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During
the American Civil War US General John Sedgwick rode up to a high
point to observe the progress of the Battle of Spotsylvania
Courthouse, Va. Upon arrival his staff told him that he ought to
take cover. Sedgwick scoffed and said “They couldn't hit an
elephant at this dis…..”
A
comment about Donald and Megyn:
Back
in during a Republican debate in August Megyn Kelly of Fox asked
Trump about his comments about a woman's looks. There are two things
amiss here from the git-go. The question has nothing to do with the
issues facing this country and is similar to saying “Do you still
beat your wife?” Megyn Kelly only asked that question to put
pressure on Trump and she was not interested in the real issues...I
am not freaking interested in Trump's comments about something like
that and this country has much larger fish to fry. I think Kelly is
a shallow thinker and Trump shoots from the hip...not a good
combination. Does these names mean anything to you: John Chancellor,
Lowell Thomas, Chet Huntley, David Brinkley, Frank McGee, Tom Brokaw,
Roger Mudd and first and foremost Walter Cronkite? These people were
journalists and not interested in the almighty ratings like they are
today. To gain in the ratings and keep their jobs the newscasters
and their producers have crossed over the line from journalism to
show business. Truth in what really happened takes a back seat to
how much advertising time can be
sold during their newscasts...that, my friends, is show business and
that includes Donald and Megyn. The media resorts to sensationalism
and even yellow journalism to make it happen. Can you imagine any of
the above mentioned journalists asking such a question during a
debate as to how a candidate described a woman? Megyn obviously was
angry at Donald because she feels he is a chauvinist and leaned on
him because of it...I don't give a damn about Megyn Kelly's feelings.
She has become subjective rather than objective. Which is more
important for discussion: The possibility that Trump is a chauvinist
or the possibility that Red China has ballistic missile submarines
that may stop in Havana from time to time? The media, Megyn Kelly in
particular, seems to find their personal issues are more important.
Here
is a little known fact about slavery in the the British Empire.
They were involved in the west African slave trade from day one.
Then there came a time that it was not financially viable to continue
so James II authorized the capture of those pesky “semi-human”
Irishmen and selling them into slavery to the sugar plantation owners
in the Caribbean and Barbados in particular. They kidnapped and sold
about 1.1 million Irish into slavery. They were without a doubt
racists...not against the blacks but racists none the less.
This
Date in History January 28
1777
On this date British General John Burgoyne submitted a battle plan
to British General Sir Henry Clinton. Burgoyne suggested that he
head a large force of 8,000 troops out of Canada and go down Lake
Champlain, the Mohawk River and eventually the Hudson River and
isolate New England from the rest of the colonies. Burgoyne felt
that if he could accomplish this it would make Philadelphia ripe for
the picking by British General Howe. The plan was approved and
Burgoyne achieved a modicum of success when he captured Fort
Ticonderoga on Lake Champlain. What Burgoyne did not plan on was the
over extension of his supply lines the further south he moved.
Eventually the Patriots simply swung around and cut his supply line.
Soon after this Burgoyne lost the Battle of Bennington, Vermont and
engaged in a bloody draw at Bemis Heights, New York. After these
battles he was unable to re-supply his troops so he retreated 16
miles north to Saratoga, New York and surrendered his remaining 6,000
troops to US General Horatio Gates. When the government of France
saw this victory they officially recognized the United States as an
independent nation which, of course, meant war with England. France
had been covertly sending America money and the tools of war now they
did it openly and with much more supplies. This decision by France
assured an American victory because it meant that England would have
to fight a war on both sides of the Atlantic.
1958
On this date a 19 year old high school dropout from Lincoln,
Nebraska named Charles Starkweather and his 14 year old girlfriend
Carol Fugate murdered a Lincoln business man, his wife and their
maid. This was the last in a string of 10 murder committed by the
duo. This murder spree began at the home of Carol and an argument
broke out between Charles and Carol’s parents. Charles chose to
shoot Carol’s parent and strangle Carol’s two year old sister.
Carol and Charles stayed holed up in the house for a few days before
leaving in Charles’ car. Their next victims was a farmer and two
teens and after that it was the previously mention Lincoln
businessman, wife and maid. They were not done yet. They shot and
killed a traveling shoe salesman to get his car. They were
surrounded and captured near Douglas, Wyoming. Both Charles and
Carol were convicted of murder and Charles got the death penalty and
Carol got life. In 1959 Charles Starkweather went to meet his maker
medium rare after a visit with the Nebraska version of “Old
Sparky”. Carol was paroled after 18 years. How could that girl
sit in the house with her dead parents and sister for several days?
They paroled her because she was so young at the time of the murders.
I will have to call baloney on that.
1986
On this day the space shuttle Challenger was set to launch for the
10th
time. All previous missions with this vessel had been flawless. The
shuttle had been scheduled to launch on January 22 but there were
weather issues so the launch date was pushed back to January 28.
Aboard with the regular astronauts was a school teacher name Christa
McAuliffe from New Hampshire. The outside air temperature was below
freezing and the rocket booster manufacturer warned the launch
officials that some of the parts of the rocket booster do not operate
well in cold weather, especially the O-ring seals. They warned that
they became brittle in the cold and would not hold. The launch
officials blew it off and at 11:39a the Challenger blasted off.
Seventy-three seconds into the flight the shuttle exploded into a
spectacular three armed display and fell into the Atlantic killing
all aboard. An investigation later proved that an O-ring seal had
indeed failed and the flame from the rocket boosters had not been
contained inside the cylinder causing an explosion. The arrogance of
the launch officials in allowing the launch in spite of being warned
set space exploration back several years.
Thanks
for listening I can hardly wait until tomorrow
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