8 dwarfs
took the Republican Primary Debate stage last night Trumpless as Fox News which
hosted it and moderated it had 12.8 million viewers in a sometime raucous and
ad hominem event with Pence providing the only levity and humor when in
response to a question of whether a candidate over 75 should take a cognitive
test he joked that all members of Congress should be required to take one.
Reagan’s 11th Commandment of not speaking ill will of a fellow
Republican was shredded early and often with Pence reminding voters that the
Presidency is complicated and not a place for on the job training (clear slam
on Vivek Ramaswamy). On the issue of
supporting Trump if has been convicted
in the Georgia or Washington, D.C.
only Hutchison, the former governor of Arkansas said he would not, De Santis
looked left and right to see who was saying yes before raising his hand and
Ramaswamy, probably ignorant of the damage to Ford’s reelection chances due to
his pardon of Nixon after he resigned, promised a full Trump pardon if elected.
Not enough what they would do if elected, too much attacking each other and not
enough explaining why their plans would better this nation.
On the political front, Trump
presented himself in Atlanta to be arrested, booked , fingerprinted and have
his mug shot taken at around 8:30 P.M.
On the need to have home
schooling front, Melissa Rockensies, aged 32 and married with 3 children, was arrested
Wednesday morning on charges she had carried on a months’ long sexual
relationship with a 14 year old male student at Corona Arts & Sciences
Academy in New York City, who after he left the school according to her had
threatened to kill her if she didn’t pay him $5000. Randi Weingartner’s attack
on De Santis’ policies on education have blown up in her face as teachers’
unions were blasted on the debate stage for locking down schools and abysmal
test scores.
On the Antifa intimidation front,
in a trial of two Rose City Antifa members assault on conservative activist
Andrew Ngo that reeked of jury intimidation and resulted in acquittal. In a
trial of 3 other members the judge awarded damages of $300,000 which most
likely will be symbolic only as Antifa members usually are not gainfully employed
in productive income producing occupations.
Finally on the transgender
front some sanity as noted rocker Alice Cooper proclaims that transgenderism is
a “passing fad” while warning of the dangers to women and girls that
transgenders posing as females pose. He has been joined by two of his fellow shock
rock peers Paul Stanley of Kiss and Dee Snider of
Twisted Sister who have raised skepticism of the transgender ideology with
Stanley calling it a “sad and dangerous fad.”
On the Ukraine War, news out of
Russia which can be taken with a grain of salt is that Yevgeny Prigozhin, the head the Wagner Group, a mercenary army,
has died in a private jet crash. The cause of the crash is unknown but our
military do not believe it was shot down by a surface to air missile but more
likely an explosive device on board. If he was on the plane and now dead, it
enhances the idea that anyone who fights or disagrees with Putin, does so at
great risk to his life. The Ukraine counteroffensive that the West placed such great hope is still
advancing albeit slowed down significantly given the depth and lethality of
Russian defenses. On the local crime front at a restaurant Cooks Corner in Trabuco Canyon was having its Wednesday night spaghetti night but the antipasto that night was a dish of bullets and pellets as John Snelling a retired former sergeant with the Ventura PD involved in a pending divorce drove from Ohio, knowing his estranged wife would be there entered the restaurant and shot and wounded her and killing her female dining partner and continued shooting killing 2 more and wounding 5 more before deputies who had arrived in minutes shot and killed him. August 24, 2023 Michael P. Ridley aka The Alaskanpoet
Noted Holidays: National Peach Pie Day: Clueless who created this holiday to savor the abundance of tasty peaches flooding our markets or when it was first celebrated--https://sallysbakingaddiction.com/peach-pie-recipe/ or buying one at a pie shop like Marie Callendar’s and enjoying a slice either by itself or ala mode.
Word of the Day: The word of the day is “ataraxia” which means tranquility or freedom from anxiety which is really a desired state to try to achieve.
Song of the Day: The number 1 song on this day in 2007 was “Beautiful Girls” by Sean Kingston on a run of 4 weeks to share number 1 status with 17 other songs achieving number 1 ranking while 8 acts, including Sean Kinston, who achieved number one status for the first time. Here is a music video with lyrics of Sean Kingston performing “Beautiful Girls": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MrTz5xjmso4 August 24 Birthdays: “Success Is Showing Up Daily”—Cal Ripken, Jr., Born on this day in 1960 in Havre De Grace, Maryland was a perennial All-Star Third Baseman and Shortstop who like his father and grandfather played for the Baltimore Orioles and shattered Lou Gehrig’s record for consecutive games ending his streak at 2632, a record like Di Maggio’s 56 game consecutive hitting streak will not likely be broken.
August 24 Historical Events in Rhyme
1. On this day in 2020 72 illegals from Central and South America trekking to enter the U.S.A./Were captured by the Los Zeta’s cartel and when they refused to work for the cartel and had not enough money to a ransom pay/Were shot with a bullet to the head/One survived to tell authorities since he was hit in the neck instead/Clear evidence of how dangerous the treks are when cartel members appear/Life must be so desperate in their home nation to overcome their death or being raped and trafficked fear.
2. On this day in 1998 the first human implantation of an RFID was tested in the UK/A human’s movements and location could be tracked as the RFID would attempts to hide betray/For felons on probation a frightening thought/Could not cut an ankle bracelet and vanish as by police they were being sought.
3. On this day in 1995 Windows 95 to the general public was released/The gold standard for PC users until Windows 98 appeared and support for 95 in 2001 ceased/Enabling access to the internet, computer productivity soared/And products and service sold online was a growing market business could not long ignore.
