Guest: Bill Katz the editor of Urgent Agenda...President Trump on the road to sell his economic plan; NYC Mayor Elect is making some interesting appointments; Democrats and narco boats; plus other stories......
Wednesday, December 10, 2025
The week in review with Bill Katz the editor of Urgent Agenda..
Guest: Bill Katz the editor of Urgent Agenda...President Trump on the road to sell his economic plan; NYC Mayor Elect is making some interesting appointments; Democrats and narco boats; plus other stories......
Don't book the dance hall just yet
Don't book the dance hall just yet: There is a lot of talk about the elections next November. A lot of pundits are correct in saying that the incumbent usually loses seats or the whole House, i.e. Obama in 2010 or Clinton 1994. In Obama's case, it came less than two years...
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So maybe the Democrats will be twisting a future November night away. Maybe there will be sad faces over at the Trump White House next November. My point is that no one knows today and waiting until summer may be wise for those planning a big party down the road.
— Silvio Canto. Jr. (@silvio_canto) December 10, 2025
Don't book the…
1971: The Mets traded a young Nolan Ryan to the Angels
To be fair, Ryan had been a bit wild as a young pitcher plus the Mets were very deep with Seaver, Koosman and Gentry. They felt that Fregosi could add some punch to their lineup.
The trade paid off because the Mets won the NL pennant in 1973. On the other hand, the Angels had to wait until 1979 for a championship.
Ryan was a strikeout king for much of the 1970's before signing with the Astros and ending his career with the Rangers.
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1969-71: Mike Cuellar was a great pitcher
As we wait for the annual Cy Young Awards, we remember Mike Cuellar as one of the top left handed pitchers in the American League.
Cuellar was traded to Baltimore after pitching with Houston and making the NL All Star Team. Nobody expected the crafty Cuban to win 143 games over the next 8 seasons, 1969-75.
Cuellar was traded to Baltimore after pitching with Houston and making the NL All Star Team. Nobody expected the crafty Cuban to win 143 games over the next 8 seasons, 1969-75.
In 1969, Cuellar won 23 for the AL Champion Orioles who won 109 games. Mike finished in a tie with Denny McClain (24 wins) for the AL Cy Young. He also won game 1 of the World Series, or the only game that the Orioles won, and pitched very well in game 4 but lost 2-1.
In 1970, Cuellar won 24 and came in 4th behind Jim Perry, Dave McNally & Sam McDowell in the Cy Young Award race. Mike pitched a complete game in game 5 to beat Cincinnati and clinch the title for Baltimore.
In 1971, Cuellar was one of the 4 Orioles who won 20 games. Mike pitched twice in the World Series but lost game 7 when the late Roberto Clemente hit a game winning home run.
In 1970, Cuellar won 24 and came in 4th behind Jim Perry, Dave McNally & Sam McDowell in the Cy Young Award race. Mike pitched a complete game in game 5 to beat Cincinnati and clinch the title for Baltimore.
In 1971, Cuellar was one of the 4 Orioles who won 20 games. Mike pitched twice in the World Series but lost game 7 when the late Roberto Clemente hit a game winning home run.
He also won 18 in 1973 and 22 in 1974, including several starts in the pennant race with 2-days rest. Once again, he pitched in the post season but the A’s beat the Orioles in the ALCS both times.
Cuellar retired with 185 wins and a 3.14 ERA.
Without question, he was the most consistent lefty in the American League during that time.
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December 10, 1967: We remember the day that Otis Redding was killed in Madison, Wisconsin
Otis Redding was killed in a plane crash in Wisconsin on this day in 1967.
I remember this event quite well. We had heard on the radio that Otis Redding would play in Madison. His sudden death was quite a shock for many of us.
Otis Redding recorded "Dock of the Bay" a few days before his death. It became a #1 song the following spring.
What a talented performer! You can get his music HERE.
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We remember Emily Dickinson (1830-1886)
We used to read her poetry in school. Emily Dickinson was born on this day years ago in Amherst, Massachusetts. She wrote 1775 poems but only 7 were published in her lifetime.
One of my English teachers loved her work and would give us a full share of her poetry to read. Glad that she did!
