Wednesday's video:
Recession update......Abbott vs O'Rourke....and other stories.....
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Wednesday, August 24, 2022
The 'Mrs. Russia' pageant has a new twist
(My new American Thinker)
Over here, we have the 'Mrs. America" pageant. According to the group:
“Mrs. America” features the most accomplished married women of America. Each year, 51 delegates (all U.S. states plus the District of Columbia) compete for the coveted title. The winner of Mrs. America goes on to compete at Mrs. World."
Well, I am submitting a photo and resume of my wife: Mother of three sons and now three grandchildren plus making the best morning coffee in North America should qualify her. I think that she'll pass with flying colors and be homemaker #1.
Over in Russian, they have a different idea for "Mrs. Russia". Let's check the story:
The Russian government announced it is reviving the Soviet-era honorary title “Mother Heroine” for women who have 10 or more children, as it confronts a population decline that has accelerated since its invasion of Ukraine.
According to a decree signed this week by President Vladimir Putin, the title will be awarded to those who “birth and raise” 10 Russian citizens, with a lump sum of 1 million Russian rubles ($16,645) received when the 10th child turns one.
There are some additional qualifications, however.
The children must have been given the “appropriate level of care for health, education, physical, spiritual and moral development,” the assessment process for which is not specified.
Meanwhile, all 10 children must be alive, unless they died during military, official or civic service, or in a terrorist attack.
The “Mother Heroine” title was established in 1944 and bestowed until the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991.
Recipients will receive a medal of a five-pointed star, the decree states.
They will be an equivalent rank to those with the titles “Hero of the Russian Federation,” usually awarded for bravery; and “Hero of Labor,” awarded for service to the state.
It's an interesting idea, especially for a country with horrible birthrates: It's currently 1.58 or below the 2.1 per woman necessary to keep your population going.
Will it work? Ten children is quite a task even for a woman who wants to have that many. My suggestion to Mr. Putin is that he may have more luck by promising not to send them to die in Ukraine.
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Recession update......Abbott vs O'Rourke....and other stories
Recession update......Abbott vs O'Rourke.....College loans cancellation is a bad idea.......Russia paying women to have 10 babies.......Lenny Dawson (1935-2022) Kansas City Chiefs QB......Happy # 62 Cal Ripken......
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Tuesday, August 23, 2022
AT post about violence in Mexico, DOJ leaking to NY Times plus more
AT post about violence in Mexico......DOJ leaking to New York Times......Dr. Fauci moving on......Washington DC mayor wants The National Guard........Happy # 91 Barbara Eden......1814 First Lady Dolley Madison saved the Washington portrait......and other stories...
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Tuesday's video: AT post about violence in Mexico, DOJ leaking to NY Times plus more
Tuesday's video:
AT post about violence in Mexico, DOJ leaking to NY Times plus more.....
AT post about violence in Mexico......DOJ leaking to New York Times......Dr. Fauci moving on......Washington DC mayor wants The National Guard........Happy # 91 Barbara Eden......1814 First Lady Dolley Madison saved the Washington portrait......and other stories...
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Señor AMLO, it's time to turn, turn, turn...
(My new American Thinker)
Down in Mexico, the word is homicides. Unfortunately, there are too many of them.
As of Thursday, 128,923 homicides had been registered under [President Andrés Manuel] López Obrador, with more than two years left in his term, which ends in December 2024. This compares with 156,066 under the six-year term of Peña Nieto of the Institutional Revolutionary Party, Mexico’s former ruling party that for 71 years governed promising paz y tranquilidad, peace and tranquility.
Homicides under López Obrador have also surpassed the number during the government of his detested foe, Calderón, whose government recorded an estimated 120,463 homicides from 2007 to 2012. The numbers were compiled by The Dallas Morning News, using data from the National Institute of Statistics and Geography, Mexico’s official census bureau.
