History for February 21

History for February 21 - On-This-Day.com
Zachary Scott 1914, Sam Peckinpah 1925 - Director, Erma Bombeck 1927 - Humorist, columnist, writer


Alan Rickman 1946, Kelsey Grammer 1955 - Actor ("Cheers," "Frazier"), Jennifer Love Hewitt 1979 - Actress ("Party of Five," "I Know What You Did Last Summer," "Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit")


1848 - The Communist Manifesto was published by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels.


1965 - Malcolm X was assassinated in New York City at the age of 39 by assassins identified as Black Muslims.

U.S. Taxpayers Fund Border Walls in Pakistan, Afghanistan, Middle East

U.S. Taxpayers Fund Border Walls in Pakistan, Afghanistan, Middle East:

While the United States-Mexico border received only $1.3 billion for construction of a border wall at the overwhelmed southern border with soaring illegal immigration, foreign countries are getting help from American taxpayers to secure their borders.
The Republican-Democrat spending bill signed by Trump last week provides Pakistan with at least $15 million in U.S. taxpayer money for “border security programs” as well as funding for “cross border stabilization” between Afghanistan and Pakistan.

The way we were-----Jeff Lynne's ELO - Evil Woman (Live at Wembley Stadium)

Boob-tube-----The Carol Burnett Show: Billboard Hangers

Democrats Pass Bill to Fund College for Illegal Immigrants with Taxpayer Money | Neon Nettle

Democrats Pass Bill to Fund College for Illegal Immigrants with Taxpayer Money | Neon Nettle

• "Democrats Pass Bill to Fund College for Illegal Immigrants with Taxpayer Money 
• Democratic New York Lawmakers approve measure to give free education for 'dreamers'  
• Democratic New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo praised the new bill that would allocate millions in taxpayer funds..."

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Truth or Undeniable Fact? (yes, it's a spoof...or is it?)-----Study: Calling Other Person A Nazi Is Most Effective Way To Dialogue | The Babylon Bee

Study: Calling Other Person A Nazi Is Most Effective Way To Dialogue | The Babylon Bee

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WEST LAFAYETTE, IN—According to a recent study released by Purdue University, the most effective way to exchange ideas with another person is to immediately call that person a Nazi.

Researchers compared the method of communication with other popular forms of dialogue, and logged the results over thousands of different online and in-person conversations.

“We found that when one person called the other a Nazi, the subject’s mind was immediately changed, no matter what topic was being discussed, almost every time,” a Purdue rep told reporters..."

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Supreme Court candidate blasted for being Christian - WND

Supreme Court candidate blasted for being Christian - WND:

Pullmann commented that the argument against Hagedorn “seems to be that no faithful religious believer can also be a good public official, in line with a crop of similar attacks on federal nominees.”
She pointed to attacks by prominent Democrats, including Sens. Dianne Feinstein, Cory Booker, Kamala Harris, Mazie Hirono and Bernie Sanders.
“How convenient for the minority of secularists to define their tribe as the only one eligible for rule,” Pullmann wrote. “And whatever happened to tolerance and pluralism, and not discriminating against people based on their identity?”
Hagedorn says his conservative judicial philosophy compels him to apply the laws impartially, regardless of his personal religious or political beliefs.

Given the 2020 Democrats are now indistinguishable from the Communist Party USA and their bright ideas are as fresh and new as Karl Marx's moldering corpse, the 2020 choice is shaping up to be one between protecting the right for each individual to make their own choices or empowering a unelected, unaccountable bureaucracy to choose for everyone.---Michael Smith--Fans of Best of the Web Today

Fans of Best of the Web Today---Michael Smith
"Asked to compare and contrast President Trump with his predecessor as to why everything Trump does is met with gnashing of teeth and rending of hair from the Democrats, I came up with this:

• Obama enacted uncivil policies civilly.
• Trump enacts civil policies uncivilly.

It is hard to argue (although many will) that Obama's two terms were beneficial to America and then argue that Trump's have been harmful, especially given the metrics.
Like them or not, Trump's policies have been all about putting the American people first - all of them - rich and poor, whatever race, creed or color.
There are far too many people in America today who will willingly accept a knife shoved in their chest as long as their attacker smiles, speaks calmly, softly tells them how great death is for them and if they will just stop struggling, death will bring peace.
Trump jumps in cussing and screaming, grabbing the assailant's knife while yelling at you to fight back.
Given the 2020 Democrats are now indistinguishable from the Communist Party USA and their bright ideas are as fresh and new as Karl Marx's moldering corpse, the 2020 choice is shaping up to be one between protecting the right for each individual to make their own choices or empowering a unelected, unaccountable bureaucracy to choose for everyone.
The former allows America to continue, from the latter, there is no way back.
Progressivism (or whatever you want to call the current form of collectivism), once begun is impossible to stop. 
It is the black mold of ideologies.
Our flirting with socialism isn't a recent event, it is based on policies dating back to the days of Teddy Roosevelt, policies, programs and ideas that have never died.
Holy crap, people. 
Read a book - I recommend either "Atlas Shrugged" or "The Road to Serfdom".
Better yet, read it and give it to a young Democrat.
The kiddies (and the mentally immature adults) are not only building a gilded prison of their own design, they are seeking life sentences for the rest of us.
Various economic and governing philosophies have come and gone with varying degrees of success over the millennia - but there is one with a perfect record. 
That would be coercive collectivism (in the form of socialism, Marxism or communism) - that one has failed every single time it has been tried.
Every single time."

