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| Hard Eight (OP) User ID: 8668963 United States02/07/2013 09:28 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | You have to understand what Chicago area is. Everything west of 25th street is a pretty good place to live. Everything east of it is a hell hole. I use to attend Blackhawks games on a regular basis but now the area surrounding United Center is really bad. Make a wrong turn and you can be on serious trouble. Quoting: The Dudester I live in the western suburbs, maybe 20 miles from downtown and life here is pretty good. I'm allowed to have my guns, the schools are great, and crime is low. I also pay $15,000 a year in property tax which is high but you get what you pay for. The biggest property tax contributor in my town is McDonald's Corp. Hate their food but I love their $$$$$. The cops are good and very wuick to respond if something happens. I only wonder when we will eventually be infiltrated by criminals looking for a new area to score. I figure the further we sink, the more it spreads. Your situation is similar to most of metropolitan America I think. My suburban N.TX city is great and the police say most of the crime occurs along our borders with Dallas, especially near Section 8 housing. Whodathunk? Texas has yet to learn submission to any oppression, come from what source it may. Sam Houston "The beauty of the Second Amendment is that it will not be needed until they try to take it." Thomas Jefferson If you don't read the newspaper you are uninformed, if you do read the newspaper you are misinformed. -- Mark Twain Giving money and power to government is like giving whiskey and keys to teenage boys. -- P.J. O'Rourke, Civil Libertarian |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 33749328 United States02/07/2013 09:28 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Perhaps the U.S. should pull out of Chicago? Quoting: Hard Eight Body count: In the last 12 months 500 killed (murdered) in Chicago. 221 killed in Iraq AND Chicago has one of the strictest gun laws in the entire US. President: Barack Hussein Obama Senator: Dick Durbin House Representative: Jesse Jackson Jr. Governor: Pat Quinn House leader: Mike Madigan Atty. Gen.: Lisa Madigan (daughter of Mike) Mayor: Rahm Emanuel The leadership in Illinois - all Democrats. Thank you for the combat zone in Chicago . Of course, they're all blaming each other. Can't blame Republicans; there aren't any! Chicago school system rated one of the worst in the country. Can't blame Republicans; there aren't any! State pension fund $78 Billion in debt, worst in country. Can't blame Republicans; there aren't any! Cook County (Chicago ) sales tax 10.25% highest in country. Can't blame Republicans; there aren't any! This is the political culture that Obama comes from in Illinois. And he is going to 'fix' Washington politics for us??? George Ryan is no longer Governor, he is in prison. Of course he was replaced by Rob Blajogevitch who is...that's right, also in prison. And Representative Jesse Jackson Jr. resigned 11 / 21 / 2012. That is because he is fighting being sent to... that's right, prison. More like the Peoples Republic of Chicongo, amirite? |
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| Question EVERYTHING Traveler In The Matrix User ID: 33835920 United States02/07/2013 09:32 AM  Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Awesomeness!!! First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win. ~ Mahatma Gandhi "Always, at every moment, there will be the thrill of victory, the sensation of trampling on an enemy who is helpless. If you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face—forever." ~ George Orwell "The exact level of tyranny that you're going to live under, is the level of tyranny you put up with." ~Thomas Jefferson "All tyranny needs to gain a foothold is for people of good conscience to remain silent. ~ Thomas Jefferson |
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| davvi User ID: 3677166 United States02/07/2013 09:36 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Perhaps the U.S. should pull out of Chicago? Quoting: Hard Eight Body count: In the last 12 months 500 killed (murdered) in Chicago. 221 killed in Iraq AND Chicago has one of the strictest gun laws in the entire US. President: Barack Hussein Obama Senator: Dick Durbin House Representative: Jesse Jackson Jr. Governor: Pat Quinn House leader: Mike Madigan Atty. Gen.: Lisa Madigan (daughter of Mike) Mayor: Rahm Emanuel The leadership in Illinois - all Democrats. Thank you for the combat zone in Chicago . Of course, they're all blaming each other. Can't blame Republicans; there aren't any! Chicago school system rated one of the worst in the country. Can't blame Republicans; there aren't any! State pension fund $78 Billion in debt, worst in country. Can't blame Republicans; there aren't any! Cook County (Chicago ) sales tax 10.25% highest in country. Can't blame Republicans; there aren't any! This is the political culture that Obama comes from in Illinois. And he is going to 'fix' Washington politics for us??? George Ryan is no longer Governor, he is in prison. Of course he was replaced by Rob Blajogevitch who is...that's right, also in prison. And Representative Jesse Jackson Jr. resigned 11 / 21 / 2012. That is because he is fighting being sent to... that's right, prison. i am reading that Junior jackson is facing substantial jail time and that his wife feels like she has been thrown under the bus, so who knows maybe she will start to "talk" about the family shake-down business to save herself? |