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HELLO FROM TEXAS: George Strait - Jingle bell rock
GEORGE STRAIT
JINGLE BELL ROCK
"Jingle Bell, Jingle Bell, Jingle Bell Rock
Jingle bell swing and jingle bells ring
Snowing and blowing up bushels of fun
Now the jingle hop has begun
Jingle Bell, Jingle Bell, Jingle Bell Rock
Jingle bells chime in jingle bell time
Dancing and prancing in Jingle Bell Square In the frosty air
What a bright time, it's the right time To rock the night away
Jingle bell time is a swell time To go gliding in a one-horse sleigh
Giddy-up jingle horse, pick up your feet
Jingle around the clock
Mix and a-mingle in the jingling feet
That's the jingle bell, That's the jingle bell,
That's the jingle bell rock....."
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Tuesday, December 09, 2025
Crockett in, Biden & border plus other stories
Congresswoman Crockett is in and it will be exciting; The NY Times and Biden border policies; Scandal in Minnesota; November 2026 is a long time down the road; Birthright citizenship and we remember John Lennon 1980.
This is not immigration
This is not immigration: Once upon a time, there were two ways of coming to the U.S. One way was to apply for entry, wait your turn, fill out documents, such as not being a public charge, undergoing a criminal background check, and so on. It’s the way most ...
Under President Biden, the system was broken. Some say on purpose, others say that it was incompetence. The net result is the same though, and reasonable Americans, even naturalized U.S. citizens, are wondering what in the world is going on.
— Silvio Canto. Jr. (@silvio_canto) December 9, 2025
This is not immigration - American…
1965: The day that Frank Robinson became an Oriole!
Frank joined Brooks Robinson and the Orioles became the best team in the AL. They played in 4 World Series, winning in 1966 and 1970. They lost to the Mets in '69 and Pirates in '71.
The Reds thought that Frank Robinson was "old" but he proved them wrong in Baltimore. He won the Triple Crown in 1966 and MVP that year.
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We remember Kirk Douglas (1916-2020)
We remember Issur Danielovitch who was born in New York City on this day in 1916. We know him as Kirk Douglas or one of the most popular actors ever. He died in 2020.
Some of his acting roles were in “Ace in the Hole” (1951), “The Bad and the Beautiful” (1952), “Act of Love” (1953), “20,000 Leagues Under the Sea” (1954), "Lust for life" (1956) and “Spartacus” (1960).
Let's put his life in some perspective. He was born during World War I and made his first movie when President Truman was in The White House.
He was a great actor.
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Happy # 76 Nando Parrado who survived a plane crash in The Andes (1972)
Nando Parrado was born in Montevideo, Uruguay in 1949.
In 1972, Nando was one of the passengers on a flight that crashed in The Andes. He was travelling with a rugby team on the way to a tournament.
Nando survived and the story became a book as well as a movie. You can get the movie HERE.
It's an amazing story!
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John Lennon and the number 9
We remember another anniversary of John Lennon's tragic death in 1980.
In my case, I heard it in a Mexico City hotel when the clock radio woke me up at 6 a.m.
After The Beatles broke up, John went solo and recorded a lot of songs.
After The Beatles broke up, John went solo and recorded a lot of songs.
Some were good ("Instant Karma") and others were not, like the woke "Imagine" or "How do you sleep," a nuclear attack on Paul.
George, Ringo and John had spent the 1970s watching Paul record one hit after another.
As I remember, it was really rare to hear anything by John, George or Ringo on the radio at that time.
I'll never forget shopping for music for my parents in early 1980 and seeing George's and Ringo's LPs on the sale rack. I asked the store manager and he said "nobody is buying that stuff anymore."
Blame it on "Disco Duck" or some bad solo from a couple of guys who used to play with a band called the Beatles.
Back to John, "# 9 dream" was one of my favorites.
Back to John, "# 9 dream" was one of my favorites.
It turns out that John Lennon had a fascination with the number nine.
