Gun control / no fly list

I'll be brief.....I don't own a gun and I never will, but the current debate and today's vote are misleading.,........the Democratic premise is that people who are on the NO FLY list should not be able to buy a gun........ sounds simple.......until you stop to wonder who is on the NO FLY list......my thought is that if the government thinks you are too dangerous to fly on an airplane, then there should also be a warrant for your arrest and you should not be living freely in this country ........I mean seriously who is on the list and why......who decides to add or remove names......far be it for me to suggest our dear leader is a corrupt, vindictive piece of SHIITE.......but we know the IRS targeted Conservative organizations.......what's to stop the next dictator from placing all his adversaries on the no fly list ? Thus disarming the very people that would otherwise keep him or her in check.......as Roger Waters asked the lyrical question 35 years ago" Mother should I trust the Government"?.......Amy Winehouse gave us the answer.....No , No , Nooooo

Sweater night images

God Bless this Mess

On Tuesday June 14th 2016 , we said our final goodbye to a true Brooklyn girl.Rescued at birth in Sunset from a short life on the streets, her Mom was an alley cat without a family or a home....we took her and raised her in the comfortable surrounding of Bayridge.....we brought her home on January 18th 1996..... The Messiahs birthday, and so she was named Messier......she would live out her golden years in Monmouth county ...she loved life, and she loved turkey....she had feline siblings in Fuzzy and Jedmo (ortmeyer)...a canine sister and linemate FM the 94 team GRAVES ( aka Gravey)...and for the past 18 months a crazy little brother that she adored in MATTEAU MATTEAU ( he guarded her body on the couch when she fell ill and barely let me get close enough to pet her....he sits by the window at night waiting for her to come home). she was named after the greatest Ranger of them All and she died on the anniversary of his crowning achievement, and Flag Day and the day I got engaged......she didn't have a mean bone in her body, but she also didn't tolerate any mouses in her houses....she made us smile everyday, she only ever asked for a bowl of food and a lap to lay on....we miss her terribly already....God bless this Mess.....12/4/95 - 6/14/16.

Prayers for MESSIER

We've been down this road many times in the last 20 years, I've said goodbye to my ferocious Cat more times than I remember....and each time she has roared back to life..... unfazed and unscathed.....today she faces a serious challenge as we await the rests on some x-rays and tests from the emergency vet visit last night.......it felt like business as usual this morning as she raised her head to sniff coffee brewing and carried on a meowing conversation with me....but she has lost power in her legs and can't seem to support herself.....if it's time, I just pray she goes peacefully without stress.

The Greatest of All time

No.....not that draft dodger....but the truth sports king of my lifetime....he put an exclamation point on his career 43 years ago today with the most dominating performance on the biggest stage. On June 9th 1973..... SECRETARIAT blew away the field by 31 lengths, set a track and world record that still stand today and picked up the Triple Crown for good measure.

Primary day

I threw my two cents into the ring, I performed my civil duty at 6:01.....first in to line to vote.....I'll keep my vote to myself, but I hope that I played a part in Making America Great Again.... Hillary makes history , that's what the news is reporting....first female to win the presidential nomination for a major party.......let's hope she becomes the first presidential candidate to be indicted before the election......fatty Arbuckle was in town this weekend.....I'll know soon enough if he reads the blog or not.....we know Duff's reading.

The Ace of spades

Let's call it what it is......you may be glad (like I am) that Mamadou Diablo beat that piece of trash wannabe rapist to death in the elevator.....but it's manslaughter.......the Deceased dirt bag was not threatening Diallo, he was trying to flee the building.......Diallo came home with blood on his mind , and even if that stranger heard the news, he wasn't escaping a beating .........would it be different if Diallo came home after the rapist left, and then went out and found him down the street?? I am not saying he should be convicted, but he needs to be charged.....how often ( Everytime) are the police grilled when they use deadly force about whether they were in imminent danger? ......Diallo wasn't in danger, it was a hostile, aggressive reaction, albeit an understandable one; to a crime..... revenge took over, he wasn't protecting his family, he was avenging them.....I am okay with changing the laws to allow for some forms of vengeance, but until they do....papa new guinea needs to be at least arrested and run through the system.....just like every one of US would.....#black olives matter .

Gemelli's

On the train, a memory just came flooding back.....I was in Gemelli's with Pat Garry ( Italian restaurant and bar on street level at 4 world trade) .....it was late August 2000.... we were waiting for Rocco who worked a few blocks away....we were taking the subway out to Shea for the Mets v Cardinals game..... anyway we were drinking away and the guy next to us recognized me, it was Mike Buhse , he was with his older brother ( Tommy I think) and they were waiting on their brother Pat ( my friend since kindergarten).....Rocco came in , Pat Buhse came in and now we had s party......rounds of drinks, probably some shots and a lot of catching up before we left.... Good time..... turned out Pat worked for Cantor in tower 1 and lived in Middletown NJ...... I told him I worked for Instinet , also in tower 1 and that I was in the process of moving to Little Silver.....we laughed at the irony and said goodbye, that was the last time I ever saw him......not sure what made me think of that today.

USS Stark

So...29 years ago yesterday the USS Stark was struck by 2 (French made) Exocet missiles fired by our IRAQ allies while on patrol in the Persian Gulf....37 men were killed ....before the sun would set , Saddam had the pilots beheaded for their mistake....OR was it to silence The men and prevent them from telling the World it was not a mistake and that they were carrying out orders ( even then we had our fuckin heads in the sand ) I was in Mayport Florida onboard the USS Luce...we were on deck to replace the Starks battle group in Spring of 88 in the Gulf....we new the Stark well, they were homeported in Mayport just like us.....they used to tie up alongside us while we both were in Port......but I really knew the STARK.......you see when I was leaving Diego Garcia in October of 1986 I got to choose my next duty assignment.....so I was on long distance call with my detailer in Washington DC and I asked for a ship out of Florida.......he said to me " I have 2 ships....a Frigate and a Destroyer....the Luce or the Stark".... now I had only been in the Navy for a year and I didn't know shit from shinola ...so I asked my Senior Chief in the Post Office...PCCS Vernon Uhle..which ship should I take.....he said " take the Destroyer, you'll eat better " .....and so I told the detailer to give me the Destroyer, whichever one that is......he replied " congratulations O'Dowd, your now officially on the Luce".........so by the grace of God, or good luck or whatever I was spared being on that ship that day....I did review the list of the Deceased, and the guy who filled that empty billet that I didn't take was named PC3 Shippe , and he did survive....I saw him in the Base club in 89 before I got out , but I didn't dare ask him what it was like .....I think we bought him and his fellow Stark guys a shot , shook their hands and left them alone......they fought the fires for 24 hours and almost capsized twice.....they had to flood the ship to stay afloat.....I read a book a few years ago called MISSILE INBOUND..... about that attack..... powerful stuff................ anyway.....Rest in Peace lads....fare well and Following Seas.

Anybody Remember hockey ?

Not getting ahead of ourselves, there is a lot of Hockey to play.....but if we are lucky enough to get Tampa Bay and San Jose in finals ( never thought I would ever say that) we could have the fastest NHL final ever......both of these teams FLY......I will enjoy seeing those teams get at it for 6 or 7 games......I believe the Lightning are Destined to win .............what does this have to do with sir spoon of Malaysia, Hellary or THE DON ?

The Shame of Rutgers!

Imagine if you were the parent of one of the graduating seniors this past weekend at Rutgers. Worse still, imagine if you and your 40k in loans were graduating. After 4,5 or 6 years of hard work you were receiving a degree and to help you celebrate, the President of the United States was coming to give the commencement address for the 250th graduating class. What pearls of wisdom would the leader of the free world share ?…............. . Imagine your disappointment when Sir Shine of Malaysia reverted back to a street Nigga y'all.....talking trash about Trump and yukking it up at a level High School Seniors would find immature..... It was nice of outgoing spoon in chief to get on the soap box and preach tolerance to his liberal minions , when he scolded them for not allowing Condeleeza Rice to give the commencement address last year...... I'm sorry...that never happened...sticking up for a black female ain't cool either.... Cool clock Ahmed.

Take the bad with the good

A young autistic boy in Clarksville TN was not allowed to bring his 24 year old sister to his junior prom because she was too old..........the young man wanted to Go to Prom but was afraid of being bullied, so he asked his sister to go with him......he was in tears when school officials refused to allow her in because of her age......I am sure there is well intentioned rule on the books, but this is a case that deserved an exception..... Why is everyone seemingly afraid to exercise common sense and bend the rules ? I weep for this nation.....and I feel awful for this poor kid.....further scarred for life..... Already dealt a bad hand in life and now scarred and humiliated.........poor kid.....should have just asked to use the ladies transgender bathrooms.... They would have rolled out the Red Carpet.

Derby rant 142

I woke on Derby day to SUDDENBREAKINGNEWS from TROJAN NATION that MY MAN SAM, the CREATOR of LANI and other OSCAR NOMINATED works; was down at the bar with WHITMORE drinking shots SHAGAF and DANZING CANDY. Now I'm no EXAGGERATOR when I declare TOM'S READY, nobody will OUTWORK or outdrink MO TOM....so I ordered a pitcher of GUN RUNNERs and a MAJESTO chaser...the barkeeper was pushing a bottle of NYQUIST, but that's just BRODY'S CAUSE not mine I shouted to everyone in the tavern....you see MOR SPIRIT is DESTIN to get nosed by MOHAYMEN at the wire....... . . That's my call.....14-17 exacta........and those two up top with a bottom of the triple being 4, 15,&13. Don't forget to play birthdays, addresses, and anniversaries.....if Nyquist misfires....the payouts will be huge.

