AND SO WE CONTINUE......

AND SO WE CONTINUE......

I've got some more betting stories that i'll blend in just like last time but first let's hit some sports news.

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 UH-OH. We waited 4 months to get baseball and now it looks like it might be ending. The MIAMI MARLINS had 14 of their personnel test positive which forced cancellation of their game with the NEW YORK YANKEES. who is baseball kidding? 

Take a look into the dugouts and you'll see players right next to each other with no masks and high fiving and doing chest bumps, hugs, etc. EVERY PERSON IN THE DUGOUT SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO WEAR A MASK and only those on the field should be allowed to take them off. The best mask for that is the one that sits around your neck like a scarf and then you just pull it up or down as needed. I feel this is doomed and if baseball can't get it right, how the hell can football?? Training camp opens Tuesday.

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What the hell is wrong with the commissioner of the NBA? LOU WILLIAMS left the bubble for a family funeral and then went to a freaking strip club in Atlanta before returning and then lied about the event, saying he just went to the strip club to "pick up food." His friend who had tweeted a photo of williams at the club tried to hide the truth with a ridiculous story that the photo was from last year. 

williams' punishment?? 10 days in quarantine and loss of salary for the two games he's going to miss. WHAT???? How about disqualification from the tournament and not being allowed back in the bubble? What a joke. It's probably just me but i'm thinking there may be more than a few germs in a strip club. Just one jerk like williams could infect the entire bubble.

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1969

WORLD SERIES    ORIOLES vs METS    The orioles have 5 hall of famers on their team and they're playing a bunch of misfits from new york so it's no wonder the birds are 3-1 favorites to win the series. I don't often bet big favorites but how could I lose with betting baltimore? Well, let me tell you how. The orioles stopped hitting and the mets made every play on defense and got timely hitting and great pitching and stomped the birds in just 5 games. Uncle Dan's bank account goes on life support.

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Note to ELOY JIMENEZ: The left field wall doesn't bend so when your shoes start to make a crunching sound, stop! That's the warning track and the wall is next. ouch. He dropped like a deer on the opening day of hunting season.

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1980

SUPER BOWL XIV  STEELERS vs RAMS    The steelers have 10 future hall of famers on their roster and are rightfully established as 10.5 point favorites so i wait for the line to go up because everyone is going to love the steelers. It didn't move as much as i thought but it did go up to 11.5 just before kickoff so the LOS ANGELES RAMS became my play for the big game.  

ALL WAS WELL deep into the third quarter when the MY rams scored to take the lead 19-17 and then the super bowl boogie man struck again. Frank Corral, from Mexico,  was the placekicker for the rams and hadn't missed an extra point all season but suddenly he was stricken with some type of palsy and totally shanks the kick to keep the score at 19-17. DID YOU EVER GET THE FEELING THAT THE AIR WAS GOING OUT OF THE BALLOON AND THERE WAS NOTHING YOU COULD DO TO STOP IT????

Now pittsburgh scores a 4th quarter touchdown to lead 24-19 but i'm still alive when the rams march to the pitt 32. On first down, the ram wide receiver has taken advantage of broken coverage and is wide open WAVING HIS HANDS at the quarterback, who promptly throws the ball in the opposite direction .....and gets intercepted.     Bradshaw, of course, then leads the steelers for their final touchdown with less than 2 minutes left but does their place kicker miss a freaking extra point?NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! final score 31-19 and my 11.5 points goes down the toilet. Where was ICE when i needed them?

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A very strong suggestion to the CHICAGO CUBS: When the Milwaukee Brewers drop out of contention, pick up the phone and call them so you can make a deal for relief pitcher JOSH HADER.  don't laugh!! You got a deal done for AROLDIS CHAPMAN in 2016 and all it did was bring you a championship

CRAIG KIMBREL absolutely sucks. He ended your season last year when he gave away 3 games in wrigley field to the CARDINALS in september and he still reeks. Bite the bullet and make a move. Give the brewers what they want because your window is closing with KRIS BRYANT, JAVY BAEZ, ANTHONY RIZZO, JON LESTER and KYLE SCHWARBER so you might as well get one more ring before people start leaving for greener pastures.

