Horist: I love a parade

President Trump planned a parade to celebrate the 250^th anniversary of the United States Army.   The Army is actually older than America since it was first formed on June 14, 1775, to fight for independence. 

The American Army has a long history of service to the nation in preserving our Republic and making the world safe for democracy.  Millions of men and women have died or been wounded and disabled.  Lincoln’s words at Gettysburg apply to the 250^th anniversary celebration of the Army.  “It is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this”.

Fortunately, this momentous occasion has not been marred by weather — only politics.  It did not literally rain on the Army’s parade — unless you count a momentary drizzle.  However, Democrats and their media pals created a political thunderstorm.

The centerpiece of the national celebration was a military parade in the nation’s capital.  As a parade, it was a wonderful show of the Army – personnel, equipment and history.  The crowds lining the street cheered the men and women in uniform – and President Trump and Secretary of Defense Hegseth.  It was the kind of parade entire families could enjoy viewing – and did.

Unfortunately, the President at the time of the anniversary was Donald Trump.   That meant there would be a knee-jerk backlash from Democrats and the left-wing establishment, which obsessively finds criticism in everything Trump says or does.  Democrats and the left-leaning media were the Grinches who stole the day away from the heroic honorees.

By coincidence, the celebration fell on Trump’s birthday.  Democrats used that coincidence to mischaracterize the event as a personal birthday parade – a product of his ego.  They have been advancing that narrative no matter how many times Trump said it was all about the Army and its milestone 250^th anniversary. 

The leftward spin fits with their bogus narrative that Trump is an autocrat … an authoritarian … a dictator …. a king … who will bring an end to democracy in America.  Consequently, the 250^th anniversary of the Army was hardly mentioned in left-wing media in the lead up to the celebratory events.  In fact, the more left-wing the media, the less they covered the parade.  FOX News provided beginning-to-end coverage.  MSNBC used their time to criticize the celebration as an overly expensive show of power by a tyrant — and continued with their never ending mendacious anti-Trump/anti-Republican grievances.

With the advantage of a crony press – and the availability of ever ready protestors — the Trump Resistance Movement was able to organize a national protest against the parade.  They literally suffocated the Army celebration with a highly politicized nationwide “No Kings Day” protest.

Those protesting the parade may have thought they were protesting Trump.  In reality, they were undermining the true meaning of the celebration.  They were trashing the Army on its day of celebration.  They could have had their meaningless “No Kings Day” at any time – but they chose to target the Army.

Documentaries about the noble history of the Army were never made.  Reports about the heroic deed of the men and women who served — and are serving — were never aired.  Rather than celebrate the Army and memorialize those who “gave the last full measure of devotion”, we ignored rather than honored them.  (Since mine is a Gold Star family, I was deeply offended by the lack of decency.)

America has been deprived of the opportunity to participate in a unifying event – and at the same time give proper celebration and recognition to an Army that did so much good for America and the world.  Shame on those who could not restrain their hatred for a brief patriotic moment.

So, there ‘tis.