History for January 20

History for January 20 - On-This-Day.com
George Burns 1896, Aristotle Onassis 1906, DeForest Kelley 1920 


Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin 1930, Edward "Fireball" Roberts 1931, Arte Johnson 1934 


1885 - The roller coaster was patented by L.A. Thompson. 


1887 - The U.S. Senate approved an agreement to lease Pearl Harbor in Hawaii as a naval base. 


1942 - Nazi officials held the Wannsee conference, during which they arrived at their "final solution" that called for exterminating Europe's Jews. 


1944 - The British RAF dropped 2,300 tons of bombs on Berlin. 


1981 - Iran released 52 Americans that had been held hostage for 444 days. The hostages were flown to Algeria and then to a U.S. base in Wiesbaden, West Germany. The release occurred minutes after the U.S. presidency had passed from Jimmy Carter to Ronald Reagan. 


1986 - Britain and France announced their plans to build the Channel Tunnel. 


1994 - Shannon Faulkner became the first woman to attend classes at The Citadel in South Carolina. Faulkner joined the cadet corps in August 1995 under court order but soon dropped out. 


1999 - The China News Service announced that the Chinese government was tightening restrictions on internet use. The rules were aimed at 'Internet Bars.' 

Islamic State Terrorists Slaughter 13 Teen Boys for Breaking One of Its Oppressive Religious Laws: Report | TheBlaze.com

Islamic State Terrorists Slaughter 13 Teen Boys for Breaking One of Its Oppressive Religious Laws: Report | TheBlaze.com:

"For 13 teenage boys in the Iraqi city of Mosul, watching the Asian Cup soccer match between Iraq and Jordan would reportedly cost them their lives.

Under the Islamic State’s barbaric ideology, the act of watching the game on television was an offense punishable by death. The young boys were grabbed by terrorists and then publicly executed by a firing squad, according to the activist group Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently."

President Scott Walker? Unions Start Panicking in 5…4…3…

President Scott Walker? Unions Start Panicking in 5…4…3…:

"The Wisconsin Republican successfully stripped unions of substantial power in his state and though the left mounted a fiery recall effort, the effort failed and Gov. Walker emerged a hero of the right: a man who took on the powerful unions and won.

The strong-willed Republican has long been rumored to be considering a 2016 presidential run and on Thursday, those rumors became stronger.

The Washington Examiner reports:"

The IRS Has Around 100,000 Employees. And Yet It's Still Incredibly Incompetent.

The IRS Has Around 100,000 Employees. And Yet It's Still Incredibly Incompetent.:

"Imagine that a retail store or company like Best Buy or Home Depot announced that it has plans to slash customer service, that it will make people stand in lines for at least a half hour, and that any customer due a refund will have to wait several weeks.

Oh, and it may not be able to prevent identity theft.

That company would probably soon find itself in bankruptcy as shoppers fled to other banks or stores or restaurants where they can get first class service. That’s what America is about, and every businessman and woman knows the customer always comes first."

Daniel Webster’s prediction for America coming true

Daniel Webster’s prediction for America coming true:

"Daniel Webster added: “The Constitution has enemies, secret and professed. … They have hot heads and cold hearts. They are rash, reckless, and fierce for change, and with no affection for the existing institutions of their country. … Other enemies there are, more cool, and with more calculation. These have a deeper and more fixed and dangerous purpose. … There are those in the country, who profess, in their own words, even to hate the Constitution.

“Friends of the Constitution must rally and unite … act, with immovable firmness, like a band of brothers, with moderation and conciliation … looking only to the great object set before them, the preservation of the Constitution, bequeathed to them by their ancestors. They must gird up their loins for the work. It is a duty which they owe to these ancestors, and to the generations which are to succeed them.”

Western Media Blurring Muhammad? Listen to What the New Charlie Hebdo Editor Has to Say About That | Video | TheBlaze.com

Western Media Blurring Muhammad? Listen to What the New Charlie Hebdo Editor Has to Say About That | Video | TheBlaze.com:

"Western media is a bunch of wusses, he basically said.

Gerard Briard, new editor-in-chief of the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, appeared on MSNBC’s “Meet the Press” Sunday morning with a stinging defense of free speech — and an indictment of those who don’t go all the way."

