DACA, A Quick Recap

The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) is a cruel and misguided policy that violates U.S. law and international human rights law, and the officials who decided it and implemented it should be held accountable, I heard today on KQED PBS news.

As of today, there are still at least 380 parents separated from their children under the Trump administration laws.

President Donald Trump and his partners in crime justify this criminality be bringing up the American families that have had their children killed by illegal aliens. Yes, murderous crimes have  been committed by illegal aliens from outside the U.S., but this doesn't justify jailing children and separating 6-year-old Marianita from her Honduran parents Ana Liliana Zuniga and Misael Ponce Herrara.

In June, Misael Ponce Herrara came into the U.S. illegally with his daughter Marianita. Misael was deported and is still in Honduras while his daughter is still caged somewhere in New York. Herrara is still trying to get into the U.S., now legally, and reunite with his daughter. He wants to leave Honduras to escape poverty and frequent violence in his town. Look out now, Herrara is a barber who may cut into Caucasian business.

In June, Trump's soulless wife Melania displayed her compassion for the caged immigrant children when she wore a jacket with the words; “I really don’t care, do u?” in huge letters on the back of it while she was departing a Texas detention center with unaccompanied children taken from their parents for not being white. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/posteverything/wp/2018/06/22/what-melania-trumps-i-dont-care-jacket-says-about-the-state-of-the-east-wing/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.8abf1bd3063f

                                                                                   Izzy Schurr

Modern Moron Movie Review; "I Married A Witch"

As a disembodied entity, her foreboding, yet alluring voice fueled the flames of desire when she softly said; it would be nice to have lips, lips to whisper lies, lips to kiss man, make him suffer.

Jennifer (Veronica Lake) and her father Daniel, portrayed by Cecil Kellaway were burned to death by puritans in 1672 at the start of the movie.

"I Married A Witch" is a comedy, and the burning of Jennifer (Lake) and her father (Kellaway) are not shown, just puritans purchasing anti-witch charms from a vendor in the woods as a dying fire fades to transparent smoke amidst the trees.

Jennifer and Daniel's (Kellaway) ashes are buried under an oak tree which has the power to imprison their souls for eternity. A bolt of lightning frees there smoke laden souls 270 years later in 1942.

When Lake delivers the line about wanting to be a tangible body again, yearning to whisper lies to men, kiss them and make them suffer, I became an instant fan of this movie.

If vintage or black and white movies are not for you, this film would be a boring barrage of balderdash. For those who like the early morning or late night ambience of a different generation and suggested sexuality, this off-beat noir of nostalgia may spark some laughs, and perhaps some insight in the realms of politics. 

Jonathan Wooley played by Fredric March was the man who revealed to his townsfolk that Jennifer and her father were witches. Before her burning death, Jennifer (Lake) cast a spell on Wooley (March) and all his family. Jennifer's curse deemed that Wooley and all his descendants would always marry the wrong women and be miserable in love.

Wallace Wooley, also portrayed by Fredric March is the 1942 descendant of 1672 Jonathan Wooley.
Wallace is an honest politician, yes, "I Married A Witch" is a comedy. Veronica Lake is the corporeal and gorgeous form of Jennifer, and with the aide of her father Daniel, she sets out to ensure the Wooley curse lives on.

Wallace is about to become a senator and get married to Estelle Masterson (Susan Hayward). It's obvious Masterson (Hayward) is anything but thrilled about the upcoming marriage, but Jennifer decides to meddle more in the curse she cast upon Wooley. Jennifer conjures up a love potion in an attempt to make Wallace fall in love with her before his wedding. The conflict for Jennifer heats up when she accidentally drinks the potion and her boozing father forgets spells, and eventually becomes her foe.

In the end, the mortal Wallace marries the witch Jennifer, and she decides to keep her magic under wraps, and their first born daughter is eager to test her mothers patience with her powers. Yes, the 1960s and early 70s sitcom "Bewitched" acquired its origins from this 1942 comedy.

                                                                         

                                                                        Izzy Schurr, aka Mark Schurr

Athletics 50th Year In Oakland, Nice!

With 17 games remaining in the MLB regular season, the Oakland Athletics are currently riding a six game winning streak after bombarding the Baltimore Orioles today 10-0.

The teams six game winning streak is currently the best in the majors. The Athletics have a better record then all the teams in the National league. Only three teams have a better record then the A's, and two of those three teams, the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees are a combined 4-8 against Oakland this year. The Sox's and Yankees were both 1-2 away and at home when they faced Oakland this year. 

Boston is the number one team in hitting, and by far has the most runs scored in baseball. Athletics pitcher Sean Manaea no hit them in April.

Oakland has claimed and kept the number two wild card spot since Aug.,2 and the number one AL wild card holding Yankees have a whopping one game lead over the A's.
The A's have the second most doubles in baseball, third in home runs and fifth in over-all hitting.  http://www.espn.com/mlb/stats/team/_/stat/batting

Oakland's left fielder Khris Davis currently leads the majors in HR, and their center fielder Ramon Laureano has a cannon arm, he can throw a bullet to second base from the warning track in center field. Third baseman Matt Chapmen has more then 20 dingers, is batting over .280 (http://www.espn.com/mlb/stats/team/_/stat/batting) and is one of the main reasons the A's are the number one team in defense efficiency, which is measured by the percentages of balls hit that the defense converts into outs. (SI, Aug, 27)

  

Oak towns number one saver, Blake Treinen has a slider that can hit 100 mph. (SI, Aug, 27) Treinen is 37-4 in save opportunities, has the lowest era in baseball and when a Minnesota Twin homered off him on Aug., 23, it was only the second HR he's relinquished since the second week of the season. SI; http://stations.espn.go.com/mlb/stats/pitching?sort=WARBR

Team chemistry is tight  this year, and the team has no $20 million dollar a year players. At the beginning of the season, the A's had the lowest payroll in the pros at $66 million dollars. (SI, Aug., 27)

The Athletics are exciting once again.     Izzy Schurr, aka Mark Schurr