{"id":385710,"date":"2023-02-21T06:06:09","date_gmt":"2023-02-20T20:06:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=385710"},"modified":"2023-02-21T06:06:09","modified_gmt":"2023-02-20T20:06:09","slug":"presidents-day-paradox","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/presidents-day-paradox\/","title":{"rendered":"President\u2019s Day paradox"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cWhen one side only of a story is heard and often repeated, the human mind becomes impressed with it insensibly\u2026.\u201d<\/em>
\n\u2014George Washington (POTUS #1)<\/p>\n

Doesn\u2019t that sound like an effect of Trump\u2019s (POTUS 45) continuous repeating of the \u201cbig lie\u201d about winning the election which he has repeated over and over?<\/p>\n

Throughout my elementary school and high school years (1956 to 1967) we celebrated Lincoln\u2019s birthday on Feb. 12 and George Washington\u2019s birthday on Feb. 22. Lincoln\u2019s birthday, Feb. 12, 1809, was never a federal holiday, but Washington\u2019s birthday was. In 1971 President Nixon declared Feb. 22 President\u2019s Day. It started as George Washington Day on Feb. 22, 1800, to celebrate America\u2019s first president the year after he died. George Washington was born on Feb.11, 1731, according to the Julian calendar. In 1752 Britain and its colonies adopted the Gregorian calendar, which moved Washington\u2019s birthday to Feb. 22, 1732. Now all U.S. Presidents are honored on the third Monday of February (since 1971) which this year is Feb. 20, 2023. Happy President\u2019s Day to all but POTUS 45.<\/p>\n

Both Washington (POTUS #1) and Lincoln (POTUS #16) were known for their honesty and integrity. George Washington is famous for being commander of the Continental Army in the American Revolution and subsequently \u201cFather of His Country.\u201d He did not say the famous line, \u201cI cannot tell a lie, father. I cut the cherry tree down with my little hatchet\u201d that appeared in a fifth edition of a biography written years after Washington passed away. The author put the incident in his book because people wanted to know about Washington\u2019s childhood, and we still don\u2019t. But it has become part of American folklore.<\/p>\n

Abraham Lincoln is said to have walked miles to return change to a customer in a store where he worked and miles to return a book to a library. Lincoln was called \u2018Honest Abe\u201d because he \u201cworked diligently to maintain his reputation as an honest politician and lawyer.\u201d Throughout his life Lincoln practiced honesty with all his clients and people he worked with.<\/p>\n

It is quite ironic that President Nixon\u2019s (POTUS 36) famous line is, \u201cI\u2019m not a crook,\u201d where he\u2019s lying about the Watergate Hotel break-in scandal. Then he resigned from presidential office, the only U.S. president to ever do so, since he knew he would be impeached while in office. But he is included as President to be honored on President\u2019s Day, which he set up. Also extremely ironic and a living ongoing American tragedy is D.J. Trump (POTUS 45) who some informed sources say told over 30,000 lies during his time in public view. He is known for serial lying and a total lack of integrity. He has been impeached twice and continues to push his \u201cbig lie\u201d to the American people and the world. One has to wonder how many will celebrate him on President\u2019s Day?<\/p>\n

\u201cBe with a leader when he is right, stay with him when he is still right, but leave him when he is wrong.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

\u2014Honest Abe Lincoln, (POTUS 16). POTUS means President of the United States.<\/p>\n

Joey Connolly<\/strong>
\nChina Town, Saipan<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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