MORE RATS COVER THEIR ASS

 BOOM! In a stunning turn of events, Donald Trump's chief of staff MARK MEADOWS has accepted TOTAL IMMUNITY to testify against the former president. Meadows has told Special Counsel JACK SMITH that trump was "dishonest" on election night and had absolutely no factual information that he had won the election.

Meadows also said that he and Attorney General BILL BARR met with Trump at the white house in mid-December and told him that RUDY GIULIANI had only produced conspiracy theories but had produced zero evidence to support the allegations and Barr insisted that there was no evidence and that the 2020 election was the most secure in history.

While Trump has verbally discarded the three attorneys who have accepted plea bargains, he has repeatedly said the Meadows was a "special friend" and "a great chief of staff, as good as it gets."  I think once again someone accepted a deal rather than, at the age of 64, spend serious time in prison. MORE TO COME!

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But is Trump laying low? Stop yourself!! He went public today when the Republicans came out with a new nominee for Speaker and told the world that voting for TOM EMMERS of Minnesota "would be a tragic mistake." The far right Republicans (and I mean FAR right) immediately took the whipping from Trump and railed against Emmers, who promptly dropped out of the race. The big mistake for the guy from Minnesota?? He had the audacity to vote for certification of the 2020 election! Shame, shame!

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I am a moderate Republican but this party ******** bad language coming********is so fucked up that I can almost guarantee that they won't elect a Speaker without the help of the Democrats. I think most regret dumping KEVIN McCARTHY because they thought it would be easy to elect a new Speaker but apparently not so much.

A rumor making the rounds is that McCARTHY is floating a plan to re-instate himself as Speaker and make psuedo-nazi JIM JORDAN as the assistant. Jordan is also a strong ally of Trump and believes 2020 was stolen. Wonderful.

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Moving on from the garbage, the Justice Department is investigating AMAZON because they charge too much . A quick trip in the time machine: When I was a kid, my Dad asked me where I was going to buy a new baseball and I told him Mercury Sports, a local store that was close by but my Dad told me to wait until the weekend and he would take me to the Ben Franklin because it was cheaper. He was right and I got 3 baseballs for the price of  2.

BOTTOM LINE...They can go to the Ben Franklin if they want but if people want to pay the price for the convenience of home delivery, it's up to them and quite frankly, none of the government's business. You don't have anything more important to do??  

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You know the guy with the eye patch who runs the OATH KEEPERS and was just sentenced to 18 years for his part on January 6th? STEWART RHODES has a degree in political science and also graduated from YALE UNIVERSITY law school and it is not easy to gain entrance to their law program but color me surprised when I found out those facts.

Why was I checking on the pirate-like Rhodes? (by the way, he shot his own eye out) Because the Justice Department has filed an appeal trying to get his sentenced INCREASED! In all my years associated with law enforcement, I have never heard of an action like this. I get the feeling that Justice doesn't care for Mr. Rhodes.

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Think your dog is getting old? My friend's TONY & BARB have one that's 16 but that is just half the age of the recently deceased 31 year old named BOBI who was a purebred RAFEIRO do ALENTEJO and lived on a farm in Lisbon, Portugal with his owner and 4 cats. The owner got the dog for his 8th birthday.  I've never heard of this breed but they normally live 10-14 years. Man, that was a lot of dog food.

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ISRAEL keeps pounding the north side of GAZA and I think that will continue until every building is leveled. Two more recently released hostages stated that Hamas lives underground just like the Vietcong did back in the day so when the ground assault starts, that will be the priority.

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OATH KEEPERS on the roster of the CHICAGO POLICE DEPARTMENT????? One of mayor-elect Johnson's promises was to get rid of anyone aligned with a seditious group. I'm sure the new police Superintendent was just thrilled when that 'secret' membership list became public. "There's no place on the Chicago Police Department for individuals like that. Tough to rebuild trust in the community like that,"

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Okay, time to watch game 7. Stay safe and stay out of Chicago. Enjoy the next couple of days and also stock up on firewood. 83 degrees today and 42 a week from now.

YIKES  

THE RATS START TO SCURRY

This is what I get for not finishing what I start on Thursday.

One thing you can always be sure of and that's when a ship begins to take on water, the rats are the first ones to find a way out and this adage also applies to humans involved in a criminal conspiracy such as the election fraud case in Georgia.

