You Are Not Alone

Yep! That's what Rahm and Police Superintendent McCarthy has said to the public. Even though when bullets are flying and you've learned to duck, dodge, drop, and roll to avoid getting hit, you are not alone - they are with you in spirit, as so they'd like you to believe. Rahm has seen fit to use the Englewood as the poster child for gang violence, it doesn't hurt his case as the neighborhood is now in the spotlight as the site for the Jennifer Hudson Family Murders. It is disturbingly true that homicides in Englewood have gone up 60 percent in a year's time with the majority being by gunfire. I couldn't imagine living in an enviroment like that everyday. I was born in Chicago and was a resident in Englewood back in the day, not telling the year, and let's just say, nothing much has changed, except maybe the frequency. Back then, my grandmother had a gun or two on standby, a baseball bat by the bed, and a butcher knife hidden somewhere in the house. Looking back it is probably where my tendency to carry shit wherever I go was born. What exactly does the Mayor and McCarthy going to do differently from the Mayor and officers that came before them? Nothing - absolutely nothing can stop that train wreck except maybe martial law, a complete checkpoint shutdown, if you will. Here's where black folks start to fuck themselves when it comes to playing politics. Voter turn out is a complete joke in certain areas. By not voting, your area is of least concern to the powers-that-be and who you choose to vote for can make or break your area's future. You have Aldermen and Alderwomen that could give a fuck about the actual well-being of their constituents, except come election day, that's the only time you'll get their attention and ear. The pimp-ass Christian churches turn a blind eye, as they buy property there at a cheap rate, pay no taxes, and don't give back to the very areas they are situated, and no one says a word - no accountability, no leadership, no responsibility. Englewood and neighborhoods like them, don't, and never will have a chance to flourish and get it together. Poor areas in America are treated like certain third-world countries, if there isn't money to be made, you are screwed. So, why bother to invest in an area, that won't invest in itself or have people demand in a unified voice for better surroundings. You need more than one or two people striving for change, you need the community to actively want better and not stop until their voices are heard and acted upon. "You Are Not Alone", the Mayor says,feeding us this line of bullshit to act as if we care. Make no mistake, fuck that, in this situation, we are alone.

Pathetic Patriot

That title belongs to Ted Nugent and he wears this shit like a tailored suit for idiots. I've never been a fan of celebrities endorsing or getting involved in politics, it's not a good mix and because the ego is usually always involved. Half the time these celebrities don't have a clue and spout off something they've heard at at a cocktail party without investigating the facts and they talk too damned much!! Recently, Ted Nugent decided to pop his gums while at a NRA function, which if you saw the video, looked like a redneck militia meeting. This backwoods dipshit decides to go on one of his typical rants about the President. He mentioned "cut off the head of the snake" - the snake being our President, and said, "they're all criminals", assuming that he is referring to the President and our current cabinet members. He then went on to say to his fellow gun-toting nutjobs that "if our President is re elected, he(Ted) will either be in jail or dead - personally, I'm hoping that they lock his dumbass up and kill him. All this bullshit was done on the heels of this old fart promoting his new book. Just watching that video made me fucking cringe. I hate subjecting myself to such things but we have to know what the right hand is doing at all times. His audience was mesmerized by everything that came out of his nimrod piehole. Have we not learned anything from Sara Palin's crosshairs incident? We haven't recovered from simple members of the Aryan Nation killing people or that slow bus candidate for sending Congresswoman Kathy Giffords to an early retirement. I will never tire of asking...where the fuck were you and all of the Mr. Obama's critics when Bush/Cheney were running our shit into the ground? They were some of the biggest crooks around, lying about intelligence to propel us into some wars that we still can't completely disengage ourselves from...had Nugent said the same crap about President Bush, Cheney would have had quickly his ass dealt with. Better yet, that fool would have been charged with treason. So, now that the Secret Service wants to have a few words with Nugent, this aging pebble star(not rock), doesn't think he said or did anything wrong. Now, he wondering what he did, backtracking like a motherfucker. Which lets me know that he's really full of shit and in this for the money and publicity....

Education Is Literally Tearing You A New Asshole.

