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California Commentary

March 09, 2009
Jon Coupal's picture

As portrayed in the 1970s movie about the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Tora, Tora, Tora, Admiral Yamamoto states, after the attack, "I fear all we have done is to awaken a sleeping giant and fill him with a terrible resolve." Turns out there is little historical evidence suggesting that the Admiral said any such thing. However, the line is illustrative of a self-evident truth: You don't kick a rabid dog; you don't poke a tiger with a stick; and you don't walk into a biker bar and start insulting Harleys.  Read more >>