William F. Buckley Jr. Passes

My condolences to the Buckley Family.

From NRO --

William F. Buckley Jr. (1925-2008) [Kathryn Jean Lopez]

I’m devastated to report that our dear friend, mentor, leader, and founder William F. Buckley Jr., died this morning in his study in Stamford, Connecticut.

He died while at work; if he had been given a choice on how to depart this world, I suspect that would have been exactly it. At home, still devoted to the war of ideas.

As you might expect, we’ll have much more to say here and in NR in the coming days and weeks and months. For now: Thank you, Bill. God bless you, now with your dear Pat. Our deepest condolences to Christopher and the rest of the Buckley family. And our fervent prayer that we continue to do WFB’s life’s work justice.

A gentleman sent this to me in my email today. He did not indicate if he wanted his name attributed to the post - so I am leaving it off. The below remarks reflect his feelings and the effect Buckley had on him....

--- For many like me, who came of age – or at least political awareness – under Reagan, as well as so many more both before and since, we developed our views and philosophy under the guidance and wisdom of William F. Buckley Jr., who passed away today. His presence will be deeply missed.

Idiots of the Day

The two morons in the following post are great examples of why I strongly believe some people should not be allowed to breed.

Idiot of the Day #1

The Riverside Casino and Golf Resort in Iowa rewards their employees with a gift certificate and a free room for the night after one years employment. The casino promotes itself as "Just like being in Vegas."

Sounds like a pretty nice gift for the average working stiff, but this where it went all down hill for Idiot #1 - Neil Jorgensen. Literally ready to party like a rock star in Vegas, the escapades of the62 yr old Jorgensen on this special night out will leave you in awe.

Neil must have never heard Dean Wormer's (Animal House) advice....

Fat, Dumb & Drunk is no way to go through life!

After a nice night on the town, drinking, eating, more drinking, gambling & drinking a little more, Jorgensen retired to his room. Quite possibly he hit the wrong button on the TV, seen some hot blonde screaming - Do me King! (oops - sorry my dream) he decided to sample some of the other wares in the "Vegas" like resort.

Feeling he had some pull in the casino and not wanting to "pull it" himself, Neil was now ready to get his groove on - Vegas Style! So with pecker in hand the pecker head called down to the front desk asking them to help him hire a prostitute. After eating Viagra like breath mints and sure as hell he was in Vegas, old dude wanted to party!

Neil refused to accept the first NO and kept calling....

Hotel workers were sent to Jorgensen's room to ask him to stop demanding prostitutes. When they arrived at his room, Jorgensen answered the door in the nude, human resources director Tim Donovan said.

Neil and his Jumping Jimmy got fired and they ended up in the unemployment line. And if above was not enough, this is where Neil takes the cake....

"The advertisement is that it's just like Las Vegas, so I thought I was in Las Vegas," Jorgensen testified at a hearing regarding his request for unemployment benefits.

He also blamed the restaurant for serving him too much alcohol.

"I was absolutely plowed," he said.

Not to worry, even though his unemployment was refused and Neil never did get laid, it will be OK. Soon Neil will have whores all over him and will eventually get screwed. Yep, these whores will be wearing suits, will have passed the bar exam and be looking for a wrongful dismissal suit.

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Idiot of the Day #2 --

Looking for the dive of his life this Austrian ass-hat got his wishes!

A lawyer, Markus Groh, from Austria was visiting Fort Lauderdale, being a diving enthusiast he booked a trip to go diving with the finned version of one of his own - sharks!

But these were not just any sharks he would be swimming with. Groh was about to become shark bait for Tiger sharks and Hammerhead sharks, which in their natural state are considered to be aggressive.

Pretty cool you say? Where does the idiot part come in?

The company's Web site says it offers the opportunity to get "face to face" with sharks. The site explains that its hammerhead and tiger shark expeditions in the Bahamas are "unique shark trips ....

To ensure "the best results we will be 'chumming' the water with fish and fish parts," the Web site explains. "Consequently, there will be food in the water at the same time as the divers.

Throwing bloody chum in the water has the same effect on finned sharks as a 50 car pile up does on Personal Injury attorney's, the suited sharks of the legal world - it creates a feeding frenzy!

With his leg looking like a piece of tune, Groh's leg was served for lunch. Realizing one of their water wizard's leg just became part of the feeding frenzy, dive operators contacted the Coast Guard who in turn airlifted the now one legged lawyer Groh to the hospital where he expired.

Like it matters now or would make a difference, authorities are unsure what type of shark attacked Groh because unlike the suited sharks this finned one swam away without leaving a card.

