Monday, October 28, 2024
They are calling it ‘narcoterrorism’
They are calling it ‘narcoterrorism’: Over time, we've associated car bombs with terrorism. We saw some of that in Afghanistan and Iraq. Israel has seen a lot of it over the years. Well, they are now seeing it in Mexico. Let's check out the story:
Two car bombs exploded...
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They are calling it ‘narcoterrorism’ - American Thinker https://t.co/4xUUadzu6g
— Silvio Canto. Jr. (@silvio_canto) October 28, 2024
Over time, we’ve associated car bombs with terrorism. We saw some of that in Afghanistan and Iraq. Israel has seen a lot of it over the years. Well, they are now seeing it in Mexico. Let’s check out the story:
Two car bombs exploded in the Mexican state of Guanajuato on Thursday, Oct. 24, in what state officials have described as an act of “narcoterrorism.”
The explosives went off in the southern municipalities of Acámbaro and Jerécuaro, just miles outside of Guanajuato’s border with the State of Mexico (Edoméx).
The Acámbaro explosion, which occurred outside of the local police station, left three local police officers injured in its wake.
Numerous schools and businesses in the municipalities said they had suspended operations for the day after the car bombs went off.
A day ago, a Mexican friend told me that people are in a bit of shock. After all, to paraphrase another friend, Mexico’s had a lot of problems over the years but car explosions is not one of them. Let me add that I’ve taken many trips to Mexico before, even lived there for four years working for U.S. company, and cars exploding is not among them.
Over the last month, Mexico has been hearing a lot about violence in the news. In the state of Guerrero, on the Pacific coast and home to Acapulco, the mayor was decapitated. In Sinaloa, or closer to the border, a truck was discovered with at least five dead bodies. And now lovely and colonial Guanajuato has been shaken by two car explosions.
So far, no policy shift from the administration that wants to hug its way to peace with criminals.
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October 28, 2011: Texas vs St. Louis and that painful Game 7
Who can forget? I think that all of us know how David Murphy felt watching the other guys celebrate the last out of the 2011 World Series.
What was the turning point of game 7? It was Molina walking on a 3-2 pitch that was simply too close to take. It kept a rally going and it was over after that.
Don't get me wrong. I think that the Cardinals won fair and square. They got the clutch hits and we didn't. They threw strikes and our guys didn't. They manufactured runs and we didn't.
It was a bad night for Rangers' fans, specially the agony of Game 6 the night before.
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1886: Another anniversary of The Statue of Liberty
We remember another anniversary of The Statue of Liberty.
Lady Liberty, as we affectionately call her, was dedicated by President Grover Cleveland on this day in 1886. It is one of the country's great landmarks.
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2016: Our Halloween chat with Leslie Eastman
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Guest: Leslie Eastman joins us for our annual Halloween show......
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Sunday, October 27, 2024
Who wants to see men wearing those 'golf' skirts?
Who wants to see men wearing those 'golf' skirts?: A confession about women’s golf? It’s a great TV sport because we get to watch these lovely lady golfers and their wonderful legs. Guys are great golfers, too, but there is something lovely about watching those ladies. Okay, confession….
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Who wants to see men wearing those 'golf' skirts? - American Thinker https://t.co/NSsz4lFpP2
— Silvio Canto. Jr. (@silvio_canto) October 27, 2024
A confession about women’s golf? It’s a great TV sport because we get to watch these lovely lady golfers and their wonderful legs. Guys are great golfers, too, but there is something lovely about watching those ladies. Okay, confession made.
And now let’s talk about another episode of woke. Who would have believed this 10 years ago? Who would have believed that women would be writing a letter asking an organization to keep men away from their sport?
Let’s check this out:
A total of 194 players will be competing in this week’s LPGA Qualifying Series in hopes of punching their ticket into December’s final stage of qualifying school (Q-School) to earn an opportunity to earn an LPGA card. Among the nearly 200-person field is transgender golfer Hailey Davidson, whose inclusion may align with LPGA’s current gender policy, but not with the vast majority of fellow competitors.
Davidson advanced through the pre-qualifying stage of Q-School in August after finishing in a tie for 42nd and was allowed to do so despite more than 275 female players voicing their concerns over a biological male competing in women’s golf.
