The Aging of the Presidents
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If I were him I would be scared out of my wits. He knows that there is no way he can deliver on even half of the bull doggie promises he made and sooooo many who voted for him based on that are going to expect him to deliver and fast. So they will not be happy. He knows that he is very unpopular with a large segment of sociaty right from the get go. The extreme left is pushing thier agenda hard and if he goes that way he will lose a large portion of his base. He knows a little of history and knows that his life is in danger mainly from the extremes on both the left and the right. And he knows he is not prepared for his job. Bet he bought a Whole lot of toliet paper. Layoutshooter
He's already back peddling, saying he won't be able to bring "change" in the first 4 years. It would have been interesting to be in the room when he had the "OMG, they actually elected me, now what do I do" moment.
I think the first CIA Daily Briefing the morning after the election not only added a few years to him already, but it also showed him the importance of peddling backwards.
At least he had the good sense to opt out of the Economic Summit meeting this weekend, although he was invited. Can you imagine if something was said, especially by Bush, and he disagreed with it? Does he speak up, thus "showing up" the Prez, or does he imply assent by sitting there and shutting up?
As the president-elect ya gotta be careful about talking with foreign leaders until you're sworn in. Remember a couple of weeks before Clinton was sworn in and he met the the president of Mexico down in Texas? Hooo-weee, Canada was fit to be tied over that one. Clinton had to promise that the Canadian Prime Minister would be the very first foreign visitor once he was in the White House. It was an apparent tradition the Canadians thought began right then and there, as when Bush took office he immediately planned a trip to Mexico, but had to put together a really fast meeting with the Canadian Prime Minister before he could leave Washington. Ah, those wild and wacky Canadians.
At least he had the good sense to opt out of the Economic Summit meeting this weekend, although he was invited. Can you imagine if something was said, especially by Bush, and he disagreed with it? Does he speak up, thus "showing up" the Prez, or does he imply assent by sitting there and shutting up?
As the president-elect ya gotta be careful about talking with foreign leaders until you're sworn in. Remember a couple of weeks before Clinton was sworn in and he met the the president of Mexico down in Texas? Hooo-weee, Canada was fit to be tied over that one. Clinton had to promise that the Canadian Prime Minister would be the very first foreign visitor once he was in the White House. It was an apparent tradition the Canadians thought began right then and there, as when Bush took office he immediately planned a trip to Mexico, but had to put together a really fast meeting with the Canadian Prime Minister before he could leave Washington. Ah, those wild and wacky Canadians.
Hey We got rights ya know....watch it or we'll stop selling ya oil....*L*
When you guys going to invent your own sport...
Basketball-Naismith....Can
Baseball....Doubleday...Can...
Hockey...Canadian....Native Indians...
Football....aka rugby with a few changes...
When you guys going to invent your own sport...
Basketball-Naismith....Can
Baseball....Doubleday...Can...
Hockey...Canadian....Native Indians...
Football....aka rugby with a few changes...
OH YEA??? Well, OVM, We made them all better!!! So there, na na nee boo boo!!! As to the oil, we have just enough left to invade Canada and take it!! Part of Obama's United North American Soviet Socialist States Movement. That is how the liberial mind would work. Take what you need from who ever has it for the better good of the few in charge and tax the many to pay for it. Layoutshooter
Just try it pal....you've never been able to cross the Niagara!! Beat ya back every time....just bring money and do your shopping!!! nanananana....
"Baseball....Doubleday...Can..."
Ah, baseball, as I live and breathe it's the reason I live and breathe. When I cut myself I bleed Cincinnati Red, when I stub my toe it turns Dodger Blue.
Abner Doubleday was born in Ballston Spa, New York, a little town just south of Saratoga Springs. His birth home is a National Landmark. Been there, seen it. In his youth he and his family moved to Cooperstown, NY. The baseball park at the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown is called Doubleday Field. The Class-A Minor League baseball team in the State Capitol of Auburn is called the Auburn Doubledays.
While there are many similarities to cricket and rounders, and even though there are in-print references of sorts to the game dating back as far as 1744 England, including woodcuts depicting a very similar playing setup and with vivid descriptions of the game, Major League Baseball still steadfastly insists Abner Doubleday invented the modern game of baseball in Elihu Phinney's cow pasture in Cooperstown, in 1839.
Never mind the fact that he and his family moved away from Cooperstown a year earlier, and at the time he was supposed to have been in Cooperstown diligently inventing baseball he was a cadet at West Point. And never mind that the first fully documented account of a baseball game played in North America took place in Beachville, Ontario, Canada, on Militia Muster Day, June 4, 1838, again, a year before Abner Doubleday invented the game. There was a town bylaw that was put into effect by the town leaders of Pittsfield, Massachusetts, stating that, "No baseball games shall be played within 80 yards of the new Town Meeting Hall." The date of that law was 1791.
