Ridley’s Believe It Or Not For
August 10, 2016
Only 90 days to go for Trump to pivot
before we elect a new president and 249
days since Hillary has held a formal press conference (where is the outrage of
the press?); Clinton campaign is making the ludicrous claim that Trump is advocating
violence against Hillary as opposed to calling on 2nd Amendment
supporters to organize and vote against her and the leftist biased media is buying
it hook line and sinker; Trump will go down as the only candidate to have to
fight a three front war—against his opponent, against the media and sadly
against many establishment members of his own party http://alaskanpoet.blogspot.com/2016/08/trumps-three-front-war.html;
more emails released today at minimum showing the pay to play nexus of Hillary
and contributors to the Foundation or employers of Bill at completely
outrageous speaking fees who were seeking favors (read Clinton Cash); Hillary whose mantra has always been to support the
gay, transgender and lesbian community on the surface is caught with the father
of the Islamist mass killer at the Pulse Club in Orlando seated right behind
her at a rally (true to form on leaving she refused to answer any questions
from a curious press); while Obama continues to allow thousands of unvetted
Syrian refugees into this country, thousands of Afghan translators who served
with great distinction and saved American lives are twisting in the wind trying
to relocate here, knowing that they will be killed in a heartbeat if the
Taliban and ISIS overthrow that fragile government; emboldened by a president
who is getting better at golf but completely pathetic in terms of foreign
policy, China appears to be building jet hangars on its artificial islands in
the South China Sea.
On the sports front, St. Patrick’s Day came
early in Brazil as the Olympics diving pool was green not from dye like the
Chicago River but due to an algae
outbreak, the Final Five women won the gold in gymnastics and Michael Phelps at
31 captured his 21st Gold Medal and still has three more events in
which to compete.
Going to www.lyingcrookedhillary.com is a great way to start your
day along of course with www.alaskanpoet.blogspot.com
As always,
I hope you enjoy today’s meager holidays and observances, a music
link to Zager and Evans, factoids of interest, a relevant quote from President
Bill Clinton, while looking forward to enjoying some S’mores, blessed with a
positive attitude and secure in the
knowledge that if you want to find a gift for any memorable events like
birthdays, weddings, or anniversaries, you know that the Alaskanpoet can
provide you with a unique customized poem at a great price tailored
to the event and the recipient. You need only contact me for details.
1. National Biodiesel Day—celebrating and promoting diesel fuel
produced from plants as a source of renewable energy and commemorating this day
in 1893 when Rudolph Diesel’s first diesel engine ran on peanut oil.
2. Smithsonian Day—celebrating the creation of the Smithsonian
Institute, the largest museum in the world, on this day in 1846 (originally
endowed by a $500,000 bequest by a British scientist James Smithsonian in 1836
but unfortunately so typical of Congress being unable to pick winners and
losers in the market was parked in state bonds that defaulted; fortunately
ex-President John Quincy Adams was able to persuade Congress to restore the
lost funds and we are now blessed as a people with an incredible museum well
worth the trip to Washington, D.C. to see it.
3. 1960 Number One Song—celebrating the number one song in 1969 on a run of six weeks in
that position “In The Year 2525” by Zager and Evans. Here is a link to Zager
and Evans performing “In The Year 2525” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izQB2-Kmiic
4. National S’mores Day—celebrating
another great Girl Scout snack first popularized in 1927 and a great way to
utilize any unused marshmallows from a camping trip.
5. Chicken In Every Pot—commemorating the birth on this day in 1874 of Herbert Hoover who was elected on a slogan in 1928 of a chicken in every pot but this accomplished Stanford graduate ran straight into the Great Depression and was swamped by FDR. Until Jimmy Carter in addition to his tower at Stanford he once held the distinction of being alive for the longest number of years following his retirement from the presidential office.
5. Chicken In Every Pot—commemorating the birth on this day in 1874 of Herbert Hoover who was elected on a slogan in 1928 of a chicken in every pot but this accomplished Stanford graduate ran straight into the Great Depression and was swamped by FDR. Until Jimmy Carter in addition to his tower at Stanford he once held the distinction of being alive for the longest number of years following his retirement from the presidential office.
On this day in:
a. 1628 in a bad day for the legacy of the Vikings, the Swedish
warship sank only 20 minutes into its maiden voyage; located in 1961 in a
shipping lane in Stockholm harbor it was recovered and is now one of Sweden’s
most popular museums.
b. 1948 Candid Camera made
its television debut.
c. 1978 three members of the Ulrich family driving in a Ford
Pinto were killed when after they were rear ended their car burst into flames;
the accident prompted a series of cases against Ford and led to the first time
that a corporation had been charged criminally for selling a defective product—not
a good day for Ford.
d. 1988 President Reagan signed the Civil Liberties Act of 1988
which provided payment of $20,000 to those Japanese-Americans who were interned
or relocated under FDR’s Executive Order; hardly adequate compensation for the
loss of freedom but at least a small step in rectifying a national disgrace.
e. 2003 in a how can the
honeymoon ever top the wedding moment, Russian cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko became
the first person to get married in space by marrying his bride via radio while
she was in Texas and he was orbiting over New Zealand.
Reflections on
Japanese-American internment: “Over fifty years ago, the United States
Government unjustly interned, evacuated or relocated you and many other Japanese
Americans. Today on behalf of your fellow Americans, I offer a sincere apology
to you for the acts that unfairly denied Japanese Americans and their families fundamental
liberties during World War II….In retrospect, we understand the nation’s
actions were rooted deeply in racial prejudice, wartime hysteria and a lack of political
leadership.” President Bill Clinton in a letter dated October 1, 1993 sent to
those interned by FDR’s executive order. What is really mind boggling and
further evidence how wrong FDR was the wartime service of thousands of young
Japanese-Americans who volunteered to fight against the Axis while their
parents, grandparents and young siblings were interned in miserable conditions
behind barbed wire.
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