Holy Cow. Freddie has a book.
The Cult of Smart is available at Amazon.
by Jaybird · December 29, 2019
The Cult of Smart is available at Amazon.
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One of the few remaining Navajo Code Talkers, Samuel Sandoval, died at the age of 98.
“Sam was a great warrior. (He) served his country well; especially using the top secret Navajo Code,” Navajo Code Talker and Navajo Code Talker Association President Peter MacDonald said in a text message to The Arizona Mirror.
“He wanted to tell all Navajo families and (the) younger generation the importance of our Navajo language,” he added. “He’ll be terribly missed.”
The Navajo Code talkers were a group of U.S. Marines who used their Native language to transmit messages during World War II. Only three are still alive today: MacDonald, John Kinsel Sr. and Thomas H. Begay.
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Sandoval was born in 1922 in Nageezi, New Mexico, and enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps on March 26, 1943. He completed basic training at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot in San Diego, California, where the original 29 Navajo Code Talkers arrived in September 1942. The men were responsible for developing the unbreakable code used across the Pacific during World War II.
Sandoval served five combat tours, including Guadalcanal, Bougainville, Guam, Peleliu and Okinawa, and was honorably discharged in 1946.
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During Sandoval’s military service, he earned a Navy Unit Commendation Ribbon, a Combat Action Ribbon, a China Service Medal, a World War II Victory Medal, a Navy Occupation Service Medal with Asia Clasp, and an Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with a silver star. Sandoval also received the 2022 American Spirit Award for Bravery from the National WWII Museum.
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I haven’t gotten his book yet though i will buy it. When he discussed stats/testing/etc on his site he is very good. He seems to really know his stuff and explains it well. Leaving aside his commenting/ internet style which was mostly driven by substance abuse and mental illness it seems, he is really worthwhile. He has a lot worth explaining about some commonly, and poorly, understand topics.
On another note the good ol OT has alums with published books and NYT/WaPo columnists. Meanwhile i had a banner day on the intertoobz yesterday where i got two likes on twitter comments AND two upvotes on some advice i gave on xc ski racing on Reddit. So ….huzzah i guess. But i’m not in jail so i got that going for me.Report
The weird irony of Freddie for me is that I wouldn’t be here if not for him. In the aftermath of the election of 2016 I was desperately trying to find anyone out there who spoke truth and sense and I stumbled onto his blog. I thought “I could do that” and started my own blog and joined Twitter, whereupon Will told me about OT. It was only after I had been here for an entire year that I learned Freddie had written here too and I was like “whoa, dude” in my best Keanu voice.Report
Dear ol’ Freddie, I will have to buy his book. I hope it does well and he is doing ok too. He was fiery, uncompromising and often unfair but holy Hannah could he write!Report
Freddie’s “Planet of Cops” is the only Great Awokening take you need. That said, this is his area of expertise and it appears that focusing on this instead appears to be much healthier for him.Report
Yeah, he could have been very helpful in confronting that phenomena but his health simply has to come first.Report
I miss that dude, glad he’s found (hopefully) a healthier outlet for him for writing and debate. The guy is intellectually honest in a way too few are.Report
I have a lot of respect for Freddie and wish him the best of luck. I really do hope this helps him advance his career.Report
Publish or Perish has been kicked down the road for… 2 years? 3 years?Report
The problem I always had with Freddie was that I would go looking for his blog, as he came at issues with an interesting and well thought out perspective, and half the time it would be gone. Erased in its entirety.
It is good to see him with a book out. It might be a better format for him.Report
He could never get over the fact that the people he was hoping to convince said “the things you’re saying look like the things that conservatives say, therefore they’re bullshit, and you’re bullshit too”.Report