Tuesday, November 29, 2011

History Shorts: The Jewish Revolt (66-73 A.D.)

Greek-Jewish tensions over taxation led to a general revolt. Jewish rebels quickly overwhelmed Roman garrisons launching a general war. It took nearly a decade for the Romans to suppress the revolt. In 70, Titus broke resistance in Jerusalem and then moved steadily on other strongholds. The war ended with the fall of Masada.

In the aftermath, Christianity and Judaism split forever. The Christians did not wish to be associated with the unpopular Jewish religion and began playing up the differences between the two groups. At the same time, the Romans inadvertently wiped out Christian leadership in the Holy Land. As a result, Christians in Rome assumed leadership of the religion.

For the Jews, it led to a new Diaspora. Many died, fled, or sold into slavery. Judaism itself went through a reformation. For the first time, Rabbis did not inherit their positions. Lastly, it led to the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem. To date, it has not been rebuilt.

The first two links are from a documentary. The final clip is of Massada.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3-jIjrQ1XM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_cn9bP06KFs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKe3pXCjCy0

Friday, November 25, 2011

Jim O'Rourke: Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 1945

Born: September 1, 1850

Debut: April 26, 1872 (Middletown Mansfield)

1873: Signed with Boston Red Stockings

1876: Had first hit in NL history

1879: Signed with Providence Grays

1880: Re-signed with Boston Red Stockings

1880: Signed with Buffalo Bisons for 1881

1881-1884: Managed Bisons: 206-169 (.549)

1884: Traded to New York Gothams

1892: Jumped to the New York Giants

1892: Sent to the Senators in September

1893: Final full MLB season

1893: Managed Senators: 40-89 (.310)

1894: Played in minors for several years

1904: Played one game for the Giants at age 53. He got a hit.

1905: Became president of the Connecticut League

1912: Played a minor league game at age 60

Died: January 8, 1919 of pneumonia

1945: Elected to Hall of Fame

Accomplishments:
.310 career hitter

62 Home Runs

1208 RBI

1729 runs scored

2639 hits

513 walks-362 strikeouts

Led league in Games Played: 2x

Played 1999 games

Led league in runs in 1877 (68)

100+ runs: 4x

Led league in hits in 1884 (162)

30+ doubles: 3x

468 doubles

10+ triples: 3x

Led league in triples in 1885 (16)

Led league in home runs: 3x

115 RBI in 1890

20+ steals: 4x

30+ steals: 2x

46 steals (1887)

Led league in walks in 1877 (20)

Hit .300+: 13x

Hit .350 +: 3x

.400+ OBP: 1877 (.407)

Led league in OBP: 2x

.515 Slugging in 1890

Postseason: .306, 2 HR, 8 RBI, 6 SB (19 games)

Pitching: 0-1 record, 4.12 ERA (6 games)

Managerial Career:
246-258 (.488)

Wednesday, November 23, 2011

Wilbert Robinson: Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 1945

Born: June 29, 1863

1885: Played in New England League

Debut: April 19, 1886 (Philadelphia Athletics)

1890: Signed with Baltimore Orioles

1892: Had 7-hit game with 11 RBI

1894-96: O’s win three straight titles

1896: Caught a triple-header

1900: Purchased by Brooklyn Superbas and then St. Louis Cardinals

1901: Signed with Baltimore Orioles (New York Yankees)

1902: Managed Orioles (24-57)

1914-31: Managed Brooklyn Robins (1375-1341)

1916: Won NL Pennant, but lost WS to the Red Sox

1920: Won NL Pennant, but lost WS to the Indians

1931: Retired from managing and became president of the Atlanta Crackers

Died: August 8, 1934

1945: Elected to the Hall of Fame as a Manager

Accomplishments:
First catcher to play directly behind the batter

7-hit game

11-RBI game

.273 career hitter

18 home runs

722 RBI

196 stolen bases

20+ steals: 3x

33 steals (1886)

Managerial Career:
Record: 1399-1398 (.500)

1916 NL Champions

1920 NL Champions

Tuesday, November 22, 2011

King Kelly: Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 1945

Born: December 31, 1857

1873: Played amateur ball

1873-75: Played Semi-pro

Debut: May 1, 1878 (Cincinnati Reds)

1878: Began a Vaudeville career

1879: Signed with Chicago White Stockings

1881: Began to “cut” bases (there was only one umpire)

1887: Purchased by Boston Beaneaters

1887: Managed Beaneaters (49-43)

1888: “Casey at the Bat” is published. Kelly may have been the inspiration.

