With all that is going on in America today, far left vs far right, it might do pretty much everyone good if they took just five minutes out of their day and watched this video. This young lady has some great words to share. And it would be great if everyone listened.
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Main Street One
One important fact that ALL Americans need to remember, especially on this day:
FREEDOM is NOT FREE.
It is earned.
Thank you to all the men and women who sacrificed their lives so we may remain free.
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Main Street One
On Tuesday, November 8, 2016, the United States of America elected a new president. His name is Donald J. Trump. He is a billionaire businessman who was, basically, fed up with the direction our country was headed. Though the mainstream media did all they could to derail him, he beat the entitled Hillary Rodham Clinton.
And what did her followers do? They took to the streets and rioted, among other things. How is it that people become so unhinged because a candidate of their choice was not victorious? Or is it true that George Soros is paying people to commit these actions?
I do not recall this type of behavior from conservatives when Barack Hussein Obama was elected in 2008, nor in 2012, subjecting us to four more years of his socialist-leaning leadership.
One can only hope that the people who are rioting come to their senses, because their actions certainly do not paint a pretty picture for the supposedly “tolerant” left wing liberals.
Regardless of all of that, America does indeed have a new president.
What kind of man is he?
He has been called every horrible name in the book by those on the far and not-so-far left, and especially by HRC, at every opportunity. Indeed, they are very good at name calling.
Trump has been accused of being anti-women, yet Kellyanne Conway managed his successful campaign, Pam Bondi is on his transition team, and there are several women holding key positions in his businesses and his charity.
He has been accused of being a racist, yet Dr. Ben Carson is someone he definitely wants in his cabinet, especially to overhaul/repeal Obamacare. And what about Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke who is being considered for Homeland Security.
He has been accused of being a homophobe, yet a person who may be appointed as the UN Ambassador is Richard Grenell, an openly gay man, and then there is Peter Thiel, another gay, who is part of Trump’s transition team.
It would be great if people opened their eyes and looked instead of just listening to ugly rhetoric that is spewed about.
Trump is a man who knows that you best succeed by having the best people around you. And that is what he plans to do when he takes the oath of office on January 20, 2017. He will have the best and brightest in his cabinet and other key positions that must be filled between now and that time. And, with that, he will restore America to greatness.
Welcome Donald J. Trump, our 45th President of the United States of America!
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Main Street One
The video below is priceless. Why do celebrities think that hard-working Americans care about their choice for US President, especially when they lean towards a life-long liar who deleted 30,000 emails but said she did not for months until evidence mounted against her. Then, her defense became blame Colin Powell. Responsibility taken, zero.
Hillary did not protect our citizens in Benghazi and months after their atrocious murder said, “What difference, at this point, does it make,” when being questioned about events leading up to the massacre. She has never taken any form of responsibility for her inactions that resulted in four deaths. For doubters, read 13 Hours or watch the movie. Or speak to Kris Paronto, one of the contracted former Rangers who helped save the day. Again, no thanks to Hillary.
Anyway, I digress. Please enjoy.
It is my opinion that the Clinton’s and the Obama’s are much more interested in being celebrities and hanging with celebrities than they are in being public servants, and actually serving those who elected them to public office, by ensuring that they will “preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States.”
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Main Street One
With all the talk about Hillary Clinton and the Clinton Foundation and bribes, and pay-for-play, and Benghazi, and emails, and people dying under mysterious circumstances, and, well, pretty much everything to do with the Hillary, one may be reminded about a president who did not last long, who did not like the kinds of games that the Clintons play.
On January 27, 1961, a week after he was inaugurated, then President John F. Kennedy gave a talk to the American Newspaper Publishers Association in which he openly talked about a conspiracy that, in all probability, got him assassinated.
He was a person who was not about to be a puppet for anyone.
These are some of his words from the longer, overall talk.
“The very word ‘secrecy’ is repugnant in a free and open society; and we are as a people inherently and historically opposed to secret societies, to secret oaths and to secret proceedings.”
“For we are opposed around the world by a monolithic and ruthless conspiracy that relies primarily on covert means for expanding its sphere of influence — on infiltration instead of invasion, on subversion instead of elections, on intimidation instead of free choice, on guerrillas by night instead of armies by day. It is a system which has conscripted vast human and material resources into the building of a tightly knit, highly efficient machine that combines military, diplomatic, intelligence, economic, scientific and political operations. Its preparations are concealed, not published. Its mistakes are buried, not headlined. Its dissenters are silenced not praised. No expenditure is questioned, no rumor is printed, no secret is revealed.”
The full 19 minutes of the speech are below:
To deny that there are secret societies is simply ignorance, or, worse, living in denial.