Folks, our universities are not broke! They are stealing us blind!!!------Final Report Issued on $5.4 Million Forgivable Loan Program for University of Texas Law Profs

Our children are drowning in debt and these crooks are scamming "forgivable loans" that violated EVERY university rule!
TaxProf Blog: Final Report Issued on $5.4 Million Forgivable Loan Program for University of Texas Law Profs:

"Supplemental compensation from a foundation to University of Texas law professors lacked transparency and violated accountability standards and university rules, whether intentionally or as the product of negligence, according to a much-delayed report by the state attorney general’s office.
The report said there is no question that forgivable loans, second mortgages and housing allowances from the UT Law School Foundation helped place the school in a competitive position when it comes to recruiting and retaining faculty members.
“The failure to provide the UT System and Regents the full picture of compensation is subject to one of many narratives depending upon the source,” the report said.
“Whether this failure was intentional or simply negligence, the Law School’s failure to follow University rules is also without question.”"

Bobby Jindal Says West Allows Muslims to Set Up 'No-Go Zones' - NBC News.com

Bobby Jindal Says West Allows Muslims to Set Up 'No-Go Zones' - NBC News.com:

"In his speech, Jindal warned attendees that he was going to say things that would not be deemed politically correct. "So brace yourselves," he said, noting that he had no interest in defaming any religion, but "dealing with reality and facts."

German Embed Reporter: ISIS Plans On Killing 'Hundreds of Millions' in 'Religious Cleansing' - Breitbart

German Embed Reporter: ISIS Plans On Killing 'Hundreds of Millions' in 'Religious Cleansing' - Breitbart:

"The German reporter then elaborated on how shocked he was about how “willing to kill” the ISIS fighters are. He said that they were ready to commit genocide. “They were talking about [killing] hundreds of millions. They were enthusiastic about it, and I just cannot understand that,” said Todenhofer

He warned that the Islamic State “is much stronger than we think,” and that their recruiting has brought motivated jihadis from across the globe. “Each day, hundreds of new enthusiastic fighters are arriving,” explained Todenhofer. “There is an incredible enthusiasm that I have never seen in any other war zones I have been to.”

Democrats, feminists, liberal media: All scum sucking hypocrites!--------- Remember convicted sex fiend Del. Joe Morrissey (D, VA)? Guess what they didn't tell you!

Remember convicted sex fiend Del. Joe Morrissey (D, VA)? Guess what they didn't tell you! | RedState
" Then I hit this sentence about the problems the Democratic caucus in the Virginia legislature is having with one of its members having been convicted of sleeping with his 17 year old receptionist (bolding mine): 
“There was a racial undercurrent to some of the arguments made at the meeting, the participants said, given that [Joe] Morrissey and a majority of the General Assembly are white, and the 17-year-old at the heart of his conviction is black, as is a majority of his Richmond-area legislative district.”
…Whoa, whoa, whoa. 

She was what? 

Are you telling me that a white guy with a history of predating on women got convicted of a sex crime involving his underage, African-American receptionist, and nobody in the media thought to mention that minor fact? 

Despite the fact that this is practically textbook behavior for sexual predators in positions of authority? 

Feminists should be out there, marching and screaming for this man’s head; Del. 

Morrissey is perilously close to being their collective nightmare when it comes to sex and power imbalances.

But apparently the ‘D’ after Joe Morrissey’s name washes away sins.  

Or at least, it buys a heck of a lot of forbearance from certain activist groups. 

It certainly helps when you need to obscure key details on a scandal for as long as humanly possible.  

Seriously: the fact that this is first I – somebody who actually has been following the story – have heard of this demonstrates, point-blank, that the media fell down on the job.  

Again. “And again and again and again and again.”

Americans show in force at secret Texas Muslim event

Americans show in force at secret Texas Muslim event:
"Hundreds of protesters were out in force Saturday at a Muslim gathering blacked out to the media called “Stand with the Prophet” whose keynote speaker, an imam from Brooklyn, has been linked as an unindicted co-conspirator with the deadly 1993 World Trade Center bombing.
The imam, Siraj Wahhaj, once remarked, “It is my duty and our duty as Muslims to replace the U.S. Constitution with the Quran.”
President Obama formally invited Wahhaj to give a “juma,” or invocation, at the Democratic National Convention in 2012, but his invitation was withdrawn after public criticism of the decision became widespread."

More free moolah from the state that assures us there ain't no money to fix the roads. What could possibly go wrong?---------New council aims to solidify Michigan as creative hub

New council aims to solidify Michigan as creative hub | Crain's Detroit Business
The buzz around the region's and state's industrial design heft and efforts to attract more designers to Michigan are picking up.
Last week, the Michigan Economic Development Corp. announced the launch of the Michigan Design Council, a public-private advisory board that will look for ways to help cement Michigan's position as the top spot in the country for industrial or product design talent. 
The council plans in the coming year to look at establishing a statewide design prize and a design district or "mecca" in Detroit, sort of a "Hollywood" for industrial designers.
...."The history of Detroit is a history of American creativity and innovation, and anyone paying attention can see that Detroit is going through a dramatic rebirth,.....Detroit (is) about to write another chapter in the book of American ingenuity," he said....

