An Epic Obit

The failing NY Times has the best obituaries.

Florence Finch, Unsung War Hero Who Took On Japanese, Dies at 101

Florence Finch was an atypical hometown hero. For nearly 50 years after World War II, virtually no one outside of her family knew that she was a highly decorated Coast Guard veteran and a former prisoner of war whose exploits had been buried in time.

“Women don’t tell war stories like men do,” her daughter, Betty Murphy, of Ithaca, N.Y., said recently.

And even on those rare occasions when she recalled her heroics in the Philippines — supplying fuel to the Filipino underground, sabotaging supplies destined for the Japanese occupiers, smuggling food to starving American prisoners and surviving torture after she was captured — Mrs. Finch did so with the utmost modesty.

“I feel very humble,” she once said, “because my activities in the war effort were trivial compared with those of the people who gave their lives for their country.”

Be that as it may, for her humble accomplishments "received the Medal of Freedom (the forerunner of today’s Presidential Medal of Freedom), the nation’s highest award to a civilian."

More here.

Comments

[matt, deplore me if you must]

ersties!

[-peter]

http://justoneminute.typepad.com/main/2017/04/an-epic-obit/comments/page/5/#comments

Last page thingy, I hope

[-peter]

justoneminute.typepad.com/main/2017/04/an-epic-obit/comments/page/99/#comments

or maybe this

[-peter]

jjm's link to sultan knish LUN

[Porchlight]

Serious bumper sticker in my lefty hood:

The sneering and the virtue signaling always go hand in hand on the left. These yard signs are ALL OVER the place:

[Porchlight]

Great Sultan Knish piece - thanks. Some lefties are getting it and are rightfully ashamed of the violence and contempt. Some are at least becoming dimly aware that it is backfiring.

[anonamom]

Last page if it gets past page 5.

I sent that out widely this morning!

Last page:

http://justoneminute.typepad.com/main/2017/04/an-epic-obit/comments/page/99/#comments

That Richard Dreyfuss interview on the previous thread is fabulous!

[Ignatz Ratzkiwatzki]

Backfiring, yep.
They don't oppose it morally, like Richard Dreyfuss, they just don't think it's good branding...yet.

[anonamom]

Oh, the yard signs--spare me. The crap we saw in DC three weeks ago was utterly mind boggling.

Quit virtue signaling, all you government workers being paid by the sweat of your fellow citizens' brow, and go join a church or charity and address all these social ills which trouble you so.

It's pretty clear your "public service" isn't making much of a difference.

[Ignatz Ratzkiwatzki]

Porch,
That bottom graphic could have been written by Orwell...thinking about it a bit, maybe it was.

Especially those bottom two; we Trump voters been feelin da love and kindness for eight years, sixteen years, hell our whole lives; that's why, Trump.

[henry]

Porch, that yard sign translates to: Burglers Welcome!

[Porchlight]

Oh yes henry.

Other signs have rainbows and say "ALL Are Welcome Here." One even says "Sanctuary House"!

I'm SO SURE they're letting any old migrant or beggar in to stay, aren't you?

[Porchlight]

Iggy, do you think they're offering love and kindness to their Trump supporting neighbors?

Me neither.

[Miss Marple the Deplorable]

Donald J. Trump‏Verified account @realDonaldTrump 12m12 minutes ago

Mainstream (FAKE) media refuses to state our long list of achievements, including 28 legislative signings, strong borders & great optimism!
3,622 replies 2,155 retweets 7,994 likes

[narciso]

There was the batchelor re the comedy of errors of the Conway ckmmittee

[Miss Marple the Deplorable]

http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2017/04/charismatic-first-round-candidate-nicolas-dupont-aignan-throws-support-almost-two-million-votes-behind-le-pen/

[Miss Marple the Deplorable]

http://nypost.com/2017/04/29/heres-what-trump-has-planned-for-his-100th-day/?utm_campaign=SocialFlow&utm_source=NYPTwitter&utm_medium=SocialFlow&sr_share=twitter

[narciso]

I didn't even know of that candidate, till i came across him at zerohedge.

[Miss Marple the Deplorable]

Me, either, narciso.

The French elections are so filled with candidates and parties that I get lost.

[YEAH!! SCIENCE!! - jess pinkman]

What does this have to with teh greatest 100 days evah!