Attorney SIDNEY POWELL accepted a plea bargain in which she pleaded guilty to six counts of election interference in exchange for six years of probation AND TESTIFYING TRUTHFULLY in the case against Donald Trump. She will also testify to a meeting she attended at the white house after the election in which the main topics were how to manipulate the outcome of the election held a month earlier.

Apparently Powell decided that at the age of 68, she wanted no part of prison time and found it easier to testify against trump in return for probation and now we'll see if the second attorney charged will also see the light.

Co-defendant KEN CHESEBRO recently lost in a bid to have his indictment dismissed and is scheduled for trial soon. Any bets that Chesebro decides that he'd rather live with his wife in their new home in Puerto Rico rather than checking into the federal prison up in freaking Minnesota? Me thinks I smell ANOTHER plea bargain soon.

Chesebro accepted a plea Friday morning, similar to his cohort, Sidney Powell.

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I need to revise my position on Palestine. I was angry when I wrote that every Palestinian male should be killed when I should have stipulated that it should be limited to adult males who live in GAZA. Again, it's a harsh position but HAMAS long ago was designated a terrorist organization and it's members need to be put down and remember that adult males  who chose to live there ALWAYS had a choice to move out of Gaza but they made their choice to live in an area governed by a terrorist group. Now live with it. Or die. 

GAZA is 5 miles wide and 25 miles long, about the size of Philadelphia, and continued bombing should bring most, if not all, of the buildings to the ground and then it's the job of the 350,000 foot soldiers to ferret out the cowards hiding in the tunnels and light them up with phosphorus grenades and melt them in place.

My one fear is as the good citizens of Gaza are moving to the south, what's to prevent Hamas members from blending in with the others and escaping, only to continue their hatred in the future?

And the hostages are now numbered at 203. Hamas will have a choice to make very soon:

1) Release all the hostages

2) Release some as a show of good faith

3) Start killing them on a live video feed

The mother/daughter from Illinois were released Friday afternoon.

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Moving along, as the nights get colder and colder and winter sets in, any volunteers to sleep in the city's 'winterized' tents they're setting up for the migrants? Just curious. There are currently 26 abandoned schools in Chicago and two things need to happen: 1) Convert them to livable space for families and 2) Get those residents WORK VISAS as soon as possible and maybe we wouldn't have as many HELP WANTED signs in commercial windows.

Do the buildings need work? Of course they do but get them off the streets and back to work and eventually, they'll be renting their own apartment or home. WIN WIN. Do you think they'd rather be in a converted school or a tent? 

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But neighborhoods are now rebelling at their lands/ buildings being used to house the migrants. Yesterday a brawl broke out in BRIGHTON PARK as residents protested the 'tent city' that is being erected there. I was wondering when that would start.

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Ohio congressman JIM JORDAN lost again on Friday, his third attempt at being SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE and despite getting less votes each time, says he will keep on trying.......which ties up congress on both sides of the aisle and nothing gets done. Two weeks and counting.......

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A very special and sad good-bye to BURT YOUNG, the actor who played in all the ROCKY movies as his brother-in-law Paulie and received an Oscar nomination for his performance in the original film. Young was also a prolific painter and author. He was 83. 

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Another summer has passed and STILL no one has taken me fishing. I have never caught a fresh water fish bigger than a dinky perch. Once again, I will put away my ZEBCO and my RON POPIEL POCKET FISHERMAN for the winter.

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Hey, if you see a bat on the outside of your house, just leave him be because he's just trying to get warm on these cold nights and rest up for the rest of his journey down south. Remember these mammals eat mosquitos, cockroaches and garden pests all summer long. Those who don't migrate will settle into old mines and inside of older trees and hibernate for the winter. AND NO, all bats don't have rabies.

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Meteor shower this weekend around 0200 hrs Sunday morning. If you can get to a dark area, settle into a lawn chair and look southeast.

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Hey, at least one of the airlines is listening! Starting next week, United will let people holding window seats board first, followed by middles and finally aisle seats boarding last.

That should eliminate most of the up & down of boarding. (families in the same row will still board together)

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That's all I have. Don't forget the forecast says low 70's this coming Tuesday so maybe take a sick day and enjoy summer one more time. Stay out of Chicago and stay safe. 

 

A VERY SAD DAY IN THE WORLD

When you've been around as long as I have plus having 25 years in law enforcement, you see some pretty terrible things and wonder just what the hell is wrong with the world but last weekend's unjustified and unprovoked attack by HAMAS on unarmed civilians in ISRAEL and the savage massacre AND BUTCHERY of women and children have just brought me to the edge and it is time for Israel to end this, once and for all.

