Sunday, June 30, 2024

Sunday's podcast: A chat with George Rodriguez, South Texas conservative

Sunday's podcast:    

A chat with George Rodriguez, South Texas conservative....

CANTO TALK shows from last week


This is a summary of last week's shows. 

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Boston to migrants: ‘Mi casa NO es tu casa’

Boston to migrants: ‘Mi casa NO es tu casa’: Maybe they will soon call them “racistas,” but don’t bet on it.  That terminology applies only to Republicans who believe in orderly immigration. Anyway, up in Boston, reality is creeping, and “mi casa no es tu casa”…
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Saturday, June 29, 2024

Saturday's podcast: The debate analysis with Frank Burke, businessman and author

 Saturday's podcast:   

The debate analysis with Frank Burke, businessman and author....

I'm looking through you

I'm looking through you: The debate was over as soon as President Trump said that he didn't know what President Biden was saying and that he didn't know either. Hard to recover from that, as Mark Penn wrote: Democrats exited the presidential debate Thursday...
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Friday, June 28, 2024

Friday's podcast: The debate and the future of the Biden presidency

 Friday's podcast:   

The debate and the future of the Biden presidency

Lots of leftist ‘amor’ for Claudia

Lots of leftist ‘amor’ for Claudia
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Thursday, June 27, 2024

Thursday's podcast: The debate pre-game show, reforms in Mexico, politics in Canada and more

 Thursday's podcast:    

The debate pre-game show, reforms in Mexico, politics in Canada and more

And take a message to Justin, message to Justin...

And take a message to Justin, message to Justin...: They had an election up in Ontario, Canada yesterday and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has shut off his phone for now.

Don't expect the prime minister to return your call for a day or two.  Canada'...
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Wednesday, June 26, 2024

Wednesday’s podcast: The latest about Mexico with Allan Wall, blogger..

 Guest:   Allan Wall, blogger....President elect Claudia Sheimbaum prepares to govern Mexico.......and other stories..


It’s up to you New York, New York

It’s up to you New York, New York: More and more people are singing “I hate New York” these days, and I’m not talking about Red Sox fans.  According to a New York Post editorial, the natives are restless.  Check this out: 



1970: Mick Jagger as Ned Kelly the outlaw


What can you find flipping channels these days?   How about Mick Jagger playing an outlaw in a 1970 movie?

Yes, Mick as "Ned Kelly" as the legendary Australian outlaw.  

According to a NY Times review from October 1970:  
"As the ill-fated titular hero, Mick Jagger, the rock singer, with a beard that makes him appear more Amish than Australian, is, sadly, simply a dour renegade who rarely becomes the "wild colonial boy" of the legend. "
It's an OK movie and I kept looking for the other Stones.   At one point, I thought that Charlie Watts was in the Kelly clan.   

I'd give it a "C" for curious.   I mean that it was curious to watch Mick doing something different than "Jumpin' Jack Flash".

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Tuesday's podcast: Tapper and Trump, VP Rubio, New York voters unhappy & The Beatles go global

 Tuesday's podcast:  

 Tapper and Trump, VP Rubio, New York voters unhappy & The Beatles go global

Little Marco little no more

Little Marco little no more: It won’t be easy because there are some great choices.  Based on what I’ve seen, let me cast a vote for Senator Marco Rubio in the VP sweepstakes.  The other side must agree because there are already articles like this one from ...
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Monday's podcast: The week in review with Bill Katz the editor of Urgent Agenda

 

Guest:  Bill Katz the editor of Urgent Agenda...Israel and the war, Trump vs Biden debate, Former Gov. Cuomo and NY Trump trials, Berlin and President Truman 1948 and other stories..

Hur was right -- kind of

Hur was right -- kind of: You may remember that the DoJ dropped the…..
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We remember Don Mincher (1938-2012)


Don Mincher - Wikipedia

We remember Don Mincher, who was born on this day in 1938.     He died in 2012.

Don had a good baseball career:  .249 average, 200 HR & 646 RBI in 1,400 games with the old Senators who became the Twins in 1961, Angels, the Pilots who became the Brewers in 1970, the Senators who became the Rangers in 1972 and finally the A's.    

In 1965, Don played first for the AL champ Twins and hit 23 HR with 65 RBI.    He hit a HR off Don Drysdale & Sandy Koufax in the '65 Series. 

