Today's Tids Issue 3,265
Opening Stuff:
Many a tear will flow
again today as the words of Martin Luther King and his “I have a dream” masterpiece
are echoed across America’s exalted valley’s and mountain sides laid low.
Across every Snow capped peak, mountain
side, hill and mole hill, “Let freedom ring.”
On 148 acres of Philippine
parkland and boulevards, 6 million of that island nation stood in awe with love bursting from their
hearts as Pope Francis told them to help their children avoid sin, to love and
help their fellow man. 6 Million People. Think about that.
Single minded global
warmers remind me of vegetarians who try to convince me that broccoli tastes
better that steak. Such arguments just lose credibility if you can’t put it in contest
of another person’s knowledge. If you want your views to penetrate the minds of
others you have to understand at what pace the other minds are willing to
accept your ideas.
It looks like a part
of Jeb Bush’s presidential run strategy
can be foun d in the phrase, “I don’t like George W. Bush Either.” Yup, a release
appeared this morning saying, probably intended for the “Bush Haters” segment
of the voter popualtion, that “he is not close his brother and that they rarely
talk”. In fact a GWB Operative is saying the two brothers are not like each
other at all. Sounds like a strategy to me.
The Question:
Who are considered the most important back leaders?
The Headlines:
--0-Man Expected To Push Tax And Spend Program As SoU
Centerpiece, Despite Clear Signal from November Voters; Package Would Include
$300 Billion In new Taxes; Repubs Say No Way.
--NYPD May be Asked To Step Away From Muslim Mosque
Surveillance Because Of Political Correctness.
--Icy Road Conditions Kill 5, Cause Numerous Accidents On
Eastern Roads.
--Seattle Seahawks To Meet new England Patriots In super
Bowl.
--Fat Load Michael Moore Tweets That Sniper Chris Kyle Is A
Coward.
--US Stock And Bond Markets Closed; British Stock Market up
For Third Consecutive Day; China Stocks Plunge Most In 6 Years After
Authorities Imposes Crackdown On Margin Trading; US Waiting For Morgan Stanley
Earnings.
--Air Force releases UFO Files To Internet.
--Martin Luther Is Remembered Across The Country.
Let’s see, some in
the small-minded sports writing community is raising a question of the NE
Pats cheating by letting the air out of the footballs, which were used by both Brady
and Luck. The Pats won, not because of
squishy balls, but because of testicular fortitude; because their O and D lines
smashed into the Colts line and won the day where it counts; because the pats
runner Blount ran with powerful determination, ad reckless abandon; because The
Pats receivers ran past the colts defenders and got open for catches; because
the Pats D-Backs stuck with Colts receivers like glue so Andrew Luck was forced
to make ill conceived choices. The Pats won the game 45-7 because they played their
best game of the year. Jealousy is a black heart. Oh, the report about the
so-called deflated ball was uncovered by an Indianapolis reporter.
BTW, the Pats also
did nothing illegal with the formations. Harbaugh just wasn’t smart enough to understand
it. Interestingly, in ten Colds game the
PA announced the eligibility of personnel, but in the case of Tackle Solder,
the Colts D-Back ignored him.
And…Seattle
proved that you just can’t be too far ahead. What an amazing comeback, that
was! GB had it and all they needed was for one guy to squeeze the ball a little
tighter. But, you have to take your hat off to Russ Wilson and Marchon Lynch
for making the opportunity work. But then, maybe Green Bay was so stunned by
then chain of events that they couldn’t see clearly any more.
Somebody ths morning
suggested that Elizabeth Warren could be the first Native American President.
God save us from the “First” syndrome.
The Wisdom of
citizens vs. then foolishness of elected officials, Department
In an informal survey among Rhode Islanders about the best
way to improve et economy here, the top three suggestions as voted by every day
people were: 1. Reduce taxes (33.7%) 2.
Create financial incentives for businesses to locate here (31.4% 3. Reduce Regulation and red tape (17.4%).
The top political leaders have listed as their major focus -- Education (7%)
and Infrastructure (3.6%) -- which also just happen to be the favorites of the
unions who have over the years run the state into the ground. We have plenty of
well educated people in this state. They are just leaving because there are few
good places for a good career. I think I may have to stop beating my head
against our immovable wall.
Two overused pharses
which make me crazy are “Student Athlete” and “Broken Immigration System”. I
guess the NCAA powers that be think if you say student often enough, people
will belie the athletes actually attend classes. And of course, the immigration
system isn’t broken at all. It’s just the people who are supposed to make laws
inexistence work (the admin and friends) who have lost their way. All tose who
turned their backs and closed their minds while the unlawful snuck across the border
to work for people who disregarded laws..
If you faithfully
read news paper’s “Letters to the Editor” you realize pretty quickly that
there is a lot of convoluted thinking out there in the wilderness.
There are 32
Conferences in the NCAA. Five of them are now allowed to vote separately,
and from what I have seen, the intent of the Five is to make the other 27 non-competitive for the better athletes. College
sports were better when it was students who could play sports versus students
who could play sports.
The Answer:
#25 is Langston Hughes. Then we have in descending order Charles
Hamilton Houston, Harry Belafonte, Nat Turner, Carter Woodson, Mary McLoed
Bethune, John Johnson (Ebony mag), Jesse Jackson (#19), Marcus Garvey, Fannie
Lou Hamer, A. Phillip Randolph, Paul Robeson, Dred Scott, James Baldwin, Adam
Clayton Powell Jr., Booker T. Wshingtin, Ella Baer, Ida B’ Wells-Bennett, Rosa
Parks, Harriet Tubman, Frederick Douglas a.. he top 5 -- Malcom X,
Thurgood Marshall, WEB DuBois, Barack Obama(?) and Martin Luther King
Jr.
I’ve got to get
this mess out earlier.
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