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Category Archives: History
Don’t Tread on Me and Other Reflections on Independence Day
Quote of the Day: She never begins an attack, nor, when once engaged, ever surrenders: She is therefore an emblem of magnanimity and true courage. As if anxious to prevent all pretensions of quarreling with her, the weapons with which … Continue reading
Posted in History, Philosobaen, Politics
Tagged 4th of July, bailout, Boston Tea Party, corporations, Don't tread on me, founding fathers, Independence Day, Jefferson, Philosobaen, Politics, taxes, Thomas Jefferson
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SECESSION!
Conversation/Legend of the Day: Southern Belle (with parasol twirling, at the outset of the Civil War)–General Beauregard, do you think we can whup them yankees? General Beauregard (resplendent in grey Confederate finery)– Honey child, don’t you worry your pretty little … Continue reading
Posted in current events, History, Humor, Politics
Tagged alternative future, Blank Stares, Civil War, conversations, CSA, economics, economy, FOX, Glenn Beck, hyperbole, irony, labor, lost cause, political humor, Robert E. Lee, secession, United States
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A Spring Afternoon at Arlington National Cemetery
Quote of the Day: “On fame’s eternal resting ground their silent tents are spread, and glory guards with solemn round the bivouac of the dead.” –inscription on McClellan’s Gate, Arlington National Cemetery, from “Bivouac of the Dead” … Continue reading
Radicalbaen’s Ides Of March Salute to Brutus and His Progeny
Quote of the Day: “A soothsayer bids you beware the Ides of March.” –Brutus, to Julius Caesar, in Julius Caesar by Shakespeare As everyone knows, Brutus answered Caesar’s last words in the affirmative as he dealt the final and … Continue reading
Is Mississippi the Nation’s Unlikely Bellwether State?
Quoted of the Day: Herbert Hoover “Blessed are the young, for they shall inherit the national debt.” “It is just as important that business keep out of government as that government keep out of business.” “Wisdom oft times … Continue reading
Jackson Countians, Help Make the HOF Great
Quote of the Day: “The talent of success is nothing more than doing what you can do well, and doing well whatever you do without thought of fame. If it comes at all it will come because it … Continue reading
Posted in History, Mississippi, Sports
Tagged Gautier, Jackson County Hall of Fame, Moss Point, Ocean Springs, Pascagoula, Pascagoula football, Pascagoula High School, Sports
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Commonwealth of Massachussetts vs Roy Smith vs The Boston Strangler
Quote of the Day “Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations or the dictates of our passion, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence.” —John Adams, from his Argument in … Continue reading
Posted in History, Law
Tagged A Death in Belmont, Boston Strangler, Innocence Project, John Grisham, Law, lawyers, Roy Smith, Sebastian Junger, trial
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The Golden Age of Sports
Quote of the Day “The importance that our society attaches to sport is incredible. After all, is football a game or a religion? The people of this country have allowed sports to get completely out of hand.” –Howard … Continue reading
Posted in History, Sports
Tagged 1970's, College Football, football, Golden Age, MLB, NFL, nicknames, Sports
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