History for June 10

History for June 10 - On-This-Day.com:

Birth anniversaries of Saul Bellow (1915-2005), Judy Garland (1922-1969), Hattie McDaniel (1889-1952) 

Happy 93rd Birthday, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh!

Happy Birthday! John Edwards, Bobby Jindal, Tara Lipinski

1801 - The North African State of Tripoli declared war on the U.S. The dispute was over merchant vessels being able to travel safely through the Mediterranean. 


1854 - The U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, MD, held its first graduation. 


1898 - U.S. Marines landed in Cuba during the Spanish-American War. 


1902 - The "outlook" or "see-through" envelope was patented by Americus F. Callahan. 


1909 - The SOS distress signal was used for the first time. The Cunard liner SS Slavonia used the signal when it wrecked off the Azores. 


1920 - The Republican convention in Chicago endorsed woman suffrage. 


1935 - Alcoholic Anonymous was founded by William G. Wilson and Dr. Robert Smith. 


1940 - Italy declared war on France and Britain. In addition, Canada declared war on Italy.
 




1943 - Laszlo Biro patented his ballpoint pen. Biro was a Hungarian journalist. 


1948 - Chuck Yeager exceeded the speed of sound in the Bell XS-1. 


1971 - The U.S. ended a 21-year trade embargo of China. 






1990 - The Civic Forum movement won Czechoslovakia's first free elections since 1946. The movement was founded by President Vaclav Havel. 


1994 - U.S. President Clinton intensified sanctions against Haiti's military leaders. U.S. commercial air travel was suspended along with most financial transactions between Haiti and theU.S. 






1998 - The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled that poor children in Milwaukee could attend religious schools at taxpayer expense.

Joe Biden: We Never Said They Would Be Good Jobs

Joe Biden: We Never Said They Would Be Good Jobs:
"During a jobs event sponsored by the ‘think tank’ Third Way,  attended by community college administrators and business leaders, Biden said, “We’ve grown and made sure no one got left behind. No one got left behind. We didn’t guarantee that every new job was going to be a high-paying job.”

No, Obama is Not Above the Law

No, Obama is Not Above the Law:
"It was hard enough trying to keep up with the revelations of various scandals that have been the product of the Obama administration, but now into the second year of his second term, the news of its actions—some of which are illegal, some of which ignore Congress’s authority, and some of which seemed determined to destroy our economy and attack our constitutional freedoms–all keep assaulting our comprehension."

Warehousing children to make a political point----Arizona sends supplies to illegal immigrant children 'dumped' in warehouse

Arizona sends supplies to illegal immigrant children 'dumped' in warehouse | Fox News:
"The state of Arizona has shipped mattresses, portable toilets, and showers to a warehouse in Nogales where over 700 illegal immigrant children have been "dumped" by federal agents using the facility as a makeshift holding center.
An official with the Department of Homeland Security told the Associated Press that 2,000 mattresses have been ordered after most of the children spent the night sleeping on plastic cots.
Gov. Jan Brewer's spokesman, Andrew Wilder, said Friday that conditions at the center are so dire that federal officials have asked the state to immediately ship medical supplies there.
DHS started flying illegal immigrants to Arizona from the Rio Grande Valley in Texas last month after the number of immigrants -- including more than 48,000 children traveling on their own -- overwhelmed the Border Patrol there."

Australia’s ‘Reckless’ — or ‘Refreshing’ — Decision About Jerusalem Has Some Palestinians Incensed | TheBlaze.com

Australia’s ‘Reckless’ — or ‘Refreshing’ — Decision About Jerusalem Has Some Palestinians Incensed | TheBlaze.com:
"Palestinian officials are expressing outrage over a decision by the Australian government to stop labeling east Jerusalem as “occupied” territory, and say they are now lobbying Muslim nations to reevaluate their relations with Australia.
One Australian lawmaker called the conservative government’s decision an “extraordinary,” “reckless” and “massive shift” in foreign policy."

A humanitarian disaster!--------Obama’s Amnesty Plan Is Harming Latino Kids, Says Adviser

Obama’s Amnesty Plan Is Harming Latino Kids, Says Adviser | The Daily Caller:
"The wave of illegals now flooding into the U.S will keep growing — and keep causing harm to Central American children — until the president starts leading a response, according to a White House immigration adviser.
“There’s a lack of leadership here… [but eventually] the president will become involved because he can’t avoid it,” said Rev. Richard Ryscavage, who serves on the White House immigration advisory panel.
That wave is building fast, and is already likely to be 50 percent larger by October than officials predicted one week ago, according to a leaked administration memo."

