Pen-pricks
• President Trump expressed confidence Thursday in Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s ability to get England out of the European Union and into a free trade deal with the United States. Trump and Boris Johnson have developed a close friendship. It started with their mutual anger at Supercuts.
• Once Upon a Time in Hollywood superstar Brad Pitt was reported by People magazine to be enjoying his career resurgence from the hit movie and basking in his new healthy life in sobriety. Brad Pitt told the New York Times he’s now in AA. Next, he will probably say he’s in Fight Club, too.
• Rod Rosenstein said he offered to wear a wire to try to catch Trump saying something crazy, illegal, or ill-advised so he could be removed from office. Trump outfoxed them all. Trump tweets something every day that’s either crazy, illegal or ill-advised and can’t even get removed from Twitter.
• Gun World in Burbank reports sales tripling since the gun control debate erupted. While I was there yesterday, I saw a teenager ask the clerk for an automatic rifle, a hundred-round magazine and a box of bullets. But then the kid asked for raspberry-flavored Juul, and the clerk buzzed security.
Argus Hamilton is the host comedian at The Comedy Store in Hollywood and a speaker. His email address is argus@argushamilton.com.
Sept. 11, the World Trade Centers were as majestic as the Colorado Rocky Mountains. They soared high up into heavens. A memory that lives within the ones who survived and for those who perished that day.
In total, almost 3,000 people lost their lives to terrorists. All we know is from the steel cross that was found that shows Jesus sent his angels to take home the people who were killed that day to heaven. There is a 9/11 memorial wall that has all the victims’ names on it and each year a bell rings to honor those who were killed.
Sept. 11, you will be forever remembered because heroes don’t wear jerseys with a name and number and get paid millions. Heroes are born to lead this country and win and at any cost, even if it’s to sacrifice their lives to save another from death.
Heroes wear uniforms and pounds of military gear and get paid for their dedication to this country. They all had a job to do that day on 9/11 but are not forgotten. They may not get what sports athletes receive but they earn their respect, not just from top brass but America itself for a job well done.
If you are going to kneel, then kneel for the men and women who sacrificed their lives on that day and see the tears that flow from the families’ faces who lost loved ones. What they went through that day was horrific. But their families proudly hold their pictures and tell the world these are what heroes are. They have heart and soul and paid the ultimate price and Jesus gathered the thousands and took them home.
Our country is proudly waving Old Glory to show we are a strong nation and respect our men and women of the Armed Forces and law enforcement and fire personnel. You all deserve a medal for your bravery and dedication to the people and to the USA.
No heroes ever die. Their names are in the book of life in the kingdom of heaven.
It’s still difficult to believe that 18 years have passed since the devastating attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. Heck, most of the kids in high school weren’t even born when 9/11 occurred. The majority of college students, unless their families were directly affected by events of the attacks, have scant recollection of that day.
With each passing remembrance, we are further removed from not only the catastrophic destruction wrought by this onslaught, but the coalescent atmosphere that the nation experienced in the days and weeks that followed.
From the stories of heroism of our first responders to the daily interviews with families searching for loved ones lost, we rallied in support of not only the victims, but in the process of healing as a nation.
As the efforts of rescue turned into the grim task of recovery, the soul of our nation wept. We weren’t Democrats or Republicans, liberal or conservative. Racial division faded into the background. Political agendas were put on hold. We were Americans, first and foremost.
When we reflect upon the events surrounding Sept. 11, 2001, we would be well served by remembering the sacrifices of those we lost and the unifying spirit that helped the nation heal and move forward.
It would appear that we have forgotten the latter.