Balladeer’s Blog takes another look at a sports team name that is far outside the overused Eagles, Tigers, Bulldogs and Wildcats.
UNIVERSITY OF THE BAHAMAS Continue reading
“RAISING AWARENESS” ABOUT DEMOCRAT UGLINESS AND HYPOCRISY
Democrat Party
America’s Democrats persist in pretending that they are THE moral models for the rest of us, so here’s a blog post from Independent Voter site Balladeer’s Blog “raising awareness” (to use one of the Democrats’ favorite nauseating cliches) about some of their loathsome conduct.
*** Last week Democrats resumed their grotesque peddling of cheap exploitation via sad stories from illegal immigrants and their devotees. Let’s remember one of their most disgusting displays of hypocrisy on this sort of thing:
Previously the perpetual children who call themselves Democrats tried to make cheap political capital out of a supposed note that the child of an illegal immigrant addressed to their parents. The child (if they actually wrote the note) was sad about the possibility of immigration authorities catching the family and sending them home. Democrats acted like this letter was proof of how supposedly “evil” it is for countries to have immigration laws.
To counter that here’s a letter written to Heaven by the child of a law enforcement officer killed by an illegal immigrant. It’s just as sad, Democrats. Do you immature drama queens STILL think that heart-breaking letters written by children should form the basis of a country’s immigration policy? Or have you decided to finally grow up?
Oh, I know, Democrats. Only touching letters that further your political goals count. If the letter below helped push your politics the letter and the little girl who wrote it would be world-famous.
Below is that letter written by a little girl whose father will never be coming home because of an illegal immigrant. Try to remember, Democrats, emotion can cut both ways. Continue reading
Filed under LIBERALS AND CONSERVATIVES, Neglected History, opinion
BALLADEER’S BLOG COLLEGE BASKETBALL: JANUARY TWENTY-SIXTH EDITION
NCCAA (National Christian College Athletic Association)
“THERE CAN BE ONLY ONE” – The HOUGHTON UNIVERSITY HIGHLANDERS welcomed the KEUKA COLLEGE WOLVES. A frenzied opening Half ended with the Highlanders on top 48-41. During the 2nd Half the Wolves bit into that lead but fell short as Houghton University held on for an 84-81 victory. Jajuan Preaster and Christian Sage led the Highlanders with 17 points each.
DOUSING D.C. – The ROBERTS WESLEYAN COLLEGE REDHAWKS doused some cold water on their hosts the UNIVERSITY OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FIREBIRDS. The Firebirds held a 37-34 edge at Halftime but the Redhawks mounted a comeback after the break. Roberts Wesleyan won 77-70. Malik Brooks led the Redhawks with 29 points. Continue reading
Filed under College Basketball
SUPERHEROES FROM INDIA
This weekend’s escapist, light-hearted superhero post from Balladeer’s Blog looks at some of India’s characters.
FAULADI (Ironclad)
Secret Identity: None
Debuted: 1979
Origin: Fauladi was an android created by an Indian scientist named Dr. John (no relation to the rock singer, of course). The doctor crafted Fauladi with the capacity for human emotions and he first unleashed him publicly to fight an alien invasion.
Powers: This hero possesses greater than human strength, can fly on Earth and in space, and can shoot energy beams from his hands. Fauladi’s android body can withstand space travel. His series ran for over 75 issues and was India’s most popular during the 1980s.
KANGA
Secret Identity: Aadhi
Debuted: 1980s
Origin: Kanga came from an enchanted realm in the clouds where bird-beings could descend to the Earth and take human form. Becoming stranded on Earth, Kanga of the crow-people took to using her powers to battle the forces of evil. Her human friends who took her in gave her the alias Aadhi.
Powers: This superheroine was stronger than human men and could fly via the wings on her back. She was incredibly agile and was fierce in battle. Her fingernails and toenails could be used like talons in a fight. Continue reading
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THE MAGICAL WORLD OF ANIA: LIKE DAVID LYNCH’S TWIN PEAKS SET IN POLAND
David Lynch’s recent passing has had me thinking about an online production in the spirit of his series Twin Peaks.
