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Thursday, March 5, 2020

March 5, 2020 Ridley's Believe It Or Not National Hospitalists Dayeive

Ridley’s Believe It Or Not For March 5, 2020 Elizabeth Warren in an emotional address to reporters outside her home in Massachusetts after announcing she was suspending her campaign indicated it was too soon to endorse Bernie Sanders or Joe Biden but she would continue to fight for the issues she campaigned on; Chuck Schumer after being thoroughly castigated and ridiculed for his unprecedented threat on two SCOTUS Justices lamely walked back his dog whistle threats and alleged he was only talking about what the voters would do to Republican candidates in the fall (really question whether Americans are buying what looked more and more like a Maxine Waters get in their faces threats and confrontations); California with 1 coronavirus death has declared a state emergency (big problem California faces is its huge homeless population living in dense squalid conditions with large numbers of drug users with most likely reduced immune systems); effects of the coronavirus are still being felt big time on the markets as Apple warns of supply chain disruptions and the DOW is down over a 1,000 points; Joy Behar of The View who is about as clueless as one can get must have had a cram course in epidemiology as she tells her viewers not to believe anything Trump says on the coronavirus; Harvey Weinstein has been moved to Rikers Island to await sentencing (hopefully he will not be able to ape Epstein or suffer his fate); after an Amazon worker has tested positive for the coronavirus, fears most likely totally unfounded are that a person receiving Amazon packages could contract the disease; Bill Clinton in the new Zulu documentary apologizes to Monica Lewinsky explaining his affair was a way to manage his anxieties of being president (haven’t seen the documentary but this sounds like I’m sorry but excuse); in Chicago, as of March 4. 2020, 364 people have been shot of whom 73 have died; Baltimore with a fraction of Chicago’s population and hoping against all hopes that 2020 will not be a record in terms of deaths has fallen 20 behind Chicago with 53 murders by shootings (when will Chicago and Baltimore 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 people of color by people of color and when will the left focus on the problem of color on color shootings in Blue run cities which have been more deadly and more numerous than random mass shootings?).

As always, I hope you enjoy today’s holidays and observances, factoids of interest for this day in history, a musical link to Tab Hunter, the fact that your acts are not odible a relevant quote by Leonid Brezhnev on the Yom Kippur War, secure in the knowledge that if you want to find a gift for any memorable events like Father’s Day, 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. Cinco de Marcho Day—created in 2007 by Lady O' Le and Carlos Fantastico to prepare one for the vast quanity of drinking that usually occurs on St. Patrick’s Day.

2. National Hospitalists Day—created by the Society of Hospital Medicine in 2019 to be celebrated on the first Thursday in March to commemorate the contributions to our health and well being.

3. 1957 Number 1 Number One Song— the number one song in 1957 on this day on a run of 4 weeks in the position was “Young Love” by Tab Hunter. Here is a recording of the song by him live on the Perry Como Show in 1957: https://video.search.yahoo.com/yhs/search;_ylt=AwrUixPsa2Fe0lgAvgAPxQt.;_ylu=X3oDMTByNWU4cGh1BGNvbG8DZ3ExBHBvcwMxBHZ0aWQDBHNlYwNzYw--?p=Tab+Hunter+young+love&fr=yhs-adk-adk_sbnt&hspart=adk&hsimp=yhs-adk_sbnt#action=view&id=1&vid=f6875ee172c2768e75ffd21c4eb248da . Hunter endured being a closet gay for many years until marrying his long time partner Alan Graser of 35 years and died at 87 of a heart attack.

4. Word of the Day—today’s word of the day is “odible” which means worthy of hate which describes the left’s feeling of anything Trump does or does not do.

5. Life Imitates Art—celebrating the birth on this day in 1973 of noted French Canadian author Kelley Arcan whose career was taking off when she hung herself on September 24, 2009 after finishing a book Paradis, Clef en main, whose narrator is left handicapped after a suicide attempt.

