https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2023/11/kevin-mccarthy-says-america-never-acquired-land-via-war
Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has said and done a lot of massively cringeworthy stuff over the last several years, including but not limited to:
- Traveling to Mar-a-Lago to kiss Donald Trump’s ring just weeks after condemning the ex-president for not denouncing the rioters who attacked the Capitol on January 6, 2021
- Lying about the events on January 6 to stay in Trump’s good graces
- Losing the vote for House Speaker a whopping 14 times before dragging himself across the finish line on round 15 by striking a deal with the Freedom Caucus
- Reportedly saying of Marjorie Taylor Greene things like, “I will never leave that woman” and “I will always take care of her.”
- Getting booted from his leadership position by the very people he sold his last remaining shreds of dignity to
- Allegedly sucker punching a member of his own party for voting to oust him, which McCarthy denies
Anyway, the former Speaker added a new entry to the “What kind of cringey stuff is Kevin up to today” archives on Sunday, when he posted a video to his X account in which he made clear that his knowledge of US history leaves…a lot to be desired!
Appearing in a tuxedo at an unnamed event—possibly a gathering of politicians who had their lips sewn to the worst president in modern history’s ass, possibly not—McCarthy declared: “In every single war that America has fought we have never asked for land afterwards except for enough to bury the Americans who gave the ultimate sacrifice for that freedom we went in for.”
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Think for one moment. In every single war that America has fought, we have never asked for land afterward—except for enough to bury the Americans who gave the ultimate sacrifice for freedom.
Readers added context
The US has acquired numerous territories through conflict, including:
1848, Mexico ceded 55% of its territory:
1898, Spain ceded Guam, Puerto Rico & The Philippines.
history.state.gov/milestones/186…
1899, US acquires American Samoa after the 2nd Samoan Civil War
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tripartit…
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This, of course, is not true at all. After the Revolutionary War, the US doubled in size due to land relinquished by the British. After the Mexican-American war, the US took possession of present-day states California, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, most of Arizona and Colorado, and parts of Oklahoma, Kansas, and Wyoming. And after the Spanish-American War the US took over Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines.
Is McCarthy’s blunder embarrassing? Hugely! Is basic knowledge of this country’s history, how our government functions, and other lessons children learn in school a prerequisite for being a member of the modern Republican Party? Well, as his colleagues can attest, obviously not.
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Dumbing down American history, censorship, book banning, and teaching myths instead of truth are all part of the GOP agenda! Just look at what’s happening on some local school boards and libraries!
🇺🇸 Due Process Forever!
PWS
11-28-23