ONCE MORE INTO THE BREACH DEAR FRIENDS... - Just A Minute Radio for Tuesday 100914

            One more time…

 

            The line at the top of this story is a famous one from Wm. Shakespeare’s HENRY V play when Prince Hal, now wearing the crown of England, is leading his troops on French soil, before the battlements of Harfluer. He urges his men on with a particularly stirring speech as dawn breaks upon the field of battle where he will with his rag-tag army defeat the highly tricked-out French forces.

 

            Shakespeare cannot resist  getting in a few jabs and observations as he meditates about the vagaries of war and how God uses it as his “beadle” – an object of correction – and also how powerless the king himself is to win the day unless his troops will cheerfully follow him into battle.

 

            He does – they do – and King Henry finds his bride upon the French soil… and according to the story that is why we speak English today instead of French.  Of course if we had had a collapse of courage 70 years ago when the Battle of Britain and the RAF against the German Luftwaffe was ultimately decided we could just as easily been speaking German of the Hitler brand.  But the Lord intervened.

 

            Tis a very interesting story of how General Eisenhower, planning the invasion of Normandy knew the success of the largest invasion from the sea needed good enough weather to allow the soldiers and others to be able to do their jobs in order for the invasion to gain its objective.  If you’re not familiar with the story, it’s a good one to read – for you see by  what a slender thread our Allied Forces were blessed by a nearly miraculous break in the weather that allowed the landing forces to succeed.  Still the casualties were awful – from my home county in Bedford, Virginia where the D-Day monument stands, you can read the story of sacrifice and lives that were lost in winning that battle.  We need to remind ourselves of the sacrifices of so many for the blessings we enjoy this very day.

 

            Well…I’ll lay down my lecture notes – but I commend it to you for your attention at some future time… You’ll see what we’re going through these days as a nation has been ordained and blessed by God – or we would surely have been under a dictator’s heel. It’s a good thing to think on as we listen to the election returns reported tonight.

 

            Cordially, IN HIM

            Jack

 

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ONCE MORE INTO THE BREACH DEAR FRIENDS…

Just a Minute: -- Are we there yet? – Well…almost.  A few questions remain – to be answered shortly.

They are sprinkled all over the map – these ‘late’ primaries. Tonight will be another nail-biting event if the races are close. We’ll probably get a clearer answer than any so far about the strength of the “Tea Party.” Delaware is probably the most problematic between a well-known, two-term Governor and long time Congressman; from “The First State” for on Dec. 7, 1787 it was the first state to ratify the Constitution. 

Seasoned politicos say the “smart” move to make is to select the experienced Republican, not the newcomer. But that takes a big gulp for a movement founded upon the slogan “No more Rinos!” [Republicans in Name Only.]

That same argument will play in New York and several other contests elections to be endlessly explained by reporters cashing in on their few moments of fame – so I’ll leave it there. Just know tomorrow morning it’ll still be an open question – but you’ll have a better idea of how hard the anti-incumbent gale is blowing.

<> I’m Jack Buttram.

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