Monday, February 17, 2025

Happy Presidents Day




It’s difficult to pick a favorite president because we tend to focus on the ones that we remember. In our case, it’s Cold War or recent presidencies. Nevertheless, I will try to look at past and recent history. My five picks for best presidents are:

  1. George Washington-—the US was lucky to have this man at the very foundation of the republic. Most new countries go wrong from the very beginning. On the other hand, the US had the proper man at the right moment.
  2. Abraham Lincoln—-who else? He kept this nation together. It’s sad because no one appreciated him during his presidency.
  3. Franklin D. Roosevelt-—great leader. He made people feel better during The Great Depression that saw huge levels of unemployment. Also, FDR saw evil in Europe and confronted it.
  4. Dwight Eisenhower-—as they say, he gets better with age. His steady leadership was exactly what the country needed after Korea and World War II.
  5. Ronald Reagan-—the great communicator and the one who inspired so many to become conservatives.

Honorable mention to George W. Bush, who was brilliant after 9-11, Gerald Ford for taking over after the Nixon resignation, Harry Truman for enacting the policy of containing communism and Donald Trump for being realistic about the threat of an unaccountable bureaucracy.

Overall, the US has been very lucky with the integrity of its presidents.

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World War II: A look at the political leaders with Barry Jacobsen



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Guest: Barry Jacobsen, military blogger and historian......we will look at some of the political and military figures of World War II..........President Roosevelt, President Truman, Prime Minister Churchill, USSR leader Stalin, Chancellor Hitler........................plus many more.....click to listen:

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Sunday, February 16, 2025

The Texas Report

 

Guest: George Rodriguez, South Texas conservative author & public speaker……..the Trump-Musk show, the latest from Austin & Teas legislature plus looking back at our favorite presidents…..

The Texas Report

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Resistance: Sheryl Crow sells her Tesla!

Resistance: Sheryl Crow sells her Tesla!: We hear that Sheryl Crow is selling her Tesla.  Here is the story: Sheryl Crow had once been a proud Tesla owner, even interfacing with Elon Muskon social media about her car. But whatever support the environmentally minded sing...
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 We hear that Sheryl Crow is selling her Tesla.  Here is the story:

Sheryl Crow had once been a proud Tesla owner, even interfacing with Elon Muskon social media about her car. But whatever support the environmentally minded singer formerly had for the EVs has been superseded by her alarm at the rightward political turn taken by the man she now calls “President Musk,” and so she is saying: “So long Tesla.”

In a video posted to Instagram, Crow stands on the street as her Tesla is towed away. The caption says that she has sold the car and donated the money to NPR, “which is under threat by President Musk.”

So Crow sold the Tesla and wants the funds to go to NPR.

Frankly, I’m delighted that a liberal like Sheryl is leading the way.  Maybe more will dump their assets and fund NPR.  It makes our point that it should be market-funded rather supported by any public funds.  Let the new funding begin.

Furthermore, putting more Teslas on the street will drop their prices and give more people a chance to own one.

Maybe Sheryl has started a movement.  Sell your Tesla, send the proceeds to NPR, and buy a gas-powered car with a good FM radio to catch “All Things Considered.”

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February 16, 1964: The Beatles returned to The Ed Sullivan Show a week later.........





On February 16, 1964, The Beatles came back to the "The Ed Sullivan Show".     

It was the follow up visit to their historic debut the week before.

They sang "She Loves You," "This Boy," "All My Loving," "I Saw Her Standing There," "From Me To You" and "I Want To Hold Your Hand."


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1959: Fidel Castro became Prime Minister of Cuba




We recall another day in Cuban history:

“On February 16, 1959, Fidel Castro is sworn in as prime minister of Cuba after leading a guerrilla campaign that forced right-wing dictator Fulgencio Batista into exile. Castro, who became commander in chief of Cuba’s armed forces after Batista was ousted on January 1, replaced the more moderate Miro Cardona as head of the country’s new provisional government.”

Castro followed the announcement with a trip to the US. He met with VP Nixon, was a guest on “Meet the Press” and spoke before The National Press Club. He charmed the press. I think that most of the media in the US was caught up in the tale of the young “barbudo” destined to turn into some kind of Cuban George Washington.