He is also remembered for this:
On June 9, 1966, Mincher was part of baseball history again when he was one of five Twins who hit home runs in one inning, an American League record. The Kansas City Athletics were the victims; the others besides Mincher to go deep in the seventh inning that day were Rich Rollins, Tony Oliva, Zoilo Versalles, and Harmon Killebrew.
A few years ago, I reconnected with those '65 Twins by reading Jim Thielman's "Cool in the evening".   He wrote the book in 2005 or the 40th anniversary of that wonderful team that lost to the LA Dodgers in 7 games.

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Sunday, June 23, 2024

School choice looking pretty good in this state

School choice looking pretty good in this state: Based on the last primary and upcoming election, Governor Abbott of Texas has done it.  He defeated the GOP representatives who voted against vouchers and replaced them just in time for November. As they say, he has the votes to make the...
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June 23, 1971: What a day for Rick Wise of the Phillies

On this day in 1971, Rick Wise had one spectacular day:  He pitched a no-hitter and hit 2 HR.     No other pitcher had done before or since!  

Rick's amazing day made him one of the most popular Phillies of all time.

Rick Wise broke with the Phillies at 18 in 1964.    Overall, he pitched until 1982.  

His career numbers were pretty good:   188-181 with a very respectable 3.69 ERA.     His numbers have to be put in the context that he pitched for bad teams in Philadelphia.

In 1975, Rick Wise was traded to Boston and won 19 games for the 1975 Boston Red Sox who lost to the Reds in seven games.   

Rick was a workhorse completing 138 games.
 
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Saturday, June 22, 2024

So far so good for Cruz

So far so good for Cruz: Senator Ted Cruz got some good news this week. First, the latest poll shows that he is up by 11: With less than five months before Election Day, incumbent Ted Cruz leads Democratic challenger Colin Allred by 11 percentage points in the…..
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Sunday's podcast: Let's chat with Carlos Rubio, Cuban American author


Sunday's podcast:   

Let's chat with Carlos Rubio, Cuban American author....

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Friday, June 21, 2024

Friday’s video: Some thoughts about the upcoming debate

 

The times they are a-changin’

The times they are a-changin’: Who knew that we’d be singing Dylan’s tune about the times changing and young people dissatisfied with the left.  Yes, the times are changing and it’s not what the Democrats were planning. This is from Jeremy Etelson: 


Let's chat with Alina Garcia-Lapuerta, author of 'La Belle Creole'


Let's chat with Alina Garcia-Lapuerta, author of 'La Belle Creole' 10/01 by Silvio Canto Jr | Politics Podcasts:

Guests:  Fausta Rodriguez-Wertz, editor of Fausta's Blog, joins me for a chat with Alina Garcia-Lapuerta, author of 'La Belle Creole'. 








Thursday's podcast: Let's talk about France with Rosine Ghawji

 Guest:   Rosine Ghawji Founder of Working Mother's for Donald Trump International ,CO founder of Tennessee Women for Honest Government and other stories.....

Heck of a game tonight in Heaven

Heck of a game tonight in Heaven : Back in 1972, the Giants traded Willie Mays to the Mets.  He was supposedly finished as a player, but he was still Willie Mays and ticket sales reflected that.  A year later, the Mets got into the World Series and Mays got another shot…..



Windy city gone with the wind

Windy city gone with the wind: Back in the late 1960s our family lived in Wisconsin and drove down to Chicago many times every year to shop at a Cuban store.  It turns out that there was a fellow Cuban who opened a store and imported stuff from Miami for people like us to ...
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I'd rather be called Cuban-American than Hispanic










(My new American Thinker post)


Once upon a time, we were called "Latinos" or "Latin Americans" or "Cubans" in our case.  

In the 1970s, they started calling us "Hispanics," a term that I had a lot of difficulty relating to. 

I recall this conversation with my mom a long time ago:    

"Mom, I just met a kid in school who said that he is hispanic".
"Really, did you practice your Spanish with him?"
"No.  He does not speak Spanish."   

See what I mean?  I always related the term "hispanic" to someone who actually spoke Spanish.  I'm not saying "fluent Spanish" but I mean more than calling the Cubs "los cachorros".   

Hispanic came into the picture in the 1970s when the federal government created a "little box" for us to check on applicaions. According to Grace Flores Hughes, it was done to account for the growing Hispanic population.  

