Colombians voted against narco politicians

Colombians voted against narco politicians:

Almost every Latin American, from Mexico to Argentina, wants leaders who lock up criminals.

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It’s amusing, but Newsweek explains the elections in Colombia this way:

Colombia’s pro-Donald Trump candidate Abelardo de la Espriella won the first round of the country’s presidential election on Sunday and will now face left-leaning senator Iván Cepeda in a runoff later this month.

De la Espriella, a political outsider, won nearly 44 percent of the vote while Cepeda clinched just under 41 percent, according to Colombian media.

Everything is about Trump isn’t it?  In fact, it’s a lot more complicated than that.

Yes, Abelardo de la Espriella, or “El Tigre” (Tiger) as they call him, is just one more Colombian fed up with what the narco-left has done to the country.  Something similar happened in Ecuador, Costa Rica, Paraguay, Bolivia, and others.

Yes, “El Tigre” is a fan of Trump because he believes in law and order and blowing up narco ships in the ocean.  He is a husband, father of four, and understands what is going on in his country.  In fact, he is a big fan of President Bukele of El Salvador, who implemented a radical idea—i.e. lock up criminals and take them off the streets.  Are you taking notes Chicago?

It’s amazing what is happening in El Salvador.  People can walk down the streets again.  Business owners are not visited by gang members demanding money for protection.  Mothers are not worried about their sons coming home from a party anymore.  Every Latin American, from Mexico to Argentina, is seeing El Salvador, and wants leaders who lock up criminals.  It’s not left or right or about MAGA.  It’s common sense. or the idea that you can live peacefully in your neighborhood.

So “El Tigre” now moves to the second round against Mr. Cepeda, the candidate who represents leftist President Petro.  “El Tigre” should win, and Colombia will join the parade of countries tired of the narco-left destroying their societies.

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We remember Charlie Watts (1941-2021)

We remember Charlie Watts, the wonderful drummer of The Rolling Stones.    He was born in Kingsbury, UK, in 1941 and died August 2021.

Since joining the group in 1962, Charlie has been in the background handling the drums for one of the all time great rock bands.    

Charlie met Mick Jagger and Keith Richards hanging around the London music scene.      

Watts is # 12 in Rolling Stone Magazine's Top 100 drummers.     His genius was to understand that he was the drummer and to do the drumming!   Charlie and that great intro to "Honky Tonk women"!

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1886: President Cleveland married Frances Folsom

President Cleveland married Frances Folsom on this day in 1886.    Grover Cleveland was a bachelor when he was elected in 1884.    Frances was 27 years younger than Mr. Cleveland.   

She was a very popular First Lady because of her youth and charm.

President and Mrs. Cleveland had 5 children, including Baby Ruth, the first baby born to a president in the White House.

Mr. Cleveland was the Democrat nominee in 1884, 1888 and 1892.     He lost in 1888 and won the other two times.

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Happy # 78 Jerry Mathers

Back in 1964, our family arrived in Wisconsin.  We learned a lot of English back then watching TV, such as "Leave it to the Beaver".

We remember Jerry Mathers who was born in Iowa on this day in 1948.

Mathers will always be "The Beaver" in "Leave it to Beaver", one of the most popular TV shows ever.   

The show had four characters that everyone could love:  Dad Ward Cleaver, Mom June Cleaver, Wally and Beaver.    

And let's not forget Eddie Haskell, who probably drove every mother crazy.

Learning English with "The Beaver"!  I can identify with that!

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June 2, 1941: Lou Gehrig died

Lou Gehrig took himself out of the Yankees' lineup in 1939.    It ended the consecutive game streak at 2,130 games, from 1925 to 1939!

Lou died two years later in 1941.  He died of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis at age 37 in New York.  We call it Lou Gehrig's Disease.

To this day, "The Pride of the Yankees" is my favorite baseball movie.   Gary Cooper played Gehrig and it is great.

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1941: DiMaggio # 19 on his way to 56

 

June 2, 1941: 

Joe DiMaggio extended his streak to # 19 on the way to 56.... 

He went 2-for-4 against Bob Feller.

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Happy # 86 Jim Maloney

We remember Jim Maloney who was born in Fresno, CA on this day in 1940.

Maloney broke with Cincinnati in 1960 and become one of the best right handers in the National League:  134 games with a 3.19 ERA.   Maloney won 89 games over a five year span, 1963-67.   

On June 14, 1965, Maloney pitched a great game and lost 1-0:   11 innings against the Mets, including 10 no-hit innings to start the game.....18 strikeouts and and two hits and a walk.

Maloney pitched a no-hitter later against the Cubs and won 20 games in 1965.  Injuries kept Maloney from pitching in the Reds’ championship teams of the 1970s.    

Maloney was elected to the Reds’ Hall of Fame.

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1935: Babe Ruth retired from baseball

Babe Ruth retired from baseball in 1935.   

He did not finish his career with the Yankees.  Ruth played his last season with the Boston Braves.    He hit # 714 in Boston!

Without question, the most significant baseball player of all time.    I am not saying that he was the best player but was the game's greatest personality.

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Colombia elections. Primaries in Pennsylvania. Happy # 92 Pat Boone

 

Governor Shapiro's friends in ‘left’ places

Governor Shapiro's friends in ‘left’ places:

Many on both sides see Shapiro as a sensible Democrat who can compete nationwide. Time will tell how that plays out.  

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According to polls, Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro will be reelected in November. Many on both sides see him as a sensible Democrat who can compete nationwide. Well, time will tell how that plays out. On the other hand, Governor Shapiro may have friends in "left" places on November's ballot. It turns out that his Democrat Party moved further to the left in the primaries, according to Salena Zito:

The Democrats, on the other hand, went leftward in many of their primary races, beginning with the race for Congress. Proud Democratic Socialists of America member Chris Rabb defeated a crowd of more establishment-type primary challengers, winning his election as the Democratic nominee for Pennsylvania's 3rd Congressional District.

What does this mean for Governor Shapiro? Zito explains:

Shapiro earned nearly 1.1 million Democratic primary votes to Garrity's 630,000 Republican primary votes -- a solid showing for Shapiro. But in fairness to Garrity, Democrats had many more contested primary races on the board than Republicans did. More Democrats showed up to vote than Republican primary voters.

All roads to power lead through Pennsylvania. If Democrats win the majority, Pennsylvania races will have handed that to them. But they will also hand over to them members of the Squad. And it is unclear who Lee and Rabb will badger the most -- their party or the Republicans.

And that's the problem. Governor Shapiro may find himself fighting with a Democrat Party pushing bills that he may not want to sign.

My guess is that Governor Shapiro wants to run in 2028 as a man who can get things done on a bipartisan basis. Or a governor running a state that attracts businesses and keeps taxpayers from fleeing somewhere else. He wants to present that as a contrast to the governors of California or Illinois.

A state Democrat Party more to the left may make that goal a lot more difficult. Some of the Democrats ran on platforms that included calling the war in Gaza a "genocide," abolishing ICE, free Palestine and win Medicare for All. Those issues will produce a lot of intra-party fighting in Harrisburg and not turn into a lot of bipartisan legislation.

It's true that Texas and other states embraced more MAGA. What may be more consequential is that the primaries are pushing the Democrats closer to the SQUAD. And Pennsylvania is evidence of that.

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