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| Warrior of the Apocalypse User ID: 27314219 United States02/07/2013 09:52 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I'm writing from the Front Lines of the Battle Field known as Chicago... I've moonlighted as a bouncer in Chicago for the last 12 years and I can tell you that it is as bad as it sounds. If you ever come to our fair city, keep your head on a swivel or you will get rolled in a minute!   Warrior of the Apocalypse |
| Hard Eight (OP) User ID: 8668963 United States02/07/2013 09:54 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation |  Can't believe this is what the majority wants for America.Texas has yet to learn submission to any oppression, come from what source it may. Sam Houston "The beauty of the Second Amendment is that it will not be needed until they try to take it." Thomas Jefferson If you don't read the newspaper you are uninformed, if you do read the newspaper you are misinformed. -- Mark Twain Giving money and power to government is like giving whiskey and keys to teenage boys. -- P.J. O'Rourke, Civil Libertarian |
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| uscrusader1 User ID: 9491757 United States02/07/2013 10:06 AM  Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Have any of you been to Chicago? Chicago native here. Although I agree gun laws, governmental officals, and taxes are extremely shitty. It's a pretty nice place to live. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 7176674 Sure, no guns allowed and now without a 911 call system(rahm cost cutting) even better! Negroes coming up from the south side where there's slim pickin's to Michigan Ave, Wrigleyville, to beat up/rob Caucasions in the 'good' neighborhoods. Only gettin' better. And God forbid you're a retailer open on MLK Day when all the negro kids are out of school. According to police blogs the crime rate should come down now that rahm has redefined violent crime and murder reporting. Instead of shooting/murder- natural death, bleeding, 1/4 inch hole in torso. :) We need the tourists...  Last Edited by uscrusader1 on 02/07/2013 10:10 AM |
| Visitor User ID: 1354586 United States02/07/2013 10:09 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | It's also a sanctuary city. Cities in the United States began designating themselves as sanctuary cities during the 1980s.[1] The policy was first initiated in 1979 in Los Angeles, to prevent police from inquiring about the immigration status of arrestees. The internal policy, "Special Order 40," states: "Officers shall not initiate police action with the objective of discovering the alien status of a person. Officers shall not arrest nor book persons for violation of title 8, section 1325 of the United States Immigration code (Illegal Entry)."[2] Some of the 31 American cities are Washington, D.C.; New York City (see also Illegal immigration in New York City); Jersey City; Los Angeles; San Francisco; Santa Ana; San Diego; San Jose; Oakland; Salt Lake City; El Paso; Houston; Detroit; Chicago; Minneapolis; Miami; Denver; Baltimore; Seattle; Portland, Oregon; New Haven; Somerville; Cambridge; Portland, Maine; and Tulsa. Al Qaeda could be infiltrating these cities right now, but the Democrats gave them sanctuary. |
| uscrusader1 User ID: 9491757 United States02/07/2013 10:15 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | It's also a sanctuary city. Quoting: Visitor 1354586 Cities in the United States began designating themselves as sanctuary cities during the 1980s.[1] The policy was first initiated in 1979 in Los Angeles, to prevent police from inquiring about the immigration status of arrestees. The internal policy, "Special Order 40," states: "Officers shall not initiate police action with the objective of discovering the alien status of a person. Officers shall not arrest nor book persons for violation of title 8, section 1325 of the United States Immigration code (Illegal Entry)."[2] Some of the 31 American cities are Washington, D.C.; New York City (see also Illegal immigration in New York City); Jersey City; Los Angeles; San Francisco; Santa Ana; San Diego; San Jose; Oakland; Salt Lake City; El Paso; Houston; Detroit; Chicago; Minneapolis; Miami; Denver; Baltimore; Seattle; Portland, Oregon; New Haven; Somerville; Cambridge; Portland, Maine; and Tulsa. Al Qaeda could be infiltrating these cities right now, but the Democrats gave them sanctuary. They are here now! Did you see the NEW masjid(mosque/jihad fortress) on North Ave and 355? |