Forget what the news is telling you...unemployment is still at an all time high. If you are 37 years or older, you are fucked in the workforce. Here's why.... Most corporations are downsizing and the folks that get it in the rear first are the older employees. When a person has tenure, a company is paying a lot more for your services between pensions, if you're lucky, and paid vacation and sick days. Maybe they have implemented a point system that rates you based on your ability to make it to work, whether you're sick, dying, or have a death in the family. Or they will just get rid of the department you are in and give your work to another department that is probably already overworked and underpaid. Your experience is undervalued and they will gladly find a young, recent college graduate to do your work, working twice as hard for half the money you made. They will usually try to buy you out or forcibily retire your ass. If you are one of the select few that have managed to get a degree in your field, you find the opportunities for advancement to be very slim once you reach a "certain" age. Which brings us to the next problem... Folks are so upset about losing their jobs, that now most want to go back to school to get another degree. And for what? To delay the inevitable in a lot of cases - you're already in debt with your other student loan, car and home loans and family expenses. You're still unemployed. This corporate system does not work in your favor, don't be fooled. Again, if you are in your thirties, those days of getting what you are worth are long gone. Unless you happen to be connected. Then there are people like me, that have managed to fly under the radar without attaining a higher education degree. I was in the military, got additional training when I got out, and went into a field that doesn't require an advanced degree but common sense and a little brute force. I'm one of the lucky ones. Here's where we get screwed. It is like a Catch-22, you apply for a position, without a degree, you won't get the position because you aren't educated. If you have higher education you won't get the job, because guess what? You're too educated and corporations don't want to pay the money that your degree is worth. Ain't that shit fucked up? Which means you need to start figuring out how to pay your bills while working for minimum wage or learn the delicate balancing act of working multiple jobs to make ends meet. This is the new American Reality. So, the uneducated goes back to school, to go into debt, to get a degree for a position that probably won't be available for the many who have training in that field. Meanwhile, the educated person ends up handing out game tokens and tickets at Chuck E Cheese or serving designer coffee at Starbucks. Keep reading these past lines over and over again until this shit sinks in. Lately, education is doing nothing for this country's masses but perpetuating debt, dishonesty, depression, and quite possibly diabetes(smile). From what I've read, depending on the school, a four year education can cost at least $100,000 dollars before you get that piece of paper. All this push for an education on the radio and TV, and the work opportunities keep shrinking, and the education loan companies sink their claws deeper in those honestly trying to make a way out of their professional dead end. It is an ugly, vicious cycle. Speaking of those TV commercials, doesn't it seem like the world will be over-run with CNAs, graphic artists, hairstylists, makeup artists, and "security professionals" soon? It seems like like places are churning them out like an assembly line? Not to insult any in those fields; but how about some career diversity? Why don't they ever promote the fields that are actually really in demand? You know the fields where there is truly a lack of qualified people? It is like they don't want people to be truly prepared for the future work force. It seems like a big scam, like the ones at the top are in it together to further control the struggling 99%. Keep the masses down and get them desperate enough to accept the bare minimum of compensation, after all, they should be happy to be working, right? And no, that doesn't include benefits. But what's a person suppose to do? You have to aak yourself, will you ever get out of debt in your lifetime? Will you ever be able to live the American Dream of past generations? Will you have a cushion of funds for your "golden years"? Before you ask, I don't have an answer for this. It is just an heads up.

What If Trayvon's Killer Were Black?

I had been asked by a few people if I would attend the Trayvon Martin protest. My answer was no.

I figured, I had said my peace about that subject in one day of ranting on this blog. There wasn't anything left. I toss a few sentences and usually look forward to the next subject matter.

But that is not to say that I am dismissing Trayvon, I'm not.

What happened to him was tragic; but there's never a shortage of tragedies that come around, in particular murder right here in Chicago. I'm going to be more specific - in the black community.

So, while giving Zimmerman a piece of my angry mind, I started wondering...what if Trayvon's killer were black?

Would he get as much publicity? Let's face it, probably not.

This is really fucked up what I'm about to say and here's why...

There's more black on black crime in Chicago than any other racial combination. Everyday, we read or witness a crime where Ray-Ray, Lil' Man Man or Pookie decided to do a walk by or drive by and an innocent bystander takes the bullet as opposed to the intended target.

Some of us will kill our own, with no forethought, no afterthought, and no remorse, every chance that they get. Seemingly, the rest of us are so conditioned to accept our race's stupid ass decisions to cause havoc on society and innocent people.

By the rest of us not being united in calling out their bullshit, we seem to be okay with these bitches selling drugs, raping women and kids, and treating our community like a mini Beirut or Afghanistan.

Our community has become so desensitized to the bafoonery, that its like breathing air and this type of behavior is almost becoming expected.

What it says is, "we're fine with you motherfuckers from the community killing us, but you better not be white or any other race, because then I'll be pissed". We'll cause an uproar over Zimmerman or people like him.
Folks, that shit is a joke! It's also a dumbass, backwards way of thinking!

Murder is murder no matter who commits the act, one incident can't possibly out weigh the other.

To me, that alone appears racist.

Whenever someone outside our race takes one of our lives, we go full throttle, the NAACP, Rainbow PUSH, Rev. Jackson, and Al Sharpton are called on to make a statement or appearance. When it is black-on-black murder, its a shake of the head, if that, and back to business as usual.