Scott Adams: ‘The hockey stick is literally a symbol of lying’ | Watts Up With That?

Scott Adams: ‘The hockey stick is literally a symbol of lying’ | Watts Up With That?
"That’s direct quote from Scott Adams in this video he posted yesterday. 
Well worth your time.

In this video, ‘Dilbert’ creator Scott Adams solves the climate debate and saves the world (really).

Watch:

https://www.pscp.tv/ScottAdamsSays/1gqGvnVYBYBGB

Lunch video-----Lest we forget--Trump Supporters Attacked by Mob of Protesters

Jun 3, 2016--Anti-Trump protesters targeted police and attendees at a Trump rally in San Jose, Calif.

Noon-toon-----Wondermark Archive #1459; In which Standards are updated

Wondermark  Archive  #1459; In which Standards are updated

CBS reporter agrees: Media 'absurdly left-leaning' - WND

CBS reporter agrees: Media 'absurdly left-leaning' - WND:

A longtime reporter for CBS News best known for her work on the network’s “60 Minutes” program is now publicly admitting that most journalists at major media companies are “absurdly left-leaning” when it comes to politics.
Lara Logan, a foreign correspondent for CBS, agreed with that assessment as she spoke from her own home on the the Mike Drop podcast, hosted by retired Navy SEAL Mike Ritland.

New retail tenants move into Cadillac Place after a change in state law

New retail tenants move into Cadillac Place after a change in state law:
"The Cadillac Place office building in Detroit's New Center area has a pair of new retail tenants that have signed on after a change in state law.
...Both are paying $17 per square foot plus utilities with seven-year leases with two five-year options, said the state Department of Technology, Management and Budget, which oversees the state's real estate assets and leasing.
The state of Michigan owns the building.
...The state has had difficulty securing retail tenants in recent years in spite of a hot real estate market, partly because of a state law requiring that dining and concession options in state-owned buildings be owned by blind people.
That had caused difficulty getting retail space leased to tenants because retailers generally like the foot traffic restaurants bring, and the state has had difficulty filling space with blind restaurant owners.
The Michigan Legislature modified the law in May by carving out an exemption for state-owned facilities that exceed 1 million square feet, which makes it apply only to Cadillac Place..."
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UNEXPECTEDLY: Australia’s Obsession With Hopelessly Intermittent Wind & Solar …

Instapundit  Blog Archive  UNEXPECTEDLY:
"Australia’s Obsession With Hopelessly Intermittent Wind & Solar Wrecking Entire Power Grid.

Australians once enjoyed affordable power, reliably delivered: the chaotic delivery of wind and solar changed all that. Australian power prices have rocketed out-of-control: its wind and solar power capital, South Australia pays the highest electricity prices, in the world.

Mass power cuts (aka load shedding and demand management) and mass blackouts are the new normal. And yet, the lunatics responsible are hell-bent on doubling down to deliver the final and fatal blow to Australia’s Eastern Grid (geographically, the largest interconnected power grid on the planet).

As Jo Nova explains, electricity generation and delivery is a finely balanced thing; and the sudden massive surges and collapses that are part and parcel of wind and solar generation are taking their toll, with much worse to come.

Ayn Rand didn’t write The Return of The Primitive as a how-to guide.--Posted by Stephen Green"

#1 This day 1960-----Mark Dinning "Teen Angel"

The evil that resides in the American media-----On January 29, Two Hate Crimes Occurred. The Media Only Covered The Fake One. Here's Why. | Daily Wire

On January 29, Two Hate Crimes Occurred. The Media Only Covered The Fake One. Here's Why. | Daily Wire
"On January 29, 2019, Chicago Police opened a hate crime investigation into the alleged assault of Empire actor Jussie Smollett. 
...The story received unending press. 
The Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), tweeted, “The racist, homophobic attack on [Smollett] is an affront to our humanity.” 
...The media ran with the story. 
Good Morning America hosted Smollett, where he maligned anyone who asked questions as a racist and a homophobe. 
CNN’s Brooke Baldwin stated, “This is America in 2019.” 
Celebrities parroted their support for Smollett, with many blaming President Trump and Vice President Pence for the attack.
The story was a hoax.
That same night, a Jewish man in New York was beaten by three thugs. 
Nothing was stolen. 
The attack was caught on video.