1888: Published his autobiography

1889: Inspired the song “Slide Kelly Slide” (one of the first pop hits)

1890: Jumped to Boston Reds

1890: Managed Reds (81-48): Won Pennant

1891: Signed with Cincinnati Kelly’s Killers

1891: Managed Kelly’s Killers (43-57)

1891: Signed with Boston Reds

1891: Jumped to Beaneaters

1893: Signed with New York Giants

1893: Sent to Beaneaters, but retired

1894: Died of pneumonia

1927: Slide Kelly Slide becomes a film

1945: Elected to Hall of Fame

Accomplishments:
Credited with creating the hit-and-run and hook slide

Popularized the autograph

2x batting champ

.308 career average

69 home runs

950 RBI

368 stolen bases

Led league in runs: 3x

100+ Runs: 5x

Led league in doubles: 3x

30+ doubles: 4x

41 doubles in 1889

10+ triples: 4x

Hit .300+: 8x

Hit .350+: 2x

Led league in OBP: 2x

.400+ OBP: 5x

.500+ slugging: 2x

1.018 OPS (1886)

Postseason: .241 with 1 HR and 1 RBI (15 games)

As a manager: 173-148 (.539)- 1 pennant

Monday, November 21, 2011

Hughie Jennings: Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 1945

Born: April 2, 1869

Debut: June 1, 1891 (Louisville Colonels)

1893: Traded to Baltimore Orioles

1896: Set ML record with 51 hit by pitches

1896: Hit .401

1896-98: Hit 202 times. One beaning left him unconscious for 3 days.

1898: Suffered arm injury which limited his fielding ability

1899: Sent to Brooklyn Superbas

1899: Traded back to the Orioles and then immediately returned to Brooklyn

1899: Attended Cornell Law School; on one occasion, he dove into an empty pool causing a skull fracture

1901: Sold to Phillies

1903: Returned to Brooklyn

1903: Traded to Baltimore

1905: Passed the Bar Exam

1906: Signed by the Detroit Tigers to manage

1907-09: Tigers won the pennant, but lost the World Series each time

1911: Involved in bad car accident

1912: Tigers went on strike forcing Jennings to play. The umpire noted on the lineup card: “Jennings batted for exercise”

1920: Stepped down as Tiger manager. He was the Tigers’ all-time wins leader until passed by Sparky Anderson.

1920: Final Tiger record: 1131-972 (.538)

1921-25: Served as coach and sometimes as manager of New York Giants.

1924-25: Record as Giants fill-in manager: 53-23 (.697)

1925: Suffered an illness forcing his retirement

1926: Claimed it would be easy to fix games…his statement caused a controversy. He was forced to issue a statement claiming he never cheated or threw games.

Died: February 1, 1928

1945: Elected to Hall of Fame

1992: Sparky Anderson passes Jennings as the Tigers winningest manager

Accomplishments:
.312 career hitter

18 home runs

840 RBI

359 stolen bases

Scored 100+ runs: 5x

200+ hits: 2x

41 doubles (1895)

100+ RBI: 3x

Hit .300+: 5x

Hit .350+: 3x

Hit .401 in 1896

Led the league in HBP: 5x

Led league in sac hits (28) in 1895

.391 career OBP

.400+ OBP: 7x

.512 slugging (1895)

Managerial Record:
1184-995 (.543) 3 pennants

Sunday, November 20, 2011

Hugh Duffy: Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 1945

Born: November 26, 1866

1886: Played in New England League

Debut: June 23, 1888 (Chicago White Stockings-NL)

1890: Jumped to the Chicago Pirates

1891: Moved to the Boston Reds

1891: Moved to Chicago Colts

1891: Moved to the Boston Beaneaters

1894: Won Batting Crown

1894: Set major league record with .440 average

1894: Won Home Run crown (18)

1897: Won Home Run crown (11)

1901: Jumped to the Milwaukee Brewers and player/manager (48-89 record)

1904: Joined the Philadelphia Phillies

1904-06: Managed Phillies (206-251 record)

