History for March 17

History for March 17 - On-This-Day.com
Gottlieb Wilhelm Daimler 1834 - Engineer, industrialist, invented the high-speed petrol engine, Bobby Jones (Robert Tyre "Bobby" Jones Jr.) 1902 - Golfer, Nat "King" Cole (Nathaniel Adams Coles) 1919 - Singer, musician 


Rudolf Nureyev 1938 - Ballet dancer, John Sebastian 1944 - Singer, songwriter (Lovin' Spoonful), Kurt Russell 1951 - Actor 


Gary Sinise 1955 - Actor ("C.S.I: NY"), Rob Lowe 1964 - Actor, Mia Hamm 1972 - Soccer player 


0461 - Bishop Patrick, St. Patrick, died in Saul. Ireland celebrates this day in his honor. (More about St. Patrick's Day) 


1756 - St. Patrick's Day was celebrated in New York City for the first time. The event took place at the Crown and Thistle Tavern. 


1910 - The Camp Fire Girls organization was founded by Luther and Charlotte Gulick. It was formally presented to the public exactly 2 years later. 


1930 - Al Capone was released from jail. 


1941 - The National Gallery of Art was officially opened by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt in Washington, DC. 


1942 - Douglas MacArthur became the Supreme Commander of the Allied forces in the Southwestern Pacific. 


1958 - The Vanguard 1 satellite was launched by the U.S. 


1961 - The U.S. increased military aid and technicians to Laos. 


1969 - Golda Meir was sworn in as the fourth premier of Israel. 


1973 - The first American prisoners of war (POWs) were released from the "Hanoi Hilton" in Hanoi, North Vietnam. 


1989 - A series of solar flares caused a violent magnetic storm that brought power outages over large regions of Canada. 


1992 - In Buenos Aires, 10 people were killed in a suicide car-bomb attack against the Israeli embassy. 

New York Post Pins Blame for Media Leaks About Hillary Clinton’s Emails on Obama Senior Adviser | TheBlaze.com

New York Post Pins Blame for Media Leaks About Hillary Clinton’s Emails on Obama Senior Adviser | TheBlaze.com:

"The New York Post’s Edward Klein, citing sources, reported that Obama senior adviser Valerie Jarrett leaked details to the media concerning Hillary Clinton’s private email usage in connection with her duties as secretary of state."

‘Hands Up, Don’t Shoot’ School Program Leaves Police Family Furious | Video | TheBlaze.com

‘Hands Up, Don’t Shoot’ School Program Leaves Police Family Furious | Video | TheBlaze.com:

"A Virginia police officer and his wife said they are disturbed and angry about the “anti-police propaganda” featured in a Black History Month program put on by one high school.

The Orange County High School event was titled “Black Lives Matter” and featured readings including, “Voices: The Exhausting Task of Being Black in America” and ”They Don’t Really Care About Us.”

MADNESS AT MICHIGAN

MADNESS AT MICHIGAN
Minding The Campus: 

In the liberal ghetto of Ann Arbor, several University of Michigan administrators recently gathered for a passionate brainstorm.
The head of student affairs declared he was simply “going to die” if he heard about one more so-called micro-aggression on campus.
When a colleague told him he was “acting crazy” for being so sensitive, he was shipped off to a mandatory session for freshmen where he learned about white privilege and determined that he would never say anything potentially controversial again.
And with that, the Inclusive Language Campaign was born.

Under this new initiative, which is all the rage at Michigan and some other universities, the quoted words used in the above paragraph are considered offensive. 

In addition to posters plastered around campus urging us to “Stop. Think.” before we speak, my peers and I have been encouraged to sign an ambiguously written Inclusive Language Campaign pledge. We’re all being drafted as thought police, charged with regulating the speech of our peers.

Sounds like a joke, right? 

If so, it’s one that my school, a public university, has reportedly spent $16,000 on. 

Apparently that’s the budget necessary to explain that words such as “jewed” and “gyped” are offensive. 

My grandmother could have told you that for free, saving Michigan thousands on the morally obvious.  MORE

What Scott Walker Says Will Happen If ‘Radical Islamic Terrorism’ Isn’t Completely Stamped Out | Video | TheBlaze.com

What Scott Walker Says Will Happen If ‘Radical Islamic Terrorism’ Isn’t Completely Stamped Out | Video | TheBlaze.com:

“We need a commander in chief in this country who stands up once and for all and says our biggest threat is radical Islamic terrorism,” Walker told a group of GOP activists, the Journal Sentinel in Milwaukee reported, “and we will do whatever it takes to weed that out anywhere in the world.”

