Ridley’s Believe It Or
Not For October 12, 2016 Only 28
waning but increasingly vitriolic days to go until the only polls that matter
close for Trump to continue his pivot before we elect a new president and if he
has any chance of winning closes down his Twitter account for the duration
(sadly not happening as he is on a Twitter snit against not Hillary but the
Republican establishment); new leaks show what most people of faith have
expected total mockery by Clinton campaign of their faith; the great hypocrite
on climate change with his huge carbon footprint houses and reliance on private
jets, Al Gore, is appearing on Hillary’s behalf to support the war on climate
change; Obama is campaigning like a cheap carnival shill against Trump; Putin
after rightfully being accused of war crimes by Kerry and Hollande is
postponing his trip to France (when do we declare fossil war on the Russians
and start shipping LNG and oil to Europe to reduce their purchases of Russian
oil to further spin that country under Putin into economic disaster?); in yet
another example of the failed judgment of Hillary on Libya Marc Turi, an arms
dealer contracted by the State Department to provide arms to the regime changing
goals of Hillary in Libya and who claims he was prosecuted to protect her is
going public and it is not a pretty sight; after all the damage possible can be
done NBC is reportedly firing Billy Bush for the release of the 11 year old “locker
room video” of Donald Trump bashing women (five years after Clinton was having
oral sex with Monica and Hillary was ravaging her as a “Looney Toons bimbo.”
As Trump is trying to become more presidential, going to www.lyingcrookedhillary.com is a great way to start your day along of course with www.alaskanpoet.blogspot.com and reading Clinton Cash would be a great read to understand
the quid pro quo mentality of the Clintons and if you want some music in your
life with a little satire-- https://safeshare.tv/x/kXjbXGyQDsE
As always, I hope you enjoy today’s holidays and
observances, a music link to Manfred Mann, factoids of interest for this
day in history, a relevant quote from Robert G. Ingersoll, while looking forward to enjoying a bowl
of gumbo (killer recipe below), 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. Freethought Day—celebrated by freethinkers and secularists
to commemorate the end of the Salem Witch Trials in 1692. Obviously not an
observance to be followed in lands governed by feudal and barbaric Sharia.
2. UN Spanish Language Day—a UN celebration calling attention to one of the official
languages of the UN that is spoken by over 450 million people as their native
language.
3. 1964 Number One Song—celebrating
the number one song in 1964 on a run of 2 weeks in that position “Do Wah Diddy
Diddy” by Manfred Mann. Here is a recording of Manfred Mann performing the
song:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fh3LzG3Y2aY
4. National Gumbo Day—celebrating
the signature dish of Creole cuisine; here is a killer recipe for chicken and
sausage gumbo: http://blog.thenibble.com/2013/01/17/tip-of-the-day-make-a-gumbo-chicken-andouille-gumbo-recipe-from-emeril-lagasse/
5. A Voice To End All Voices—celebrating the birth on this day in 1935 of noted tenor
Lucian Pavarotti, who was very instrumental in expanding the popularity of
opera. His voice lives on in his recordings although one must believe the
angels on high enjoy his concerts after his death at age 71.
On this day
in:
a. 1492 in what has to
be great news/ bad news moment, Christopher Columbus made landfall in the
Bahamas but mistakenly thought he had landed in the Indies.
b. 1773 America’s first
hospital for the treatment of the insane and mentally ill opened its doors; one
might argue that the location should have been in Washington, D.C. as the need
would prove to be greater there but instead it opened in Williamsburg, VA some
150 miles away.
c. 1810 Bavarian royalty
invited the citizens of Munich to celebrate the wedding of Crown Prince Ludwig
of Bavaria to Princess Therese von Sachsen-Hildburghausen,
thereby creating a great excuse for an annual party known as Oktoberfest.
d. 1892 the Pledge of
Allegiance was recited for the first time in America’s public schools.
e. 2000 the USS Cole was badly damaged while at
anchor in Aden, Yemen by two suicide bombers in a speedboat; 17 American
sailors died and 39 were wounded.
Reflections
on Freethought Day as the memories of the Salem Witch Trials and Inquisition
have faded away to be replaced by the genocide on religious lines of radical
Islam: “All of the Ten Commandments that are good were old; all that
were new are foolish. If Jehovah had been civilized he would have left out the
commandment about keeping the Sabbath, and in its place would have said: 'Thou
shalt not enslave thy fellow-men.' He would have omitted the one about
swearing, and said: 'The man shall have but one wife, and the woman but one
husband.' He would have left out the one about graven images, and in its stead
would have said: 'Thou shalt not wage wars of extermination, and thou shalt not
unsheathe the sword except in self-defence.’” Robert G. Ingersoll About the Holy Bible Please enjoy the poems on events of interest on my twitter account
below (if you like them, retweet and follow me) and follow my blogs. Always good, incisive and
entertaining poems on my blogs—click on the links below. Go to www.alaskanpoet.blogspot.com for Ridley’s Believe It Or Not—This Day In
History, poems to inspire, touch, emote, elate and enjoy and poems on
breaking news items of importance or go to Ridley's
Believe It Or Not for just This Day in History.
© October 12, 2016,
Michael P. Ridley aka the Alaskanpoet
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