Ridley’s Believe It Or Not For January 18, 2018 House voted
230-197 with 6 brave Blues putting needs of country over the idiocy of Pelosi
to vote in the yes column to fund the government on a short term basis but
thanks to a unified front of Pavlovian dogs listening to Schumer the bill looks
D)A as it will not have 60 votes to end a filibuster; may not equal the Academy
Awards but Trump’s Fake News announced last night was truly a classic
especially the winner being Paul Krugman an “economist” with the WSJ who predicted that as a result of Trump’s
victory the markets would never recover (what a joke as the Dow closed
yesterday above 26,000 and is still holding above that mark today even as we
approach a government shutdown due to Blues in the Senate sacrificing our
military and needs of Americans for the needs of DACAs and the Blues craven
needs for new voters—Trump should indicate in no uncertain terms that any bill
passed by a Democratic controlled Congress in 2019 that grants amnesty as
opposed to a long term path of citizenship coupled with a wall, increased border
security, e-verify, end to chain migration replaced with merit based
immigration, end to lottery visas, end to federal funding of sanctuary states
and cities, Kate’s Law and perhaps a tax on funds sent by non permanent
residents outside the country to help pay for the wall will be vetoed); Senator
Flake made his swansong speech on the Senate Floor comparing Trump’s treatment
of the press to Stalin and showed himself to be a complete and total idiot not
worthy of remaining in the Senate; residents of Arizona are breathing easier
tonight after the arrest of Cleophus Cooksey, Jr. who has been charged with 9
murders, including his mother and stepfather in a short span of 3 week; after
an hour detailed briefing on the president’s mental and physical status, the
MSM has gone totally ballistic in trying to refute the results that he is in
excellent health—Sanjay Gupta who supposedly possessed a medical license should
be ashamed of himself by claiming Trump has heart disease and of course Morning
Joe aping Di Caprio in Catch Me If You
Can was doing a great Doctor Kildare imitation of “I concur” that Trump was
mentally ill; in Chicago through January 17, 2018 104 people have been shot of
whom 18 have died.
As always,
I hope you enjoy today’s holidays and observances, a music link to Diana
Ross, factoids of interest for this day in history, the fact you do not
have to face a libeccio unless in northern Corsica, and a relevant quote by Kevin
Costner on politics, 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. Week of Prayer Christian Unity—commemorating since 1908 in a world
where Christianity is under attack on all sides the need for unity to oppose
such attacks.
2. Thesaurus Day—perfect day to stretch your vocabulary and commemorate the birth
on this day of Peter Mark Roget, the creator of Roget’s Thesaurus, a most useful tool in wordsmithing.
3. 1976 Number One Song— the number one song in 1976 on a run of 1 week in that
position was “Theme from Mahogany” by Diana Ross. Here is a recording of the
song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOH6SzDX3l4
4. Word of the Day—today’s word of the day is “libeccio” which is a south or south
west wind which predominates year round in Northern Corsica and with its high
swell generating capabilities is a wind sailors should try to avoid.
5. Save The Last Dance For Me--celebrating the birth on this day in
1955 of noted actor and director Kevin Costner whose credits include Bull Durham, Field of Dreams, The Untouchables
and Dancing with Wolves.
On this day
in:
a. 1967 Albert DeSalvo aka the Boston Strangler was convicted of
numerous murders and sentenced to life in prison which proved to be very short
as he stabbed to death by an inmate who was never convicted.
b. 1977 scientists discovered a previously unknown bacterium which
was the cause of the deadly Legionnaires Disease so named because of the 130
Legionaires that had been attending a Legionaires’ Convention in Philadelphia
that were hospitalized and the 25 who died.
c. 1981 Phil Mayfield and Phil Smith became the first humans to
complete BASE jumps in all four categories (Buildings, Antennae, Spans and
Earth) by jumping off a Houston skyscraper.
d. 1983 in a better late than never moment The International
Olympic Committee returned to the family of Jim Thorpe the Gold Medals won in
the 1912 Summer Olympics for the pentathalon and decatholon that it had
required him to for having played two seasons of semi professional baseball.
e. 2005 the Airbus 300, the largest commercial jet plane in the
world capable of carryin 525 passengers in a first, business and coach
configuration or 853 in a sardine configuration of all coach made its debut at Toulouse, France.
Reflections on politics form the birthday
boy as our government once again gripped by partisanship gridlock nears another
shutdown:“I believe people who go into politics want to do the right thing. And
then they hit a big wall of re-election and the pettiness of politics. In the
end, politics gets in the way of the business of people.” Keven Costner Spot on
as we watch the antics of 535 legislators and one president throwing tantrums
like two year olds. Please
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