History for November 11

History for November 11 - On-This-Day.com

Fyodor Dostoyevsky 1821, George Patton 1885, Alger Hiss 1904 


Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. 1922, Demi Moore 1962, Leonardo DiCaprio 1974 


1620 - The Mayflower Compact was signed by the 41 men on the Mayflower when they landed in what is now Provincetown Harbor near Cape Cod. The compact called for "just and equal laws." 


1831 - Nat Turner, a slave and educated minister, was hanged in Jerusalem, VA, after inciting a violent slave uprising. 


1851 - The telescope was patented by Alvan Clark. 


1918 - World War I came to an end when the Allies and Germany signed an armistice. This day became recognized as Veteran's Day in the United States. 


1921 - The Tomb of the Unknowns was dedicated at Arlington Cemetery in Virginia by U.S. President Harding. 


1938 - Kate Smith first sang Irving Berlin's "God Bless America" on network radio. 


1940 - The Jeep made its debut. 


1972 - The U.S. Army turned over its base at Long Bihn to the South Vietnamese army. The event symbolized the end of direct involvement in the Vietnam War by the U.S.military. 


1981 - The U.S.S. Ohio was commissioned at the Electric Boat Division in Groton, CT. It was the first Trident class submarine. 


1987 - Vincent Van Gogh's "Irises" was sold for a then record 53.9 million dollars in New York. 


1993 - In Washington, DC, the Vietnam Women's Memorial was dedicated to honor the more than 11,000 women who had served in the Vietnam War. 


1998 - Israel's Cabinet ratified a land-for-peace agreement with the Palestinians. 

The truth behind the Obamacare numbers | TBO.com, The Tampa Tribune and The Tampa Times

The truth behind the Obamacare numbers | TBO.com, The Tampa Tribune and The Tampa Times:

"These data tell us two basic things about Obamacare’s performance.

First, when it comes to covering the uninsured, Obamacare is so far mainly an expansion of Medicaid.

Second, the new government exchanges didn’t enroll many people who were previously uninsured.

The problem with Obamacare mainly being a Medicaid expansion is that the new Medicaid enrollees are not the vulnerable poor — children and disabled adults — that the program was designed to serve."

Obamacare Architect: We Passed the Law Thanks to the ‘Stupidity of the American Voter’ | Video | TheBlaze.com

Obamacare Architect: We Passed the Law Thanks to the ‘Stupidity of the American Voter’ | Video | TheBlaze.com:

"Gruber then trumpeted the value of a “lack of transparency” — and called American voters stupid.

“Lack of transparency is a huge political advantage,” Gruber said. “And basically, call it the stupidity of the American voter or whatever, but basically that was really really critical for the thing to pass.”

Better for the American people to be saddled with a law they don’t understand, Gruber claimed, than for them to understand the law and rally against it."

Ottawa county works. Muskegon county doesn't. Meebee we might ask 'em what they're dooin'? Naaaaa-----------Facing labor shortage, Zeeland company starts shuttle service to truck in talent

Facing labor shortage, Zeeland company starts shuttle service to truck in talent | Crain's Detroit Business:
"Primera Plastics Inc. has had trouble finding qualified workers to fill gaps in its staff.
"West Michigan is growing so fast, the talent is not keeping up with it," said President and CEO Noel Cuellar.
The injection molder, producing primarily automotive and furniture parts, had turned to internal training to build the skill level among its staff of about 130 but still had trouble filling both skilled and entry-level positions.
"We have positions open right now, but we're using temp agencies to fill those because we can't find permanent employees," said Steve Berkenpas, Primera's CFO.
Cuellar, who has involved his company in community outreach in the past, thought of a solution that had his staff momentarily confounded.
"We bought a bus," he said.
The "bus" is a part of the company's new program, Primera Pathways, which targets local, unemployed high school graduates who lack reliable transportation.
Primera plans to hire three to five per shift for full-time, entry-level positions and will offer the new employees transportation to and from work for one year in the company's recently purchased 15-passenger shuttle.
"We will pick you up, we will bring you to work, and we will train you," Cuellar said.
The company-funded program, which launched last month, is intended to benefit the community while filling Primera's own needs for workers. "

Biggest Fight of Lame-Duck Congress Shaping Out

Biggest Fight of Lame-Duck Congress Shaping Out:

"Incoming Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, is already rallying the GOP to fight this nomination and is quoted as saying that this is a confirmation which should go through regular order and wait for the new Congress to take power. Tea Party favorites Mike Lee and Ted Cruz are also weighing in, making this fight also about the Tea Party’s greatest fear for the lame-duck session, executive amnesty.

