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Daily Quote &Question (DQ )
“WE WILL NOT TIRE; WE WILL NOT
FALTER; AND WE WILL NOT FAIL
–George W Bush (after 9/11)
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SONG FOR THE DAY: WHERE WERE YOU WHEN
THE WORLD STOPPED TURNING?
What was Watergate?
Daily Comment & Card
1991
PERSIAN GULF
WAR
-Saddam Hussein, dictator and leader of
Iraq, invaded Kuwait on August 2, 1990
-American interests (including oil) were
threatened
-After Iraq failed to meet the deadline for
peaceful withdraw, the US launched
Operation Desert Storm led by General
Norman Schwarzkopf
-Air strikes were followed by a ground war
that last about 100 hours
-Saddam was left in power when the war
ended, which led to a second war
9/11/2001
SEPTEMBER 11,
2001
-Day of attacks by terrorist cells connected to Al
Qaeda, led by Osama bin Laden
-two airliners were hijacked and crashed into New
York’s World Trade Center, destroying the buildings
and killing thousands
-Another hijacked plane hit the Pentagon in
Washington DC
-A final hijacked plane crashed in Pennsylvania when
the passengers rebelled
-It resulted in the Patriot Act which gave government
more authority to gather intelligence and defined
crimes punishable as terrorism
-Led to the invasion of Afghanistan
“WE WILL
NOT
TIRE; WE
WILL
NOT
FALTER;
AND WE
WILL
NOT
FAIL…”
–George W
Bush (after
9/11)
SONG FOR THE DAY: WHERE WERE YOU WHEN THE WORLD
STOPPED TURNING
Daily Comment & Card
1991
PERSIAN GULF
WAR
-Saddam Hussein, dictator and leader of
Iraq, invaded Kuwait on August 2, 1990
-American interests (including oil) were
threatened
-After Iraq failed to meet the deadline for
peaceful withdraw, the US launched
Operation Desert Storm led by General
Norman Schwarzkopf
-Air strikes were followed by a ground war
that last about 100 hours
-Saddam was left in power when the war
ended, which led to a second war
“WE WILL
NOT
TIRE; WE
WILL
NOT
FALTER;
AND WE
WILL
NOT
FAIL…”
–George W
Bush (after
9/11)
SONG FOR THE DAY: WHERE WERE YOU WHEN THE WORLD
STOPPED TURNING
Daily Comment & Card
9/11/2001
SEPTEMBER 11,
2001
-Day of attacks by terrorist cells connected to Al
Qaeda, led by Osama bin Laden
-two airliners were hijacked and crashed into New
York’s World Trade Center, destroying the buildings
and killing thousands
-Another hijacked plane hit the Pentagon in
Washington DC
-A final hijacked plane crashed in Pennsylvania when
the passengers rebelled
-It resulted in the Patriot Act which gave government
more authority to gather intelligence and defined
crimes punishable as terrorism
-Lewd to the invasion of Afghanistan
“WE WILL
NOT
TIRE; WE
WILL
NOT
FALTER;
AND WE
WILL
NOT
FAIL…”
–George W
Bush (after
9/11)
SONG FOR THE DAY: THE ANGRY AMERICAN (COURTESY OF
THE RED, WHITE AND BLUE)
GEORGE BUSH
-REAGAN’S VP, HE WON IN 1988
-HE PROMISED TO CONTINUE REAGAN’S POLICIES WITH GREATER
COMPASSION FOR THE HOMELESS AND THE POOR AND PROMISED
TO IMPROVE EDUCATION AND FIGHT DRUG USE.
THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT OF 1990 WAS PASSED
TO PROHIBIT DISCRIMINATION AGAINST PEOPLE WITH
DISABLITIES IN EMPLOYMENT AND IN PUBLIC ACCOMODATIONS.
BUSH’ PRESIDENCY PROVED MORE SUCCSSSFUL IN
FOREIGN AFFAIRS THAN DOMESTIC POLICY.
-WE INVADED PANAMA IN 1989 TO OUST PANAMANIAN
DICTATOR AND DRUG-DEALER MANUEL NORIEGA. (HE
WAS CAPTURED AND BROUGHT TO THE U.S. WHERE HE
WAS TRIED AND CONVICTED ON DRUG CHARGES.
