Irony
World War II started for America about 80 years ago.
December 7th, 1941 while Democrat FDR was president.
It was war, pure and simple.
Almost the whole nation was behind FDR (although behind the scenes, he did have influence on it starting). “FakeNews” was also in a full speed mode, under-reporting battle losses and issuing propaganda by the boatload. However, FakeNews was not undermining FDR – it was supporting FDR.
As a sample of how much America was into beating our enemies, several MAJOR movie stars enlisted into the Armed Forces; several were in combat. Point is, they demonstrated they were behind the war effort and FDR – well, for the most part. At least they didn’t bad mouth the president on the stage, radio or TV. Oh, wait a minute. They didn’t have TV.
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A Few Hollywood Patriots
I wrote of Jimmy Stewart earlier. He is a humble hero in my book. He piloted B-24 Liberators over Europe, enduring what seemed to have lasted years piloting his bomber through Nazi flak. As with all others in combat, he eventually suffered from what they called “combat fatigue” back then.
He put his life on the line and was a true hero in my book.
Clark Gable did enlist at the ripe old age of 41 against FDR’s wishes; however, he didn’t have much interest in politics but his wife Carole Lombard did. She adored FDR. After meeting her untimely death in a plane crash while on a Bond Tour in 1942, folks say Gable enlisted to cope with her death. Some people close to him say it was a death wish.
While pushed towards a desk job producing war films, he bucked the orders and actually flew in five combat missions. Believe me, there were no “milk runs” over Europe during WWII. He suffered frostbite on his first combat mission (above) and narrowly avoided death in another mission.
Renowned band leader Glenn Miller also enlisted at the ripe age of 38. He was rejected by the US Navy but the US Army gladly took him in. He was at the peak of his career. He was to entertain the troops for morale purposes, a very much needed thing.
On December 15, 1944, he took off from the RAF base at Clapham, England headed for Paris to conduct a performance by his band. His small plane, a Norseman, never made it. It disappeared and remains undiscovered to this day. It was ironic his death was not through enemy action, proving the point made many times there were no milk runs during WWII.
There were many, many others who served but it was before they were Hollywood stars: Lee Marvin, Charles Bronson, Martha Raye, Eddie Albert, Pierre Jaubert, etc.
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In Hollywood today, many of the most “popular” stars are in “action” movies (e.g., war) or comic characters brought to the big screen. Some even portray US Army soldiers. Purely fictional, of course, but the point remains they were trying to portray men facing the ultimate sacrifice for the sake of America.
They made megabucks… and I mean, MEGABUCKS.
Here’s a few:
Tom Hanks and Matt Damon:
Chris Evans as “Captain America” in the wildly popular Marvel Avenger series:
Scarlett Johansson as “Black Widow” in yet another Marvel Avenger series:
And of course, Brad Pitt in “Fury”:
And let’s not mention Robert DeNiro.
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But the point I am trying to make is… We are in an unprecedented war right now. We just cannot see the enemy. It is a virus released by accident (or whatever) in Wuhan, China.(1)
Just like Pearl Harbor, the attack came from overseas. (There is one distinction: FDR manipulated the Japanese into a corner and left the 7th Fleet out in Pearl Harbor defenseless. This Wuhan Virus invasion erupted through no fault of the President of the United States. He surely didn’t manipulate it into occurring.
Sadly, unlike WWII, only a FEW Hollywood notables are contributing to the war effort. None of them are shown above. The vast majority are trying to undermine the President’s and country’s NATIONAL efforts to quell the spread of the Wuhan virus.
They should use their “celebrity status” to ENCOURAGE their fans to follow the President’s “stay home” and “social distancing” directives – like Samuel L. Jackson did only recently (Caution: bad language):
That’s the LEAST they can do… Be like Carole Lombard in real life and support our efforts but they AREN’T or WON’T because of political beliefs. They are more scared of backlash or being “blacklisted” if they are even photographed next to our President.
Even Tom Hanks, whose PR machine disclosed he was infected with “COVID-19” has not made any notable effort to encourage his fans to stay home. WTF? He portrayed a captain in the US Army on D-Day! He should use his PR machine to broadcast a video over and over and encourage his fans to stay home or practice social distancing. To stop hoarding, for God’s sake. Same for “Captain America”, “Black Widow” and “Private Ryan”.
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However, like WWII, FakeNews is also here – but reporting mistruths to attack or take down our President. WHAT ARE THEY THINKING?? Don’t they want America – US – back on our feet? CNN mocked the President when he instituted a travel ban from China, for example.
Don’t get me wrong: I do NOT know how truly overloaded our ER’s are with “COVID-19” patients. I have seen privately taken videos of ER’s with “normal” patient loads – broken limbs, heart attack victims, etc., which contradict the hysteria being reported by FakeNews due to the President’s supposed “improper in sufficient actions”.
As another example of false reporting, per allsides.com:
“CBS News aired footage of an Italian hospital while reporting on New York hospitals and the ventilator shortage on March 25.
“CBS This Morning” discussed Democratic New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s allegation that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) only gave the state 400 ventilators when they needed 30,000.
The network aired footage of a crowded hospital room with the implication, based on what was being reported, that it was taken at a hospital in New York. However, this hospital was seen in footage during a Sky News segment on Italian hospitals and the novel coronavirus crisis that aired on March 22.”
In another effort to undermine the President’s efforts and create more panic or despair, CNN’s Rachel Maddow per the Daily Mail reported on air:
“MSNBC star Rachel Maddow is slammed for peddling ‘fake news’ after she claimed 10 days ago the hospital ships Mercy and Comfort would not be in LA and NY for weeks and called Trump’s promise they would arrive ‘nonsense’
- Rachel Maddow said that the ships would not arrive for weeks on her show
- Her pronouncement was part of a segment decrying the Trump administration’s reaction to the global pandemic
- 10 days after Maddow spoke, New York welcomed the arrival of the US Naval Ship Comfort to New York Harbor on Monday
- The USNS Mercy arrived in the Los Angeles area on Friday
- The Comfort will provide 1,000 additional hospital beds, 1,200 personnel and is a major step forward in New York City’s fight against coronavirus
I am sorry but that is NOT news reporting.
It is OPINION reporting, fueled by disdain for the President.
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Our celebrities – revered by so many – must get on the bandwagon to curb the spread of this potentially fatal illness… and FakeNews must swallow their pride and become TrueNews… for America’s sake.
Both of you, support our President like you did in WWII.
We are at war with an invisible invasion.
Help us WIN.
End Note:
(1) Key people involved in detecting the virus have since disappeared. People against the State do disappear, you know.
Straight talk.