[Miss Marple the Deplorable]

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-04-28/two-blondes-two-fates

[YEAH!! SCIENCE!! - jess pinkman]

Lol

I'd almost forgotten about THE TAX REFORM ACT OF 1986.

http://crooksandliars.com/2017/04/ignoring-history-and-arithmetic-trumps-tax

[Miss Marple the Deplorable]

Live stream Trump rally crowd interviews

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9viYq9Z3U4

[YEAH!! SCIENCE!! - jess pinkman]

Well he used to curry favor on his turf.

They're throw-away friends.

http://www.talkleft.com/story/2017/4/28/03149/4762/Election16/Restaurant-in-Trump-SoHo-to-Close-Low-Patronage-Since-Election

[boatbuilder]

Florence Finch was a true hero and we owe her a great deal.

Does the NYT run an obituary like that every time a male war hero passes?

[Thomas Collins]

MM, re your comment on Wyoming on the previous thread: Rhode Island, especially in parts of western and southern Rhode Island, has a lot a remote spots. It's not all urban mobster land and Newport beach land. Of course, I mostly hung around the urban mobster areas, although I did have friends in the rural part of the state.

[Account Deleted]

https://townhall.com/columnists/larryelder/2017/04/27/trumps-biggest-achievement-in-his-1st-100-days-stopping-the-left-n2318730

[Let's see what happens when the Rich don't pay taxes.]

You're reacting like reformist Jews asked to a Christmas celebration.

[Account Deleted]

https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2017-04-25/at-100-days-trump-s-no-russian-stooge-or-fascist

[Account Deleted]

http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/04/26/trump-campaign-adviser-trump-bannon-economic-nationalism-alive-well/

[anonamom]

boatbuilder, I do believe that the NYT runs obituaries like that every time a medal of Honor winner passes, male or female.

[Let's see what happens when the Rich don't pay taxes.]

Har! The ILLUSION of success Trump's actual success.

[Account Deleted]

http://freebeacon.com/columns/democrats-first-100-days/

[Account Deleted]

http://freebeacon.com/politics/complaint-rep-hank-johnson-violated-rules-assisting-former-aide-jon-ossoff/

[Let's see what happens when the Rich don't pay taxes.]

Bullet head Bulletin!

Flat-Earthers discover disappearing Horizon and verify existence of oxygen in Earth's atmosphere.

Details at 11..

[Captain Hate]

This pre-election piece in the Weekly Standard is probably of interest to the Brit history fans and makes a good companion piece to the John Guy book I'm reading:

http://www.weeklystandard.com/reversing-decline/article/2004482

Everything is true regarding the impact she had on Great Britain but she could be a destructively spiteful bitch to anyone who inadvertently irritated her, particularly the wives of her bang toys.

[Miss Marple the Deplorable]

http://dailyheadlines.net/2017/04/whites-need-not-apply-says-pomona-college-geology-class-professor/

[Account Deleted]

antifa scumbag is a faculty member at Diablo Valley College here in the SFO East Bay.

Look at how they found this cockbag deviant.

https://imgur.com/a/SwkUJ#tRWeYR5

(glasater--- thanks for that timely intro to imgur.com)

[Account Deleted]

Get informed on how to nail the Antifa scum to the wall. Prosecute them to the fullest extent of the law.

Here's a PDF:

https://violent.solutions/assets/documents/SAFE%20STREETS%20PROJECT_Press%20Sheet.pdf

[Account Deleted]

Referred by Dr. Jack Wheeler of tothepointnews.com.

Dr. Wheeler has a long credible history in the conservative movement.

[Let's see what happens when the Rich don't pay taxes.]

You're just not a nice person kevlar.

I'm almost grateful you weren't reared in a cruel environment.

The outcome would be a little scary.

[Let's see what happens when the Rich don't pay taxes.]

What was that film in the late 70s ...

Boys from Brazil?

Imagine the right DNA and Mommy issues of over-protection and a lack of empathy....

The Perfect Storm..kevlar.

[Let's see what happens when the Rich don't pay taxes.]

http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/331191-trump-team-did-do-a-background-check-of-flynn-new-about-ties-to

.

[Account Deleted]

The trifecta.

[Account Deleted]

Found this picture of Shadoobie and Vogue editor-in-chief (and Clinton supporter) Anna Wintour.

Note the angle of Shadoobie's arm and the look on Wintour's face.

What a lecherous old hag.