Motti Seligson@mottiseligson

A Jew brutally beaten last night in Brooklyn. Nothing stolen. Antisemitism is alive and well in NYC. Time for a hard look at who is doing it and its cause. This has been going on in NY long before Charlottesville or 2016 just ask anyone visibly Jewish.

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Outside of a report in The Jerusalem Post, the story received virtually no attention.
This isn’t the only story of anti-Semitism in New York. 
Not by a long shot. 
...Indeed, the narrative the Left wishes to push is that America is deeply discriminatory and bigoted, rife with hate. 
But by statistics, Jews are by far the most likely group to be targeted in America on a per capita basis. This is a problem for the intersectionality-oriented Left, which sees Jews not as victims but as part of the power hierarchy in the United States. 
...The United States is an amazing place. 
But the media and much of the Left don’t like that narrative. 
That’s why they cover Jussie Smollett. 
And that’s why they won’t cover Jews being attacked on the streets of New York."

It COULD happen to YOU!

Shutdowns Show Why Airline Industry Shouldn’t Depend On Washington | The Heritage Foundation

Shutdowns Show Why Airline Industry Shouldn’t Depend On Washington | The Heritage Foundation:

The best way to avoid having political shutdowns negatively affect life outside of Washington would be for Congress to return the federal government to its original constitutional size constraints.
There would be fewer programs to fight over, fewer spending line-items to worry about, and much less at risk to the vagaries of the daily news cycle.  Rather than deal with symptoms of federal dysfunction as DeFazio’s bill tries (and fails) to do, Congress should address the root cause and put Uncle Sam on a diet.

Nolte: Looks Like Jussie Smollett Chose the Wrong Surveillance Camera

Nolte: Looks Like Jussie Smollett Chose the Wrong Surveillance Camera
"If the reports are accurate, Smollett’s planning was meticulous, including rehearsals and the purchase of the items used in the attack.
...CBS Chicago adds, “The brothers told detectives the three men rehearsed the attack days prior to it happening.”
The most important dot to connect to all of the above, though, comes from Smollett himself, who told Good Morning America (GMA) last week that he suspected a surveillance camera caught the whole incident.
Speaking to GMA’s Robin Roberts, Smollett said, “And I looked up and I saw there was a camera directly on the light post that is in the intersection. So I’m like, ‘there it is!’… And then the detective told me that the camera inside of the casing was facing north, so they didn’t have it, and that was disappointing.”
That detail appears to stick in his craw. 
Later in the interview, unprompted, he brings it up again: “The camera facing north, how is that my issue?”
If these brothers are telling the truth that the attack was pre-planned, Smollett may have arranged for it to take place in a location where he assumed it would be recorded.
And one can imagine, had there been surveillance footage of the attack, the investigation would have proceeded very, very differently.
Once police had the footage, it would leak. 
Once cable and network news had the footage, it would loop endlessly. 
The fact that the two brothers are black wouldn’t matter. 
CBS Chicago reports that a black face mask was found in their apartment. 
Smollett told police the attackers wore face masks. 
With those face masks, the organized left (the media, Democrats, celebrities) were allowed to assume his racist attackers were white.
...Take a step back, though…
Take a step back and look at the fire Smollett was allegedly willing to play with…
Imagine what it would have done to this country and to the city of Chicago if the attack had been recorded, if an outlet like TMZ had leaked the video, and if the wildly irresponsible race baiters at CNN had broadcast that video over and over and over again — an endless loop of two men assaulting a gay, black man; pouring bleaching on him and tying a noose around his neck.
It would have been just like that other media hoax — “Hands Up, Don’t Shoot” — and we all know what that led to: the destruction of a predominantly black neighborhood in the ensuing riots.
The American media are garbage.
Thank heaven the Chicago police are not."
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History for February 20

History for February 20 - On-This-Day.com
William Prescott 1726 - American Revolutionary soldier, known for the quote "Don't fire until you see the white's of their eyes.", Carl Stotz 1910 - Founded Little League baseball organization, Sidney Poitier 1927 - Actor ("Lilies of the Field", "To Sir With Love")


Roger Penske 1937 - Race car driver, Jennifer O'Neill 1948 - Actress ("Summer of '42"), Ivana Trump 1949


1809 - The U.S. Supreme Court ruled the power of the federal government was greater than that of any individual state.


1962 - John Glenn made space history when he orbited the world three times in 4 hours, 55 minutes. He was the first American to orbit the Earth. He was aboard the Friendship 7 Mercury capsule. Glenn witnessed the Devil's Cigarette Lighter while in flight.

