{"id":33526,"date":"2023-08-20T16:37:18","date_gmt":"2023-08-20T16:37:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/?p=33526"},"modified":"2023-08-20T16:42:12","modified_gmt":"2023-08-20T16:42:12","slug":"not-that-mike-hammer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/?p=33526","title":{"rendered":"Not THAT Mike Hammer"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='__iawmlf-post-loop-links' style='display:none;' data-iawmlf-post-links='[{&quot;id&quot;:1811,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/lnks.gd\\\/l\\\/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDAsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LnN0YXRlLmdvdi9zcGVjaWFsLWVudm95LWZvci10aGUtaG9ybi1vZi1hZnJpY2EtbWlrZS1oYW1tZXItdHJhdmVscy10by1zdG9ja2hvbG0tYW5kLWJydXNzZWxzLyIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMzA4MjAuODEzOTIwMzEifQ.-solA7QV2M4QYo0xZlgVvX6OiI3-K-7GRaBJfsNAnSQ\\\/s\\\/1452200702\\\/br\\\/224561195309-l&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:1812,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/en.wikipedia.org\\\/wiki\\\/Raymond_Chandler&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20260409053201\\\/https:\\\/\\\/en.wikipedia.org\\\/wiki\\\/Raymond_Chandler&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-15 20:29:02&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-25 06:47:52&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200}],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-25 06:47:52&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:1813,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/en.wikipedia.org\\\/wiki\\\/Mickey_Spillane&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:1814,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.state.gov\\\/biographies\\\/michael-hammer&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20260410185601\\\/https:\\\/\\\/www.state.gov\\\/biographies\\\/michael-hammer&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-15 20:29:10&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-25 06:47:48&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200}],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-25 06:47:48&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;}]'><\/div>\n<p>In my email this morning, I received an alert from the US State Department with the following headline:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lnks.gd\/l\/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDAsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LnN0YXRlLmdvdi9zcGVjaWFsLWVudm95LWZvci10aGUtaG9ybi1vZi1hZnJpY2EtbWlrZS1oYW1tZXItdHJhdmVscy10by1zdG9ja2hvbG0tYW5kLWJydXNzZWxzLyIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMzA4MjAuODEzOTIwMzEifQ.-solA7QV2M4QYo0xZlgVvX6OiI3-K-7GRaBJfsNAnSQ\/s\/1452200702\/br\/224561195309-l\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa Mike Hammer Travels to Stockholm and Brussels<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Given I am a fan of older detective stories such as those from <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Raymond_Chandler\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Raymond Chandler<\/a><\/strong> and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mickey_Spillane\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mickey Spillane<\/a><\/strong>, the name struck a chord with me. I&#8217;m like &#8220;are we really sending Mike Hammer to Stockholm to discuss water issues or is he just there to hang out with blonde Swedish dames with great gams?&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sort of like the creator of Mike Hammer in this 1970s ad for Lite Beer from Miller.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:19px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9iImouy__8k?si=HFlwoC9bTDxiUtaI\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:18px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Was this Mike Hammer like the early Mike Hammer played by Darren McGavin?<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-5.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-33527\" width=\"351\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-5.png 450w, https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-5-213x300.png 213w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 351px) 100vw, 351px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Or was he more like the later Mike Hammer played by Stacy Keach? Does he carry a .45ACP 1911 or does he carry a .38 Special J-frame?<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-6.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-33528\" width=\"579\" height=\"826\" srcset=\"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-6.png 718w, https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-6-210x300.png 210w, https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-6-640x913.png 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 579px) 100vw, 579px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:23px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Unfortunately, I don&#8217;t think this <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.state.gov\/biographies\/michael-hammer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mike Hammer<\/a><\/strong> is as cool as Spillane&#8217;s hard-boiled detective.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Michael_A._Hammer_official_photo-2-732x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-33529\" width=\"514\" height=\"716\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Official US State Dept photo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>This Mike is a career Foreign Service Officer with degrees from Georgetown, the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, and the National War College. He also speaks four languages in addition to English. He holds the FSO rank of Minister-Counselor which is equivalent to a 2-star general.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While I&#8217;m sure this guy is supremely qualified for the job of Special Envoy, I actually prefer Mickey Spillane&#8217;s version as that one seems more authentic even if he is fiction.<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In my email this morning, I received an alert from the US State Department with the following headline: Special&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":2,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[6587,6585,6584,6583,6586,1804],"class_list":["post-33526","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-darren-mcgavin","tag-detective-stories","tag-mickey-spillane","tag-mike-hammer","tag-stacy-keach","tag-state-department"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33526","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=33526"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33526\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":33532,"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33526\/revisions\/33532"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=33526"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=33526"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=33526"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}