Advice to Obama #1
June 18, 2008 5:45 am > MAUI TODAY |
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HAWAIIAN WORD OF THE DAY — Hoa Paio: Enemy PIDGIN WORD OF THE DAY — Birua: Enemy HAWAIIAN PROVERB OF THE DAY — “Let the youth use but a single stroke.” HAOLE SAYING OF THE DAY — “Love your enemies for they tell you your faults.”(Ben Franklin)
WEB SURF SPOTS OF THE WEEK — All World Clock WEB VIDEO OF THE WEEK — MSNBC - Meet the Press NETCAST OF THE WEEK — Podango’s Apple Phone Show GOOD DEED SITE OF THE WEEK — The Hunger SiteFar be it from us to give advice to the new Democratic Nominee for president. We’re not smart enough. But, we figure lots of good wise men throughout history ARE smart enough. We came across this quote and immediately thought of Barack Obama and his relationship with…Hillary Clinton. We think it wise.
By the way, Gracian was a wonderfully eccentric Jesuit priest of the 17th century who was forever getting into trouble with his superiors, as intelligent people usually do.
BORN ON THIS DAY - June 18th
1886: George Mallory, mountain climber
1917: Richard Boone, actor
1937: Gail Godwin, author
1942: Paul McCartney, composer/musician
1942: Rogert Ebert, film critic
1952: Carol Kane, actress
1952: Isabella Rossellini, actress
1971: Nathan Morris, rapper
1974: Bumper Robinson, actordiv>
1621: The first duel is fought on American soil (it is unlawful, so the two were bound head and foot together for 24 hours as punishment)
1812: The War of 1812 begins as U.S. declares war against Britain
1815: Battle of Waterloo: Napoleon is defeated in Belgium by British and Prussian troops
1872: The Woman’s Sufferage Convention is held at Merchantile Liberty Hall
1873: Susan B. Anthony is fined $100 for attempting to vote for President in the 1872 election
1928: Aviator Amelia Earhart lands in Wales and becomes the first woman to fly across the Atlantic
1936: The first bicycle traffic court in America is established (Racine, WI)
1948: The American Library Association adopts the Library Bill of Rights
1948: The U.S. National Security Council authorizes covert operations for the first time
1953: Egypt is proclaimed a republic (General Neguib becomes president)
1981: Sandra Day O’Connor becomes the first woman on the U.S. Supreme Court
1982: The Voting Rights Act of 1965 is extended by the Senate in a 85-8 vote
