CHALLENGER - 30 YEARS AGO TODAY

 

30 Years Ago Today, the entire nation was watching the takeoff of the Challenger when something went very, very wrong.

I hate to tell you this -- Americans were so shocked at the magnitude of this tragedy -- they dealt with it as only Americans do -- with sick humor:

Q:What does NASA stand for?
A: Need Another Seven Astronauts

The same way that when Robin Williams committed suicide -- the jokes went flying non-stop all week -- because Robin Williams was always there to make you laugh...that was his job...and Americans could not deal with the shock of his death details -- they turned to sick humor.


But President Ronald Reagan came on the air and gave one of the greatest speeches ever made.
It was so genuine, heartfelt and reached out to all Americans -- even specifically addressing the millions of children that were watching the live takeoff in classrooms all over the country.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWPDNf9VMVo
 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWPDNf9VMVo

Yes, some of you love him and some of you hate him.
But on that day, he was the President for all Americans and helped the country through this devastating event.

DONALD TRUMP SHOWS HE IS REALLY SERIOUS!

WITH THE ENDORSEMENT OF SARAH PALIN,
DONALD TRUMP CAN FINALLY BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY!

AND HE'S DECIDED TO MAKE HER HIS RUNNING MATE!

BACK IN 2008, WE WERE ALMOST JUST
ONE HEART ATTACK AWAY FROM HAVING THIS BRILLIANT
AND KNOWLEDGEABLE WOMAN AS PRESIDENT.

AND OBAMA HAD TO GO SCREW ALL THAT UP BY GETTING ELECTED!

SHE'S BACK AND AMERICANS ARE SO, SO LUCKY.

President Obama Makes An Incredible Statement About Vietnam

In President Obama's stirring final State of the Union Speech, he said something that will not be noticed by any of the media.

"We also can’t try to take over and rebuild every country that falls into crisis. That’s not leadership; that’s a recipe for quagmire, spilling American blood and treasure that ultimately weakens us. It’s the lesson of Vietnam, of Iraq – and we should have learned it by now."

His decision to make reference to the ultimate disaster of  U.S. policy in Vietnam should not be ignored.

These days, most people prefer to say nothing about Vietnam, wave an American flag and refuse to discuss it. Otherwise you are unpatriotic if you dare question the whole scenario.

It was the policies of Lyndon B. Johnson--Democrat
and Richard M. Nixon--Republican and their staffs that cost the lives of 60,000 Americans and millions of Vietnamese. It was not your country that made the decision. It was your idiotic family, friends, neighbors, relatives and other bureaucrats working in Washington D.C. that made some very bad policies and decisions.

Who is making most of your clothing these days?

Yes, it is Vietnam.

Do you even know where Vietnam is located?

Ask any 3rd grader why it might be difficult fighting a war
in this country in the early 1960's, and what would happen if
the U.S. had dropped an atomic bomb on the north part of the
country.

David Bowie Takes The Red Parking Space

Just a bit over 30 years ago, CBS/Columbia Records wanted me to drop off information
about this new thing I started called "online entertainment" that I was running on something mysterious called CompuServe and AOL.

As I approached their building on the outskirts of Century City, I was looking for a parking space. There was none available. But there was one red space sitting there. As I was debating "it will only take me 5 minutes to run in and out," a brand new corvette pulled up and decided that they would take the space. The car would indicate that they could afford an expensive ticket if the timing was bad.

The driver door opened and out came David Bowie.

There he was looking all David Bowie-ish and I was just delighted. He headed toward the record company door. 

Really made my day.
 
 

These 4 Old Guys Were Pretty Smart

This is a beautiful stamp from Laos which commemorates the American Bi-Centennial. 

Washington, Jefferson, Adams and Madison.

These 4 old guys were pretty smart.

Instead of creating a website, they created a country. 

They decided to make a country where you have the freedom of any religion you want and you have the freedom not to have any religion. And governmental institutions cannot endorse or criticize any religion or lack of religion.


They decided to make a country where you have the freedom to express your opinion.
And governmental institutions cannot endorse or criticize your opinion.

It worked for 240 years. Up until 2016.

They would be shocked by what is going on in America today.

Hope this didn't offend anybody. Boo-Hoo.
 

You Right Wingers Are Being Just Too Critical

On January 21, 2017--
Hillary Clinton will be sworn in as the first woman President of the United States.

Look how sweet!

What could possibly happen by having these two little cuties in the White House?