Not to worry - the suited man-eaters have a plan! When they are done helping Idiot of the Day #1, they will be filing a class action lawsuit against sharks for causing the death of Groh. The basis of this class action suit will be - the main culprit was negligent for not knowing Groh's leg was not fish bait and all sharks have teeth!

(Pic from Feeble Minds)

Local Mayor "Booted" from Democrat Party for Supporting a Republican

Mayor Martin Zanotti of Parma Hts has been the shown the door at Cuyahoga County Democrat HQ for supporting a republican candidate over a democrat.

Taking immediate action Democrat Chairman Jimmy Dimora sent Zanotti packing with this message, "Don't let the democrat door hit you in your republican supporting ass."

From the PD Tip Off --

Zanotti, president of the Cuyahoga County Mayors & Managers Association, is miffed because Dimora criticized Zanotti's public endorsement of Bay Village Mayor Deborah Sutherland, a Republican running for Cuyahoga County commissioner against incumbent Democrat Peter Lawson Jones.

Zanotti accused Dimora of excluding him from a recent breakfast meeting of Democratic suburban mayors and said Dimora made political threats against him during the meeting.

"Finding and supporting strong Democratic candidates is laudable, but strong-arm tactics and attempting to relive the bygone days of machine politics does nothing but stifle our future," Zanotti wrote. "Petty politics should not be allowed to stand in the way of the progress we are making in developing bipartisan solutions."

To which Dimora says, "Huh?"

"Peter Lawson Jones is an incumbent officeholder. A Democrat. And he is head over heels well qualified to be re-elected to this seat," said Dimora. "It is my personal responsibility as chairman of the party to support Democrats. We're a partisan organization. That's why they call it the Democratic Party. I'm not chairman of the Bipartisan Party of Cuyahoga County."

Zanotti offered to resign from the party's executive committee if members of the party "so choose." Dimora said he accepts the resignation.

"I'm glad he did the noble thing and resigned because I would have had to remove him anyway," he said.

"It's in the bylaws of the party. It's a mortal sin. You cannot be on the executive committee of the Democratic Party and support a Republican."

Petty politics? No Mayor Zanotti it is called partisan politics.

A partisan party cannot operate successfully if the members are going to support candidates from the other party. It does not bode well for the integrity of the party when members of the executive committee or officers of the party give to the opposing side. Being on the Executive Committee of the Cuyahoga County Democrat Party, Zanotti should have known better.

Even though he is a democrat, I could not agree more with Dimora's decision on removing Zanotti. I believe if you choose to engage in party politics you must accept the partisanship that goes with it. It is well known throughout the ranks of politically active people in Cuyahoga County that Dimora and the democrats do not tolerate this behavior.

The removal of Zanotti for supporting a republican only further reinforces what has been known for a long time around here - Democrats do not tolerate party members supporting candidates from any opposing party.

Which brings us to my party - the Republican Party of Cuyahoga County (RPCC). The bylaws of our party also indicate RPCC member's should not donate or support a member of another party. This section of our bylaws seems to have been forgotten by several members of our party.

Last month I asked RPCC Chairman Rob Frost on his feelings about several of our party members donating too and publicly endorsing democrats over republican candidates. Even though Democrat Chairman Dimora did not need prodding to show leadership and take action - I am still awaiting a response from RPCC Chairman Frost.

Unless the Republican Party of Cuyahoga County has turned into the Bi-Partisan Party of Cuyahoga County and our chairman is just there collecting a check - the answer should be a no-brainer!

Iran Kickin' some Canine Butt!

I have posted on this subject before. I thought the Iranian press was being like the MSM in the states and just over sensationalizing the issue. Boy was I wrong!

Iran is kicking some Dog Ass again! Iranian President Imachickenhead has unleashed his canine police against man's best friend for being unpure & offensive to Islam.

In the lovely country of Iran under President Imachickenhead's rule, being stoned to death, having a limb amputated, eyes gouged or being thrown off a cliff for being a queer, an adulterer or a women wearing inappropriate dress is GOOD!

But in Islam being a dog or walking your dog is BAD!

From AKI --

A 70-year-old man has been sentenced by an Iranian judge to four months in jail and 30 lashes for going out on the street with his dog.

The incident took place in Shahr Rey, a suburb of Tehran when the owner of the dog was caught by a police who quickly handcuffed the man. He was later charged by an Islamic judge for "disturbing the public order".

The dogs are at the centre of a theological controversy because Islam considers dogs to be impure.

For this reason, the government has banned owners of domestic animals from taking them on the streets of the city, and owners risk fines or the 'detention' of their animals in a pound.

I am sure my dogs would love to leave him a little unpure, Islam-offending loaf of recycled Alpo on his door step!