Back in Cuba, Castro still enjoyed vast support. However, it started to erode in 1960 when radical steps were implemented. Castro went after the private schools, the newspapers and the media. Elections were never held. Repression was everywhere.

Finally, Cuba became a huge issue in the 1960 election and then Senator Kennedy beat up VP Nixon because the Eisenhower administration had been too easy on Cuba. On January ’61, or two years after Castro became prime minister, the US broke diplomatic relations and that was followed by The Bay of Pigs and The Missile Crisis.

And you know the rest of the ugly story. Castro never became the Cuban George Washington but he did govern a lot like the Cuban Josef Stalin.

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World War II: The great military leaders with Barry Jacobsen


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Saturday, February 15, 2025

The Trump show off to a good start

 The Trump show i off to a good start after 3 weeks. Musk is doing well too. The Democrats are off target and not putting up much of a fight. And we remember the Maine 1898.



 

More like Stalin than Washington

More like Stalin than Washington: Do you remember talking to your parents about politics and current events?  Our family arrived in the U.S. back in 1964, and our dinner time was always a history lesson about Cuba.  It was as if my parents were on a mission to….
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Do you remember talking to your parents about politics and current events?  Our family arrived in the U.S. back in 1964, and our dinner time was always a history lesson about Cuba.  It was as if my parents were on a mission to teach us how communism destroyed a country.  My parents are gone now, but those conversations come back to me whenever an anniversary comes up.

We recall another important day in Cuban history:

On February 16, 1959, Fidel Castro is sworn in as prime minister of Cuba after leading a guerrilla campaign that forced right-wing dictator Fulgencio Batista into exile. Castro, who became commander in chief of Cuba’s armed forces after Batista was ousted on January 1, replaced the more moderate Miro Cardona as head of the country’s new provisional government.

Castro followed the announcement with a trip to the U.S.  He met with V.P. Nixon, was a guest on Meet the Press, and spoke before the National Press Club.  He charmed the press.  I think most of the media in the U.S. were caught up in the tale of the young “barbudo” destined to turn into some kind of Cuban George Washington.

Back in Cuba, Castro still enjoyed vast support.  However, it started to erode in 1960, when radical steps were implemented.  Castro went after the private schools, the newspapers, and the media.  Elections were never held.  Repression was everywhere.

Finally, Cuba became a huge issue in the 1960 election, and then Senator Kennedy beat up V.P. Nixon because the Eisenhower administration had been too easy on Cuba.  In January ’61, or two years after Castro became prime minister, the U.S. broke diplomatic relations, and that was followed by the Bay of Pigs and the Missile Crisis.

And you know the rest of the ugly story.  Castro never became the Cuban George Washington, but he did govern a lot like the Cuban Josef Stalin.

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Happy # 77 Ron Cey

Ronald Charles Cey was born in Tacoma, Washington on this day in 1948.    He was known as "The Penguin".

Ron broke with the Dodgers in 1971 and became one of the best third basement in the late 1970's.     He was part of the Garvey-Lopes-Russel-Cey infield!

Cey hit 228 HR & 842 RBI in 12 seasons with LA.    Overall, he retired with 316 HR & 1,139 RBI.

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Remember the Maine one more time

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It was one of the first lessons of Cuban history that we learned in school.
The Maine blew up in Havana’s harbor on February 15, 1898.
This is from the front page of The NY Times the next day:      
At 9:45 o’clock this evening a terrible explosion took place on board the United States battleship Maine in Havana Harbor.
Many persons were killed or wounded. All the boats of the Spanish cruiser Alfonso XII. are assisting.
As yet the cause of the explosion is not apparent. The wounded sailors of the Maine are unable to explain it. It is believed that the battleship is totally destroyed.
The explosion shook the whole city. The windows were broken in nearly all the houses.
The correspondent of the Associated Press says he has conversed with several of the wounded sailors and understands from them that the explosion took place while they were asleep, so that they can give no particulars as to the cause.
The Maine explosion led to the US-Spanish War and the eventual independence of Cuba in 1902.
In 1976, a US Navy investigation concluded that the Maine explosion was likely caused by a fire that ignited its ammunition stocks, not by a Spanish mine or act of sabotage.
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We remember Ted Marchibroda (1931-2016)

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We remember Ted Marchibroda who was born in Franklin, PA, on this day in 1931.