And so we became Hispanics!   

However, "hispanic' has always left something out.  After all, some Hispanics are white, black or descendants of native populations. Some are the sons and daughters of the Chinese who built the railroads in Mexico.  

My problem with the term Hispanic is that Americans think that we all eat "tacos".  In fact, I did not eat a taco until I moved to Texas.   

There is tremendous diversity in the Hispanic community.  There is "salsa," "tango" and "samba" and that's just 3 of the sounds that you can hear in Latin America.    

Therefore, I have always found that Cuban American describes me better.  It tells you that I am Cuban and a naturalized US citizen.  It identifies me a lot better.  

I have nothing against the term 'hispanic" and understand the reasons behind the "little box" on the application.  However, I will always tell you that I'm Cuban American because it is what I am.   

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Dumb and dumber

Dumb and dumber: Here it comes, here it comes, here comes what won't be a surprise for anyone paying attention. It turns out that Johnny can't read and probably Mary, too. Here is the story:   K-12 public education has failed to prepare…
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The great "girl groups" and a few other ladies!


Like most baby boomers, I'm a huge fan of those "girl groups" from the 1960's.  They were great.  They had great harmonies.  I won't say anything about their hairstyles.

Let's start with the biggest "girl group" or The Supremes.   At one point, Diana Ross and her two friends from Detroit competed with The Beatles for the top of the charts.   My favorite was "Come see about me",

The Marvelettes had a great name and some big hits like "Too Many Fish In the Sea", "I'll Keep Holding On" and "Don't Mess With Bill".  My favorite was "Beachwood 4-5789", a catchy tune and one of the greatest song titles of all time.

The SHIRELLES were a very close second to The Supremes. They recorded songs like "Soldier Boy", "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow", "Dedicated To The One I Love" and "Mama Said". I did not know this: The Shirelles were the first all girl group of the Rock and Roll Era to score a number one record! It's hard to pick one but I liked "Foolish little girl"

The Shangri-las were from Queens, New York. They were sisters Betty and Mary Weiss and twins Margie and Mary-Ann Ganser. They met at Andrew Jackson High School and had a very unique look. Their biggest hit was "Leader of the pack".

The Ronettes were also from NY City. Their biggest hit was "Be my baby" but I liked "Walking in the rain".

Leslie Gore was not a part of a "girl group". She had songs like "It's my party", "Judy's turn to cry", "She's a fool", "Sunshine, Lollipops and Rainbows" and "That's the Way Boys Are". Most of her songs were about "teen boy-girl" issues. My favorite was "California Nights", a song recorded at the end of her career.

Let me say a word about Petula Clark. She was my favorite female vocalist from this period. My parents enjoyed her songs because they were so polished. Petula Clark had an amazing voice. She had hits like "Downtown", "My love" and "I know a place". My favorite song was "Kiss me goodbye".

Let me add Carole King. She was a great songwriter in the 1960's. In 1971, she released her own album called "Tapestry". She recorded several songs in the 1970's. My favorite song was "Sweet seasons".

Barbara Lewis was a hit machine. She recorded "Hello stranger" and "Baby I'm yours". My favorite was "Make me your baby".

Let's go back to the Supremes. As I wrote before, they were the top girl group. This is "Stop in the name of love".

The girl groups were great. They were one of the most interesting chapters of the pop-rock era!

Claudia has a

Claudia has a : As you've probably heard 10,000 times, Claudia Sheinbaum will be the first lady president south of the border. She mentions it at every opportunity and her staff tells you every time, too. Yes, they really want you to know that…
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Sunday, June 16, 2024

Sunday's podcast: Happy Father's Day and Jim Bunning's perfect game plus the Mexican peso and other stories...

Sunday's podcast:    
Happy Father's Day and Jim Bunning's perfect game plus the Mexican peso and other stories...

