What an interesting few weeks for politicians! Donald Trump is indicted on 34 charges of falsifying business records which he referred to as a "political witch hunt" by a state (NY) that hates me......" With no criminal record, Trump is unlikely to face jail time but it is fun to watch him squirm......
.....and then he was found guilty in civil court of sexual abuse and defamation of character and ordered to pay the victim 5 million dollars BUT YOU KNOW WHAT?? "It's a political witch hunt"..........sound familiar?
Ok, let's move on to a serial liar, Representative George Santos was indicted on 13 counts ranging from wire fraud to money laundering and guess what?? LYING to the House of Representatives! Santos' response to the charges? "It's a witch hunt" WAIT! DIDN'T I JUST TYPE THAT....TWICE??? Santos faces 20 years if convicted on the top counts but he says he won't resign and plans on running for re-election! 😳😳
And moving closer to home, Mike Madigan had to swallow hard when the Com-Ed 4 were found guilty of all charges which basically stated they did favors for the Speaker of the House in return for Madigan passing legislation to help com-ed. OOPS.
Look for at least 1 of the 4 to make a deal with the feds to testify against Madigan when his trial begins next April. Madigan, 79, is toast and he knows it but at his age, he has nothing to lose by going to trial because any prison term amounts to a life sentence and him dying behind bars. Madigan's trial is scheduled to start April 1, 2024.
Kim Foxx, the most disliked state's attorney in recent Illinois history has decided not to run for re-election and after the way she mishandled the highly publicized criminal case against actor Jussie Smollet, it is the absolute correct move to make. Foxx is indignant when challenged at any level and still whines about her handling of the case in which she let Smollett walk away and dropped the charges. Law enforcement were ecstatic over the news as they constantly fought with her office over obtaining arrest warrants and search warrants and her dismissing cases that she felt weren't worthy of taking up court time. 😵🙈🙉🙊
And speaking of 'not playing well with others,' Mayor Lori Lightfoot bid adieu last Friday as she finished her one and done term as the boss of Chicago. High hopes abounded for the formal federal prosecutor when she took office in a landslide election but the honeymoon quickly disappeared when everyone found out that the result of challenging her was being put on her 'enemies list' and removed from choice committees. She'll hate reading this but that's the same temperament that donald trump often displayed.
When will politicians learn that a disagreement is simply a difference of opinion and not a declaration of war?
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God speed to entertainer and civil right activist HARRY BELAFONTE who passed recently at the age of 96. I remembered Belafonte as the singer of the BANANA BOAT SONG (DAY-OH) when I was a kid and could always irritate my sister by singing DAYYYYYYYY-OHHHHHHHHHHHHH at the top of my lungs while she was trying to listen to American Bandstand. (She was sloth-like slow so she could chase me but had no chance of catching me!).
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NASCAR is coming to Chicago and being met with mixed reviews as the news leaked out that certain roads are going to be closed off for THREE WEEKS prior to allow the set-up and safety measures to be installed. Get used to it because I believe Mayor Lightfoot signed a 3 year contract.
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The white woman who caused the brutal death of 14 year old black EMMETT TILL in 1955 by falsely accusing him of whistling at her in Money, Mississippi died in hospice care recently and her death marked the last chance of anyone being held accountable for the brutal murder.
21 year old Carol Bryant told her husband that Till had 'wolf whistled' her at the general store where she worked and a couple nights later her husband and brother in law kidnapped Till and he was kidnapped, tortured, hung and shot in the head before being thrown into the Tallahatchie River. The two men were arrested but acquitted by a local jury and years later, Bryant recanted the story. She was never arrested even though a warrant was initially issued but not found until 50 years later.
"Mississippi Burning" starring Gene Hackman and Willem Dafoe, who are spectacular as FBI agents investigating missing kids in a small town and the movie was based on Till's disappearance.
It should be noted that JUST LAST YEAR, lynching became a federal crime when the EMMITT TILL ANTI LYNCHING ACT was signed into law by Joe Biden and incredibly, three republican members of congress VOTED AGAINST the bill. (see if you can guess the three states--answer at the bottom)
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Another R.I.P. to Jerry Springer, the man who brought total garbage into our living rooms for 27 years.............and we loved it. Shows featuring:
I have a toe fetish
pregnant by a transvestite
slept with your son....and daughter
breeder for the klan
Well, I think you get the idea. He was the king of Chicago garbage and was just behind Oprah at the height of his ratings. God speed.
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Finally, my updated list of 5 people I would like to punch in the face.
donald trump
tucker carlson (i think i can find him at the unemployment office)
george santos
dr. sheldon cooper (big bang theory)
christopher morel of the cubs (replacing javy baez)
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and the three states were texas, georgia & kentucky. surprised? I didn't think so.
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We're a few weeks late but I think spring is finally here. ENJOY!
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