Balladeer’s Blog’s love of quality horror ARGs (Alternate Reality Games) has been well established. In the past I’ve examined productions like Local 58, Claridryl and Jack Torrance (NOT the character from The Shining.)
This time around I’m taking a look at what I call Poland’s answer to Twin Peaks – MAGICZNY SWIAT ANI or MAGICAL WORLD OF ANIA. Like Local 58, this ARG is still going, so if you’re interested in pitting your wits against the producer’s, the various mysteries remain unresolved as of this writing.
NOTE: BE SURE TO USE THE CLOSED CAPTIONING FOR TRANSLATION FROM THE POLISH LANGUAGE.
The eerie storyline revolves around the disappearance of a beautiful young Polish woman named Ania Slowinska and the dark, seemingly supernatural forces behind it. As the tale unfolds it becomes apparent other women have fallen victim to the same forces, with one having had all her teeth removed after being murdered.
Among the many suspects and supporting characters in the drama are Ania’s mother Kristina, who seems to be morbidly enjoying the attention her daughter’s disappearance has brought her. Others include Ania’s birth-father – whom she never knew – plus her step-father, an infatuated stalker, a jealous female friend and a faith healer with a very strange band of disciples.
WARNING: If you don’t like off-kilter horror don’t click “continue reading.” Continue reading
Filed under Halloween Season, opinion
NEWS, MEMES AND POLITICAL CARTOONS ROUNDUP: JAN TWENTY-FOURTH
Courtesy of Independent Voter Site Balladeer’s Blog, it’s time for another current events roundup.
JOE BIDEN PROTECTED HIS CRIME FAMILY AND MALEFACTORS LIKE ANTHONY FAUCI AS HE SLITHERED AWAY. Crimes going all the way back to 2014 covered. Crooked Joe made Carter (D) look competent and Harding (R) look less corrupt. More HERE. And HERE.
DEMOCRAT POLITICIZING OF THE CIVIL SERVICE MADE IT AS BAD AS THE OLD SPOILS SYSTEM.
FAUCI CONVENIENTLY FORGETS HE ADMITTED TO HIS CRIME.
BIDEN FOREVER SOILS THE PRESIDENCY WITH HIS “PREEMPTIVE PARDONS” CONCEPT. Just like he soiled his pants that time during his meeting with the pope. Expert points out that Joe Biden was America’s most self-serving and corrupt president.
REPORTERS REVEAL EVEN MORE ACCOUNTS OF POLITICO SMOTHERING STORIES ABOUT BIDEN SCANDALS.
HEEDING PRESIDENT TRUMP, WAR CRIMINAL VLAD PUTIN WANTS TO TALK PEACE WITH UKRAINE. Never forget that Putin invaded Ukraine in the first place after Joe Biden said a “minor incursion” would be acceptable.
HEEDING TRUMP, FRANCE’S MACRON URGES THE E.U. TO INCREASE SPENDING ON NATO AND DEFENSE IN GENERAL. Remember when the foolish “harrumph, harrumph” Republicans at National Review freaked out over Trump even raising this issue?
TRUMP BRINGS EVEN MORE AUTO INDUSTRY JOBS BACK TO THE U.S. Trump has been the greatest president for the working class and the poor during my lifetime.
DEMOCRAT RACE HATRED PHILOSOPHIES NOW CLAIM MATH CLASSES CAUSE “INTELLECTUAL TRAUMA” IN MINORITY STUDENTS. “Mathematical violence” (LMAO) is another ridiculous term pushed by the hatemongers behind this.
The team of bigots further stated “As a culture, whiteness is toxic in society and in education. More specifically, in society, whiteness presents through norms including—but not limited to—perfectionism, a sense of urgency, individualism, and objectivity.” Have I mentioned lately that Democrats have transformed America’s colleges and universities into churches of irrational thought and political intolerance? Continue reading
Filed under LIBERALS AND CONSERVATIVES, Neglected History, opinion
MILLENIA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY: COOL NAMED SPORTS TEAM
From Balladeer’s Blog it’s another look at a sports team name that is far outside the overused Eagles, Tigers, Bulldogs and Wildcats.
MILLENIA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY Continue reading
Filed under Cool names and cool logos
20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA (1916) SILENT FILM
20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA (1916) – The famous first cinematic adaptation of the Jules Verne classic. Having loved the version of this pioneering 1916 film that was available during the 1990s and earlier I had put off watching the restored and upgraded version released in 2010.
That delay was a mistake on my part. The restored version can leave you floored even when compared to the already impressive print that was previously available. Universal released 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea after two years in production.
The title is misleading, because this movie combines Verne’s original tale of Captain Nemo with the sequel novel The Mysterious Island in which Nemo’s origin was revealed along with his real name – Prince Dakkar.
As you would imagine, combining both novels was necessary to provide a longer viewing experience due to how much of the 20,000 Leagues story had to be omitted. Submarine technology was still fairly primitive and God knows the technology for filming underwater was more primitive still. Viewers get short shrift in terms of the 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea storyline with the Mysterious Island portion taking up a lot of the runtime.
Personally, I would have preferred that Universal had just produced a shorter 20,000 Leagues film that was all Leagues and nothing but Leagues, then release The Mysterious Island later as a sequel. In 1916 audience expectations were not yet such that movies had to run the 86 to 105 minutes boasted by surviving copies of 20,000 Leagues.
At any rate, we all know the story – a supposed “sea monster” preying on international shipping turns out to actually be the futuristic submarine called the Nautilus. After the sub attacks the vessel the Abraham Lincoln, Captain Nemo (Allen Holubar) and his crew take aboard survivors. Continue reading
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NAZI SALUTES BY HILLARY CLINTON, BARACK OBAMA, ELIZABETH WARREN AND KAMALA HARRIS
Have I mentioned lately that anti-Trumpers are the most ignorant, uninformed and emotionally unstable people I have ever seen? They still haven’t learned to curb their brain-dead enthusiasm for reading “nazi salutes” and the like into waves from people associated with him.
The clueless buffoons are STILL pretending that Elon Musk did a nazi salute the other night. Wrong, as usual. This is as idiotic as when Democrats were pretending that making the “okay” sign with one’s hand was a “coded gesture of white supremacy” (LMAO). More on that below if you’ve forgotten about that moronic take from Democrats.
At any rate, this blog post shows just a few of the photos online which featured Democrats Hillary Clinton, Kamala Harris, Barack Obama, Elizabeth Warren and many, many more of their ilk making that same arm gesture when waving to crowds.
And let’s remember, cowards who pretend they see fascist salutes coming from everyone they dislike are gutlessly pretending that by attacking those figures they are somehow doing the equivalent of opposing REAL nazis from long ago.
Democrats, you are in no way fit to compare yourselves to heroic people who were often killed or tortured by REAL nazis, often being herded to their deaths with the laughter of their killers being the last thing they ever heard. NO Democrat today would have the courage to take any actual risk by opposing the world’s REAL forces of oppression in 2025.
Democrats, YOU are the fascists that the rest of us just defeated in November. Don’t forget that. Continue reading
THE BEST OF BROADWAY (1954-1955) FORGOTTEN TELEVISION
THE BEST OF BROADWAY (1954-1955) – Balladeer’s Blog’s latest look at a Forgotten Television item deals with The Best of Broadway. The color program aired on CBS once per month and its failure to last more than one season may be explained by the fact that the other three weeks the program that aired in its time slot was … Pabst Blue Ribbon Bouts.
I’m certainly not denying that there very well might have been some crossover audience between boxing and Broadway but I imagine some viewers who caught and loved a Best of Broadway episode eagerly tuned in the following week, saw beer-sponsored boxing and just assumed the Broadway program had been canceled or was just a one-off special.
At any rate, this series presented one-hour adaptations of assorted Broadway productions and was filmed with a studio audience.
THE EPISODES:
THE ROYAL FAMILY (September 15th, 1954) – From the Edna Ferber and George S. Kaufman comedy The Royal Family of Broadway. Paul Nickell directed this depiction of a Barrymore-esque thespian dynasty and the chaos that results when the family matriarch is outraged to learn that her daughter and granddaughter are considering leaving their stage careers behind for marriage.
CAST: Helen Hayes, Fredric March, Claudette Colbert, Charles Coburn and Nancy Olson Continue reading
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