Dem's try to Nix Nader

Big h/t goes to the Liberally Conservative Blog for making some insightful observations about the double talking democrat presidential candidates and their feelings on Nader entering the election.....

Often accused of costing Al Gore the 2000 election Mr. Nader is now being attacked by the Liberals of Obama and Clinton. Imagine that. If Nader is being attacked by the Left it must be good news for the Right.

What happened to “Change”, “Hope” and “Fair”, the keywords Democrats like to shout to the downtrodden they find on the campaign trail?

You would think Nader would be, at the very least, welcome as a Vice-Presidential candidate for either Clinton or Obama. Mr. Nader says he will he’ll run as an anti-corporate candidate for president this fall. He fits right in with all Liberals.

“‘Loathe’ isn’t a strong enough word,” said a senior adviser to the Clinton campaign.

For Democrats it’s all about obstructing anything they don’t like so the attack machine is aimed at Nader and McCain. More....

Brothers of Hope!

Iranian Fashion Police Cracking Down Again

The Iranian Fashion Police are at again. Any women not dressed properly or looking too western are subject to arrest. Referring to inappropriate dress as, "Bad Hijab," the crack down is being conducted to save women from becoming sex objects.

Little do these Koran kissing ass hats know.... most women do not look like Ninny Pelosi, Rosie or Whoopi. If they did, the mandatory wearing of sleeping bags would be required - not burquas!

A Rueters reporter, Fredrik Dahl, has been in Iran since March 2007. Until now, Dahl has never witnessed the Iranian Hijab Storm Troopers in action, only reported about them.

Now Dahl reports on his own eyewitness account....

From Iran Focus --

Wearing a brightly colored headscarf and high-heeled boots, the woman refused to be bundled into the police van without a fight.

Protesting loudly and even trying to escape, her standoff with Iranian police cracking down on women violating the Islamic dress code lasted several minutes.

But the outcome of the drama shortly after dusk on a cold winter's day on Tehran's most famous boulevard was never in doubt.

"Hijab problem," one male onlooker said, referring to the clothes women must wear in Iran to cover their hair and disguise the shape of their bodies to conform with Iran's Islamic laws.

But this was the first time I saw it happening. More....

Sutherland needs to redirect Ameritrust Tower Criticism

Even though I am on the Republican Party of Cuyahoga County Central Commitee (Bedford 4-C) and a candidate for State Central Committee 25th Senate District, I will not tolerate another republican misleading, or misrepresenting the truth - especially a candidate from our local party.

Prior to posting this I spoke with several members of the Cuyahoga County Republican Party (RPCC). Collectively we felt at a time when rebuilding character, improving morale and restoring party integrity among rank & file members of the RPCC and with the voters of Cuyahoga County, honesty, transparency, & integrity is of the utmost importance.

Once a Democrat, the Republican candidate for Cuyahoga County Commissioner, Bay Village Mayor Deborah Sutherland, has previously described the Cuyahoga County Commissioners Ameritrust Tower deal as -

"....trying to put lipstick on a pig of a bad decision."

Sutherland should be careful of what she says, as many in our party have already described her run for commissioner against Peter Lawson Jones using these exact same words.

Now that the recent deal to sell the Ameritrust Towers has fallen through, Sutherland, tries to throw another jab....

Bay Village Mayor Deborah Sutherland - a Republican running this year for a commissioners seat - has been a regular critic of the project.

Sutherland said the breakdown of the deal isn't surprising.

"Look at how the commissioners have handled the project to this point," she said.

This would be a well deserved and well placed jab if it came from someone else or if it was directed specifically at the proper individuals - one of them being the "mouth" of the Cuyahoga County Commissioners - Taxin' Tim Hagan, the "Hollywood Husband."

Hagan, who is running unopposed, has supported many of the most recent blunders in Cuyahoga County....

• Purchase and demolition of the Ameritrust Tower.

• Awarding of asbestos removal contract being investigated by FBI.

• Supported the forced sales tax increase for the failed MedMart plan.

• Supported awarding a questionable no-bid contract for the lease of optical scanners from a company facing litigation for massive equipment failure and undesirable business practices from several Secretary of States.

Commissioner Peter Lawson Jones voted against everyone of these above embarrassments and misguided fiasco's. So why no criticism from Mayor Sutherland directed at the commissioners who supported these other failures? Misguided attacks against the wrong guy will not serve her run well.

Trying to recreate herself as a watch dog of bad decisions will not sail and might cost her some support within the party. Against the wishes of many party members, Sutherland vocally and actively supported the MedMart deal & forced sales tax increase that has turned out to be much like her description of the Ameritrust Tower blunder - putting lipstick on pig of a deal!