They've got to change the rules for EVERYONE because ONE person is an ass?--------Metro Council wants to prohibit use of profanity, offensive language by speakers

Metro Council wants to prohibit use of profanity, offensive language by speakers:
"Members of the Louisville Metro Council have asked the county attorney’s office to research the options they have in trying to prohibit the use of profanity and offensive language, especially by people addressing the legislative body.
...The action is aimed primarily at one speaker who has used a racial slur more than once in the last year or so, when she addressed the council
...“I am hoping we can specifically prohibit use of the ‘n’ word,” Scott said.
.....The addresses are televised as part of the meeting over the Metro TV station, and usually at least two uniformed police officers provide security at the meetings."

The wrath of Obama!

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One School’s ‘Horrific’ Sex-Ed Photos Are Outraging Parents | TheBlaze.com

One School’s ‘Horrific’ Sex-Ed Photos Are Outraging Parents | TheBlaze.com:
"A middle school sex-ed presentation mixed the birds and the bees with a few crude memes.
Parents were outraged.
“That’s something you can’t unsee,” one parent, who asked not to be identified, told KGTV. “This is definitely more than R-rated. This is X-rated.”

10 Things Liberals Insanely Link To 'Global Warming'

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10 Things Liberals Insanely Link To 'Global Warming' - Daily Surge:
".....But, when it comes to liberal Democrats, it has become an epidemic…and they just cannot contain themselves.
Especially when it comes to the financially driven fear-fest known as climate change…because, you know…we’re all going to die."
Ladies, and Gents, I present to you…
10 Things Liberals Insanely Link To Global Warming:
1) Global Warming Causes Rape
2) The Koch Brothers
3) Rising Beer Cost
4) Global Warming Makes You Cheat
5) Global Warming Makes You Fat
6) The Missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370
7) HIV/AIDS
8) Cannibalism…Seems Legit…The Guy Who Founded CNN Said So
9) Penguin Sex
10) Child Prostitution

What could possibly go wrong?------Detroit rolls dice by relying on casino cash

Detroit rolls dice by relying on casino cash - Yahoo News:
DETROIT/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Detroit's reliance on casino cash to help fund a recovery from the city's historic bankruptcy is a high-risk bet on what is an increasingly shaky source of income.
A trial to approve Detroit's plan to exit its $18 billion bankruptcy, the largest municipal crash in U.S. history, begins in late July.
Flawed revenue projections may undermine its feasibility, creating a key legal hurdle to win approval by the court.
On a practical level, a revenue shortfall could knock the city down just as it is getting back on its feet.
Detroit Emergency Manager Kevyn Orr projects that wagering tax revenue from three local casinos, the city's third largest source of cash, will remain essentially steady as far ahead as 2023.
Orr has described the gambling taxes as Detroit's most stable source of money.
But casino revenue has declined of late in Detroit itself and in recent years traditional gambling hubs like Nevada and New Jersey as well as relative newcomers to the wagering scene, such as neighboring Ohio, have seen swoons.

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Obama's Strange Attitude About the U.S. Military

Obama's Strange Attitude About the U.S. Military:
"Preaching to others to do what we are ourselves unwilling to do is not leadership. It is an abdication of leadership. Our indispensable role has always been to do what others cannot do, and at the top of that list was to provide enough credible military strength to maintain a balance of power in favor of us and our allies.
It’s a shame the president has such doubts about the country he leads."

Obama's war on America------Arizona sends supplies to illegal immigrant children 'dumped' in warehouse

Arizona sends supplies to illegal immigrant children 'dumped' in warehouse | Fox News:
The state of Arizona has shipped mattresses, portable toilets, and showers to a warehouse in Nogales where over 700 illegal immigrant children have been "dumped" by federal agents using the facility as a makeshift holding center.
An official with the Department of Homeland Security told the Associated Press that 2,000 mattresses have been ordered after most of the children spent the night sleeping on plastic cots.
Gov. Jan Brewer's spokesman, Andrew Wilder, said Friday that conditions at the center are so dire that federal officials have asked the state to immediately ship medical supplies there.
DHS started flying illegal immigrants to Arizona from the Rio Grande Valley in Texas last month after the number of immigrants -- including more than 48,000 children traveling on their own -- overwhelmed the Border Patrol there.

Ah, it's about "free" federal molah------Business Support Surfaces for Lake-to-River Barges

Soooo, even if it's a terrible idea.
Even if the flat bottom barges sink (They're insured!) on water they were NEVER built to operate on.
It's a "great" deal cuz of the "free" money.
Just who is gonna pay for this boondoggle?
I'm thinkin' the War on the Young is just gearing up.
Business Support Surfaces for Lake-to-River Barges:
"Byrum says the more commercial cargo going through West Michigan ports, the more federal subsidies they will get for dredging, which means the more easily recreational boaters can get out to Lake Michigan to chase the trout and salmon."