P.S.  Hader is 26 years old, makes just 4 million and although he's arbitration eligible, he's under control until 2024. The brewers have the 30th rated farm system and don't have a single minor leaguer rated in the top 100 and the cubs have four, tier 2 players in the minors.  They need help and so do you. Make a deal!

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2009

KENTUCKY DERBY  (one of the best stories ever told)    I took a flyer on MINE THAT BIRD at 51-1 and boxed him up with a couple others in gimmick bets so i had a shot to cash if bird could finish anywhere in the money. Well, lo and behold, cajun jockey CALVIN BOREL had the trip of his life and brought home the bacon AND I also had the 2nd and 3rd place horses as well. 

A two dollar minimum bet on mine that bird paid $103.20    54.00    and 25.80

The minimum wager gimmick payouts were as follows:

$2 exacta ticket paid  $2074. 80

$2 trifecta box ticket paid $20,750.30

For the record and before you ask, none of my tickets were minimum bets (activate bragging light) so it was the BEST DAY EVER betting on the ponies. YAKAPOOLA!!!!

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OK, i'm still giving myself high fives but next time, i'll share the highs and lows of betting against the cubs. stay safe and wear a mask.   98 days to go.

ODDS & ENDS PLUS A LITTLE HISTORY

ODDS & ENDS PLUS A LITTLE HISTORY

When golfer JON RAHM won a tournament for me at 25-1 odds, I had a handful of people ask me about the highs & lows of gambling and to give them a little of my personal history with the local bookies so you'll get a few of those IN ITALICS while we talk about sports this week.

 BTW, my guy this week, TOMMY FLEETWOOD at 15-1, played like he had a bad case of the Irish flu and putted like he was wearing a blindfold.

HOORAY for baseball!! My buddies and I have been jonesing for baseball  and we finally got our fix over the last 4 days. It's weird with empty stadiums but boy, can you hear the crack of the bat when someone squares up a fastball. neat. The cardboard cutouts are lame but the computerized fans are ok for now.

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SUPER BOWL III   THE NY JETS  were 18 point underdogs and i couldn't resist and cashed in a pretty big ticket for that time of my life. gotta love joe willie namath.

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Now on the other side of the fence, SUPER BOWL XX. The Bears opened up at -11 which i thought was a perfect number so i thought i'd wait and make a bet at game time if the point spread moved. Well, it moved....and moved....and moved some more and eventually at 4 minutes before kickoff, the Bears were 16.5 point favorites so i pound NEW ENGLAND because i figure i could enjoy the Bears and still cash my ticket. WRONG. 23-3 halftime and i was already halfway thru a bottle of amaretto. 46-10 final.

Here's a hint. DON'T EVER bet on golfer TONY FINAU unless they start ending tournaments on saturday. He is by far the worst Sunday golfer on the tour. I've never bet him and never will. (unless the odds are right  )

 1978 

ORANGE BOWL Oklahoma vs Arkansas. The sooners are 18 point favorites BEFORE arkansas coach LOU HOLTZ suspends 3 players, two of which accounted for 78% of the team's points. The point spread jumps to 24 but everyone loves the sooners because if they win, they also win the national championship. The razorbacks, playing for nothing, get Uncle Dan's backing and they kick the crap out of Oklahoma 31-10 and make it a wonderful start to the new year!!

ANTHONY RIZZO is still the most gracious player in Cubs history. Giving of his time to local cancer charities and hospital visits, he appears to be a genuinely nice guy. And with his 25 pound weight loss, I hope he tears it up all year long.

The NHL's new term "unfit to participate" is simply obnoxious. It makes every player appear to be in drug rehab or have covid-19.  dumb. change it soon.