Where am I on Sutherland? She is fellow member of the RPCC and we should work together in advancing our conservatives ideals, doing what is best for our party and the people in Cuyahoga County.

Sutherland's support within the party is luke warm at best. Since she announced her candidacy there has been grumblings within the RPCC rank & file that someone should start a "Republican's for Peter Lawson Jones" group.

Even though many of our party officers actively support and donate to democrats, in violation of RPCC by-laws and with our chairman's approval, I believe the rank & file members should not take this course of action. To be more blunt - just because our so-called RPCC party leaders don't act like leaders and openly support democrats over republicans, this shouldn't be used as an excuse for us to be as two-faced as them!

I have to ask one favor of Mayor Sutherland--

Mayor Sutherland will you please refrain from making hypocritical statements?

The volunteers will have a hard enough time helping you get elected. We are having several million tons of ice sent to hell so hopefully you and the snowball will have a chance.

Please remember, putting lipstick on a RINO can be just as hard as putting it on a pig!

Ameritrust Deal Falls Through

The Cuyahoga County Komrades have thrown out the lone bid from K & D Group for the Ameritrust complex.

From the PD --

County commissioners will reopen bidding for the property next week but won't reduce their $35 million asking price for the buildings at East Ninth Street and Euclid Avenue.

Last month, the K&D Group, a Willoughby-based owner and manager of apartments, emerged as the only interested buyer. The company planned to put down $20 million, with the balance paid through a $15 million loan from the county.

In its conditions of sale, the county asked for all $35 million when the deal closed.

After weeks of review by the county's legal counsel, Cuyahoga County Commissioner Tim Hagan said on Friday that K&D's bid was "noncompliant." "The $35 million we wanted was more of an if-come than a reality," Hagan said of the offer.

"We didn't feel comfortable about where the $15 million was coming from." More....

Tim, Tim, Tim..... how do you live with yourself?!? You had no problem awarding an illegal contract to ES&S for voting machines even though they were non-compliant! Have you found moral fiber and conviction all of a sudden?

Komrade Hagan must have conveniently forgotten Cuyahoga County is a model for years of democrat failure. Perhaps the rays from a tanning bed have scrambled the thoughts of the I-know-All Komrade Hagan even more!

This is why I like the feeble-minded Komrade Hagan.... the arrogance & ignorance of this bubble headed official who has the ability to lie and contradict himself all in the same sentence, makes it so easy to take the well deserved shots at this ass hatted Hollywood Husband.

For a brief King's view of the Ameritrust Tower read on -

Helping out their buddy Dick Jacobs unload a useless building, the empty asbestos-laden Ameritrust Tower was purchased by Cuyahoga County as a new location for their new HQ. It should be noted that the lone voice of reason, Commissioner Peter Lawson Jones, voted AGAINST this purchase. (Note: PLJ also voted against the illegal ES&S contract)

After getting heat from residents about this wasteful use of tax payer money to buy the building and the subsequent asbestos removal the Kommissioners decided to place the site on the market. In an an attempt to be consistent with other county projects - the allegations of corruption over the asbestos removal contract brought the project to a halt.

Plans to tear down the Ameritrust building drew protests from all over the U.S. Much to the dismay of "Hollywood Husband," Kommissioner Tim Hagan these plans were given a road block when the City of Cleveland Planning commission refused to approve demolition of the building....

"This is beyond anything I've confronted in my political life," Hagan said in an interview Friday afternoon. "An unelected group dictating to commissioners what kind of building should be built in a city where the mayor and City Council president support it. That's exactly what's wrong with the city."

We can see that Komrade "Know All" Hagan feels elected officials are the only people with brains. Hey Timmy how's that great MedMart idea you guy's had coming along? (Commisioner Peter Lawson Jones was against the forced sales tax increase for the MedMart also.) The Kommissioners patted themselves on the back when they began the motions of putting the Ameritrust Tower up for sale claiming, "we will not lose money!"

As for the negotiating skills of those at the county - Tim tell me again about the MedMart - I just love that joke!

Go Get 'em Ralphie!

Nader announced his candidacy for President --

From Breitbart --

Nader, 73, said most people are disenchanted with the Democratic and Republican parties due to a prolonged Iraq war and a shaky economy. The consumer advocate also blamed tax and other corporate-friendly policies under the Bush administration that he said have left many lower- and middle-class people in debt.

"You take that framework of people feeling locked out, shut out, marginalized and disrespected," he said. "You go from Iraq, to Palestine to Israel, from Enron to Wall Street, from Katrina to the bumbling of the Bush administration, to the complicity of the Democrats in not stopping him on the war, stopping him on the tax cuts."

"In that context, I have decided to run for president," Nader told NBC's "Meet the Press." More....

His campaign website is -- Vote Nader