On this day in:

a. 1770 five Americans, including black Crispus Attucks, were shot and killed by British troops in Boston, Massachusetts in what became known as the Boston Massacre which contributed to the American Revolutionary War.

b. 1953 Soviet Dictator Joseph Stalin died in his dacha outside of Moscow after suffering a cerebral hemorrhage four days earlier.

c. 1963 country singers Patsy Cline, Cowboy Copas and Hawkshw Hawkins along with the private plane’s pilot were killed in a plane crash near Camden, Tennessee in low visibility weather due to the pilot who was not instrument rated.

d. 1970 the Treaty to End Nuclear Proliferation, having been signed by 43 nations, went into effect.

e. 1974 Israeli forces withdrew from the West Bank of the Suez Canal which they had occupied during the Yom Kippur War.

Reflections on the Yom Kippur from the Soviet Union: “We have offered them (the Arabs) a sensible way for so many years. But no, they wanted to fight. Fine! We gave them technology, the latest, the kind even Vietnam didn't have. They had double superiority in tanks and aircraft, triple in artillery, and in air defense and anti-tank weapons they had absolute supremacy. And what? Once again they were beaten. Once again they scrammed [sic]. Once again they screamed for us to come save them. Sadat woke me up in the middle of the night twice over the phone, "Save me!" He demanded to send Soviet troops, and immediately! No! We are not going to fight for them” Leonid Brezhnev November 4, 1973

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Wednesday, March 4, 2020

March 4. 2020 Ridley's Believe It Or Not National Grammar DaymARCH MEe

Ridley’s Believe It Or Not For March 4, 2020 Biden came back from the dead as Blues woke up to the fact that socialism may not be a winner after all and following his poor showing on Tuesday, Bloomberg suspended his campaign and endorsed Biden (Blues have to be crossing fingers that the feds do not move forward on Biden’s and his son Hunter’s Ukrainian shenanigans that would be a potential death blow to his candidacy worse than his gaffs and speculation over mental fitness); Schumer is on thin ice when he threatens SCOTUS Justices Gorsuch and Kavanaugh that “they will pay the price” if they rule against abortion (sounds like a physical threat of injury to me since judges don’t run for reelection and the FBI should be pounding on this idiot’s Senate office door); Chief Justice Roberts rightfully rebuked Schumer for his unwarranted, brazen attempt to threaten members of SCOTUS (the sounds of silence from Schumer’s lackeys in the Senate only blow the dog whistles of violence against the rule of law and the court); AOC’s attempt to multiply the Squad has had its day in the Sun as none of her backed primary House candidates won; Pence was in Washington, the state leading the nation with 10 coronavirus deaths announcing new guidelines for nursing homes to control the spread of infectious diseases and announcing that insurance will cover the cost of coronavirus testing; must be interesting in the Conway household during dinner and bedtime as anti-Trumper Kellyanne’s husband has contributed the maximum amount to Joe Biden’s campaign; Spike Lee was enjoying his 1^st Amendment to blast black Trump supporters appearing at a White House Prayer event as “House Slaves”(when will this reverse racist realize we have a wallet amendment right to not pay to see his films?); in Chicago, as of March 3. 2020, 356 people have been shot of whom 71 have died; Baltimore with a fraction of Chicago’s population and hoping against all hopes that 2020 will not be a record in terms of deaths has fallen 18 behind Chicago with 53 murders by shootings (when will Chicago and Baltimore 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 people of color by people of color and when will the left focus on the problem of color on color shootings in Blue run cities which have been more deadly and more numerous than random mass shootings?).

As always, I hope you enjoy today’s holidays and observances, factoids of interest for this day in history, a musical link to Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra, the fact that you like to use an octothorpe in your read an octastitch a relevant quote by Magic Johnson on the HIV Virus, secure in the knowledge that if you want to find a gift for any memorable events like Father’s Day, 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. Holy Experiment Day—celebrating a day to do something religious like pray and hopefully be rewarded with your prayers being answered favorably.

2. National Grammar Day—created in 2008 by Martha Brockenbrough, founder of the Society for Good Grammar.

3. 1956 Number 1 Number One Song— the number one song in 1956 on this day on a run of 4 weeks in the position was “Lisbon Antigua” by Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra. Here is a recording of the song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nczWyKNSVDo. This popular band leader of the 50’s and early 60’s must have been a heavy drinker as he died of cirrhosis on October 6, 1985 at the age of 64.