1972 

IMMACULATE RECEPTION.    I have a LARGE money line bet on the OAKLAND RAIDERS and the raiders score with 1:17 remaining to go up 7-6 on the PITTSBURGH STEELERS and i am literally dancing in my living room. Then the steelers are 4th & 10 on their own 40 with 22 seconds on the clock and bradshaw throws a pass 25 yards into a crowd. The ball hits off two players AND GOES FREAKING BACKWARDS right to FRANCO HARRIS who picks the ball off his shoe tops at full speed and runs it in for the winning touchdown. I couldn't eat for two days. seriously. 

The virus shutdown is claiming more victims in Bears fans. With no camp and hence, no quarterback competition, we are stuck with MITCH TRUBISKY as our starter. The worst qb in the league has his job saved by covid-19. only in chicago.

Good Luck to coach TOM THIBODEAU, who accepted the worst job in the NBA when he signed a five year contract to coach the NEW YORK KNICKS. To give you an idea of what he's up against, the knicks have had 13 coaches in 18 years. THIRTEEN. tt is a balls to the wall coach and every game is like game 7 of the finals. No way he makes it five years but at 62, he should be set for life when he leaves.

OK, one final story and you know i'm ending it on a positive note. In both 2007 & 2008, the highly over rated chicago cubs hosted the NLDS against the ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS and the next year against the LOS ANGELES DODGERS in a best 3 of 5 series.  The cubs were 12-5 favorites both year and i couldn't get my money down fast enough on the visitors and as i expected, the cubs rolled over both years and never won a single game in either series.

 Led by senile manager LOU PINIELLA, the cubs scored just 12 runs in 6 games over two years and filled Uncle Dan's pockets big time. The amazing part of the post season is that i was so sure of the outcome, i gave cub fans even money on the series and they lined up down the street to give me their unemployment checks. 

Enough for now and next time i have some REALLY good stories about horse racing. 

ODDS & ENDS

ODDS & ENDS

In case you you're running short and need some money, just contact me because in the last few weeks, I've received notifications via email that i am now 13.6 million dollars richer......as soon as i send them my social security number and $49 to cover the insurance & taxes of that country. Good times are coming for Uncle Dan!

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AND SPEAKING OF GOOD TIMES......Due to the pandemic and basic lack of sports, i was left with just two gambling options over the last couple of months and i can't see betting on guys making left turns all afternoon so, being a new golf whore, i decided to take one golfer every week after the odds were posted and root him on to victory. Well, despite having several Saturday leaders the past month, i have bellied up like a perch needing oxygen when the final round happened on Sunday.........................................UNTIL YESTERDAY!!!! My man, JON RAHM of Spain won the JACK NICKLAUS MEMORIAL GOLF TOURNAMENT and took me to the promised land at 25-1 odds!!!  
And just to let you in on the fun, this week i have TOMMY FLEETWOOD from Ireland at 14-1. zippidee-do-dah!

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Accused sex offender R. Kelly has diabetes and wants to be sent home instead of sitting in the federal detention center in Chicago.  Poor baby. Tell you what...I'll drive his medicine to the hospital just to make sure he's healthy. RK, you don't want to get out because it's too dangerous on the streets with gangs, drugs, etc.  Hell, rk, there's even pedophiles out there.

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Slow week for Chicago. Only 70 shot and 10 murders. nice.

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Tell me why an over-the-road trucker making $82,000 a year would still choose to live in the gang infested, crime riddled Austin neighborhood? That's exactly where VERNON FLUCKERS lived. until July 11th. when he took three in the chest. in freaking Austin. It just makes no sense. The jungle is a dangerous place from north to south and up to the west side. Why live in Austin? For that matter, why live in Chicago? It's a cesspool from top to bottom and no matter where in the jungle you choose to live, it's just plain dangerous.

