RUTHFULLY YOURS

https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2020/01/prince_charles_to_make_great_britains_first_official_royal_visit_to_israel.html

In what may well be a dress rehearsal for his forthcoming ascension to the throne, Prince Charles will be making Britain’s first official royal visit to Israel to attend an event at Yad Vashem, “Remembering the Holocaust, Fighting Antisemitism,” on January 23. He will be joining the presidents of Russia, France, Germany, Italy and Austria, as well as the kings of Spain and Belgium. These are all nations where anti-Semitism has a vigorous past and present presence.

Charles himself, his brother Edward, and his father, the Duke of Edinburgh, have all traveled to Israel, but never in an official capacity. In 1994 the Duke attended a ceremony at Yad Vashem honoring his mother, Princess Alice of Battenberg, who had been awarded the title for saving many Jewish lives during the Holocaust. She is buried on the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem at her own dying request, a fact omitted in the Netflix series “The Crown.” Charles also represented the Queen privately at the funerals of Yitzhak Rabin in 1995 and Shimon Peres in 2016.

The no longer “bonnie” prince carries a historic burden.

 Great Britain has a sordid history with respect to the Holocaust and Israel.  After a betrayal of the promise of the Balfour Declaration, in 1922 eighty percent of the Palestine Mandate was deeded to the Hashemites with no historical or religious ties to ancient Palestine. This was followed by a series of “White Papers” which severely limited Jewish immigration to Palestine. At the Evian conference of 1938 the British slammed the door of Palestine against any sizable admissions of Jewish refugees effectively trapping millions of hapless Jews in Europe.

While British callousness to Jewish suffering in slamming shut the gates of Palestine is well known, less widely known is how indifferent the royals were.

King George, father of the present Queen Elizabeth, was stalwart during the Blitz but no friend of the Jews. The King not only supported the White Paper but also stated that he was “glad to think that steps are being taken to prevent these people (read Jews) leaving their country of origin.” Halifax’s office telegraphed Britain’s ambassador in Berlin asking him to encourage the German government “to check the unauthorized emigration of Jews.” The King and Queen, who visited veterans and orphans in displays of solidarity with ordinary people, were silent on the Holocaust.

Never again will the “settled science” of climate change be disputed! Never again will anyone claim that capitalism and Judeo-Christian principles are superior! Never again will any immigrants be denied entry into America! Never again will any religion be slandered, with the exception of Orthodox Jews, observant Catholics and Evangelical Christians!  Never again will American history be taught with pride in our founding, our constitution, our enduring democracy!  Never again will we support Israel! Never again will any conservative legislators be supported! Never again will any conservative opinions be heard with respect! Never again will anyone vote for a Republican Conservative!

Antisemitism is rearing its evil head throughout the world. Rallies and parades are welcome expressions, but so often, like the linked arms solidarity marches that follow atrocities, they don’t accomplish anything powerful and lasting.

When Zeev Jabotinsky , the greatest Zionist leader in history,  organized self-defense units in Jewish communities across Europe, his slogan was:

“Better to have a gun and not need it than to need it and not have it!”

His pithy advice reverberates now. rsk

P.S. If guns “trigger” goosebumps at least consider classes in self defense.  That beats dialoguing endlessly anytime.   rsk

I still admire and respect the legacy and achievements of President  Ronald Reagan, widely hailed as the best Republican President in recent history. What was the response of President Ronald Reagan to the terrorist bombing of the United States Marine barracks in 1983?

On October 23, 1983  a suicide bomber detonated a truck bomb at a building serving as barracks for the 1st Battalion 8th Marines (Battalion Landing Team – BLT 1/8) of the 2nd Marine Division, killing 220 Marines, 18 sailors and 3 soldiers, making this incident the deadliest single-day death toll for the United States in peacetime. It was no secret that the attack had been carried out by Hezbollah.

Furthermore the evacuation of the wounded was poorly organized and executed. Trauma centers in Israel, arguably the best in the world and in Cyprus  were minutes away by helicopter, but instead transports took them to Europe base hospitals several hours away. A Pentagon commission many years later was critical of those decisions.

