NOTHING BUT POLITICS !!!

As the electoral world closes in on donald trump, he is in full panic mode as evidenced by his attacks on EVERYONE....... from the world's top infectious disease expert Dr. ANTHONY FAUCI........... to all of the "idiot" doctors dealing with the pandemic..........to JOE BIDEN because biden says he will listen to the medical people on how to handle the virus..........to the REPUBLICAN senator from nebraska, BEN SASSE, who openly criticized trump for turning his back on the medical advice to fight the pandemic and accused trump of "kissing the butts" of the world's dictators......and he finished up by walking out on an interview with LESLIE STAHL of 60 minutes, saying that she had asked him harder questions than she did joe biden. wow. I wonder if he held his breath and stomped his feet.

Trump's attack on fauci has drawn condemnation from both sides of the aisle and his response to sasse was so juvenile that it made me laugh out loud. "He's stupid & obnoxious and needs to be replaced. He's the weakest of all of our senators." FYI--sasse is currently ahead in his re-election race 66%-33%. Doesn't look weak to me.

November 3rd can't get here fast enough.

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Mayor LORI LIGHTFOOT is in a no-win situation with her budget shortfalls caused by the pandemic. The city is chasing 1.2 BILLION in lost revenue so......

1) the gas tax is going up 3 cents a gallon

2) increasing property taxes by $94 million (if you own a 250,000 house, you would pay $56 dollars extra a year)

3) Eliminating 450 police jobs that are currently vacant due to retirements 

4) Eliminating 550 city jobs that are currently vacant

5) Laying off 500 active city employees

6) Requiring all non-union employees to take 5 unpaid days off

7) A hiring freeze

On top of this, lightfoot has to find a way to come to an agreement with the police department on a new contract because the boys in blue have been working without a contract for over 3 years. Every city department has a new contract except the police and her recent, very generous agreement with the fire department raised eyebrows at the FOP. The new budget year is not going to be pretty.

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Democratic state's attorney KIM FOXX, who lost favor with law enforcement when she let actorJESSE SMOLLETT walk away without a conviction is facing a stiff campaign challenge from Republican PAT O'BRIEN, a former judge and prosecutor who has twice as much money to spend on his campaign. Can he win? probably not but he's cut the polling margin down to 6% with 9% still undecided. Foxx makes my skin crawl.

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Back to little donnie for a moment. Former New York Mayor MICHAEL BLOOMBERG has donated $100 MILLION DOLLARS into the Florida democratic coffers which has forced trump to re-direct money from other states in order to offset the media blitz caused by bloomberg's contribution. trump absolutely needs florida if he has any chance at re-election so he was basically forced to abandon his media budget in Wisconsin, Michigan and Minnesota because his campaign is running low on cash, which is real bad news for him with just two weeks until election day.  

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Here's your scoop on the election. The democrats are going to retain every state they won in 2016 so they need to find 43 electoral votes in the SIX battleground states that trump won in the last election, winning 304-227. 

MICHIGAN, WISCONSIN, ARIZONA, NORTH CAROLINA, PENNSYLVANIA & FLORIDA. As of today, JOE BIDEN has comfortable leads in michigan (16) & wisconsin (10) which gets him to 253 of the 270 needed and reduces trump to 278.

Biden has a 6% lead in pennsylvania (20) and that would seal the deal at 273 for biden and drop trump down to a non-winnable 258. Remember that these are all states that trump won in 2016 so every loss subtracts from his 304 winning total, which is exactly why trump is pouring money into florida because he needs that state if he is to have any chance and polls indicate that he is also in a real dog fight in Arizona, Iowa and Ohio, three states he won handily in 2016. 

And a little treat....if biden wins wisconsin, michigan, north carolina and arizona, then little donnie can have florida AND pennsylvania and biden would still have 279 to win the election. sweet.

AND DOWN THE STRETCH THEY COME !!

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Remember to vote responsibly on November 3rd. Just take a minute and think about everything that's gone on during the last 4 years and i think your decision will be pretty easy. STAY SAFE and i'll see you next time

Just sports

Man, this has been a tough 6 weeks in the sports world, losing numerous HALL OF FAME players including TOM SEAVER, LOU BROCK, GALE SAYERS, BOB GIBSON, WHITEY FORD and today, we mark the passing of the great JOE MORGAN. 

I understand if you're under the age of 50, these are just names to you but i watched them growing up and they were all great at their respective positions.

                                                           

 I can remember sitting in the left field bleachers at Wrigley for a 1:30 game and watching Gibson duel another hall of famer, Fergie Jenkins, watching all nine innings and still catching the 3:45 Addison bus and heading home.  They were all business.

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Congrats to the LA LAKERS and Lebron's resume just got a little bigger but 4-6 in the finals isn't 6-0.

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Adios to RICK RENTERIA, who was fired by the WHITE SOX today after leading them to the playoffs for the first time in 12 years. Management feels a different type of manager (AJ HINCH) would be better to take them to the top of the mountain, just like when PHIL JACKSON replaced DOUG COLLINS as the Bulls' head coach. Good luck to you, Rick, because you are truly a nice guy.

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LSU is finding all about losing 15 of 22 starters plus 4 main coaches and having to rebuild. Going 1-2 and playing no defense is sending shudders throughout Tiger land. But it will change.