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I saw something on ESPN last night that looked interesting. It featured a bunch of men wearing different uniforms playing a game called baseball. It's apparently not very popular because no one came to see them play. Maybe it was because the team from the south side was so much better than the north side. I'd like to see more of this event.

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Note to my sister: FINGERHUT is still in business. Just saw an ad in a magazine and it looked like they're selling the same stuff from 50 years ago. DO NOT order my birthday present from them and definitely don't order 'panchos for everyone' for Christmas.

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Guess what's making a comeback?? DRIVE-IN MOVIE THEATRES!! Since the first one opened in New Jersey in 1933 and charged .25 per car, drive-ins became very popular, especially in the 1950's when over 5,000 dotted America but then they eventually died off as cars became much smaller and most homes had a color tv and a vcr.  

But in today's world, the drive-in is a perfect place to enforce social distancing and besides movies, on certain nights they're now showing big time concerts using the car's FM to broadcast it. (Garth Brooks had one recently) I thought i'd check to see if it was still just a quarter per car but the nearby Mchenry drive-in charges THIRTY DOLLARS per car with a limit of 4 people. 

 If you want to learn more about drive-ins and their locations, go to FACEBOOK and find "drive-in movie theater fan club." 

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY ERNEST HEMINGWAY! He would be 121 today but his "The old man and the sea" is still a classic read. If you haven't, settle in and root for Santiago. or the fish. your choice.

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A chuckle for you: A man running a busy laundromat in Milwaukee kept hearing the laughter and cheering of little boys in the area of the concession machines. Being more than a little curious, he walked over and saw one 4 year old standing on a chair in front of the munchies machine and up on his tip toes to put a quarter in the machine. His cohort, also 4 yoa, would then press the button and the chips would drop down. And squealing and laughter would ensue.

Now the manager knows that it takes a dollar for any bag of chips so he's totally confused so he stays out of sight but gets closer to the action. After a couple of minutes, he cracks up laughing. Turns out the machine was malfunctioning and every time the boys put in just a quarter, they would get a bag of chips AND .75 cents in change so the one on the floor would get the quarters out of the refund area and hand them up to the boy on the chair and they would do it all over again.

The manager allowed them to keep the NINE BAGS of chips and four dollars in quarters before hanging the 'out of order' sign on the machine.  nice guy.

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I see protesters are still getting right in the face of police officers and all it takes is one verbal threat or one touch to activate the arrest procedure. And please don't complain when you resist his order and end up on the ground as the officer uses the force necessary to effect the arrest.

That officer is taught to put you on the ground as soon as you say 'no' to his lawful order to put your hands behind your back and again, don't whine when your face gets bruised when it hits the ground. Peacefully or non-peacefully, either way you're getting cuffed and going to jail. How it happens is up to you.

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A little factoid for you: The jewel had a sale this week on sirloin steaks. normally, it's 12.99 a pound but the sale price was 6.99.  Later in the day, i was reading one of my old newspapers and in 1997, it was 2.99 a pound.

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Investment tip from 1988. APPLE STOCK was selling for ten cents (.10) a share.  It is now at $400 per share give or take. How many shares did you buy? a ten dollar buy would be worth .......you ready for this?.........1.25 MILLION because the stock had a two for one split twice which got you to 400 shares. not bad. But the last split was 7 for 1 so you suddenly owned 2800 shares.  not bad for ten bucks.

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Enjoy the break in the heat until the weekend. and PLAY BALL!! 

SPORTS!!!

OK, I admit it. Due to the shutdown of most sports, i have become a golf whore, pure and simple. Don't believe me? The opening rounds are televised on the golf channel and I have the start times fastened to the side of my refrigerator so I'm in front of channel 199 for 4 1/2 hours EVERY Thursday afternoon. 

The excitement of watching JOEL DAHMEN (who?) compete against the big boys in an effort to qualify for the weekend can't be matched by soccer matches from Spain on ESPN or re-runs of the 2009 NHL all-star game on NBC Sports.