-THE COLD WAR OFFICIALLY ENDED.
-BUSH ALSO BEGAN A HUMANITARIAN AIRLIFT OF FOOD
AND SUPPLIES TO WAR-TORN SOMALIA IN NORTHEAST
AFRICA. BUSH SENT IN TROOPS WHEN LOCAL
WARLORDS AND BANDITS CONTINUED TO STEAL AND
THREATEN FOOD SHIPMENTS
GEORGE H.W. BUSH’ PRESIDENCY IS NOTED FOR THE
FIRST GULF WAR…
2 AUGUST 1990, IRAQI PRESIDENT SADDAM HUSSEIN
INVADED KUWAIT. BUSH USED THE UN TO SANCTION
ACTION AND ASSEMBLED A COALITION OF 31 NATIONS.
WE SENT MORE THAN 500,000 MEN; 1,800 AIRCRAFT; AND
100 SHIPS TO THE REGION.
A DEADLINE OF 15 JANUARY WAS SET FOR
IRAQ TO LEAVE KUWAIT. WHEN THE
DEADLINE PASSED, OPERATION DESERT
SHIELD BECAME OPERATION DESERT
STORM.
THE GROUND WAR BEGAN AT 8 PM ON 23
FEBRUARY 1991 AND LAST 100 HOURS
BEFORE KUWAIT WAS LIBERATED.
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LEADERS OF THE WAR:
GENERAL NORMAN SCHWARZKOPF
“STORMIN’ NORMAN”
COMMANDER OF THE COMBINED FORCE
GENERAL COLLIN POWELL
CHAIRMAN OF JOINT
CHIEFS OF STAFF
DESPITE THE VICTORY, THE ECONOMY KEPT BUSH
FROM WINNING RE-ELECTION IN 1992…
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is an agreement signed by the governments of the United
-American States, Canada, and Mexico creating a “trade bloc” in North
America. It came into law on 1 January 1994. It is why
there are so many trucks traveling I-35…
-Free
-Trade
-Agreement
WILLIAM
JEFFERSON
CLINTON
-FIRST BABY BOOMER PRESIDENT WINS OVER
BUSH AND 3RD PARTY CANDIDATE ROSS PEROT
-APPOINTED FIRST FEMALE ATTORNEY
GENERAL—JANET RENO
-APPOINTED SECOND WOMAN TO
SUPREME COURT—
RUTH BADER GINZBURG
RE-ELECTED IN 1996 (FIRST REPEAT DEM SINCE FDR)
IN THE ELECTION, CLINTON PROMISED TO
REFORM HEALTH CARE AND ASKED HIS WIFE,
HILLARY, TO HEAD A TASK FORCE. THE FAILURE
TO PASS HEALTH CARE REFORM IN CONGESS
WAS A MAJOR DEFEAT FOR THE PRESIDENT.
IN 1994, NEWT GINGRICH (REPUBLICAN SPEAKER
OF THE HOUSE) PROPOSED A PROGRAM OF
CONSERVATIVE PRINCIPLES IN THE CONTRACT
WITH AMERICA. HE ARGUED THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT WAS TOO LARGE AND NO LONGER
RESPONSIVE TO THE PEOPLE. IT SOUGHT TO
RESTORE THE BALANCE BETWEEN GOVERNMENT
AND THE CITIZENS.
DURING SECOND TERM…
SCANDAL!
