The biased and dishonest news reporting on the incident yesterday at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier has disgusted me more than any of the disgusting unethical incidents I have had to watch, and sometimes comment on, this past week. I wrote about the news media’s lie, deceptive spin and fake news earlier today. For the record, I resent having to devote so much analysis and energy to political matters, but I don’t see a way out as long as the relentless assualt on our institutions and democratic processes by the blood-lust crazed Left continues to escalate while the Great Stupid crawls across the land like that green death in “The Ten Commandments.

There was a new development in the Get Hegseth! story: “Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth awarded a medal on Thursday to the service member who reprimanded his group for making noise at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier on Veterans Day,” CBS News sort-of accurately reported.

Photos showing Hegseth pinning a medal to Spc. Thomas Iglesias’ chest were posted by the Secretary to social media with the comment, “We love soldiers. We love standards. Well done, Specialist. Carry on Patriots.”

But the dishonest narrative continues. Here is NBC News’ despicable lie in its headline for the same story: “Hegseth awards medal to soldier who reprimanded him at Arlington National Cemetery: The soldier admonished the defense secretary, his wife and top aides for laughing and taking photos at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier on Veterans Day.

Hegseth was not laughing and taking photos. A flat out lie. As for CBS, he is not the Defense Secretary, but the Secretary of War. Most of “the enemies of the people” are playing this childish game, which is their way of signaling that they do not regard Donald Trump as a legitimate President. Fact: he can designate a position in his Cabinet as Howdy Doody if he chooses, and the Axis still is obligated to use that name. Assholes.

In a normal, ethical, fair environment, Hegseth’s decorating the solder for doing his duty without regard for “The King’s Pass” or perhaps more accurately, the “King’s Rude and Clueless Female Companions’ Pass” would be accepted as appropriate, proper and ethical. But, of course, thanks to the near universal smear he received by the news media as they falsely framed the incident, his actions can also be dismissed as an obvious way to avoid accountability for the disrespect he showed at the Tomb, as falsely reported. They will be dismissed that way. He can do no right. He. like the President, is presumptively corrupt, vile and incapable of virtuous action.

Instapundit has a frequently employed mantra referring to journalists: “No matter how much you hate these people, it isn’t enough.” It is spot on, and this episode amply demonstrates why.

Here is my mantra:

“Take note, you conservatives and Republicans who let the “Blue Wave” swamp the nation, for these are the execrable people you allowed to get power over your lives because you wanted to throw a tantrum about inflation.“