4. On this day in 1981 Mark David Chapman was sentenced to 20 years to life for killing John Lennon with a gun/ Starting in 2000 his biannual parole hearings had begun/12 times before the parole board claiming remorse and regret/Trying to convince the parole board to society he was no longer a threat/All denied and fearful of being a triskaidekaphobiac/At his 13th parole hearing in 2024 the board does not send him to his cell back.
5. On this day in 1967 from the viewing gallery of the New York Stock Exchange/Abbie Hoffman and members of the Youth International Party a trading interruption would stage/As dumped dollar bills started to flutter to the floor/Traders were hastily trying to scoop them up and their trading tasks quickly chose to ignore.
Famous Quotes on the Assassination of John Lennon by George Carlin: “Here's an interesting form of murder we came up with--assassination. You know what's interesting about assassination? Well, not only does it change those popularity polls in a big fucking hurry, but it's also interesting to notice who it is we assassinate. Did you ever notice who it is? Stop to think who it is we kill? It's always people who've told us to live together in harmony and try to love one another. Jesus, Gandhi, Lincoln, John Kennedy, Bobby Kennedy, Martin Luther King, Medgar Evers, Malcolm X, John Lennon, they all said, "Try to live together peacefully." BAM! Right in the fucking head. Apparently we're not ready for that.”
John Lennon: “I'm not afraid of death because I don't believe in it.
It's just getting out of one car, and into another.”
© August 24, 2023 Michael P. Ridley aka The Alaskanpoet
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August 24, 2023 Michael P. Ridley aka The
Alaskanpoet
Noted Holidays: National
Peach Pie Day: Clueless who created this holiday to savor the
abundance of tasty peaches flooding our markets or when it was first
celebrated--https://sallysbakingaddiction.com/peach-pie-recipe/ or buying one at a pie shop like Marie
Callendar’s and enjoying a slice either by itself or ala mode.
Word
of the Day: The word of the day is “ataraxia” which
means tranquility or freedom from anxiety which is really a desired state to
try to achieve.
Song of the Day: The
number 1 song on this day in 2007 was “Beautiful
Girls” by Sean Kingston on a run of 4 weeks to share number 1 status with 17
other songs achieving number 1 ranking while 8 acts, including Sean Kinston,
who achieved number one status for the
first time. Here is a music video with lyrics of Sean Kingston performing “Beautiful Girls”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MrTz5xjmso4
August
24 Birthdays: “Success Is Showing Up Daily”—Cal Ripken, Jr., Born on this day in 1960 in Havre De Grace,
Maryland was a perennial All-Star Third Baseman and Shortstop who like his
father and grandfather played for the Baltimore Orioles and shattered Lou
Gehrig’s record for consecutive games ending his streak at 2632, a record like
Di Maggio’s 56 game consecutive hitting streak will not likely be broken.
August 24 Historical Events in Rhyme
1. On
this day in 2020 72 illegals from Central and South America trekking to enter
the U.S.A./Were captured by the Los Zeta’s cartel and when they refused to work
for the cartel and had not enough money to a ransom pay/Were shot with a bullet
to the head/One survived to tell authorities since he was hit in the neck
instead/Clear evidence of how dangerous the treks are when cartel members
appear/Life must be so desperate in their home nation to overcome their death
or being raped and trafficked fear.
2. On
this day in 1998 the first human implantation of an RFID was tested in the UK/A
human’s movements and location could be tracked as the RFID would attempts to
hide betray/For felons on probation a frightening thought/Could not cut an
ankle bracelet and vanish as by police they were being sought.
3. On this day in 1995
Windows 95 to the general public was released/The gold standard for PC users until
Windows 98 appeared and support for 95 in 2001 ceased/Enabling access to the
internet, computer productivity soared/And products and service sold online was
a growing market business could not long ignore.
4. On
this day in 1981 Mark David Chapman was sentenced to 20 years to life for
killing John Lennon with a gun/ Starting in 2000 his biannual parole hearings
had begun/12 times before the parole board claiming remorse and regret/Trying
to convince the parole board to society he was no longer a threat/All denied
and fearful of being a triskaidekaphobiac/At his 13th parole hearing
in 2024 the board does not send him to his cell back.
5. On
this day in 1967 from the viewing gallery of the New York Stock Exchange/Abbie
Hoffman and members of the Youth International Party a trading interruption
would stage/As dumped dollar bills started to flutter to the floor/Traders were
hastily trying to scoop them up and their trading tasks quickly chose to
ignore. Famous
Quotes on the Assassination of John Lennon by Comedian George Carlin: ““Here's an interesting form of
murder we came up with--assassination. You know what's interesting about
assassination? Well, not only does it change those popularity polls in a big
fucking hurry, but it's also interesting to notice who it is we assassinate.
Did you ever notice who it is? Stop to think who it is we kill? It's always
people who've told us to live together in harmony and try to love one another.
Jesus, Gandhi, Lincoln, John Kennedy, Bobby Kennedy, Martin Luther King, Medgar
Evers, Malcolm X, John Lennon, they all said, "Try to live together
peacefully." BAM! Right in the fucking head. Apparently we're not ready
for that.”
John Lennon: “I'm not
afraid of death because I don't believe in it.
It's just getting out of one car, and into another.”
© August
24, 2023 Michael P. Ridley aka The Alaskanpoet
www.alaskanpoet.blogspot.com
Poems on Events of the Day
Unique Commissioned Poems for Special Events