From the article:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4448686/Anna-Wintour-says-d-Melania-cover-Vogue.html

[JimNorCal]

Clicking on the post's link labeled "World War II" gives an interesting list of articles from the tail end of the war.

German industrialists accused if exploiting immigrant labor.
Balts in camps with loyalty to Germany.
East German factories not appropriated by Russia (yet).
Two German generals and one corporal hanged by the Russians.

The articles go on and on, about a page of them for each day. Pretty moving, actually.

[Janet 🚬]

Porchlight - Out at Lake Somerville tomorrow

APR30
Texans for Trump Rally Fundraiser: 100 days of winning!
Public · Hosted by Texans For Trump and Houston Area for Donald Trump

https://www.facebook.com/events/1362606203831032/

[narciso]

Wintour reminds of that actress from the 60s and 70s, not Lee remnick but the other one.

[Miss Marple the Deplorable]

Anna Wintour has figured out that bashing Trump is going to hurt her bottom line.

I also bet that Ralph Lauren and Versace both leaned on her, too. They both dress Melania.

Also, Melania has already been on the cover of Vogue:

[DebinNC]

Lee Grant

[narciso]

Yes that's one,

Yes that's one perspective, now had Tudor England been continuously at war for a dozen and a half years. At the time of lizabeths accession to the throne?

[Account Deleted]

Compare the Melania/Ivanka profiles in beauty, grace, elegance, style and taste as these inform their competence and loyalty in service to the country WITH Howdy Doody and Her Mom.

Had Shadoobie been elected methinks I'd have turned off all political outlets and ramped up my timetable for the Family Exit Strategy: Operation Patagonia.

8 more years of defense--- no gracias.

[Account Deleted]

MM-

Spot on.

The Glitterati back what they can sell.

It's like this: Melania Trump is a gift from Above.

Kev

[Ignatz Ratzkiwatzki]

Has the SPLC added antifa to its list of terrorist organizations?
For that matter has Homeland Security?

[Jim Eagle]

Iggy,

SPLC, in itself, and the damage it does to honorable people because they are patriots, are a terrorist organization.

[Let's see what happens when the Rich don't pay taxes.]

Lecherous old hag Trump's dirty old man?

For some reason I put Ivanka s head on Melania's bodice.

I have no idea why...lol.

[Miss Marple the Deplorable]

I saw on CTH that there are mounted police already there at and around the rally site.

After the Berkley fiasco contrasted Auburn's great success de-masking Antifada, I would not be at all surprised to find that AG Sessions sent notices to police departments that they will investigate when police departments do not uphold the low and protect citizens and property.

[Miss Marple the Deplorable]

https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2017/04/29/white-house-first-100/

Includes a video.

[Captain Hate]

More trolling the Igs with a John Carroll mention:

https://mobile.twitter.com/Redskins/status/858146059259756544/video/1

[Frau Rabattmarke]

Look at me! Look at me! I'm a loser!

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[Account Deleted]

Baby Kid had his eyes on playing DIII hoops at Pomona. The college is about 2 hours from his Granpa's home in Palm Springs and about 30 minutes from his fav uncle and auntie in Echo Park (LA).

Didn't pan out. No big. He's struck gold at Macalester College. Faculty is exceptional there.

Had a neuroscience scholar for his freshman composition instructor. Seminar-style focused on "the history of consciousness." Doc was no joke.

The buyer's remorse among families we know over the Pomona experience overall is quite high.

Dodged a boolitt.

[Jim Eagle]

My man, Fletch! Thanks for that CH.

I wish he would have sung the whole damn verse while he was up there:)

[Miss Marple the Deplorable]

Frau,

I didn't think to investigate her when I posted that article this morning! GOOD JOB, FRAU!!!

[Manuel Transmission]

Eclipse planners: I finally had a chance to look for the background I had recalled regarding positioning for a total eclipse. LUN

The best overall views of the eclipse and related phenomena are generally seen at 95 percent of the way to the edge of the path, where the duration of totality is one-third of the center-line duration.

Per the article, no self respecting astronomer goes to the middle once they've seen the glory nearer the edge.

[Jim Eagle]

Actually, MT, you are supposed to go to the place with the most fully stocked bar nearest the 95 percentile of the path's edge.