Friday brings even more excitement as players scramble to make the cut (dahlgren just made it this week at +3, the final slot) and Tiger needed two birdies and a 7 foot putt for par on the last three to avoid heading to the airport. 

AND I GOT TO SEE BRYSON DECHAMBEAU make a freaking 10 on the 15th hole! I could honestly say that I was as good as he was on that hole when he hit three in a row out of bounds in the same place each time. BTW, his meltdown is what got tiger into the weekend because it skewed the cut line.

I want everyone to know that i exercise regularly with frequent walks to the kitchen and the bathroom in order to stay in covid shape but thanks for your concerns!!
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HEY! It was either golf or freaking NASCAR!
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BASEBALL, BASEBALL, BASEBALL!!! AT LAST!!! I know that it's a warped schedule but for 60 days, it gives us something to watch on tv, as long as it doesn't interfere with golf. As nephew Mark says, "Million dollar athletes playing games they don't care about." I'm afraid he's correct but it's better than the Korean league.
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On the other side of the fence, you might as well say goodbye to college football for 2020 as yet another league shut down it's season. The Ivy League was first and they were followed yesterday by the COLONIAL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION. Now I realize that none of us ever watch those two leagues  (maybe the harvard-yale game) but i'm looking at it like the little snow ball that's rolled off the top of the mountain and gets bigger & bigger & bigger.

As i wrote some time ago, it's different than the NFL because mom & dad are involved in the decision and i don't think you can convince most of them that football can be made safe unless they teach the players to hold their breath for 60 minutes.
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Amigo Nick thinks the NFL will play no matter what because of the almighty dollar associated with the TV rights. He might be right but we all know they're going to eventually cancel the preseason which would put opening day about 54 days away. Do you think the virus will be gone by then? 

Training camp opens in ten days and the union wants the players to be tested everyday to insure their safety and i don't blame them. But they're going to need an on-site testing center at every stadium that can produce daily results. Needless to say, the owners don't like that idea.
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Here's one for the books. I took a pass on a poker game recently because of the virus situation. Where have you been and who have you been in contact with? Is everyone going to wear a mask? How do we handle the cards? Do we wear gloves and sanitize them every hand? I hate this.
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Some good news for the future.....Great nephew LITTLE JIMMY has taken an interest in computer poker. I say withdraw him from school now and get a poker tutor for him and get him into the family games. It beats playing class mates for lunch money.
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Gotta run. Golf starts in twenty minutes!!  5.5 hours today. 

Stay cool and wear a mask if you go off your property and COVER BOTH YOUR NOSE AND YOUR MOUTH. Adios for now.

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My, my, my, look who's wearing a mask. We should probably make an appointment at the nearest proctologist because someone obviously inserted their foot into the backside of THE LORD OF THE LIES and told him to quit being stupid. FYI....he wore a mask at a military hospital so let's see what happens this week when he visits non-government places. 

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I keep an eye on the cemetery across the street and notify the authorities if i see something strange going on and the other day i see two teens playing catch right in the middle of the grave markers. So i walk across and get ready to move them along by telling them to go play catch in the open field on the east end of the grounds and the one kid, very politely, tells me it's the anniversary of his dad dying four years ago and he and his brother always come over to play catch 'with dad' for about 20 minutes and he pointed to his grave marker. "He played catch with us every day for twenty minutes no matter how tired or sick he was when he got cancer and we're just returning the favor." I told them to enjoy their time and i had to leave because of the tears in my eyes.  must be allergies.

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My poll numbers are real bad and getting worse every day so...........................................let's blame DR. FAUCI!!!! He keeps making mistakes and changing his mind. gee, let's investigate why that happens. read on.

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When i played high school football, water was TABOO 'because it would cause cramping' so instead of water, they gave you a handful of salt pills, pure sodium.

Nowadays, you won't see salt pills anywhere near a sports facility because they learned the dangers of sodium (strokes and high blood pressure to start) but in stark contrast, water is now available EVERYWHERE during practice because we know how important hydration is to the human body. 

