Here I was, up early to finally cover Rep. Massey’s unethical slap at President Trump using Secretary of War Pete Hegseth as his voodoo doll, and what do I see but these headlines on Google News:
Soldier Shouts Toward Hegseth to Show ‘Respect’ at Tomb of the Unknown Soldier (NYT)
Hegseth and his entourage scolded by military sentinel at Tomb of the Unknowns (WAPO)
Hegseth and advisers reprimanded by guard at Tomb of the Unknown Soldier (CNN)
…and many like it.
“What an idiot!” I think. Hegseth (I am not a fan) is going to be under fire for as long as he is running the department by the Democrat majority in Congress and their ‘flying monkeys” in the news media (that’s PJ Media’s Stephen Kruiser’s name for what EA calls the Axis media, and I find it amusing and fair), and he’s so insensitive and politically dim that he would alienate veterans by being disrespectful at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier?
But he wasn’t. Not a single story suggested that Hegseth misbehaved at the Tomb. One of the women accompanying him, either his wife, Jennifer Hegseth, or advisor Tami Radabaugh (or both) were heard “audibly laughing” as the daily ceremony at the Tomb at Arlington National Cemetery was about to get underway. As a result (I’ve seen this occur when I have been observing the ritual), “All visitors will maintain an atmosphere of silence and respect at all times,” the sentinel shouted at the group. The rules for all ceremonies at the cemetery prohibit visitors from yelling or making any other “boisterous” or “unreasonably loud” noise.
Was Hegseth disrespectful at the Tomb? No. Can he control the inappropriate outbursts of adults accompanying him, who should be presumed to know how to behave at this sacred site? No. Would the sentinel reminding a visitor of the proper decorum at the Tomb be newsworthy if it weren’t an opportunity to impugn and denigrate a Trump Administration figure targeted by progressives, Democrats and the news media? Definitely not. (cont.)
“I’ve seen this occur when I have been observing the ritual”
So have I. People were talking as the ceremony began and the soldier shouted his rebuke. That shut them up fast.
Of course, we know the Democrats care not a whit for soldiers or veterans, besides how they can be used and manipulated to score political points.
Exactly. Lefties are contemptuous of the military.
It was decades ago I noticed a change in journalism, which coincided with the arrival of word processors. Articles would have a headline and then about two or three paragraphs setting out the new aspects of the story, which would be followed by numerous paragraphs which were contained in the word processor from previous articles on the same topic.
When can a serious and thoughtful discussion begin on dividing the country into its ideological parts? They are building an uncontrolled rage that seems unquenchable. We will be their targets. How long before party voting records and donations are exposed for doxxing? At what point do we choose civil pain over civil war?
President Biden was too busy either pooping his pants or sniffing a subordinate’s hair to be disrespectful during a ceremony.
Heh! Both decidedly disrespectful on their own…
PWS
When will you write the article about that?
Hard to say, exactly as there are evidently at least thirty-six hours in Jack’s day
Update: According to CNN, apparently Hegseth gave the solider an award for this.
https://www.cnn.com/2026/11/12/politics/hegseth-awards-medal-soldier-reprimanded-him
Which was the right thing to do, and I would give Pete an Ethics Hero award except that I can’t separate it from also being politically expedient after all the cheap shots he’s taking.
The Kennedys are suing because they claim the planned arch will cast a shadow on the Kennedys’ graves. You can’t cast shade at a Kennedy. If this doesn’t get thrown out for standing, I will use this as evidence that federal judges are partisan.
I can’t sue if my taxpayer dollars are used to fund abortions or maintain an illegal firearms registry. I don’t have standing. What gives the Kennedys standing to sue over Arlington? I mean, the Lees maybe, but not the Kennedys.
The rebuke is common occurrence and the fact that Hegseth was in attendance does not mean he was the culprit. Far too many civilians do not seem to understand the solemnity of the tomb.