A national disgrace! Criminal ANYWHERE except the US Congress------“On average, each Fortune 100 company received about $200 million in (taxpayer funded subsidies.)”

“On average, each Fortune 100 company received about $200 million in (taxpayer funded subsidies.)” | AgainstCronyCapitalism.org:
Think about that. 
On average each of the largest 100 companies in the world receives $200 million from the US taxpayer, each year. 
Some more than others of course.

This is not capitalism. 

This is crony capitalism and it is dangerous to our economy and our society. 

If small government people are going to talk about how free markets are preferable to the incestuous system we have now they need to go after corporate welfare.

Each member of the House and Senate should be held accountable on a day-to-day basis. 
Who voted for what? 

And not only on whether a lawmaker voted to make a bill law, but also if a member voted to move something into (or out of) committee. 

What were the committee votes? 

What maneuvering happened?

If we want a less crony capitalist government it’s going to take some monitoring (and perhaps at least equally as important, reporting). We have the technology.

(From The National Review)

So who are the major corporate-welfare queens? The biggest grant recipients were
General Electric ($380 million), followed by General Motors ($370 million), Boeing ($264 million), Archer Daniels Midland ($174 million), and United Technologies ($160 million).

Double- and triple-dipper Archer Daniels Midland got just under $1 billion for USDA farm-program loans, and this doesn’t include ethanol subsidies. Another $10 billion was doled out through federal insurance, often in the form of surety bonds. The No. 1 federal insurance program was the Export-Import Bank, with Wells Fargo and JPMorgan Chase both receiving more than $3 billion in such aid and Citigroup and Bank of America receiving more than $1.5 billion in taxpayer backstop insurance. (Remember, this doesn’t include TARP money.) Deere, American Express, and even Walmart reeled in federal insurance as well. Amazingly, all but one of the Fortune 100 stood in the federal soup line to take at least some form of corporate-welfare benefit. In other words, as Open the Books founder Adam Andrzejewski puts it: “Mitt Romney had it wrong. When it comes to the Fortune 100, it’s 99 percent, not 47 percent, on some form of the government’s gravy train.”

ATF Reverses Decision, Issues Open Letter to Gun Owners Making Thousands of Gun Owners Felons

ATF Reverses Decision, Issues Open Letter to Gun Owners Making Thousands of Gun Owners Felons:
"The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) has released a new letter indicating that they have reversed their stance 180-degrees and clarifying that those who use their SB15 arm braces for their AR-15 pistols as a stock are committing a felony and are liable to be prosecuted."

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:
" President Ronald Reagan signed the holiday into law in 1983,"

WATCH: Politically Correct Reporter Asks Sheriff a Stupid Question, the Sheriff Puts Him in His Place!

WATCH: Politically Correct Reporter Asks Sheriff a Stupid Question, the Sheriff Puts Him in His Place!:

"When a politically-correct reporter questioned Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd of Polk County, Florida, on his language used to describe the apprehension of criminals, Sheriff Judd would have none of it and fired back.

Recently, Judd noted that he and his deputies were trying to apprehend some dangerous killers and that he and his deputies were ready for a “gunfight” if they did not come peacefully. One reporter on Friday questioned Judd’s use of the word “gunfight” and asked if he regretted saying that.

The reporter questioned:"

GOP to Obama: Listen to the people

GOP to Obama: Listen to the people | WashingtonExaminer.com:
“It's not about opportunity, it is about the Constitution and being fair to those legal immigrants who follow the law,” Russell said. “On at least 22 separate occasions, the president said he did not have the authority to do what he did, and we are holding him to his word.”
Obama has vigorously defended his opposition to the GOP legislation.
He’ll deliver his state of the union address on Tuesday and will call on Republicans to put aside political fighting."

Dude, where's my house?------Odd Byproduct of Legal Marijuana: Homes That Blow Up

Odd Byproduct of Legal Marijuana: Homes That Blow Up - NYTimes.com
DENVER — When Colorado legalized marijuana two years ago, nobody was quite ready for the problem of exploding houses.

But that is exactly what firefighters, courts and lawmakers across the state are confronting these days: amateur marijuana alchemists who are turning their kitchens and basements into “Breaking Bad”-style laboratories, using flammable chemicals to extract potent drops of a marijuana concentrate commonly called hash oil, and sometimes accidentally blowing up their homes and lighting themselves on fire in the process.
The trend is not limited to Colorado — officials from Florida to Illinois to California have reported similar problems — but the blasts are creating a special headache for lawmakers and courts here, the state at the center of legal marijuana.
...The explosions occur as people pump butane fuel through a tube packed with raw marijuana plants to draw out the psychoactive ingredient tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, producing a golden, highly potent concentrate that people sometimes call honey oil, earwax or shatter.
The process can fill a room with volatile butane vapors that can be ignited by an errant spark or flame.