| Hard Eight (OP) User ID: 8668963 United States02/07/2013 10:17 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | It's also a sanctuary city. Quoting: Visitor 1354586 Cities in the United States began designating themselves as sanctuary cities during the 1980s.[1] The policy was first initiated in 1979 in Los Angeles, to prevent police from inquiring about the immigration status of arrestees. The internal policy, "Special Order 40," states: "Officers shall not initiate police action with the objective of discovering the alien status of a person. Officers shall not arrest nor book persons for violation of title 8, section 1325 of the United States Immigration code (Illegal Entry)."[2] Some of the 31 American cities are Washington, D.C.; New York City (see also Illegal immigration in New York City); Jersey City; Los Angeles; San Francisco; Santa Ana; San Diego; San Jose; Oakland; Salt Lake City; El Paso; Houston; Detroit; Chicago; Minneapolis; Miami; Denver; Baltimore; Seattle; Portland, Oregon; New Haven; Somerville; Cambridge; Portland, Maine; and Tulsa. Al Qaeda could be infiltrating these cities right now, but the Democrats gave them sanctuary. So your saying that our borders are not secure  and terror cells could be running wild?Texas has yet to learn submission to any oppression, come from what source it may. Sam Houston "The beauty of the Second Amendment is that it will not be needed until they try to take it." Thomas Jefferson If you don't read the newspaper you are uninformed, if you do read the newspaper you are misinformed. -- Mark Twain Giving money and power to government is like giving whiskey and keys to teenage boys. -- P.J. O'Rourke, Civil Libertarian |
| Waterbug User ID: 1295673 United States02/07/2013 10:23 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I knew a Chicago guy awhile back, around the mid-eighties.. He was the LD in a production I was in. We both liked to talk hockey..drink a few beers. When the production was in its final week, he hit me up for 300 bucks.. said he needed to send some money to his Mom right away. He was supposed to pay me back as soon as he got back to Chicago. I never saw or heard from him again.. KK you sunuvabitch... I haven't forgotten about it. |
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| Hard Eight (OP) User ID: 8668963 United States02/07/2013 10:35 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I will post examples of republican cesspools if it makes you feel better, oh wait, I can't find any. For the record libertarian/conservative here without apologies. Texas has yet to learn submission to any oppression, come from what source it may. Sam Houston "The beauty of the Second Amendment is that it will not be needed until they try to take it." Thomas Jefferson If you don't read the newspaper you are uninformed, if you do read the newspaper you are misinformed. -- Mark Twain Giving money and power to government is like giving whiskey and keys to teenage boys. -- P.J. O'Rourke, Civil Libertarian |
| Visitor User ID: 1354586 United States02/07/2013 10:35 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | It's also a sanctuary city. Quoting: Visitor 1354586 Cities in the United States began designating themselves as sanctuary cities during the 1980s.[1] The policy was first initiated in 1979 in Los Angeles, to prevent police from inquiring about the immigration status of arrestees. The internal policy, "Special Order 40," states: "Officers shall not initiate police action with the objective of discovering the alien status of a person. Officers shall not arrest nor book persons for violation of title 8, section 1325 of the United States Immigration code (Illegal Entry)."[2] Some of the 31 American cities are Washington, D.C.; New York City (see also Illegal immigration in New York City); Jersey City; Los Angeles; San Francisco; Santa Ana; San Diego; San Jose; Oakland; Salt Lake City; El Paso; Houston; Detroit; Chicago; Minneapolis; Miami; Denver; Baltimore; Seattle; Portland, Oregon; New Haven; Somerville; Cambridge; Portland, Maine; and Tulsa. Al Qaeda could be infiltrating these cities right now, but the Democrats gave them sanctuary. They are here now! Did you see the NEW masjid(mosque/jihad fortress) on North Ave and 355? Agreed it does look like a Fortress. Sadly, it showed up after Wheaton College capitulated and dropped their "Crusaders" name. |
| uscrusader1 User ID: 9491757 United States02/07/2013 10:58 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | It's also a sanctuary city. Quoting: Visitor 1354586 Cities in the United States began designating themselves as sanctuary cities during the 1980s.[1] The policy was first initiated in 1979 in Los Angeles, to prevent police from inquiring about the immigration status of arrestees. The internal policy, "Special Order 40," states: "Officers shall not initiate police action with the objective of discovering the alien status of a person. Officers shall not arrest nor book persons for violation of title 8, section 1325 of the United States Immigration code (Illegal Entry)."[2] Some of the 31 American cities are Washington, D.C.; New York City (see also Illegal immigration in New York City); Jersey City; Los Angeles; San Francisco; Santa Ana; San Diego; San Jose; Oakland; Salt Lake City; El Paso; Houston; