On March 9th, 1953 Dr. Jonas Salk announced his successful vaccine against poliomyelitis, the virus that causes polio.
Just the previous year, polio had 58,000 new victims and left 3,000 dead. Continue reading
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MARCH NINTH: ANNIVERSARY OF THE POLIO VACCINE
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FLASHBACK: HEROIC WOMEN FIGHTING MUSLIM OPPRESSION
Given all the heroic women in Iran and elsewhere who are defying theocratic oppression while shaming the cowardly white Democrat women of America who think cosplaying in Handmaid’s Tale outfits is “daring”, here are several women who demonstrate REAL courage.
FROM SEPTEMBER FIFTH, 2019 –
NATASHA FATAH
And we have more members of the real-life League of Extraordinary Women! Reporter NATASHA FATAH, who covers stories that privileged white Western leftists refuse to cover. ALINEJAD MASIH, the woman behind the #WhiteWednesdays campaign for Iranian women’s rights. And SABA KORD AFSHARI, who was sentenced to 24 years in prison by Iran for removing her hijab in public. You know … those same hijabs that condescending white leftist women LOVE to wear to pretend they’re showing solidarity with Muslim women.
FOR THE LINK TO THEIR STORY PLUS MANY OTHER COURAGEOUS WOMEN HEROICALLY FIGHTING MUSLIM MISOGNY AND OPPRESSION SEE BELOW:
For Natasha, Alinejad and Saba click HERE
For Raheel Raza click HERE
For Shams Bandar click HERE
For Asra Nomani click HERE
For Nadine al Budair click HERE
For Anni Cyrus click HERE
For Nonie Darwish click HERE
For Qanta Ahmed click HERE Continue reading
Filed under LIBERALS AND CONSERVATIVES, Neglected History, opinion
FLASHBACK: A PREVIOUS TIME THAT REPULSIVE DEMOCRATS BASHED TRUMP OVER THE KILLING OF AN IRANIAN TERRORIST LEADER – SOLEIMANI
As usual, Democrat bacteria are so blinded by their hatred of President Donald Trump that they are bashing him for taking beneficial action against Iran. Here are three items from when they did the same thing in JANUARY OF 2020.
Even many Mid-East experts who don’t like Trump blasted Democrat vermin for their phony and uninformed outrage. Just as these tiresome anti-Trump loons didn’t deserve to be taken seriously back THEN they don’t deserve to be taken seriously NOW.
ONE: FROM JANUARY SIXTH, 2020 – “AMERICA’S DEMOCRATS MOURN QASSEM SOLEIMANI” –
Honorary Democrat Qassem Soleimani was eulogized by America’s increasingly deranged Democrats over these past few days. We need Third Parties. Join so many of us former members of that insipid political party and #WALKAWAY from the fascist organization.
Some of that animal Soleimani’s atrocities which have endeared him to America’s Democrats: assassinations, bombings, targeting civilians and other war crimes like EFPs, plus crushing the student demonstrations in Iran. (America’s Democrats feel only students who agree with them have the right to hold demonstrations.)
Hey, Democrats, any time you want to consider rejoining the human race and recovering your sanity, bear in mind that you do not have to canonize garbage like Soleimani purely out of spite. And if you’re NOT just applauding the man out of sheer spite over your impotent hatred of President Trump then you need professional help.
TWO: FROM JANUARY NINTH, 2020 – “MAAJID NAWAZ WITH TEN TIPS ON SOLEIMANI ‘EXPERTS’ –
America’s Democrats took time out from telling us that U.S. troops “are the REAL terrorists” to pretend they care about what may happen to American troops in the field after the slaying of atrocity-master Qassem Soleimani. Islamic expert Maajid Nawaz (above) weighed in on social media and elsewhere with his 10 tips on what to look for in anti-western demagogues “who know nothing about the Middle East but will now talk as if they do:
“1) before yesterday they’d never heard of #Soleimani & still struggle to remember what his first name was
2) they’ll proactively and without invitation, condemn “America in the region” without saying anything at all about “Iran in the region”, thinking this wins them brownie points from brown people from the region. It doesn’t.
3) at some stage, they’ll either accidentally tweet out or otherwise approve of official Iranian state propaganda & voices sent by the theocratic regime, without realising, it because they have absolutely *no idea* how to recognise Iranian proxy propaganda voices (NOTE FROM BALLADEER: Like the way the Democrats at the New York Times and various cable networks have accepted damning claims at face value.)
4) their narcissistic obsession with hating Trump (even at the expense of hundreds of thousands of dead Arab civilians, and the medieval theocratic oppression of millions of Iranians) will be what really guides their “analysis” not what’s objectively happening on the ground
5) just as they’ll struggle to recall #Soleimani’s first name, they think watching @azizansari on Netflix (no offence my bro 
) qualifies as “knowing a Muslim voice” in order to then pronounce their emotionally charged “hot takes” on Middle East politics in “defence of Muslims”
6) they will be unable to recognise or even name Iran’s terrorist militias everywhere in the world (responsible for war crimes that were often on par with or worse, than ISIS in Syria & elsewhere) and all the wars Iran has interfered in
7) they will be unable to tell you which is Soleimanis largest & most effective terror group, who leads it and which country it practically runs entire regions in.
8) they’ve never heard the word “Hashd” and cannot tell you what it means
9) nor could they name the entire Arab countries & populations who absolutely despised & hated Soleimani as a genocidal maniac & who will be dancing in the streets with joy right now
10) they will read the above thread and turn very binary on me, by accusing me of being pro-Trump or pro-Saudi rather than understanding the mixed picture I’m painting, without ever having had a relationship with anything in the Middle East, beyond twitter.”
To follow Maajid on Twitter click HERE
THREE: FROM JANUARY FOURTEENTH, 2020 – “HUFFINGTON POST’S YASHAR ALI: DEMOCRATS ARE SIDING WITH IRAN’S MULLAHS AGAINST FREEDOM-FIGHTING IRANIANS OUT OF SPITE” –
This story is about the excellent work by Yashar Ali of the Huffington Post about how irrational the Democrats are for siding against Iranian protestors just because of their (Democrats’) crazed animosity toward President Donald Trump. (Especially regarding THE PLANE THAT IRAN SHOT DOWN.)
The link is below but first some excerpts:
Yashar explained that “all the family/friends I spoke to who live in different parts of Iran) are furious that they were lied to for three days about the case of the plane crash. The Iranian government lied left and right about where the plan was headed” and what “brought down the plane.”
“The Iranian government completely mishandled the plane crash, destroying evidence in the process. Iranians are in the street calling for death to the Supreme Leader (something that could get them executed). Iranians are in the street calling for prosecutions, saying Soleimani is a murderer. Telling leadership of the Iranian government to resign and saying Trump isn’t the problem, that the Iranian government is.”
“The idea that [Trump is] to blame for a decision the IRGC made” to shoot down the passenger airliner, he writes, “is just absurd. And while Iranians aren’t a monolith and there are 80 million people in Iran, you don’t see Iranians blaming President Trump for the crash (in which Iranian citizens were killed). They’re blaming the IRGC and the Supreme Leader for a series of horrific mistakes.”
In other words, the Iranian protesters aren’t NeverTrump. They’re NeverKhamenei.
“I’ve gone through some of the most active and prominent liberal Twitter accounts and none of them mentioned the Iran protests today. These same people were actively tweeting about wanting to avoid war and attacking Trump for his decision. What happened?” Yashar wondered.
Yashar continued “Iranians are being used by certain people on the left (I didn’t say all) as a tool to attack President Trump. But these same people don’t seem to care to support their right to protest?” And so, he continues, “It seems to me the protests were inconvenient for some of these folks today. They were placing the blame on the Iranian leadership who lied repeatedly about what happened. They weren’t blaming President Trump… so it wasn’t worth it to bring attention to or support them?” Continue reading
U.S. PRESIDENTS IN THE MILITARY (A. Johnson-Hayes)
Tomorrow is Presidents Day, so here’s another seasonal post.
