Ridley’s Believe It Or Not For March
19, 2019 Noted journalist Ted Koppel has agreed with Trump’s assertion that the
liberal biased rags The Washington Post and
The New York Times are out to get
him; the left leaning 9th Circuit got its hands slapped again by
SCOTUS that overruled them and held that aliens released from jail could be
detained at any time and be subject to deportation; AOC in potential legal hot
water for FEC violations has been removed from the liberal PAC Justice
Democrats (one can only hope given her lightning rod status for Republicans
that this does not mark the beginning of a McCarthy like flame out into
obscurity); Socialist Warren wants to eliminate the Electoral College that
preserves the rights of states to be an integral part of our elections (God
help us if the West Coast, New York, Massachusetts and Illinois determined our
elections); Brazil’s President, “the Trump of the Tropics” is meeting with
Trump on trade talks and views on Venezuela amidst speculation that his supporters
were involved with the assassination opposition leader Franco; another witch-hunt
prosecutor on Mueller’s team has announced he is leaving to increased
speculation that Mueller’s witch-hunt that has avoided any investigation of HRC’s
collusion with the Russians like the plague may be at long last coming to an
end; in an another one may run but you cannot hide moment U.S. backed forces
had captured those ISIS fighters involved in the killing of 4 Americans earlier
this year in Syria; Blues are hot to trot on an investigation of Li “Cindy Yang
who is a Trump supporter and the owner of several massage parlors including the
one that Robert Kraft was alleged to have been soliciting sex; former
Pittsburgh police officer Michael Rosfeld went on trial for shooting black
Antwon Rose to death after running from a car that he had stopped; as of March
18, 2019 350 people have been shot in Chicago of whom 58 have died.
As always, I hope you enjoy today’s
holidays and observances, a music link to The Four Seasons, factoids of
interest for this day in history, the fact you avoid oxyphonia; a relevant
quote from Donna Wilk Cardillo on nursing, 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. Return of the Swallows—created by Father
Joseph in San Juan Capistrano to celebrate the return to the mission by
swallows coming back from their summer sojourn in South America.
2. Certified Nurses Day—inspired by Dr. Margretta Styles, a pioneer in certifying
nurses, and created in 2008 to further advancement of nurses in specialization
of their craft.
3. 1963 Number One Song—the number one song on this day in 1963
on a run of 3 weeks in that position was “Walk Like A Man” by The Four
Seasons. Here is a recording of the song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1bl4VEmAvg
.
4. Word of the Day—today’s word of the day as we move from words beginning
with “n” to words beginning with “o” is “oxyphonia” which means a
sharpness or shrillness of voice which describes the left’s manner of critiquing
conservative policies.
5. Reptilian Brain Downfall—celebrating or bemoaning the birth of Harvey Weinstein a
noted film mogul whose career has been ruined by widespread allegations of sexual
abuse and harassment and who is now facing charges of felony rape now divorced
from his wife of 10 years.
On this day
in:
a. 1863 the Confederate cruiser SS Georgiana trying to leave Charleston
was intercepted by Union blockade ships and forced to scuttle in the harbor to
be discovered in 1965 with her cargo valued at $55,000,000.
b. 1966 Texas Western became the
first college to win the Final Four using an all black starting lineup.
c. 1982 Argentinean forces land on South
Georgia Island in the Falklands precipitating the Falkland’s War and total
defeat of Argentina.
d. 1987 Jim Bakker resigns from the
PTL Club due to a sex scandal and hands the reins over to Jerry Falwell.
e. 2011 after Khadafy’s forces failed
to take Benghazi; the French Air Force begins Operation Harmattan marking the
beginning of foreign military intervention in Libya which would end with the
murder of Khadafy.
Reflections on nurses: “Nurses are the
heart of healthcare.” Donna Wilk Cardillo noted Registered Nurse, author and motivational
speaker.
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© March 19, 2019 Michael
P. Ridley aka the Alaskanpoet
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