History for March 16

History for March 16 - On-This-Day.com
James Madison 1751 - Fourth president of the United States. Born in Port Conway, VA., George S. Ohm 1787, Josef Mengele 1911 


Jerry Lewis 1926 - Actor, comedian, Chuck Woolery 1941 - Game show host ("Love Connection", "Lingo"), Nancy Wilson 1954 - Musician (Heart) 


1521 - Portuguese navigator Ferdinand Magellan reached the Philippines. He was killed the next month by natives. 


1802 - The U.S. Congress established the West Point Military Academy in New York. 


1926 - Physicist Robert H. Goddard launched the first liquid-fuel rocket. 


1935 - Adolf Hitler ordered a German rearmament and violated the Versailles Treaty. 



1950 - Congress voted to remove federal taxes on oleomargarine. 


1964 - U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson submitted a $1 billion war on poverty program to Congress. 






1984 - William Buckley, the CIA station chief in Beirut, was kidnapped by gunmen. He died while in captivity. 


1989 - In the U.S.S.R., the Central Committee approved Gorbachev's agrarian reform plan. 


1999 - The 20 members of the European Union's European Commission announced their resignations amid allegations of corruption and financial mismanagement.

Netanyahu Vows He Will Not Give Up Territory, Quotes Book of Isaiah in Final Rally Before Tuesday’s Election | TheBlaze.com

Netanyahu Vows He Will Not Give Up Territory, Quotes Book of Isaiah in Final Rally Before Tuesday’s Election | TheBlaze.com:

"Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told tens of thousands of right-wing voters Sunday that if reelected Tuesday he would make no territorial concessions to the Palestinians or divide the capital Jerusalem.

Throngs of religious and right-wing Israelis converged on Tel Aviv Sunday night to show support for Netanyahu whose Likud party has in all polls over the past week trailed its chief left-wing rival, the Zionist Union, for the party likely to win the largest number of seats in the Knesset.

Netanyahu called the elections “fateful.”

Seattle Restaurants Closing in Record Number as $15 Minimum Wage Approaches

Seattle Restaurants Closing in Record Number as $15 Minimum Wage Approaches:

"$15 per hour, hell, why not $50 or $100?

A very important lesson in economics is being learned — the hard way — for many restaurant workers in Seattle as the impending $15 minimum wage hike is resulting in a record number of restaurants across the city closing."

Buying political cronies with your tax dollars------A federal agency's laundromat worker belongs to the 1 percent

A federal agency's laundromat worker belongs to the 1 percent - Watchdog.org:
"...Yes, the federal government has some of those, too.
Laundry operations services worker Joseph Bryant topped the list for 2010 through 2013 (the data’s available from 2010 to 2014), pulling in $115,443 from the Veterans Health Administration in Los Angeles in 2013. 
But Bryant isn’t alone as a federal employee laundering his way into the upper middle class.  
Across a variety of agencies and locations, and multiple job titles, cleaning fabrics can produce above-average income across the country.
“Laboring” is another occupation with oddly high pay.
Tommie Lampley, of the Veterans Health Administration, beat the six-figure line for the latest three years of data. 
Even among the rest, who don’t cross that milestone, laborers do well in navy installations, at the National Gallery of Art, in the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, and in other agencies.
...Who would have thought that one could make up to $85,000 per year “buffing and polishing” at the U.S. Mint? 
“Tree trimming and removing” at the Presidio site in the shadow of the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco has brought Jason Thurm over the $90,000 mark, and his arborist peers across the country aren’t far behind.
“Custodial working” can bring employees over $80,000 per year. 
Out at sea, “insulating” (actual insulating, not protecting politicians from consequences) breaks $100,000....
If you’re one of the disorganized masses of Americans struggling every day just to earn enough to make ends meet, how could you hope to reign in these legions of highly motivated, well-paid employees greasing the skids of the national political machine?.."

