Saturday, February 08, 2025
World War II: The road to Stalingrad & US Marines land on Guadalcanal with Barry Jacobsen
World War II: The road to Stalingrad & US Marines land in Guadalcanal.....
On August 7, 1942, the U.S. 1st Marine Division begins Operation Watchtower, the first U.S. offensive of the war, by landing in Guadalcanal, one of the Solomon Islands.
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World War II: German invasion of USSR 1941-42, part 2 with Barry Jacobsen
World War II: German invasion of USSR 1941-42, part 2 with Barry Jacobsen.....Listen in now
World War II, episode 2: Appeasement and the outbreak of war
World War II, episode 2: Appeasement and the outbreak of war... ..click to listen....
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1936 and the start of The Spanish Civil War
The Spanish Civil War broke out on this day in 1936 with a revolt by right-wing Spanish military officers in Spanish Morocco that spread to mainland Spain. It lasted until 1939. General Franco stayed in power until his death in 1975.
It was a conflict that would have ramifications in Europe and specially in Latin America. Thousands of children were sent to Latin America and many never saw their parents again. We saw horrific brutality from both sides in that conflict.
Barry Jacobsen discussed the Spanish Civil War during our recent episode about World War II. Click here to listen to the show!
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World War II: The winter of 1942-43, Russia and General Patton.
World War II: The winter of 1942-43, Russia and General Patton....click to listen.....
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The Democrats need to get Trump out of their heads
The Democrats need to get Trump out of their heads - American Thinker https://t.co/S1SP0xYLJQ
— Silvio Canto. Jr. (@silvio_canto) February 8, 2025
he Democrats are not scoring on public opinion. They’ve disconnected with the people by fighting for the wrong side of those “80-20 issues” such as men playing in women’s sports. Catch this from Scott Jennings:
…he’s describing what is currently the dumbest strategy in politics, which is Democrats taking the 20 percent side of every 80-20 issue in America. USAID, people want this pared down. They want to streamline. They want to know where the money is going, Democrats have a meltdown.
Today, Donald Trump signs an executive order on keeping boys out of girls’ sports, and Democrats take the 20 side of that issue as well.
All these issues, this is like Trump’s superpower, finding a bunch of 80-20 issues, getting on the 80, and everybody who’s sort of reflexively against him gets on the 20. And now the Democratic Party has like a 31 percent approval rating. This is why.
It’s hard to win public support when you think it’s a civil right for a biological male to punch a young woman in the Olympics.
We see the disconnect from coast to coast. President Trump is focusing on border control and tax relief, a couple of points that matter to real people because they want orderly immigration and have concerns about the economy. The Democrats go crazy on late-term abortion and trans rights, to name a couple. In the end, these San Francisco issues will not persuade voters looking for common sense rather than ideology.
Another huge problem is the obsession with President Trump. As they say, the president lives rent-free in their heads. They can’t utter a sentence without telling you how much they hate him. It’s not working because most Americans do not hate Trump as much as the Democrats do.
So the party is faltering and Trump keeps dominating politics. It may be like that for a while.
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We remember Jules Verne (1828-1905)
Most of us read his books in school. We also saw the movies based on his books: "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea" (1954), "The Mysterious Island" (1929 and 1961), "From the Earth to the Moon" (1958), "Journey to the Center of the Earth" (1959), and "Around the World in 80 days.
Talking Super Bowl, Luka to LA and more with Dave Michaels
Talking Super Bowl, Luka to LA and more with Dave Michaels....click to listen:
1942-43: The story of Guadacanal with Barry Jacobsen
