Black History Month and President’s Day reminds me of the short article in The Onion after Barack Obama’s first election:

Black Man Given Nation’s Worst Job

WASHINGTON—African-American man Barack Obama, 47, was given the least-desirable job in the entire country Tuesday when he was elected president of the United States of America. In his new high-stress, low-reward position, Obama will be charged with such tasks as completely overhauling the nation’s broken-down economy, repairing the crumbling infrastructure, and generally having to please more than 300 million Americans and cater to their every whim on a daily basis. As part of his duties, the black man will have to spend four to eight years cleaning up the messes other people left behind. The job comes with such intense scrutiny and so certain a guarantee of failure that only one other person even bothered applying for it. Said scholar and activist Mark L. Denton, “It just goes to show you that, in this country, a black man still can’t catch a break.”

Were you paying attention?
1) Today is the last day to do what regarding health care?

2) The number of states with marriage equality now stands at 37 when the SCOTUS rejected a stay from what state Monday?

3) The dissenting opinion in the previously mentioned case got much publicity. Which Justice wrote the dissenting opinion?

4) A small eruption of a backlash occurred after a huge Powerball jackpot was split between 3 people in Texas, North Carolina and where else?

5) For us baby boomers, Feb. 22, 1962 was a memorable day. What astronaut completed the US’s first orbital flight around the world?

6) Two men associated with television news reporting were announced to be leaving their respective jobs. Which one is leaving voluntarily?

7) New Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner wasted little time in going after what supposed state nemesis?

8) An autographed picture of what early 20th century baseball player is expected to bring more than $100,000 at auction?

9) The US government’s top nutrition panel has decided to drop its decades old warning against what substance?

10) Hundreds of Social Security numbers along with names and addresses were inadvertently released when what presidential candidate released personal data last week?

11) Charles Manson called off his engagement. He found out his fiancé was only marrying him so she could do what?

12) Making an appearance at Drake University, what high ranking government official deflected questions about running for president in 2016?

13) Many people were surprised by a report that their what is quite vulnerable to hacker attack?

14) Two legendary college basketball coaches died last week. Can you name one?

15) As Boston was getting pummeled by snow on the east coast, what major west coast city was getting pummeled by huge rain events?

16) What presidential candidate had to fire his newly hired Chief Technology officer after the CTO was found to have posted many anti-woman messages?

17) Democrats will be convening in what historical city in 2016?

18) Not measles this time. What childhood disease is breaking out in Idaho and eastern Washington?

19) Three men in Mississippi were sentenced Tuesday for their part in the murder of a man in 2011 they had killed because he was what?

20) Launching an attack on net neutrality, Republican FCC Commissioner Ajit Pai claims who will most benefit from the proposed new rules?

Hope you had a good Valentine’s Day with your sweetie. Back to normal today!

Answers:
1) sign up on healthcare.gov for the ACA

2) Alabama. Roy Moore is fighting it with all he’s got.

3) Clarence Thomas

4) Puerto Rico. Seems there is a contingent of Americans who don’t know PR is part of the US

5) John Glenn

6) Jon Stewart is leaving the Daily Show. Brian Williams was suspended by NBC

7) Public employees unions – he is trying to stop fair pay deductions.

8) Shoeless Joe Jackson who was supposedly illiterate

9) Cholesterol. Apparently dietary cholesterol may not really add to cholesterol problems.

10) Jeb Bush

11) charge people to view Manson’s dead body?

12) VP Joe Biden

13) Car that has wireless capabilities

14) Dean Smith of North Carolina and Jerry Tarkanian most known from UNLV

15) San Francisco

16) Jeb Bush (he’s on a roll)

17) Philadelphia, Pa.

18) Mumps. Started at the U of Idaho in Boise

19) Black

20) enemies of America such as North Korea and Iran

BTW here is the short appeal from the President asking folks to sign up for the ACA. It has one really hilarious line:

Thanks, Obama!