Ridley’s Believe It Or Not For January 30, 2017 President Trump sounds like an infomercial signing an
executive order that requires for each new proposed federal regulation, two
must be eliminated; troubling news that Iran is once again thumbing its nose at
the world by test firing another ballistic missle; President Trump’s executive orders temporarily
blocking admission of visa holders from seven predominantly Muslim countries
with massive terrorist attacks has been stayed by a federal court judge in
Brooklyn and has been accompanied by numerous protests at airports across the land;
the myopic chief denizen of the swamp Chuck Schumer has vowed with tears to empathize
his commitment to fight President Trump’s
attempt to protect this country tough and nail; the big winner in the bro ha-ha
over banning potential terrorists from Muslim countries is the ACLU which has
reported a flood of contributions in excess of $24 million; President Trump
will announce his pick for a SCOTUS Justice tomorrow and after seeing the
reaction by the Blues led by Schumer to the banning of refugees, the Senate
Blues should be shopping for lead jackets as my prediction is that regardless
of who President Trump selects the Blue Senators will Bork him or her which
means the Reds should use the nuclear option; stunning news out of Quebec on
the shootings in a mosque that killed six is that one of the two shooters
arrested is a Moroccan (the biggest threat to Muslims and why they need to join
the fight against ISIS is radical Islam); celebs were on a rant and rave last
night at SAG awards against President Trump—when will they wake up to the fact
that normal Americans may appreciate their talent but think on political issues
they are useless and clueless; Masaya Nakamura the creator of the Pac Man video
game has passed away at 91; ending on a sad note through Sunday as President
Trump is raising the possibility of sending in federal agents to Chicago, the
number of mostly blacks were shot by
mostly blacks in Chicago rose to 293 with 50 fatalities and from Mayor Emanuel and
the BLM nothing but the sounds of silence.
As always, I
hope you enjoy today’s holidays and observances, a music link to Britney
Spears, factoids of interest for this day in history, a reflection on internment
by Fred Korematsu , hoping in your speaking and writing that you are not viewed
as a blatherskite, 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
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1. Fred Korematsu Day—observed
in California, Illinois and Virginia to honor the birth of Japanese-American
civil rights advocate Fred Korematsu who was the plaintiff in one of the worst
decisions SCOTUS has ever handed down, ruling that FDR was justified in interning
Japanese-American citizens on the West Coast after the attack on Pearl Harbor
by the Japanese.
2. School Day of
Nonviolence and Peace—celebrating since 1964 the idea that nonviolence and peace
should be the cornerstones of any civilized education and observed on the
anniversary of the death of Mahatma Gandhi.
3. Number One Song in 1999 —celebrating
the number 1 song in 1998 on a run of 2 weeks in that position “Baby One More
Time” by Britney Spears. Here is a link to her performing the song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-u5WLJ9Yk4
4. Word of
the Day—the word of the day is “blatherskite ” which means a person who talks at great length
without making much sense—a perfect word to describe most politicians whether they
be Red or Blue.
5. Guns of August—celebrating the
birth on this day in 1912 of noted historian and journalist Barbara Tuchman who
won two Pulitzer Prizes for The Guns of
August and Stilwell the American
Experience in China.
On this day in:
1. 1835 in the
first assassination attempt on a U.S. President, a house painter Richard
Lawrence tried to assassinate President Andrew Jackson but was subdued by
Andrew Jackson and bystanders and ended up spending the rest of his life in an
insane asylum.
2. 1908 Mahatma
Gandhi was released from prison in South Africa after serving two months by
Premier Jan Smuts.
3. 1930 the
Politburo under the urging of Joseph Stalin ordered the extermination the
Kulaks which resulted the deaths through starvation and executions of over
2,000,000 innocents (had the Germans been thinking correctly, they would have
harnessed the Ukrainians to their side and wiped the Soviets off the the map in
WWII).
4. 1945 in the deadliest maritime disaster of
record, the Wilhelm Gustloff crowded
with refugees fleeing from the advancing Red Army in East Prussia was sunk by a
Soviet submarine in the Baltic Sea killing some 9,500 civilians. .
5. 1948 after fulfilling his dream of independence
for India Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated by a Hindu extremist Nathuran Godse
who in a deranged sense believed that Gandhi was favoring Muslims over Hindus. Godse
was apprehended, tried, convicted and executed although two of Gandhi’s sons
pleaded that his life be spared.
Reflections on a really bad SCOTUS decision that has never been
overturned and still is precedent that probably could be used against Muslim
Americans: “As long as my record stands in federal court,
any American citizen can be held in prison or concentration camps without trial
or hearing. I would like to see the government admit they were wrong and do
something about it, so this will never happen again to any American citizen of
any race, creed, or color.” Fred
Korematsu Scary
thought as we become more and more polarized and fearful for our safety. Please enjoy
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© January 30, 2017 Michael P. Ridley aka the Alaskanpoet
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