Back in the 1970s, Ted Marchibroda revived the Baltimore Colts with 3 straight AFC East titles.   

He had good roster of young players like QB Bert Jones and running back Lydell Mitchell.

Unfortunately, he and the Colts ran into the Pittsburgh Steelers and Oakland Raiders, or the two teams that went on to win the Super Bowl those 3 seasons.  Therefore, the Colts never got out of the first round.

Later, he was the Ravens coach when the NFL returned to Baltimore.

Coach Marchibroda died in 2016 after a long career in the NFL.   

He was always very respectful of the fans and developed strong relationships with players and fellow coaches in the game.


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The story of World War I, part 2, with Barry Jacobsen

 

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Friday, February 14, 2025

Happy Valentine’s Day & more stories


The mayor singing ‘in my room’

The mayor singing ‘in my room’: Like that old Beach Boys song about hiding from the world in my room, Mayor Johnson of Chicago has indeed been doing something in his room.  Well, he is allegedly hiding some gifts in his room.  This is the story: 
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Like that old Beach Boys song about hiding from the world in my room, Mayor Johnson of Chicago has indeed been doing something in his room.  Well, he is allegedly hiding some gifts in his room.  This is the story:

The City of Chicago recently shared a video of its ‘gift room’ after a watchdog group accused Mayor Brandon Johnson of improperly accepting valuable gifts.

On Wednesday, the city also announced new protocols for receiving gifts, along with a log and video of items currently inside its ‘gift room.’

The transparency attempt comes after the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) accused Johnson of accepting valuable gifts and failing to report them.

Alleged unreported gifts included jewelry, alcohol, AirPods, designer handbags and size 14 men’s shoes, prompting ethical concerns.

14-size shoes and designer handbags?  Another man of the people with fancy tastes.  Apparently, new protocols were announced, and future mayors won’t be able to hide their big shoes and handbags.

All of these stories come on top of everything else going on in Chicago.  A couple of months ago, we learned that, “State test scores are in for Chicago Public Schools, and fewer than 1-in-3 students could read and fewer than 1-in-5 do math at their elementary grade level in 2024.” It was worse for high school juniors: “fewer than 1 in 4 could read and math scores dropped nearly a percentage point from 2023.”

And I won’t bring up crime figures and the complete mess created by sanctuary city status.  So the city of Chicago moves on, but not in a sensible direction.  The mayor with big shoes and a fine taste for handbags has been a disaster for the place, but he’s second to none when it comes to bashing Trump.

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Valentine's Day 2019 with Leslie Eastman & Aaron Clarey


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Tuesday's podcast: Valentine's Day and balloons with Leslie Eastman, Legal Insurrection


Guest:   Leslie Eastman.....contributor to Legal Insurrection.....Valentine's Day and balloons....VP Harris' problems...

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2017: Valentine's Day Leslie Eastman and Barry Jacobsen.

Happy Valentine's Day 2020: Romantic wishes, SMS, Quotes ...
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2014: "ICONS OF LOVE" for Valentine's Day

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Love & romance along the ancient Nile with Leslie Eastman & Dr Eric Wells

Guests:  Leslie Eastman, editor of Temple of Mut, joins us for a review of love and romance along the ancient land of The Nile......she will introduce us to Dr. Eric Wells, editor of Eric's Guide to ancient Egypt....this is what Leslie wrote about it:
"As Valentine’s Day was just a couple of days ago, we will be reviewing love and romance in ancient Egypt.  I suspect many of you will be surprised by how seriously the Egyptian’s took their passion."
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2015: Valentine's Day Show with Leslie and friends

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Valentine’s Day: Icons of Love with Leslie Eastman & Barry Jacobsen


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Thursday, February 13, 2025

Dems response to Musk plus more

A hissy fit, not a constitutional crisis

A hissy fit, not a constitutional crisis: Who knew that the Stones had the Democrats in mind when they sang about that woman who kept having nervous breakdowns? Did Mick have Senator Elizabeth Warren in mind? or Rep. Maxine Waters? I saw a lot women screaming on TV saying that the ...
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 Who knew that the Stones had the Democrats in mind when they sang about that woman who kept having nervous breakdowns? Did Mick have Senator Elizabeth Warren in mind? or Rep. Maxine Waters? I saw a lot women screaming on TV saying that the Constitution was in crisis and that bad stuff is coming our way.

