Ridley’s Believe It Or Not For August 14, 2017 The killing and injuring in Charlottesville by a very
hateful person cannot be condoned but Trump once again is ravaged by the MSM
for not specifically denouncing white supremacists and not ignoring the violent
attacks by the counterportesters (if you want to look at the effects of
rhetoric by the left look at the tweets of CNN’s Ana Navaro who asserted Trump “is
not fit to be human”—is she suggesting Trump should be put down like a pet?);
Costa another CNN employee disguised as a journalist was showboating as usual
at Trump’s execution of an executive request to examine Chinese trade and trade
secrets theft practices; because Trump had the temerity to condemn violence of
both protesters and counter protesters, the president of Merck resigned from
Trump’s job creation council—dumb move Fraser, dumb move; don’t hold your
breath but China announced it was implementing the UN ordered sanctions against
North Korea, even as Trump was signing his executive request on Chinese trade
practices; we all know about the absurdity of the PC police but now we have to
prepare for the FC police (fashion correctness) as the MSM is slamming FLOTUS,
Ivanka and Ivana Trump for wearing high heels that are not comfortable and out
of fashion but are admired by men (give me a break); add Venezuela to the
problems that we face as Trump declares war on opioids which it appears Venezuela
is involved in as Marco Rubio is rumored to be the target of a hit requested by
Diosdada Cabello, one of the top leaders of Maduro’s party; Elizabeth Warren
totally ignorant as always of the evils of socialism appears to be ramping up
her 2020 bid by pushing the Blues even further left and away from the center); through
August 13, 2017, another deadly weekend in Chicago with the number of people
being shot climbing to 2330, 406 of whom have died.
As always,
I hope you enjoy today’s holidays and observances, a music link to Katy
Perry, factoids of interest for this day in history, a relevant quote by Magic
Johnson on his birthday on manhood, disgusted that Congress is without izzat, secure in the knowledge
that if you want to find a gift for any memorable events like 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. Victory Day—celebrating on the second
Monday in August victory over Japan but now observed in only the State of Rhode
Island.
2. Navaho
Code Talkers Day—created by Ronald Reagan in 1982 to honor the contributions in
the Pacific of the Navaho Code Talkers whose language was completely baffling
and intelligible to the Japanese during World War II.
3. 2008 Number One Song—the number one song in 2008
on a run of 7 weeks in that position was “I Kissed a Girl” by Katy
Perry. Here is her performance of the song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WR3dBmGEUi4
4. Word
of the Day—today’s word of the day is “izzat” which means public esteem or
honor which sadly our Congress completely lacks.
5. It’s
Magic—celebrating the birth on this day in 1959 of Magic Johnson whose
12 year career with the Lakes was cut short in 1991 when he revealed he had
tested positive for the HIV virus. He is now a successful businessman and proof
positive that AIDS is no longer the automatic death sentence it once was.
On this day in:
a. 1893 France became
the first nation to require motor vehicle registration.
b. 1935 President
Roosevelt signed into law the Social Security Act.
c. 1975 The Rocky Horror Picture Show, the longest
film running film in history opened in London for its first of many showings in
around the world; the film is still being shown in theaters today often at
midnight.
d. 2003 in Operation
Thread Canadian security and police forces rounded up 40 Muslims, mostly
Pakistani students on false charges of conspiring to commit terrorism.
e. 2015 the American
Embassy in Havana was reopened after 54
years when the United States restored diplomatic relations with Cuba.
Reflections
from the birthday boy on manhood: “Manhood is taking care of your family and being
able to bless other people. Not yourself - but whether you can bless other
people.” Magic Johnson Please
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14, 2017, Michael P. Ridley aka the Alaskanpoet
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