Ridley’s Believe
It Or Not For July 1, 2018 Maxine Waters was in the limelight Saturday at an anti-Trump
rally in Los Angeles vowing to impeach
the president (she obviously has not read the Constitution as she ignores the
fact that her dislike of him does not constitute high crimes and misdemeanors);
Trump railed on social media of the need to elect more Republicans to the
Senate and/or end the 60 vote filibuster rule and blasted Blues for running on
a platform of abolishing ICE; Mexicans are voting today and leftist AMLO is
expected to win with his pledge to not support the U.S. fight against drugs and
to not block the flood of migrants through his country from Central America; Tulsi
Gabbard has been caught with her hypocrisy pants down as she is dodging any
debates in the Democratic primary to be held in Hawaii on August 11 although
she roundly criticized the DNC for not arranging enough debates in the
presidential 2016 primary; in Boise, Idaho at an apartment complex housing many
refugees, Charles Kinner of Los Angeles has been arrested for stabbing nine
residents there; annual airline ratings are out and not a single U.S. airline
ranked in the top twenty which should come as no surprise given the lack of leg
room and absence of any food service in coach; on the refugee front, some
encouraging news as almost 500 Syrian refugees currently in Lebanon have been
cleared to return; Reuters Breaking News Editor Rob Cox who blamed Trump for
the shooting of the five journalists at The
Capital Gazette has since apologized but still may face disciplinary
action; in Chicago through June 30, 2018, 1392 people mostly of color have been
shot by mostly people of color, of whom 219 have died (when will Chicago get
serious about this carnage or is this the case of true racism as a Blue run
city turns a deaf ear and a blind eye to the slaughter of people of color by
people of color?).
As always,
I hope you enjoy today’s holidays and observances, a music link to Carrie
Underwood, factoids of interest for this day in history, the fact you are
not suffering from megrim; a relevant quote from Ralph McGehee on the CIA’s
Phoenix Program in South Vietnam, secure in the knowledge that if you want to find a gift for any
memorable events like college graduations, 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. Canada Day—celebrating the
merging of the provinces of Canada, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia to form
Canada on July 1, 1867.
2. American Zoo Day—celebrating the
opening of the Philadelphia Zoo, America’s first zoo on this day in 1874.
3. 2005 Number One
Song— the
number one song in 2005 on a run of 1 week in that position was “Inside
Your Heaven” by Carrie Underwood. Here is a recording of the song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BFXGqdL31rs
4. Word of the Day—today’s word of
the day is “megrim” which means dizziness or a migraine which describes to a
tee what the scorched earth obstructionism of the Blues is causing Main Street.
5. The Magnificent Seven—celebrating the
birthday on this day in 1952 of Dan Akroyd, noted Canadian born actor and
comedian who was one of the original cast members of Saturday Night Live.
On
this day in:
a. 1968 the Central Intelligence
Agency introduced the Phoenix Program in South Vietnam.
b. 1979 Sony introduced the Walkman.
c. 1987 the radio station WFAN, the
world’s first all sports radio station, was launched in New York City.
d. 2002 the International Criminal
Court was established to prosecute genocide, crimes against humanity, war
crimes and acts of aggression.
e. 2007 smoking is banned in all
public indoor places in England.
Reflections
on the CIA’s Phoenix Program: “From 65-68 U.S. and Saigon intel services maintained
an active list of VC cadre marked for assassination. Phoenix Program for 69
called for "neutralizing" 1800 a month. About one third of VC
targeted for arrest had been summarily killed. Security committees established
in provincial interrogation centers to determine fate of VC suspects, outside
of judicial controls. Green Berets and navy SEALs most common recruits for
Phoenix Program. Green Beret detachment B-57 provided admin cover for other
intel units.” Ralph McGehee “CIA and Operation Phoenix Vietnam” Sad chapter in
our nation’s history in a war we could not win that tore this nation apart. Please
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