After that terrible ruling by the high court last week, this has been a pretty good week for positive things to happen.
First, R. KELLY got exactly what he deserved with a 30 year prison sentence for all those horrible things he did to underage girls. And now the scumbag faces more charges in both Chicago & Minnesota. Enjoy your vacation.
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In an unrelated BUT SIMILAR case, jet setting socialite GHISLAINE MAXWELL was sentenced to twenty years for sex trafficking, transporting a minor for sex acts and conspiracy. You might remember that maxwell was the confidante and co-defendant of JEFFREY EPSTEIN and helped groom the underage girls for epstein's pleasure. Epstein did everyone a favor by killing himself while awaiting trial.
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The guy that wore the clown mask while setting fire to a squad car in Chicago got a three year federal prison sentence. In a move that made me smile (AGAIN!), trump supporter and admitted arsonist TIMOTHY O'DONNELL was described by his attorneys as "thoughtful, creative and non-violent." The judge's immediate response was "he set a squad car on fire!!" which seemed to immediately negate the pleas for mercy. O'donnell has been in federal lock-up for two years so only has a few months left to serve but score one for the good guys.
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A short follow up to the Asian carp dilemma. They've changed the name to COPI in hopes that you'll order some from your local fish market. Let me know if the new name makes it taste any better.😝
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You knew RICHARD IRVIN was in trouble for the gubernatorial primary when a week before the election, his main benefactor KEN GRIFFIN announced his was moving both his family and his business out of Illinois and down to the Miami area. Griffin gambled on Irvin to the tune of $53 million in donations but when the polls clearly indicated that Irvin was going to get crushed, Griffin said 'enough is enough' and pulled up stakes a week before the election. Ah, politics. BTW, Irvin got crushed and finished third.
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- The winner in the above race was downstate right wing radical DARREN BAILEY whose beliefs include:
the right to bear arms includes assault weapons
anti-abortion laws are absolute including rape and incest
masks 'were ridiculous for clean living people'
I think you get the picture. Oh, by the way, he is not going to release his tax returns. What in hell does a farmer have to hide?
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One of the most attention getting quotes I've read in a long time was from a grieving father whose son was gunned down recently in the cesspool. "LIVING IN CHICAGO SHOULD NOT COME WITH A DEATH SENTENCE" but the truth of the matter is that you are simply out of your mind if you think YOUR family members are exempt from the everyday violence. GET OUT of Chicago.
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My most recent survey showed that 19 of 24 businesses along Rollins Road had "help wanted" signs in the window. Where are all the workers? $14, 15, 16 and even $19 per hour are waiting for the next person to walk in the door. Food servers getting nine bucks an hour PLUS all their tips???!!!!???
I spoke with one of the managers and he said that " Millenials are not interested in ANY type of physical labor but if you put them in front of a keyboard, they might consider the job.....if you start them at a salary of sixty thousand."
But how are these people living???
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Hey, STARTING TODAY.......no more tax on groceries for the next year!!! It figures that I went shopping yesterday.
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Finally, it's supposed to be a beautiful holiday weekend for a change so be safe and leave the fireworks to the guys who get paid to do it. AND STAY OUT OF CHICAGO!!
