Ridley’s Believe It Or Not For June 3, 2017 London hit by
two apparent terrorist attacks, a van plowing into pedestrians on London Bridge
and stabbings in a nearby market; Blues
may be a party without ideas but they sure know how to shift the narrative from
the tax cuts and border security this nation needs to the false Russian collusion
delusion to delay the implementation of the Trump agenda as protest “truth rallies”
were held in 120 cities across the nation; those on the left screaming that
Trump’s pull out of the Paris Climate Accords is a disaster should be aware
that the U.S. has contributed $1 billion to the Green Climate Fund required
while the major polluters, China, India and Russia have contributed zero; when General
Matihis states that North Korea constitutes a clear and present danger to the
U.S. and its allies in the Pacific one hopes that obese lunatic running the
country takes notice before he and his family are bombed out of existence;
China should be shutting North Korea completely down by closing its border and
halting the flow of all goods and services or the U.S. facing a clear and
present danger should act to use all weapons including nukes to destroy its
nuclear and ballistic missile facilities; telling a joke with racial slurs is
not a defense to public outcry as Maher found to his dismay by using the N word;
Kathy Griffin is trying to play the victim card and the public is not buying
it; Hillary seems to be sinking further into the pit of delusion, blaming
almost everyone except herself for her loss and ending with allegation of
misogyny; Rahm Emanuel’s top priority for Chicago seems to be making it the
premier sanctuary city in the country as the carnage continues unabated in June
with total shootings in 2017 through June 2 increasing to 1404 and the death
toll increasing to 242, a major tragedy that the powers to be in Chicago seem
to completely ignore.
As always, I hope you enjoy
today’s holidays and observances, a music link to Leroy Anderson, factoids of
interest for this day in history, vowing to avoid being illacqueated, a
relevant quote from Anderson Cooper, secure in the
knowledge that if you want to find a gift for any memorable events like
Fathers’ Day, 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. Opium Suppression Movement Day—celebrated in Taiwan to commemorate
the burning of opium on this day in the First Opium War in 1839.
2. World Clubfoot Day—celebrated on the birthday of Ignacio Ponseti the developer of
the Ponseti Technique for treating the birth defect clubfoot.
3. 1952 Number One Song—the number one song in 1952 on a run of 5 weeks in
that position was “Blue Tango” by Leroy Anderson. Here is a recording of him performing
the song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnHLKM8hQR8.
4. Word of the Day—today’s word of the day is “illacqueate” which means to ensnare
which is what happened to Hillary with her deceptions and lies about her
private server.
5. Objective Journalism All Gift Wrapped--celebrating or
bemoaning depending on your political point of view the birthday on this day in
1967 news anchor with CNN, Anderson Cooper, who should for his birthday receive
the gift of objectivity especially when reporting on President Trump.
On this day
in:
a. 1889 the first long distance electricity transmission line
was completed from Willamette Falls to downtown Portland, Oregon 12 miles away.
b. 1916 in anticipation of coming war with Germany, the National
Defense Act, increasing the U.S. National Guard by 450,000 was signed into law.
c. 1943 white U.S. Sailors and Marines clashed with Hispanic in
Los Angeles in what would be known as the Zoot Suit Riots.
d. 1965 Gemini 4, the
first multi-day orbit by a NASA crew was launched with Edward White becoming
the first American to walk in space during one of the orbits.
e. 2013 the trial of Sgt. Bradley Manning now known as Chelsea
Manning for leaking military secrets to WikiLeaks began. He was convicted but
our president in the closing days of his term commuted his sentence.
Reflections on discrimination from someone who has come out of the
closet: “I’ve also been reminded recently that while as
a society we are moving toward greater inclusion and equality for all people,
the tide of history only advances when people make themselves fully visible.
There continue to be far too many incidences of bullying of young people, as
well as discrimination and violence against people of all ages, based on their
sexual orientation, and I believe there is value in making clear where I stand.“ Anderson Cooper If only he were more honest
on his reporting bias, like his sexuality, people like me might occasionally watch
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