I know that Israel has about 9 million citizens and Palestine about half that but the power has been turned off and they have no water and Israel just activated 350,000 reservists and they eventually will begin the ground assault and there is just one way to do it. EVERY ADULT MALE in Pakistan should be shot and killed because even the non-hamas followers hate Israel and they need to be taken down like the rabid dogs they are. 

I thought for sure once Israel started the bombs and rockets, that the governing body of Palestine (Hamas) would give it up but even today they continue the assault so Israel has stepped up their long range attack with even more bombs and rockets, obliterating homes, churches, schools and hospitals. Cruel, yes. But when the enemy is using those buildings to hide, Israel has no choice.

A Lt. Colonel said in today's interview, "Our objective is to continue this assault until Hamas is no more. We will continue the fighting until we are sure this type of attack will NEVER happen again. NEVER." The look in his eyes said it all and I pity the enemy who comes in contact.  STILL THINK THEIR RESPONSE IS WRONG ?  READ ON.

A kibbutz is like a neighborhood and the first one attacked was full of young families trying to get their lives started and none were military but those psychos chopped up the babies and toddlers and beheaded many of them and then just shot the adults in the head and moved to the next unarmed house and continued the carnage. WHAT KIND OF ANIMAL BEHEADS A BABY? 

And how about the annual festival where 900 young people were listening to music IN AN OPEN FIELD and Hamas rode up on motorcycles and 4-wheelers and just opened fire and then grabbed a couple dozen young people and took them as hostages. Will they survive? I think you know the answer to that because Israel will not negotiate this time.

And so it must happen to protect their future. Every Pakistani adult male must die when the ground attack begins. Spare the woman and children unless they offer resistance and then, they too must die. This has to be a total and complete purge for Israel to ensure a safe future.

This is so sick.

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Professional jerkoff and serial liar Rep. GEORGE SANTOS (r) of New York appears to have finally run out of time because the testosterone-lacking Republican members of congress have finally been beaten up enough by the media and the general population and figured they better get him expelled before the next election rolls around. Santos was sworn in this past January and is on the payroll for an annual salary of $174,000 and has continued to collect despite being exposed numerous times as a liar and a cheat, including the resume he submitted when running for office and he repeatedly said that he wouldn't resign because he didn't do anything 'that bad.'

Check out the charges in the indictment. (grab a fresh cup because this will take a while)

CONSPIRACY AGAINST THE U.S., 

WIRE FRAUD,  

MAKING FALSE STATEMENTS TO THE FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION, 

FALSIFYING RECORDS TO THE FEC, 

AGGRAVATED IDENTITY THEFT, 

MONEY LAUNDERING, 

THEFT OF PUBLIC FUNDS and so on and so on.....a total of 23 charges and a very good possibility of 10 years in prison. Santos has pled not guilty to all charges and returns to court October 23rd.

BUT........The woman who was his campaign treasurer pled guilty last week to all sorts of connected charges and will testify against Santos to get a reduction in prison time. I truly hope he goes to trial AND TAKES THE STAND because I want to listen to him explain.

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DOROTHY HOFFNER was a hoot! The 104 year old went skydiving on October 1st and set the Guinness Book record for oldest skydiver and simply said the "the jump was nice & peaceful and my age has nothing to do with anything" On October 9th, Dorothy passed away peacefully in her sleep. She could play on my team anytime. R.I.P. Dorothy.

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More crazy people! MAISON DES CHAMPS, an anti-abortion activist known as the "PRO-LIFE SPIDER MAN" was arrested after scaling a 42 story building in downtown Chicago with use of any ropes or tools. He was greeted at the top by some not-so-happy police officers and immediately taken into custody and charged with trespass. One anonymous officer said that "they should add up the cost of dispatching fire department personnel and police personnel and make him pay for the time. Maybe he won't think it's so funny next time." 

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Finally, a sad note from the world of sports and the city of Chicago as Chicago Bear DICK BUTKUS, the best middle linebacker to ever play the game, passed away last week at the age of 80. Butkus truly was a 'monster of the midway' and it's a known fact that players on the other team would tell their quarterback to change the play if it required them to go anywhere near #51.

HALL OF FAME RUNNING BACK LENNY MOORE :  "He was simply the best and if the Bears were losing, which happened a lot, he would get in a real foul mood and if you had the ball anywhere near him, you were in for a world of hurt. Dick didn't just tackle you, he bear hugged you and then slammed you to the ground with his 250 pounds on top of you and then he'd threaten you that if you came in the middle again, he would break your leg. And we all believed him!!"

