Ridley's
Believe It Or Not—June 13, 2014: In the shadow
of Father’s Day and the first full moon of the year, very meager day for
holidays so bad it makes one want to blow the diet and enjoy a banana split. Hope you
enjoy them along with the factoids and quote on the Pentagon Papers, one of the
first steps in the erosion of confidence and trust in our government; thank God
for a free press to hold the executive branch accountable in the 70’s.
1. Blame Someone Else Day—celebrated on the
first full moon of the year and created I believe to honor politicians like
Obama, Pelosi, Reid, or our potential next Blue President who are always
pointing the blame at someone else; but seem to forget that if you point the finger
of blame at someone, three fingers point back at you and the thumb points in
the direction of where you might go.
2. Banana
Split Day—celebrating the health of a banana with the decadence of ice
cream with some nuts, whip cream and cherries to complete the treat.
3. Sewing Machine Day—celebrating
one of the iconic inventions of the Industrial Revolution and in developing
countries a path out of property for people lucky enough to get jobs to make
the clothes we wear.
On this
day in:
a. 1893 in a nonstransparency moment, Grover Cleveland after noticing a rough
spot in his mouth, secretly has a cancerous tumor in his jaw removed, a fact
which was not disclosed to the public until 1917, several years after his death in 1906.
b. 1970 The Long and Winding Road
became the last number one song in the U.S. for the Beatles.
c. 1971 the New York Times began
publication of the Pentagon Papers leaked by Daniel Ellsberg, who, unlike
Snowden did not flee to Russia, revealing significant deceptions by the
Pentagon in justifying and reporting on the Vietnam War.
The
Pentagon Papers were the blueprint for future government deceit. If we had only
known, there would be no Wall and over 58,000 Americans would be enjoying their
retirement years. "When
one delves into the Pentagon Papers it becomes immediately clear why the
government wanted them kept secret, for they expose the many lies that our
government generated in order to get the American people strongly behind the
war effort. Yet, the importance of these documents goes beyond their intrinsic
historical value since they establish a precedence of governmental deceit that
would be practiced again and again." Jeff Drake, Vietnam Vet, "How the
U.S. Got Involved In Vietnam"
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2014 Michael P. Ridley aka the Alaskanpoet
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