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The DODGERS & THE BRAVES.  whoyagot? I hope that TAMPA sends the astros home in quick fashion although a dodger/stros rematch would be must see.

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Bears? the worst 4-1 team in NFL history. They remind me of the autumn colors on the trees so enjoy it while you can.

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Tom Brady, follow closely. 1st down, then 2nd down, then 3rd, now fill in the blank.

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wide receiver Anthony Miller? disappointment.

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GOAT in tennis? not even a debate. RAFAEL NADAL. 20 grand slam titles. wow.

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Bam! NFL coach #1 bites the dust. Atlanta Falcons coach DAN QUINN is shanghaied after starting the season 0-5. He should have been fired after the super bowl when he pissed away a 28-3 halftime lead.

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And how about that WNBA???  hah! just kidding

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Gotta run.  later,

EMPTYING THE GUNNY SACK

After watching a common house fly become famous world wide, it's time to empty the gunny sack of facts, figures and opinions once again.

The week became even better with all the cartoons and memes that popped up within 24 hours. Pence, who will never have the nickname of "Mr. Excitement" will now go down in history. Your grandchildren will be shown this video in history or civics classes.

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I touched briefly on this last time but FARGO is a great watch this season. Taking place in 1950 Kansas City, it pits the black mafia against the Italian boys for control of the vices that infest this cow town. The clothes are great and the cars?? wow. Other than one technical slip-up when a radio is broadcasting a baseball game just before Thanksgiving, this FX series is well worth your time. Sundays at 9 and reruns are available at ON DEMAND.

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I realize he was medically cleared this weekend but would someone please explain why his doctors won't state when trump's last NEGATIVE covid test was? Trump is planning parties and receptions and does NOT plan to wear a mask. He also says that covid is coming to an end but EVERY doctor interviewed disagrees with him because the virus has been rising for the last 3 weeks. He just doesn't get it. now or ever.

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I went 160 miles north into Wisconsin over the weekend and saw minimal trump signs in farmer country. Four years ago, i took a similar ride and there was non-stop trump signs.  Discuss.

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I think debates are a waste of time unless you have a neutral 'fact-checker' on site who can refute any lie that is thrown out during the discussions. I say blue and then you say red but only one of us can be correct, right? How much fun would that be if the professional fact checker raised a "BULLSHIT" flag EVERY time a candidate lied and then we got to watch him walk his statement backwards spittin' & stammerin' the entire time. I think Americans would like to know who the liars are.

Also, all microphones other than the person answering the question should BE MUTED until the speaker has used up the two minutes. In addition, microphones should be cut off at the two minute mark after the speaker is advised that only 15 seconds are left in their time.

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Almost everyone watches the Bears if it's a prime time game and it was no different Thursday night and the reaction after they beat Tom Brady (for the first time ever) was basically, "I don't know how they did it but we'll take the win." I say again....the worst 4-1 team in the HISTORY of the NFL. The waters get much deeper in the coming weeks.

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R.I.P. to rock superstar EDDIE VAN HALEN, who was the fastest guitarist on the planet and you have to google his almost two minute riff from the song 'Eruption' to appreciate the master. I'm not a fan of heavy metal but his "Jump" was a fun song and if you've ever attended a Wisconsin Badger football game, you heard that song at the end of every third quarter.  

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The backlog of criminal cases in Cook County is embarrassing. It is common practice for a defense attorney to request a continuance in hopes of witnesses dying, moving away or changing their minds and dropping the complaint. IT'S THE DUTY OF THE JUDGE to not let that happen but the average murder case gets 65 continuances.

One judge, Joseph Clapps has granted 180 continuances in a SINGLE murder case with two defendants, who have been in cook county jail since 2011!!! And the cost to taxpayers is $190 PER DAY for each inmate. So each defendant in the murder case has cost the county about $625,000.00 and there is no end in sight.

Chief Judge Leroy Martin must be held accountable for not re-assigning judges who constantly slow down the legal process.

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R.I.P. to MARGARET NOLAN.  name not familiar? She was the beauty who got painted gold in Goldfinger for helping 007 catch the bad guy cheating at cards.

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Mattress sales are wayyyyyyyyyyyy up since people have had to stay at home and actually spend time together. your thoughts on that?? ......................

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Make no mistake about it. The PROUD BOYS and the WOLVERINE WATCHMEN are far right supporters of trump who believe violence is the answer to everything and the WW states there will be a civil war if trump loses. The WW are the ones recently arrested for plotting to kidnap the Democratic governor of Michigan.

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The doctors say to treat subway cars as covid hot zones and to avoid them at all costs. How in the world do New Yorkers handle going to work every day? prior to covid, 4 MILLION people rode the subway every day and now it's still 1.7 daily because there is no parking in manhattan which is why the subway is crucial. talk about being screwed.

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Finally, it looks like the weather will remain seasonal and mostly dry until the middle of November when the bottom is scheduled to fall out. I'm pretty sure we won't have to shovel 6" of snow on Halloween like we did last year so open the windows and enjoy the fresh air while you sleep.

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Just 22 days left.  VOTE RESPONSIBLY.   adios for now.