Broster - A combination of a bro and a hipster. Has the party-loving attitude of a bro, the pretentious taste of a hipster, but is somewhere in between.
Surprising History: Saddam Hussein once received a key to the city of Detroit. The year was 1980, Saddam was quite friendly to the West (at this time when the U.S and Britain gave lots of money, weaponry, and intelligence for the war against Iran - with whom tension had been building for decades and culminated in the hostage crisis) and for some odd reason Detroit's Sacred Heart Chaldean Catholic Church. The Church's reverend, Jacob Yasso had sent a congratulatory message to the newly appointed President of Iraq. Flattered by this message, and always grateful for fan-mail apparently, Hussein responded with a $250,000 donation to the church. Yasso was also welcomed to Iraq to visit Hussein's palace, where he presented the Iraqi leader with a key to the city of Detroit and kind words passed along from then-Detroit mayor, Coleman Young. Yasso even received an additional $200,000 from Saddam.
Saddam now has a place with the Detroit city Keyholders right alongside Stevie Wonder, Santa Claus and Elmo (Can someone please give Eminem one). So there is always hope for Kim Jong Un, Robert Mugabe, Vladimir Putin (already likely seeking a key with election influencing) to one day receive a key to a U.S city. It can begin with a nominal donation to the Broster Times.
*The Broster Times in no way endorses the aforementioned regimes and the commentary on an interesting historical fact is merely sarcasm. Any donations from such political figures will be swiftly rejected (most likely).
Book Recommendation:
By: Doris Kearns Goodwin
A very detailed (755 pages) account of how Lincoln brought together his political rivals William Seward, Salmon Chase, Edward Bates, and Edwin Stanton to create an unusually divisive cabinet in extremely divisive times. The book highlights Lincoln's rise from relative obscurity throughout the turbulent 1850s, as the conflict over slavery was leading towards the breakdown of political parties, secession, and civil war. Goodwin demonstrates that Lincoln's success was a result of a character that had been forged by experiences that raised him above his more privileged and accomplished rivals. He won because he possessed an extraordinary ability to put himself in the place of other men, to experience what they were feeling, to understand their motives and desires. The story and rise of Abraham Lincoln is one of the most frequently told, quoted, and admired biography in American history. This particular book focuses on his dealings with people, his perseverance in the face of tragedy, his ability to marshal the talents of his colleagues, his creation of loyal friendships, and his ability maintain a sense of humor as a gifted storyteller.
Topical Music (Sorta by band name or just because I enjoy 90s)
The Presidents of the USA - Lump
The Presidents of the USA - Peaches
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