad. The doctor said I gained twenty pounds and needed to start on mounjaro."
"Oh, well, you have looked a little heavy. And you haven't been working out as much."
"Nah. I'm just going to switch doctors. It is so much easier. Want Five-Guys for dinner?"
And on and on it could go, until the economy collapses, the environment collapses, the guy eating another burger and fries collapses while walking up a broken escalator at the REGJB.
Enjoy Your Summer.
13 comments:
In American history Kimmel is the only person I’m aware of whose first name is Husband. Here is my view. 1 a week before he was briefed by intelligence that Japanese aggression was expected shortly although the location was not known. As commander of Pearl he was negligent in not doing more to prevent the attack. BUT so was Halsey who had the three carriers out on training. Haley inexplicably did not order air patrols that would most likely 1 have located the Japanese attack fleet and / or 2 had combat planes in the air to Protect Pearl. Halsey was near Pearl but did nothing to cover the base with his planes. He bears responsibility as well. But here’s the thing. After the attack Halsey was all that stood between Japan and the West Coast and Roosevelt And Admiral King couldn’t afford to replace him. They needed him to find the Japan fleet and confront it which he did with modest success at the Battle of Coral Sea and who his replacement (he was ashore with a bad case of the shingles ) rear admiral Ray Spruance did masterfully at the battle of Midway. If anyone else deserved a fifth star it was Spruance Rump. Do you agree ?
Fully agree with your analysis. And Admiral Raymond Spruance is a man whose name is some what lost to history who we can confidently say saved the United States of America. Midway was a turning point in the war in the Pacific. Going up against four Japanese carriers and a larger fleet with three carriers, he found and sunk four ! While losing one. After Midway Japan would never go on the offensive again. And if he had lost our carriers without destroying the Japanese fleet, you can make a good argument that the West Coast was completely undefended and open to invasion. Halsey recommended Spruance who had no carrier experience. And yet Spruance made all the right calls. And not just in Midway but in every naval engagement of the war. While Halsey was nick named Bull and the fighting admiral, Spruance had more success in more battles than Halsey did. And if you want to dig deeper we can analyze Halsey at the battle of Leyte Gulf where admiral Jesse Oldendorf saved MacArhur’s landing and Halsey’s butt because Halsey fell for a Japanese trick and dashed off to the north without protecting the beach head and transits to it. Love this stuff btw. More than law.
In what can only be described as a statistical anomaly all the women upset about Sweeney have a BMI over 30; a nose ring, ROYGBIV colored hair; helped to burn down cities during BLM; and ran around like maniacs during metoo pretending to be oppressed.
It thought Trump getting elected in 2024 was a low point for the Dems, i was proven wrong as they are the gift that keeps on giving.
Rump. Admiral Olendorf crossed the T at the battle of Leyte Gulf. He freaking crossed the T and should be remembered as a brilliant battleship tactician. Come on man
At the Battle of Leyte Gulf, Rear Admiral Jesse B. Oldendorf commanded the U.S. Navy’s bombardment and fire support group during the Battle of Surigao Strait, one of the key engagements. On the night of October 24–25, 1944, Oldendorf deployed his force of older battleships, cruisers, and destroyers across the northern end of the strait to block the advancing Japanese Southern Force. Utilizing classic naval tactics, he executed the last major “crossing the T” maneuver in naval history—positioning his battleships perpendicular to the Japanese line of advance, allowing for devastating broadsides. His well-coordinated attack, bolstered by destroyer torpedo strikes, resulted in the destruction of most of the Japanese force, including the battleships Yamashiro and Fusō. Oldendorf’s disciplined and textbook use of firepower was a decisive factor in crippling Japan’s southern pincer and helped secure the Allied landing at Leyte.
Ok. But what does she do? She’s an actress correct ? And now is famous for wearing blue jeans? I wear blue jeans all weekend in the fall in the northeast. I’m not sure I get the controversy. Elaborate.
Oh yeah. Admiral Oldendorf crossed the T, destroyed a big part of the enemy fleet and displayed superb battle ship tactics in a naval battle that kept ebbing and flowing as commanders with imperfect information made snap decisions ged the course of the war. And then of course there the infamous message to Halsey asking where he is ending with “the world wonders”. He’s said to have thrown his cap on the deck when he first read it.
You watch too much Fox News nobody in real life gives a shit about this Sydney Sweeney “controversy” except Rs trying to change the subject from Trump/Epstein.
Excellent discussion of WW2 Trivia.
Admiral Chester Nimitz, from Pearl Harbor, sent a message to Admiral William Halsey, commander of the Third Fleet, asking, "WHERE IS RPT WHERE IS TASK FORCE THIRTY FOUR?" This was to inquire about the location of Task Force 34, which Halsey had taken north to pursue a Japanese decoy carrier force, leaving Taffy 3 vulnerable. To hinder Japanese cryptanalysis, the message was padded with nonsense phrases: "TURKEY TROTS TO WATER" at the start and "THE WORLD WONDERS" at the end, separated by double consonants "GG" and "RR" to indicate padding.
The Mistake: On Halsey’s flagship, USS New Jersey, the decoding officer removed the opening padding but mistakenly left "THE WORLD WONDERS" in the message, which read: "WHERE IS RPT WHERE IS TASK FORCE THIRTY FOUR RR THE WORLD WONDERS." Halsey interpreted the phrase as a sarcastic rebuke from Nimitz, implying criticism of his decision to chase the decoy fleet. This caused a furious reaction, with Halsey reportedly throwing his cap on the deck. As a result, he redirected some of his forces south to aid Taffy 3, though they arrived too late to assist directly.
There’s an excellent discussion of the message in The Admirals. The enlisted man who sent the message was not told to add gibberish to the end of the message. Only the beginning. And he had no explanation of using the phrase “the world wonders.” Halsey’s generation was familiar with the ode the charge of the light brigade in which the phrase, criticizing a military commander was used several times. As the book notes the reference could not be overlooked to men of Halsey’s generation. The fact is Oldendorf is the real hero of the battle sending two big Japanese battleships to the bottom and much of the enemy fleet when he crossed the T. He needs more recognition. King was asked about Halsey after the war. He said he could forgive Leyte Gulf but he could not forgive Halsey for leading the fleet into TWO typhoons. Halsey got very very lucky many times. But he was a pugnacious admiral looking to engage the Japanese at any opportunity at a time when America needed such leaders. So there’s that.
10:40:01, you need help with your rage against women.
Gee Rumpole, I think the problem with the head of the Bureau of Labor statistics is her consistent "mistakes" that favor the left, like pumping up the numbers right before the 2024 elections for your incompetent president, and then publishing downward ones for Trump. Probably just well-intentioned errors. You guys are just repulsive.
If you had an ounce of knowledge about this then you would know the BLS as well as several other departments that issue economic data revise their numbers pretty much every month. So here’s the question- IS THE REVISION OF THE LOSS OF 268,,000 JOBS WRONG? I’ve yet to see one person - just one - contradict the revised numbers. Can you do it ? And if the revisions are correct (they are ) then someone was fired for telling the truth. Stop drinking the cool aide. It doesn’t look good in a person who should try and think for themselves.
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