Blue Cross bailing out Detroit?!!!-----Automakers to give $26M to help DIA in bankruptcy grand bargain

Automakers to give $26M to help DIA in bankruptcy grand bargain | Detroit Free Press | freep.com:
"Ford and General Motors each have committed to $10 million and Chrysler $6 million to help the DIA raise its $100-million share of the grand bargain fund, according to several sources familiar with the deal.
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan also is considering a contribution,"

Consumers Now Paying 'Living Wage' Fee in City With $15 Minimum Wage

Consumers Now Paying 'Living Wage' Fee in City With $15 Minimum Wage:
"In the city of SeaTac, Wash., where the minimum wage is now $15 an hour, one business is charging customers a “living wage” surcharge.
An airport parking service, Masterpark, “is charging customers an additional 99 cents per parking day,” reported Northwest Watchdog."

No mention of race here. We know what that means--------Scissors-Wielding Teen Girls Arrested for Muggings in Uptown Park

Scissors-Wielding Teen Girls Arrested for Muggings in Uptown Park - Washington Heights - DNAinfo.com New York:
"WASHINGTON HEIGHTS — Two 15-year-old girls threatened to stab people with scissors if they didn't hand over their cell phones and wallets in a Washington Heights park, police said.
The teen muggers were part of a group of four youths that police said pulled scissors on a man near the Fort Tryon Park playground just after 2 p.m. on June 2. 
According to police, the victim, 47, was in the park when he was approached by two males and two females.
One of the males eyed the man's iPhone, going so far as to say "nice phone" before demanding he give it up, police said.
 That's when one of the girls drew a large pair of scissors and threatened to stab the man, who picked up a stick to try to defend himself, according to police.
The teens scattered after another man intervened.
Just minutes later, the group confronted a 24-year-old woman sitting on a park bench, with one of the girls placing the victim in a chokehold while the thieves rummaged through her purse and stole her makeup, keys, and wallet with $450 inside of it, police said."

Obama prepares to take executive action expanding student loan program

Sooo, college kids get another pile of loot. 
And the kids who can't afford college get to pay for it.
Is this a great country or what?
Obama prepares to take executive action expanding student loan program | Fox News:
"WASHINGTON –  President Barack Obama is prepping new executive steps to help Americans struggling to pay off their student debt, and throwing his support behind Senate Democratic legislation with a similar goal but potentially a much more profound impact.
Obama on Monday will announce he's expanding his "Pay As You Earn" program that lets borrowers pay no more than 10 percent of their monthly income in loan payments, the White House said.
Currently, the program is only available to those who started borrowing after October 2007 and kept borrowing after October 2011.
Obama plans to start allowing those who borrowed earlier to participate, potentially extending the benefit to millions more borrowers."

History for June 9

History for June 9 - On-This-Day.com:

Birth anniversaries of Les Paul (1915-2009) and Cole Porter (1891-1964).

Birth anniversary of English inventor George Stephenson (1781-1848).

Happy Birthday! Patricia Cornwell, Johnny Depp, Michael J. Fox,  Jackie Mason, Natalie Portman, Dick Vitale 

1534 - Jacques Cartier became the first to sail into the river he named Saint Lawrence. 


1860 - The book, "Malaeska, the Indian Wife of the White Hunter" by Mrs. Ann Stevens, was offered for sale for a dime. It was the first published "dime novel." 


1934 - Donald Duck made his debut in the Silly Symphonies cartoon "The Wise Little Hen." 



1943 - The withholding tax on payrolls was authorized by the U.S. Congress. 






1945 - Japanese Premier Kantaro Suzuki declared that Japan would fight to the last rather than accept unconditional surrender. 


1959 - The first ballistic missile carrying submarine, the USS George Washington, was launched. 


1980 - Richard Pryor was severely burned by a "free-base" mixture that exploded. He was hospitalized more than two months. 


2000 - Canada and the United States signed a border security agreement. The agreement called for the establishment of a border-enforcement team. 


2011 - The world's first artificial organ transplant was performed. It was an artificial windpipe coated with stem cells. 

Sen. Rand Paul’s Joke at Texas GOP Convention Is Not Going Over Well With the Left: ‘Mr. President…’ | TheBlaze.com

Sen. Rand Paul’s Joke at Texas GOP Convention Is Not Going Over Well With the Left: ‘Mr. President…’ | TheBlaze.com:
“I don’t know about y’all, but I’ve been a little bit annoyed with the president,” Paul said. “Releasing five Taliban senior officials is not only against the law, it’s illegal and wrong and he should never have done it,” he told the audience."

Police Ransacked a Man’s Truck Looking for Drugs. They Didn’t Find Any, So They Left a Note. | TheBlaze.com

Police Ransacked a Man’s Truck Looking for Drugs. They Didn’t Find Any, So They Left a Note. | TheBlaze.com:
"But the truck hadn’t been ransacked by thieves or vandals — Tampa police had searched the car for drugs, acting after a canine registered a hit on the truck.

