January 14, 2018 Ridley's Believe It Or Not Ratification Ray

Ridley’s Believe It Or Not For January 14, 2018 the fingers are being pointed at the State of Hawaii for the false alarm of an incoming missile that caused all sorts of panic and emphasized the need to solve the problem of a soon to be nuclear armed North Korea (face to face would be fine and we have precedence of solving the Cuban Missile Crisis by the Soviets withdrawing their nukes from Cuba while the U.S. with little fanfare removed its Jupiter IRMBs from Turkey in which the message has to be crystal clear that Kim’s only chance to remain alive and in power is a destruction of his missile and nuclear weapons program coupled with a peace treaty with South Korea and a gradual withdrawal of U.S. troops from the Peninsula (with South Korea’s larger population and economy that dwarfs the  economy of North Korea, it could build an armed forces power house that should be able to deter the North from crossing the 38^th Parallel); for political gain they think they will achieve by forcing a government shutdown, the Blues have squandered the future of the “Dreamers” by refusing to accept anything other than amnesty without any conditions (the Dreamers were right to boo Nancy Pelosi as they have to be smart enough to realize this issue is merely a ploy by the party with no ideas to increase the number of Blue voters not to benefit them); one can only hope that the Reds have got their message game on and will be able to pin blame where it belongs on the obstructionism of Schumer and Pelosi and their lackeys; Harry and Meghan find their upcoming nuptials clouded over inane remarks coming out of England about her “tiny brain” that will “taint” the Royal Seed; is Manning a patriot ala  Daniel Ellsberg who released the Pentagon Papers or a traitor like Eric Snowden, a question that Maryland Blue voters will have to decide as the convicted felon will be running for the Senate against the Blue incumbent (fitting that “she” chose the Blues that, had the FBI and the DOJ not been corrupted, would have as the Blue leader of the party a would be felon soul mate); 2018 in Chicago is off to another bloody start in terms of shootings and killings through the 10^th of January with 77 shot, 16 of whom have died while the mayor and his administration remain MIA in terms of addressing the problems faced by residents of color in that city.

       As always, I hope you enjoy today’s holidays and observances, a music link to Don McClean, factoids of interest for this day in history, the fact students entering college realize they will not be able to levant from the costs of a four year college as opposed to a community college that leaves the student with the ability to find a job and a relevant quote by Andy Rooney on predictions 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. Ratification Day—commemorating the ratification by the U.S. Senate of the Treaty of Paris on this day in 1784 that formally ended the Revolutionary War.
2. Feast of the Ass—commemorating on a day when observances of note are few and far between not a feast to commemorate the achievements of the Democratic Party symbolized by a jackass a medieval Christian celebration commemorating the roll of the donkey in bringing Mary to a stable in Bethlehem.

3. 1972 Number One Song— the number one song in 1971 on a run of 4 weeks in that position was “Bye Bye Miss American Pie” by Don McClean. Here is a recording of the song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tr-BYVeCv6U

4. Word of the Day—today’s word of the day is “levant” which means to run away from one’s debt which is today so much harder after 8 years of Obama’s adding $10 trillion.

5. A Career that Lasted More Than a Few Minutes More--celebrating the birth on this day in 1919 of Andy Rooney long time journalist with CBS best noted for his closing remarks on 60 Minutes. 

    On this day in:                                                                                   

a. 1943 President Roosevelt became the first president to fly in an airplane when he boarded a plane in Miami and flew to Morocco to meet with Winston Churchill to discuss war strategy.

b. 1952 NBC’s long running TV show Today made its debut with David Garraway as host.

c. 1967 the Human Be-In was held in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park, launching the summer of love and a boom for florists selling flowers to wear in one’s hair in San Francisco.

d. 1967 The New York Times broke a story that the U.S. Army was conducting secret germ warfare experiments.

e. 1973 Elvis Presley’s live concert Aloha in Hawaii was broadcast via satellite and watched by the largest number of viewers to watch a program by a single entertainer.     

Reflections on pollsters and pundits in a polarized world: “The 50-50-90 rule: Anytime you have a 50-50 chance of getting something right, there's a 90% probability you'll get it wrong. Andy Rooney He was spot on on that observation on the predictions that Hillary would win in a landslide.

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