11 men out

11 men out: You probably heard the news that the Gitmo population is down 11. Yes, President Biden decided to move 11 men out. Here is the story: The Biden administration on Monday announced the transfer of 11 Yemeni detainees, including two former bod...

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— Silvio Canto. Jr. (@silvio_canto) January 8, 2025

 You probably heard the news that the Gitmo population is down 11. Yes, President Biden decided to move 11 men out. Here is the story:

The Biden administration on Monday announced the transfer of 11 Yemeni detainees, including two former bodyguards for Osama bin Laden, being held at a U.S. naval base in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba to Oman, which has agreed to help resettle them, amid steps to reduce the population at the controversial military facility. 

All the men were captured in the aftermath of the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks and were held for more than two decades without being charged or put on trial, the New York Times reported.

“The United States appreciates the willingness of the government of Oman and other partners to support ongoing U.S. efforts focused on responsibly reducing the detainee population and ultimately closing the Guantanamo Bay facility,” the Defense Department said in a statement.

My guess is that they need more Little League soccer coaches over there. So President Biden decided to pitch in.

My first question is simple. What guarantees are we getting that these guys won’t show up on the battlefield? What are you going to do for a living when you spend so much of your life in the terror business hanging around with other people with similar résumé?

My second question is, why now? Why didn’t he announce this decision earlier or during the campaign? I think that we know the answer. It would have been a heavy burden for the Harris campaign.

So President Biden does more late-minute governing and it’s not helpful. Speed up the clock, because noon January 20th can’t get here quickly enough.

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Happy # 84 Little Anthony

Jerome Anthony "Little Anthony" Gourdine was born in Brooklyn, NY, on this day in 1941.   He was the lead singer of Little Anthony and the Imperials, one of the great groups of the 1950's and 1960's.

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1815: The Battle of New Orleans

The Battle of New Orleans happened on this day in 1815.   The engagement happened after the war had officially ended with The Treaty of Ghent.   

The confrontation was consequential because it saved the Mississippi River for the US and it made Andrew Jackson into a national hero.   

Jackson was elected president in 1828.  

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Dolores Hart and Elvis: A neat story

Elvis was born on this day in 1935 and we remember the story of Dolores Hart.

She gave Elvis his first "screen kiss" in "Loving you", the 1956 movie.  Dolores was also one of the four girls in "Where the boys are", another huge film from that time.

Dolores gave up all of that fame and fortune and became a nun.  She decided that there were more important things in this world than being rich and famous.

What a story and she always spoke very fondly of Elvis.

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1993: Elvis US postage stamp

On this day in 1993, the US Post Office released the first Elvis 29 cents stamp.   

It sold quickly and I remember the lines.   

I finally got my sheet of stamps a week later.   It was a great image!

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Elvis is still selling after all these years

Elvis was born on this day in 1935.    He died in 1977 at the age of 42.

Incredibly, his music still sells and "everything Elvis" turns on the cash register, as we see in this article from Charles Passy:

"The fact that Mr. Presley, who died in 1977 at the age of 42, is continually rediscovered by new generations seems to only fuel Elvis tourism. Graceland, operated by a business partnership in conjunction with Mr. Presley’s daughter Lisa Marie, saw almost 600,000 visitors in 2014—a 5% increase from 2013 and the highest total in seven years.The partnership has its eyes on expansion: Ground has already been broken on a 450-room hotel/entertainment complex as part of Graceland, expected to open in 2016. A Graceland-organized temporary exhibition of Elvis artifacts, from cars to jumpsuits, is now running in London. And Graceland has plans to host a permanent exhibition in Las Vegas."

Elvis's success is probably due to a couple of reasons:

1) Elvis died young, a sure way to become a legend.     See James Dean and Marilyn Monroe; and,

2) Elvis was a fantastic entertainer.   His music still sounds great.

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We remember Elvis Presley (1935-77)

Elvis Presley was born in Tupelo, Mississippi, on this day in 1935.  Not surprisingly, his songs are still selling. 

As an artist, Elvis sold over 1 billion records. Yes, I did say 1 billion!
He had:

"...no less than 149 songs to appear on Billboard’s Hot 100 Pop Chart in America.
Of these, 114 were in the top forty, 40 were in the top ten, and 18 went to number one.
His number one singles spent a total of 80 weeks at number one.
He has also had over 90 charted albums with ten of them reaching number one.
These figures are only for the pop charts, and only in America.
He was also a leading artist in the American country, R&B, and gospel fields, and his chart success in other countries was substantial."

In the US, Elvis had 150 different albums and singles certified gold.

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