{"id":464,"date":"2003-12-05T05:31:16","date_gmt":"2003-12-05T13:31:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/2003\/12\/imperial_accessories\/"},"modified":"2026-07-03T22:13:29","modified_gmt":"2026-07-04T02:13:29","slug":"imperial_accessories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/2003\/12\/imperial_accessories.html","title":{"rendered":"IMPERIAL ACCESSORIES"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Earlier this week, our Maximum Leader phoned Robert L. Bartley, editor emeritus of the Wall Street Journal editorial page, to congratulate him on winning the <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Presidential_Medal_of_Freedom\"><b><em><font color=\"#003399\">Presidential Medal of Freedom<\/font><\/em><\/b><\/a>. We hadn&#8217;t meant to overlook such an august honor for a far-right&nbsp;ideologue, but on the day the award was announced we were tied up with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/archives20031130.shtml#62124\"><b><em><font color=\"#003399\">the fury of the cosmos<\/font><\/em><\/b><\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/archives20031130.shtml#62096\"><b><font color=\"#003399\"><em>Studs Terkel<\/em><\/font><\/b><\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Not to worry: <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtontimes.com\/op-ed\/20031204-083358-6457r.htm\"><b><em><font color=\"#003399\">The Washington Times<\/font><\/em><\/b><\/a> more than picked up the slack, as did the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.boston.com\/news\/nation\/articles\/2003\/12\/04\/white_house_honors_conservative\n_journalist\/\"><b><em><font color=\"#003399\">Boston Globe<\/font><\/em><\/b><\/a>. Even <a href=\"http:\/\/engforum.pravda.ru\/showthread.php3?s=&amp;threadid=46643\"><b><font color=\"#003399\"><em>Pravda<\/em><\/font><\/b><\/a><font color=\"#003399\">&nbsp;chatters had some interesting things to say. <\/font><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In keeping with the spirit of the giver and the receiver of the award, may we make a belated suggestion? How about presenting Bartley with a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kaisersbunker.com\/feldgrau\/helmets\/fgh05.htm\"><b><em><font color=\"#003399\">spiked helmet<\/font><\/em><\/b><\/a>&nbsp;to accompany the medal? He could wear both for formal occasions. The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kaisersbunker.com\/pe\/pe01e.htm\"><b><em><font color=\"#003399\">1860 model<\/font><\/em><\/b><\/a> would do nicely. Its imperial motto, &#8220;With God For King And Fatherland,&#8221; is&nbsp;stamped in brass.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Earlier this week, our Maximum Leader phoned Robert L. 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