The police didn’t find any marijuana, so they left a note behind."

The Most Startling Chart of the Obama Era

Doug Ross @ Journal: The Most Startling Chart of the Obama Era:
The Most Startling Chart of the Obama Era

I happened to look at the official government statistics for the
Labor Force Participation Rate. This is the percentage of adults 16 and over that are in the workforce.

I noticed something that I haven't heard others point out.

Take a look at the rate and walk down each column (each month) since
January of 2009 when SCOAMF was first inaugurated.

Did you notice it?

Adjusted for seasonality, the labor force participation 
rate (LFR) has never increased -- not once -- under Obama!
Normalized by month, the LFR has been on a non-stop ride to
progressive Utopia (i.e., full unemployment).

This is a stunning repudiation of the Obama economic agenda. Stunning.

Mind you, this is the Obama administration's own set of statistics.
Having confirmed that the White House routinely publishes
fake economic statistics (e.g., "Census ‘faked’ 2012 election jobs report"),
the true data may be even worse.

And what is this, the fourth or fifth annual Summer of Recovery©®™?

Author Brad Thor Says This Is the ‘Biggest Question’ Not Being Asked About the Bergdahl Exchange | TheBlaze.com

Author Brad Thor Says This Is the ‘Biggest Question’ Not Being Asked About the Bergdahl Exchange | TheBlaze.com:
"Number one bestselling author Brad Thor appeared on TheBlaze TV’s Dana Friday to discuss what he believes is the “biggest question” the mainstream media is not asking about the recent trade of five senior Taliban leaders from the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay in exchange for Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, who was held captive by militants in Afghanistan and Pakistan for nearly five years."

Anonymous Cowards @NYTimes Launch Sneak Attack Against #Bergdahl Vets

Anonymous Cowards @NYTimes Launch Sneak Attack Against #Bergdahl Vets | Progressives Today: "New York Times writers have abandoned, or deserted, their byline in order to launch an assault against the brave American soldiers.
The soldiers in question dared to voice their anger at the Left’s characterization of Bowe Bergdahl as anything other than a traitor at best who deserted his post and caused many American deaths.

In an effort to teach people about how to treat troops like Bergdahl with decency and respect, the New York Times launched an anonymous smear against Bergdahl’s fellow troops as partisan liars who’re just interested in hurting Commander-in-Chief, Barack Obama.

This duck-and-cover response is the result of the outrageous demonization of Bergdahl in the absence of actual facts. Republican operatives have arranged for soldiers in his unit to tell reporters that he was a deserter who cost the lives of several soldiers searching for him. In fact, a review of casualty reports by Charlie Savage and Andrew Lehren of The New York Times showed there is no clear link between any military deaths and the search. [more…]

No wonder the New York Times writers defected from their bylines. No self respecting writer could possibly attach their name to such hatred and expect to work outside of the progressive Journo-list bubble ever again.

Instead, it was simply credited to the entire NYT Editorial Board.

Let’s politely reach out to these members of the NYT Editorial Board and ask them if they’re brave enough to take ownership of this attack on our troops who DID NOT abandon their posts, leading to the death and dismemberment of their fellow Americans.

After the "grand bargain". Spendin' like trailer trash who just won the lottery----A look at the 6 options for rebuilding the I-375 expressway in Detroit

A look at the 6 options for rebuilding the I-375 expressway in Detroit | Detroit Free Press | freep.com: "Beginning today, the public gets its first look at six options for rebuilding the I-375 expressway in Detroit — a once-in-50-years opportunity to redefine a key entry to the heart of downtown and east riverfront.
The options range from rebuilding it as it is now to replacing it with surface streets with several visions in between that mix and match elements.
The prices range from $40 million to $80 million.
The choice is crucial because the I-375 debate touches so many aspects of downtown’s redevelopment — from access to the east riverfront and major downtown sporting and cultural events to parking for the growing number of downtown workers.
Whatever option is chosen is bound to produce controversy.
Many downtown employers and suburban commuters want to keep their high-speed freeway access into downtown, but city planners and environmentalists may prefer to lessen the city’s dependence on motor vehicles by emphasizing public transit and fewer freeways."

Krauthammer: Bergdahl Still In Hospital Suggests 'Witness Tampering' By Obama Officials

Krauthammer: Bergdahl Still In Hospital Suggests 'Witness Tampering' By Obama Officials | RedFlagNews.com:
"The question I have is, what's going on in the hospital where he is in Germany? 
They obviously want to to give him some privacy.
We are getting infinitely less information of out of our own government about his actual health condition, which is the issue they're it leaning on, than we are getting from the Taliban, which is rather interesting from an administration who prides itself on being open and honest and transparent it is.
If it goes on any longer, I think we have to imagine perhaps there might be some witness tampering happening."