From NBCNews.Com: Astronaut Neil Young, first man to walk on the moon, dies at 82.
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R.I.P. Neil Armstrong
The first man to walk on the moon died today, Aug. 25, at 2:45 p.m. according to PJMedia.Com
Neil Armstrong was 82. The cause of death was complications resulting from cardiovascular procedures.
A Report From The West Chester Ryan Rally
Below is the summary from a Thornbury resident who was at the Ryan Rally, interesting perspective passed on to us by Fran Coppock:
Subject: The Ryan Rally -West Chester 8/21/12
I had the opportunity to attend the Ryan Rally on Aug. 21 at the American Helicopter Museum. I went early to beat the crowd and the traffic. It was a climatically great day and well attended. Spoke with one of the organizers (Val-Chester Country Rep. Party) the day before who hoped for 1000-1500, well by speech time the crowd was in excess of 4000, all on a small grassy plot, in front of 4 helicopters on display.
The crowd was very varied, from old folks like me to a lot of young people (under 40 is young to me), babies, Veterans, some of my students and their parents. Spoke to a lot of people -there was an air of anticipation, and even subliminal Hope in the air. There was a group of protestors near the drive-in entrance, led by Sen Lautenberg, NJ. I had my clearances and some time, so I went over to them to ask why they were protesting, and did they need any water. I listened to their concerns for about 15 minutes, and in the end offered to escort them in, IF they would stay together and be quiet during the speech. The offer was declined. I sent them some waters later–they were thankful from what I heard.
So it was onto the main show.
The crowd starting getting heavy around 1:30 and the lines of people on foot and the cars waiting to come in and park, were getting longer. Everyone was friendly, cooperative, and really -there was a lot of laughter and just general happiness amongst the crowd. It was like a big community picnic and not a political agenda. The Secret Service and all the enforcement agents were courteous; and when processing started, they were swift and organized. I really appreciated how they, and others, helped the really old with oxygen tanks, or in wheelchairs – to get processed, in and placed near the podium. Those guys are very tough, but they carry a lot of Heart under that badge – today it showed and we were all proud of them.
Rep. Ryan was due to arrive at 3:30 and was on time!!! BUT – before he spoke a lot of neat things happened. The Sheriff lead the Pledge of Alliegiance, the National Anthem was sung (w/o musical accompaniment) by a Henderson High student – she was simple and beautiful – definitely a huge improvement over what we get for Super Bowls, especially. She sent the crowd wild!!!! Val made a few remarks, primarily thanking all for attending and their patience. Rep. Gerlach, and State Sen. Pileggi – spoke a very few minutes – all positive about the ticket, the issues, the Election and the differences. The best comment was “We cannot wait for the Biden-Ryan debate” – crowd went wild again!!!!
Then Rep. Ryan was introduced. A thunderous ovation ensued for a few minutes. He began his speech – the crowd was very, very quiet – we were all paying attention!!!
He thanked all for coming, noted the historical connections of helicopters to the region and the jobs that were created by them. He went into detail on unemployment numbers for PA; current pending Defense cuts mandated – and it’s effect on our area. He offered that the Rep. ticket’s first priority is to protect our citizens and they would enact legislation to reduce mandated cuts. He spoke to Medicare/Social Security issues and the differences of the Parties and the effect of the election. He specifically said, that the Ticket wants to retain Medicare, but doesn’t want to rob other programs to do so (Cheers). He spoke at some length on the ethical differences of this election. He highlighted his remarks by responding to comments made by our current President. The most egregious (to me and almost all of the crowd) was the comment about business – “You didn’t make that ****”, it was government help that made all the business successful”. Ryan’s response was,as anticipated – how would a person who never had a job know what a businessman has to go through? how could he forget our country was and still is, built upon a free economy, our own “smarts” and good old American hard work? (CHEERS!!!!). I’ve run my own business and been there – our current Pres. – just based on his complete abandonment of American business, does not deserve re-election, or even re-consideration!!!! But, back to the speech. He asked us all to vote for the Rep. ticket; to weigh the issues; to do the right thing for the Country. He thanked us all — and you know what – he meant it from the Heart. We all felt it.
After the speech, he jumped into the crowd up front – you felt like he really wanted to be here. He may not have Obama’s oratorical skills – but I”ll alway take the man who speaks from the Heart, and not the teleprompter (there weren’t any). He’s funny, friendly, and has a leadership aura about him. He’s most effective comment (for me) was – “When Gov. Romney and I get elected – when we make a mistake, WE will be responsible and not ever lay the blame elsewhere”. Kinda sums it up.
Today, for the first time in a long time, I was once again proud to be
An American
Maybe Springfield Is Just Not Cool Anymore
Once upon a time Saddam Hussein propagandists were telling lonely troops in Iraq that Bart Simpson was seducing their girlfriends and kids in Florida were voting to name their schools Springfield High.
Cool doesn’t live forever which was a theme that was actually addressed during The Simpsons glory years.
The United States Postal Service has just announced that of the billion Simpsons commemorative stamps it put up for sale in 2009 and 2010 it failed to move 682 million of them.
No museum for The Simpsons though. Good things don’t end with -eum.