I don't understand The World today.

that was the rambling of the great Tom Petty ( not to be confused with the winner of the upcoming 142 Kentucky Derby TOM'S READY)......but Mr. Petty's musings ring true today more than ever. . . Seriously...... What in God's name is going on around here ? . Sundays NY Post ran one of the saddest stories that I have read in a long time....it was an expose about the 9/11 memorials that have sprung up across the country and how a great many of them have been vandalized or fallen into disrepair.... How can this happen.... Many of the memorials were built in 2002-04 with salvaged steel from the Towers, and in 10 plus years we have collectively FORGOTTEN...... Or stopped caring.....those of you that know me and read this blog know that I very seldom speak of my experiences that day , and when I do it's because I was questioned by someone or aided by large consumption of alcohol..... Unfortunately I Can't turn it off.....once I really start to speak about that Day , it stays with me for a long time....the memories flood back and the dreams/nightmares return....I won't go into detail, but I have one horrible dream that follows the same pattern over and over and over..and has haunted me for 15 years......I will share one minor detail.... I was in the NAVY ....I have a great appreciation for those who served....especially the war Vets....can't fathom what that must be like..... I always stop and read plaques on memorials... If some one took the time to erect a statue, placque or memorial of some sort, then I can find the time to read it, contemplate it and say a prayer.... In the two years before September 11th , I worked on the 13th floor of 1 World Trade.....I often walked through Battery Park City and around Castle Clinton..... There are 25 foot high slabs of Granite with thousands of names carved on them, listed by Branch of Service and memorialising NYC war Dead through WWI and WWII..... I always stopped and picked out a name or two and talked directly to their spirit , and thanked them. ( I unequivocally believe the spirits are with us , how else would Tyree catch that ball)......after the Towers fell, and another hour later the asbestos fog dissipated and I could see.....I found myself amongst those slabs of concrete with Kevin Monahan.... We climbed a fence and jumped onto a Coast Guard tugboat that took us to Ellis Island ( that's a story in it self) , but as I boarded that tugboat I turned and looked at the memorials, I felt relief for the first time and thanked the spirits and I got choked up as I thought to myself.... "I'm NOT gonna die today " , I'm not going to have my name carved in stone for this day............ How awful a society we must be if we can't protect and maintain our own memorials.

Tin soldiers and stoned roosters coming

what in the world is going on in Ohio ? Neil young sung of their peril @ Kent State over 40 years ago , but not even day 9 coverage of Princes Death could top this story.....8 members of the extended Rhoden family shot to death execution style On their compound between colombus and Cincinnati...... Police found hundreds of professionally harvested marijuana plants and what appeared to be a cockfighting ring.......this summer I hear the drumming.......8 Dead in Ohio.....let's hope they were killed by illegal Mexicans..... It could give Trump the election. .....,...... . . .incidentally Charlie Higgins did what the flyers, bruins and lightning could not....he dethroned the Blackhawks ....simply by picking them in the Big Hockey pool......their fate was sealed when when Charlie selected that little piece of paper that said CHICAGO.

I read the post today.....oh boy

article in the post today...house burned down on Windsor terrace....started when a memorial candle the owner lit for her deceased dog ignited the house.....woman thinks the dogs ghost started the fire to kill her 24 year old Cat.....apparently they had a contentious relationship..... Lady says the dog is trying to tell her something from the grave.....you think she's loosing sleep over a Nuclear Iran like I am ???..........you think she has ageda from the Russians buzzing a Navy destroyer in the Baltic....and they Navy does nothing ? ?.......you think she's worried about Hillary, North Korea, Moslem refuges, transgender bathrooms, taxes, the deficit or any other pressing issues ???........I can't wait until I am drunk enough or senile enough to stop caring....I can't believe her cat is 24 ....I better leave Messier some coinage in my will......I sure hope Gravey finds a less violent way to get a message to me.

We are family

Leslie Van Houten was finally paroled from prison and was immediately greeted by The lovely Lynnette Squeaky Fromme and her body guard...sweater nights very own Jack Duffy...... " all we need now is the release of Miss Krenwinkel and we can put the band back together again " Duff was heard to tell childhood Pal Steve McEvoy. Finally some good news on TV Dan Woods was rumored to have told a sparse gathering at the shuttered Yellow Hook bar and grill..... I've been drinking in this building my whole life the Woodman was heard to say......back when it was Lentos and I was just a pup......I'll drink here till they knock it down.

give me strength

As Bob Dylan would warble " I don't have the strength to get up and call for another schhott ...and my best friend my doctor, won't even tell me what it is I gottt " I try reading the paper everyday, but some days I put it down and wished that I had a few coldies for the ride in to work. Today is one of those days...... Moron #1....on the cover of the Post is a jackass who took a selfie with a hijacker wearing a suicide vest....I wish be was blown up.... Page 2 delivers depressing news about FDNY overtime.... 10 chaps who earn 85-95 k base......all earned an ADDITIONAL 100k last year in OT.....is anybody looking out for the taxpayers of this country ? Page 3......a half page debate about Brittany Spears Abdominal muscles.... Photoshop or not. Page 4....my personal favorite.... African American subject #1 is accused of shooting African American subject #2.....4 times.....caught on video.... His lawyer pleads for minimum sentence because client has a young son at home.....so ? ?......but there's a twist.....the star witness for the defense is... You should have guessed... Stimey #2.....the victim....he says Nah, he ain't the guy that shot.....video must lie. So I start skimming headlines instead of reading articles. NYC has no money to clean graffiti. Cop claims he was sleep walking when he pummeled Tennant in his underwear. Chicago Murder rate up 84%. Mike strahan dating a 20 year old white girl. US orders Dependants of military to flee Turkey ( a NATO Allie ) And obamacare will add 1.4 trillion to the national debt in 10 years... Happy fuckin Wednesday.... Hey Bartender.

secret unveil

So......it's officially being billed as an opportunity to meet and greet little Josephine, but inquiring minds are wondering if there is another trick up their sleeves at 39 Apple...... Could this be the Dramatic Debut of the World's GREATEST COOLER ?

sad world

Before we get started, repeat after me, Islam is a religion of peace. Does anyone know if there is an APP to change my Facebook profile to the Belgium flag ? No proof yet that this is tied to Belgium beating the U.S. in last year's world cup Spoonjiah the great put down his mojito and Cuban cigar to warn the world not to blames Moslems for these attacks.

let's go to the videotape.

Take a look at the slobs, creeps, miscreants, delinquents, animals, criminals, rappers, drug dealers , sloths and "All Around" bad apples that were trying to stifle free speech and shout down the Donn and his supporters in the Murder Capital of the USA , chi-town. If he draws such a hostile reaction from these mugambos , well......he can't be all bad. #hillaryisgointojail

observations from the Bean Post window vol 97

Phil Mushnick pointed out yesterday that our beloved NY Mets do not have a single Saturday afternoon 1:00 game on the home schedule, and since Sunday games are fair game for ESPN to flex to 8:00 , those slated to start at 1:00 aren't too safe for the defending national league champs. I can't wait for Soccer and the UFC to pass baseball and football in popularity... Maybe then my favorite teams will be back to playing day games. Boston College basketball just finished their ACC regular season without a victory..... Add that to their Football team also going winless in conference play and you have something that hasn't happened since TCU in ....get this.....1954. .....and Rutgers ? One win in big ten football and 1 win in conference basketball.......2 once proud Academic & Athletic schools that sold their souls for TV $$$.....hell, they could go winless with good citizens... No need to bring in rapists, thieves and drug dealers to accomplish that. Funny how hildabeast is mocking the Donns campaign slogan...."America never stopped being great" she quipped.... Reminded me of her reaction to moo-chelles comment when spoonjiah was elected.." For the first time in my life I am proud to be American "........don't blow up the Google search engine....Clinton echoed the crickets. Deblasio says the rise in knife attacks is proof that they are successfully getting guns off the street......even I can't make that up.

Welcome to my camp,

I geuss you all know why you're here. My name is Groucho Blondini. If you were recently given a beer coozie with this blog address, well the joke is on you.....there is no sn2kblogspot..... And you're not reading this now.....you have fallen into a hallucinogenic rabbit hole, a world where Dogs are God's and the beer is always cold.....10 years worth of ramblin & Gamblin diatribes to confuse the neighbors and frighten the chittlins... Drink up and enjoy.

Never forget.....or kinda remember ?

if you ever were on the plaza of the World Trade Center between the mid 90's and 2001 you may or may not have noticed.... Tucked away in an obscure passage... Near the back entrance of the Vista hotel and a stairway to the street level that nobody used.....there was a memorial for the victims of the 1993 bombing that occurred 23 years ago today.....it always bothered me that this was hidden from the tourists.... I tried to periodically pass the memorial and say a quick prayer. I always knew there would be a second attack... Although I thought it would be another truck bomb...I never imagined or feared it would be the horrific attack that it was....... But it once again proves that hiding and denying history doesn't work...... The 7 attackers were moslems, their friends would be back to finish the job in less than 10 years....president Clinton at the time urged Americans not to overeact.