1906: Retired

1910-11: Managed the White Sox (145-159 record)

1917-19: Coached Harvard baseball

1920: Managed the Toronto Maple Leafs (International League)

1921-22: Managed the Boston Red Sox (136-172 record)

1924-53: Red Sox scout

1945: Elected to the Hall of Fame

1954: Died

Accomplishments:
.326 career hitter

.440 in 1894 is highest single-season average of all time

1894 batting champ

Hit .300: 11x

Hit. .350+: 3x

Led league in games played: 2x

Led league in at-bats: 2x

1554 runs scored

Led league in runs (161) in 1890

100+ runs scored: 9x

2293 hits

Led league in hits: 2x

200 hits: 2x

30+ doubles: 3x

Led league in doubles (51) in 1894

119 triples

10+ triples: 4x

106 home runs

Led league: 2x

10+ home runs: 3x

1302 RBI

100+ RBI: 8x

Led league in RBI (110) in 1891

574 stolen bases

20+ stolen bases: 11x

30+ stolen bases: 9x

40+ stolen bases: 8x

50+ stolen bases: 4x

70+ stolen bases: 2x

85 steals in 1891

664 walks-265 strikeouts

.386 career OBP

.400+ OBP: 5x

.502 OBP (1894)

.694 slugging (1894)

1.196 OPS (1894)

3174 total bases

374 in 1894

Led league in total bases in 1894

Postseason batting:
.462, 1 homer, 9 RBI 1.328 OPS (6 games)

Managerial Record:
535-671 record and no pennants

Friday, November 18, 2011

Ed Delahanty: Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 1945

Born: October 30, 1867

1887: Signed pro contract in the Ohio State League

Debut: May 22, 1888 (Phillies)

1890: Jumped to the Player’s League

1891: Returned to the Phillies

1892: Got stuck in a doghouse trying to retrieve a ball hit by Cap Anson. Anson’s shot is known as the “inside-the-doghouse” home run.

1893: Home run champ (19)

1894: Hit .404

1895: Hit .404 for second straight year

1896: Hit four home runs in a game (all inside-the-park)

1896: Home run champ (13)

1899: Hit four doubles in a game. Delahanty is the only man with a 4-homer game and a 4-double game.

1899: Had a hit in 10 straight games.

1899: Batting champ (.410)

1901: Jumped to Washington Senators of the American League after the season.

1902: Won batting title (.376)

1903: Died when he was swept over Niagara Falls.

1945: Elected to Hall of Fame

1992: Mike Sowell publishes July 2, 1903: The Mysterious Death of Big Ed Delahanty

Accomplishments:
.346 career hitter

2x Batting Champ

101 Home Runs

1466 RBI

2597 hits

1600 runs

741 walks-437 strikeouts

3794 total bases

.411 career OBP

.505 career slugging

.916 career OPS

Scored 100+ runs: 10x

200+ hits: 4x

Led league in hits (238) in 1899

522 career doubles

30+ doubles: 11x

40+ doubles: 5x

55 doubles (1899)

Led league in doubles: 5x

186 career triples

10+ triples: 10x

21 triples (1892)

Led league in triples (21) in 1892

10+ home runs: 4x

Led league in HR: 2x

100+ RBI: 7x

Led league in RBI: 3x

20+ Stolen bases: 12x

30+ Stolen bases: 7x

40+ Stolen bases: 2x

58 stolen bases (1898)

Led league in stolen bases in 1898 (58)

Hit .300: 12x

Hit .350+: 8x

Hit .400: 3x

.400+ OBP: 9x

.500 OBP (1895)

Led league in OBP: 2x

.500+ slugging: 8x

.600+ slugging: 2x

Led league in slugging: 5x

1.000+ OPS: 6x

Led league in OPS: 5x

300+ Total Bases: 3x

Led league in Total Bases: 2x

Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Jimmy Collins: Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 1945

Born: January 16, 1870

Debut: April 19, 1895 (Boston Beaneaters)

He emerged as a pioneer in defense at third base.