According to The Beatles Bible, there were many references to the number nine in John's life:
According to The Beatles Bible, there were many references to the number nine in John's life:
Lennon travelled on the number 72 bus to Liverpool Art College, where he was friends with Stuart Sutcliffe.His first meeting in 1957 with Paul McCartney proved a pivotal role in Lennon’s life. McCartney’s surname has nine letters, as does Sutcliffe’s.The group became The Beatles in 1960, and Lennon left in 1969, nine years later.The Beatles’ first appearance at the Cavern Club was on 9 February 1961.Brian Epstein, The Beatles’ manager, first saw them perform on 9 November 1961.The group’s contract with EMI was confirmed on 9 May 1962.The Beatles’ debut single, ‘Love Me Do’, was on Parlophone R4949.Their record-breaking debut appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show was on 9 February 1964.
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In April 1969 he changed his name to John Ono Lennon. There are nine ‘o’s in the combined names of John Ono Lennon and Yoko Ono Lennon.Lennon and Ono lived for a time in an apartment on West 72nd Street, New York City.Their first apartment in the Dakota Building was number 72.Their son, Sean Lennon, was born on 9 October 1975, John’s 35th birthday.#9 Dream was a song on Lennon’s 1974 album Walls And Bridges. The album was his ninth non-Beatles album, and was issued in the ninth month of the year.The album’s cover featured a painting done when Lennon was 11 years old. It depicts a footballer with a number nine on his back.When released as a single, #9 Dream peaked at number nine on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the United States. The refrain in the chorus – ‘Ah! Böwakawa poussé, poussé’ – featured nine syllables.Mind Games and Rock ‘N’ Roll, the albums released before and after Walls And Bridges, each contained nine letters in their titles.After he was shot, Lennon was rushed to Roosevelt Hospital on 9th Avenue, Manhattan. Roosevelt and Manhattan both have nine letters.
He was killed late night December 8 but when it happened, it was December 9 in his native U.K.
Remember that when you hear that famous lyric "Number 9, number 9" from the White Album.
World War II right after the attack on Pearl Harbor with Barry Jacobsen
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Monday, December 08, 2025
Biden and the border, Rep Crockett is in and former Rep Alred is out, an...
Biden and the border now they tell us, the narco boats, Rep Crockett is in and former Rep Alred is out, and other stories.
The new boat people of 2025
The new boat people of 2025: Who remembers the boat people of 1975? They were Vietnamese escaping the communist takeover of South Vietnam. I remember meeting some of them and it was easy to be sympathetic, especially given that our family left a communist country.
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Nevertheless, many Democrats obsessed with opposing everything Trump have found their new version of the "Maryland dad."
— Silvio Canto. Jr. (@silvio_canto) December 8, 2025
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December 8, 1941: The last time a president went to Congress for a declaration of war
We've been in 5 major wars since World War II: Korea, Vietnam, the Gulf War, Afghanistan & Iraq. The casualties are over 110,000 and many more wounded.
What do they have in common? No formal declaration of war!
To be fair, President Bush-41 & President Bush-43 did go to Congress for a resolution authorizing military force. (I'm sure all of you remember all of those Democrats reminding us that Saddam had WMDs and had to be removed)
I guess that a resolution is better than nothing, although The Tonkin Gulf Resolution was really a stretch. I don't think that a single member of Congress thought that President Johnson would use that resolution to escalate the war and send 500,000 troops to Vietnam.
President Truman sent troops to Korea under a UN Security Council resolution.
Not surprisingly, Korea and Vietnam became very unpopular wars because Congress was never really engaged.
Incredibly, most Americans were not around the last time that a president went to Congress and got a war declaration:
Let's get back to the Constitution and demand that presidents go to Congress.
What do they have in common? No formal declaration of war!
To be fair, President Bush-41 & President Bush-43 did go to Congress for a resolution authorizing military force. (I'm sure all of you remember all of those Democrats reminding us that Saddam had WMDs and had to be removed)
I guess that a resolution is better than nothing, although The Tonkin Gulf Resolution was really a stretch. I don't think that a single member of Congress thought that President Johnson would use that resolution to escalate the war and send 500,000 troops to Vietnam.
President Truman sent troops to Korea under a UN Security Council resolution.
Not surprisingly, Korea and Vietnam became very unpopular wars because Congress was never really engaged.