The DONN keeps rolling

I am on record supporting Marco Rubio , and I still do.... But i am certainly not a fanatical supporter and I certainly do not get whipped into a frenzy over his candidacy........ Nothing that even compares to the nerve that the Donald has struck with his supporters...... And it's naive to think this chord only exists on the Republican side of things...... I have to think if the DONALD was running as a Democrat he would be enjoying the same success...... I am starting to think that more and more people are going to pull a lever for Mister Trump.....even if they don't admit as much to pollsters or even family members...... This could be the largest landslide in US history come November.....

SWEATER NITE week

And thus begins SWEATER NITE week... Parades will ensue. Ribbon cuttings , political speeches and banquets too.we have come a long way since that cold afternoon in the back of PC's in the fall of 1998 when me and Chazzy Higgins dreamt this up....the first official installment was in my basement on 73rd Street on February 20th 1999......we watched the opening game at the air Canada centre between the maple Leafs and canadiens.

summer of poisin

staring through the racing form demanding answers...................................... while horses make circles on tv........................................................ sweat rolls down a freezer born pint glass............................................. thanking the good lord i am me......................................................... just another afternoon in the summer of poison......................................... in a cave-like tavern, on the edge of the bay.......................................... just another afternoon that i didn't get after......................................... but they tell me tomorrow's another day................................................ ........................................................................................ i woke with a headache that spoiled my breakfast........................................ and threatened my lunch just the same................................................... i reached for a cold one with malice aforethought....................................... a whiskey, 2 bloody's and champagne..................................................... this summer of poison, it follows me everywhere......................................... but in the bar room it knows i will stay................................................ as opportunity rolls by on the big train whistling...................................... but they tell me tommorow's another day.................................................

Oy oy oy

Terrible timing

It positively sucks that Justice Scalia passed away when he did , but the sitting president gets to nominate a replacement, that's simply the way it goes......for the Republicans to protest is immature, arrogant and stupid.......there is zero precedent for blocking the POTUS from nominating a successor..........the course of action sb to vett and reject any unqualified nominees......... But everyone wants their sound bite on the news and so once again they climb onto soap boxes and tell the nation they are going to block someone that hasn't been announced yet.........yep....this is the horse shit Americans are sick and tired of........your loud protestations do NOTHING to impact the Future Supreme Court appointment, but further alienates the general public and turn them against you...... The Republicans are gonna blow this election.

Beyonce & waverly jones

Phil Mushnick was on the money today.
I wonder how the family of Waverly Jones felt about beyonce's shoutout to the Black Panthers ?
Waverly Jones was an NYPD officer executed by the Black Panthers because he was a cop.......he was 33.......and he was black........I geuss he just wasn't black enuff.

Fm the campaign trail

so , Madeline Albright, Gloria Steinem and many feminists think women voters should support Hillary ( sir Edmund) because....well.....she's a woman......they went on to say that the young girls supporting Bernie Sanders were doing do because young boys were...... And of course all young women are hormone crazed fluuzies that just follow the boys....they aren't smart enough to support Bernie for his ideas....it has to be just to hang with boys........wow......Good thing a man didn't say that.... He'd be in trouble........... But they weren't done......even worse.....they said women who supported the DONALD only did so because he's rich..... "If he lost his wallet. They would leave him "......... What's worse ? A dumb sex crazed fluuzie OR a gold digger ?......and of course these are the same women who not only didn't support Sarah Palin, they mocked her , joined in on the chorus that painted the Alaska Governor as stupid. Kept silent as her daughters were painted as sluts and she herself was caricatured in a porno movie.

Now I certainly didn't expect these liberal women to vote for Palin, but I did expect them and the National Organization of Women to at least defend her right to exist and be treated as a candidate and not be slandard by the same stereotypes that women have been fighting against for years.


In an absolutely amazing clip from the Trump campaign..... The Donald repeated a shout from one of his female supporters in the audience and called Cruz a " PUSSY ".

I don't think I can put that in next year's sweater nite letter..... It's too inappropriate.... Even for me.

Beyonce

So.....everyone that was okay with beyonce's shoutout to the Black Panthers during halftime of a football game..... They'll be okay if next year some country music star performs with dancers in White Hooded Robes as a nod to the Klu Klux Klan ?

Cam sandwiches

it was heartwarming to watch that thug cam juice Newton in the post game interview, with his hood up , no dancing, no big smile, no Superman impersonation.... Yes cam.  America hates , but not because your black. Because your an egotistical showboat jerk.

Anybody remember when Roger Staubach addressed the media with his hood on after loosing to the Steelers and he blamed Jackie Smith for dropping a big pass ? Me neither.

Look to the stars

Astrology..... That is.

Who will win the Super bowl ?
The battle of Good vs Evil ?
Manning vs Newton ?

Well the Chinky calendar says it the year of the Monkees....so I geuss that means somehow the Knicks will win...... With Michael Nesmith as the MVP.

panthers 10
Broncos  24

But I have been wrong before.

Mattell

Why do they have to tear down an American Icon like Barbie ?

If Mattel wants to make fat dolls, black dolls, curvy dolls, or Asian dolls....be my guest.......but don't call them Barbie.

Barbie is HOT....always has been.....always will be......give the horizontally challenged pieces of plastic their own names.....Ruby, Jasmine, Penelope or Soumallah..... Whatever.

Give Barbie a fat cousin, a drunk sister, a slutty neice or a stripper step daughter if you want to appeal to more demographics..... But leave the icon alone.


You don't hear men crying that it's too difficult to live up to the standards set by Ken do you ?

Nigro cont'd

I'm not saying FDNY commissioner Nigro is guilty of anything, maybe it sb SOP to shovel out the homes of top brass in case they need to respond to an emergency, and we know the NY Post crosses the line from time to time....it was definitely premature to call for his termination before the investigation has even begun.

BUT.......

For Bill Bratton to somehow claim that Nigro be given a free pass because he was at the base of the Towers on 9/11 is embarrassing and condescending to everyone that was there that day and has managed to dust themselves off and follow the rules without using those attcks as a crutch to explain our failures or misdeeds.

I think Bratton was trying to come to the defense of a colleague , and that is understandable....... But he crossed the line with that reference...... And I tend to think Daniel Nigro would agree.

Twitter verse

I was perusing the world of twitter when I stumbled across a very interesting young man......his name is @dennyforrest and this morning he tweeted the following.

MLK's dreams will never be realized as long as african-Americans like cam Newton and POTUS inject race into every discussion and play the race card at the drop of a hat when it suits them.


Good point Denny

Nigro must go ?

Wow....you don't buy the NY Post one day and you can miss important stories that only they chose to report.

It seems FDNY commissioner Daniel Nigro gave an order to have several of ny's bravest drive out to whitestone to clear snow fm in front of his house......hmmm.....a fireable offense ? I think Cuomo fired someone for using city workers clear a tree after Sandy.......was Nigro needed on call somewhere ? Perhaps.......but his wife made some snarky comments to the shovelers about keeping their traps shut....." We don't need the NY Post out here " ........why not ? Unless your biding something........ I will wait for more details tho.....we may not have the full story.


Just asking ?  How does 33 Greeley look ? Did anybody see who shoveled that residence ?  Probably big brother John.....NY's finest loves go lend a helping hand.

Et tu ? You miserable Gindaloons

Reports out of Rome are extremely disconcerting this morning.... In a miserable time of pandering to ones enemies and a refusal to call things what they are... The Italian government has gone one step further off the cliff.

They are boarding up Statues and sculptures in Rome of Naked men and women in an effort to avoid offending Iranian president rouhani , who is visiting to strike deals to help fund terrorism......

Disgraciado.

A belated anniversary

Last Saturday..... January 16th....marked the 10th anniversary of this blog....hard to believe a little doggie in Monmouth county has had so much to say.
I must admit...... I looked back yesterday at the first few years and I concur that I have probably lost my mind.

Somebody's in Denmark besides Phish

First let me apologize to all the Battalion CHIEFS out there for my delay in addressing the seizure of 10 US Navy personal in the Persian gulf last week...... I was preoccupied planning Chaz higgins surprise 51st birthday at Arthur's...... It was a lot of work , but just seeing the look on his face when he opened his present was worth the price of admission.

Seriously though..... I am perplexed.... I spent 4 months in the Persian gulf in 1988....my ship was one of many that were patrolling those waters with our good friends the IRAQIS , ensuring that tankers carrying oil and or cargo were safe from the Iranians..... At that time the standing orders from Mister Reagen through Casper Weinberger and John Lehman ( I served under some pretty impressive leaders) was that never, under any circumstance, was a ship to be boarded or seized by ANYONE..... Let alone our enemies..... It was understood that you would defend that ship with your life..........I can't say if that was a documented order or just a verbal understanding......but for Chrissakes, our motto is DON'T GIVE UP THE SHIP.

I am confused as to what exactly happened over there......did we loose power and radio contact at precisely the same time ??.....the odds of that are ridiculous...... So was this an aggressive act by Iran to jam our radar, take down our communications ? That's an act of war.....and should have been answered with force......even if it meant death................if we were in communication with the rest of the fleet, where was the help ?........the gulf is small......we have dozens of ships, carrier groups and bases within minutes of the isle of Farsi..... Where was the help ?
Did this particular boat commander just wuss out under pressure ? He sure was quick to apologize...... And the images of the 10 lounging on Arabian Rugs and stuffing their faces made my skin crawl.......you were a hostage for 12 hours, your not gonna starve to death or dehydrate...... Disgraceful.

