It is sad to see so many celebrating or bemoaning Trump rather than the events of this day. Join me in a digital toast to the founders and those who have fought to maintain their ideal. As for me, I have work to do today but will be thinking about my heroes .. Jemi Cato, […][...]
Archive for July 4th, 2019
On Independence Day, an American Hero Announces His Independence
Today, I am declaring my independence and leaving the Republican Party. OPED in today’s Washington Post by Justin Amash When my dad was 16, America welcomed him as a Palestinian refugee. It wasn’t easy moving to a new country, but it was the greatest blessing of his life. Throughout my ch[...]
July 4th, 2019 - 1:40 am § in Misc.
What happened to the 56 men who signed the Declaration of Independence?
The 56 Signers The Declaration was transposed on paper, adopted by the Continental Congress, and signed by John Hancock, President of the Congress, on July 4, 1776 Hancock was a smuggler who grew rich. Twenty-four of the signers were lawyers and jurists. Eleven were merchants, nine were farmers a[...]
July 4th, 2019 - 1:14 am § in Misc.
JULY 4: The sacrilege of the pledge of allegiance!
Today, as an American, grateful for all that has come before, I will celebrate our anniversary. Sadly, as an Atheist, as a Jew, and as a patriot, I will not be able to recite America’s Pledge of Allegiance. I would gladly recite the original words of the Pledge: “I pledge allegiance to[...]
July 4th, 2019 - 1:02 am § in Misc.
Trotsky Assassination 67 years ago
“Once I accompanied Trotsky when he left such a meeting held in a dilapidated and poverty stricken dwelling. In the street Lev Davidovich put up the collar of his coat and pulled his cap over his eyes so that he should not be recognized. He now looked an old intellectual still erect after twen[...]
The Sacrilege of the Pledge of Allegiance UNDER GOD
As an Atheist, a Jew, and a patriot, I Cannot Recite America’s Pledge of Allegiance. I pledge allegiance to my Flag and the Republic for which it stands, one nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. The original pledge I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of Ameri[...]