4. Word of the Day—today’s word of the day is “octothorpe” which is the hash or pound sign well used in tweets.

5. Fame Came Late—celebrating the birth on this day in 1951 of Korean borne avant-garde author Teresa Cha whose classic book Dictee was published one week before she was raped and murdered in New York City on November 5, 1982.

On this day in:

a. 1957 the S&P 500 replaced the S&P 90.

b. 1966 in a interview with the London Evening Standard John Lennon declared that the Beatles were more popular than Jesus Christ.

c. 1974 People Magazine was published for the first time.

d. 1985 the FDA approved the blood test for the HIV Virus to be used in testing for the safety of blood in blood donations.

e. 2020 Nik Wallenda became the first person on a high wire to walk over Masaya Volcano in Nicaragua, a 1800 foot walk in 31 minutes 23 seconds.

Reflections on the HIV Virus: “Everyone thought I was going to die like a year later, they didn't know. So I helped educate sports, and then the world, that a man living with HIV can play basketball. He's not going to give it to anybody by playing basketball.” Magic Johnson.

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Tuesday, March 3, 2020

March 3, 2020 Ridley's Believe It Or Not World Hearing Day

Ridley’s Believe It Or Not For March 3, 2020 Today is Super Tuesday so be sure if you are in a state holding primaries get out and vote; Biden has finally done something worthy of praise instead of not another gaffe scorn as he rejected disgraced former FBI Director James Comey’s endorsement; Nashville was hit with a massive tornado causing death and destruction (Trump is heading to the scene to survey damage and assess resources and aid needed); on the coronavirus front a Denver Councilwoman has sunk to new lows of Trump Derangement Syndrome tweeting if she were infected with the coronavirus she would go to as many MAGA rallies to infect as many Trump supporters as possible (news to this idiot wishing death on anyone for political beliefs is not capable of being a subject that can be viewed as a jest); even though Blues face the possibility of a brokered convention and a fractured party, HRC still trying to be relevant as she faces a deposition over her private email server was not spreading oil over troubled waters as she lashed out at Bernie’s campaign as being just baloney (given her campaign performance in 2016 she may be right as it takes one to know one; SCOTUS has just ruled that illegal aliens using someone’s else’s information in filing out employment tax forms can be prosecuted; Joy Behar finally had a clue when she lambasted Chris Matthews for his disparaging remarks on women; the Fed implemented an emergency 50 basis point cut in rates but the market tanked over 500 points; in Chicago, as of March 2. 2020, 356 people have been shot of whom 71 have died; Baltimore with a fraction of Chicago’s population and hoping against all hopes that 2020 will not be a record in terms of deaths has fallen 19 behind Chicago with 52 murders by shootings (when will Chicago and Baltimore 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 people of color by people of color and when will the left focus on the problem of color on color shootings in Blue run cities which have been more deadly and more numerous than random mass shootings?).

As always, I hope you enjoy today’s holidays and observances, factoids of interest for this day in history, a musical link to the McGuire Sisters, the fact that you like to read an octastitch a relevant quote by Canada Lee on being discovered by Orson Welles, secure in the knowledge that if you want to find a gift for any memorable events like Father’s Day, 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. World Hearing Day—created by the World Health Organization and celebrated since 2007 to promote the prevention of hearing loss and improved hearing care.

2. Liberation and Freedom Day (Charlottesville, Virginia) —created by unanimous vote of the Charlottesville City Council in 2019 to commemorate the arrival on this day in 1865 of Union Army forces under the command of General Sheridan and the liberation of some 14,000 slaves.

3. 1955 Number 1 Number One Song— the number one song in 1955 on this day on a run of 6 weeks in the position was “Sincerely” by the McGuire Sisters. Here is a recording of the song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-FFUeGB_Bbo. This popular trio of sisters were active from 1952-1968 and the youngest born in 1931 is still with us.