It’s cool when a father pitches a perfect game on Father’s Day

It’s cool when a father pitches a perfect game on Father’s Day: This is a great Father’s Day story to share with your father or sons.  We lost our father eight years ago, and my sons will confirm that I’ve recounted this baseball tale a few times. Before he became Senator Jim Bunning….
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My first Father's Day without my father





Over the years, I have written and spoken about the importance of fathers in our lives.  It's one of those topics I get passionate about.
The statistics speak for themselves, as my friend and author Rick Johnson has pointed over the years with his books and seminars.  The National Center for Fathering puts numbers behind the talk:
As supported by the data below, children from fatherless homes are more likely to be poor, become involved in drug and alcohol abuse, drop out of school, and suffer from health and emotional problems. Boys are more likely to become involved in crime, and girls are more likely to become pregnant as teens. 
You can read a lot more here
It's fair to say that many of our social problems are related to the absence of a responsible man in the kids' lives.   
My second reason for being an advocate of the importance of fathers is my own father.  He was not a hero, in the sense that a military band played at his funeral.  He was not well known, in the sense that The New York Times wrote an obituary when he died.   
He was just an honest man who put everything on the line so that his kids would grow up in freedom in the U.S. 
He always taught us how to treat women by the way he treated our mother. 
He had great lines that he would strategically drop into our lives.  I remember this one: "Every woman is someone's mother, sister, or daughter.  So treat them like you would want your mother, daughter and sister to be treated."  I don't know if he invented that, but it is profound.
My father died last December.  He spent the last year of his life fighting pain and eating through a tube in his stomach.  It was not fun, and we are sure that he's in a better place now. 
Nevertheless, we miss him a lot, especially on Father's Day.  I miss the political and baseball stories.  One of his favorite baseball stories was about Willie Mays and Brooks Robinson playing in the old Cuban winter league.
I miss that I won't be buying another chess book this weekend.  My father loved chess.  He picked it up when he was in Cuba, staying away from the secret police picking up so-called "counter-revolutionaries".
So enjoy and respect your father.  You are going to miss him a lot the first Father's Day that he is not with you.  Happy Father's Day to all of the AT family.
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Saturday, June 15, 2024

‘When You’re Hot, You’re Hot’—and Trump is hot!

‘When You’re Hot, You’re Hot’—and Trump is hot!: Jerry Reed was right many years ago: Put all the money in and let’s roll ‘em again When you’re hot, you’re hot It sure looks like Mr. Trump is “hot” in the polls and with the people who bet on these….
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Friday, June 14, 2024

Friday’s podcast: The state of the union with Barry Casselman, The Prairie Editor



Guest:   Barry Casselman, The Prairie Editor.  We will discuss the state of the nation and the US Senate elections....and other stories....

Memories of Cuba ‘62?

Memories of Cuba ‘62?: The Russians are coming, and I don’t mean that movie from the 1960s with Carl Reiner, Eva Marie Saint, and Alan Arkin.  Back then, the Russians showed up in a coastal town.  This week, their warships showed up in Cuba, not far from….
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Thursday, June 13, 2024

Thursday's podcast: Trump in DC, Russia in Cuba, Border and terrorists and more stories

Thursday's podcast:    

Trump in DC, Russia in Cuba, Border and terrorists and more stories......

See you in September, Hunter

See you in September, Hunter: The Hunter Biden gun conviction was the easy part. It was an easy case to prosecute and for the jury to finish. Frankly, I'm surprised that the Bidens didn't admit guilt and settle out of court. At least, it would have kept all that info...
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The Bee Gees, memories and a great medley




Over the last several years, we've blogged and posted about the amazing Bee Gees, or Brothers Gibb. (They celebrated 50 years in 2010!)

Barry, Robin and Maurice Gibb started singing when they were kids growing up in the UK and then Australia.  

Eventually, they got an international recording contract in 1967.

Barry was 20 and the twins were 17 when they had their first international hit.


Robin died in 2012 and Maurice in 2003.   Nevertheless, they left us many recordings or memories.

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Wednesday, June 12, 2024

Wednesday's podcast: Hunter Biden case, More people like trades, Hit the road LO, Reagan 1987 and more stories

 Wednesday's podcast:   

Hunter Biden case, More people like trades, Hit the road LO, Reagan 1987 and more stories....

If I were a carpenter...

If I were a carpenter...: Okay. I'm not talking about the carpenter story that Johnny Cash and June Carter were singing about. My carpenter is the fellow who puts things together and has no trouble making money in our society. He is busy making a living and…
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Tuesday, June 11, 2024

Tuesday's podcast: A chat with Richard Baehr, chief political correspondent, American Thinker

 A chat with Richard Baehr, chief political correspondent, American Thinker

Hit the road, 'LO...

