Ivan the Terrible asked Queen Elizabeth I if England would provide him with asylum if his enemies gained power in Russia. She said yes but he’d have to provide for himself during his stay.
This was after he called her an old maid.
Day: December 13, 2016
Honor Flight Philly Raffle Winner 2016
Honor Flight Philly Raffle Winner 2016 — Andrew Schiavello of Honor Flight Philadelphia tells us that Michael H. of Millville N.J. is the grand prize winner of this year’s Honor Flight Philadelphia raffle.
Michael gets four tickets o the Dec. 22 game between the Philadelphia Eagles and the New York Giants.
This includes V.I.P. Parking, pre-game sideline passes and more.
Congrats Michael H.
Honor Flight is a national non-profit organization founded in 2005 to give aging or terminally ill veterans a day of honor in Washington D.C.
There is no cost to the veterans. 
The Philadelphia hub was started in 2011 by Andrew, who is a Springfield resident.
Honor Flight Philly Raffle Winner 2016
Oil Man Secretary of State
Oil Man Secretary of State — Rex Tillerson, who is chairman and CED of ExxonMobil is Donald Trump’s nominee for secretary of state.
ExxonMobil is the world’s largest energy company and has consistently ranked in the world’s top three of all businesses as per market capitalization.
Desperate critics are trying to paint Tillerson as being a pawn of Russia due to his company’s interest in that nation.
The twisted logic boggles the mind.
Russia’s economy is strongly tied to its oil and gas production. One of Trump’s many consistent and outspoken campaign promises has been American energy independence. This means development of domestic resources, which is something his opponent actually opposed.
Russia would obviously have wanted Hillary if petro-power was the motive. If stability, consistency and common sense in foreign dealings, maybe not, but with regard to revenue from energy President Hillary would have reaped Putin more rubles.
That Tillerson is going to be part of the cabinet is a good thing for America, not such a good thing for Russia, and a really, really bad thing for the Arabs.
Oil Man Secretary of State
Liberals Created Trump Voters
Liberals Created Trump Voters — Hat tip Joanne Yurchak
By Paul Genova
I haven’t said too much about this election since the start …. but this is how I feel ….
I’m noticing that a lot of you aren’t graciously accepting the fact that your candidate lost. In fact you seem to be posting even more hateful things about those of us who voted for Trump. Some of you are apparently “triggered” because you are posting how “sick” you feel about the results.
How did this happen you ask?
You created “us” when you attacked our freedom of speech.
You created “us” when you attacked our right to bear arms.
You created “us” when you attacked our Judeo/Christian beliefs.
You created “us” when you constantly referred to us as racists.
You created “us” when you constantly called us xenophobic.
You created “us” when you told us to get on board or get out of the way.
You created “us” when you forced us to buy health care and then financially penalized us for not participating.
You created “us” when you lied and said we could keep our insurance plans and our doctors.
You created “us” when you allowed our jobs to continue to leave our country.
You created “us” when you attacked our flag.
You created “us” when you took God out of our schools.
You created “us” when you confused women’s rights with feminism. You created “us” when you began to emasculate men.
You created “us” when you decided to make our children soft.
You created “us” when you decided to vote for progressive ideals.
You created “us” when you attacked our way of life.
You created “us” when you decided to let our government get out of control.
“You” created “us” the silent majority.
You created “us” when you began murdering innocent law enforcement officers.
You created “us” when you took a knee, or stayed seated or didn’t remove your hat during our National Anthem.
And we became fed up and we pushed back and spoke up.
And we did it with ballots, not bullets.
With ballots, not riots.
With ballots, not looting.
With ballots, not blocking traffic.
With ballots, not fires, except the one you started inside of “us”.
“YOU” created “US”.
It really is just that simple.