4. Word of the Day—today’s word of the day is “octastitch” which means a poem of 8 lines, a concept this poet is looking forward to creating.

5. A Pioneer Who Died Too Soon—celebrating the birth on this day in 1907 of noted failed jockey and prize fighter, African American Canada Lee who was discovered by Orson Welles to become a noted stage and screen actor until his early death on May 9, 1952 from kidney disease.

On this day in:

a. 1939 Gandhi began a hunger strike in Bombay, India against British rule in India.

b. 1951 Jackie Brenston recorded with Ike Turner’s band at Sam Phillips’ recording studio in Memphis, Tennessee “Rocket 88” believed to be the first rock and roll record.

c. 1980 the world’s first nuclear powered submarine the USS Nautilus launched on Januaury 21, 1954 was decommissioned.

d. 1991 an amateur video captured the beating of Rodney King by officers of the LAPD following a traffic stop which lead to the Los Angeles Riots after the officers tried for the beating were found not guilty.

e. 2005 Steve Fossett became the first person to fly an airplane around the world without refueling.

Reflections on the good fortune to have been discovered by Orson Welles: "I never would have amounted to anything in the theatre if it hadn't been for Orson Welles. The way I looked at acting, it was interesting and it was certainly better than going hungry. But I didn't have a serious approach to it until … I bumped into Orson Welles. He was putting on a Federal Theatre production of Macbeth with Negro players and, somehow, I won the part of Banquo. He rehearsed us for six solid months, but when the play finally went on before an audience, it was right—and it was a wonderful sensation, knowing it was right. Suddenly, the theatre became important to me. I had a respect for it, for what it could say. I had the ambition—I caught it from Orson Welles—to work like mad and be a convincing actor." Canada Lee

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Monday, March 2, 2020

March 2, 2020 Ridley's Believe It Or Not Read Across America Day

Ridley’s Believe It Or Not For March 2, 2020 The fallout of Biden’s comeback in South Carolina continued with Mayor Pete and Amy Klobuchar suspending their candidacy as their money ran dry with Klobuchar joining the stop Sanders movement to back Joe Biden (Super Tuesday results will be worth watching as a ton of delegates are up for grabs with Sanders leading in the polls in several states like California—if Sanders keeps piling up delegates to prevent Biden or Bloomberg from having a majority we will be treated to a rare brokered convention); corona virus keeps spreading in U.S. with a new case in the Big Apple as deaths continue upward climb with 6 now in Washington (sadly Blues and Reds are both politicizing the issue as companies are pedal to the metal trying to find a vaccine); her use of a private email server to conduct her business as Secretary of State continues to snare HRC as a federal judge has granted Judicial Watch’s request to depose her (still in the news she downplayed rumors of her running as a running mate with Mike Bloomberg); in a real bite the hand that feeds you moment, ultra liberal and biased MSNBC “journalist” Chris Matthews is being ravaged over sexual misconduct allegations by the left and has announced his retirement from MSNBC (couldn’t happen to a more critical guy); on the corona virus front, Macao, the reputed gambling capital of the world, has been devastated by casino closures; Biden may be surging back as the DNC scrambles on how to stop him but consistently he has not shed his ability to gaffe, misquoting a line for the Declaration of Independence and urging voters tomorrow to vote for “Super Thursday (it seems that almost every time he opens his mouth it appears that his brain is not connected to his lips—sad somewhat very sad); while Pelosi toured Chinatown to ease fears of the coronavirus, Bloomberg vowed to eat a Chinese restaurant to do the same thing; rumor has it that Putin has his sights set on Belarus, the last Soviet style dictatorship in Europe consisting of 9 million souls probably wishing they were elsewhere; while the Blues are 24/7 attacking Trump over his handling or lack of handling of the coronavirus outbreak, the markets believed otherwise as the market rose in a huge comeback;; in Chicago, as of March 1. 2020, 354 people have been shot of whom after three days of no fatal shootings 69 have died; Baltimore with a fraction of Chicago’s population and hoping against all hopes that 2020 will not be a record in terms of deaths has fallen 17 behind Chicago with 52 murders by shootings (when will Chicago and Baltimore 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 people of color by people of color and when will the left focus on the problem of color on color shootings in Blue run cities which have been more deadly and more numerous than random mass shootings?).