Three-and-a-half months after the bombing and after repeatedly pledging not to do so —President Reagan ordered the withdrawal of all U.S. troops from Lebanon. Reagan never retaliated against Hezbollah or their Iranian and Syrian sponsors responsible for the bombings, a position widely endorsed by senior military officials. That’s called cut and run.

President Donald Trump did not do that…..rsk

Ten year ago, in late 2019 I started the daily barrage known as Ruthfully Yours.   In 2015, I was  a  “Never Trump” acolyte who greatly preferred Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz. In fact, I posted National Review’s shameful and decidedly anti-Trump issue and columnists. When he became the candidate and the alternative was Hillary Clinton I became a reluctant supporter and eventually an enthusiastic “deplorable.’

I admire, respect and have great and patriotic affection for the president. He has, to the best of his abilities, kept every promise even in the face of outrageous and unprecedented efforts to destroy his Presidency.

I look forward to his resounding victory in 2020. Happy New Year to all! rsk

T’WAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS AND ALL THROUGH THE HOUSE.

NOT A DEMOCRAT WAS STIRRING NOT EVEN A LOUSE.

I LIT HANUKA CANDLES WHEN THERE AROSE SUCH A CLATTER

I RUSHED TO THE WINDOW TO SEE WHAT WAS THE MATTER

I PEERED THROUGH THE WINDOW AND PUT ON MY GLASSES

TWAS A BRIGHT RED SLEIGH PULLED BY EIGHT GLOOMY JACKASSES

WITH AN ORANGE HAIRED DRIVER SHOUTING WITH VERVE

“GIDDYAP YOU ALL YOU FORGOT WHOM YOU SERVE!”

“MAXINE, SCHUMER AND CIAMARELLI WHO BLOWS AND WHISTLES!”

“YOUR SLANDER AND BIAS WILL GET BLUNT DISMISSALS!”

“YON NANCY AND NADLER AND SCHIFF THE LIAR!”

“BRENNAN AND COMEY WITH OPINIONS FOR HIRE!”

“TO SUBVERT DEMOCRACY IS WHAT YOU CHOSE!

SO YOU’LL FIND COAL IN YOUR FIREPLACE HOSE!”

“I’VE GOT TO RUN NOW BEFORE I SLEEP

WITH RALLIES AND BILLS AND PROMISES TO KEEP”

IN A GRACIOUS SPIRIT TO DEFUSE THEIR SPAT,

HE GAVE THEM EACH A GIFT WRAPPED MAGA HAT.

HE LEFT THEM TO PONDER THEIR FAILURE TO ADDRESS

PERTINENT ISSUES WHERE THE PRESIDENT HAD SUCCESS.

WITH THE COUNTDOWN LOOMING FOR NOVEMBER THIRD,

THEIR BOGUS TRIALS WILL LEAVE HIM UNDETERRED.

THEY VOWED TO CONTINUE WITH NASTY ALLEGATIONS,

BUT AMERICA’S BODY POLITIC IS WEARY OF ALL INVESTIGATIONS.

AS THE POLLING NOW INCREASINGLY AVERS

IT’S THE ECONOMY THAT MATTERS TO THE HIMS AND HERS.

SO WITH A HANUKA PRAYER FOR PRESIDENT DONALD THE MACCABEE

WHO JOUSTS WITH FALSE PROPHETS, FAKE NEWS AND THE CULTS OF P.C.

I WISH YOU ALL A HAPPY HANUKA, A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A JOYOUS NEW YEAR!

Ruth S. King

A gathering of witches is called a “coven.”  A gathering of ravens who often gang up on their prey or animals that enter their space, is actually called a “congress” or an “unkindness” 

Barracudas in numbers are called a “battery.” Vultures in a group are called a “wake.”  Rattlesnakes convening are called a “rhumba.”

By Jove! Here is a perfect collective noun for the Democrats in Congress:

A group of hyenas is called a “cackle.”

Perfect!

https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/12/rodger_young_so

In public school in the Bronx, after World War II, we gathered in the schoolyard, recited the “Pledge of Allegiance,” and made way to the auditorium before classes. There we sang the national anthem and other patriotic songs. Among them was one, “The Ballad of  Rodger Young,” whose melody I found myself humming last week after so many decades. Who was Rodger Young and who wrote the stirring music and lyrics?