Tidbit Of The Day
Arlo Guthrie — noted writer of a Vietnam protest song and son of communist folk singer Woody — is a Republican opposed to Obamacare.
D-Day Visits Debunked
This is going around in the email:
In all the years since D-Day 1945, there are only three occasions when a> president failed to go to the D-Day Monument that honors the soldiers> killed during the Invasion.>Only Three Times.>> Those occasions were:> 1. Barack Obama 2010> 2. Barack Obama 2011> 3.Barack Obama 2012>> For the past 68 years, all presidents, except Obama, have paid tribute to> the fallen soldiers killed on D-Day.
This year, instead of honoring the > soldiers, he made a campaign trip on Air Force 1 to California to raise funds for the upcoming election.> Remember this in November!!
>>>>>> Please forward to all Vets and National Guard – what a dishonor to our > heroes.
The D-Day Memorial in Beford, Va. was dedicated on June 6, 2001 by President Bush. Neither he nor Obama have been back.
The first president to travel to Normandy to commemorate the landings was President Reagan in 1984 on their 40th Anniversary. Bill Clinton visited the site 10 years later as did Dubya on the 60th Anniversary. Obama attended a ceremony there in 2009 on their 65th Anniversary.
D-Day Visits Debunked
At Least Black Comedians Can Laugh At Obama
Blacks turned out in mass four years ago with 95 percent voting for Barack Obama. Will he do as well this time? Well . . .
Hat tip Austin
A Packed House For 2016
Scarier than Jaws and the Exorcist rolled together, tonight’s (Aug. 24) 6:15 p.m. showing of 2016: Obama’s America filled Room 6 to near capacity at AMC Granite Run 8 in Middletown, Pa.
The film describes author Dinesh D’Souza’s search for the motivations behind President Barack Obama and what his goals are for this country and the world.
It treats the President humanely but if you are an American and you don’t want to be poor and weak, then you don’t want to vote for this guy for a second term.
Yes, Obama really does seem to believe that America and the West are responsible for all that is ill on Earth.
Watch it, then get your friends and family to watch it.
Everybody Loves Brett Cohen — Or How Democrats Get Elected
Being Green With Grocery Bags
Courtesy Cathy Martin
Being Green
Checking out at the store, the young cashier suggested to the older woman, that she should bring her own grocery bags because plastic bags weren’t good for the environment.
The woman apologized and explained, “We didn’t have this green thing back in my earlier days.”
The young clerk responded, “That’s our problem today. Your generation did not care enough to save our environment for future generations.”
She was right — our generation didn’t have the green thing in its day.
Back then, we returned milk bottles, soda bottles and beer bottles to the store. The store sent them back to the plant to be washed and sterilized and refilled, so it could use the same bottles over and over. So they really were recycled.
But we didn’t have the green thing back in our day.
Grocery stores bagged our groceries in brown paper bags, that we reused for numerous things, most memorable besides household garbage bags, was the use of brown paper bags as book covers for our schoolbooks. This was to ensure that public property, (the books provided for our use by the school) was not defaced by our scribblings. Then we were able to personalize our books on the brown paper bags.
But too bad we didn’t do the green thing back then.
We walked up stairs, because we didn’t have an escalator in every store and office building. We walked to the grocery store and didn’t climb into a 300-horsepower machine every time we had to go two blocks.
But she was right. We didn’t have the green thing in our day.
Back then, we washed the baby’s diapers because we didn’t have the throwaway kind. We dried clothes on a line, not in an energy-gobbling machine burning up 220 volts — wind and solar power really did dry our clothes back in our early days. Kids got hand-me-down clothes from their brothers or sisters, not always brand-new clothing.
But that young lady is right; we didn’t have the green thing back in our day.
Back then, we had one TV, or radio, in the house — not a TV in every room. And the TV had a small screen the size of a handkerchief (remember them?), not a screen the size of the state of Montana . In the kitchen, we blended and stirred by hand because we didn’t have electric machines to do everything for us. When we packaged a fragile item to send in the mail, we used wadded up old newspapers to cushion it, not Styrofoam or plastic bubble wrap. Back then, we didn’t fire up an engine and burn gasoline just to cut the lawn. We used a push mower that ran on human power. We exercised by working so we didn’t need to go to a health club to run on treadmills that operate on electricity.
But she’s right; we didn’t have the green thing back then.
We drank from a fountain when we were thirsty instead of using a cup or a plastic bottle every time we had a drink of water. We refilled writing pens with ink instead of buying a new pen, and we replaced the razor blades in a razor instead of throwing away the whole razor just because the blade got dull.
But we didn’t have the green thing back then.
Back then, people took the streetcar or a bus and kids rode their bikes to school or walked instead of turning their moms into a 24-hour taxi service.. We had one electrical outlet in a room, not an entire bank of sockets to power a dozen appliances. And we didn’t need a computerized gadget to receive a signal beamed from satellites 23,000 miles out in space in order to find the nearest burger joint.
But isn’t it sad the current generation laments how wasteful we old folks were just because we didn’t have the green thing back then?
Please forward this on to another selfish old person who needs a lesson in conservation from a smartass young person…
We don’t like being old in the first place, so it doesn’t take much to tick us off.