As always, I hope you enjoy today’s holidays and observances, factoids of interest for this day in history, a musical link to Doris Day, the fact that you like to ocreate, a relevant quote by Mark Berent on Operation Rolling Thunder, secure in the knowledge that if you want to find a gift for any memorable events like Father’s Day, 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. Read Across America Day—created by the National Education Association in 1998 to promote reading among children and celebrated on the birthday of note children’s author Dr. Seuss.

2. World Teen Wellness Day—created on February 12, 2020 by Hollister Company, a Division of Abercrombie and Fitch to promote mental health awareness among teens as they pass through what can be a difficult time emotionally in their lives.

3. 1954 Number 1 Number One Song— the number one song in 1954 on this day on a run of 2 weeks in the position was “Secret Love” by Doris Day. Here is a recording of the song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aiueIiFJdN8. This prolific singer and animal rights advocate was active for 50 years and died of pneumonia at the age of 97.

4. Word of the Day—today’s word of the day is “ocreate” which means wearing boots which describes Nancy Sinatra singing her favorite hit song to a tee.

5. A Quick Three Count Too Soon—celebrating the birth on this day in 1981 of noted WWE wrestler Lance Kurtis McNaught better known to his fans as Lance Cade fought drugs, completed a 30 day drug rehab in February 2010 but relapsed and died of an accidental drug overdose on August 13, 2010.

On this day in:

a. 1961 President Kennedy on national television announced the creation of the Peace Corps.

b. 1962 Wilt Chamberlain set an all time single game scoring record by scoring 100 points for the Philadelphia Warriors in a win against the New York Knicks.

c. 1965 the U.S. and the Republic of South Vietnam uped the ante of what would become for American the nightmare of the Vietnam War by beginning Operation Rolling Thunder, bombing of North Vietnam in an unsuccessful effort to force them to end hostilities in South Vietnam.

d. 1993 compact discs and players were released in the United States after first entering the market in Japan.

e. 1996 Yahoo was incorporated.

Reflections on Rolling Thunder: " the fighter pilot words to Petula Clark's song Downtown. When you get up at two o'clock in the morning You can bet you'll go Downtown, Shaking in your boots, you're sweating heavy all over, 'Cuz you got to go Downtown. Smoke a pack of cigarettes before the briefing's over, Wishing you weren't bombing, wishing you were flying cover, It's safer that way the flak is much thicker there -- You know you're biting your nails and you're pulling your hair, You're going Downtown, but you don't wanna go, Downtown, that's why you're feeling so low, Downtown, going to see Uncle Ho, Downtown, Downtown.” Mark Berent, Rolling Thunder

Friday, February 28, 2020

February 28, 2020 Ridley's Believe It Or Not International Day to Stand Up Against Bullyingnd

Ridley’s Believe It Or Not For February 28, 2020 At a time when the markets are being rocked by coronavirus fears and the number of infections are increasing in more and more countries along with deaths, what is needed are clear heads and bipartisan responses and instead we are inundated with MSM rhetoric that this is the Trump coronavirus; classic example of how this virus is stoking the flames of partisanship; Garamendi is in a snit fit over the response or as he claims nonresponse of Trump to coronavirus and threatens Don Trump, Jr. with altercation (good luck on that John as it’s been over 50 years since you played football and wrestled for Cal); the second case of the virus not stemming from a known infection has been reported in California; as Iran is hit with the spread of infections and deaths, the Great Satan has offered assistance to fight the virus (wonder if the move will still the “Death to America” chants in the streets of Tehran?); Nunes has indicated the subpoenas are in place ready to be filed against senior FBI and DOJ officials involved in the FISA Court abuse and the Russian collusion delusion investigation (would prefer that guilty parties plead guilty and seek pardons form Trump as a means to restore the integrity of the DOJ and FBI and like Ford’s pardon of Nixon attempt to heal the nation); Trump may have made great strides in reshaping the ultra-leftist 9^th Circuit but its recent ruling banning Trump’s executive order to force asylum seekers to return to Mexico pending adjudication which has been immensely successful in reducing illegal entry shows that much more appointments need to be made; Mark Zuckerberg has been hit with numerous allegations of misconduct involving his family and aides which spokesmen deny and claim to be unfounded; black commentator for CNN Angela Raye is heaping shame on black supporters of President Trump (wakeup call CNN black voters are just like other voters who have a tendency to vote their pocket books and the news for blacks in that regard is great); in Chicago, as of February 27, 2020, 331 people have been shot of whom 65 have died as no one died yesterday in a minor miracle; Baltimore with a fraction of Chicago’s population and hoping against all hopes that 2020 will not be a record in terms of deaths has fallen 16 behind Chicago with 49 murders by shootings (when will Chicago and Baltimore 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 people of color by people of color and when will the left focus on the problem of color on color shootings in Blue run cities which have been more deadly and more numerous than random mass shootings?).

