RIP Muhammad Ali – family members of mine who served couldn’t stand him because he ducked out of service himself, but Ali turned out to be dead right on Vietnam…created the template for today’s loud-mouthed, self-promoting athlete, but he backed it up – also did a lot for activism for various causes including Parkinson’s as noted (paying an awful price for his success), and it took a particular kind of courage to get into that ring with George Foreman in the Zaire fight; I come to praise Ali, not to bury him…I think, ultimately, he deserves our respect…
...and kudos to the Polish women in this video in response to this (timed a bit for Sunday, I’ll admit) - would like to have seen a response like that in this country to this propagandist (and I partly blame myself for that too)...
…and with other worldly matters supposedly in mind, Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant received a “religious freedom” award from some right-wing group; Bryant says he wants to be “crucified” for his beliefs (hey, I’ll bring the hammer and nails, you bigot – NSFW)…
…and here’s a bit of a casual “moldy oldie” tune for the day, harking back to Ali and the ‘60s (groovy, man!).
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