We Have Not Forgotten

All the hoopla regarding the Ultimate Fighting Championship event held at the White House is over – at least to some degree.
This extraordinary event, unlikely to be repeated, was held in recognition of President Donald Trump’s 80th birthday and the country’s 250th birthday, with the latter being more important to most people.
While not a fan of UFC, one cannot discount the success of the event. According to ESPN, it drew over 17 million total viewers. That’s about as many votes as California finds several days after polling places close.
In addition to ticket prices and revenue from streaming services, UFC President Dana White reported their “numbers” were met. One presumes he meant financial numbers, though what those numbers were have yet to be reported.
ESPN also reported that merchandise sales related to the event were “incredible”.
It is well known that Trump is a UFC fan and attends such events. He has that right just as much as anyone else has a right to do what they enjoy provided it is legal.
Of course, there are people who vehemently and often violently oppose anything Trump says or does. The UFC fight was no exception.
LIBERALS and activists held several events including a “Rage Against the Cage” protest, a “Rise Up, Sing Out: A Concert for the First Amendment”, and other events. Some of this was funded by Indivisible, which is a Democrat non-profit funded by — drum role please — George Soros.
Soros buys liberal candidates and politicians, while staying in the background. Like a good puppeteer, he uses his vast wealth as strings, manipulating without being seen doing so.
But the face of the day for the liberals and progressives was none other than “Hanoi Jane” Fonda.
For those who do not remember, in 1972, Fonda visited North Vietnam and while there was pictured sitting on an antiaircraft gun battery — the same guns used again American aircraft — singing and clapping with the North Vietnamese. Fonda visited prisoner of war camps and claimed that American prisoners were not being tortured. In fact, they were as such would be revealed later. There were other allegations regarding Fonda’s actions that were said to have resulted in additional torture of American POWs. Fonda was bequeathed with the moniker “Hanoi Jane” and to this day is despised by many Vietnam veterans, and non-veterans.
In the years that followed, Fonda attempted to apologize for some of those actions but it was too little, too late, and perceived by many as being insincere. Now 88, Fonda will not outlive her reputation because those who were around then have not forgotten.
For many people Jane Fonda exists on an island of irrelevancy, which is where she will remain and making her the face of the opposition to Trump’s event was complete idiocy.
Attendance at “Rage Against the Cage” was not widely reported, apparently not enough to warrant reporting. Viewership of “Rise Up, Sing Out: A Concert for the First Amendment” is also unknown although one source reported 100,000 on a particular streaming service.
ONCE again, Trump trumped the opposition and not because he is a good person, but because Soros, Fonda, Robert DeNiro and others are even worse.
Soros can buy politicians, but they are cheap and easily sold to the highest bidder. But Soros does not have enough money to buy those Americans that still believe in the ideals of freedom.
Meanwhile, real Americans are preparing to celebrate 250 years of getting rid of the only king to have ruled over America.
That’s my opinion.
Andy Kober can be reached by email at andykober@hotmail.com