That there are unknown people (or forces, if you will) behind the scenes, pulling strings, is quite apparent. Our country’s most revered words, contained in the US Constitution and its 27 Amendments, are being slowly eroded, where our freedoms and liberties are being taken away, almost without notice. Almost.
But there are those who do notice.
And there are those who do not want to notice. It is hard to confront such evil being done in the guise of “national security” or other such words, for they are designed to make us feel better, safer.
Don’t believe it? Do your own research to determine what rights you have already lost. And, yes, you really have lost them.
It would have been great to see what Kennedy could have achieved in two terms in office. Unfortunately, the power-brokers (those who make and break anyone at will) did not wish to see that happen.
November 22, 1963, stands as one of the biggest blemishes on this country’s leadership.
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Main Street One
For 16 days in August, the Games of the XXXI Olympiad were played in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. For all of those days, there were intense competitions where individuals and teams fought to be the Best-of-the-Best, to achieve winning a Gold Medal.
This post will not attempt to recap these Olympic Games, as that would be a massive undertaking. It is, however, paying tribute to prior Games and to all those who came together in Rio to compete.
The below video contains short clips of past opening ceremonies, dating back to London 1908.
It really is a journey through time and does capture the human spirit.
The next video is a behind the scenes video featuring Questlove and his production of a Rio Olympics 2016 Song by the Musical Olympians.
Artists including America’s Lenny Kravitz, British singer Corinne Bailey Rae, African artist NNeka and Asian artist Yuna are featured on the soundtrack.
Suffice it to say, while there were many, here are some of the highlights of the 2016 Rio Olympics:
Original Phelps image by Agência Brasil Fotografias CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
The USA walked away with total medals, at 121. They were the tops in all three with 46 Gold, 37 Silver and 38 Bronze. China came in 2nd with 70, followed closely by Great Britain with 67.
Swimmer extraordinaire Michael Phelps grabbed five more Gold medals and a Silver, bringing his total to 28 medals overall, of which, 23 are Gold.
Lightning Bolt, Usain Bolt, added three more Gold medals to his count, racking up a Triple Triple. Three Golds in three straight Olympics. He set a record being the only person to win three consecutive 100m and 200m Olympic sprints, as well as winning the 100×4 relay for the third straight time.
Scottish tennis pro Andy Murray successfully defended his Gold Medal by winning in Rio, after doing so in the 2012 Olympics in Great Britain. The #2 ranked player is the only person to ever win two singles Golds. This year, he won after capturing the 2016 Wimbledon in July.
Singapore won its first ever Gold medal when Joseph Schooling upset Michael Phelps in the 100m Butterfly. The 21 year old grew up idolizing Phelps and beat him by 0.75 seconds.
Original Bolt image by Augustas Didžgalvis CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
The 100m women’s hurdles saw three Americans sweep the medals. Brianna Rollins took Gold, followed by teammates Nia Ali and Kristi Castlin. American women have medaled in this event in the past five Games.
For the first time since 2000, the women’s soccer championship was not won by the United States. Instead they lost early and the German women defeated Sweden 2-1 to Capture the Gold.
Ren Qian of China, at 15 years and 6 months, is the youngest athlete this year to win a Gold, taking the 10-meter platform. However, she is not the youngest ever to do so. That honor goes to 13 yer 11 month old Fu Mingxia, also from China, in Barcelona 1992, for the same event.
Yes, there were more glorious victories, some disheartening losses, as there always are in the Olympic games. The beauty of the competition is bringing the world together in a peaceful, yet competitive setting (other than one).
So we wait another four years, for the XXXII Olympic Games which will be held in Tokyo, Japan.
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Main Street One
Several months ago Main Street One reviewed the Hawkesmill Camera Messenger bags. Since that time, and having now used the Sloane Street large bag quite a bit, it can only be said that the bags are better than described. Yes, better.
The quality of workmanship is simply superb. And, by chance, Hawkesmill just posted a video showing many facets of the hand-crafting that is done to create these beautiful, yet highly functional, pieces.
I am sure that you can see, while watching the video, the high quality workmanship, the attention to detail. These are not your run-of-the-mill bags. They quietly shout their caliber and character.
Do yourself a favor and pop on over to the Hawkesmill website and order one. You will NOT be disappointed.
As SLR lounge said so well in their quite positive review, “The Jermyn Street and the line it belongs to brings a little extra joy to a casual day out, and is a bit of a statement piece. But instead of stating to the world you’re a ‘photographer hear me roar’, it speaks of you more as an individual…”
As the bags will undoubtedly last a lifetime, they are worth every single penny.
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Main Street One
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