WHY THE CHANGES? well, it's because doctors are learning all the time thru research and experience and when that happens, they change the protocol and procedures just like they've done with covid-19. Remember, six months ago this was an unknown disease and unknown in every way. 

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My mother used to make us wait three hours after eating lunch to go back swimming in Fox Lake because 'you'll get cramps and drown' but now they recommend a total of 30 minutes which includes eating time and the waiting time is for rest, not digestion. See? another medical improvement thru trial and error.

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Do donald's boys think that after serving five presidents and being world renowned as THE guy with infectious diseases, that fauci suddenly became the village idiot? I can help them with this one. The only idiot lives on Pennsylvania avenue and hasn't had a sit-down with the good doctor for more than two months. Maybe fauci could have explained it to him

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I'm reading the new JOHN BOLTON book and it is a very dry read so if you buy it, have a pen & pad with you because you'll need to jot down some names to keep track of everyone. He introduces about 35 people by their full name in the first part of the book and then refers to them in a shortened version. it can be more than a little confusing.

Bolton is very much a hawk and seemingly wants to end every disagreement with another country with all out attacks. He's more than a little scary and HATES ALL DEMOCRATS. According to bolton, the last good thing a democrat did was lose an election. And he treats trump like the village idiot (mentioned two paragraphs ago) with absolutely no respect and claims he knew right away that trump was a joke and unfit for office. 

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And the book by trump's niece just showed up so it's time to hunker down.

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Hockey playoffs start AUGUST 1. whaaaaaaaaaaaat? hockey in august. can't beat it.

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Just curious. What has happened to all the protest parades? 

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I see where 150 police officers in Minnesota have filed for permanent disability for PTSD because of the riots and abuse they faced. defund this.

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I'm a little confused over this defunding issue. they want to take money out of the police budget and transfer it to pay for more social programs. But when you transfer those funds, you now have less money to train the police, which was one of the big complaints i heard during the marches, that cops needed more training.

NYPD has transferred ONE BILLION DOLLARS out of their budget and now what do you cut in the police department? squad cars? training courses? new officers? no overtime for investigations? specialized schooling? breathalyzers? crime photography? sexual assault investigations? less detectives? less patrol officers? you choose but be careful because it's a very slippery slope.

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Finally, next week we celebrate the 51st anniversary of NEIL ARMSTRONG walking on the moon and before the end of July, we celebrate the end of the Korean War in 1953 and birthdays for Linda Ronstadt, Don Knotts, Cat Stevens and Bill Clinton's good friend, MONICA LEWINSKY.

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ENJOY THE WEEK. WEAR A MASK AND COVER BOTH YOUR NOSE AND YOUR MOUTH.

A WHOLE BAG OF GOODIES & JUST A LITTLE TRUMP

A WHOLE BAG OF GOODIES & JUST A LITTLE TRUMP

If you're the president and you want to commute a prison sentence and release, let's say, ROD BLAGOJEVICH after he serves 8 years, that's understandable. Enough is enough, now go home to your family. Every president does that. 

BUT when you commute a prison sentence BEFORE THE GUY SERVES ONE DAY, you are thumbing your nose at the justice system. Even trump's attorney general WILLIAM BARR said the prosecution of professional scumbag ROGER STONE was 'righteous and fair" but THE LORD OF THE LIES let his buddy slide without serving one day of a 3 1/2 year sentence.

Some simple math: trump's big chest pounder was 'there was no collusion with russia' BUT if stone was convicted of lying to congress while answering questions UNTRUTHFULLY about russia, then we never got the full story and maybe that was the reason the MUELLER REPORT fell short???? just sayin'. 

And a few years ago, MANGO MAN pardoned Sherrif Joe Arpaio just one month after he was convicted of FEDERAL CONTEMPT OF COURT for refusing to order his officers to stop targeting hispanics on traffic stops. Arpaio was a MAJOR supporter and contributor to trump's 2016 election. Not one day in jail. does any of this sound fair?