Not so long ago, I posted a story on a young man who was well-liked, that owned his own business, had a promising career, and was gunned down in cold blood by a 17 year old knucklehead from his neighborhood while coming home from grocery shopping. Shot dead in front of his home.

The incident got some press and then disappeared quickly.

So, where were the marches for this young man?
Where were the public outcries for him or victims like him?
Where were the so-called national spokesmen and spokeswomen?
Where were the local and national debates on crime and consequences?
Where were the Facebook and Twitter tributes?
Where were the moments of silence?

When is enough, enough?

I don't want to be one of those people who accepts this deviant behavior as normal.
Bad behavior should never be acceptable.
Killing our own should never be part of daily life.
Watching your community being torn apart is not ordinary.

That's why I constantly talk about how fucked up some of our folks are.

The conversations about our community ills should not just be for the barbershop, hair salon, gossip hour, or the privacy of our home like it is a secret from the rest of society.
Contrary to our magical thinking and putting our collective heads in the sand, the word is out people, our dysfunction is known beyond the community, and now it is time to start dealing and correcting our "dirty secrets".

On a regular basis, we need to start calling out the fucked behavior of some parents, athletes, and celebrities for their actions, demand they be more responsible, and we need to stop condemning the few, brave folks who do call them out.

It's like the word "nigger", we can call each other that shit all the time, yet, when someone outside of being black says the word, we take issue.
There is too much confusion over usage rights and negative history attached to that word, why we fight to hang on to the right to use it "lovingly" among each other, is downright stupid in the 21st century.

How about this....what if whites or latinos, or Asians had a word that other groups couldn't say, one that was exclusive to their group, would you think that was a bit "discriminatory"? We have to move past that word, just give it up already...we have bigger fish to fry anyway.

We will toss out a few marches in Englewood, folks locking arms while marching, chanting, "we're not taking it anymore", but until the community decides as a whole to get it together, we are fucked, and no one will take us seriously.

So, while celebrities and us regular folk are wondering about George Zimmerman, I want to see the same reaction, when the next black person decides to kill another black person.

At the rate were killing one another in Chicago, I should know before the end of the day.

This Piece of Shit – Man Pleads Guilty to Animal Cruelty for Second Time

I couldn't pass up this story, being the owner of two dogs, I was disgusted.

Phillip Rinn, a white dude that lives in Aurora, has a problem. His problem you ask? He hates dogs but insists on being a dog owner.

In 1993, this "dog lover", chained his dog to his car and drove down the road dragging the dog in an attempt to kill his dog.

The dog wouldn't die, so he turned the dog into a fucking speed bump, and left the dog in a ditch.

Dog's best friend excuse was that the dog chewed on the vinyl of his car and tried to bite his wife.

Phillip, you sadistic fuck, maybe it's you and your wife that's the problem.

Just maybe, the reason why he's chewing on shit because his nerves were fucking shot!

Maybe the reason he's trying to bite your wife is because he was asking this bitch for help, and she wasn't doing shit but sitting on the side lines, watching beating after beating!

If I had a nickel for everytime my dogs chewed, destroyed, or pissed on my shit, I would be rich. It is called patience, bastard, they eventually learn what not to do.

Most recently Rinn Tin-Tin pleaded guilty to a felony of beating another dog damn near unconscious. This time he went Ike Turner on a 60 pound, Lab-Shepherd mix. Luckily, a neighbor heard the racket and called the police.

Rinn is 6 feet tall and 350 pounds of angry fat fuck.

A few teeth were knocked out of the dog's mouth, jaw line swollen, and right eye fucked up! Miraculously, the dog has since made a full recovery.

Phillip Rinn-Tin-Tin, having a pet requires responsiblity and a lot of patience and understanding. If you don't have that, don't fucking be a pet owner!

We're supposed to grow to understand each other's personalities - our pets are quirky just like us.

I know my Shepherd has an issue with my phone's ringtone, so I keep that shit on vibrate....I don't feel like hearing the howling and seeing the pained look in his eyes.

One incident was all it took.

Once, when my phone rang, he walked up to me, took the phone out of my hand with his mouth, and bit down on it, cracking the back.
I wasn't upset, because I was fucking with him by making it ring, and he wanted me to understand that he wasn't having it. Since he couldn't talk, he resorted to putting my phone out of commission.

I know my Lab mix has a foul temper,(like me).
She's evil as hell. She doesn't forget shit. So if I tick her off, she schemes, and waits for the right time to resort to payback.
And that means finding a shoe with a rip, a sock with a hole, or a jacket that her vindictive ass tore, everything is in plain view, no secrets.

Again, learning personalities and having patience.

We train them and they train us as well.

But Phillip, you evil bastard, you, and people like you who hate yourself and life need your asses beat.

Jail is not enough.

I won't bring race into the picture, because their all assholes of all shades. But anyone that causes harm to an animal needs to feel the same pain as their pet or animal.