A potential candidate for the 2016 election, Walker added: “We need a president who will do whatever it takes, whatever it takes. Who understands we have an ally in Israel and we should start acting like it. Who understands that radical Islamic terrorism is like a virus and if you don’t take it out entirely, it’s like a virus in your computer that will keep coming back.”

Stunning pictures capture America's aircraft carriers in all their humongous glory as they sail the world

Stunning pictures capture America's aircraft carriers in all their humongous glory as they sail the world | Daily Mail Online:
"On September 11, 2001, the USS Enterprise was cruising the Indian Ocean when news broke that the World Trade Center and Pentagon had been hit by hijacked airplanes.
The aircraft carrier was immediately turned around towards the Middle East, and for weeks carried out air raids on the terrorist cells believed to have carried out the attack.
When it comes to military might, America's greatest weapon is its large fleet of aircraft carriers that patrol the world and can respond to incidents in a matter of hours from international waters.
No other country in the world maintains a fleet as large as the U.S., giving America no uncertain advantage.
There are currently 10 supercarriers in commission, two under construction and another in planning. The few countries that can afford to invest in aircraft carriers usually maintain just one - at the most two.
See how America's aircraft carriers have changed over the years, from one of the first launched in 1920 to the modern super carrier."

Holi crapoli!!! Only 52% think she lies?!!! We're doomed!!!-------Majority of Americans Do Not Trust Hillary Clinton

Majority of Americans Do Not Trust Hillary Clinton | Washington Free Beacon:
"A majority of Americans (52 percent) do not trust Hillary Clinton, a new poll released by Vox Populi Polling shows.
The poll comes following news that Clinton exclusively used a private email account and server during her time as secretary of state.
Sixty-eight percent believe she “she risked American security” by using her private email account exclusively to conduct government business.
Fifty-five percent of those polled believe the email scandal will impact the 2016 presidential race."

Iran Unveils Chilling New Weapon Days After Netanyahu's Warning

Iran Unveils Chilling New Weapon Days After Netanyahu's Warning:
"Iran has a chilling new weapon — the Soumar surface-to-surface missile.
The missile was unveiled only a few days after Netanyahu spoke about Iran’s missile program, saying that it posed a threat not just to Israel, but also eventually the U.S.
He remarked that “Iran’s Intercontinental Ballistic Missile program is not part of the deal, and so far, Iran refuses to even put it on the negotiating table."

‘We Took You by Surprise’: Islamic State Lists Exactly Which American and European Landmarks It Plans to Blow Up | TheBlaze.com

‘We Took You by Surprise’: Islamic State Lists Exactly Which American and European Landmarks It Plans to Blow Up | TheBlaze.com:

"An Islamic State group spokesman says the jihadist group aims to “blow up” the White House, Big Ben and the Eiffel Tower on its way to conquering Paris, Rome, Portugal and Spain.

The threat was delivered Thursday by spokesman Abu Muhammad al-Adnani in a nearly 30-minute audio message titled, “So They Kill And Are Killed.” The title refers to a verse in the Koran.

“We want, Allah willing, Paris before Rome and before Al-Andalus [Spain and Portugal], [and] after that we will blacken your life and blow up your White House, Big Ben, and the Eiffel Tower, Allah willing,” Adnani said."

Hollywood Conservative’s ‘Urgent Message’ to Israel: ‘America Has Not Been the Same’ Since Obama | Video | TheBlaze.com

Hollywood Conservative’s ‘Urgent Message’ to Israel: ‘America Has Not Been the Same’ Since Obama | Video | TheBlaze.com:

 "Specifically that Obama’s “whole agenda is to control Israel,” Voight said — and one way to accomplish that is by seeing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu lose on March 17 to challenger Isaac Herzog.

“I love Israel. I want to see Israel survive and not be overtaken by the mad men of this world,” Voight noted on a video message to its citizens.

“President Obama does not love Israel. His whole agenda is to control Israel,” Voight added. “In this way, he can be friends with all of Israel’s enemies. He doesn’t want Bibi Netanyahu to win this upcoming election. America has not been the same since his presidency. I beg all of you to understand the truth.”