In a statement released on Senator Cruz’s website, the pair stated:"

Ummm, ain't Kalifornya broke?-------Public universities in California launch loan program for illegal immigrants

Public universities in California launch loan program for illegal immigrants:
"Students in the country illegally can now receive extra financial aid through California’s public universities under a new loan program recently approved by the state legislature that circumvents federal regulations prohibiting non-U.S. residents from obtaining federally funded student loans.
California already allows many undocumented students to pay in-state tuition at public colleges, and they can get state-funded tuition aid through Cal grants.
“Nevertheless, many of these students remain ineligible for federal student aid for reasons beyond their control,” the law states.
“Lack of access to federal student loans presents a substantial barrier for these students to obtain a baccalaureate degree from the California State University or the University of California.
The California DREAM Loan Act addresses this barrier by providing access to additional state aid.”
The bill was signed into law by Gov. Jerry Brown in late September, and universities are preparing to offer the loans starting with the 2015–16 academic year.
The interest rate for loans issued under the DREAM program will be the same as those given to students through the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program, the law states.
California will funnel $9.2 million annually from its coffers to support the program, to be run by the California State University and University of California systems. 
Lawmakers anticipate 3,000 borrowers during the first year."

Mostly bogus statistic manipulation but this is racing through the black community-----The Worst States for Black People

Hmmm, they sorta missed black on black crime here......
The Worst States for Black People - The Root

Progress, the story of black America.

We started from the most bottom of bottoms (not having personhood) and worked our way up to the age of Obama, where we are leaps and bounds better than we were (hey, we have personhood now!) but are still struggling to make it to the middle, let alone to the top, of society’s heap. A lot of things are working against us, and a lot of it boils down to where we live.

Let’s face it. Some places are worse to be black in than others, and I’m not just talking historically racial quagmires like Mississippi. Racism and a weakened social safety net know no region. Wisconsin, Ohio and others have their bad points, which go beyond their lack of NBA championships.

Taking into account stats on education, health, incarceration rate, economics and general misery, these are some of the worst states for black people.

Ya think the poleese would like these on EVERY car?-----Subprime lenders can now disable your car while you’re driving on the freeway

Subprime lenders can now disable your car while you’re driving on the freeway - Salon.com:
"A frightening new report reveals that as many as 2 million cars are now outfitted with GPS-based kill switches"

Imagine this scenario:
You’re on an important trip miles from home and stopped in traffic, but before you can continue on your way, your car shuts down.
You’ve got enough gas in the tank and no mechanical problems.
But you’re stranded far from home because you’re a few days late on your car payment and the lender won’t let you drive until the debt is paid.

If this sounds like part of a dystopian future in which repo men are now cyborgs, it’s not.
It’s happening today and becoming a big part of the new automotive landscape.
Car dealers and automotive lenders are targeting those with poor credit by installing GPS-based kill switches, or starter-interrupt devices, on the cars that they sell.

The New York Times recently reported that about 2 million cars are now outfitted with such kill switches in the U.S., which is about one-quarter of subprime car loans, and creditors are not shy when it comes to remotely disabling cars whose owners are behind on their payments:

‘Barbaric, Wolflike and Infanticidal’: Khamanei Tweets for Annihilation of Israel | TheBlaze.com

‘Barbaric, Wolflike and Infanticidal’: Khamanei Tweets for Annihilation of Israel | TheBlaze.com:

"Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei went on a Twitter tirade against Israel this weekend, accusing it of poisoning Yasser Arafat and killing Palestinian children, concluding the only “cure” is to annihilate the Jewish State.

He characterized Israel as “barbaric, wolflike and infanticidal.”

This gal is "Plus Size"?!!!----Myla Dalbesio Interview - Plus Size Model Calvin Klein - Elle

Myla Dalbesio Interview - Plus Size Model Calvin Klein - Elle:

"The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" - Gordon Lightfoot (HD w/ Lyrics)

As long as we let them, they will take EVERY power that exists--------‘They never, ever stop. Ever.’ Al Gore thinks it’s time for a ‘national policy on food’

‘They never, ever stop. Ever.’ Al Gore thinks it’s time for a ‘national policy on food’ | Twitchy:

"‘They never, ever stop. Ever.’

Al Gore thinks it’s time for a ‘national policy on food’
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 Here we go again!

Not content to simply regulate CO2, you know, the gas that comes out of our mouths when we breathe, there’s new talk of regulating everything that goes into our mouths as well.

Get a load of this:"

Super close! Yikes! Only 68% of employees voted on their OWN contract!!!-----American Airlines crew reject union contract

My Way News - American Airlines crew reject union contract:
"WASHINGTON (AP) — Flight attendants at American Airlines rejected a five-year contract Sunday, forcing the world's largest carrier and its union for cabin-crew workers into binding arbitration.
Just 16 votes blocked the contract — with 8,180 voting for and 8,196 voting against, the Association of Professional Flight Attendants said in a statement.
The rejection of the contract affects roughly 24,000 workers and complicates the integration of American Airlines and US Airways."

The truth behind the Obamacare numbers

The truth behind the Obamacare numbers | TBO.com, The Tampa Tribune and The Tampa Times

The latest enrollment data for Medicaid and private plans show that the number of Americans with coverage increased by 8.5 million during the first half of 2014. However, 6.1 million of that number were new Medicaid enrollees, with private-market enrollment increasing by 2.4 million individuals.

In other words, 71 percent of the total coverage gain came from Obamacare expanding Medicaid to able-bodied, working-age adults.