[narciso]

In this roundup, I forgotten Julia Reid's twin, sally Yates:
http://althouse.blogspot.com/2017/04/trumps-secret-weapon-we-dont-want-to-be.html

[narciso]

Similar was said of catering did sforza, duchessof imola, who has finally started to overcome the slander il macchia made against in part, in Sarah dunants latest

[Clarice Feldman]

http://dailycaller.com/2017/04/29/yale-college-republicans-host-barbecue-right-next-to-hunger-strike/?utm_campaign=thedcmainpage&utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=Social

[The Science of Yore]

How is the eclipse even possible when everyone knows the Sun revolves around platter Earth.

[narciso]

4don't say, nick what would your late father in-law the Cuban spymaster, say about this:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the-venezuelan-government-is-beginning-to-lose-the-poor-its-longtime-base/2017/04/28/c562cb86-2b5d-11e7-9081-f5405f56d3e4_story.html

[daddy]

#NeverTrumper Bret Stephens almost gets a clue:

Times columnist blasted by ‘nasty left’ for climate change piece

A New York Times columnist who was “harangued” for months by “bullying Trump supporters” says he’s now being blasted by the “nasty left” — after he penned a piece about how absurd it was to blindly support climate change, without listening to both sides of the argument...

"After 20 months of being harangued by bullying Trump supporters, I’m reminded that the nasty left is no different. Perhaps worse.”

Perhaps?

You haven't figured that out yet?

Moron.

[Miss Marple the Deplorable]

Pretty good comparison:

Posted as a link for those who don't want to right click (or can't):

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C-m9OaZU0AAnxYf.jpg

[Porchlight]

Line at the Trump rally in Harrisburg. Wow!

https://vid.me/qM5L

[Miss Marple the Deplorable]

daddy,

I am not surprised Stephens was harangued by Trump supporters. The sense of outrage when people who claimed to be on our side reveal themselves as not, is huge.

Stephens never bothered to understand Trump or his supporters.

I've said it before, I am down to about 2 talk radio hosts and care little for most so-called conservative pundits.

[Miss Marple the Deplorable]

Interesting comment on the althouse article:

traditionalguy said...

Speaking of not being boring , DJT in Atlanta yesterday closed out his speech to the NRA by saying, " I will never let you down, and I know that you will never let me down either."

That talk is Scots-Irish heroin. The man will never be beaten around here. He pledged loyal leadership and he ASKED for our loyalty back. Let it be written. Let it be done.

[daddy]

Miss M,

Bret Stephens has an apparent inability to see the fundamental difference between good citizens passionately trying to save this Constitutional Republic and the un-American Left, which is dead set on using every evil Alinsky trick in the book, including Lawbreaking, Vote Fraud, Judicial Fiat and Mass Violence, to overthrow our Constitutional Republic. That Stephens appears to equate the 2 as simply two equal sides of the political spectrum both explains his illogical #NeverTrump reasoning and illuminates his inability to rise above such shallow reasoning.

[Captain Hate]

That Outhouse link is incredible in terms of featuring a primer on extremely bad trolling; you shouldn't comment while having a sand dune wedged up your crack. Also when Kathleen Parker says your ass looks huge, a behavior change is probably adviseable.

[daddy]

At Narciso's Althouse link old JOM friend MayBee adds this bit of anecdotal good news on Media overkill of Trump's 100 Days: Disliking Trump is getting very boring

MayBee said...
Kathleen Parker has nailed my feelings about current news in general and in particular CNN.

Even my husband and his sister- lifelong Democrats- can't stand the news any more because the news outlets just can't quit Trump.

[The Science of Yore]

I had no idea I had an effect. Please continue.

It really is a fascinating phenomena: Y'all .

[The Science of Yore]

..news outlets can't quit Trump.

Too funny. Like he doesn't court them, stalking them for the sake of his needy borderline personality .

[daddy]

FWIW,

Local Aussie Sunday Morning News programs are on. I'm watching ABC over and over again. 70% of the overall coverage is Trump. Topics that replay every hour are:

---his 100 days, how it's being reported
---clip of Trump talking to the camera saying his 100 days have been the most successful in history by a President
---reporter outside his speech venue noticing the crowds and commenting on the positive comments of the Trump supporters at the rally, but then commenting on his Anti-Global Warming position, leading to
---video of Climate Protesters outside the White House, then
---over to Nikki Haley and Rex Tillerson speaking at the UN followed by
---video of US Carriers steaming in the Pacific, followed by Kim and this latest Nork missile launch, leading to
---video of Trump's tweet and then Japan's Prime Minister calling Kim's latest unsuccessful launch as an outrage.