Did ANYONE really believe the cameras would be on when we needed them?---Independent report: Denver police shut off body cameras during use of force

Independent report: Denver police shut off body cameras during use of force - National News | Examiner.com:
"The Denver Police Department is undergoing more scrutiny after reports came out on Tuesday that they turned off their body cameras while on duty.
...Jessica Hernandez, a 17-year-old, was gunned down by police in January.
Police said that she attempted to run them over when they opened fire, killing her.
But the autopsy showed that the account given by the cops was untrue, as she was fired on at close range from the driver’s side door.
Not only that, but police attempted to stop witnesses from recording the incident in order to cover up what really happened.
Denver police have been wearing body cameras as part of a six-month-long test program to monitor violent actions taken by police.
But only about a quarter of the use of force activities were actually recorded. 
For their part, the police department claims that their numbers show a much higher percentage, but that still begs the question of how effective body cameras can be if the officer can simply switch them off."

The Harvard Law Review Just Gave a Boost to Ted Cruz’s Potential Run for President | TheBlaze.com

The Harvard Law Review Just Gave a Boost to Ted Cruz’s Potential Run for President | TheBlaze.com:

"An article published in the Harvard Law Review is giving a boost to what appears to be the increasingly likely presidential run of Ted Cruz.

Cruz, the Republican senator from Texas, was born in Canada and recently made a point to renounce any Canadian citizenship. His father, who had Cuban citizenship but was an American resident, was working in the oil field in Calgary when the younger Cruz was born. His mother was an American citizen.

That, however, doesn’t mean he isn’t a “natural-born citizen,” according to a bipartisan article in the Law Review published by a former Bush and a former Obama law official."

The national debt must be addressed

The national debt must be addressed - Watchdog.org:
"...The federal budget is currently at $4 trillion, and although deficits have recently been smaller, spending continues to accelerate whether it is on entitlement programs or general government spending. 

The unfunded obligations of entitlement programs such as Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid play a major part in driving the debt crisis.
These entitlements will cost trillions if not reformed:

Three major budget categories — major health care programs, Social Security, and interest on the debt — will account for 85 percent of nominal spending growth over the next decade.

Islamic Suicide Bomber Trainer Accidentally Blows Up His Entire Class

Islamic Suicide Bomber Trainer Accidentally Blows Up His Entire Class - VIDEO:
"In Baghdad, a terrorist who was in the middle of conducting a training for future militants, accidentally blew up an entire class, killing 21 of his students, and himself. 
The group was part of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, the terror group that has been participating in a string of attacks in the United States.
The report stated that the incident may be viewed as a metaphor for the many lives lost in the wake of foreign and domestic terrorists’ relentless attempts to convert the nation into an extreme-religious state.
...According to recent reports, it was rumored that the instructor was in the process of showing his students how to use a suicide belt.
As he was teaching, the live suicide belt actually detonated, resulting in mass fatalities."

This odd obsession which distorts how Israel is viewed

This odd obsession which distorts how Israel is viewed | The Jewish Chronicle:
"In his book Science of Logic, the German philosopher Friedrich Hegel examines the transition from quantity to quality - that is to say, the moment when a gradual quantitative process brings about a significant qualitative change.
The terms "quantity" and "quality" are central to understanding the effect that media coverage of Israel is having on how the country is perceived.
Let's take the Guardian for example: the paper's homepage for Middle East and North Africa (presumably covering more than 30 countries) usually contains approximately 13-15 news items.
On Feb 25-26, six of these items reported on Israel or Gaza, while three out of the seven photographs on the homepage illustrated these items.
...If the reader were interested in the alleged victim of the war Israel wants to start, he need not despair.
Iran does appears on the homepage - the country currently under Security Council-mandated sanctions for developing nuclear weapons, which hangs gays from cranes and jails bloggers, and sponsors countless terror groups, is represented with a touristic photo tour of a historic Tehran neighbourhood.
...But maybe the wider point here is not the bias or skewed reporting, but the simple, sheer volume of coverage.
When over a third of the news out of the Middle East (not exactly an uneventful region) on an influential website consists of coverage of Israel, is it not time we understood that an intentional choice is being made, to dictate what we should know, think and feel about the Middle East?

