Monday, June 21, 2010
In the summer, in the city
Toddler Among 52 Shot Over Weekend
Eight people were killed and at least 44 others were shot across the city Friday night into early Monday, including a baby girl who suffered a graze wound to the neck when gunfire erupted at a Near West Side barbecue. (I am assured she's OK and doing well!)
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Eight people were killed and at least 44 others were shot across the city Friday night into early Monday, including a baby girl who suffered a graze wound to the neck when gunfire erupted at a Near West Side barbecue. (I am assured she's OK and doing well!)
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What the f__k is wrong with people?
And isn't Mayor Dick'em Daley's gun ban working out nicely?
The Lovin' Spoonful had it all wrong when they sang:
And babe, don't you know it's a pity
That the days can't be like the nights
In the summer, in the city
In the summer, in the city
The nights AND the days in Chicago are filled with shootings.
And Dick'em (the cretin) sits, protected, in his ivory tower.
Protected by gun-carrying guards, while the rest of Chicago is in harm's way!
And isn't Mayor Dick'em Daley's gun ban working out nicely?
The Lovin' Spoonful had it all wrong when they sang:
And babe, don't you know it's a pity
That the days can't be like the nights
In the summer, in the city
In the summer, in the city
The nights AND the days in Chicago are filled with shootings.
And Dick'em (the cretin) sits, protected, in his ivory tower.
Protected by gun-carrying guards, while the rest of Chicago is in harm's way!
Sunday, June 20, 2010
Glitches in the White House? Oh, NO!
Aside from the bimbo below being flaunted as the next president of the USA...
NOTICE: No wedding ring. She's been planning to divorce him for quite a while, I think.
...we have this.
The impoltance of being earnest
h/t www.sondrak.com
The White House has posted (but apparently not proofread too carefully) a copy of the president's letter to G-20 leaders. Among the letter's gems as posted are this one:
For our part, we will pursue measures to SUppOit the recovery in private demand and return the unemployed to work.
And this one:
At the same time, we recognize the impoltance of setting a credible medium-term fiscal path: that is why my Administration will cut the budget deficit we inherited in halfby FY 2013 and work to reduce our fiscal deficit to 3 percent ofGDP by FY 2015, which will stabilize thedebt-to-GDP ratio at an acceptable level in that year.
And this one (italics in original):
We must reiterate our commitment in Toronto to a common framework for reforms that provide:
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* more effective ji'Qlllework for winding down large global firms, along with principles for thefillallcial sector to make afair and substantial contribution towards payingfor allY burdens it creates in a way that protects taxpayers, creates a level playing field, and reduces risks to our economies.
And this one:
I look fOlward to seeing you in Toronto and reaffhming our unity of purpose and resolve.
I'm sure his G-20 colleagues are looking fOlward to seeing Obama in Toronto about as much as he is to seeing them.
When someone at the White House gets around to cleaning up the copy of the letter posted at the White House site, its dishonesty may be somewhat more apparent than it is now, but it won't make much more sense.
Via reader Amy King.
UPDATE: "OCR'ing directly onto the White House website" explains what happened and reports that the White House has attended to the glitch.
NOTICE: No wedding ring. She's been planning to divorce him for quite a while, I think....we have this.
The impoltance of being earnest
h/t www.sondrak.comThe White House has posted (but apparently not proofread too carefully) a copy of the president's letter to G-20 leaders. Among the letter's gems as posted are this one:
For our part, we will pursue measures to SUppOit the recovery in private demand and return the unemployed to work.
And this one:
At the same time, we recognize the impoltance of setting a credible medium-term fiscal path: that is why my Administration will cut the budget deficit we inherited in halfby FY 2013 and work to reduce our fiscal deficit to 3 percent ofGDP by FY 2015, which will stabilize thedebt-to-GDP ratio at an acceptable level in that year.
And this one (italics in original):
We must reiterate our commitment in Toronto to a common framework for reforms that provide:
*****
* more effective ji'Qlllework for winding down large global firms, along with principles for thefillallcial sector to make afair and substantial contribution towards payingfor allY burdens it creates in a way that protects taxpayers, creates a level playing field, and reduces risks to our economies.