So many questions remain.... But seriously.... Under the most transparent presidency in history ( barry Hussein's words, not mine) we still can't get answers on Benghazi all these years later....why would we expect the administration to be forthcoming or the media to pursue the story.

Obama, his press secretary, horse face Kerry and gentleman Joe Biden all rushed to the microphones to praise IRAN and their newfound diplomacy.... Lift sanctions, unfreeze billions....... The only person on the scene missing was the jack of hearts..... And Susan Rice.

The BIG interview

I have never been a fan of Dan Rather..... But his big interview series is as good as any I have every seen......he asks great questions, really gets the subjects to open up and he doesn't interrupt or try to make it about him.......his interviews with Bob Weir and the one with Greg Allman were outstanding....... I thought I knew a lot about both of them. But learnt so much more.

Arrogance continued

So the emperor issued a warning to his own Democratic party.... " I will not campaign for any candidate that does not support my Gun control measures "

First.....let's set aside the obvious arrogance that he probably can't fathom that a democratic candidate may be trying to distance themselves from his administration and not want his endorsement..... Let alone actually stumping for them........and return to the arrogant stance that HE is the only voice on gun control..... There is NO dialogue or debate within his own party...... Forget the fact you could be the greatest tow the line Democratic candidate in History.... A party all-star in every category..... And simply disagree with the President stomping on the Constitution with his Executive orders....your Dead to him as a candidate.

If that's not a dictator....... I don't know what is.............that silence in the background is the uproar from the Democratic party.

Emperor of Arrogance

So his Majesty....king barry Hussein spoonjiah obama has decreed to all the land that HE....as the smartest man in the country..... Has decided to bystep Congress... Wipe his filthy feet on the Constitution and impose an executive order on background checks as a form of gun control......and all his loyal subjects nod their heads and applaud....... Why he even shed a tear for the chitlens in Sandy hook....whatta goy..... Give em de Oscar.....

An interesting precedent though.....I wonder how many from the liberal left will object to this end around to the Constitution ?

Make no mistake..... This is the act of a dictator.

Surely all who are OK with obamas actions won't have a problem if our next President follows his lead and issues executive orders for anything and everything....... Maybe even background checks for abortions.

I wonder how many teachers are using this current event as a learning lesson to their students to demonstrate how fragile democracy is, and how easily it can be undone by a wannabee dictator and an apathetic electorate.

2016 off to a shaky start

Let's start off with Coach Tom Coughlin....good luck finding a replacement Jints......the man is a class act, he served the organization proudly and he is a heck of a Football Coach......in all the tweets and quotes and sound bites that were attributed to his former players after his resignation, there was one predominant underlying theme.......it was gratitude for holding them accountable and for making them better husband's and fathers.....in the 2016 world of win at all costs and zero morals, that says enough for me.....this man will be missed.

As I read the paper and watch the news I wonder......was obamas dad a Sunni or a Shiite......we know he was a piece of shit , but I am thinking he was a Shiite too......funny the U.S. media never talks about this......if moslems are good peaceful people. Why is it offensive to suggest the President is a moslem ? Or to talk about the FACT that his Dad was a moslem ?

I think his blatant support for our enemy Iran ( Shiites) and his hard stance against our ally Saudi Arabia ( Sunnis) is a product of his dog eating days in Indonesia..... I bet the old mullah's who grilled up canines were Shiites......just my opinion.

Classic Trump......he tweeted yesterday that the Jets lost to Buffalo because Woody supports Jeb Bush......." If Woody had been with me he would have made the playoffs at least " stated the Donald.

Sing a new song

The Momma in Chicago done changed her tune..Janet cooksey.....the mother of quintonio Grier is now crying foul....originally after her bat weilding son was engaged by police responding to a 911 call at 4:30 a.m......resulting in his untimely demise..... Ie shot to death.....momma said her boy was troubled and had anger issues..... Well Rev Al musta got to her......yesterday she said her Son called Police for help , but they shot him first and asked questions later........no more mention of his anger.....side note, not that anyone cares......but his pappy was the one that called the police cause Quintonio was going crazy......so much so that Daddy called the neighbors downstairs and warned them not to open the door and let Quintonio in......oh well....who cares about facts......there's gold in them that hills.

Legacy

So its been a few days since 6 American servicemen and women were killed in a suicide attack in Afghanistan and.....forgive me if I am wrong.... But the President has not gone before a camera to address the attack.....reassure the Nation......propose stricter gun laws or climate control for Afghanistan..... You know.....the bullshit he does before the blood dries when there is a mass shooting in the U.S..........where is he anyway? Hawaii on Kwanza vacation ?

Remember how he smirked like a smug sob chesire cat when he held that press conference in the Rose Garden with bergdahl parents to announce the prisoner swap......he , the noted historian and wise man; reminded us the U.S. military has a long tradition of leaving no man behind......that was his justification for releasing 5 al queda commanders.....then that dipshit Susan Rice went on TV to say bergdahl served with honor and distinction...... Where's the press conference now ? ?  Now that the treasonous lech is being court martialed and faces life in prison. ( he should get the death penalty)........ Well.....sad to say.....not that anyone is paying attention......but bergdahl broke his silence to create podcats with a filmmaker to tell his side of the story and the White House not only supports this, but they are eager to get these out in an attempt to garner empathy for the poster boy for treason.

Let this sad chapter in American History be forever documented and included in obamas legacy

The Elephant in the Room

So while everyone is going crazy about Trump, there have been 2 major developments unaddressed or acknowledged........back in June in an interview with PBS news correspondent Judy Woodruff.... John Kerry emphatically stated that IRAN had to answer ALL open questions about their prior nuclear activity OR a deal would not be done.........the International Atomic Energy Agency was probing Irans Military directions...."They have to do it....it will be done.....it will be part of the final agreement " are 3 direct quotes from Kerry regarding the issue...... Well.......yesterday the U.S. voted to end the probe without IRAN answering open questions..... " its time to move forward..... It's more important to get a deal then worry about the past" were quotes attributed to old purple heart Kerry yesterday.... Sounds like an obama clone worrying about his legacy....... Is it any wonder that nobody trusts anything the government says.....ever...is there any doubt that the citizenry of this Nation should remain armed to deter and combat our own government.... Let alone foreign enemies.... I will never own a gun.....i drink way too much to own a weapon.  But I sure hope my neighbors are armed and ready.

Sadly.....the second tidbit ignored by everyone except Fox news...... Iran tested another mid range bsllistic missile in defiance of UN Security council restrictions.......this was reported on the morning of 12/7.....But I didn't hear barry Hussein mention it in his address from the oval office.......

We are doomed

That didn't take long

So less than 3 weeks after obama ridiculed Republicans as being afraid of widows and orphans, comes the revelation that the WIFE was the mastermind behind the San Bernardino terrorist attack...... Way to go barry, you've outdone yourself.

Quinnipiac poll

The latest Quinnipiac poll shows Rubio at 17%......I'll say it again.....he will be the nominee.

Da Lords of Flatbush

Tonight on Atlantic Avenue.... The surreal will graduate to the sublime. The Hockey Rangers of Madison Square March triumphantly across the Brooklyn bridge for the first time in their stories franchise existence.... Believe NOT what your eyes see and scoreboards do tell, for undoubtedly whilst IN the Borough of Churches.... The NEW YORK RANGERS are the home team.

The other white meat

Oh turkey......you lowlife scumbags....you just threw a monkey wrench into the world stage that may Shake up everything.....

In case you missed it..... Our "ally" turkey just shit down a Russian fighter jet......seems our nato ally, the one that refuses to allow us to use their air space.....the one that ships weapons to Gaza and challenges the Isreali blockades....seems they couldn't handle the US, France and Russia coming together against ISIS.

Will be Interesting to see what spoonjiah says about this.

F*ckin tourists

The President of the United States of America said yesterday in regards to the bill to pause taking in refuges..." The notion that these refuges pose a greater threat than the thousands of tourists in the US everyday, just doesn't jive with reality "

I did not make this up.........but I give up.

Ted Koppel

Lest we forget , that piece of shit Ted Koppel and his night line publicity stunt in 2004.....he read the names of every U.S. Soldier killed in Iraq and Afghanistan.... Not out of respect, but rather as a means of destroying support and turning the country against the war.....3 1/2 years later the country was beatin down by nightly newscasts focused on the negative and we elected the spoonjiah..... Who in turn withdrew the troops, which in turn left the vaccum that became ISIS... obama doesn't call them ISIS because the last S stands for Syria.....and he vowed to wipe Syria and Assad off the map after the line in the sand was crossed...and then decided not to... He prefers ISIL because the L stands for Levant... An area that includes Isreal.....the real terrorists in his opinion....

