Ridley’s Believe It Or
Not For May 16, 2019 On the demographic front with pro life groups claiming
that since Roe v. Wade millions of abortions have occurred amidst news that the
U.S. birth rate has fallen to the lowest level in 32 years with potentially
profound effects on social programs such as Medicare and Social Security, the
abortion debate rages on in Missouri and Alabama while AOC rants on that women
should not be having children if because of climate change, the children so
conceived will be dead in 12 years (on the climate change front, California is
looking at a forecast of 2 feet of snow and the Midwest is bracing for a flurry
of winter storms); the SAT test adversity factors looking at a student’s
economic and social factors continues to expand to more high schools (shades of
affirmative action déjà vu); Whoopi Goldberg rightfully mocked Bill de Blasio’s
announcement of his running for president claiming he has been a total failure
as mayor of New York City while co-hosts Behar and Hostin had the temerity to
to tout his “accomplishments (Blues need another hack like de Blasio like they
need a hole in the head); O’Rourke whose campaign seems dead in the water was
live streaming his haircut at a barbershop in El Paso (feel sorry for the stork
that drew the short straw and was saddled with the task of delivering him); in
a stiff upper lip moment a driver in England was fined and his license
suspended for and outrageous amount of garbage in the front seat of his car https://www.foxnews.com/auto/driver-fined-dangerous-fast-food;
Trump is announcing his comprehensive immigration plan which will end chain
migration and visa lottery migration, focus on immigrants with needed skills,
speed up adjudication of deportation hearings and require asylum seekers to file
in their home country (border is a total disaster which even some brave Blues
are agreeing that this is the case, but any chance for meaningful reform is
probably dead but every American between now and the election who is killed by
an illegal will give Reds a chance to slam Blues ala Willie Horton); the troika
of deception and lies, Comey, Clapper and Brennan are at each other’s throats
as the DOJ probe of the Russian collusion hoax has begun (jail time for the
three would be a great idea); through May 14, 2019 794 people have
been shot in Chicago of whom 158 have died (what makes the Smollett case so
frustrating is that it forced the city of Chicago to allocate scarce detective
resources when in only 9% of the shootings resulting in murder have a suspect
being charged this year).
1. Biographers
Day—celebrating
the first meeting in 1763 between noted biographer James Boswell and a
remarkable man of letters, Samuel Johnson, who would become the subject of
Boswell’s noted biography.
2. U.S. Nickel Day—commemorating
the minting of the first 5 cent coin on this day in 1866.
3. 2010
Number One Song—the number one song on this day in 2010 on a run of 1 week in
that position was “OMG” by Usher feat. Will.I.Am. Here is a recording of the
song: https://www.ask.com/youtube?q=usher%20ft%20will%20i%20am%20omg&o=759433&l=sem&qo=saLink
4. Word
of the Day—today’s word of the day as we move from words beginning with “o”
to words beginning with “p” is “parvipotent” which means having little
power which in the era of PACs and lobbyists describes the lot of ordinary
voters to a tee.
5. Addictive
High—bemoaning the birth on this day in 1861 of
Herman Webster Mudgett better known as H.H. Holmes was was one of America’s first
serial killers who murdered some 20-200 victims before being caught, tried,
convicted and hanged on May 7, 1896.
As always,
I hope you enjoy today’s holidays and observances, a music link to Usher
feat. will.i.am, factoids of interest for this day in history, the fact
that you are not subject to being parvipotent, and a relevant quote from Xi
Qinsheng on the Cultural Revolution, 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.
On
this day
in:
a. 1960 Theodore Maiman
operated the first optical laser (a ruby laser) at the Hughes Research Laboratories
in Malibu, California.
b. 1966 China
issued its infamous “May 16 Statement” marking the beginning of the 10 year Cultural
Revolution which proved to be a complete disaster in terms of economic growth
and repression.
c. 1988 U.S. Surgeon
General C. Everett Koop issued a report indicating the addictive of power of tobacco
was similar to heroin and cocaine.
d.
1991 Queen Elizabeth II became the first British monarch to address the U. S.
Congress.
e. 2005 in a what took
you so long moment, Kuwait’s National Assembly voted in favor of allowing women’s
suffrage by a 35-23 vote.
Reflections
on the Cultural Revolution: “We were told that we needed to use violence to
destroy a class, spiritually and physically. That was justification enough for
torturing someone. They weren’t considered human anymore. If they were the
enemy, they deserved to be strangled to death, and they deserved to be
tortured. This was the education we received… the Cultural Revolution brought
out the worst in people and the worst in the political system.”
Xi Qinsheng, former Red Guard Sick philosophy from a nation that we should consider an existential threa to our way of life
Xi Qinsheng, former Red Guard Sick philosophy from a nation that we should consider an existential threa to our way of life
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© May 16 , 2019 Michael P. Ridley aka the Alaskanpoet
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