Then they start covering the Pope and a bit on the French Election and Angela Merkel saying something bad about England, then the weather, followed by Gorgeous Sports News Reader, Georgia Tunny!

As the Captain would say, "Thats a wrap."

[Clarice Feldman]

Thanks, daddy

[Miss Marple the Deplorable]

Interesting, daddy.

Did the Aussies cover the first 100 days of Malcolm Turnbull?

I bet not.

This 100 days thing is a construct of the American press.

[daddy]

FWIW,

I enjoyed those mini Vienna Sausages as a teenager and used to eat 'em fresh from the can.

Yumm!

[David, Infamous Deplorable]

Miss Marple,

This 100 days thing is a construct of the American press.

If I remember my history correctly, the 100 days thing was something that FDR promised, and has been (since he was the bestest president in history before the bestest black president in history who was the real bestest president in history) held up as some kind of a landmark since then. Pretty stupid, actually.

David

[Ignatz Ratzkiwatzki]

Wasn't fast enough with the killfile so I can provide our house moron with this opportunity to educate himself on "yore";
The Myth of the Flat earth.

[Ignatz Ratzkiwatzki]

FDR would have gotten precisely nothing done in 100 days if Eddie Munster had been the Speaker of the New Deal house.

[Miss Marple the Deplorable]

Rally has started and the local people are talking. Quite enthusiastic.

[Jim Eagle]

MM,

Same in Europe. All the press (which all are full commie and anti-American) focus more on Trump and the USA then they do their own governments and culture. But whenever someon like Trump talks about either leaving NATO or having these diapered countries payup, they go apoplectic.

I'd cut a deal with Putin: You get the Euro-weenies and we get Iran and North Korea off the proliferation map. Plus we own the western hemisphere. We'll throw in Turkey as a bonus for letting us keep Israel and her immediate neighbors.

[daddy]

When the Aussie News starts covering local News, a first story is this one about some Aussie ISIS Fighter dressing his son up in a mini suicide vest, and quizzing the kid on how to kill non-Muslims and then how to kill Australians---apparently there is a difference.

Son of Australian terrorist Khaled Sharrouf filmed wearing suicide vest

Australia's terrorism threat level remains at 'probable' (a Police Spokesman said.)

[Miss Marple the Deplorable]

Anyone know anything about Congressman Scott Perry of Pennsylvania? He just gave a great speech with enthusiastic support for the President.

[Miss Marple the Deplorable]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9viYq9Z3U4&feature=youtu.be

Live link to the Pennsylvania rally. Local people are on now, which some may not care about, but I find interesting, because you find out issues in the state.

It's been very interesting.

[Jim Eagle]

Thanks, MM for the link to the rally. I see the most popular seating is at Exit 20. Big label over the entry "ICE CREAM". Where I would sit.

[The Science of Score]

WOOT! HOOT!
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/331187-trump-i-couldnt-care-less-about-golf

[daddy]

Just caught up to this David Frum tweet Narciso posted on the previous thread.

I never can figure out whats going thru Frum's head but we just got notices advising us of expected Terror attacks in Paris and the likelihood that we will be stuck out in the Paris Airport Hotels until after the Election, specifically for Anti-Terror Security reasons. Bummer since I have a 2 day layover there in 2 weeks so we will see, but unlike Frum I don't consider such measures "bad policing."

[Miss Marple the Deplorable]

President Trump just signed 2 executive orders at Ames Tool in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania.

1. To authorize Wilbur Ross to find every violation of trade agreements and to recommend how to stop them. (On signing this one, President Trump said to Ross that if they can't find a solution, we will withdraw.) (Also, Peter Navarro is there and he got the pen.)

2. To establish an office of trade and manufacturing within the White House.

[Halcyon days]

The hate for Islam must derive from competitive anger.

All you're disputing is who clings to the Past with gusto.

[Halcyon days]

more...gusto, 'ganis', gang-banging.

[Jim Eagle]

daddy,

You use CDG? Can't you take the RER into the city or are you grounded for security reasons?

There will only be riots if Le Pen wins. So, most likely, you are going to be bored to death for no reason. Too bad because Marine is eating him alive and will surely humiliate the snowflake and girlie-boy he is in the debates.

[Jim Eagle]

Oh, BTW, if anyone sees Ed Norton would you tell him we have a leak here and need his expertise.