Sunday, August 31, 2014

Obama As CinC Is Withdrawn, Still MIA or AWOL



Obama is being blasted by Rogers once again for on ISIS having withdrawn
Poor choice of words as Obama has never on ISIS had a strategy to bring on
Still smarting from the ridicule of his jayvee statement just months ago
Still smarting from the ridicule of his golfing while the ISIS threat continues to grow
Still smarting from the ridicule of yet another fundraising trip
While ISIS continues to in Syria and Iraq tighten its deadly grip
One cannot withdraw when one has never, ever engaged
On jihad and ISIS his ideas are only a blank page
His pen used only to the Constitution circumvent
Head in the sand dreaming the evil forces will like him and relent
His ego will not allow him to admit he has made major errors
Others learn from their mistakes; he can only blame the truth bearers
ISIS may now be seeking to our nonexistent border exploit
A few car bombs here and there to our sense of security disjoint
Obama when it comes to foreign policy and keeping this nation secure
Is MIA or AWOL at best always falling for the fundraiser or golfing lure
Finding a nation today that respects us or fears us is like the needle in the haystack
He is viewed as feckless and unable or unwilling to protect an ally’s back
With his holy grail of never boots on the ground repeated over and over again
Acts of Russian or Chinese or ISIS aggression not a question of if only a question of when.
© August 31, 2014 Michael P. Ridley aka the Alaskanpoet

Ridley's Believe It Or Not August 31 History Eat Outside Day



Ridley's Believe It Or Not—August 31, 2014Trust your Labor Day Weekend is off to a great start and that you enjoy the holidays of dubious distinction in the shadow of Labor Day Weekend along with the factoids and quote from Eldridge Cleaver with a smile on your sunscreened  face, a positive attitude and a copious amount of trail mix, secure in the knowledge that if you want to find a gift for a memorable event, you know that the Alaskanpoet can provide you with a unique customized poem tailored to the event and the recipient. Great game by the Cardinal but unfortunately also great game by the resurgent Trojans—will be interesting at the Farm next Saturday.
           1. Love Litigating Lawyers Day—honoring the parasites of the world that have created such chaos; this has to be a joke and if we honor litigating lawyers it should not be for a day but rather the normal billing increment—6-15 minutes.   
           2. Eat Outside Day—honoring a tradition that started to appear in the 1900’s when the first sidewalk cafes were introduced in Manhattan; given the heat wave and humidity the creators of this holiday ought to move it to a day in the spring or fall when one could enjoy the ambiance of eating outside as opposed to being drenched in perspiration.
           3. National Trail Mix Day—honoring one of the great snacks for energy when hiking or camping.
           4. Even An Old Dog Can Learn New Tricks Day –celebrating the birthday on this day in 1935 of Eldridge Cleaver, an early leader of the Black Panther Party, who in the 80’s finally saw the light and discarded his violent left wing views and converted to Mormonism and became a conservative Republican, which means there is still hope for our President to recognize the errors of his ways.
           5. Founder’s Day—celebrating the birthday on this day in 1870 of Maria Montessori, a very influential educational pioneer and creator of the Montessori mode of education for young children.  
On this day in
             a. 1803 Lewis and Clark left Pittsburgh to start their epic exploration of the territory purchased by the United States from France.                                                            
             b. 1895 Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin patented his lighter than airship, the Navigable Balloon which became a feature in long distance air travel until the explosion of the Hindenburg at Lakehurst Naval Station, New Jersey in 1937, a disaster captured on film and memorialized in the movie The Hindenburg starring George C. Scott and Anne Bancroft. The last surviving crew member just died at the age of 92.
                                                                                                                       
             c. 1920 the first radio news broadcast was made on radio station 8MK from Detroit, Michigan.
             d. 1997 Diana, Princess of Wales and mother of Prince William and Prince Harry, and her companion Dodi Fayed and driver Henri Paul died in a car crash in Paris.   
Why there is hope that whatever racial or religious divide that exists in America is not permanent:  "If a man like Malcolm X could change and repudiate racism, if I myself and other former Muslims can change, if young whites can change, then there is hope for America." Eldridge Cleaver, Soul on Ice
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Saturday, August 30, 2014

Ridley's Believe It Or Not August 30 History Bacon Day



Ridley's Believe It Or Not—August 30, 2014Trust your Labor Day Weekend is off to a great start and that you enjoy the holidays of dubious distinction in the shadow of Labor Day Weekend along with the factoids and quote from William Shirer with a smile on your face, a positive attitude and a copious amount of bacon, secure in the knowledge that if you want to find a gift for a memorable event, you know that the Alaskanpoet can provide you with a unique customized poem tailored to the event and the recipient. Go Cardinal against UC Davis today; do not be focusing ahead on the game the following Saturday against the Trojans!
           1. International Day Of The Disappeared—honoring and creating awareness for those poor souls who have been abducted and held in places unknown to families and friends.   
           2. Bacon Day—honoring on the Saturday before Labor Day not those who bring home the bacon from work but rather that high fat tasty breakfast meat—bacon. Celebrated first in Bedford, MA in 2000.
           3. Franchise Appreciation Day—honoring one of the cornerstones our economy—franchisees; my favorite is the Popeyes Louisiana Fried Chicken on the corner of First and Harbor in Santa Ana, especially on Tuesday with its $1.29 leg and thigh chicken.
           4. Frankenstein Day –celebrating the birthday on this day in 1797 of Mary Shelly who wrote the book Frankenstein in 1818.
           5. National Toasted Marshmallow Day—celebrating the perfect ending to any Labor Day Weekend barbecue or picnic.
On this day in
             a. 1914 in a Cannae repeats itself moment, the Germans under von Hindenburg and Ludendorff defeated the Russians decisively in the Battle of Tannenberg, suffering 13,000 casualties to the Russians’ loss of over 170,000 men.                                                             
             b. 1963 in a move to diffuse the possibilities of nuclear war between the Soviet Union and the U.S. following the Cuban Missile Crisis in the preceding October, the Red Phone hot line was established between Moscow and Washington, D.C.
                                                          


             c. 1967 Thurgood Marshall became the first African-American justice of the Supreme Court. 
Why the hot line between the two nuclear giants is such a great idea even if parodied in the movie Dr. Strangelove: “In our new age of terrifying, lethal gadgets, which supplanted so swiftly the old one, the first great aggressive war, if it should come, will be launched by suicidal little madmen pressing an electronic button. Such a war will not last long and none will ever follow it. There will be no conquerors and no conquests, but only the charred bones of the dead on and uninhabited planet.”  William Shirer, noted author and historian
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Friday, August 29, 2014

Oregon Joins In War On Coal Blocks Export Of Coal



In the war on coal the EPA has just gained another ally
Oregon’s Department of State Lands a coal dock proposal chose to deny
Concerns over salmon, coal dust, spills in to the Columbia were reasons to justify
Given the benefits to the economy, Ambre Energy believes political considerations underlie
The company will appeal and is looking for the Army Corp of Engineers to the dock permit
If they do I am sure the EPA will have a regulatory hernia, a massive temper fit
18 billion dollars of coal were exported from the U.S. to meet developing countries demand
More dollars and jobs would be created the loss of which our fragile economy should not have to withstand
Oregon is a beautiful state but its lumber industry is gone and its unemployment rate is at 6.9 percent
The DSL should reconsider and given the benefits give its assent
© August 29, 2014 Michael P. Ridley aka the Alaskanpoet
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