Gary Smedile

Transportation, aviation security, government affairs professional. Good government/common sense conservative. Cubs, Royals, Chiefs, Princeton

[Gary Smedile @PGS1973]

WaPo is trying hard to “make it about Trump” even as many of the man on the street quotes are people just looking for a fun way to celebrate America250. Btw, watching on tv, looked like a lot of “fans disguised as seats.” No WaPo mention of attendance (or lack thereof).

[The Washington Post @washingtonpost]

The crowd at America’s Block Party wanted to hear Chris Stapleton, Queen Latifah and the Smashing Pumpkins for the bargain price of $17.76 — to forget about division, to have a day that was not about President Trump. https://t.co/CfepHlf5cc

[Gary Smedile @PGS1973]

The “taint” was the red card to begin with. Or…. if Argentina or England win, how about the “taint” of the no-calls on Messi and Kane for essentially the same “infraction.”

[Alfie | HITC Sevens @HITCSevens]

This makes a mockery of the whole tournament.

If the USMNT win, Belgium will have every right to feel cheated, meanwhile the USA’s victory - by their best ever generation of players - will forever be tainted by accusations of favouritism and corruption.

It’s bad for everyone.

[Gary Smedile @PGS1973]

Zohran’s commie rage on our 250th birthday was bad enough. Now we have MTA cars wrapped in an enemy’s flag? Is Mamdani auditioning for a job with the mullahs?

[Blue Lives Matter @bluelivesmtr]

🚨 Zohran Mamdani’s New York City is drawing heavy backlash after an MTA train was wrapped in the Iranian regime’s flag on America’s 250th birthday.

The move has sparked widespread criticism, with many seeing it as a slap in the face to America.

The train on the F line was wrapped as part of promotions tied to the 2026 FIFA World Cup, but the timing on July 4th has fueled outrage over the optics in Mamdani’s city.

This is the kind of thing that makes people wonder what kind of leadership is really running New York right now.

Spread the truth far and wide!

#MamdaniNYC #IranianFlag

[Gary Smedile @PGS1973]

It’s bad enough that a Sunday Royals home game has to be “found” on a pay streaming service (Peacock) other than the “normal” MLB stream or cable channel. But do we also have to watch it on the Phillies own NBC Sports Comcast outlet? What the heck, Royals?

[Gary Smedile @PGS1973]

Hey Bill. Read the room. Your rant is so out of touch, it raises TDS to a whole new level. And btw, Americans know what you and Hil did so, you should have sat this one out.

[Jonathan Turley @JonathanTurley]

Bill Clinton's ragefest on the Fourth was something to behold as the ultimate example of clinical transference. The former president condemned the current administration for, among other things, working to "prosecute enemies, stamp out free speech" and using government as "a new profit center for themselves and their allies"...

[Gary Smedile @PGS1973]

Immortal. And on July 4, 1983 on the same diamond, Dave Righetti pitched a no-hitter defeating the Boston Red Sox, 4-0. The Ironman and his teammates smiled from heaven

[Mike Netter @nettermike]

Exactly on this day in 1939, America’s most beloved baseball icon, Lou Gehrig, delivered a speech that shook the soul of the entire nation.

For 14 years, Gehrig was the definition of indestructible. Known as the "Iron Horse," he played in a record-breaking 2,130 consecutive games for the New York Yankees. He was a powerhouse, a hero to millions, and a man deeply loved for his absolute humility.

But just weeks before, on his 36th birthday, Gehrig received a catastrophic medical diagnosis: ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis), a ruthless disease that would soon lock his brilliant body in total paralysis.

On the 4th of July, more than 61,000 fans packed Yankee Stadium. They weren't there to celebrate a victory—they were there to say goodbye.

When Gehrig walked out to home plate, he looked frail. His shoulders slouched, and his hands trembled. Gifts and trophies were piled around him, but the stadium was heavy with a profound, suffocating grief. His teammates were weeping openly.

As Gehrig stepped up to the microphones, he originally didn't think he could speak. But seeing the ocean of love in the stands, he took a deep breath, wiped away a tear, and spoke directly from his heart.