And this one:
I look fOlward to seeing you in Toronto and reaffhming our unity of purpose and resolve.
I'm sure his G-20 colleagues are looking fOlward to seeing Obama in Toronto about as much as he is to seeing them.
When someone at the White House gets around to cleaning up the copy of the letter posted at the White House site, its dishonesty may be somewhat more apparent than it is now, but it won't make much more sense.
Via reader Amy King.
UPDATE: "OCR'ing directly onto the White House website" explains what happened and reports that the White House has attended to the glitch.
Blame it on the heat? Whaaaa? UPDATE
At least 19 injured in Red Line subway fire
Snippet:
The fire involved creosote-soaked railroad ties, said fire officials. What ignited the fire is under investigation, but Langford said the railroad ties do occasionally catch fire during the summer heat.
"It's more common on the elevated trains," Langford said. "It's rare on the subway but it does happen occasionally," he said.
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Asshats! It wasn't too much warmer than 80 degrees today.
That is not HOT!
And...it is a 'SUBWAY', below ground by at least thirty feet, where the temperature is considerably less than above ground.
CTA: Are you so certain this was not an attack?
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UPDATE:
Confusion at Red Line subway fire that injures 19
Snippets:
Andrew Schad was on his way home Sunday, traveling north on the Red Line after a late lunch downtown, when the train began to fill with smoke.
Some seated beside him began to cough and choke, and Schad put up the rim of his collar to cover his mouth. By the time the train reached the next stop at the Clark/Division station, so much smoke had consumed the underground station that passengers were fleeing for the exits.
"We were given no instruction. We didn't really know what was going on," said Schad, 23.
"I never saw flames, but there was a lot of smoke. Visibility was really bad."
"The smoke was so thick you couldn't see across the aisle," said passenger Dillon Johnson, 23. "We all started to sit down on the floor where the smoke wasn't as bad."
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QUESTION: Is the City of Chicago (that would be you, Dick'em Daley!) really PREPARED for any kind of attack? (This incident has 'jihad test' written all over it!).
Snippet:The fire involved creosote-soaked railroad ties, said fire officials. What ignited the fire is under investigation, but Langford said the railroad ties do occasionally catch fire during the summer heat.
"It's more common on the elevated trains," Langford said. "It's rare on the subway but it does happen occasionally," he said.
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Asshats! It wasn't too much warmer than 80 degrees today.
That is not HOT!
And...it is a 'SUBWAY', below ground by at least thirty feet, where the temperature is considerably less than above ground.
CTA: Are you so certain this was not an attack?
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UPDATE:
Confusion at Red Line subway fire that injures 19
Snippets:
Andrew Schad was on his way home Sunday, traveling north on the Red Line after a late lunch downtown, when the train began to fill with smoke.
Some seated beside him began to cough and choke, and Schad put up the rim of his collar to cover his mouth. By the time the train reached the next stop at the Clark/Division station, so much smoke had consumed the underground station that passengers were fleeing for the exits.
"We were given no instruction. We didn't really know what was going on," said Schad, 23.
"I never saw flames, but there was a lot of smoke. Visibility was really bad."
"The smoke was so thick you couldn't see across the aisle," said passenger Dillon Johnson, 23. "We all started to sit down on the floor where the smoke wasn't as bad."
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QUESTION: Is the City of Chicago (that would be you, Dick'em Daley!) really PREPARED for any kind of attack? (This incident has 'jihad test' written all over it!).
The war against drugs has failed!
The face of cocaine addiction
Then, watch Obama and all of his ilk!
Then, watch Obama and all of his ilk!
The Mockery: Oh, geez! Sorry I missed it!
The 'chess piece' of Rogers Park Chamber of Commerce dons his COSTUME...and gets no mainstream media attention again!
PUH-LEEZE!?!
It might be best if these guys just come 'out of the closet'. Say you are gay, all of you, and be done with all the speculation.