So I wonder if old Ted and all the journalists that "shape" the news to fit their agenda feel any remorse ?  Dan Rather ? Stephanapolos ? .....  I doubt it .
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Shhhh part 2

Even the ONION couldn't make this up.....the baby Mama who wailed in the streets of Chicago last Weds cuz her 9 yr old son was executed cuz Poppa was a drug dealer and gang Banger.......well someone in her inner circle with computer literacy initiated a GoFundme page , so she could bury her son........welllllllllll.......mama took the cash and done bought herself a slick new ride.......papa ? He's selling memorial t-shirts for $45 with his kids picture...... Why not, it worked for Mike Brown........... Baby mama said why y'all Facebook people care what I do ? .....and  direct quote..I swear...." I was the best mama I was to my son "........the onion has nothing on reality.

Apocalypse now

The president of missouri has stepped down after the black football players threatened to boycott this week's game because they ......um.....well....... Not really sure...... They suck.....1-5 in the conference...... But it has something to do with being minorities on campus and one white guy disrupted a meeting and two others drove around with Rebel flags...... Um yep......the SEC should give them the boot........the alumni you cease all contributions......and its probably time all college athletics are non scholarship extracurricular activities...... No more scholarships...... Enough is enough.

Shhhh

9 year old black kid shot to death on street in Chicago...... Momma crying on TV asking for someone to come fwd and say who done it........kids Dad is a gang member and he refuses to cooperate with Police.......# black lives don't always matter.......# papa ain't no snitch # the Rebel FLAG musta done it.....# whofuckincares .

Gallup poll

The resolution on the ballot in Little Silver to allow for our First Liquor license for a Bar is off to a great start......early results show a 2-0 lead.......it would have been a 3-0 landslide but Matteau forgot to register.

Carson V Trump ?

I still say Rubio gets the nomination....... As soon as Jeb, Cruz, Huckabee and Kasich drip out, those 4,5 & 7 or 8% are going to Rubio. not Carson or Trump......his support will rise to high 20's low 30's......then the real debating will start........but alas......I have been colossally wrong in the past....lol.


Mets now 0-5 in World Series game 1's.......I say they win the next 4......just like 1969.

Mets still waiting for 1st no hitter

My hatred for yohan Santana is well known, I refuse to acknowledge the umo aided 1 hitter he through against the cardinals...... But now.....after all these years of befuddled looks from my fellow Met Fans, I feel vindicated.

Let's revisit why I turned on this carlis imposter.

Let's flash back to the opening week of the Season in 2009......an optimistic Mets team only 2 years removed from the beltran fiasco, and coming off the heals of consecutive September collapses ; were in Miami to take on the hated marlins........Santana was pitching in the 2nd inning when a fly ball was hit into the April sunshine of left field......."our" rookie left fielder....(.a kid who never played the outfield before the prior season in double A.....the Mets asked him to switch to cover for an injured player.... He happily obliged).......struggled with the sun....broke back first....then awkwardly came in and misplayed the ball off the heal of his glove. 1 run scored on that play and another later in  that inning and the Mets lost 2-1.

Santana..... A multi million dollar veteran could have reacted in many ways......he could o talked about the need to score more runs, he could have said its a long season and we  are all in this together.....he could have said that kid is still learning and his bat will win some games for us , but instead he threw the kid under the bus.....said his 2nd inning error cost us the game and every game is crucial. And last year we missed the playoffs by 1 game and blah blah blah.......... A divisise force in the locker room..... Driving a wedge between teammates...... A true ...me first scumbag......and that's was the day I began to hate Santana ( although I still like his music )......that's why I was infuriated when he threw that asterisk one hitter........David Wright said the inability to hit and NOT the error in the second inning cost the Mets the game...... He said the kid is a helluva player, learning left field as he goes and he will win us a bunch of games with his bat, fire and intensity...... That's why be is CAPTAIN....


That left fielder by the way.......by now you should have guessed....... Daniel Thomas Murphy.

Harvey

if he has a soul...if he is really a human being and not just a scott boras robot.....last night might have been THE turning point in the career of Matt Harvey.......for 7 2/3 innings he was shown what it is like to perform and WIN in the NY spotlight....in particular; the NY MET spotlight.......our championship seasons are rare compared to some other local teams, but when we win....there is no better atmosphere than Flushing Queens........in the bronx there is an expectation to win, and relief when you finally do....which is pretty arrogant for a team that has 1 world  series in 15 years....but in flushing there is unbridled enthusiasm for every step along the way.....there is a subtle expectation of impending doom , even in 86 when we had the best record in baseball; the post season was an excruciating high wire act where we were constantly on the brink of elimination......and so it continues today........always hopeful ....but always fearful......it brings out raw emotion from a rabid fan base...the cheers begin a year or two before we even make the playoffs, with diehards sitting in the brutal August Sun watching the triple A callups perform and the dream begins...ever hopeful.....and if you wear a Met uniform and perform on the big stage, you are appreciated and never forgotten........if Harvey still wants to leave via free agency, i suspect he is a robot......BUT.....if he stays, i suspect last night was a big part of the decision......in a season of side show distractions and an ugly "me first" attitude, the fans roared his name all night.......you might get that in Kansas City....but who wants it.........when you get that in NEW YORK, the world notices.....it's why 30 years later we still hold Darryl, Doc, Hernandez and Carter in high regard.....it's why 30 years later we still talk about where we were for the Buckner play and the Astro game and we remember every crazy detail...and those old enough recall the Buddy Harrelson v Pete Rose fight like it was last weekend and not 42 years.......as Casey coined....We're Just the Amazin Mets.

Cards vs Cubs

Is the media this stupid  ? Or do they just not give a shit ?
Evey talking head from Boston to Boise is marveling at the fact that the Cubs and Cardinals have NEVER met in the playoffs before this year ? Over a hundred years in the league together......wow.

Maybe, just maybe because for the first 70 odd years there were NO divisions.... And they were both on the National League..... No playoffs unless you end tied for first..... Something that only happened once or twice between the Dodgers & Giants....     Then in 1969 they added an east vs west NLCS............but the Cubs and Cards were both in the East......same rare probability..... Then in 95 they went to 3 divisions and 1 wild card.......but a division winner couldn't play a wild card from their own division in the first round........so they would both have to qualify for postseason and then win their first round series to meet.

It's only been the past 3 years in this bastardized extended double wil card nonsense that they could meet before the LCS.


Add in the fact that the Cubs have sucked 98% of the past 107 years and it's really no surprise at all........hell....for all their history the Yanks and Redsox only finished tied for first once; in 1978..........and did not meet for a playoff round until 1999.

Can anyone believe that the Astros and Rangers have never met in the postseason either ?

Happy note......Nice win Metsies..... Stay focused......gotta close it out tonite.

Utley the filthadelphian

Here's my problem with MLB and the NFL.
You have successfully killed the spontaneity and flow of the game with replay reviews, and still you seldom get it right.

The fact that they could review the Utley play to find irrefutable evidence that the tip of tejadas toe came off the bag a split second before the ball was in his glove, to further arbitrarily decide that this was not a "neighborhood" play and he was not entitled to sweeping near the bag while turning two ( a rule that was put in to protect shortstops) and after all that nobody thought to call Utley OUT for interference is ludicrous.

And so Joe Torre reviews the play and decides to suspend Utley.......save your fucking suspension....... Make him suit up at citifield and face the wrath........ Did Torre also say that the Umps blew the call ?.......if it wasn't interference, then why the suspension ? ?   It can't be both.

The Quest

And so it began last night in Chicago...... The Broadway Blueshirts took the first step towards the 2016 Stanley Cup......and although Pope Francis got to raise a cup at MSG before queen Henrietta...... I think this squad.....is THE SQUAD..... To win the next Rangers Stanley Cup.......time  will tell of course.

And they'll know we are Christians

By the bullet holes in our skulls apparently........ Shhh......the media is not talking about that......don't want to offend radical Islam........ I am almost too angry and disgusted to type......remember Dylan Ruff ? 6 hours after his rampage and before he was apprehended, we knew his name, his motive, we saw Facebook pictures of him with the Rebel FLAG ( funny, no obligatory pics of him in a cap & gown like all the miscreant recipients of police gunfire)....,..and yet here we are on day 2 of the Oregon shooting and we know the gunman was 20 years old......his name was probably kept secret until Hilary's friends could scrub his Facebook page........ And the POS POTUS rushed to National TV to make this ALL ABOUT gun control....... And every media outlet airs his clip over and over and over............ I wonder when they will get around to mentioning that the shooter asked his victims their religion first.....and then shot Christians in the head......and others in the leg.........shhhh.......Joaquin is coming......... All you need to know about Oregon is that guns are bad.....

Zadroga Act

Shame on Congress..... This should not be a political football..... Work it out and renew this act..... Not even sure if it covers civilians who were caught in the smoke that day.... Ot just first responders...But if it does I may need it someday.

Russia and obama

Benny Avni in today's NY Post raises some great points about the fading influence of the USA and the increased bullying of Obama's good friend Putin.........remember that pickup by the microphone when obama told Putin " I will have greater flexibility in my second term "........so nice of him to offer such friendly insight to our greatest enemy and threat.

But even better......as Russia supplies daily doses of weapons and heavy machinery to " the great reformer " Assad......and continues to quietly invade the Ukraine......and fly's sorties of their Bombers off the coast of Alaska and taunt our pilots on the 4th of July..... We are reminded of obamas 16 year old girlish comeback during the 2012 presidential debate......when Mitt Romney asserted that Russia was the USA's number 1 geopolitical adversary...... And barry Hussein quipped " the 1980's called, they want their foreign policy back "........hahahahaha.......... Who's laughing now ? ? Hilary and Kerry have brokered America to the point of extinction and annihilation....... Is Russia launched a Nuclear weapon at America today.....how confident are you that we would stop that missile and respond in kind ? ?