-FAILED REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT
(WHITEWATER) FROM DAYS AS
GOVERNOR OF ARKANSAS
-PRIMARY COLORS (FICTIONAL
ACCOUNT OF WOMANIZING MADE
INTO MOVIE STARRING TRAVOLTA)
-JAN 1998 ALLEGATIONS ABOUT
CLINTON AND YOUNG INTERN
MONICA LEWINSKY CAME OUT
DURING A LAWSUIT BY PAULA
JONES ACCUSING THE FORMER
GOVERNOR OF SEXUAL
HARASSEMENT…
-ACCUSATIONS THAT CLINTON LIED ABOUT HIS
RELATIONSHIP WITH LEWINSKY UNDER OATH
EMERGED…
SPECIAL PROSECUTER KENNETH STARR
INVESTIGATED…
AFTER CLAIMING INNOCENCE FOR
8 MONTHS, CLINTON ACKNOWLEDGED
“AN INAPPROPRIATE RELATIONSHIP”
TAKEN PLACE…
HAD
“I DID NOT HAVE SEX WITH THAT WOMAN…”
AN IMPEACHMENT TRIAL FOLLOWED (FIRST IN
130 YEARS) BUT THERE WERE NOT ENOUGH
VOTES TO REACH 2/3 MAJORITY REQUIRED FOR
CONVICTION…
When the end of the cold war brought renewed ethnic
tensions in Yugoslavia (fighting between Muslim Bosnians and
Christian Serbs), The Serbians attempted to eliminate
Muslims in the area through “ethnic cleansing”. Clinton helped
negotiate peace and arranged the use of NATO airstrikes
against Serbia to stop attacks in Kosovo.
GATT (General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade) formed in
1947 to promote trade was replaced in 1994 by the World
Trade Organization, an international organization that
established rules for global trade and helps settle disputes.
The formation of WTO accelerated globalization.
THE AMERICAN DREAM—FOLLOWING TOQUEVILLE’S IDEAS OF INCREASED FREEDOM
AND OPPORTUNITY IN AMERICA…
BILL GATES—FOUNDER OF MICROSOFT.
AMONG FIRST TO RECOGNIZED POTENTIAL OF PERSONAL
COMPUTER. TODAY MICROSOFT’S SOFTWARE IS A PART OF NEARLY EVERY PERSONAL
COMPUTER IN THE WORLD
SAM WALTON—STARTED HIS OWN FIVE-AND-DIME STORE IN ARKANSAS IN 1962.
HE CREATED
A CHAIN OF STORES OFFERING A LARGE VARIETY OF PRODUCTS AT LOW PRICES. WALMART
AND SAM’S CLUB HAVE GROWN TO BECOME THE WORLD’S LARGEST RETAILER.
ESTEE LAUDER—A JEWISH NEW YORKER, SHE FOUNDED A COSMETICS COMPANY
WITH HER
HUSBAND, PIONEERING THE “GIVEAWAY PROMOTION.” MUCH OF HER EARLY SUCCESS WAS
“WORD OF MOUTH” ADVERTISING, THEN SHE CHANGED TO BEAUTIFUL MODELS.
ROBERT JOHNSON—FIRST AFRICAN-AMERICAN BILLIONARE FOUNDED BLACK ENTERTAINMENT
TELEVISION. THIS BECAME THE FIRST AFRICAN-AMERICAN MANAGED COMPANY ON THE
NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE. HE SOLD IT FOR $1.5 BILLION IN 1998 AND IN 2003 BECAME
THE OWNER OF THE CHARLOTTE BOBCATS (NBA)
LIONEL SOSA—IDENTIFIED THE POTENTIAL IN THE HISPANIC MARKET
AS A TARGET FOR
ADVERTISING AND POLITICS. HE FOUNDED THE LARGEST HISPANIC ADVERTISING AGENCY
THE U.S.. HE MOTIVATED HISPANICS TO “COMPETE AND WIN.” HE HAS ALSO ADVISED
SEVERAL REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTS AS A POLITICAL ADVISOR.
GEORGE W. BUSH
IN 2000, FORMER CLINTON VP AL
GORE BATTLED TX GOVERNOR
GEORGE W. BUSH. BUSH CHOSE
FORMER SECRETARY OF DEFENCE
DICK CHENEY AS HIS VP
CANDIDATE.
THE VOTE WAS SO CLOSE IN FLORIDA
THAT A RECOUNT WAS REQUIRED BY LAW
(JEB BUSH WAS GOV). BOTH
REPUBLICANS AND DEMOCRATES
CLAIMED VOTING IRREGULARITIES HAD
OCCURRED. THE FINAL OUTCOME WAS
DECIDED BY THE SUPREME COURT. BUSH
WAS DECLARED THE WINNER.