Nothin' wrong with that, or will you call me a 'racist' again, Bishop?
PUH-LEEZE!?!
It might be best if these guys just come 'out of the closet'. Say you are gay, all of you, and be done with all the speculation.
Nothin' wrong with that, or will you call me a 'racist' again, Bishop?
Scam, scam, and more SCAM 'N' SPAM!
Complete BS!Probably from Nigeria, but possibly from right here in Rogers Park!
"We're on a mission from God"
Mission accomplished: Vatican blesses Blues Brothers
Elwood and Jake Blues
Elwood and Jake BluesThey really were "on a mission from God."
In a stunning move by the Vatican, the classic Dan Aykroyd-John Belushi comedy film "The Blues Brothers" was declared a "Catholic classic" alongside more pious films such as "The Ten Commandments" and "The Passion of the Christ."
The announcement was made in the Vatican's official newspaper L'Osservatore Romano, corresponding with 30th anniversary of the release of the film.
"As a former altar boy from age 6 . . . but a somewhat lapsed Catholic, I was delighted with the endorsement," Aykroyd said in a message to The Post yesterday.
"My local monsignor will immediately be receiving a check for parish needs."
L'Osservatore editor Gian Maria Vian praised the flick for its plot, in which Jake Blues (Belushi) and his brother Elwood (Aykroyd) battle cops, neo-Nazis and crazed country fans in a bid to save the Catholic orphanage where they were raised.
"For them, this Catholic institution is their only family," Vian wrote. "And they decide to save it at any cost." L'Osservatore's editorial lavishes praise on the 1980 comic romp, in which Aykroyd and Belushi say that they're "on a mission from God."
The writers call it "incredibly shrewd" noting that in one scene a picture of Pope John Paul II could clearly be seen.
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When I received a phone call from the Business Agent of IATSE Local 18 (Milwaukee) back in 1979, I was working at the Melody Top Theatre as Stage Designer, and also in the process of moving. It took one hour to decide that, yes, I would be in Chicago, at 929 W. Adams Street, at 7:00 AM the following morning.
For two or three weeks of work.
At union rate of $125.00 per day.
The director of the Melody Top was thrilled that I had gotten this opportunity, and even sent me a full week's paycheck, though I had left mid-week.
I arrived here in Chicago, wearing two-day-old clothes, shortly after 5:30 AM. I went to the cafeteria in the old Greyhound station on Randolph Street, had some food, and took all my gear (a lot!) and piled into a cab.
"9-2-9 West Adams", I told the driver.
I had no idea where I was going, but I knew what I had to do.
I found out. I was "On a Mission from God".
The 'two or three weeks' turned into three months. I was given a raise my second day, because my L.A. boss deemed me worthy of the title 'Stand-by Sign Writer'.
I received NO credit in the film, though what my brain and hands did are peppered throughout.
In 1979, I made almost $18,000 in 87 days.
They were crazy days, to be sure.
The first time I was sent 'shopping' for Paint Department supplies, my boss (Gary O) gave me $500. I came back with $200 plus change, and was reamed out for not spending enough, and for not spending it all.
He told me I was like his wife, always trying to save money.
I learned, after that.
I was there, in Daley Plaza, climbing the tanks and military vehicles. I had stencils, and sprayed stars and ID numbers at their owners' requests. I was also 'running on empty', ill but charged up anyway.
I was told I could see the 'company nurse' (Universal Studios being the company), and get a vitamin B12 shot. That would help, I was told.
I took the shot in my arm, not my butt. The 'company nurse' called himself "Michelle". I was then offered a brown vial filled with a certain white powder, which "Michelle" said would help me.
I refused.
My last day was October 27, 1979. Almost 31 years ago.
A great time. I would not have traded it for the world.
But now, the Vatican calls this a "Catholic" film?
You should have been there when the Chicago cops were getting 'blow jobs for 5 bucks' on Morgan Street!
In a stunning move by the Vatican, the classic Dan Aykroyd-John Belushi comedy film "The Blues Brothers" was declared a "Catholic classic" alongside more pious films such as "The Ten Commandments" and "The Passion of the Christ."
