Ridley’s
Believe It Or Not For January 13, 2017 While mostly black on black
shooting have killed 672 victims in Chicago in over 4,000 shootings, the DOJ as
might be expected of a highly politicized department has castigated the CPD for
the use of excessive force against minorities; if you
wondered what kind of ideologue we in California would be burdened with our new
junior senator, Kamala Harris left no doubt of how bad her term is going to be
during the confirmation hearings for the new CIA director spending her whole time
playing cross examining attorney to grill him on climate change, Muslim, gay
and transgender rights and completely ignoring the threats from Russia, China,
North Korea Iran and radical Islam we face; Senator Franken once again
misunderstood the Senate is not a comedy venue by ranting and raving over a
procedural vote on starting the process of repealing the albatross of all
albatrosses on the American public and the businesses that want to expand,
Obamacare; news circulating that George Soros may have lost $1 billion with his
bearish outlook after President-elect Trump’s win (bet against America Soros
and you deserve every loss you suffered); in a sad but refreshing moment that
we are not alone in the PC madness destroying this country, the British Home
Secretary has run afoul of the PC police who have lodged a complaint that her
speech calling for a restriction of immigration especially immigration that
takes jobs from British citizens is a hate crime; President-elect Trump’s
pledge to drain the swamp may have to be expanded to drain what is looking like
more and more a highly politicized intel community to the detriment of our
national security as more revelations surface over the discredited dossier on
President-elect Trump that was leaked by intel officials; have not been able to
update to see how many black victims have been added to the list of 100
shootings in Chicago but have confirmed that through January 11, 2017 13 black
males have been shot to death in Chicago (where is the outrage of the BLM, where
is this feckless mayor, where is the governor—a total failure of law and order
in Blue run city for decades—no wonder blacks started voting for
President-elect Trump; on the sports front after having to go without a pro
team for years, Los Angeles will now be blessed with two as the Chargers will
be moving from San Diego to Los Angeles (actually given the resurgence of USC
with their new phenom quarterback, some might argue we have three teams).
As always, I hope you enjoy today’s holidays and observances, a music
link to Dionne and Friends, factoids of interest for this day in history, an observation on North Korea by Barbara Demick,
looking forward to not having an occasion to use the Word of the Day “misogamy,”
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. Stephen Foster
Memorial Day—this is a day created by act of Congress to honor since 1967 the
most influential American songwriter of the 19th Century with such songs
as “Oh Susanna,” “Camptown Races,” and “My Old Kentucky Home.”
2. Korean-America
Day—commemorating
the immigration of Koreans to this nation that started occurring in 1883 and
their contribution to the culture and economic well being of this nation by
those who obeyed the law and did not enter this country illegally.
3. Number One Song
in 1986—celebrating
the number 1 song in 1986 on a run of 4 weeks in that position “That’s What
Friends Are For” by Dionne and Friends. Here is a link to her ad hoc group band
performing the song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HyTpu6BmE88
4. Word of the Day—the word of the day
is “misogamy” which means the hatred of marriage which is misplaced as the true
hatred should be a hatred of divorce and the family law lawyers that bring
havoc and ruin along with their exorbitant fees to the suffering couple and
their children.
5. A
Don’t Bet on the Nags, Train Them--celebrating the birth on this day in 1953 of Bob Baffert noted
trainer of Triple Crown Winner American
Pharaoh.
On this day
in:
1. 1842 William
Brydon, an assistant surgeon with the British East India Company is the only
survivor of an army of 4,500 burdened with 12,000 camp followers that tried to
flee from Kabul, Afghanistan.
2. 1888 the
National Geographic Society was founded in Washington, D.C.
3. 1942 Henry Ford
in a visionary moment typical of the man, obtained a patent for a plastic
automobile which was 30% lighter than a car built from steel.
4. 1978 the FDA
required all blood donations to be labeled as either “paid” or “volunteer.”
5. 2012 in a
massive “oops” moment of navigational error and negligence, the cruise ship Costa Concordia sank off the coast of
Italy, killing 32 passengers.
Reflections on the
living hell that is North Korea on a day when we marvel and admire the creativity
and prosperity of the South Koreans: “A coal miner from Chongjin whom I met in 2004 in China told
me, ‘People are not stupid. Everybody thinks our own government is to blame for
our terrible situation. We all know we think that and we all know that
everybody else thinks that. We don't need to talk about it.’” Barbara Demick Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea. 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.
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January 13, 2017 Michael P. Ridley aka the Alaskanpoet
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