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Alice Rebecca Maneer Young 1873-1907 - jim Young and Alice (Maneer) Young poem circa 1905-1907 "There is so much bad in the best of us, And so much good in the worst of us. That it hardly becomes any of us, To speak evil of the rest of us.” Feast and your halls are crowded. Fast and the world goes by. Succeed and give will help you live, But no one can help you die. I found this poem in a photo album/scrap book that my paternal grandfather received from Santa in 1905 when he was 7 years old. Judging from some other writings in this book, it appears it was written by his mother. However I do not know if she created it or borrowed it from another source. Although it was undated, it had to have been written between December 1905 and December of 1907 when my grandfather’s mother died. It starts out with a humbling message and ends on kind of a morbid note. Has anyone ever seen this poem before or know anything about its origin? Until I discover otherwise I will credit its creation to...

 

Meme Debunked - Rubio’s Family Fled Communist Cuba - jim Young Rubio's family did not flee communism in Cuba. They left Cuba in 1956 when it was still a capitalist country under the dictatorship of Batista who was largely supported by the U.S.  Following Batista’s coup in 1952, the U.S. Government immediately recognized the new Cuban government under the dictatorship of Batista supplying Cuba with weapons, military, financial and diplomatic support. They trained the Cuban police force on how to suppress the opposition.  The U.S. also turned a blind eye to Batista's alliance with the Mafia including gangsters such as Meyer Lansky who controlled Havana's hotels, gambling and prostitution. THAT was the Capitalist Government the Rubio's fled. They came to the U.S. as immigrants but not as refugees. By Marco Rubio's own admission his parents would not likely be permitted entry into the U.S. today under Rubio’s own immigration policies.  As landed immigrants the Rubio...

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