As always, I hope you enjoy today’s holidays and observances, factoids of interest for this day in history, a musical link to Teressa Brewer, the fact that you do not suffer from ochlophobia, a relevant quote by Lady Gaga on bullying, secure in the knowledge that if you want to find a gift for any memorable events like Father’s Day, 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. Global Scouse Day—created Liverpool, England, the city that brought us the Beatles, to celebrate a beef or vegetable stew by the same name. For those curious on how to make it here is a link: https://globalscouseday.com/bby

2. International Day to Stand Up to Bullying—created in 2008 when two students in Nova Scotia stood up to a bully who was bullying a fellow classmate for wearing a pink shirt.

3. 1953 Number 1 Number One Song— the number one song in 1953 on this day on a run of 5 weeks in the position was “Till I Waltz With You Again” by Teresa Brewer. Here is a recording of the song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kt-oU8KqQFs. This prolific singer who recorded over 600 songs during her career waltzed her last on October 17, 2007 at the age of 76.

4. Word of the Day—today’s word of the day is “ochlophobia” which means a fear of crowds, a characteristic all of us may soon acquire in the coronavirus pandemic continues to expand out of control.

5. Anti-Trumper All the Way—celebrating or bemoaning depending on your political views the birthday on this day in 1953 of Paul Krugman, noted purveyor of the “Dismal Science” who has been a rabid critic of Trump’s economic policies.

Thursday, February 27, 2020

February 27, 2020 Ridley's Believe It Or Not World NGO Day

Ridley’s Believe It Or Not For February 27, 2020 At a time more than ever when we need unity to fight an unknown threat in terms of spreading and lethality, Pelosi and Schumer are once again showing terminal signs of Trump Derangement Syndrome trying to turn the coronavirus into a political weapon to use against Trump while the two B’s seeking the nomination Bloomberg and Biden were slammed by fact checkers from misleading statements that Trump has cut back of NIH funding; although Biden appears to be leading in South Carolina, Sanders is surging for Super Tuesday and may prove unstoppable which has the DNC in a world of hurt even as Pelosi with a straight face indicates the party is united and will support whomever is nominated including Socialist Sanders (doubt if that message will resonate in the Districts Trump won in 2016); markets still being hammered by the rise in coronavirus cases in and out of China but any stock involved in possible vaccines, testing, or treatment is going off the charts; not only are a majority of the co-hosts on The View, clueless but it looks like the leftist stooges in the studio audience are also as they were chastised by McCain over applause over alleged failings of Pence as overseer of the efforts against coronavirus here; Anthony Ferrill a black electrician who worked for Molson for 17 years evidently had disputes with workmates and felt he was discriminated against so he returned the company’s Milwaukee brewery site and shot an killed 5 co-workers before turning the gun on himself; disgraced former Blue Mayor of Baltimore was sentenced to three years in prison for tax evasion; Maricopa County in Arizona, the state’s most populous county, became the second county in the country to become a 2^nd Amendment Preservation City; the “Lovebirds” Strzok’s and Page’s texts and emails to each other read by Dean Cain and Kristy Swanson brought the house down at CPAC; in Chicago, as of February 26, 2020, 330 people have been shot of whom 65 have died; Baltimore with a fraction of Chicago’s population and hoping against all hopes that 2020 will not be a record in terms of deaths has fallen 17 behind Chicago with 48 murders by shootings (when will Chicago and Baltimore 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 people of color by people of color and when will the left focus on the problem of color on color shootings in Blue run cities which have been more deadly and more numerous than random mass shootings?).

