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In the Very Best of Hands
SteynonLine ^ | June 7, 2024 | Mark Steyn

Posted on 06/07/2024 4:45:17 AM PDT by Twotone

~The quality of western leadership on display at the D-Day observances was not impressive. Biden was more enfeebled than veterans two decades older than him. The King, for reasons not clear, delegated all but one of the big ceremonies to the Prince of Wales. Rishi Sunak, for reasons even less clear, delegated the main international heads-of-government beano to "Lord" Cameron, which doesn't bear thinking about. (The tin-eared tosspot has now been forced to apologise for ducking out early.)

So what does that leave? Macron, Justin ...oh, and "guest of honour" Zelenskyy, still doing his Lana Turner sweater-girl routine. Churchill enjoyed his dress-up games, too: His "romper suits" were hand-made by Turnbull & Asser. (They have one on display in the basement.) But he managed to put on a tie to go to the Palace or for formal summits.

~As you know, for two decades I've taken the view that demography explains most things. In Ukraine, the fertility rate on the eve of the conflict in 2021 was 1.16 children per woman. It has since fallen to 0.9 children per woman. So you can't make Saving Private Ryan for this war: Ukrainian mums and dads have lost their only child; that's it - your posterity's gone. For the first time in recorded history, the country's population is lower than Poland's. A generation of the nation's manhood has been sacrificed on the mad ambitions of Lindsey Graham, Victoria Nuland and Boris Johnson. If you're wondering why there's so much chatter in the air about fast-tracking Nato troops to Ukraine (Macron) and the return of conscription (Sunak), it's because all Zelenskyy's chaps are dead or crippled. He may still look cute in the nipple-hugging sweater, but he is increasingly a leader without followers.

(Excerpt) Read more at steynonline.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: biden; dday; demography; marksteyn

1 posted on 06/07/2024 4:45:17 AM PDT by Twotone
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To: Twotone

Steyn tellin’ it like it is.


2 posted on 06/07/2024 5:11:38 AM PDT by TTFlyer (Lenin: that by the infliction of terror, a well-organized minority can conquer a nation.)
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To: Twotone

Our president has gone from national disgrace to international embarrassment. What a waste of taxpayer $$ to ship this moron and his moron wife, plus all the staffers, SS, and military personnel to Caen, then fly 8 choppers to Normandy, only for President moron to leave mid-ceremony. God help us with evil in charge.

His speech was an embarrassment to those in attendance on the 80th anniversary with President moron harping on Russias losses. Does anyone remember that Russia was an ally during WWII? Who’s his speech writers, Bozo the clown?


3 posted on 06/07/2024 5:12:46 AM PDT by DownInFlames (p)
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To: DownInFlames

Welcome to one of the most maladjusted, malodorous, criminal-infested regimes in our history.


4 posted on 06/07/2024 6:19:36 AM PDT by hal ogen (First Amendment or Reeducation Camp??)
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To: DownInFlames

Does anyone remember that Russia was an ally during WWII?

The Poles remember that Russia was an ally ... of Hitler in 1939.


5 posted on 06/07/2024 7:53:26 AM PDT by aculeus
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To: aculeus

The Poles remember that Russia was an ally ... of Hitler in 1939.


Yes and they remember that the USSR got to keep the part of Poland that it shared with Hitler when the war was won.


6 posted on 06/07/2024 8:42:39 AM PDT by hanamizu ( )
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To: Twotone

FTA: still doing his Lana Turner sweater-girl routine

I am glad others have noticed the actor.


7 posted on 06/09/2024 8:21:49 PM PDT by minnesota_bound (Need more money to buy everything now)
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To: Twotone
The King, for reasons not clear, delegated all but one of the big ceremonies to the Prince of Wales.

Because he is ill?

Because Wills is more popular?

Because he is planning to hand over the throne soon?

8 posted on 06/09/2024 8:38:33 PM PDT by Harmless Teddy Bear ( Roses are red, Violets are blue, I love being on the government watch list, along with all of you.)
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To: aculeus
Hitler and Stalin sitting in a tree
Screwing each other silly....
9 posted on 06/09/2024 8:39:32 PM PDT by Harmless Teddy Bear ( Roses are red, Violets are blue, I love being on the government watch list, along with all of you.)
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To: DownInFlames

The Poles remember ... that Russia was Germany’s ally.


10 posted on 06/10/2024 6:34:41 AM PDT by aculeus
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To: Twotone
Ukrainian mums and dads have lost their only child; that's it - your posterity's gone.

Think about that...tough to be optimistic about your future, and lack of a family. I consider myself blessed: three kids and three grandkids, all live within 45 minutes of my house.

11 posted on 06/10/2024 6:49:39 AM PDT by Night Hides Not (Remember the Alamo! Remember Goliad! Remember Gonzales! Come and Take It!s)
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To: Harmless Teddy Bear

AFAIK, King Charles is not in good health, thus he sent his son, the heir to the throne, in his stead.
Just as he himself had stood in several times on state occasions - during the last years of Queen Elizabeth II, his aged mother, after she had fallen into feeble health.

He is struggling with cancer, and I am praying for his recovery.✝️


12 posted on 06/12/2024 11:42:05 AM PDT by Menes
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