The Brew: Which 2024 Heroes Deserve the Coveted ‘Brew-ah!’ Award?
LANDOVER, MARYLAND - DECEMBER 14: (L-R) U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, Tesla CEO Elon Musk, Vice President-elect JD Vance and Trump's nominee to be Director of National Intelligence former U.S. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard from Hawaii attend the 125th Army-Navy football game at Northwest Stadium on December 14, 2024 in Landover, Maryland. Trump is attending the game with lawmakers and Cabinet nominees including, Vice President-elect JD Vance.
Happy New Year’s Eve!
Yesterday afternoon, Al’s Year-End Tea hosted the Golden Teacup Award, honoring some of the year’s most dubious and inept people. This morning, as the ball prepares to drop on 2025, we want to take the time this final Brew of the year to cheer some of the heroes of 2024.
Welcome to the “Brew-ahs!”
Brew-ah, Elon Musk!
Brew-ah to Elon Musk — first off, for preserving free speech. His purchase of Twitter, transforming it into X, allowed the crucial free flow of information and debate that had been completely stifled under Twitter in 2020 and 2021 to resume. Community notes also put a check on propagandists and social media schemers.
But allowing free speech on X and throwing his support behind candidate Donald Trump came at great risk to Musk. Government agencies, out of the blue, began investigating and harassing his companies. In one instance, the Biden administration cancelled a contract for Musk to bring Starlink to rural areas of North Carolina — the same areas that later would be ravaged and completely cut off by Hurricane Helene. But when the disaster struck, Musk sprang into action, delivering Starlink units to afflicted areas, restoring vital communications.
Oh, and a bonus Brew-ah to Musk: During 2024 his company also caught a rocket ship dropping out of the sky.
The tower has caught the rocket!!
pic.twitter.com/CPXsHJBdUh— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 13, 2024
No, seriously. The guy caught a rocket ship.
Brew-ah, Daniel Penny!
Brew-ah, Daniel Penny, for stepping up to save the lives of others on a New York subway car, and then stoically taking on and defeating those who wished to put him in prison for his efforts.
Brew-ahs also for Penny’s fellow passengers of all races telling the jury, despite the loud chants of protesters outside, that he was a bona fide American hero.
Brew-ah, Scott Presler!
Brew-ah, Scott Presler, for delivering Pennsylvania to Donald Trump in November. But more than that, a Brew-ah to the lanky, long-haired voter-registration wizard for offering hope and solutions long before the election in the dark couple years after 2020 when many lost faith in the voting process. It was Presler who publicized putting “Thank You, Joe Biden” stickers on gasoline pumps — and set up GOP registration tables at gas stations after fuel prices skyrocketed.
Brew-ah, Tulsi Gabbard!
Brew-ah to Tulsi Gabbard. A day after the former Democratic presidential candidate criticized Kamala Harris, she was dubbed a “domestic terrorist threat,” put on a TSA terrorist watch list, and then harassed every time she traveled, despite being a National Guard officer and former U.S. congresswoman.
https://twitter.com/TulsiGabbard/status/1831346487969698259
Currently, she is awaiting confirmation to be the nation’s next director of national intelligence. Targeted by the Deep State in 2024, she may well become the overseer of the Deep State intelligence services in 2025.
Brew-ah, Harrison Butker!
A Brew-ah to Kansas City Chiefs all-pro kicker Harrison Butker, whose commencement address at Benedictine College in defense of family, faith and tradition earlier this year sent the wokesters into a frenzy. Butler not only beat efforts to have him cancelled, he walked away with the biggest contract ever for an NFL kicker.
Brew-ah, San Jose State Women’s Volleyball Players!
A Brew-ah to the San Jose State women’s volleyball players — and other teams in their conference — who refused to stand silent as a biological male took over their locker room, endangered the safety of other players, and gave San Jose State an unfair advantage in competition.
Their stand meant defying their coach, their university, and all those who insist it is not only right to have a male compete against females in women’s sports, but that complaining about it makes you a hater subject to punishment.
A British Brew-ah goes to author J.K. Rowling, who has used her platform and sharp wit to fight for womanhood despite withering assault from transgender activists. She the female athletes who are stepping up, the young detransitioners who are speaking out, and doctors not afraid to speak the truth are gradually winning ground.
Brew-ah, Frat Boys of UNC!
A Brew-ah with a beer chaser for the flag-protecting frat boys of the University of North Carolina. When pro-Hamas protesters threatened to tear down the flag on their campus, a group of fraternity brothers from Pi Kappa Phi stepped in to protect Old Glory. The young men were pelted with all kinds of objects but held firm.
https://twitter.com/mualphaxi/status/1785481782525153345
Their brave, patriotic effort not only went viral, but earned the Pi Kappa Phi lads a huge kegger party hosted by John Rich over Labor Day weekend.
Brew-ah, President-Elect Donald Trump
“Fight! Fight! Fight!”
Do I really need to say more?
Also a Brew-ah to Vice President-Elect J.D. Vance, who demonstrated that you can stand up to the liberal media, beat them at their own game, and do it without being nasty. Plus, you can actually win national office despite having facial hair.
Brew-ah of the Year, American People!
A hearty Brew-ah of the Year to the American People. Through all the hardships and head-scratchers, insults and indignities of this election cycle, you kept your sense of humor, your wits, and your faith. You fought mightily this year for your children, your schools, your communities, and your nation.
On November 5, you sent a message loud and clear: America was not going to die on your watch. In fact, America was going to unify and triumph like never before.
And dang it, you were going to say “Merry Christmas” no matter what.
Along The Stream…
Jason Jones weighs in with the timely “America Should Welcome Indian Immigrants: The Persecuted Christians and Dalits, Not the Brahmins Who Oppress Them.”
And Jules Gomes tells us all about Brian Burch — the former Trump opponent who is now the president-elect’s nominee to be ambassador to the Vatican — in “Trump Picks Vocal Critic of Pope Francis as Vatican Ambassador.”
Al Perrotta is The Stream’s Washington bureau chief, coauthor with John Zmirak of The Politically Incorrect Guide to Immigration, and coauthor of the counterterrorism memoir Hostile Intent: Protecting Yourself Against Terrorism.