ANDREW JOHNSON
Conflict – U.S. Civil War: Service – From 1862-February 1865 Johnson held the rank of general in the Union Army. He held that position as Military Governor of Tennessee and saw no action in the field.
ULYSSES S. GRANT
NOTE: As I observed previously, Washington, Grant and Eisenhower would require thousands of words to capture their full military careers. I will write such blog posts in the near future but for this post I’ll be very brief.
Conflict – Mexican War: Service – From 1846 to 1848 Lieutenant Grant served in Zachary Taylor’s campaigns in northern Mexico and later in Winfield Scott’s campaign to take Mexico City to the south.
Conflict – U.S. Civil War: Service – The heroic Grant rose to command of all the Union’s armies during the 1861-1865 conflict and defeated Confederate General Robert E. Lee. A future blog post will cover his extensive service in the war. Continue reading
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AMERICAN PRESIDENTS: PROS AND CONS
In honor of Presidents Day Weekend here’s my updated look at presidential pros and cons. The original was posted in 2012. It’s light-hearted and irreverent so presidents from all parties get insulted.
1. GEORGE WASHINGTON
Motto: “Screw taking a salary as a general, just bill ’em outrageously for your expenses!”
Nickname: The First Lady of Broadway
Pro: Established the precedent of stepping down after 2 terms max.
Con: Owned other human beings.
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2. JOHN ADAMS
Motto: “A day without alienating someone is like a day without sunshine.”
Nickname: Boom-Boom
Pro: Was almost fanatically honest and never owned other human beings.
Con: Alienated nearly everyone except his wife Abigail.
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U.S. PRESIDENTS IN THE MILITARY (Pierce-Lincoln)
With Presidents Day coming up fast here’s another seasonal post.
FRANKLIN PIERCE
From 1831-1847 Pierce served in the peacetime New Hampshire Militia, rising to the rank of colonel.
Conflict – Mexican War: Service – Because of his experience with military norms and exercises Franklin Pierce was named a General of Volunteers. In 1847 he led his men to Vera Cruz, which had been taken in an amphibious operation in March by General Winfield Scott. He then led his 2,500-strong troop in transporting additional supplies for Scott despite guerilla attacks and fighting in his ongoing campaign to take Mexico City.
General Pierce saw further action in battles at Contreras, Churubusco, Molina del Ray, Chapultepec and Mexico City itself. Pierce had an unfortunate tendency toward undignified injuries, and an early bashing of his testicles caused complications which surfaced again and again throughout the war. Continue reading
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U.S. PRESIDENTS IN THE MILITARY (Polk-Taylor)
Another seasonal post from Balladeer’s Blog with Presidents Day approaching.
JAMES K. POLK
Conflict – Tennessee Unrest: Service – From 1821-1825 Polk served in the Maury County Cavalry unit of the Tennessee Militia. He retained his law practice and political activities throughout his service.
No official wars were fought during this period, so Polk and his comrades policed internal tribal violence among the Cherokee and the Creek. Periodic clashes between Native Americans and settlers had to be dealt with, too.
ZACHARY TAYLOR
Conflict – War of 1812: Service – In May 1808 Taylor enlisted in the U.S. Army as a lieutenant and by the June outbreak of the War of 1812 was a captain. Fort Harrison was under Taylor’s command and in September he led his men to victory defending the fort, the first American land victory of the war.
Promoted to major, Zachary took part in September campaigns into Illinois Territory and Indiana, fighting in November’s Battle of Wildcat Creek and other actions. Taylor spent 1813 at Fort Knox and in the spring of 1814 led troops in the Battle of Credit Island in Iowa. Continue reading
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U.S. PRESIDENTS IN THE MILITARY (Jackson-Harrison)
With Presidents Day approaching, here is another seasonal post.
ANDREW JACKSON
Conflict – Revolutionary War: Service – In June 1780 the 13-year-old Andrew Jackson and his older brother Robert enlisted in the South Carolina Militia and saw action in Southern Theater clashes like the Battle of Hanging Rock.