Democrats reject push to alert ICE when illegal immigrants fail firearm background checks | Fox News

Democrats reject push to alert ICE when illegal immigrants fail firearm background checks | Fox News:

Democrats this week approved legislation to require background checks for essentially all sales and transfers of firearms -- but rejected GOP-led efforts to amend the legislation to alert law enforcement authorities when gun buyers, including illegal immigrants, fail those background checks.

The way we were-----Terms of Endearment (movie theme)

Boob-tube-----Top 10 Leave It To Beaver Babes Countdown (the original series)

America’s Newest Muslim Martyr is a Child Rapist and Killer | Frontpage Mag

America’s Newest Muslim Martyr is a Child Rapist and Killer | Frontpage Mag:

• Linda Sarsour raises money for a monster.

"The road to the Supreme Court for the country’s newest Muslim martyr began with an Alabama tractor.
It was a long way from County Road 62 in Alabama to One First Street, NE, in Washington, DC.
And it all began in the summer of ’95 when a Selma mom gave her daughter $6 and never saw her again.

While the frantic mother tried to find out what happened to her daughter, Domineque Hakim Marcelle Ray promised to help.
He offered to put up fliers for the missing 15-year-old girl and put out a reward.
Hakim kept on checking with Tiffany’s mother to learn if any clues had turned up in her disappearance.

Hakim had a very good reason for his helpfulness.

On the evening of July 15, as her mother was getting ready to head home, Hakim and one of his friends picked up Tiffany Harville.

Hakim drove her out near Highway 41, and raped her while she pleaded, “God, God, help me.
Please help me, God.”

When Tiffany threatened to tell her mother what he had done, he slashed her throat.

Hakim then made off with her purse and the $6 her mother gave her.
Then, with her daughter’s blood on his hands, he showed up to tell her mother how much he cared and offered to put up fliers.

...At the last minute, Hakim wanted his Imam with him in the death chamber.
Yusef Maisonet, the imam of Masjid As Salaam, was not familiar with the safety protocols of the death penalty process, and was not allowed to be in the actual chamber.

The case went up to the courts, up to the Supreme Court, which turned Hakim down.

Instead Imam Maisonet met with Hakim before the monster was put down and taught him how to die like a good Muslim.
Then he watched, along with the monster’s lawyers, from the viewing room as Hakim recited the Shahada, “la ilaha illallah muhammadur rasulullah”, declaring the supremacy of Allah and Mohammed, before the monster joined his prophet in wherever hell murderers and rapists go to.

And with those words, Hakim became America’s next great Muslim martyr..."
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Brian Stelter Knocked For Claiming 'Rush to Judgment' On Smollett Story Was From 'Celebrity Press'

Brian Stelter Knocked For Claiming 'Rush to Judgment' On Smollett Story Was From 'Celebrity Press'
"On Monday, CNN’s Brian Stelter said, “There was a rush to judgment” in the case of Jussie Smollett’s alleged hate crime, but it did not come from media outlets.
“I think it was mostly in the celebrity press and among activists and among Twitter people. I think it was a really careful reporting by news organizations. 
But it all gets lumped in together at the end of the day,” he said.
With Stelter’s claim thoroughly debunked by our own Caleb Howe, and many others, the CNN media correspondent’s remarks were heavily criticized.

CNN, January 29: "Empire" actor victim of racist and homophobic assault"https://www.cnn.com/entertainment/live-news/jussie-smollett-attack/h_e13d3b8cbc839b04077e128e34cde9a6 …

Stephen Miller✔@redsteeze
 This has been thoroughly debunked by myself & a whole lot of others and he’s still pushing it. 
Now ask yourselves why.

@jtLOL
So if it's true, it's a reflection on Trump and his supporters. 
But if it's false, it's not a reflection on all the people who blamed it on Trump and his supporters.

@emzanotti
 The flip side of this is that media who DID pursue the case got raked across the coals. 
You’d think they’d at least be worth defending.

@RBPundit
 In which @BrianStelter tries to gaslight the public.
We all saw it happen in real time. 
There was no careful reporting by the news.
They amplified voices of the people with agendas. 
The people vested in this being a "hate crime."
Brian is the epitome of why media is despised.

@JerylBier
CNN, January 29: "Empire" actor victim of racist and homophobic assault"https://www.cnn.com/entertainment/live-news/jussie-smollett-attack/h_e13d3b8cbc839b04077e128e34cde9a6 …
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Beto Is ‘Playing Right Into President Trump’s Hands’: CNN Panel Scrambles To Say We Do Need Walls | The Daily Caller

Beto Is ‘Playing Right Into President Trump’s Hands’: CNN Panel Scrambles To Say We Do Need Walls | The Daily Caller:

A CNN panel scrambled to argue in favor of physical barriers at the U.S.-Mexico border, claiming that calls to abolish ICE or tear down existing walls play “right into President Trump’s hands.”