As the Independent Women’s Forum shared with OutKick, over 275 female golfers sent a letter to the LPGA, United States Golf Association (USGA), and the International Golf Federation (IGF) on August 19, three days before the opening round of the pre-qualifying stage of Q-School.
Those letters clearly fell on deaf ears with the LPGA allowing Davidson to compete and advance in pre-qualifying, taking an opportunity away from a biological female in the tournament field.
In all seriousness, or lovely legs aside, women’s golf is a beautiful thing. It allows young women to compete and win trophies. It gets some high schoolers into college scholarships. It gives young women the opportunity to pursue a professional career.
So why does woke want to destroy that? I don’t know, but let’s hope that it doesn’t. Men and women should not compete against each other in sports. It’s unnatural and unfair. It is a threat to women’s rights, and we need to stop it.
Let’s support these ladies who want men out of their competitions.
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Game 6 of 2011 Series: What happened Nelson?
We remember one of the craziest games in baseball history. I am talking about game 6 of the 2011 World Series. The Rangers went into the bottom of the 9th with a 2 run lead. The Cardinals tied the game when Nelson Cruz missed a fly ball.
To be fair, we should add that Cruz was one of the big reasons that Texas was in the Series.
Josh Hamilton hit a 2-run homer in the top of the 10th. However, the Cardinals came back again.
It finally ended in the bottom of the 12th when Freese hit a walk off HR.
Texas was within a strike in the 9th and 10th and could not close it. It still hurts!
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1991 and probably the best game 7 of our generation
The Twins had won in 1987 and came back for another title.
The Braves had struggled in the 1980's and started their amazing run of 14 consecutive divisional titles under Bobby Cox.
Game 7 featured veteran Jack Morris and young John Smoltz.
The game was 0-0 after 9 innings. The Twins finally scored in the bottom of the 10th and won 1-0.
It was a great game and probably one of the very best World Series game ever.
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1970: "Jesus Christ Superstar" on Broadway
The composers were Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice. The show was very successful on Broadway. Later, they made it into a movie.
The soundtrack was very popular but I don't remember any songs other than "I don't know how to love him" by Yvonne Elliman. It was also recorded later by Helen Reddy.
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October 1983: Quite a month for President Reagan
We remember President Ronald Reagan as a rather consequential president. Let’s remember the events of this week in 1983.
First, a terror bombing in Beirut killed over a hundred U.S. Marines.
President Reagan was getting ready for reelection and talking about the economic recovery underway. However, he had to deal with a major terrorist attack in Beirut when a suicide bomber drove a truck filled with 2,000 pounds of explosives into a U.S. Marine base at the international airport:
The explosion killed 220 Marines, 18 sailors and three soldiers.A few minutes after that bomb went off, a second bomber drove into the basement of the nearby French paratroopers’ barracks, killing 58 more people.Four months after the bombing, American forces left Lebanon without retaliating.
It was a terrible story and one of the early signs of terrorism. Many criticized President Reagan for not retaliating, but I am not exactly sure what response could have followed this attack.
A few days later, President Reagan invaded Grenada. It turned out to be a major victory against Fidel Castro that prevented the USSR from having another strategic piece of real estate.
Grenada was a small island where some U.S. citizens were attending medical school. Most people had never heard of Grenada or the Cuban efforts to turn the island into a communist beachhead, an important runway for Soviet MiGs.
However, the Reagan administration had their eye on Grenada for some time. They knew the strategic importance of Grenada and its proximity to the Panama Canal.
We learned a lot that week about President Reagan and how foreign policy can force itself on the agenda. In Beirut, we were introduced to the type of terrorism that we saw eventually on 9/11. In Grenada, we saw President Reagan as the competent leader of the free world, or a man unwilling to let the USSR gain a strategic foothold over here.
It was quite a week for President Reagan and the U.S.
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We remember President Teddy Roosevelt (1858-1919)
Theodore Roosevelt was the youngest man who ever became president. He assumed the presidency at 42 after President McKinley was assassinated. (Kennedy was the youngest elected at 43 in 1960)
In 1906, President Roosevelt won the Nobel Peace Prize for brokering a peace treaty between Russia and Japan. Mr. Roosevelt became the first American ever to win a Nobel Prize in any category.
Overall, a very dynamic president who left his mark in many areas.
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Saturday, October 26, 2024
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