Americans move government itself to No. 1 on their list of concerns

Americans move government itself to No. 1 on their list of concerns - Investors.com:
"You may recall that Barack Obama campaigned and entered the Oval Office 2,243 days ago confidently asserting that government — his government — could fix pretty much any problem facing the country.
You may also recall the trillion-dollar stimulus spending package that was going to start producing hundreds of thousands of jobs each month in the summer of 2010.
You may also recall how the good ship ObamaCare was going to right the nation's health care system by covering more people at less cost while saving families $2,500 each and allowing them to keep their doctor if they wanted.
And so much more.
Here we are after so many failed fixes and the partial-term senator is older but talking no wiser, recently proposing that the federal government underwrite two years of free college for everyone. 
...And Obama seems to have turned to entertaining himself more, spending $2 million in taxpayer money this week to fly to Los Angeles for an appearance on a late-night show. 
And also, of course, to raise some money for the party. 
This afternoon he'll stop for a photo op at a veterans hospital in Phoenix.
...In fact, voters now list government itself as the biggest problem facing the country.
After lagging lower on the list of the country's concerns chronicled by a Gallup survey of 1,027 adults, government has recently surged to the top worry, 18%, up one point from February.
The government, economy and unemployment/jobs have been the dominant problems on the minds of surveyed Americans for more than a year now.
...While dissatisfaction with government is by no means a new issue to the American people," said the Gallup analysis, "it has not in recent months been as clearly the leading problem as it is now.""

They are royalty. We are serfs----Former Ann Arbor transit authority CEO spent $40K on taxpayer-funded meals

Former Ann Arbor transit authority CEO spent $40K on taxpayer-funded meals | MLive.com:
As CEO of the Ann Arbor Area Transportation Authority, Michael Ford billed the agency for nearly $40,000 worth of taxpayer-funded meals over the last five years.

• See the 18 most expensive meals

...Ford's expense reports during the five-year period also show $67,515 was spent on national trips to places like Orlando, Seattle and Washington, D.C., where he attended conferences and met with other transit leaders and lawmakers.

He went on another $15,571 worth of in-state trips, including trips to Mackinac Island for conferences.

His expenses for local meetings and meals totaled $31,558.

...Ford said there was a lot of value in the meetings he had over many breakfasts, lunches and dinners with various people.
He said it was about outreach and engagement and getting the AAATA's message out about plans for expanding service.

"This took a Herculean effort to do everything that we did and we had to change the trajectory of where we were," Ford said....
Read it and get ANGRY.
Angry enough to do something!!!

Lest we forget.

Delusional!-----Kerry Compares His Courage To Lincoln, Churchill, Dr. King, Gandhi And Mandela

Kerry Compares His Courage To Lincoln, Churchill, Dr. King, Gandhi And Mandela - Fox Nation:
Secretary of State John Kerry compared himself to Winston Churchill, Abraham Lincoln and other great historical luminaries for having the courage and tenacity to tackle the most heinous enemy plaguing mankind — climate change.

“My heroes are people who dared to take on great challenges without knowing for certain what the outcome would be,” Kerry said in an address to the Atlantic Council on Thursday.

“Lincoln took risks, Gandhi took risks, Churchill took risks, Dr. King took risks, Mandela took risks, but that doesn’t mean that every risk-taker is a role model.”

Border Patrol: Big Increase in Illegal Immigrant Sex Offenders Caught Sneaking Into U.S. | TheBlaze.com

Border Patrol: Big Increase in Illegal Immigrant Sex Offenders Caught Sneaking Into U.S. | TheBlaze.com:

"The Border Patrol is seeing a big increase in the number of illegal immigrant sex offenders caught sneaking into the United States, KRGV-TV reported.

In the last five months, agents have caught 144 sex offenders crossing the border; this time last year that number was 93, KRGV said — an increase of just over 64 percent."

Megyn Kelly visibly in awe of black student’s response to racist frat video

Megyn Kelly visibly in awe of black student’s response to racist frat video - BizPac Review:
"The most telling moment of the interview came when Kelly asked Hill what he would tell the people who’ve attacked the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity house with graffitti — or even issued death threats against its members.
“Let’s not let their hate spark hate with us,” he said. “Let’s just let their hate spark love with us, and let them learn, and let’s teach them how to be good American citizens.”
Kelly was openly impressed.
“Isaac Hill, you’re an extraordinary young man,” she said. “God bless you.”