HE WAS ONLY THE 2ND SON OF A PRESIDENT TO
WIN ELECTION.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS
WAS THE FIRST…
ALSO MAKING HISTORY WAS
HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON WHO
BECAME THE FIRST FIRST LADY TO
RUN FOR OFFICE (SHE WON A U.S.
SENATE SEAT FROM NEW YORK).
THE MOST SERIOUS PROBLEMS OF HIS
PRESIDENCY WERE…
9/11/2001
2ND GULF WAR
Hurricane Katrina
AND A DECLINING ECONOMY
AS HE LEFT OFFICE…
On September 11, 2001, Islamic Fundamentalist
terrorist hijacked four U.S. airliners. Two
were flown into the World Trade Center in New
York City, one was flown into the Pentagon in
Washington D.C., and one was crashed in
Pennsylvania when passengers fought back.
3,000 people were killed, making this the worst
attack in U.S. history. Osama Bin Laden and his
organization, al-Qaeda took credit for the
attacks. After the attacks, Bin Laden was
hidden by the Taliban.
Bush vowed to launch a global “War on Terror”.
He also took steps to curb terrorism at home.
A new federal agency the Transportation
Security Agency (TSA) took over security at
airports. All passengers and luggage were
subject to thorough screening.
He created a new Cabinet post, the Department
of Homeland Security, and he sponsored the
USA PATRIOT Act of 2001 which greatly
expanded the government’s law enforcement
powers. Suspected terrorists capture in
Afghanistan were sent to Guantanamo Bay in
Cuba.
When Sadam Hussein refused
to allow U.N. inspectors to
search Iraq for WMD’s, Bush
issued a 48 hour deadline for
Hussein to leave Iraq. When
Hussein refused to leave,
coalition forces took military
action.
BUSH’S SECOND TERM WITNESS THE ARRIVAL OF
HURRICANE KATRINA. THIS HURRICANE LED TO THE
EVACUATION AND FLOODING OF ALMOST 80% OF NEW
ORLEANS AND OTHER PARTS OF THE GULF COAST.
KATRINA BROUGHT THE HIGHEST STORM SURGE AND
WAVES EVER RECORDED TO HIT NORTH AMERICA. ITS
SURGE AND WAVES GREATLY EXCEEDED THE
ENGINEERING DESIGN OF THE NEW ORLEANS LEVEES.
IT WAS THE COSTLIEST HURRICANE ON RECORD. MORE
THAN 1,800 PEOPLE LOST THEIR LIVES MAKING IT ONE
OF THE DEADLIEST NATURAL DISASTERS IN AMERIAN
HISTORY. ALMOST 20,000 PEOPLE WERE TRAPPED IN
NEW ORLEANS’ SUPERDOME, CRAMMED TOGETHER IN
SWEALTERING HEAT AND UNSANITARY CONDITIONS.
IN 2008, BARACK OBAMA WAS
THE FIRST AFRICAN-AMERICAN
MAN TO BE ELECTED PRESIDENT
OF THE UNITED STATES.
OBAMA’S CAMPAING AGAINST JOHN McCAIN
RECEIVED A TREMENDOUS BOOST WITH THE
ENDORSEMENT OF OPRAH WINFREY (ONE OF
THE WORLD’S WEALTHIEST WOMEN AND THE
HIGHEST PAID ENTERTAINER IN THE WORLD)
IN APRIL 2009, OBAMA AND CONGRESSIONAL LEADERS PASSED THE
AMERICAN RECOVERY AND REINVESTMENT ACT. MORE THAN $700
BILLION WAS TO BE SPENT BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IN A
BAILOUT PACKAGE DESIGNED TO CREATE NEW JOBS, SAVE
EXISTING ONES, PROMOTE ECONOMIC ACTIVITY AND INVEST IN
LONG-TERM INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT.
OBAMA APPOINTED SONIA SOTOMAYOR TO THE SUPREME COURT,
MAKING HER THE FIRST HISPANIC JUSTICE AND ONLY THE THIRD
WOMAN ON THE COURT.
ALSO PASSED…THE AFFORDABLE HEALTH CARE ACT (KNOWN AS
OBAMACARE)