How should we regard this selective coverage?
Medical science has a name for "a compulsive, often unreasonable idea or emotion" - it's called obsession.

Read the Scathing Letter an Iranian Prisoner of Conscience Reportedly Wrote Barack Obama | Video | TheBlaze.com

Read the Scathing Letter an Iranian Prisoner of Conscience Reportedly Wrote Barack Obama | Video | TheBlaze.com:

"A self-described Iranian prisoner of conscience recently wrote a letter to President Barack Obama excoriating the president for negotiating with a regime that is slaughtering its own people. Glenn Beck received a copy of the letter from Manda Zand Ervin, the founder and director of the Alliance of Iranian Women, and read it on his radio program Thursday.

“The Islamic clerics have taken our nation hostage to their fanatical Islamic tyranny,” Heshmatollah Tabarzadi wrote the president. “In 2009 when the people of Iran loudly and clearly asked for your support for their freedom and sovereignty, you ignored us and you empowered the tyrants to imprison, torture, and kill us.”

Immigrant advocacy groups protest citizen verification bill

Immigrant advocacy groups protest citizen verification bill - Watchdog.org:
"Philadelphia immigration advocacy groups are trying to bend the ear of Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf.
Members of Juntos and Pennsylvania Immigration and Citizenship Coalition say they oppose a measure passed by the state Senate that would require proof of citizenship in order to receive public benefits.
I.D. REQUIRED: A reintroduced bill requiring proof of citizenship in order to receive public benefits has passed by the Pennsylvania Senate and is headed to the House.
Sen. Pat Stefano (R-Westmoreland) reintroduced the legislation that was formerly introduced in 2009.
It would deny public benefits, such as Medicaid, welfare and unemployment compensation to illegal immigrants living in Pennsylvania.
...The Federation for Immigration Reform (FAIR) estimates the current local annual costs of illegal immigration amount to about $36 billion nationwide,” Stefano said.
“In Pennsylvania, which has nearly 200,000 illegal immigrants, the current estimated cost is $285 million.
That cost is expected to grow $812 million by the year 2020.
...The measure, they said, goes too far in asking for citizenship verification and immigration status for anyone seeking food, housing or other public benefits, and make it illegal for non-citizens to possess a food stamp card.

Virulently Anti-American: 81 Percent Of Russians Now View The United States Negatively

Virulently Anti-American: 81 Percent Of Russians Now View The United States Negatively | The Daily Sheeple:
"Russians view the United States much more unfavorably today than they did during the end of the Cold War era.
As you will read about below, an astounding 81 percent of all Russians now view the United States negatively, and only 13 percent have a positive opinion of this country. 
In all of the years when Russians have been surveyed on their attitudes toward the U.S., they have never been this negative. 
But of course Americans generally do not view the Russian people unfavorably. 
So why is this happening? 
Well, it all comes down to the actions of the Obama administration.  "

They're broke...AGAIN?!!!----L.C. Walker Arena financial concerns prompt talks about needed changes and hockey's future

L.C. Walker Arena financial concerns prompt talks about needed changes and hockey's future | MLive.com:
MUSKEGON, MI -- Facing financial pressures needing immediate attention, L.C. Walker Arena's owners and managers are seeking ways to increase use of the downtown asset that reportedly needs more than $1 million in repairs and improvements.

Essentially, there is a trio of financial concerns surrounding the arena:

• Officials with the financially-strained city of Muskegon are anxious to get out from under the $180,000 utilities subsidy it has been paying annually for the arena.
• The management group, which shares the same owner as the Lumberjacks, is unhappy with the annual $235,000 management fee it receives.
• The arena has substantial infrastructure needs totaling $1.3 million that include roof repairs, a new boiler and new Zambonis.

At the end of this year, the city will assume true ownership of the arena that technically has been held by Muskegon County since the county sold bonds in 1996 to pay for arena improvements. Voters county-wide agreed in 1995 to fund the improvements, worth $8.5 million.