He only played 9 years because of bad knees but was elected to the HALL OF FAME the first year he was eligible. One of a kind. GODSPEED, MR. BUTKUS.

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That's it for now and I'm sorry that most of this post was terrible news but it just couldn't be avoided. Hopefully next time will be better.

SPORTS OF ALL SORTS

 It has become a happy rite of passage in this column to announce that those cheating catholic pricks from NOTRE DAME have been eliminated from any chance of playing for the national championship but this year I'm proud to announce that they also have the leading candidate for DUMB ASS COACH OF THE YEAR. The football program has been insignificant since 1988 but they continue to trumpet how wonderful their program is but to be truly wonderful, you have to win the close ones AND have strong coaching. They fail in both categories and their players are traditionally 'soft' when the going gets tough.

Trailing by a dozen but with almost ten minutes left and all three timeouts in their pocket, future rocket scientist and current head coach MARCUS FREEMAN elected to go for it on 4th down and 11 on his own 35. Not even close and they turn the ball over and LOUISVILLE runs the ball down their throats in just two minutes to put the game away 

33-20. But was it the coach's fault for calling that stupid play??? NOPE. He promptly threw his players under the bus and said it was their lack of execution, not his play calling.

Remember this is the same coaching staff that allowed the defense to play A MAN SHORT ON TWO CONSECUTIVE PLAYS against OHIO STATE and allowed the buckeyes to get into the end zone as time ran out. Two plays in a row. Anyone get fired? Nope. Player's fault for not knowing their assignments.

Now today the Irish have come out with the excuse that the difficult schedule has worn them down because they played three ranked teams in a row with USC coming this Saturday. Quick review: they needed a miracle play to edge DUKE, forgot that you play with 11 players not 10 against OHIO STATE and pissed that game away plus they got their their asses kicked by LOUISVILLE. Poor babies. Still wish they'd join the BIG TEN.

P.S. CHASE CLAYPOOL played at notre dame. 'Nuff said.

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If you didn't watch OKLAHOMA-TEXAS in the early game Saturday, you missed a tremendous game that went down to the last 15 seconds before the #12 Sooners upset the  #3 Longhorns 34-30. Smash mouth football with loads of offensive firepower in what was the final RED RIVER RIVALRY with Texas holding the advantage with a record of 63 wins-51 losses and 5 draws since the annual game started in 1900. Texas moves to the SEC next year.

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BEARS WIN! BEARS WIN! They finally rang the bell against the WASHINGTON COMMANDERS after letting a huge lead disappear the week before against DENVER. Now this week they play a home game against the MINNESOTA VIKINGS who lost their all-world receiver last Sunday to a hamstring injury and have the same record as the Bears at 1-4 but before you go getting a second mortgage to bet on them this week, remember that the Bears looked good against 2 bad teams and even though the Vikings also stink, it will be the Viking passing offense against the beleaguered Bears secondary. KIRK COUSINS has thrown for 1500 yards in 5 games but come to think of it, his defense also sucks so if JUSTIN FIELDS has a decent game...................

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The CUBS folded like a cheap suitcase in September but I have to give them some props. After the White Sox started mailing it in around the end of June, I actually watched the Cubs thru July/August and they were fun to watch as they climbed into contention before losing 14 of their last 20 and diving like a submarine. Unfortunately, they will regress next year when CODY BELLINGER says adios on the free agent market and he might be joined by MARCUS STROMAN, YAN GOMES and JEIMER CANDELARIO. but the major loss will be Bellinger who had a great contract year. Nice player.

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Now let's talk about the WHITE SOX. No, let's not. They stink and need to back up the truck and start over. They made a positive move by dumping KENNY WILLIAMS & RICK HAHN and I thought there was a chance until they announced FREAKING TONY LARUSSA was back as an advisor. It was time to switch the channel because if they don't care, neither do I.

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I don't care about TRAVIS KELCI & TAYLOR SWIFT. I mean, not one ounce of care but I'm also not a hater. Go out, have fun, get laid and have more fun. SIDEBAR: Swift is a diehard EAGLES fan and on MONDAY, November 20, the Eagles travel to KANSAS CITY. Just wondering what skybox she's sitting in that day. Maybe she shows up with one of those 50/50 jerseys supporting both teams. 

Swift performs in Brazil on the 19th but then she breaks for Thanksgiving and her next concert is the day after the holiday so she could certainly make it back for the game because I'm pretty sure she's coming home for the turkey day festivities and her next concert is the day after the holiday. Maybe.