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HAWAII has got this covid stuff down pat. If you visit their state, you must provide proof of a negative test that was performed in the last 72 hours or be quarantined for 14 days. Additionally, there is no testing available at the airport. Plus everyone wears a mask.  RESULTS? They have the lowest rate of infection and death in the United States. Kudos to Governor DAVID IGE for having the courage to do what's right.

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In Japan, there is no screaming allowed when riding the roller coaster because you may spread droplets, mask or no mask. Interesting but exactly how do you enforce that rule?.

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Do you really think baseball should have a season? Over 50 people have already tested positive and that's not going to stop because by the time their infection is discovered, they've already exposed  more people. Nobody loves baseball more than i do but this is just a bad idea and i don't blame the ten players who have opted out for the season. Look for more to follow suit. Wait for next spring, guys.

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The smartest/luckiest player in the game? CHRISTIAN YELICH of the Milwaukee Brewers, who signed a $188,000,000 dollar GUARANTEED contract on March 6, just before the pandemic hit full stride.  26 million a year no matter what baseball does in the future.

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With 50 million people on unemployment, you're probably not in the market BUT if you are..........................Chevy announced there will be no price increase on the 2021 CORVETTE, a steal at 59,995 or if you're feeling European the  PORSCHE 718 will be selling for 61,250. i bought my first car for $100.

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Hazardous duty pay for hospital nurses working covid floors????? I think so.

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Should i vote for KANYE WEST for president?????? I think not.                                                            

kanye thinks that when a corona vaccine is developed, it will just be a ruse to inject everyone with a government microchip as well as the serum.

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Strangely, 50% of Americans also say they will not get vaccinated if one is developed. I wonder if they all live beneath the MASON-DIXON line. Whatever, dude.

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Trustees in PALM BEACH COUNTY, Florida voted 7-0 to NOT RE-OPEN THE SCHOOLS despite republican governor RON DeSANTIS' strong wishes to do so. "We are worried about the kids, not politics," was the joint statement released to the media. "The kids can continue to be educated safely at home until the pandemic is under control." This is the same governor who refused to lock down his state and now they have over 250,000 cases, 60% of those in the last two weeks. As Red Forman would say on the 70's show.......DUMB ASS.

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OK, i'm done. Have a great weekend!

NASTY TIMES

NASTY TIMES

A LITTLE HISTORY TO START YOUR DAY: For a long, long time prior to becoming president, donald trump was accused of being a racist and even signed a 'consent decree' (guilty without admitting it) with the justice department when they found him to be discriminating against blacks with regards to renting them an apartment. He also wouldn't rent to blind people because they "were too much trouble." The justice department accepted the decree which forced trump to advertise in black newspapers and to stop writing a big 'C' on applications when it was a person of color. 

end of history lesson.

Since being elected, trump has constantly denied being a racist but IF THERE WAS ANY DOUBT IN YOUR MIND, they should have been erased yesterday when he DEMANDED that BUBBA WALLACE, the only full time black driver in NASCAR, apologize to all the other drivers for the "noose hoax" a couple of weeks back.  hoax?????????

note to trump: the FBI investigated the incident and found that the noose had been hanging in garage #4 for more than a year and used as a 'pull down' for one of the bay doors. it should be noted that drivers are assigned garages based on points and no one knew that wallace was being assigned #4 until the day of the incident and then when his set up man arrived to start moving in equipment, he reported the noose to nascar officials, who then contacted the FBI. Wallace himself only saw photos because the noose was removed soon after it was reported and photographed. The FBI ruling of 'no hate crime' didn't come out until after the race and ALL of the drivers voiced their support of wallace before the race and they still do. 

trump then compounded his racism by declaring that removal of the confederate flags from nascar grounds and everyplace else was bad for business and responsible for their bad ratings. (ratings are up 9%)  Mix that in with his tear gassing peaceful protesters and shrugging his shoulders about white people pointing guns at black marchers and you should have a pretty clear picture of the attitudes & thinking of trump.