Regime's Iran Deal Can Reshape World - The Rush Limbaugh Show

Regime's Iran Deal Can Reshape World - The Rush Limbaugh Show:

"We have to talk about this Iranian nuclear deal.  I know it's not sexy and I know that it's kind of over there.  But we need to bring it back here, 'cause it's not good.  It's like everything else happening with this Regime.  It just isn't good.  We're not just transforming America, we are transforming the world, and we are reordering America's position in the world.  We are a country that has been placed into a state of decline on purpose.

The main objective of this Regime is to manage that decline while trying to convince a bunch of low-information clowns that we're not in decline, and they are succeeding."

History for March 15

History for March 15 - On-This-Day.com:
Andrew Jackson 1767, Alan L. Bean 1932 - Astronaut, Judd Hirsch 1935 


Jimmy Lee Swaggart 1935, Mike Love 1941 - Musician (The Beach Boys), Fabio 1961 - Model 


44 BC - Roman Emperor Julius Caesar was assassinated by high ranking Roman Senators. The day is known as the "Ides of March." 


1892 - Jesse W. Reno patented the Reno Inclined Elevator. It was the first escalator. 


1916 - U.S. President Woodrow Wilson sent 12,000 troops, under General Pershing, over the border of Mexico to pursue bandit Pancho Villa. The mission failed. 


1917 - Russian Czar Nicholas II abdicated himself and his son. His brother Grand Duke succeeded as czar. 


1919 - The American Legion was founded in Paris. 


1935 - Joseph Goebbels, German Minister of Propaganda banned four Berlin newspapers. 


1937 - In Chicago, IL, the first blood bank to preserve blood for transfusion by refrigeration was established at the Cook County Hospital. 


1938 - Oil was discovered in Saudi Arabia. 






1990 - The Ford Explorer was introduced to the public. 


1998 - CBS' "60 Minutes" aired an interview with former White House employee Kathleen Willey. Wiley said U.S. President Clinton made unwelcome sexual advances toward her in the Oval Office in 1993.
 

Illegal Aliens Demand Safer Way to Sneak into United States

Illegal Aliens Demand Safer Way to Sneak into United States:

"DISCLAIMER: This is NOT satire.

There was once a day when illegal immigrants tried to hide the fact that they were blatantly violating immigration laws, but now, not only do they break the law in record numbers, but they are protesting for easier access to the American border."

Lazy for a Living: Why Some Millennials Never Need to Work Again

Lazy for a Living: Why Some Millennials Never Need to Work Again | Somewhat Reasonable
...But despite the numerous opportunities presented to Millennials, my generation also has the ability to choose to reject traditional nine-to-five work due to decades of policy changes and an unprecedented effort to redistribute American wealth.
A savvy Millennial with a desire to avoid work at all costs can navigate the government’s bureaucracy, and without breaking a single law, can live the rest of his or her life without paying for anything.
“Of course you could live off of government services,” you’re thinking, “but who wants to live in a perpetual state of poverty?”
That’s the insanity of the system.
You no longer have to be poor to receive government services. 
All you need to do is go to graduate school.
When a student is enrolled in an undergraduate program, the student may only borrow a total of $31,000 for costs.
The remainder of the costs must be paid by private student loans or by a parent’s federal student loans.
If a student doesn’t have parents who are eligible to borrow, the federal government allows a student to borrow up to $57,500 for expenses.
Students are not required to pay any federal loans back while enrolled in school, and loans can be used to pay for living costs, including food, housing, and other necessary expenses.

DNC Chair Asks People to Name Their ‘Favorite’ Democratic Policy, Plan Backfires Immediately | TheBlaze.com

DNC Chair Asks People to Name Their ‘Favorite’ Democratic Policy, Plan Backfires Immediately | TheBlaze.com:

"Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.) asked individuals on Twitter to name their “favorite” Democratic policy — many replied, but it’s unlikely the response was what she hoped for."