Celebrate MLK Day but fear the ungroomed, dangerous blacks at Copper Mountain-----Kevin Nealon Confronted By Racist Colorado Ski Trails - CONAN on TBS

History for January 19

History for January 19 - On-This-Day.com:
James Watt 1736, Robert E. Lee 1807 - Confederate General during U.S. Civil War, Edgar Allen Poe 1809 - Poet 


Sir Henry Bessemer 1813, Paul Cezanne 1839 - Artist , Tippi (Natalie) Hedren 1931 


Michael Crawford 1942, Janis Joplin 1943, Dolly Parton 1946 - Singer 


1793 - King Louis XVI was tried by the French Convention, found guilty of treason and sentenced to the guillotine. 


1915 - More than 20 people were killed when German zeppelins bombed England for the first time. The bombs were dropped on Great Yarmouth and King's Lynn. 


1949 - The salary of the President of the United States was increased from $75,000 to $100,000 with an additional $50,000 expense allowance for each year in office. 


1953 - Sixty-eight percent of all TV sets in the U.S. were tuned to CBS-TV, as Lucy Ricardo, of "I Love Lucy," gave birth to a baby boy. 


1966 - Indira Gandhi was elected prime minister of India. 


1977 - U.S. President Ford pardoned Iva Toguri D'Aquino (the "Tokyo Rose"). 


1981 - The U.S. and Iran signed an agreement paving the way for the release of 52 Americans held hostage for more than 14 months and for arrangements to unfreeze Iranian assets and to resolve all claims against Iran. 


1996 - U.S. first lady Hillary Rodham Clinton was subpoenaed to appear before a federal grand jury. The investigation was concerning the discovery of billing records related to the Whitewater real estate investment venture. 

Obama to use State of the Union to call for hundreds of billions in tax increases | WashingtonExaminer.com

Obama to use State of the Union to call for hundreds of billions in tax increases | WashingtonExaminer.com:

"In addition to hiking the capital gains tax to roughly double where it was when he became president, Obama will seek to charge capital gains on assets held until death and then passed on to heirs. Under current tax law, such inheritances are not subject to income taxes and only face diminished capital gains taxes if they are later realized by heirs, in what a White House description of the plan called “perhaps the largest single loophole in the entire individual income tax code.”

Muslim Religious Leader in England Declares Anyone who Insults Islam or the Prophet Should be Executed - Eagle Rising

Muslim Religious Leader in England Declares Anyone who Insults Islam or the Prophet Should be Executed - Eagle Rising:

"He has recently become a common foil for Sean Hannity who enjoys having him on the show as a way to prove that “radical Islam” isn’t actually radical. It’s mainstream in Islamic society.

Tom Trento of the United West recently interviewed Choudary and gave him the opportunity to clarify some of the “harsher” things he’s said… like the Pope should be executed.

Instead, Choudary doubled down and proved through the Quran that “radical Islam” is not radical at all… but it’s simply repeating what the Quran says!"

U.S. Weather Satellite System At Risk -- 2015 GAO NOAA Report

U.S. Weather Satellite System At Risk -- 2015 GAO NOAA Report - Popular Mechanics:
"New report finds our next-generation weather satellites are threatened by budget overruns, blown deadlines, and mismanagement."
Members of the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology are worried about the future of U.S. weather satellites, which may include a gap in coverage that could leave the U.S. without crucial satellite data for over a year. 
NOAA (the National Atmospheric and Oceanic Administration) maintains two types of satellites: Geostationary (or GOES series), which provide continuous images of the earth from a fixed point about 22,000 miles up, and Polar-orbiting (or JPSS series), which circle 500 miles above the planet and provide the images used in long-range forecasting. 
A legacy of mismanagement, budget overruns, and slipping deadlines means that satellites in both programs may well fail before their replacements are launched and become fully functional. 
Last year, the committee commissioned the Government Accountability Office to conduct a new study into NOAA’s weather satellite program. 
Reports detailing that study were made public today, and Representative Lamar Smith, (R-TX), who chairs the committee, says he is disappointed by the findings. 
"The ability to make timely and accurate weather forecasts should be a top priority for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)," said Smith. 
"Unfortunately our next generation weather satellites have been plagued by problems, including dysfunctional management, delays and cost overruns. 
As a result, gaps in our domestic weather data could jeopardize our forecasting capabilities, putting American lives and property at risk."