I'm still not a fan of Michael Vick's crank ass and he could break every record in the NFL, that bitch still got over!

So Phillip, how about no jail time for you. Let's just start a "soul train" line, and beat all the extra lard off your ass and see how you feel afterwards.

The question I have is why was he allowed to own another dog, after the last incident?

I'm not certain about Illinois law compared to other states regarding animal cruelty but it is amazing that he wasn't monitored in some way.

I know as a dog lover, I know that I don't need to see these folks get away with this shit with just community service, a free ride in jail, a slap on the wrist, probation, or paying a minimum fine.

I need to see some skin being removed, losing what's most important to them - their ass!!!

Newt Says Obama’s Comment About Trayvon Was “Disgraceful”

Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man a.k.a. Newt Gingrich is at it again.

"Stay-Puft" stated that Obama's comment about Trayvon Martin could have been his kid is "disgraceful".

Mind you, this is coming from an asswipe that can't get his own shit in order enough to win any primary lately.

Stay- Puft says that Mr. President is dividing this country up. Really?

So, your comments about blacks, all negative by the way, wasn't divisive enough, huh? Your comments about immigration aren't a divider either right?
You're a regular paragon of positivity, aren't you?

I also need to understand why "Fat Bastard" was on Hannity's radio station, which happens to be a major source of dividing the country through the media.

This angry fart won't bow out gracefully, huffing and puffing along the way...

"I'm such a media whore", "I want to stay relevant", "I'm such a sour ass loser", "Why won't anyone take me serious enough to win an election?"

I guess had the President spoke about a white kid it would have been okay.

Here we go yet again with Newt dismissing the tragedy of a minority.

The President, I guess, should never speak of the tragedies that go on with black folks. I guess some folks are rubbed the wrong way.

I guess some think that he's playing favorites. That shit alone is funny.

So, for the idiots that only want him to speak on behalf of blacks, shut the fuck up!

For the folks that want him to speak on behalf of whites, shut the fuck up!

For the folks that want him to speak on behalf of Latinos, shut the fuck up!

He isn't the "Black President" but "The President"!

I appreciate him when he speaks on behalf of all Americans period!

To Newt, The Tea Party, Michele "Crazy Eyes" Bachmann, Sarah "Quitter" Palin, the deadlocked Congress, Sean "The Hair" Hannity, Glenn "KKK" Beck, Rush Limpdick, and the always impartial Fox News....on behalf of the President, please SUCK MY ASS!

Mayor Emanuel Weighs In On Latest City Violence & Chief McCarthy Vows Changes

Recently, Mayor Emanuel decided to finally speak out about the sudden spike in gang violence in the city.

Note to Emanuel, this shit is not a sudden spike.

Since Chief McCarthy made that dumb ass statement a few months ago, that Chicago made it through a weekend without one person being killed via gunshots, our city has been on a tear with violence.

This is my opinion. Please remember that.

When former Superintendent Jody Weiss was in charge, the city didn't have these extreme problems. We could argue all day about his methods, but they were more effective.

These so called thug and thuggettes were afraid of him and his zero tolerance approach.

Between the ACLU, the civil liberties brigade, and some punk ass aldermen and alderwomen and let's not forget Rahm, who didn't like Weiss for whatever reason.

I don't have to like the person that's working for me if he or she is doing a good job.

Weiss was pretty much ran out of town, but not before we were stuck with the tab of paying out his hefty contract.

Money well spent to a person who is not even working in Chicago anymore.

I don't want to compare Weiss to McCarthy. But to anyone paying attention to our crime outlook then and now, it's obvious.

McCarthy is too soft.

Jody Weiss was soft spoken but had this edge to him that made you see the wheels spinning in his head. You knew when he was about to get in that ass. You saw it coming.

With McCarthy, all I hear are birds chirping while flying in a circle and a guy that is in over his head.
McCarthy's too busy saying the right things and playing to the media, too busy kissing Rahm and other politicians' collective asses.

Too busy being a good ole boy with the Police Department and most importantly, doing too little to protect the city.

Rahm states he been to a few churches and he's seen what the power of churches in the community can do. Right now, I don't need anyone singing Negro spirituals like "We Shall Over come".

Don't ask me to help out. That's why I pay taxes. That's why I voted for you.

The second I bust a cap in a knucklehead's ass for fucking with me, then I'm on trial for murder.

Results are what we need and care about...what's with these new phrases..."Gang Audit" "city anti-gang strategy" that they are throwing around now?

What the fuck does that mean?

Stop sugar coating, side stepping, going around the valley and through the woods. Be honest and say you motherfuckers ain't got a clue and you are fucking stumped!

Ray-Ray, Biff, Juan, and Chip are tearing your asses up lately and I know you wish Jody "I'll put a foot in a bitch's ass" Weiss was in charge.