It’s mid-February and the Democrats can’t keep up with President Trump. So it’s time to go “nervous breakdown” or the “constitutional crisis card.” So here we go — the constitutional crisis is here and fasten your seat belts. The coup is coming. Look out for the tanks because they are rolling down Pennsylvania Avenue any moment. With Pres. Trump is in the lead tank and Elon Musk in the next.

The Wall Street Journal nailed it:

Well, that was fast. The same people who predicted Donald Trump would be a dictator now say a “constitutional crisis” has already arrived, barely three weeks into his Presidency. They’re overwrought as usual, and readers may appreciate a less apocalyptic breakdown about Mr. Trump’s actions and whether they do or don’t breach the normal checks and balances.

Mr. Trump’s domestic-policy decisions so far strike us as falling into three categories. Most rest on strong legal ground. Some are legally debatable and could go either way in court. In still others Mr. Trump appears to be breaking current law deliberately to tee up cases that will go to the Supreme Court to restore what he considers to be constitutional norms. None of these is a constitutional crisis.

That’s it. Going crazy on TV attacking Musk and Trump is not proof of a constitutional crisis. It simply confirms that there are a lot of screamers on the other side who don’t know why they lost the election.

Another point to remember is that no court has opined on any of this. An order from a local Democrat judge (who was obviously selected on purpose) is not a court opinion. Let’s see what happens when it goes to the Appeals Court.

The larger point is that the crisis is actually is happening with the Democrats. They are out of ideas and have simply unleashed a modern “hissy fit” on the country. Maybe this is why they keep losing the male vote.

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We remember Sal Bando (1944-2023)


We say happy birthday to Sal Bando who was born on this day in 1944.    He died in January 2023.

Salvatore Leonard Bando was born in Cleveland and was one of the young Oakland A's of the late 1960's.      Sal became the A's third baseman in 1968 and was a central figure of the team that won 3 World Series and 5 division titles between 1971 and 1975.    

In 1977, Bando signed with Milwaukee and enjoyed some good seasons with the Brewers.    

Overall, he hit 254 HR & 1.039 RBI.   He was always great in the clutch and team captain.   Bando averaged 23 HR & 90 RBI over an eight-year span (1969-1976) with the A's.

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World War II: The great military leaders with Barry Jacobsen


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Barry Jacobsen, military historian and blogger.......we will remember the Allied and Axis commanders: Ike, MacArthur, Nimitz, Monty, Zukov; and on the Axis side, Von Manstein, Guderian, Rommel, Kesselring, Adm. Yamamoto, General Yamashita.......
and other stories of the war...........


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Wednesday, February 12, 2025

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

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

 

The Democrats say that we are in a constitutional crisis but are we really?  The Trump Cabinet is coming together.  The Trump-Putin talks underway.  Hostages and cease fire.   We remember Pres. Lincoln who was born in 1809 and Gershwin's "Rhapsody in blue" made its debut.

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Learning about Abe

Learning about Abe : It was another snowy day in Wisconsin and Miss Jones, my wonderful teacher, reminded her 6th grade class that Abraham Lincoln was born on a day like this in 1809. She spoke at length about the man, his character and even had a tear in her eye when….
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It was another snowy day in Wisconsin and Miss Jones, my wonderful teacher, reminded her 6th grade class that Abraham Lincoln was born on a day like this in 1809. She spoke at length about the man, his character and even had a tear in her eye when she called him “The Great Emancipator.” She spoke with such pride about him.

To say the least, it was one of those grade-school sessions that stays with you for a long time. I had not heard anyone speak about President Lincoln that way since our Great Uncle Joaquin, a judge and law professor in Cuba, would tell us about the Gettysburg Address when we visited him in Havana. He admired Lincoln as much as anybody and would have been enraged at those who want to delete his name today.

As my old grade-school teacher said that morning, no one is indispensable in a democracy. After all, democracies are based on laws, not men. However, President Lincoln comes as close to indispensable as any American ever, as Scott Johnson wrote in 2016:

“Today is of course the anniversary of the birth of America’s greatest president, Abraham Lincoln. As a politician and as president, Lincoln was a profound student of the Constitution and constitutional history. Perhaps most important, Lincoln was America’s indispensable teacher of the moral ground of political freedom at the exact moment when the country was on the threshold of abandoning what he called its “ancient faith” that all men are created equal.”