Religion and State

Soooooo......for those of you keeping score at home......if your religious beliefs are such that you need to annually slaughter chickens in the street , good news....you have the religious freedom to do so.....

But if your religious beliefs are such that you feel the need to refrain from signing a gay marriage license or catering a gay marriage or making flower arrangements for gay weddings, you are held in contempt of court or your private business is fined and you are hit with a lawsuit.


Follow the money........maybe its as simple as which religion you practice........ They don't call that gold bling around your neck christianelery......its JEWelry for a reason

The TINY Ten

I know......Ohio state is the defending national champs, so I should move on, and leave the BIG TEN alone..... But I can't

Penn State. Michigan , Minnesota, Whisky and Nebraska all lost on opening weekend....... But at least they all played div 1 teams.

Observations from the Bean Post Window

It's ironic and sad that at a time where oul is at its cheapest price in a very long time.....a factor that would continue to cripple Irans economy.....a factor that should drive them to the negotiation table begging for relief from sanctions and voluntarily shuttering their Nuclear ambitions......we are instead tossing them a billion dollar lifeline and ensuring they not only survive this financial crisis from lost oil revenues, but actually strive , purchase conventional weapons and build a BOMB....sad

And while barry Hussein is jetting around Alaska renaming mountains and lecturing us about global warming, and blaming us for leaving future generations with weather related issues from glaciers melting........he has no problem with our kids and grandkids living in a nuclear age with the ayotollahs having a BOMB..........a BOMB they will shoot into orbit.......wiping satellite technology and destroying our banking systems as well as our radar to detect and protect from future attacks.

And where once POTUS ...POS.....felt compelled to weigh in on every crime against blacks fm coast to coast.......( the Beer Summit...... Treyvon could be my son.....sending the attorney general to Ferguson... And summoning sharpton to the blackhaus after Eric garner resisted arrest )......he's quieter than a church mouse as Our Police nationwide are under attack and being executed......

I know its over......but I blog for future generations to realize that not everyone was drinking the Kool Aid.

Scam of the millennium

If you thought the Grateful Dead farewell shows in Chicago were a scam, you ain't seen nothing yet.
As bad as it was for the DEAD & Company to announce a fall tour while some suckers were still making their way home from the "Farewell" shows in Chicago......Pippins has them beat.

After a month long pilgrimage from loyal customers and folks who just had to be a part of something for FOMO reasons , Pippins announced on the eve of the shutdown, that they would be reopening ( can you call it reopening if you never really closed?) At a popup location on 91st and 3rd.


Glad I didn't save my receipts for memorabilia.... Or my ez pass charges........when reached at BarA for comment on Francessa Day....my head linesman Chaz Higgins suggested that we now had an opening paragraph for the SN 18 letter.

What did Duff know ?
And when did he know it ?
Stay tuned.

a dark complexion

that was the description of the coward that shot a Houston Sheriff in the back as he pumped gas in uniform......if we are afraid to call criminals what they are......White, Black, Hispanic , Asian, Middle Eastern, whatever.......we are doomed..................a Dark Complexion........maybe he just came from a tanning bed....maybe his ancestors are from Sicily .......

when that jackoff dylan ruff shot those innocent folks in the prayer service the rush was on to condem the confederate Flag.....obviously the flag was the culprit.....lets go after Ruff and everyone kind of like ruff and hold their ancestory and upringing in contempt and put those things on trial.

what that jackoff bryce williams or dj flanagan or whatever his name is killed those innocent folks during a live TV station interview the rush was on the condem congress and the NRA for not agreeing on gun control.

if you thinks its bad now, imagine a world where law abiding folks have to surrender their guns and  only the criminals with nothing to loose are carrying weapons.......i've never owned a gun and i probably never will.....i rely on law enforcement to keep me safe and i try my best to use common sense and avoid high crime areas whenever possible.....but i support 200% the rights of law abiding citizens to register and own guns........I also totally believe that the fact that Americans own their own weapons will prevent a President from ever trying to become a dictator...........certainly our politicans won't.....they will follow the pied piper of their own parties into hell if it means bigger bread crumbs along the way ( Thats both Dems and Repubs).......and we see already how a 2 term President can cripple and demoralize a once Strong and Proud Military.....imagine if he had a 3rd term ?

Like a raisin in the sun

Do me a favor, let's hold off on that congressional medal for Stevie Wonder for giving a "free" concert in Central Park.

To hear the local news reports this day, one might surmise that the aforementioned Mister wonder had found a cure for penicillin......when in fact. He used taxpayer dollars and central park to promote his upcoming tour ( Tix for that are not free).

He played for 40 minutes and talked about his upcoming shows.....he pulled the same stunt in Washington and filthadelphia earlier in the day......why not Baltimore ( where's dat?)

Every station in the tristate area picked up the story and ran clips from the concert.....he got more air time today than when he was a geust on the Bob Hope Christmas special.............. How much coverage would a traditional press conference have received ?

So he was very smart, very shrewd business and he probably enjoyed playing......I appluad that.........but he's not mother Theresa bringing free music to the ghetto.....si let's give it a rest.

Incidentally..... His new wife was in attendance...... Maron Ami.......have you ever seen this broad ? ? ?

Neither has he.

The iceladies of lone ghislan

I stand behind my previous prediction that on the eve of the Season opener in the Barclay's center that the icefags will announce they are returning to a refurbished ad nauseum colisiem..... They milked their final season.... And bilked some morons into shelling out big bucks for the Barclay's prime seats, but in the end it will be one and done while the coliseum is renovated...... It was all a back room scam between Bettman   Charlie Chan   the new owners, Rattner and the officials in Nassau.


Mark my words.

Fingers crossed

Let's hope Ol' Country Joe Biden runs for President....... As long as he is in the race, Hilarry will have to tone down her lies and rhetoric..... She won't be able to rewrite history if there someone else from the administration in the race.....hopefully Joe calls her out on her bullshit as soon as she tries to distance herself from her disastrous term in the State Department.

the cynical new yorker

so as i ripped my beloved mets for 48 hours at the trade deadline, even i had to ask myself WHY ?

why did i simultaneously express anger at both proposed deals and the lack thereof ?

why so much venom and vinegar being spewed in the direction of my favorite franchise, where did all this distrust, anger and angst get its genesis ?    I may have a partial explanation.

I was 12 years old in the summer of 1977.......my name was Thomas and I was a Mets fan.....the years preceding my 12th birthday had been extremely good to this young mets fan.....i saw my team knockoff the big Red Machine in the NLCS....i even went to game 4 of that series, we had a chance to clinch.....the excitement and nervous feeling still seem fresh today......we went on the play the Swinging A's and came within 1 win of our 2nd World Series triumph, and the MAN that ruled the Roost....the Best pitcher in baseball, my idol and namesake ( George really,  shh) Thomas "Tom Terrific" Seaver was a Met for life.....and so as a naive 12 year old i thought.............i should have known better.......less than 2 years prior my beloved Rangers 'WAIVED" the franchise netminder in a space clearing, money saving , heartless move.....Eddie, Eddie, Eddie Giacoman has been let go....only to return 2 nights later in the hated Redwings Jersey and admitted to crying throughout the game under his mask ( it's okay Wilmer) as the Garden faithful chanted his name throughout....EDDIE.....EDDIE....EDDIE........i cried that night as a 10 year old listening to Marv Albert describe the scene and i vowed to hate the Rangers till death.....that passed.....

fast forward 2 years to the spring and summer of 1977.....i read the scumbag Dick Youngs column everyday as he whined on and on about Seavers contract and how ungrateful the franchise pitcher was......we should have realized then that Young was on the mets secret payroll and was smeering our hero to soften the unfathomable upcoming blow........it didnt work of course........and on June 15th, Bayrdige...Brooklyn....New York,....the Tri state area...and the world were knocked for a loop when       M. Donald Grant traded George Thomas Seaver to the Cincinatti Reds (theres that color again)  for a package of players that all sucked........the franchise would sink to the bottom of the national league and become the laughing stock of baseball for years to come....

as painful as it was to see him in a Reds uniform.....to throw a No Hitter for somebody else while we still await our first ( santanA doesnt count)....the worst was yet to come........after the 1982 season we got him back........we greeted him with soldout exhuberance on opening day 1983 and all was right with universe...he even struckout that douchebag Pete Rose on opening day........and then after the 83 season......instead of a career ending long term deal.....they left him UNPROTECTED..........and he was stolen by the White Sox.....forced to wear that silly softball team uniform and win his 300th game in Yankee Stadium........

in the years to come we would sit in the upper deck and watch management dismantle the 86 Mets for financial and political reason, they again painted our heros as demons.....left them on the sidelines while Shea closed and Citifield opened...as if 86 never happened......

so there is a lot resentment and hatred i feel towards this franchise......but only because i care....because I love the Mets so much.....like Wilmer......like Zack Wheeler........we dont have to win the series......but please Wilpon....for the love of God....leave us some dignity.......

