Ridley’s Believe It Or
Not For September 11, 2017 Even
if reduced to a Cat 2 Hurricane and this morning reduced to a tropical storm
heading out of Florida north, Irma is still deadly and capable of destruction and
death as it slammed into Tampa with over half the state of Florida without power
and the death toll sure to rise past 5 when responders can begin to move into
areas damaged by Irma as police in the state issue warnings against looting; the nation remembers 9-11 on the 16th
day of that deadly, cowardly attack on our soil that killed 2996 Americans and
citizens of numerous other countries, truly an attack on the world by radical
Islam; Antifa turned what was supposed to be a peaceful demonstration against
white supremacy into a mini riot throwing projectiles and smoke bombs against
police resulting in 7 of these anarchist thugs being arrested in Portland,
Oregon; in another example of why toeing the PC line endangers the lives of law
abiding citizens, Portland police are disbanding its decades old practice of creating
and maintaining a gang database and designating gang membership for fears it
singles out minorities (when you have real heartless killers like MS-13 roaming our streets why would you
not maintain a database—stupid but so typical of the left); Khizr Khan who had his
15 minutes of fame at the DNC in 2016 is back in the news claiming that due to
his order on DACCA, President Trump is “uneducated and illiterate” (maybe he
ought to reread his pocket Constitution to realize what Obama did was blatantly
illegal and unconstitutional); through September 9, 2017
in Chicago the number of people being shot climbed to 2645, and the death toll
again on the rise to 454 (9/10 results not posted).
As always, I
hope you enjoy today’s holidays and observances, a music link to Les Paul and
Mary Ford, factoids of interest for this day in history, a relevant quote on 9-11
by Sandy Dahl, hoping you are free of kainotophobia, 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. Patriot Day—observed since 2002 to
commemorate the loss of lives and injuries at the World Trade Center, the
Pentagon and in Pennsylvania as a result of four hijacked airliners that
crashed deliberately or in the case of the plane crashing in Pennsylvania due
to loss of control as the passengers tried to break into the cabin to regain
control of the aircraft. http://alaskanpoet.blogspot.com/2017/09/ode-to-mike-kehoe-and-nyfd-on-911.html
2. National Emergency
Number Day—created by Congress and Presidential Proclamation to commemorate
the adoption of 9-1-1 as the uniform emergency number in 1968.
3. 1953
Number One Song— the number one song in 1953 on a run of 11 weeks
in that position was “Vaya Con Dios” by Les Paul and Mary Ford. Here is a performance
of the song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QqZ0Sdz_V40
4. Word
of the Day—today’s word of the day is “kainotophobia” which means a fear of
change which Trump sadly is finding to be deeply entrenched in the Swamp
denizens as Trump tries to drain it.
5. A
Birthday Present No One Should Ever Have to Receive—celebrating
the birth on this day in 1940 of noted lawyer who represented Bush in
preserving for him the Electoral College votes of Florida and his election, Ted
Olson, who must have watched in horror as the airliner carrying his wife
Barbara crashed into the Pentagon, killing all aboard on his 61st
birthday.
On this
day in:
a. 1922 in Palestine, Jewish
farmers created the first moshav called Nahalal as part of a Zionist plan to
create a Jewish state.
b. 1941
Charles Lindbergh gave a speech in Des Moines, Iowa alleging that the British,
Jews and FDR were pressing for war with Germany.
c. 1950
in a move he would regret in the future as it brought China into Korea, President
Truman authorized military force north of the 38th Parallel.
d. 1972
to the joy of commuters stuck in traffic, the Bay Area Rapid Transit System
commenced operations.
e. 1989 in a beginning
of the end moment for East Germany, Hungary announced that East German refugees
housed in temporary camps were allowed to enter West Germany.
Reflections
on reflections on 9-11 from the widow of one of the innocent victims: “If we learn nothing else from this tragedy,
we learn that life is short and there is no time for hate.” Sandy Dahl, widow
of Flight 93 pilot Jason Dahl, in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, in 2002. 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.
© September
11, 2017, Michael P. Ridley aka the Alaskanpoet
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