In April 1781 Andrew and Robert became Prisoners of War and Andrew was slashed across the face and hand by a British officer’s sword. The facial scar is sometimes omitted from painted portraits of the man but is visible in the primitive daguerreotype photograph of an elderly Jackson.
Conflict – War of 1812: Service – War was declared by Congress on June 18th and by November 1st, General Jackson was placed in charge of Tennessee troops for southeastern campaigns against the British and their Native American allies. By February 1813, his troops saw action all the way to Natchez.
In March and April 1813 Jackson led his men back to Nashville and by then had been nicknamed Hickory and/or Old Hickory by his troops. October saw General Jackson assigned to lead his men against the Red Sticks Creek Tribe, who were allied with England and Spain against the U.S.
Jackson and his forces fought the Red Sticks Creek for months, including battles at Tallushatchee and Talladega. January 1814 brought the Battles of Emuckfaw and Enotachopo Creek. In March, Jackson and his combined force of American, Choctaw, Cherokee and Creek Indians won a major victory over the Red Sticks Creek at Horseshoe Bend. Continue reading
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FLASHBACK: OBAMA – THE MOST UNFIT PRESIDENT EVER
FROM AUGUST SEVENTH, 2016 came this piece from the Boston Herald reminding the world about Barack Obama’s many failures.
The UNFIT Obama at his most presidential
“Balladeer’s Blog has been one of the many sites around the world puncturing the silly myth that Barack Obama is competent. I’ll point out again that I’m sure future African-American presidents really WILL be capable people, but it’s ridiculous to pretend that Little Barry has been anything but a disaster. (Psst! I’m neither a Republican NOR a Democrat, so stop typing your accusation.)
To add some variety to my usual trashing of the weak, inept and crooked little man who thinks he can afford to call anyone ELSE “unfit” for the presidency, here’s a link to a terrific bit from the Boston Herald. Carr nicely lists some of the COUNTLESS incidents we’ve had where Obama was revealed as the idiot that he is. It just never got the apocalyptic coverage that other candidates get subjected to. First an excerpt:
“Unfit for office?
“Let’s talk about that…
The most UNFIT president in American history.
“Brave talk from a guy who thinks there are 57 states, that they speak Austrian in Austria, that they speak Arabic in Afghanistan, who pronounced the state he lived in for three years as “Mass-a-tu-setts,” who pronounced corpsman as “corpseman.” Who thinks the Transcontinental Railroad was “intercontinental.”
“He described Eric Holder’s wife, a physician, as a “nationally renowned ohbee-gynee.” He misspelled “Syracus” on his NCAA brackets sheet. He is utterly tongue-tied without a teleprompter. He makes “recess” appointments when the Senate is not in recess.”
“If he had a son, he would look like Trayvon Martin. His grandmother was a typical white person. The Cambridge Police Department acted stupidly.”
“It never ends with this buffoon. Yesterday, in Singapore, he mangled the name of the country’s founding father. He can’t be bothered acting like an adult.”
*** To read the rest Continue reading
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U.S. PRESIDENTS IN THE MILITARY (Washington-Monroe)
With Presidents Day coming up in nine days Balladeer’s Blog will be taking a look at the military service of America’s Commanders-in-Chief. For presidents like Washington, Grant and Eisenhower it would take thousands of words to cover their military service so I will save them for separate articles of their own in the future.
GEORGE WASHINGTON – Extensive service in the French & Indian War plus the Revolutionary War. Separate article to come.
JAMES MADISON
Conflict – Revolutionary War
Service – Madison was a colonel of Virginia’s Orange County Militia from 1775-1776.
JAMES MONROE
Conflict – Revolutionary War
Service – William & Mary Militia, taking part in the June 1775 raid on the Royal Governor’s Palace which seized several hundred muskets and swords for the rebel army. In early 1776 he became a lieutenant in the Continental Army and served in the New York & New Jersey Campaign. Continue reading
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