All wrong

The mainstream media got it all wrong last night.....Wilmer Flores did break down in tears while on the field during the Mets V Padres...... But he was crying because he heard his impending trade to the Brewers was SCRAPPED........ His "get out of Mets jail free card" had been revoked........ Poor Wilmer....... He's stuck with the miserable Mets like the rest of us.

and they're off

sad state of affairs in America when i can't scare up a single compadre on a picture perfect Friday to play hookie, go to Beautiful Monmouth Park, enjoy cool refreshing beer and watch live racing while betting the simulcast from Opening at the SPA in Saratoga........what is the world coming too ?

anyhow....I will trudge over solo.....i'll be at the Coors light Silver Bullet Bar with the Babooshka twins bartending, if anyone has a change of heart......thats where youll find me.  

The Devils and Mister Lou

Wow.....shocker.... Lou Lamoriello resigns as Devils President and takes the Maple Leafs GM position..... Interesting.

I think the Bluejackets acquiring Branden SAAD fm Chicago is the biggest move of the off season thus far....... Colombus is not only back in the playoffs. But they have a real chance to come out of the East.

I think Nashville breaks out in the West....

Emotional Rescue

Forgive me if I am a little weepy today......but news of our supreme leader barry hussein visiting Kenya have made me nostalgic.

29 years ago this very week I was on my way back to Diego Garcia after a successful 15 days leave in Bayridge for the reopening of the Statue of Liberty......

There is no commercial airline permitted to serve Diego, so you have to fly in military aircraft..... Which means you sit parachute style along the walls of the plane with pallets of cargo....no windows...... And you have to ask permission to use the head.

My flight plan took me from Newark to Norfolk, to Banger Maine, to Rota Spain then to Siggonella Sicily and then to Nairobi.......5 flights over 30 plus hours....layovers as they unloaded and loaded pallets onto the plane....and we weren't allowed to get off.........upon arriving in Kenya we were told there was a problem with the plane and we had to disembark while it was fixed......we were in civilian clothes of course, but we were greeted by machine gun toting stymies and escorted to a private room in the airport..... Not allowed to mingle with the general public..... But they had a small service bar.....so I had a few quasi chilled bottles of "Tusker" beer....as the afternoon wore on, we were told they could not fix the plane until later that night.... And since the Kenyan military could not secure the runway after dark, we would have to spend the night. ( there was a civil war going on at the time. Isn't there always ? )

So.....the State Department picked the 8 passengers and 6 crew members up and took us to the Hilton.....we gad to share rooms....I can't remember my roommates name, but he was fm Oklahoma or Nebraska........ "Do not leave your rooms for any reason, you will be captured and taken hostage....order room service and we will be back to get you at 5:00 a.m."

Well......suffice to say that 18 seconds after the State Department left our room, I was in the next elevator...... I convinced my roommate to come downstairs for a drink in the lobby.....and then to hit a few other Hotel Bars on the strip....( I didn't want to get captured alone)......and so we drank our Tusker Beer and talked about College Football, and i imagined I was in the same watering holes as Hemingway in snows of Killiminjaro.....back from a wild game hunt where I shot a rhinoceros and 2 wilderbeast...... And the next morning we boarded our plane with machine gun escort and flew to Athens and finally Diego.

Who knows..... Maybe barry Hussein's dad was cooking the family dog for dinner in the hills by the airport..... Or in the kitchen of the Hilton for that matter.

Anyway....... Maybe he'll get caught in the crossfire of the civil war..... I'm sure it's still going on

Don't look now

A-Rod ......at the age of 39.......is only 89 homers away from Barry "swollen head" Bonds........ He hit # 20 last night......still in July.......if he hits another 10 this year, he will only have to play 4 more years.....maybe 3......and average 20 a year.....he could break the record before his 43rd birthday....... I would love to see that happen.

This world can be cruel

So the iceladies are having an everything must go sale at their merchandise store.......75% off.......before they relocate to Brooklyn........ And where in the world are the Molloy Brothers ? ? ?

8,000 miles away in Lake George..... With no cell phones or internet access.....meshuginah...... What an infamnia....

Oh well......they'll just have to wait to get the new All BLACK t shirts, jerseys and hats once they reunite with the Nets........and change their name to the "Battery Tunnels"

Nuke deal cont'd

By now it should be obvious to anyone and everyone that the obama administration sees Isreal as the bad guy in the never ending mideast saga......and its clear that they feel a moslem nation needs the "bomb" to balance the Jews and keep them honest.....I'd love to see them come out and admit that and open the debate....but to do so would cost them jewish votes at home....can't let that happen.

If your keeping score at home.....obama is okay lifting a weapons ban on Iran.....they are poised to purchase long range missile launchers with their billions we are about to unfreeze.......and this deal is sooooo good for the world that he has promised more military aid to Israel.... The likely first target of Iranian aggression....... So more weapons for everyone overseas...... But stricter gun control at home......a recipe for destruction.

Historians will look back and wonder if we all were stoned.

NJ Transit

when asked why they Board chose a fare increase instead of service cuts , Veronique Hakim stated that service cuts would have resulted in 1,000 layoffs.......

so.....they are running an inefficient railroad.......they are loosing money on certain trains, lines etc etc.etc

but instead of addressing their failures and eliminating waste and unproductive service (night times, weekends, whatever).......they will just go ahead and raise rates again..........good for those 1,000 NJT employees.....not so good for your riders.

Nuke deal

Oh Sarah Silverman.... You witty Little bitch.....remember when you pleaded with your jewish American Friends to tell their grandparents in Florida that they wouldn't come visit unless they voted for Obama ?

Well your beloved Isreal doesn't have a friend in the world now......nobody will support an airstrike on irans nuclear facilities.... Thanks to obama and his "legacy" building deal......10 years ? That's less than a blink of an eye in the historical timeline...... Let's hope cooler heads prevail and this deal is rejected internationally..... But if not, say goodbye to your ancestors Sarah.

Parade Day in the city

No...they arent throwing a parade for the Mets for being over .500 at the all-star break...but they should.

seriously....first let me state that I love the US Womens Natl Soccer team....they are good , and they're pretty hot....not all that butched-up like previous years...these gals are stunners.

secondly....i fully support and embrace the idea of throwing them a ticker-tape parade down the canyon of Heroes....they deserve this spotlight.

my problems lie with the politicians and media jerkoffs that ruin everything......

first, why are there Floats for the Red Bulls and NY Futbol Club ?   2 mens teams that are professionals and happen to play in the tri-state .....why is this becoming national soccer day ? money, money, MONEY....sad.....

next deblasio......he stated to the effect that this team represents want women can accomplish and what needs to change in society..........wrong on every level..........they won a womens tournament......someone had to win....there were no mens teams in the womens world cup this year, so WTF is he talking about......next, what needs to change in society ?   should women be limited to competing against each other , like the world cup....is that what he meant ?   womens only schools, and professions ? i'm lost.

the media today will undoubtedly twist a feel good moment into something that its not, they are already talking about equal pay for professional women soccer players compared to men....not sure why they can't focus on 23 girls that won an international championship and are beloved by their country.....isnt that a good enough story ?

Interesting times

So in the past few weeks while the debate over the Confederate FLAG, Gay marriage, the parade for the U.S. National Women's Team and the immigration status of the landscapers at Trumps golf courses has dominated the evening news .....a few interesting things have happened.

Did you know that the Chinese are building man made islands to be used as military installations in the South China Sea ? And that they have threatened anyone that gets to close with military action.

Did you know that Iran is insisting on a lift on the arms embargo as part of the nuclear treaty ? Yep...this peaceful nation of islam that only wants nuclear capability to make electricity , wants to be able to legally buy weapons from Russia as a giveback to signing a nuclear treaty........ A treaty they need to have economic sanctions lifted on them.....strange how they seem to be dictating terms.

Did you know that the Russians have doubled their troop buildup in the Ukraine ?

Did you know that on the 4th of July.... At the same time Putin was on the phone with obama, that 2 Russian bombers were flying off the coast of Alaska....and that the Air Force had to scramble two fighter Jets to warn them to stay out of our air space.

Did you know we reduced our active military force by 40,000 the other day ?

And of course yesterday..... At approximately the same time..... American airlines and the NYSE suffered,   so far ; unexplained  computer failures that grounded all flights and trading activity.

And where has barry been? Besides tweeting about the soccer game ?

If we are not under cyber attack from China, Russia or ISIS..... Or all 3........they are at least testing the waters for a future attack...... Perhaps one where our nuclear weapons are disabled just long enough to take us out........

Oh....who cares.....now back to our regularly scheduled distractions.

Boycott Trump?

Hell no.......boycott Macy's, NBC and anyone else who is trying to silence a presidential candidate through financial bullying.....it may be a stretch to feel empathy for the Donald ( not Donn).....but he made a strong statement about illegal immigration..... Specifically about the types of people coming across the border fm Mexico.....the same people that obama wants to grant amnesty........ But he spoke the truth......some are rapists and drug dealers...... People that would not be granted legal immigration status...... He could have softened the message...... But if he did. It would not have made the evening news....and maybe he understands that it is time, as a nation. That we took our heads out of Kim Kardashians ass and paid attention.......... Or maybe he's a biggot.......... Point is..... In America today..... A straight white male better keep his mouth shut if he wants to run for president.... Or keep his day job.

The deep slide continues

Sooooooo.....Walmart will no longer accept an order for a cake decorated with the Flag of the Confederacy........