He didn't complain about his terminal illness. He didn't ask "why me?" Instead, he looked out at the world and said:

"Fans, for the past two weeks, you have been reading about a bad break. Today I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of the earth."

The stadium erupted into a roar so loud it shook the Bronx. People sobbed in the stands. In his darkest hour, facing a literal death sentence, Gehrig chose to look at his life with complete and utter gratitude. He thanked his parents, his wife, his teammates, and his fans for giving him a beautiful journey.

He passed away less than two years later, but his words on that hot July afternoon became immortal.

Lou Gehrig taught America that no matter how bad the break is, a grateful heart can never be defeated.
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[Gary Smedile @PGS1973]

Egypt used to run the place: 1949 to 1967. It was one huge, sorry refugee camp.

[Warren Kinsella @kinsellawarren]

Egypt's border fence with Gaza is eight miles wide, six meters below ground, six meters high and topped with barbed wire - with 40,000 heavily-armed Egyptian troops guarding it. They have shot and killed Gazans who tried to get past it.

But, sure, Egypt supports Palestine.

[Gary Smedile @PGS1973]

He’s learned nothing. Which about summarizes his sorry existence and politics. Btw, the people around him look like they’re in a hostage video. Maybe they are.

[Clay Travis @ClayTravis]

A guy who just became an American citizen eight years ago sat at George Washington’s desk and lectured us about what it means to be an American on our nation’s 250th birthday.

[Gary Smedile @PGS1973]

But the anti-mullahs from Iran/Persia can’t bring a pre Islamic revolution flag into the stands.

[Imtiaz Mahmood @ImtiazMadmood]

After Egypt's historic knockout win over Australia, head coach Hossam Hassan walked onto the pitch carrying a PALESTINE flag.

Egypt literally locked Palestinians into Gaza. Built a massive, fortified border wall. Egypt is probably the most anti Palestinian place outside Israel.

[Gary Smedile @PGS1973]

Been traveling frequently to Europe the past few years. English language “news “ is on the BBC and CNN International. No wonder they don’t like us. Those outlets are trash. I don’t recognize my own country on their channels. Now the Europeans know differently, too.

[Dingole Dingus @DingoleD]

@mattvanswol Just look at what the media tells people in other countries about America. I'm so glad they came here and experienced how genuine and good people really are. It makes me very proud seeing how kind and hospitable my fellow Americans have been. 🥹

[Gary Smedile @PGS1973]

Now he REALLY doesn’t want to go home. 😆

[Carlos E Alvarez @CarlosEAlvare17]

@mattvanswol @RobSmacker …then he learned the games in Atlanta are being played in Mercedes-Benz Stadium… with air conditioning.

[Gary Smedile @PGS1973]

Damn straight. He’s from Mexico? He should have known the answer. Good for you helping to straighten him out.

[Yani @yaniFlor2020]

Yesterday my Uber driver from the National Mall back to the hotel said he didn’t get what America was celebrating — '250 years of what??'
He was Mexican, I’m Cuban, so I gave him a solid American history lesson right there in the car.
To everyone who comes here: Love this country or go home. Simple as that. 🇺🇸
#July4 #America250"

[Gary Smedile @PGS1973]

The French Revolution lasted (generously) about 15 years. The Russian Revolution? 74 years. The Chinese? 77 but it’s not much of one these days. The USA? 250 and still going strong. Clearly, we’ve got a winner!

[Peter Schweizer @peterschweizer]

There have been 4 major revolutions in the past 250 years: American, French, Russian, and Chinese. Only one led to individual rights and prosperity. The others led to mass death and tyranny. The US revolution was unique because it said two things: 1. Our rights come from God not from the govt. 2. Humans are power -hungry so we need to limit govt power. So the next time someone attacks the nation of one revolution that succeeded and recycles the the idea of those that miserably failed, you can ask them: are you ignorant, or malicious?

[Gary Smedile @PGS1973]

Canada missed their chance in 1776, 1814 and a few other times along the way. Still don’t get it, eh?