Incredibly, most Americans were not around the last time that a president went to Congress and got a war declaration:
The Founding Fathers understood that an executive with unlimited war powers would likely involve the country in wars. Beyond that, the executive is always stronger when he has the Congress behind him, especially when things go wrong as they always do when the shooting starts."On this day in 1941, President Franklin Roosevelt asks Congress to declare war on Japan in perhaps the most memorable speech of his career. The speech, in which he called Japan's act a "deliberate deception," received thunderous applause from Congress and, soon after, the United States officially entered the Second World War.
The day before, Japanese pilots had bombed the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor, decimating the majority of U.S. warships in the Pacific Fleet along with most of the Air Corps and Navy aircraft stationed on the island of Oahu. The bombing raids killed 2,403 people, including 68 civilians, and wounded almost 1,200."
Let's get back to the Constitution and demand that presidents go to Congress.
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We remember John Lennon (1940-80)
It's hard to believe but John Lennon was killed on this day in 1980. Where did the time go?
Yes, it was a shocking act, as Howard Cosell said on TV, when he broke the story during the football game.
Yes, it was a shocking act, as Howard Cosell said on TV, when he broke the story during the football game.
Most of the country heard the story during the aforementioned game. I fell asleep during the game and heard the news the morning after.
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Sunday, December 07, 2025
A political chat with Richard Baehr
Guest: Richard Baehr, co-founder of American Thinker. We will discuss the Texas maps, the Rep. Cuellar pardon, the future of Obama Care & health care and other current events.
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I’m Henry the pardoned, I am
I’m Henry the pardoned, I am: A year or so ago, we saw Mayor Adams of New York City and Representative Cuellar of South Texas make critical statements about President Biden’s border policies. Rep. Cuellar was direct and outlined the damage that an open border…
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Last but not least, let’s remember that President Trump is keenly aware of weaponizing justice against a citizen. Maybe President Trump was just interested in sending Mr. Cuellar a message: I feel your pain, Henry, and here’s a pardon to show you how much.
— Silvio Canto. Jr. (@silvio_canto) December 7, 2025
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Happy # 78 Johnny Bench
We remember Johnny Bench who was born on this day in 1947 in Oklahoma.
Bench broke with the Reds in 1967. He Rookie of the Year in 1968 plus NL MVP in 1970 & 1972.
Bench played in 4 World Series winning in 1975 & 1976. The Reds were the most successful NL team of the 1970's. It was a wonderful squad led by Bench, Pete Rose, Joe Morgan & Tony Perez.
Overall, Bench hit 389 HR with 1376 RBI. He was also a great catcher winning 10 gold gloves.
Bench was selected to The Hall of Fame in 1989.
We remember Pearl Harbor 1941
We remember the 3,000 who were killed that day and the brave ones who went to war after.
We remember Pearl Harbor 1941
Let's hope that new generations always remember this day.
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Another Pearl Harbor anniversary reminds me of "Tora Tora Tora"....
In 1970, the movie "Tora, Tora, Tora" was released.It is still my favorite movie about the events of that day. You can get it here: CLICK!
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Pearl Harbor 1941 and World War II with Barry Jacobsen.
December 7: Pearl Harbor 1941 and World War II with Barry Jacobsen....click to listen........
We remember Pearl Harbor!
Today, we remember Pearl Harbor and everyone who fought in World War 2!
Good movie about "Pearl Harbor"? My favorite is "Tora, tora, tora", a very serious film with very good dialogue.
Saturday, December 06, 2025
Texas maps, Cuellar pardon and other stories.
Supreme Court and Texas maps, Representative Cuellar pardoned, left down in Honduras, Secretary of Defense & blowing up boats and other stories.
Did you ever ask your dad about the day before Pearl Harbor
Did you ever ask your dad about the day before Pearl Harbor: We will celebrate another anniversary of Pearl Harbor tomorrow. It turns out that my dad died on December 7, 2015, or an anniversary of that fateful day. Over the years, I asked him a lot of questions about that time period, or the….