However.......... There is always a however.....

They have no policy that prohibits the decorating of cakes with the ISIS FLAG.

Say goodnight Gracie.

Shuffle off to buffalo stymie

Anybody catch the name of that old school Baptist minister that ended his sermon/eulogy by breaking into song and singin amazing grace ?

Well raise my rent, it was none other than that old sheihk barry barry hussein....

Strange occurrences in the deseet

I just read the NYPD blotter in the NY Post...the 3 bad guys pictured appear to be African Americans.....that's weird.

Sooooo.....I geuss after realizing that significant changes to gun control were not going to happen in the aftermath of the Charleston shootings, our friends on the liberal left have their sights set on the Confederate FLAG.....an imteresting debate could be had on the merits of the Rebel FLAG....what it originally stood for. What it has come to symbolize in the modern day.... I personally did not like seeing that FLAG in Mississippi, Louisiana, Alabama and other southern locals I frequented while serving in the Navy.....as a northerner in general and specifically a new Yorker..... I didn't feel welcome in some of the watering holes I stumbled into........ Imagine me NOT being welcome in a BAR ?

I do think a knee jerk reaction and attacking the flag for the acts of a misguided, loner. Mentally impaired looser are not the way to go.

I do think its worthy to discuss whether flying the Flag over the state capital could be considered treason, since it does represent an enemy combatant.... But there is no such outrage with Japenese company's displaying the "Rising sun" on our soil.

Heck, every nation we ever fought is free to display their colors at the U.N. except the Confederacy.

I hope we still live in a land of free speech and that states still have rights......if the people of South Carolina decide it's time to move on, then so be it.


Onto POTUS and his latest mistake.....and no.  I am not referring to his disgusting uttering of "Nigger" on national radio....I am talking about his public proclamation that American citizens who negotiate with terrorists and attempt to pay ransoms for the release of loved ones will not be prosecuted..........oy fucking vey.....where do I start?

Hey ISIS .......its open season .grab every American you have and start communicating with their families for a few sheckles to set them free........ They can no longer say they can't negotiate with you...... Make them empty their bank accounts, take second mortgages....10k, 50k, 100k......whatever they can spare to get their exchange student daughter out if captivity.... And then kill her or let her go....

I can see scam artists in this country falsely stating that they are middlemen for ISIS....and for 5k will setup a meeting with ISIS to discuss terms for your daughters release...

Is this part of obamas plan to redistribute American wealth to the sand niggers of the muslim world ?

Does this stupid motherfucker ever stop and think before speaking ? ?

What's good for the geese

So I would love to go on social media and start banging the drum for a conspiracy theory that states that the obama administration was behind the Charleston church shootings, to use this horrific incident to further push his anti-gun agenda.

Can you imagine the outrage ? The venom and vile that would be spewed my way ?

And yet these 9/11 truthers who Insist that planes did not hit the WTC, and that the Bush administration used dynamite to take down the towers........ They are given legitimacy and allowed to spread their bullshit without any public outrage or condemnation......... The liberal movement has torn apart a great nation in the 50 years that I've been a witness........ We now honor the transgendered for being courageous, but still allow our returning military to live in poverty and isolation..... You can burn the flag cause its free speech, but you can't say you dislike black people or voice an opinion if it is negative towards certain races, religions or creeds.......I worry where we'll be in another 50 years.........as for me ? I hope I'm sipping a margarita , listening to the Dead on a fluffy cloud with Christina Ricci.......ah, but I digress.

Not that anyone noticed

It's been 18 months since that filthy C++* Lynn Stewart was released from prison because she was dying from cancer anyday....what is it with these terrorists who get compassionate release.....they showed zero compassion to their fellow man, and yet we let them live out their days at home......or months and years in some cases......I at least hope she is in insufferable pain on a daily basis.

It's all in the timing

I should have dug deeper the other day when I saw the headline about a bizzare outburst by Barry Hussein while speaking off the cuff at the G-7 summit....

"I am the closest the United States has come to electing a Jewish President"

Strange......even for him.....at an economic summit......... Why the sudden need to project yourself as being pro Isreali.... Or even neutral...... When everyone knows that you and your pal Erdogan despise Isreal.


Well John Podhoretz explains in today's NY Post that a book is coming out in two weeks written by the Isreali ambassador to the u.s. from 2009-2013.......I have a feeling this book will vindicate all of my hunches on this blog the past 6 years......let's wait and see.

As for Barry ? He's no different than Marion mosbley..... He's gonna plead his case to the media before the book comes out.

the longest mile

shadows of a sailor forming,
winds both foul and fair all swarm.

June 10th 1985 i took that long walk off a short pier.
I left my home and my family...no more than a boy as Paul Simon would say.
I took that long walk from 554 76th street to 86th and 7th...the
United States Military recruitment center where i surrendered my freedom and my
life for the next 4 years. accompanied by Steve Mcevoy, Donn Hoffman and "Who Shot JR Ryan and the Rhine River".....as they drunkenly navigated 5th ave in the Monday morning dawn, i nervously strolled, secretly hoping for an earthquake or natural disaster that would delay my departure for the Great Lakes Bootcamp facility......as each street of my youth passed under my feet and immediately into a distant memory...my life was changing before my eyes....i had no idea what changes lay in store, but could sense they would be dramatic and swift , and i was right..........weddings, funerals, births , defections did rain from the skies onto bayridge in the 4 nomadic years i spent in the service of Uncle Sam....with each return trip i felt more detached and isolated on the gang plank of life.....sink or swim.....i dropped anchor for 10 years in Brooklyn upon my return to civilian life in 1989 , but it was never quite the same.....the buildings remained, but it was a like a bad movie sequel, they had B list actors playing the parts of your favorite characters......i will never forget that walk....and i am glad to say that even then on that very morning, 30 years ago tomorrow....I knew the Gravity of my actions.....i said goodbye to my pal Snoopy, and hello to the very special insanity that was the UNITED STATES NAVY !

And if you hear vague traces of skipping reels in rhyme

I wouldn't pay it any mind.

Don't turn to your television or local newspaper if you want to know what's happening in the world..... Buried deep beneath the waves , behind Caitlin Jenner, the tony awards and all the general nonsense of the day lies a STORY OF HOPE.....the Turkish people have voted, and against all odds , have taken the  majority AWAY from American Hating Recep Erdogan........obamas pal and confidant.

In case you haven't been following.... Erdogans' party was hoping for 400 seats in Turkeys Parliament..... This would allow for an unchallenged national referendum that would pave the way for him to change the constitution and strengthen power for generations to come.

Under Erdogans' leadership..... This NATO ally ( laughable contradiction) has denied the U.S. use of Turkeys airspace in the wars against IRAQ and ISIS , and has sent boats with weapons disguised as humanitarian aid to challenge Isreals blockade of GAZA.

Erdogan has been on a personal mission to erase national hero ATTA TURK from the history books and to discredit his contributions to Turkish Independence.

To sum it up , this is a west & democracy hating scumbag and a very dangerous man.... No surprise he is pals with Barry Hussein Obama.

With 99% reporting......Erdogans' party AKP , is going to fall way short of a majority.... Instead of the 400 seats he hoped for, they will only control approximately 265.

Finally some good news on the world stage....let's make sure word doesn't get out before the Espys.

My good friend Siebel from O'Hara's jersey city is probably dancing in the streets with her Turkish countrymen.

Pharoah shutout

Thats what I'm feeling this morning...
...I am going all in with Frosted and boxing the Gray Ghost with materiality and tale of verve......I am dying to toss a few sheckles on the mike smith/nick zito frammento..... But will not...... Every last Euro i can find goes on Frosted...... I've been waiting 20 years for a Baffert triple crown, and when it finally comes along I abandon it like unicorns on Noah's ark.

Rumor control

No truth to the rumor that Zuccarello was in the same speech therapy classes as one of sweater nights own 2 time MVPs.......who himself is recovering from multiple brain injuries over the past 50 years.....no. Not higgins

Gad Zoooks

Did you hear what Zuccarella said after he took that slapshot to the head ?

"..... - -- - - ogggggg ........"

Total fucking silence and gurgulations...... Just like rick nashs game....He lost the ability to speak for 3 days....obviously he's not a North American born player or else he would have been back on the ice and let his game do the talking.

Anyway blueshirts will be fine next year.....keep Nash around for another year....he is a good regular season player.....we need more grit.....but we already have it......we need Hayes to get Nastier and Krieder to throw his size around too.....Stepan is an all-star and Miller is headed that way......either handle or Boyle need to go.....obviously st Louis is done.......we don't need a goal scorer, we need a stick handling playmaker to help setup our scorers........but then again.....as zooks would

" unga bunga bunga , bunga binga banga bunga "

On to Belmont

Well, with another hockey season faded into the rear view mirror we are reminded again just how special the 94 lads were......the Graveys. Messiers, Matteau's, leetchies , Buek, Tikanen , Richter and all......this current group is too soft. No grit, princess Henrietta has to go, same too Nash, st Louis , yandle, Boyle etc.....

We are also reminded that the Belmont stakes is this Saturday..... And I'm gonna shock ya......I'll wait for post positions, but I am eyeballing FROSTED, MATERIALITY and another horse TBD to close out my triple....not the Pharoah......

So in other words....we are guaranteed to see a triple crown.