The Daily Dose/February 9, 2025
By Gaylon Kent – America’s Funniest Guy™
The Sunday Bottom 5
A ranking of some things.
1. Donald Trump – Petty, vindictive, and ignorant, highlights of the week include firing Kennedy Center directors so he can take over himself, spitefully stripping former President Biden of his security clearance, and suggesting the US take over in Gaza…Only 1,141 days left of this nonsense, less if America collapses under the weight of her own ignorance beforehand.
2. Executive Orders – Executive fiat is not the way America was designed to be governed…We all remember Civics classes where we were told Congress is the lawmaking branch of our government, but Congress is now merely standing by and letting President Trump do whatever the hell he wants…An executive order allows the president to enforce current US law, not make new ones.
3. USA! USA! – The 3-hole staple…A hundred years from now all new people – including Americans, if there are any left – will look back at us and the Trump Era and wonder exactly how America – the nation that split the atom and put men on the moon – dumbed down enough to twice elect Donald Trump president…We are now as ignorant as he is.
4. Super Bowl 59 – While Sunday Bottom 5 pollsters remain “pretty sure” Chiefs pretty sure the dynasty has more Super Bowl titles in them, they “strongly suspect” Eagles have a bit more talent and are coached well enough to pull this one out.
5. Donald Trump Fact Check: – Click here for lies and misinformation from President Trump about his flurry of executive orders…From the New York Times.
Today At The Site
Writing worth reading. Usually.
The Diary of a Nobody – Sparrow has beverage container news. Today’s Diary.
The big news is the Stanley water mug the clerk at the gym gave us was brought into the hotel tonite…
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On This Date
Extra, extra, read all about it.
In 1825 – John Quincy Adams is elected president of the United States by the House of Representatives over Andrew Jackson and William H Crawford. Though Jackson had earned the most electoral votes, 99, well short of the 131 needed for election, Adams was elected on the first ballot, receiving 13 votes as each of the 24 states had one vote. Adams would serve one term, losing to Jackson in 1828. The Electoral College had overwhelmingly elected John C Calhoun of South Carolina vice president.
In 1964 – The Winter Olympics conclude in Innsbruck, Austria. One thousand and ninety-one athletes, including 199 women, from 36 nations competed, with the Soviet Union winning both the most gold (11) and total (25) medals and the US winning one and seven, respectively. Innsbruck would also hold the 1976 Winter Games after Denver decided they didn’t want to host them.
In 1959 – Jim Reeves is at #1 on Billboard’s country chart – then known as the Hot C&W Sides chart – for the fourth of five consecutive weeks with Billy Bayou. The song spent 25 weeks on the chart – a long time for a chart with only 30 positions – including 18 in the Top 10, and was Reeves’ fourth of eleven #1 country songs. The song also peaked at #95 on the Hot 100 and was written by Roger Miller.
Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.
…it was his nature to find greater ecstasy in contemplation than in fulfillment.
Will Durant
The Story of Civilization, Vol X: Rousseau and Revolution
Answer To The Last Trivia Questions
Knowledge is power.
Minnesota won the first Intercollegiate Athletic Association of the Northwest’s football title in 1892 with a 3-0 record.
Today’s Stumper
Match wits with Gaylon. It’s not that hard.
What was Billboard’s #1 country song of 1959? – Answer next time!