As always, I hope you enjoy today’s holidays and observances, factoids of interest for this day in history, a musical link to Johnny Ray and the Four Lads, the fact that you are opposed to ochlocracy, a relevant quote by Michael klare on the invasion of Iraq to liberate, secure in the knowledge that if you want to find a gift for any memorable events like Father’s Day, 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 Polar Bear Day—created by Polar Bear International to create awareness of the dangers faced by Polar Bears due to shrinking sea ice caps caused by climate change.

2. World NGO Day—created in 2014 and observed in 96 countries to promote awareness of the importance of nongovernament organizations to address social and economic issues.

3. 1952 Number 1 Number One Song— the number one song in 1952 on this day on a run of 11 weeks in the position was “Cry” by Johnny Ray and the Four Lads. Here is a recording of the song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUlymVnbjEs. Ray struggled with alcoholism most of his life and his Crying stopped on February 24, 1990 from liver failure.

4. Word of the Day—today’s word of the day is “ochlocracy” which means government by mobs which describes what Antifa wants to impose upon us.

5. Worthy on or off—celebrating the birthday on this day in 1961 of noted professional basketball player James Worthy who played with the Los Angeles Lakers.

On this day in:

a. 1951 the 22^nd Amendment limiting the president to two terms was ratified the states; but unfortunately we did not address the need for term limits of members of Congress, too many of whom make holding office a career which is not what the founding fathers had in mind.

b. 1962 in what should have been a wake-up call that we were supporting an unpopular leader in Diem, two South Vietnamese pilots bombed the Presidential Palace in a failed assassination attempt.

c. 1964 the government of Italy asked for help in stabilizing the lean of the Tower of Pisa which after years of study and efforts was successfully completed in May of 2008.

d. 1991 President George H. W. Bush announced that Kuwait had been liberated..

e. 2004 Shoko Asahara, the leader of the Japanese doomsday cult Aum Shinrikyo was sentenced to death for his role in the nerve gas sarin attacks on the Tokyo Subway in 1995 and finally had his date with the gallows met on July 6, 2018.

Reflections on the invasion of Iraq to liberate Kuwait: "The invasion of Iraq was not an unprecedented event; it really was the natural extension of a conflict with Iraq that began on August 2, 1990, when Iraq invaded Kuwait and occupied Kuwait, which was a major oil supplier to the United States.” Michael Klare, Five Colleges Professor of Peace and World Security Studies. Please enjoy the poems on events of interest on my twitter account below (if you like them, retweet and follow me) and follow my blogs. Always good, incisive and entertaining poems on my blogs—click on the links below. Go to www.alaskanpoet.blogspot.com for Ridley’s Believe It Or Not—This Day in History, poems to inspire, touch, emote, elate and enjoy and poems on breaking news items of importance or go to Ridley's Believe It Or Not for just This Day in History.