[Jon Root @JonnyRoot_]

Canadians booed the USA flag prior to their first World Cup match...

On America’s 250th birthday, they were eliminated 🙌🏼

[Gary Smedile @PGS1973]

Pretty good recap! Happy Birthday, USA!

[Selene Mariposa @Selene_Mariposa]

America turns 250 today.

Let me read back the resume.

We started by telling a king to pound sand, in writing.

By 1803 we bought half a continent from France for about four cents an acre.

We fought a war with ourselves and somehow stayed one country.

We strung a railroad across the entire thing.

We handed the world the lightbulb, the telephone, and the airplane in about thirty years flat.

Then a man named Willis Carrier invented air conditioning and made half the planet actually livable.

You are welcome, Texas. You are welcome, Dubai.

Twice the whole world caught fire, and twice we showed up and helped put it out.

We split the atom.

We put men on the moon in 1969.

Then we went back and hit golf balls up there, because why not.

We invented jazz, blues, rock and roll, and hip-hop, and the whole planet is still dancing to it.

We put a burger and fries on every corner of the earth.

We built rockets that fly themselves home and land standing straight up.

We flew a helicopter on Mars.

We launched a car into actual space and it is still out there cruising.

We also invented ranch dressing and somehow talked the entire world into putting it on pizza.

Priorities.

We even invented three of our own sports so we could win them.

Baseball, basketball, and football.

Real football, the kind with hands, because we named it and we are not taking corrections.

The rest of the planet can keep soccer, which is fine, we are hosting it in our backyard this summer anyway.

And yes, Canadian football exists, wider field, extra man, one fewer down, and we try very hard not to think about it.

Frankly it was generous of us to invent our own games.

If we put all that energy into soccer, nobody else would ever lift that trophy again.

We would win it so often they would just rename it the America’s Cup and hand us the keys.

You are welcome for the suspense.

And in 2026 we threw a birthday so big a German tourist live-tweeted our gas stations to 750,000 people.

Not every chapter was clean.

We argued, we stumbled, we fixed what we broke, and we kept building.

That is the whole trick.

Two hundred and fifty years in, and we are still the loudest, brightest, most improbable experiment on the map.

Not bad for a country that started as a strongly worded letter to a king.

Happy birthday, America.

🦋

[Gary Smedile @PGS1973]

Not really. Their “thousands of years “ includes a long and distinguished history of Ottoman invasions, genocide, massacres and oppression. This is gaslighting to the nth-squared degree.

[Raylan Givens @JewishWarrior13]

🚨 Erdogan responded to Israel's decision to recognize the Armenian Genocide: "In our history, there is no genocide, no massacres, no oppression, and no colonialism. Throughout our thousands of years of glorious history, there has only been justice and compassion."

[Gary Smedile @PGS1973]

Something else communists do: ignore the rule of law and constitutional norms.

[Armstrong Williams 🇺🇸 @Arightside]

America is governed by the rule of law, not selective obedience. We are free to challenge Supreme Court decisions and advocate for change, but elected officials should not ignore rulings they dislike.

Zohran Mamdani’s refusal to accept the Supreme Court’s ruling on Temporary Protected Status (TPS) raises a larger constitutional question. Today it’s TPS. Tomorrow it could be the First Amendment, the Second Amendment, religious liberty, property rights, or election law.

If we decide which Supreme Court rulings deserve obedience based on politics, we weaken the very Constitution that protects us all. The rule of law must always remain above partisan interests.
AW

[Gary Smedile @PGS1973]

“Tight restrictions “?? You want to see tight restrictions? Try living in their country.

[Eitan Fischberger @EFischberger]

@AP Did you describe Iran's crackdown on dissidents as "heartbreaking?"

https://t.co/tut41DBO8I

[Gary Smedile @PGS1973]

@itsm_hope 8

[World News Tonight @ABCWorldNews]

Massive crowds decked out in orange took over streets in Kansas City before the World Cup match between Tunisia and The Netherlands.

Led by an orange double-decker bus, thousands of fans marched downtown for the March to the Match – a Dutch tradition before international games.