Thursday, August 29, 2024
Court-packing the Mexican way
Court-packing the Mexican way: In a couple of months, President López Obrador (AMLO) will hand the presidency to Claudia Sheinbaum, a party loyalist who promises to keep the ball rolling.
The most controversial issue south of the border is judicial reforms.
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Happy # 74 Doug DeCinces (the man who replaced Brooks Robinson)
Doug DeCinces was born on this day in 1950. Doug broke with the Orioles in 1973 and became a regular in 1976 replacing Brooks Robinson. In 1977, DeCinces hit 18 HR and 28 HR the next season, He was traded to the Angels and hit 30 HR in 1982. We will always remember him as the man who replaced the legendary Robinson.
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1964: LEAVING CUBA 50-PLUS YEARS AGO WITH ORESTES MATACENA
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We recorded this November 2014............
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— Silvio Canto, Jr. (@SCantojr) November 4, 2014
2005: Do you remember Katrina?
Katrina was the big media story of 2005. Katrina was also bad and partisan reporting. It was too much hype and exaggeration.
Do you remember the 10,000 dead? The media was about 9,000 wrong. It turned out to be 1,000 dead rather than 10,000!
The media got something else wrong.
Remember Katrina and race?
It turns out that Katrina killed across racial lines.
Nicholas Riccardi, Doug Smith and David Zucchino wrote "Katrina Killed Across Class Lines" for the LATimes. This is their conclusion:
"The well-to-do died along with the poor, an analysis of data shows. The findings counter common beliefs that disadvantaged blacks bore the brunt."
Another big Katrina lie was its economic impact. Do you recall all of the doom and gloom about Katrina turning the US economy upside down?
It did not happen. The US economy did just fine.
Another lie is that Pres. Bush could not use The National Guard because of Iraq.
In the end, it was Gov. Blanco, and the extremely incompetent Mayor Nagin, who made matters worse in New Orleans.
Check out Mississippi next door. Gov. Barbour was excellent in handling the crisis in his state.
Why did the media repeat so many lies about Katrina? Why did they become a megaphone for every anti-Bush theory? Among these were Bush is a racist; Bush did not fund levee repairs; and, Bush caused global warming.
The media needs a little self examination. Why did get so many things wrong about Katrina?
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We remember Ingrid Bergman (1915-1982)
The beautiful and talented Ingrid Bergman was born on August 29, 1915 and died on the same day in 1982.
Her film debut was David O. Selznick’s Intermezzo: A Love Story (1939). In 1942, she made "Casablanca" with Humphrey Bogart. Then came "For Whom the Bell Tolls" in 1943 and few others.
Her movies were great! Watch one today.
Her film debut was David O. Selznick’s Intermezzo: A Love Story (1939). In 1942, she made "Casablanca" with Humphrey Bogart. Then came "For Whom the Bell Tolls" in 1943 and few others.
Her movies were great! Watch one today.
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