In 118 days, you will be voting for president and i make this statement to you. IF YOU VOTE FOR TRUMP, YOU ARE VOTING FOR RACISM IN AMERICA. Simple and right to the point and I will tell you that to your face. Forget about all the other problems associated with this vile and evil human being.   Are you a racist? Your ballot choice will answer that question.

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LATE BREAKING NEWS.....trump, a.k.a. "Lord of the Lies" is beginning to melt like a cheap candle regarding the REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION, scheduled to be held in JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA, where covid-19 is absolutely out of control. "We might have to re-think our position on the convention." MIGHT??? MIGHT??? What in the name of holy hell is wrong with you??????? Florida infections have MORE THAN DOUBLED in the last two weeks and the mango man "might" have to re-think his position????? The convention is just 46 days away and 213,000 people are now infected and "might" is the word he's using?? There is no doubt in my mind that he is the STUPIDEST president in history and will go down as the worst president in my lifetime. just plain freaking stupid.

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And now let's talk about the black communities. WTF??? you go on a rampage protesting violence against African-Americans and then go crazy in your own neighborhoods??? YOU ACT LIKE ANIMALS and start shooting at anything that moves, including a 10 year old practicing songs for bible school and a 3 year old playing dolls on her front porch. 

I had lunch this week with my long time black friend, whose views have appeared here before, and i asked him point blank about the black-on-black violence. His very tense response as follows:

"I am angry and embarrassed by these niggers who rule the neighborhoods thru violence and intimidation. These aren't black people, these are animals roaming the jungle looking for prey. The good people don't have a chance. I remember these thugs from when i grew up in the Cabrini-Green projects in Chicago and nothing has changed in thirty years and only two things will make it better." 

1) "information MUST BE provided by the residents of that neighborhood because believe me, when a shooting happens everyone in the neighborhood knows who the shooter is within a day. Everyone knows. Just make a call and give the detectives his name and let them do the rest. You're done with no further involvement but the residents are afraid they'll somehow be compromised and pay the price with the gangs and I don't know how to change that attitude."

2) "You've heard every Mayor and Police Superintendent for the last three decades complain about gun offenders getting slaps on the wrist and they're absolutely correct. These niggers need to be put away for a long time right from jump. They have absolutely NOTHING to offer society so get them off the streets. (his caps follow) THE ONLY REASON A PERSON LEAVES THE HOUSE WITH AN UNLICENSED GUN IS TO KILL SOMEONE. PERIOD.  First offenders caught with a gun should receive a MANDATORY ten year sentence. MANDATORY. That takes all the pressure off the courts. You carry a gun and you go away. Second time offenders should get double that. Just once, i'd like to see that nigger have to fight a fair fight and use his fists instead of a gun.

If you USE the gun, then the penalties have to start at 25 years for discharging that firearm, whether you injure someone or not. Let those niggers sit in stir because they weren't smart enough. And those gun laws should be taught to young people just like the warnings about drugs and alcohol. Let that eight year old third grader know about the gun laws and the penalties early enough and they lose that excuse that they 'didn't know' in court which we all know is bullshit anyway."

"I am disgusted."

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My friend has always been a straight shooter but even i was stunned by his anger but on a lighter note, the waitress came to the table to see if everything was all right because he had amplified his voice just a tad. I made him pay for lunch as a penalty for his disorderly behavior. 

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Some numbers for the month of June 

in the black neighborhoods:

424 people were shot

89 people were murdered

and then add 4th of July weekend:

79 more people shot

15 more dead

for a 5 week total of 

503 shootings

104 homicides

75% of the shootings were black-on-black crime

"Hey honey, let's drive into the city and have some fun.............."

STAY SAFE AND WEAR A MASK! 

AND COVER BOTH MOUTH AND NOSE.