Just give it back to the Ojibwe et al.

Just give it back to the Ojibwe et al.:

How many of these self righteous rants from the Obamas can we put up with.

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Thank God former President Obama is only going to open one library.  How many of these self righteous rants can we put up with?  I remember when President Bush and President W. Bush opened their libraries; they were grateful, gracious, and political rants were missing.

Here comes Obama and he starts by acknowledging that this building was on stolen land, whatever that means.  It was pathetic:

The long-delayed and over-budget Obama Presidential Center opened Thursday in Chicago with a stolen land acknowledgment.

‘We’d also like to take a moment to recognize the original inhabitants of the land upon which we are gathered today,’ Valerie Jarrett, chief executive officer of the Obama Foundation, said. ‘We honor the Anishinaabe, the Council of Three Fires, the Ojibwe, the Odawa, and the Potawatomi nations.’

A who’s who of liberal donors and political elites attended the opening ceremony, including former Presidents Joe Biden, Bill Clinton, and George W. Bush; their First Ladies; and former Vice President Kamala Harris. Video circulating on social media showed some of the attendees dancing to music, while former First Lady Laura Bush remained seated.

At the opening ceremony, Michelle Obama described illegal immigrants as ‘the beating heart of this country.’

Wonder if the Obama library was built by slaves too?  (See “Obama fails to pay the help” by Monica Showalter.)  Or maybe it was illegal immigrants doing the work that Americans supposedly don’t want to do?

This is sick, but then the former president and first lady get smaller, and the criticism of their legacy gets bigger.  Notice that they didn’t say anything about ObamaCare or the infamous nuclear deal that Senator Schumer opposed.

And about the stolen land?  Just hand the keys of the building to your favorite native American tribe, and tell them to do with their land whatever they wish.  Obama should admit that we stole it and then they can turn it into a museum of their “oppressed” history.

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We remember Brian Wilson (1942-2025)

We remember Brian Wilson who was born in California on this day in 1942 and died in 2025.     Brian started The Beach Boys with his brothers, Carl and Dennis, plus Mike Love and Al Jardine.   The band was one of the most successful US pop groups of our generation.

Along with Lennon-McCartney and the Gibb brothers, Brian Wilson is also one of my favorite pop music songwriters.

Brian's work includes "California Girls" and "God only knows".

My favorite one is still "Wouldn't it be nice"!

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The Bee Gees and more very early hits

The Bee Gees, or The Brothers Gibb, started singing professionally in 1960 when Barry was 14 and his twin brothers were 11.

In these first posts, we are recalling those very early songs from The Bee Gees.

As we've mentioned in other posts, these tunes, such as "Wine and women" & "Monday's rain" were recorded when the brothers were teens and trying to establish themselves as a pop group.

These songs were never heard outside of Australia until ATCO released two LP's of the early material in 1969. The LP's were called "Rare, precious and beautiful"!

Nevertheless, they were very early signals of their incredible harmonies and songwriting potential.

It was these songs, and others, that persuaded Robert Stigwood to give the brothers an international recording contract in London 1967.

The rest is musical history......Barry was 19 and his brothers were 16 when they had their first international hit, i.e. "Spicks and specks".

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1863: West Virginia became the 35th state

West Virginia became the 35th state on this day in 1863.  

I have driven through the state a couple of times on my way to Maryland.    And the inspiration for John Denver's "Country roads".

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Iran update, Obama library and a bit more.

 Iran update, Obama library and a bit more

Do they think bombing Iran would have been that easy?

Do they think bombing Iran would have been that easy?:

Let's keep talking and hoping that the Iranian people can remove the regime everyone hates so much.

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June 19, 1972: "The reserve clause" and the story of Curt Flood

Curt Flood was a pretty good baseball player.  He was a career .293 hitter and an important piece of the St Louis power team that won 3 National League pennants in 1964, 1967 and 1968.   

Flood played on a team that included Lou Brock, Bob Gibson, Orlando Cepeda, Tim McCarver and quite a few others.

However, he made “labor history” many years ago:

“On June 19, 1972, the U.S. Supreme Court rules against Curt Flood in Flood v. Kuhn, denying Flood free agency as a baseball player. Flood was trying to break the reserve clause that had tied baseball players to one franchise since the establishment of professional baseball.”

In other words, he was denied an opportunity to become a free agent and negotiate with several teams.

Eventually, the players’ union won the “free agency” fight in 1976 after 2 strikes and several court appeals.  The net result is that “Free agency” changed the game and blew up the owners’ monopoly.  

Flood never got to make the big bucks but he had a lot to do with the benefits that the players enjoy today.  He was the one who challenged the system and took a bullet for the union.

Flood died in 1997.

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We remember Lou Gehrig (1903-41)

Lou Gehrig was born on this day in 1903 in New York.    We remember Lou because of the consecutive games streak, i.e. 2,130 games from 1925-39.   He was also one of the greatest hitters of all time:  .340 batting average, 494 HR,  1,995 RBI in 2,164 games.    He walked 1,508 times for a .447 on base pct!  

Lou died in 1941.    

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A chat with Frank Burke

 

Guest:  Frank Burke, businessman and author......Trump Derangement Syndrome.  The Iran deal. Soccer comes to North America.....

Desperately looking for clicks

Desperately looking for clicks:

The latest Acosta-ism is perhaps the dumbest of all.

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