But those early games, as well as the one fully accounted and reported on that took place in 1755 England, bears more of a resemblance to cricket and rounders with a little modern baseball thrown in. In 1845 Alexander Cartwright codified the first modern rules of baseball (known as the Knickerbocker Rules, which is similar to, "The Nicks Rule!" but nit the same thing at all), far different from the game that had been played up to that point, and are the rules that form the basis of the game that is played today. Those rules were used during the first games between Cartwright's team, the New York Knickerbockers, and other teams around the area. The first officially recorded game took place in Hoboken, Jew Jersey and was between the Knickerbockers and the New York Nine, which defeated the Kncokerbockers 23-1 in four innings. The Knicks sucked.
In 1963 the US Congress officially recognized Alexander Cartwright as the inventor of modern baseball. It was in all the papers. I don't know why MLB missed it.
Abner Doubleday did have one historic first, however. He fired the first shot in defense of Fort Sumter, the opening battle of the Civil War. He was a General in the Union Army, had a crucial role at Gettysburg, and ended up being a career Army officer. But there's no way he invented baseball. Some even question if he even played it. He wrote many letters and in many journals, and not once did he mention baseball.
Ah, baseball, as I live and breathe it's the reason I live and breathe. When I cut myself I bleed Cincinnati Red, when I stub my toe it turns Dodger Blue.
Abner Doubleday was born in Ballston Spa, New York, a little town just south of Saratoga Springs. His birth home is a National Landmark. Been there, seen it. In his youth he and his family moved to Cooperstown, NY. The baseball park at the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown is called Doubleday Field. The Class-A Minor League baseball team in the State Capitol of Auburn is called the Auburn Doubledays.
While there are many similarities to cricket and rounders, and even though there are in-print references of sorts to the game dating back as far as 1744 England, including woodcuts depicting a very similar playing setup and with vivid descriptions of the game, Major League Baseball still steadfastly insists Abner Doubleday invented the modern game of baseball in Elihu Phinney's cow pasture in Cooperstown, in 1839.
Never mind the fact that he and his family moved away from Cooperstown a year earlier, and at the time he was supposed to have been in Cooperstown diligently inventing baseball he was a cadet at West Point. And never mind that the first fully documented account of a baseball game played in North America took place in Beachville, Ontario, Canada, on Militia Muster Day, June 4, 1838, again, a year before Abner Doubleday invented the game. There was a town bylaw that was put into effect by the town leaders of Pittsfield, Massachusetts, stating that, "No baseball games shall be played within 80 yards of the new Town Meeting Hall." The date of that law was 1791.
But those early games, as well as the one fully accounted and reported on that took place in 1755 England, bears more of a resemblance to cricket and rounders with a little modern baseball thrown in. In 1845 Alexander Cartwright codified the first modern rules of baseball (known as the Knickerbocker Rules, which is similar to, "The Nicks Rule!" but nit the same thing at all), far different from the game that had been played up to that point, and are the rules that form the basis of the game that is played today. Those rules were used during the first games between Cartwright's team, the New York Knickerbockers, and other teams around the area. The first officially recorded game took place in Hoboken, Jew Jersey and was between the Knickerbockers and the New York Nine, which defeated the Kncokerbockers 23-1 in four innings. The Knicks sucked.
In 1963 the US Congress officially recognized Alexander Cartwright as the inventor of modern baseball. It was in all the papers. I don't know why MLB missed it.
Abner Doubleday did have one historic first, however. He fired the first shot in defense of Fort Sumter, the opening battle of the Civil War. He was a General in the Union Army, had a crucial role at Gettysburg, and ended up being a career Army officer. But there's no way he invented baseball. Some even question if he even played it. He wrote many letters and in many journals, and not once did he mention baseball.
No need to cross the Niagra, I can cross in Detroit or Sarnia. They would never know what is going on. They would just think we were headed for the Casinos!!! 50,000 blue haired oil drillers, what a sight!!!!!!!!!!! We would sneak in under the cover of daylight. Hide our drilling rigs by making them look like walkers etc. Layoutshooter
RLENT
Veteran Expediter
Yeah, sure ..... with them worthless US Federal Reserve notes being worth $1.238 in Loonies right about now eh, why not ?
Yeah, you betcha ........ get 'em while they're hot (....... not .....
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Yeah, sure ..... with them worthless US Federal Reserve notes being worth $1.238 in Loonies right about now eh, why not ?
Yeah, you betcha ........ get 'em while they're hot (....... not .....
about last month or so you woulda owed money...been in the negative...like One US dollar .98 Can....
And neither are worth the paper they are printed on or metal they are stamped out of. Layoutshooter