1895: Loaned to Louisville Colonels

1896: Returned to Boston

1897: Beaneaters win Pennant

1898: Won Home Run crown (15)

1898: Beaneaters win Pennant

1901: Jumped to the Red Sox

1901-06: Managed the Red Sox (455-376 record)

1903: Won World Series

1904: Won Pennant, but Giants refused to play the World Series

1907: Traded from Boston to the Philadelphia A’s

1908: Retired

Died: March 6, 1943

1945: Elected to Hall of Fame (Old Timer’s ballot)

Accomplishments:
1903 World Champion

Played on four pennant winners (Only one World Series)

.294 career hitter

65 home runs

983 RBI

1999 hits

100+ runs scored: 4x

30+ doubles: 4x

42 doubles (1901)

10+ triples: 6x

1898 HR champ (15)

100+ RBI: 2x

23 steals (1903)

426 walks-267 strikeouts

.400 OBP (1897)

Led league in total bases with 286 (1898)

Led league in games played in 1900 (142)

Postseason (1903 World Series): .250, 1 HR, 3 RBI

Managerial Record:
455-376 (.548) with 2 pennants and 1 Championship

Tuesday, November 15, 2011

Roger Bresnahan: Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 1945

Born: June 11, 1879

Debut: August 27, 1897 (NL’s Washington Senators)

1900: Played for the Cubs

1901: Moved to the Orioles (Yankees)

1902: Released by the O’s; signed by the Giants. Later pioneers the use of Catcher’s gear.

1904: Giants win the Pennant, but John McGraw refused to play in the World Series

1905: Giants win the World Series

1909: Traded to the Cardinals before the season.

1909-1912: Managed Cardinals (255-352 record)

1911: Cardinals involved in train wreck. Fourteen people, but no Cardinals, died in the crash.

1913: Purchased by the Cubs

1915: Managed Cubs (73-80 record)

Died: December 4, 1944

1945: Elected to Hall of Fame (7th ballot)

Accomplishments:
.279 career hitter

26 HR

530 RBI

1905 World Champion

Revolutionized catcher's equipment and position

714 walks and 406 strikeouts

.386 career OBP

30 doubles (1903)

20+ steals: 2x

34 steals (1903)

Led league in walks in 1908 (83)

Hit .300: 2x

.350 (1903)

.400+ OBP: 4x

Led league HBP in 1906 (15)

4-1 Pitching record with 3.93 ERA

As a manager:
328-432 record (no pennants)

Monday, November 14, 2011

Dan Brouthers: Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 1945

Born: May 8, 1858

1877: While playing semi-pro ball, he collided with catcher Johnny Quigley killing the other player. He was cleared of any wrong doing.

Debut: June 23, 1879

1881: Traded (?) to Buffalo Bisons

1881: Won Home Run Crown (8)

1882: Won batting title

1883: Won batting title

1885: Sold to Detroit Wolverines

1886: Won Home Run Crown (11)

1887: Wolverines win championship

1888: Sold to Boston Beaneaters

1889: Won batting title

1891: Won batting title

1892: Traded to Brooklyn Grooms

1892: Won batting title

1894: Traded with Wee Willie Keeler to Orioles

1895: Sold to the Louisville Cardinals

1895: Sold to the Phillies in December

1904: Played final game with Giants

Died: August 2, 1932

1945: Elected to Hall of Fame

1999: Society for Baseball Research named him 6th best player of 19th century.

Accomplishments:
.342 career hitter

1887 World Champion

5x batting champ

Hit .300: 16x

Hit .350+: 6x

1523 runs scored

100+ runs: 8x

Led league in runs: 2x

2296 hits

Led league in hits: 3x

30+ doubles: 8x

40+ doubles: 2x

Led league in doubles: 3x

460 career doubles

205 career triples

Led league in triples with 17 (1883)

10+ triples: 11x

20+ triples: 3x

106 home runs

Led league in home runs: 2x

10+ HR: 3x

1296 RBI

100+ RBI: 5x

Led league in RBI: 2x

256 (known) stolen bases

30+ steals: 5x

840 walks-238 strikeouts

.423 career OBP

Led league in OBP: 5x

.400+ OBP: 11x

.519 career slugging

.500+ slugging: 11x

3484 Total bases

Led league in total bases: 4x

Pitching:
0-2 7.83 ERA

Sunday, November 13, 2011

Fred Clarke: Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 1945

Born: October 3, 1872

1892: Signed with a pro team

Debut: June 30, 1894 (Louisville Colonels)

1895: 35-game hitting streak

1897: Became player-manager (180-212 as Louisville manager)

1899: Traded to the Pirates (1422-969 as Pirates manager)

1901: Won the NL Pennant

1902: Won the NL Pennant

1903: Won NL Pennant; Lost the first World Series to the Red Sox

1909: Pirates won the World Series

1910: Tied ML record with 4 outfield assists in a game

1915: Retired. He spent time as a coach and Pirate executive following his playing days.