Digging further into the private market data, we find that the number of people covered by individual-market plans increased by 6.2 million, but that the number of those with employer-group coverage declined by 3.8 million. Thus, the drop in employment-based coverage offset 61 percent of the growth in individual-market coverage, resulting in a net increase in private coverage of only about 2.4 million.

‘A Failure of Politics’: Obama Speaks Out About Midterms, Iraq and the Difference Between Campaigning and Governing | Video | TheBlaze.com

‘A Failure of Politics’: Obama Speaks Out About Midterms, Iraq and the Difference Between Campaigning and Governing | Video | TheBlaze.com:

 "As the Washington Free Beacon sardonically noted, Obama also took the opportunity to acknowledge that “campaigning and governance are two different things.”

Obama went on to claim that, while he is a good campaigner, he’s suffered ”a failure of politics” when it comes to plugging his ideas in the halls of government."

History for November 10

History for November 10 - On-This-Day.com

Martin Luther 1483, Richard Burton 1925, Bobby Rush 1934 


Roy Scheider 1932, Tim Rice 1944, Ann Reinking 1949


1775 - The U.S. Marines were organized under authority of the Continental Congress. The Marines went out of existence after the end of the Revolutionary War in April of 1783. The Marine Corps were formally re-established on July 11, 1798. This day is observed as the birth date of the United States Marine Corps. 


1801 - The U.S. state of Tennessee outlawed the practice of dueling. 


1871 - Henry M. Stanley, journalist and explorer, found David Livingstone. Livingston was a missing Scottish missionary in central Africa. Stanley delivered his famous greeting: "Dr. Livingstone, I presume?" 


1928 - Michinomiya Hirohito was enthroned as Emperor of Japan. 


1954 - The Iwo Jima Memorial was dedicated in Arlington, VA. 


1969 - "Sesame Street" made its debut on PBS. 











1975 - The U.N. General Assembly approved a resolution that equated Zionism with racism. The resolution was repealed in December of 1991. 


1975 - The Edmund Fitzgerald, an ore-hauling ship, and its crew of 29 vanished during a storm in Lake Superior. 


1980 - CBS News anchor Dan Rather claimed he had been kidnapped in a cab. It turned out that Rather had refused to pay the cab fare. 


1982 - In Washington, DC, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial was opened to visitors. 



1993 - John Wayne Bobbitt was acquitted on the charge of marital sexual assault against his wife who sexually mutilated him. Lorena Bobbitt was later acquitted of malicious wounding her husband. 









2001 - The World Trade Organization approved China's membership.

‘Run Over…the Baby’: The Song That Rallies Palestinians to Kill Israeli Infants | Video | TheBlaze.com

‘Run Over…the Baby’: The Song That Rallies Palestinians to Kill Israeli Infants | Video | TheBlaze.com:
"A duo of Palestinian singers has posted a song that encourages Palestinians to commit infanticide by using their cars to ‘run over’ Israeli babies, apparently inspired by a recent incident in which a Palestinian driver did just that.

“Run over, run over the 2-month-old baby girl – that’s how we get back at them,” went the lyrics according to a report on the song by Israel’s Channel 2 News."

Arizona Law Against Immigrant Smuggling Struck Down by Federal Judge | Video | TheBlaze.com

Arizona Law Against Immigrant Smuggling Struck Down by Federal Judge | Video | TheBlaze.com:

"The law came under heavy criticism after more than 2,000 immigrants who paid to be sneaked into the country were charged with conspiring to smuggle themselves across the border.

Critics said the law was intended for the smugglers, not their customers. Last year, a different federal judge barred the tactic, ruling that the policy criminalizes actions that the federal law treats as a civil matter. County officials agreed to drop their appeal of that ruling."

Report: Election-Eve Bombshell Memo Embroils Jeanne Shaheen in IRS Targeting Scandal

Report: Election-Eve Bombshell Memo Embroils Jeanne Shaheen in IRS Targeting Scandal:

"In response to the memo’s publication by The Daily Caller, Citizens for a Strong New Hampshire consultant Michael Biundo told Breitbart News he’s horrified.

“Despite Citizens for a Strong New Hampshire’s FOIA request, the IRS has continued to stall and illegally ignore deadline after deadline for the past several months in order to delay the release of correspondence between their office and Senator Shaheen and now we know why,” Biundo said in an email. “On the eve of the midterm elections, a plot between Senator Shaheen, Lois Lerner, and President Barack Obama’s political appointee at the IRS to lead a program of harassment against conservative groups aimed to trample free speech has come to light."

VIDEO: Jon Stewart Mocks DEMOCRATS For Not Being As Young & Diverse as REPUBLICANS

VIDEO: Jon Stewart Mocks DEMOCRATS For Not Being As Young & Diverse as REPUBLICANS | John Hawkins' Right Wing News:
"I’m not sure when I entered the Twilight Zone, but I think I like it here.
In one election, the Democrats have become the party of “Old White Men,” and the GOP became the face of diversity. 
In one election, the voters have shown that not only are they sick of being stereotyped by the Washington elites, but they are fully capable of flipping the narrative to expose the Democrats for what they are: intolerant hypocrites who are afraid of change."