Today's Tids Issue 4,142
Opening Stuff:
 
ISIS destroyed an 1800 year old Christian Church last week. The islamist war against Christians seems to be intensifying; it has spread,  become unrelenting and unforgiving, inhuman at times. The point here though is more significant. This is a group that can wait, forever if necessary. They may appear at times to be defeated, but they never go away. How many generations have been looking for opportunities since the departure of the Crusaders, sitting there, looking at that church besmirching their Islam heritage. Wars are never over for those defeated who don’t want peace. There is no peace on anybody’s terms but their’s.
 
There’s no truth to the rumor that Ben & Jerry’s has new flavor for Obama – Impeach Mint!
 
Remember when flying was, well, kind of a comfortable escape, where nobody could reach you, where you go let yourself dream to the soothing wooosh of cabin air. A pleasant respite where it was impossible for the ills of reality to reach you, at least for an hour or so. But today, today you are flying over a world where on any given street corner there could be a group of angry people with a high tech ground-to-air missile.
 
Uh-oh, I think I’m in trouble. I just received notice from Linked-In that a guy I know wants to connect with me. Oooooo-Weeeee-oooooo. He died 10 months ago! Does Linked-In have added reach, new powers? Or, has it just become another arm of the Democrat party?
 
The new claims report for unemployment bennies showed today a drop way down to 284,000. Wall Street will panic as that will tend to convince Yellen to drop the welfare payments to banks faster. Just what we need, good unemployment reports
 
The Question:
How many people died during the construction of the Empire State Building.
 
The Headlines:
--Pentagon Says Russia Firing Artillery Into Ukraine
--Plane Carrying 110 On Flight to Algiers Disappears From Radar.
--Pennsylvania Hpospital On Lockdown After reports Of Shooting (Or was that Shooting reports).
--Solid Earnings Reports Has Gold Dipping; Ford beats estimates, Recalls Have GM Down 80%.
--Poll: Voters Say Obama Has exceeded Authroity; Poll Also Says People Do Not Want Impeachment, WH Is Incompetent, Putin Has Upper hand In Ukraine..
--Urban Tactics And Suicide Resolve Has Hamas Inflicting record Casualties On Israeli Troops; Hamas Not Interested In Kerry Peace Plan Until Blockade Is Lifted; Blockade Lifting Would Open Border for Misssile Deliveries.
--IRS IT Expert says there Are Backup tapes For Learner email Activity.
--Iran’s Ayatollah Ali Khamenei Calls For End Of Murderous Israeli Regime.
--Two Ukraiien jets Shot Down Over rebel Held Territory.
--Social Security Admin Spent $300 Mil On New Computer System that doesn’t Work; Serious Outages For US Global Passport/Visa Operations Has Thousands Waiting And Fuming..
 
The more the US and other Western Media decry Israel defensive tactics, the more they feed the vitriol of those who want to destroy that country of the Jews, an island in a sea of hatred.
 
Oops, I forgot the fantastic, amazing Roberto Clemente from my favorite baseball player musings..
 
It’s about time I started reporting on America’s Got Talent. It must have gotten to that point where the talent on stage will override the antics of the so-called celebrity judges and host.
 
In the quest for something on TV to watch now that “24” has gone along with other faves of Spring, I’m looking at Extant and getting into it. It is pleasantly eerie with several nice touches of Intrigue.
 
It’s amazing how inaccurate weather forecasters have been around here this summer.
 
There are many who say that the only way to negotiate with Middle East extremists is with bombs. But, then, to too many of them, dying is a privilege. And that somebody will take their place.
 
Uh-oh, I have to run. But I’ll be back to finish this morning mess later today. I was looking at the time on my computer and saw it said 7/24. Then I realized that was the date and that the time was 8:23!
 
I saw a poster depicting a Muslim appearing extremist with the caption: “Thanks  to ObamaCare, we no longer have to blow ourselves up to destroy America.
 
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The Answer:
14 workers  died while working on the construction of the Empire State building. Only three died during the construction of the huge Dubai Skyscraper.
 
How come the media doesn’t seem that interested in the growing number of attacks on Christians and Christian things? Where is the outrage they express when some of the more hip, chic religions are attacked. Where’s the President? Congress?