The announcement was made in the Vatican's official newspaper L'Osservatore Romano, corresponding with 30th anniversary of the release of the film.
"As a former altar boy from age 6 . . . but a somewhat lapsed Catholic, I was delighted with the endorsement," Aykroyd said in a message to The Post yesterday.
"My local monsignor will immediately be receiving a check for parish needs."
L'Osservatore editor Gian Maria Vian praised the flick for its plot, in which Jake Blues (Belushi) and his brother Elwood (Aykroyd) battle cops, neo-Nazis and crazed country fans in a bid to save the Catholic orphanage where they were raised.
"For them, this Catholic institution is their only family," Vian wrote. "And they decide to save it at any cost." L'Osservatore's editorial lavishes praise on the 1980 comic romp, in which Aykroyd and Belushi say that they're "on a mission from God."
The writers call it "incredibly shrewd" noting that in one scene a picture of Pope John Paul II could clearly be seen.
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When I received a phone call from the Business Agent of IATSE Local 18 (Milwaukee) back in 1979, I was working at the Melody Top Theatre as Stage Designer, and also in the process of moving. It took one hour to decide that, yes, I would be in Chicago, at 929 W. Adams Street, at 7:00 AM the following morning.
For two or three weeks of work.
At union rate of $125.00 per day.
The director of the Melody Top was thrilled that I had gotten this opportunity, and even sent me a full week's paycheck, though I had left mid-week.
I arrived here in Chicago, wearing two-day-old clothes, shortly after 5:30 AM. I went to the cafeteria in the old Greyhound station on Randolph Street, had some food, and took all my gear (a lot!) and piled into a cab.
"9-2-9 West Adams", I told the driver.
I had no idea where I was going, but I knew what I had to do.
I found out. I was "On a Mission from God".
The 'two or three weeks' turned into three months. I was given a raise my second day, because my L.A. boss deemed me worthy of the title 'Stand-by Sign Writer'.
I received NO credit in the film, though what my brain and hands did are peppered throughout.
In 1979, I made almost $18,000 in 87 days.
They were crazy days, to be sure.
The first time I was sent 'shopping' for Paint Department supplies, my boss (Gary O) gave me $500. I came back with $200 plus change, and was reamed out for not spending enough, and for not spending it all.
He told me I was like his wife, always trying to save money.
I learned, after that.
I was there, in Daley Plaza, climbing the tanks and military vehicles. I had stencils, and sprayed stars and ID numbers at their owners' requests. I was also 'running on empty', ill but charged up anyway.
I was told I could see the 'company nurse' (Universal Studios being the company), and get a vitamin B12 shot. That would help, I was told.
I took the shot in my arm, not my butt. The 'company nurse' called himself "Michelle". I was then offered a brown vial filled with a certain white powder, which "Michelle" said would help me.
I refused.
My last day was October 27, 1979. Almost 31 years ago.
A great time. I would not have traded it for the world.
But now, the Vatican calls this a "Catholic" film?
You should have been there when the Chicago cops were getting 'blow jobs for 5 bucks' on Morgan Street!
Are you a DAD, or just the father of the child?
Married Fathers: America’s Greatest Weapon Against Child Poverty
The mainstream media, liberal politicians, activists, and academia bewail child poverty in the U.S. But in these ritual lamentations, one key fact remains hidden: The principal cause of child poverty in the U.S. is the absence of married fathers in the home.
According to the U.S Census, the poverty rate in 2008 for single parents with children was 35.6 percent. The rate for married couples with children was 6.4 percent. Being raised in a married family reduces a child’s probability of living in poverty by about 80 percent.
True, some of this difference in poverty is due to the fact that single parents tend to have less education than married couples. But even when married couples are compared to single parents with the same education level, the married poverty rate will still be about 70 percent lower.
Marriage is a powerful weapon in fighting poverty. In fact, being married has the same effect in reducing poverty as adding five to six years to a parent’s education level.
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