Sunday's podcast:
Biden delegation in Mexico with George Rodriguez.....
"Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same, or one day we will spend our sunset years telling our children and our children's children what it was once like in the United States where men were free." - President Ronald Reagan
Mexico gives Biden el dedo medio - American Thinker https://t.co/ZeoWvvTW8C
— Silvio Canto. Jr. (@silvio_canto) December 31, 2023
Maine insane, Trump comeback, Mexico and the border & Happy # 86 Sandy Koufax....
Trump Derangement Syndrome is traveling through New England and just stopped in Maine. Remember the Maine? It rhymes with insane these days.
Click to read:
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2023/12/remember_the_insane.html
Remember the insane - American Thinker https://t.co/oyctb9LsL2
— Silvio Canto. Jr. (@silvio_canto) December 29, 2023
"In 1961, Stookey was the emcee, comedian and occasional singer at Gaslight, a club in Greenwich Village. One night, he was approached by Albert Grossman, a manager, who asked him if he was interested in joining a new folk trio. He initially said that he wasn't, but afterMary Travers and Peter Yarrow went to his apartment and the three sang together, Peter, Paul and Mary was born."And the rest is music history.
The Trump comeback is the story of 2023 - American Thinker https://t.co/iaP08o15qI
— Silvio Canto. Jr. (@silvio_canto) December 29, 2023
On this day in 1845, Texas became the 28th state to enter the Union. Texas came in as a "slave state" and eventually fought with the South in The Civil War.
Over time, Texas became the second largest economy in the US and a huge political factor as well. Go back to Texas, ‘por favor’ - American Thinker https://t.co/a5DLTl7zH2
— Silvio Canto. Jr. (@silvio_canto) December 28, 2023
Lopez-Obrador wants to change the subject - American Thinker https://t.co/p2yi3PyPkX
— Silvio Canto. Jr. (@silvio_canto) December 27, 2023
Claudine ‘no check for you’ Gay - American Thinker https://t.co/oDgxsQN8Ns
— Silvio Canto. Jr. (@silvio_canto) December 26, 2023
A bit like Bob Dylan's "Sad-eyed lady of the lowlands Where the sad-eyed prophet says that no man comes," Harvard President Claudine Gay is finding out that the man with the check is not coming these days or leaving anything of value by her gate……
Click to read:
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2023/12/claudine_no_check_for_you_gay.html
Father Murray got it right - American Thinker https://t.co/rYJ1v5quYp
— Silvio Canto. Jr. (@silvio_canto) December 25, 2023
"And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed. (And this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was governor of Syria.)
And all went to be taxed, every one into his own city. And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judea, unto the city of David, which is called Bethlehem (because he was of the house and lineage of David), to be taxed with Mary his espoused wife, being with child.
And so it was, that, while they were there, the days were accomplished that she should be delivered.
And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn
And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night.
And lo, the angel of the Lord come upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid.
And the angel said unto them, "Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.
For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, which is Christ the Lord.
And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger."
And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying, "Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men."
And it came to pass, as the angels were gone away from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another:
"Let us now go even unto Bethlehem, and see this king which is to come to pass, which the Lord hath made known unto us."
And they came with haste, and found Mary and Joseph, and the babe lying in a manger.
And when they had seen it, they made known abroad the saying which was told them concerning this child.
And all that heard it wondered at those things which were told them by the shepherds.
But Mary kept all these things, and pondered them in her heart.
And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, as it was told unto them."
My father died 7 Decembers ago. My mother died 18 months ago. I always remember them on certain anniversaries or those first years in “el exilio.”.
On Christmas Eve 1968, our family went to the midnight mass. By the way, very few parishes actually celebrate mass at midnight anymore. Our church today celebrates mass at 9 p.m.!
Nevertheless, it was a rather remarkable ride from church. It took me a while to realize that I was hearing three men reading the Good Book from a spaceship circling the moon. It was one of those moments that I will never forget.
Years ago, families actually sat around to watch the NASA missions. In our household, it was a lot of fun to gather around the TV and enjoy an Apollo rocket going into space. My favorite part was hearing my father say that he would have never believed it when he was growing up. My mother would usually compliment the U.S., with the Cuban version of “what a country”.
The Apollo 8 mission accomplished some rather big objectives:
The six-day mission was a roaring success, orbiting the moon 10 times and testing out the “trans-lunar injection” system and other electronic networks that would allow future missions to land on the moon over the next three years. Anders’ iconic photo (known as the “Earthrise” image) of a partially shaded bright blue Earth graced a U.S. stamp and is credited in part with being a catalyst for the environmental movement. The astronauts were feted with a ticker-tape parade in New York City.
The mission gradually lost a measure of prominence after Apollo 11 carried Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins to the lunar surface the following year. Other missions also grabbed the public’s attention, including the Apollo 13 mission Lovell commanded in 1970 that failed and became the subject of a Hollywood movie.
The Apollo 8 crew was Frank Borman, James Lovell, and William Anders.. They became the first humans to see the far side of the Moon. I recall my father talking about all of those science-fiction comic books in Cuba about the unknown on the dark side of the moon.
Who wasn’t stunned to see that picture of the earth floating is space on the cover of the weekly magazines? It certainly put living in our good earth in a little different perspective.
Who knows when we will send men to another world again? I was fortunate to see it!