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Tuesday, February 25, 2020

February 25, 2020 Ridley's Believe It Or Not Mardfi Grasei

Ridley’s Believe It Or Not For February 25, 2020 Bob Iger has stepped down as CEO of Disney after an incredible run; Jim Acosta cannot help himself and made a fool of himself trying to attack Trump during his press conference (this biased reporter always trying to make a press conference about himself really gives journalism a bad name and reputation); Justice Sotomajor in a blistering dissent over SCOTUS’ curbing of nationwide injunctions attacked judges appointed by Trump as being biased toward him which resulted in a scorn of criticism (if SCOTUS degenerates into a swamp of biased judges the rule of law which most of us believe in will be severely threatened); AOC’s days of self-promotion may be numbered as the New York Post reported that her district may redistricted out of existence (could not think of a more fitting oblivion for this idiot); Joe Biden’s firewall in South Carolina may be on its last brick as Sanders continues to surge in the polls and more troubling to Biden among black voters continues to surge (tonight’s debate could be make or break for Biden and the second tier candidates except Bloomberg who with the amount of money he has committed to spend will be in the race until the Democratic Convention but for his sake hopefully he will not make a fool of himself repeat of his last performance); as Bernie gets more cocky over his chances his past praises of authoritative socialist or communist regimes like Castro are coming out (great fireworks on The View as clueless Behar and McCain got into a snit fit over Castro’s literacy program in Cuba); Trey Gowdy is in the news urging U.S Intel to stop briefing lying, leaking Adam Schiff; on the coronavirus front over 80,000 cases with new cases spiking in Italy and Iran (as an example that the virus picks no favorites, Iran’s top official charged with fighting the virus has been infected); in Chicago, as of February 24, 2020, 318 people have been shot of whom 61 have died; Baltimore with a fraction of Chicago’s population and hoping against all hopes that 2020 will not be a record in terms of deaths has fallen 14 behind Chicago with 47 murders by shootings (when will Chicago and Baltimore 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 people of color by people of color and when will the left focus on the problem of color on color shootings in Blue run cities which have been more deadly and more numerous than random mass shootings?).

As always, I hope you enjoy today’s holidays and observances, factoids of interest for this day in history, a musical link to Patti Page, the fact that you can obvert from difficult situations that may confront you, a relevant quote by Mark Tweain on Mardi Gras, secure in the knowledge that if you want to find a gift for any memorable events like Father’s Day, 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. IHOP® National Pancake Day®—celebrating at IHOPs a free short stack of buttermilk pancakes at participating IGHOP locations.

2. Mardi Gras—celebrating the ending of a great Carnival party with a blow-out party to start the beginning of Lent the next day.

3. 1951 Number 1 Number One Song— the number one song in 1951 on this day on a run of 9 weeks in the position was “Tennessee Waltz” by Patti Page. Here is a recording of the song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44B6B1OycgI. A heavy smoker starting in 1942, she managed to quit the habit later in life and have more than 30 years of life cigarette free but died at age 85 on January 1, 2013 of heart and lung problems.

4. Word of the Day—today’s word of the day is “obvert” which means to turn or alter which describes what Joe Biden must do in his collapsing campaign if he has any chance at all for the nomination.

5. Leave the Driving to Me—celebrating the birthday on this day in 1961 of noted NASCAR racer David Allison who crashed his helicopter on July 12, 1993 while trying to land it at the infield of the Talledega Super Speedway and never regained consciousness and died the next morning.

On this day in:

a. 1933 The USS Ranger was launched by the U.S. Navy, its first ship to be designed from the keel up as an aircraft carrier.

b. 1956 Nikita Khrushchev in a speech, The Cult of Personality and Its Consequences, denounced the cult of personality of Joseph Stalin.

c. 1987 Southern Methodist University’s football team received the death penalty from the NCAA and was banned from all competition during the 1987 season.

d. 1991 the Warsaw Pact was abolished.

e. 1994 Baruch Goldstein opened fire on Palestinian worshipers at the Cave of the Patriarchs, killing 29 and wounding 129 before being beaten to death by the survivors.

Reflections on Mardi Gras: “"It has been said that a Scotchman has not seen the world until he has seen Edinburgh; and I think that I may say that an American has not seen the United States until he has seen Mardi-Gras in New Orleans." — Mark Twain Having been in all 50 states and one trip to Mardi Gras, I agree completely with Twain’s observation.. Please enjoy the poems on events of interest on my twitter account below (if you like them, retweet and follow me) and follow my blogs. Always good, incisive and entertaining poems on my blogs—click on the links below. Go to www.alaskanpoet.blogspot.com for Ridley’s Believe It Or Not—This Day in History, poems to inspire, touch, emote, elate and enjoy and poems on breaking news items of importance or go to Ridley's Believe It Or Not for just This Day in History.

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