Ridley’s Believe It Or Not For December 18, 2018 Flynn’s
sentencing was delayed until March and the transcript of disgraced and sanctimonious
Comey revealed his admission that he broke protocol in going to the White House
to interview Flynn without prior notification to White House Counsel and that
the FBI had been wiretapping Flynn and knew exactly what he said to the Russian
Ambassador; Comey is still railing at the Reds for their attacks on the
mishandling of the “investigation” of the Clinton e-mail server; Jim Acosta of
CNN has competition in the White House Press Corps rude behavior derby as
Breakfast Media Andrew Feinberg shouted at Sarah Sanders to ”Do your job Sarah!”
(fortunately the press corps roundly slammed his behavior on Twitter); Penny
Marshall of “Laverne and Shirley” has passed due to complications from
diabetes; the complaints filed against Justice Kanvanaugh for misconduct during
his confirmation hearings to the Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court have
been dismissed; former Seal and Rep-elect Ben Crenshaw who was mocked by SNL Peter
Davidson called him with words of encouragement after Davidson posted what looked
like a suicide plan Instagram (total class act on his part); the Clintons are
still on the Marvin K. Moody tour trying to rewrite history appearing in almost
empty arenas (when will this farce come to an end and this couple retire to
their Chappaqua home to fade away); the government is facing a partial shutdown
over the Democrats refusal to spend a penny on constructing a wall (what an outrage;
shame on the Democrats putting the concern for illegals over the security of
Americans; the Justice Department has issued new regulations banning the sale
and possession of bump stocks which convert semi-automatic weapons to
automatic; Arizona’s governor has appointed Martha McSally to the remainder of
former Senator McCain’s term; Emanuel’s
announcement that he will not seek reelection has not curbed the gun violence
as through December 17, 2018, 2870 people mostly of color have been shot by
mostly people of color, of whom 482 have died but none in the past three days
which must be a record as cold weather makes aiming more difficult (when will
Chicago get serious about this carnage or is this the case of true racism as a
Blue run city turns a deaf ear and a blind eye to the slaughter of mostly
people of color by mostly people of color).
As always,
I hope you enjoy today’s holidays and observances, a music link to Chic,
factoids of interest for this day in history, the fact that you are experiencing
oblectaton and a relevant quote from Father Greg Boyle on migration, 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. International Migrants Day—created by the UN General Assembly to promote the protection of
migrants’ human rights in a world in which civil wars and poverty have set in
motion large numbers of migrants while at the same time a growing resistance to
the admission of migrants many of whom are unskilled and a drain on welfare
services.
2. UN Arabic Language Day—created by the General Assembly to recognize
Arabic as one of the six official languages of the UN.
3. 1978 Number One Song— the number one song in 1978 on a run of 2 weeks in that
position was “Le Freak” by Chic. Here is a recording of the song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1qQ1SKNlgY
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 “oblectation” which means enjoyment or
pleasure which is a good thing to wish for.
5. Even Legs Don’t Trump Smoking—celebrating the birth on this day in
1916 of noted actress and pin up Betty Grable who was a smoker and like so many
celebrities died way too early from lung cancer at age 56.
On this day in:
a. 1917 the resolution containing the 18th Amendment
to implement Prohibition was passed by Congress.
b. 1932 the Chicago Bears in the first NFL Championship game
defeated the Portsmouth Spartans (now known as the Detroit Lions).
c. 1958 Project Score, the world’s first communications
satellite was successfully launched by NASA.
d. 1972 President Richard Nixon announced that once again the
U.S. would be sending B-52s back to bomb North Vietnam after peace talks in
Paris with the North Vietnamese collapsed which forced the North back to the
table and to sign the Paris Peace Accords.
e. 2002 Governor Gray Davis of California has won reelection to
a second term announced that the state would face a $35 billion deficit, double
what was predicted in the campaign which led to his recall and the election of
Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Reflections
on migration: "Abject poverty, political instability, torture, and other
abuses push thousands across our border. There is not a deterrent imaginable
that equals the conditions that force their migration.” Father Greg Boyle, Jesuit
Priest and founder of Homeboy Industries, the largest gang intervention,
rehabilitation and reentry organization in the world.
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© December 18, 2018, Michael P. Ridley aka the
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