Yes, he was the closest thing to indispensable in U.S. history! Perhaps we can pass that information to those who don’t understand his greatness.

One more thing about Pres. Lincoln. They said a lot of nasty things about him too. My guess is that a weaker man would have been crushed but he was no ordinary man. He was a giant and giants know that it comes with the territory.

So make sure you tell your kids about Abraham Lincoln today. They may not hear about him in certain school districts.

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We remember Pat Dobson (1942-2006)

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In 1971, he was one of the four 20-game winners in the Orioles' starting rotation.  Overall, he was 122-129 with a 3.54 ERA over 11 seasons.

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We remember Lorne Greene (1911-1987)




We remember Lyon Himan “Chaim” Green who was born in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, on this day in 1911.    

We know him as Lorne Green, or the man who played Ben Cartwright in “Bonanza”.

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We remember Joe Garagiola (1926-2016)


Joseph Henry “Joe” Garagiola was born in St. Louis, Missouri, on this day in 1926.   
My first memory of Garagiola was when he hosted the pre-game show on NBC.   He was also on The Johnny Carson show once in a while.
Garagiola was a catcher with the Cardinals before going to the TV booth.   He was a great ambassador for the game, as well.   
He died in 2016.    
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1924: Gershwin's "Rhapsody in blue" made its debut

It was years ago today (1924) that George Gershwin performed "Rhapsody in Blue.

You can get a "digital" version of the original and let me also recommend Deodato's version.

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Another 12th of February to remember my late great Uncle Joaquin


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As we get older, we associate certain moments of history with people we grew up with.  For example, the Bay of Pigs and Cuban Missile Crisis remind me of my parents.  Hearing of Minnie Minoso reminds me of my father and brother one Sunday afternoon in Cuba.
I am always reminded of my late great uncle on Lincoln anniversaries, from his date of birth to the Gettysburg Address to the day he was assassinated.
President Lincoln was born on February 12, 1809.  I don’t believe he had a bigger fan on this planet than my late great uncle, who was a judge; a college professor; an attorney; and, I repeat, a big fan of President Lincoln. 
I am sure he would have loved this post about Mr. Lincoln written by Scott Johnson:
Today is of course the anniversary of the birth of America’s greatest president, Abraham Lincoln. 
As a politician and as president, Lincoln was a profound student of the Constitution and constitutional history. 
Perhaps most important, Lincoln was America’s indispensable teacher of the moral ground of political freedom at the exact moment when the country was on the threshold of abandoning what he called its “ancient faith” that all men are created equal.
In 1858 Lincoln attained national prominence in the Republican Party as the result of the contest for the Senate seat held by Stephen Douglas. 
It was Lincoln’s losing campaign against Douglas that made him a figure of sufficient prominence that he could be the party’s 1860 presidential nominee.
At the convention of the Illinois Republican Party in June, Lincoln was the unanimous choice to run against Douglas.
After making him its nominee late on the afternoon of June 16, the entire convention returned that evening to hear Lincoln speak. 
Accepting the convention’s nomination, Lincoln gave one of the most incendiary speeches in American history.
Lincoln electrified the convention, asserting that the institution of slavery had made the United States “a house divided against itself.” Slavery would either be extirpated or become lawful nationwide, Lincoln predicted, provocatively quoting scriptural authority to the effect that “a house divided against itself cannot stand.” 
Demonstrating how it “changed the course of history,” Harry Jaffa calls it “[t]he speech that changed the world.”
Yes, my great uncle would have loved President Lincoln referred to as “America’s indispensable teacher of the moral ground of political freedom.”  Yes, he would have loved that!
To say the least, Abraham Lincoln had a huge impact on his life and specially his political ideas.
In fact, he was such a fan that my brother and I got to sit at his home study and hear him recite the Gettysburg Address.
We were too young back in Cuba to appreciate his message.  It took me a while, and relocation to this wonderful country, to understand it and to love each and every word.
Years later, I always think of my great uncle on any day, or when I am exposed to any documentary or book, that reminds us of the 16th president of the U.S.
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