Young was born on April 28, 1918 in Ohio. Of small and thin stature, only 5 feet 2 inches, he was athletic and competitive and during his first year in high school in a trial game for the football team he sustained an injury which left him unconscious and led to significant deafness and damage to his vision. His disabilities forced him to leave high school during his second year.

In 1938, at the age of 20, Young joined the Ohio National Guard hoping to earn some money, convinced that his disabilities would foreclose the regular army. He was posted to Company “B” of the 148th Infantry regiment with the 37th Infantry Division. He was a disciplined soldier with small arms skill and when his unit was activated for federal service in 1940 he was promoted to sergeant and squad leader.

In 1942 after America entered the war his regiment was deployed to Fiji and then to the Solomon Islands in preparation for combat in New Georgia. He requested a reduction in rank, fearing that his eye and ear deficits would create a potential risk to his squad.

On July 31, 1943, near Munda on New Georgia, Young was part of a 20-man patrol that was sent out to track Japanese ordnance in enemy occupied territory. Returning from this task, his group was ambushed and pinned down by heavy fire from Japanese machine guns. Four soldiers were killed and Young was wounded. The commanding officer ordered withdrawal, but Young crawled towards the Japanese position and despite being wounded again, he attracted enemy fire. He threw hand grenades at the Japanese and was killed by return fire. His valor and determination enabled his platoon to withdraw with no further casualties.

Young posthumously received the highest military commendation — the the Medal of Honor. CONTINUE AT SITE

https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/12/nancy_and_ted__hypocrisy_writ_large.html

Teddy Kennedy of Chappaquiddick infamy made quite a name for himself even after that scandal.

In 1985 Sen. Edward M. Kennedy (D-Mass) and Sen. Christopher J. Dodd (D-Conn) were at a restaurant in Washington D.C., where they both were very drunk. When their dates retired to the ladies’ room, both men summoned a waitress to their private dining room. Kennedy forced the waitress on top of Dodd where they both groped the young woman “sandwiched” between them. Her screams alerted others who separated them.

On March 29, 1991, Senator Kennedy was in a bar carousing with his nephew William Smith, then 30 years old, and his son Patrick. They met two young women whom they invited to their nearby home. Smith and the 29-year-old woman went to the beach, where the woman alleged that he raped her. Although three women were willing to testify that Smith had sexually assaulted them in incidents in the 1980s, their testimony was excluded and Smith was acquitted. Senator Kennedy was upbraided for hosting the seamy event under the influence of alcohol.

And then there is this report:

“1991 Tim Sebastian, a reporter for the London Times, came across an arresting memorandum. Composed in 1983 by Victor Chebrikov, the top man at the KGB, the memorandum was addressed to Yuri Andropov. The subject: Sen. Edward Kennedy.

“On 9-10 May of this year,” the May 14 memorandum explained, “Sen. Edward Kennedy’s close friend and trusted confidant [John] Tunney was in Moscow.” (Tunney was Kennedy’s law school roommate and a former Democratic senator from California.) “The senator charged Tunney to convey the following message, through confidential contacts, to the General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, Y. Andropov.”

Kennedy’s message was simple. He proposed an unabashed quid pro quo. Kennedy would lend Andropov a hand in dealing with President Reagan. In return, the Soviet leader would lend the Democratic Party a hand in challenging Reagan in the 1984 presidential election. “The only real potential threats to Reagan are problems of war and peace and Soviet-American relations,” the memorandum stated. “These issues, according to the senator, will without a doubt become the most important of the election campaign.”

“Kennedy’s motives? “Like other rational people,” the memorandum explained, “[Kennedy] is very troubled by the current state of Soviet-American relations.” But that high-minded concern represented only one of Kennedy’s motives. Tunney remarked that the senator wants to run for president in 1988…”

Hmmm…..

Here is how Nancy Pelosi eulogized Ted Kennedy when he slipped his mortal coil in 2009

Anaideia was the Greek Goddess or spirit of ruthlessness, shamelessness and unforgiveness.

Apate was the goddess/personification of fraud, deceit, trickery, deception and guile.