1926: Served as assistant manager for Pirates leading to a player revolt. Pirate management released the players including Babe Adams and Max Carey.

1945: Elected to Hall of Fame

1947: Involved in ice fishing accident and survived a gas furnace explosion

1960: Died

Accomplishments:

Managerial Record:
1602-1181 (.576)- 4 pennants and 1 world title

Two 100-win seasons

103-36 (.741) record in 1902

110-42 (.724) record in 1909

1909 World Champion

.312 career hitter

35 game hit streak (1895)

67 Home runs

1015 RBI

2678 hits

1622 runs scored

220 triples

100+ runs: 5x

200+ hits: 2x

30+ doubles: 2x

Led league in doubles in 1903 (32)

10+ triples: 14

Led league in triples (13) in 1906

20+ stolen bases: 14x

30+ stolen bases: 7x

40+ stolen bases: 4x

59 steals in 1897

509 career steals

Led league in walks (80) in 1909

Hit .300+: 11x

.400+ OBP: 5x

.500+ Slugging: 2x

Led league in slugging (.532) in 1903

Led league in OPS (.946) in 1903

Led league in HBP (14): in 1902

Postseason: .245 with 2 home runs and 9 RBI (1903 and 1909 World Series)

Friday, November 11, 2011

Sci Fi History: Buck Rogers (1928)

Buck Rogers was created in 1928. He was originally a World War I vet. In 1978, he worked for NASA.

Anthony Rogers was trapped in a mine cave-in. The gas froze Rogers for 500 years and he awoke in 2419. Buck saves Wilma Deering from a gang and is welcomed into her clan. Deering’s gang enlists Rogers’ help, and World War I combat experience, to battle the evil Hans who conquered America.

The story proved popular leading to sequels, novels, comic strips, radio shows, movies, and two television series. There was even a Daffy Duck version of Buck Rogers. A 2010 web series was produced and there is talk of another film.

Wednesday, November 9, 2011

History Shorts: Paul's Conversion (36 A.D.)

Paul of Tarsus persecuted Christians for blasphemy. One day, on the road to Damascus, a vision of Christ blinded him. He converted on the spot and changed the course of history. There are a variety of theories as to what happened to Paul, but what matters is he believed he talked to Christ.

Paul enjoyed Roman citizenship and wealth. As a result, he could travel the empire unencumbered and used his connections to spread the word. Additionally, he reworked Christianity making it more palatable for pagans. For example, he eliminated the need to circumcise new converts. He also argued that salvation came from faith and not works. Paul was executed by the Emperor Nero who needed a scapegoat for the Great Fire of Rome. In 2009, the Vatican announced an excavation of Paul’s tomb, which included carbon dating confirming the remains date to the 1st century A.D.

The first link is "Saint of Me" by the Rolling Stones. The song mentions St. Paul and tells his story. The second is a cartoon dramatization of Paul's conversion.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ej0D0NHfMI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4ZJxb4uW-E

Sunday, November 6, 2011

Kenesaw Mountain Landis: Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 1944

No one was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1943.

Born: November 20, 1866 (named after a Civil War battle where his father was wounded)

1887: Applied to bar

1888: Went to Law School

1893-1895: Secretary to Senator Walter Q. Gresham

1895-1905: Law practice

1905-1922: U.S. District Court Judge for Northern Illinois (Appointed by Theodore Roosevelt)

1907: Fined Standard Oil $29 million for violating federal rebate laws

1915: Presided over hearings regarding the Federal League and the Reserve Clause

1916: Baby Iraene Case

1917-1919: Issued stiff sentences to draft dodgers and those opposed to World War I

1919: White Sox conspire to throw World Series

1920-1944: Baseball Commissioner

1921: Banned 8 White Sox for life

1921: Forced John McGraw to sell his interest in a race track

1921: Banned Eugene Paulette for life for throwing games

1921: Banned Joe Gedeon for his involvement in the Black Sox affair (Landis banned 18 players total for involvement with gambling)

1933: Landis supported first All Star Game

1934: Ejected Ducky Medwick from Game 7 of the World Series for the player’s own protection

1941: Offered to shut the major leagues down for World War II.