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That Pearl Harbor generation is generally gone now. I had the chance to ask my father about the world back then, and it was fascinating. If your parents or grandparents are still around, please call them and ask them about it. You’ll be fascinated with how much they remember.…
— Silvio Canto. Jr. (@silvio_canto) December 6, 2025
We remember Agnes Moorehead (1900-74)
Agnes Robertson Moorehead was born on this day in Massachusetts in 1900. She died in 1974.
She had a pretty good career in movies and TV before playing the role of "Endora" in "Bewitched". In fact, she was in various important movies, such as "Citizen Kane", "The Magnificent Ambersons", "All That Heaven Allows", "Show Boat" and "Hush… Hush, Sweet Charlotte". I saw her recently with Bogart & McCall in "Dark passage", a very good movie.
Nevertheless, she is probably most remember as Samantha's mother and Darrin's mother in law. She was really good in that role.
She had a pretty good career in movies and TV before playing the role of "Endora" in "Bewitched". In fact, she was in various important movies, such as "Citizen Kane", "The Magnificent Ambersons", "All That Heaven Allows", "Show Boat" and "Hush… Hush, Sweet Charlotte". I saw her recently with Bogart & McCall in "Dark passage", a very good movie.
Nevertheless, she is probably most remember as Samantha's mother and Darrin's mother in law. She was really good in that role.
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We remember Mike Smith (1943-2008)
We remember Mike Smith who was born in England on this day in 1943. He died in 2008. Mike was the lead vocalist, organist and songwriter with The Dave Clark Five. The DC5, as they were known, put 17 songs on US radio back in 1964-68. They had a great sound!
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1965: "Rubber Soul" gets better with age!
The US version is different than the one released in the UK. I learned this when I purchased the CD a few years ago. Most of the tracks are in both versions with a few exceptions like “Nowhere Man” in the UK album and “I’ve just seen a face” on the US release.
It is one of the best pop LP's ever, as Rolling Stone reminded us:
Great LP and cover photo. An amazing collection of songs!Happy 50th birthday to Rubber Soul, the album where the Beatles became the Beatles. It was the most out-there music they'd ever made, but also their warmest, friendliest and most emotionally direct. As soon as it dropped in December 1965, Rubber Soul cut the story of pop music in half — we're all living in the future this album invented.
FDR on the day before Pearl Harbor 1941
We will celebrate another anniversary of Pearl Harbor tomorrow. I found this note very interesting. This is from the day before the Japanese bombed the US:
On this day, President Roosevelt—convinced on the basis of intelligence reports that the Japanese fleet is headed for Thailand, not the United States—telegrams Emperor Hirohito with the request that “for the sake of humanity,” the emperor intervene “to prevent further death and destruction in the world.”The Royal Australian Air Force had sighted Japanese escorts, cruisers, and destroyers on patrol near the Malayan coast, south of Cape Cambodia.
An Aussie pilot managed to radio that it looked as if the Japanese warships were headed for Thailand—just before he was shot down by the Japanese.
This is a remarkable note. In other words, we suspected that the Japanese fleet was moving to Thailand. We learned the next day that it had been moving to Hawaii all along.
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"Rubber Soul", the best Beatles' album!
It's hard to pick a favorite album. However, my money is on the US version of "Rubber Soul" by The Beatles.
The US version starts with "I've just seen a face" and does not include "Drive my car" and "Nowhere man" like the UK version. We got those songs later in the US release of "Yesterday and today".
"Rubber Soul", US or UK version, is just a great album. It was the best collection of songs recorded by The Beatles.
Friday, December 05, 2025
A political chat with Richard Baehr
Guest: Richard Baehr, co-founder of American Thinker. We will discuss the Texas maps, the Rep. Cuellar pardon, the future of Obama Care & health care and other current events.
I guess that the world is not ending soon
I guess that the world is not ending soon: Have you noticed that the climate alarmists are not “alarming” anymore? Go ahead and buy that property by the ocean because the water levels are not rising like they told us so many times before. It won’t be so bad after...
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Over the years, I had my share of conversations with climate alarmists. I always got the impression that they hated capitalism more than saving the environment. It was nothing more than U.S.-bashing because no one ever marched in front of the Chinese embassy calling on that…
— Silvio Canto. Jr. (@silvio_canto) December 5, 2025
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