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I'm done. Catch you later.

THE HITS JUST KEEP ON COMING

Here is your major HAH-HAH of the day. The city of Chicago reports that attendance in the theatre district is down almost 60% and, of course, they blame everything from shrinking budgets to a decline in private funding which is all a very convenient rubber stamped excuse BUT THE REAL REASON IS PEOPLE ARE SCARED TO GO INTO CHICAGO!

I've been railing against the city for four years and been subject to scoffing at the hands of some of the people who read this blog but now, the chickens have come home to roost. Take your pick: CAR JACKING, ARMED ROBBERIES, SNATCH AND GRABS (goodbye necklace or phone) GANG ACTIVITY AT INTERSECTIONS AND IN STORES AND MY FAVORITE.......RANDOM SHOOTINGS WHERE A STRAY BULLET FINDS AN INNOCENT BODY.

Excuse my following use of bold print but I'm trying to make a point.

For the love of God, people are even getting shot sitting in the bleachers at a ball game and the city wants you to believe everything is hunky-dory. And you know the stats are coming and here they are for the year to date: 2412 people have been shot....443 of those died. That's 200 people shot EVERY MONTH with 37 dying EVERY MONTH

And to celebrate my birthday month, after only 4 days, 39 people have been shot with 4 homicides. IN 4 FREAKING DAYS!!!! 

And here's the stat I want you to pay very close attention to when thinking about visiting the city or allowing your child to head into the jungle.........

SOMEONE IS SHOT EVERY 2 HOURS AND 45 MINUTES (9 people a day) AND 

SOMEONE DIES FROM VIOLENCE EVERY 13 HOURS AND 26 MINUTES           (2 a day)

Have family or friends living in the city? Let them come to you, even if you have to pay the train or bus fare. It's cheaper than a funeral.

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Another Trump lover got an extended vacation from the federal government on Wednesday when he was sentenced to 4 1/2 years for his part in the January 6th attack. Illinois resident and full time scumbag Shane Woods is also awaiting trial for 1st degree murder after driving north in the southbound lanes and causing a fiery multi-car crash, killing one and severely injuring two others. Woods had initially been stopped for going 101 mph but then took off from the stop when the officer returned to his squad. His trial is set for January. One final note on this jag: He's made $150,000 annually since 2017 and brags about not paying taxes. I bet his parents are real proud.

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Remember tough guy CHRISTOPHER WORRELL, who stated he'd be proud to go to prison for his part on January 6th and then disappeared before his sentencing date, sneaking away at night like an alley rat? Well, it seems that old Chris is not the sharpest knife in the drawer as he tried to sneak back home and was snatched up by law enforcement. Did he think they'd stop looking? Chris was given 14 years. Enjoy.

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Hey! Want a state job? Apply for the head of the DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES which is now open due to the recent resignation of the current chief. However, a word of caution if you're looking for long term employment because the agency is looking for their 13th boss in 14 years.

It is a terrible job that suffers from a bad budget and understaffing that borders on criminal even if they had twice as many investigators. FORGEDDABOUTIT!

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I dare you to come up with a viable solution to the migrants arriving daily in Chicago.

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And from the 'another penis' department......Ohio GOP senator JD VANCE once again blocked the confirmation of two U.S. attorneys for Ohio and Illinois because he doesn't think the Justice Department should have indicted former president trump. Now one has nothing to do with the other but Vance is acting like a petulant child and depriving residents of two states of the attorneys who preside over federal injustice in their jurisdictions. But some archaic law allows Vance to block their confirmations even if it has nothing to do with anything.

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Here we go again. The Chicago Teachers Union contract expires next summer and union president STACY DAVIS GATES is already talking monumental additions to the contract including a nurse in every school, smaller class sizes, more bilingual staff, improve special education, social workers on site, more rebuilding of crumbling schools and an overall 10 year plan for improvement of all schools. Now the interesting part of the negotiations is she will be dealing with Mayor-elect BRANDON JOHNSON, who owes his election day win to the Chicago teachers. Conflict of interest?  We'll see.

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As I was typing this, the news came across that Chicago Bears great DICK BUTKUS had passed away at the age of 80. For people my age, he was a pleasure to watch every Sunday. "Take no prisoners" was his mantra and we loved him for that. RIP, big guy.

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The Hollywood writers strike finally ended and the late night talk shows have resumed and that's a very good thing!

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That's it for now. Be safe and stay out of Chicago.