In 1963, Russian poet Joseph Brodsky was seized and sent to a mental institution. At his trial the following year, authorities charged the 24-year-old with “social parasitism” and called him a “pseudo-poet in velveteen trousers.” He had failed to “fulfill his constitutional duty to work honestly for the good of the motherland.”“Who has recognized you as a poet? Who has enrolled you in the ranks of poets?” asked the judge.“No one,” Brodsky replied. “Who enrolled me in the ranks of the human race?”Brodsky was committed to a mental institution for examination, where he spent three weeks. Hospital workers pumped him with tranquilizers and repeatedly woke him during the night. He was given cold baths and wrapped in wet canvas that shrank and cut his skin while drying.Years later when Brodsky was being considered for exile, officials examined his mental health records. They consulted leading Soviet psychiatrist Andrei Snezhnevsky, who, without personal examination, diagnosed Brodsky with “sluggishly progressing schizophrenia.” The poet was “not a valuable person at all and may be let go.”
The Democrats and their 5 DACA problems: Democrats running for reelection in West Virginia, Missouri, Indiana, Montana & North Dakota...........not one of those Democrats wants to shut down the government over DACA......sorry but that's the truth!— Silvio Canto, Jr. (@SCantojr) January 9, 2018
In 1963, Russian poet Joseph Brodsky was seized and sent to a mental institution. At his trial the following year, authorities charged the 24-year-old with “social parasitism” and called him a “pseudo-poet in velveteen trousers.” He had failed to “fulfill his constitutional duty to work honestly for the good of the motherland.”“Who has recognized you as a poet? Who has enrolled you in the ranks of poets?” asked the judge.“No one,” Brodsky replied. “Who enrolled me in the ranks of the human race?”Brodsky was committed to a mental institution for examination, where he spent three weeks. Hospital workers pumped him with tranquilizers and repeatedly woke him during the night. He was given cold baths and wrapped in wet canvas that shrank and cut his skin while drying.Years later when Brodsky was being considered for exile, officials examined his mental health records. They consulted leading Soviet psychiatrist Andrei Snezhnevsky, who, without personal examination, diagnosed Brodsky with “sluggishly progressing schizophrenia.” The poet was “not a valuable person at all and may be let go.”
I can't remember the last time that a President and members of Congress had a meeting of minds about anything on Live TV......in this case immigration, DACA and so on....it was a good moment for President Trump & all....— Silvio Canto, Jr. (@SCantojr) January 9, 2018
Attorney Alan Dershowitz blasted opponents of President Trump for bringing up the possibility of invoking the 25th Amendment to remove him from office.This is very wise counsel.
The Harvard Law School professor emeritus, a lifelong Democrat, said that the amendment was created to be a mechanism by which an incapacitated president could be removed from office.
Foreign Minister Maria Fernanda Espinosa told reporters Ecuador was "considering and exploring the possibility of mediation" to end the five-year impasse.We will see. I would not be surprised if Ecuador kicks Assange out. What is the point of having this guy at their embassy anyway? What are they getting out of this?
She said: "No solution will be achieved without international cooperation and the cooperation of the United Kingdom, which has also shown interest in seeking a way out."
It can be done. It has been done. It would be a fascinatingmatch-up in 2020.Yes, it can happen but it is really a sign of how weak the Dem bench is!
But for now, it is more of a revelation about the politicalleadership vulnerability of the Democratic Party.
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"If there are people inside our country who are talking with Al Qaida, we want to know about it, because we will not sit back and wait to be hit again."This is classic Bush. This is Bush leading.
"America is addicted to oil, which is often imported from unstable parts of the world."We need to break our dependence on Middle East oil. I heard President Nixon say the same thing in '73 but no one has done anything about it.
Gallup is reporting: Americans' Optimism About Job Market Hit Record High in 2017.............so something is going in the right direction........— Silvio Canto, Jr. (@SCantojr) January 9, 2018