1943: Banned Phillies owner William D. Cox for betting on his own team

Died: November 25, 1944

1944: Elected to the Hall of Fame

Saturday, November 5, 2011

Captain America: Tales of Suspense #72-81

Continuing the Adventures of Captain America in the 1960s...

Tales of Suspense #72-74: Cap battles the Sleepers. In 1945, the Red Skull programmed three robots to return in 1965 to destroy the world. Cap defeats them. One of the sleepers was a flying wing...kudos to Stan Lee for predicting the stealth bomber.

#75-76: Cap teams with the mercenary Batroc to stop the city from exploding. The pair are caught in an espionage battle between SHIELD and THEM. Cap saves the city in the end and Batroc runs away. Meanwhile, Cap meets a girl reminding him of someone in his past.

#77: Cap backstory about a lost love

#78: Cap and Nick Fury battle THEM

#79-81: The Red Skull emerges from 20 years of hiding and captures the Cosmic Cube. He had allied himself with THEM and bided his time. After capturing the cube, he became invincible (think Emperor Joker-lite). Cap uses the Skull's own vanity against him and manages to negate the cube. The Skull falls into the ocean and supposedly drowns...

Friday, November 4, 2011

Sci Fi History: Metropolis (1927)

Metropolis is a film set in an urban future in which workers and capitalists struggle against one another. The film is Marxist in viewpoint and demonstrates class warfare. On one hand, the capitalists live an easy life while the workers struggle for survival. In the end, the two sides reach an accommodation as a mediator intervenes. The human body serves as an allegory for society. The brain represents capitalists, the hands represent workers, and the mediator (the heart) brings them together.

The film has proved influential over the years. Blade Runner borrowed the cityscape. Star Wars appropriated the golden robot. Queen used scenes from the film in their “Radio Ga Ga” video. In the end, almost every Sci Fi film owes something to Metropolis.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSExdX0tds4

Wednesday, November 2, 2011

Quotes of the Month: October 2011

Quote of the Month:

“It’s hard to accept being liked.”

-Andy Rooney

Dumb Quotes of the Month:


"Murder will continue to rise. Rape will continue to rise. All crime will continue to rise."

-Joe Biden on what would happen if the Jobs Bill fails

“I believe all the choices we've made have been the right ones.”

-Barack Obama

Twilight Zone Quote of the Month:

"Dreamt I died in Chicago next weekend (heart attack in my sleep). Need to write my will today."

-Former Weezer Bassist Mikey Welsh one week before he suddenly died.

Slam of the Month:

"Kobe, five championships; LeBron, zero.”

-Magic Johnson

And the rest…

"I was thinking about it in the outfield last night. With all of the stress and everything of that game yesterday, you know, thinking about and actually made some amends with trainers and with staff from the other side, from the Rays' side, because I don't think I ever had, as far as what I did and when I was here and my time. And they put a lot of time and effort into me, so just made an apology, a few yesterday."

-Josh Hamilton

“I’d kill Kurt Cobain for killing himself.”

-Courtney Love on what she’d do if he came back from the dead

“We want sweeping unspecified change.”

- A sign in the Occupy Wall Street protests

“I left the Democratic plantation a long time ago.”

-Herman Cain

"10 years ago, Steve Jobs was alive, Bob Hope was alive, Johnny Cash was alive. Now we're outta jobs, outta hope &outta cash"

-Peggy Noonan

“Without trade, Jerome Harrison doesn't get physical. Without physical, doctors don't find brain tumor. Trade might have saved his life.”

-Adam Schefter

“You’re headed for a one-term presidency.”

-Steve Jobs to Barack Obama

"After nearly nine years, America's war in Iraq will be over."

-Barack Obama

“Do you know right from wrong?”

-Moammar Khadafy (last words)

“We came. We saw. He died.”

-Hillary Clinton celebrating Khadafy’s death