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Sunday, July 19, 2026
When they throw the nuns under a Buffalo truck
When they throw the nuns under a Buffalo truck:
In a predictable display of political cowardice, Gov. Hochul has been silent about New York trying to force nuns to use preferred pronouns for cancer patients.
Click to read: https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2026/07/when-they-throw-the-nuns-under-a-buffalo-truck/
Happy # 85 Vikki Carr
We wish Vikki Carr a very happy birthday.........she was born Florencia Bisenta de Casillas-Martinez Cardona in El Paso, Texas, on this day in 1941...........a very popular bilingual pop singer......her first big hit was "It must be him".......
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Happy weekend: Enjoy the first weekend of summer!
Their name is synonymous with summer. They are The Beach Boys and this is "All Summer Long":
"Sittin in my car outside your house (sittin in my car outside your house)
member when you spilled coke all over you blouse
T-shirts, cut-offs, and a pair of thongs(t-shirts, cut-offs, and a pair of thongs)
Weve been having fun all summer long (all summer long youve been with me)
I cant see enough of you (all summer long weve both been free)
Wont be long til summer time is through(summer time is through)
Not for us now
Miniature golf and hondas in the hills (miniature golf and hondas in the hills)
When we rode the horse we got some thrills
Every now and the we hear our song (every now and the we hear our song)
Weve been having fun all summer long
Wont be long til summer time is through (summer time is through)
Not for us now
Every now and the we hear our song (every now and the we hear our song)
Weve been having fun all summer long
Weve been having fun all summer long (weve been having fun all summer long)
Weve been having fun all summer long (weve been having fun all summer long)
Weve been having fun all summer long"
So let's get summer started now that Memorial Day weekend is here!
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Billboard: The Top 10 singles by Rolling Stones
The Rolling Stones' top singles on Billboard over the years:
1, "Honky Tonk Women," The Rolling Stones, No. 1 (4 weeks), Aug. 23, 1969
2, "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction," The Rolling Stones, No. 1 (4 weeks), July 10, 1965
3, "Start Me Up," The Rolling Stones, No. 2, Oct. 31, 1981
4, "Angie," The Rolling Stones, No. 1 (1 week), Oct. 20, 1973
5, "Miss You," The Rolling Stones, No. 1 (1 week), Aug. 5, 1978
6, "Brown Sugar," The Rolling Stones. No. 1 (2 weeks), May 29, 1971
7, "Paint It, Black," The Rolling Stones, No. 1 (2 weeks), June 11, 1966
8, "Get Off of My Cloud," The Rolling Stones, No. 1 (2 weeks), Nov. 6,
1965
9, "Emotional Rescue," The Rolling Stones, No. 3, Sept. 6, 1980
10, "Ruby Tuesday," The Rolling Stones, No. 1 (1 week), March 4, 1967
You can find most of them in this great double album!
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July 19, 1960: Juan Marichal's debut was a 2-hit 1-0 victory over Phillies
The great Juan Marichal, inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1982, made his major league debut with style in 1960. He retired the first 19 batters, and carried a no-hitter two outs into the eighth inning. It was a 2-0 complete game vistory, 12 Ks and just 1 walk.
He finished his rookie season: 6-2 with a 2.66 ERA.
Juan's first game was a sign of things to come: 243-142 and a career ERA of 2.89. Marichal threw 52 shutouts; 10-time All-Star and was the game’s MVP in 1965.
Without question, the greatest Latino pitcher ever!
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July 19, 1964: Luis Tiant beat Whitey Ford, 3-0
Our family had just left Cuba and was waiting our time in Jamaica. We used to get the news and baseball reports on my father’s little short wave radio. I don’t remember hearing about this game but learned about it later once we were settled in the US.
On this day in 1964, Luis Tiant made his major league debut in style:
Tiant progressed through the Indians farm system and got the call to the big club after a 15-1 record at Triple-A Portland. On, July 19, 1964, Tiant debuted with a four-single, 11 strikeouts, 3–0 shutout victory against the defending AL Champion New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium. The losing pitcher was future Hall of Famer Whitey Ford. Tiant finished his rookie season with a 10-4 record, 105 strikeouts, and a 2.83 ERA in 19 games.
It was quite a rookie year and a sign of great things to come. By 1968, he started for the American League in the All Star Game and everybody in Boston remembers his performance in the 1975 World Series.
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Saturday, July 18, 2026
Maine Democrat debate was something and a few other stories
The crazy clown show in Maine known as a Democrat debate, Democrat Socialists have an agenda and every Democrat should tell us where they stand, New York vs nuns over LGBTQ law and we remember Chappaquidick 1969 plus The Spanish Civil War 1936.
Remember the serious Maine
They finally got around to a debate in Maine.
Click to read:
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2026/07/remember-the-serious-maine/
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They finally got around to a debate in Maine. I mean, a debate to select a Democrat candidate to run against Senator Susan Collins. As you remember, Platner, the guy who won the primary election, ran into a problem last week. He was great until he wasn't, as they say.
So the new faces came together, and we saw everything that is wrong with the modern Democrat Party. I remember when the Democrats had serious people running for office, not just those who hate Trump. Yes, we've come a long way from George Mitchell and Olympia Snowe. What's going on in Maine?
We can say some things about this debate.
1) No one broke through because it's hard to do that with so much insanity on stage:
The lack of fireworks marked a notable juxtaposition to Platner’s insurgent Senate campaign, which quickly captured Mainers’ attention last year and had observers hailing his political charisma.
With just days to campaign, the Senate hopefuls -- several of whom are fresh off losses in last month’s primaries for governor and House seats -- are scrambling to capture the energy that had coalesced behind the populist oyster farmer.
2) Not one candidate wanted to take on Platner or his base:
When moderators asked the candidates what ideas of Platner’s they’d carry forward in their own campaigns, they pointed to his progressive ideals without discussing his controversial exit from the race.
“What Graham talked about is something that I’ve been fighting for since I got into politics: healthcare, Medicare for all,” Jackson said.
Shah said there are “a lot of areas” where his and Platner’s policies overlap but said the most prominent was his call to abolish U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
Wood, who dropped his bid for Senate to instead run unsuccessfully for House before Platner’s exit, said the progressive’s campaign ultimately shifted his view on Israel’s war in Gaza.
Yes, they all ran against ICE and Israel's war on Gaza as they call it. No one really told the voters why they would be better than Susan Collins.
In the end, it will come down to this: We may disagree with Senator Collins but at least she looks like a U.S.. senator, and breaks with President Trump whenever she feels she has to.
In the meantime, we look to Maine and yearn for the days when Democrats used to nominate serious people who could speak two sentences without bashing Trump about everything. Such is the state of Democrat primaries.
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Happy # 86 Joe Torre
Many years ago, I had a Joe Torre baseball card. I had no idea that he'd go on to become a great major league manager, too.
Joe was born on this day in Brooklyn in 1940 and made his major league debut with the Milwaukee Braves in 1960.
By 1964, he was an NL star hitting .321 with 20 HR & 109 RBI.
The Braves traded Torre to St Louis after the 1968 season. My guess is that they regretted that move for years.
In 1971, Torre hit .363 with 230 hits & 137 RBI. It was one of the best offensive years of the post-war era. It earned him an MVP and batting title. In 6 years with St Louis, Torre hit .308 with 558 RBI. He was one of the best hitters in the NL.
Torre started out as a catcher in Milwaukee but played most of his career between first and third base.
As a hitter, he retired with a .297 BA, 252 HR, 2,343 hits & 1,185 RBI.
As a manager, he won 2,326 games, 4 World Series titles and 84 post season games.
Joe was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2014.
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