Calderón had declared war on drug cartels just after he won the 2006 election by a hair. Election observers approved the vote, but López Obrador called it illegitimate, leaving Calderón without a strong mandate. Critics maintain Calderón’s war was an effort to legitimize his weak presidency by rallying the country through what now seems like a never-ending war that’s cost the lives of hundreds of thousands of people.
I'll let the Mexico experts compare President López Obrador to President Calderón. I will simply add that this kind of killing is tearing up Mexico and will have an impact on everything, especially the economy. It will also send a few more people up north and that's not something we can handle.
As for the economy, it's hard to open your store if criminals are burning cars or transportation vehicles. Security is a must, and sections of Mexico are not secure.
As for President López Obrador, he needs to reconsider his approach. He started out by preaching “Hugs, Not Bullets” or, an approach to cartel violence that focuses on so-called root causes, such as poverty and injustice. Obviously, the hugging ain't working because the criminal elements are not appreciating the embraces or exchanging their bullets for Valentine's Day cards.
On the contrary, the criminal elements are getting stronger:
According to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, the Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generación dominates fentanyl and methamphetamine trafficking and has already eclipsed the notorious Sinaloa cartel. CJNG’s high-tech tactics include terrorizing local police forces with their drones.
Down in Mexico, it's time for President AMLO to stop hugging and do a little punching.
Dear President LO: Turn turn turn or the Mexican people will turn on you. And don't forget to copy President Biden and tell him to get serious about the border, too.
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Monday, August 22, 2022
The week in review with Bill Katz the editor of Urgent Agenda
Guest: Bill Katz the editor of Urgent Agenda.........The DOJ vs former President Trump----what's next?.....Electric cars vs reality.....CDC in trouble......CNN changes.....Our cities in trouble......Liz Cheney vs Wyoming voters.......and other stories.......
Monday's video: Looking back at August 22nd
Monday's video: Looking back at August 22nd
AT post about the PM minister of Finland and a crazy party......Soviet troops go into Prague 1968......Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers on the cover of LIFE 1938.......Nolan Ryan 5,000 strike outs 1989.....Happy # 83 Carl Yastrzemski........and other stories..
Finland's PM gone wild
(My new American Thinker post)
Once upon a time, a Finnish Prime Minister dancing at a party would have been a local story and not much more. That was then and this is now. Finland wants to be a NATO member and they've complained about Russian aircraft violating their air space. Here is the story:
The airspace violation comes as Finland seeks accession to NATO, the U.S.-led military alliance Russia has described as a threat to its security.
Finland and neighboring Sweden indicated that they would join NATO due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February, which both Stockholm and Helsinki strongly opposed. Unlike Sweden, however, Finland shares an 800-mile border with Russia and is less than 100 miles from Saint Petersburg, Russia’s second-largest city.
If ultimately admitted to NATO, Finland’s territory would roughly double the length of the military alliance’s border with Russia. Russian officials, including former President Dmitry Medvedev, have warned that the Kremlin could increase its force posture in its Kaliningrad exclave along the Baltic Sea in response.
So the dancing video does raise serious questions about the centre-left Social Democratic Party prime minister.
First, how serious is Sanna Marin? To be fair, it was a leaked video, but is anything private anymore? Didn't Marin realize that partying and dancing with a man not her husband would generate some reaction? It's fair to ask if she is serious or sober enough to handle an emergency had one arisen? Can you imagine a call to the White House:
"Mr. President, Finland here"
"Yes what's in the background"
"A little hip hop and alcohol but I need some airplanes to stop the Russians"
Second, how is this image of the "wild and crazy" gal going to play in the NATO negotiations? It cannot be good. I understand that some of her supporters say that she is entitled to a good time but standards are different when you are the prime minister.
So let the Finnish people decide on their Prime Minster's future. Nevertheless, the parents of the U.S. soldiers, who could be called to defend Finland may be saying that it's a dangerous world out there and serious people should be running things these days.
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Happy # 76 Ron Dante
We say happy birthday to Ron Dante born in New York on this day in 1946. He was born Carmine John Granito.
Ron was the lead singer on "Sugar sugar" by The Archies, a top selling song from 1969.
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