Hit the road, 'LO...: They voted last week in Mexico and everyone is talking about making history.  Yes, Mexicans elected their first woman as president but history continues to be made because another politician was killed.  This is the story: 


Did Dobbs abort the Left's common sense?

Did Dobbs abort the Left's common sense?: Something happened on the day that Roe was replaced by Dobbs. I mean on the day that Justice Samuel Alito wrote that abortion decisions should be made by voters, not judges. Yes, something happened that day because the Left has not recovered. In fact...
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A horse with a big name

A horse with a big name: On this day in 1973, Secretariat captivated the world by winning the Triple Crown in spectacular fashion.  I sat with my father and brother and watched the race.  We were not horse racing fans, but then most people watching…
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We remember Les Paul (1916-2009) and the electric guitar!


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Les Paul was bon in Wisconsin on this day in 1916.   

We don't think of Les Paul as a rocker. However, he had a huge impact on every rock song recorded with an electric guitar.

This is from the AP:
"As an inventor, Paul helped bring about the rise of rock 'n' roll and multitrack recording, which enables artists to record different instruments at different times, sing harmony with themselves, and then carefully balance the "tracks" in the finished recording.
He was a wonderful guitar player and set the table for guitars to come!

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Saturday, June 08, 2024

Cruz targets the 'moderate'

Cruz targets the 'moderate': We are seeing evidence that Senator Ted Cruz has learned his Beto lesson, i.e. don't underestimate your liberal opponent. Don't let him drive around the state in his version of the Beto-mobile telling everyone that he wants Texans to love….
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Guess who is moving to Texas?

Guess who is moving to Texas?: We woke up today to a rather fascinating story. Dallas may have a new resident soon and I don't mean the NFL Chiefs coming back to their original location. This is the story: Capital giants BlackRock and Citadel are among the…
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D-Day to remember our friend Bob Jagers

D-Day to remember our friend Bob Jagers:   Bob Jagers passed away in 2021.  He was almost 99 and been very sick for weeks.   Mr. Jagers was quite a celebrity in our area of Texas, a member of our parish, and wonderful storyteller.    For years, he...
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Did AMLO cook up a 30-point victory?

Did AMLO cook up a 30-point victory?: Down in Mexico, they killed another mayor and I can't count anymore. 36? 37? Yolanda Sánchez Figueroa, mayor of Cotija in Michoacán, was shot dead hours after the country elected its first female president. Here we go...
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Frank Mankiewicz: The man who announced RFK was dead!

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Jerry Lewis & Dean Martin: "Partners"

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Jerry Lewis & Dean Martin: "Scared stiff"

 

Washington Post-ies get lesson in cash flow

Washington Post-ies get lesson in cash flow: It must have been an amazing meeting.  Maybe someone filmed it (if we still used that term) and will share it with the rest of us.  After all, what could be more enjoyable than watching a bunch of lefties full of themselves get a lesson in…
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2004: President Reagan died






We remember another anniversary of President Reagan’s death.

He was born in 1911 and died on this in 2004.

As the 40th President, he was consequential, optimistic and very patriotic.  

President Reagan inspired me, and lots of other people, to join the conservative movement in the late 1970’s.

I am very happy that he did!

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Tuesday, June 04, 2024

Tuesday's podcast: Allan Wall, blogger reviews the Mexico election

Tuesday's podcast:    

Allan Wall, blogger reviews the Mexico election..........

Claudia the scientist

Claudia the scientist: So Mexico will have its first woman president, granddaughter of Jewish Eastern European immigrants, and she is a scientist. Most importantly, she was supported by the incumbent President Andres Lopez-Obrador. Who is Claudia….
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Monday, June 03, 2024

Monday's podcast: The week in review with Bill Katz the editor of Urgent Agenda

 

The week in review with Bill Katz the editor of Urgent Agenda

A sham wrapped in banana

A sham wrapped in banana: It's hard to think about the Trump verdict without thinking of bananas, republics that is. Who knew that we would ever see such a travesty in the U.S.?  I didn't but then again I have never suffered from a derangement syndrome. 
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Sunday, June 02, 2024

Learning English with ‘The Beaver’

 

Saturday, June 01, 2024

Your name is Merchan!

Your name is Merchan!: It took me a while to understand the expression “Your name is mud.”  It’d come up when I was playing sandlot baseball or learning about football.  Someone would scream it, and I had no idea why such an expression...
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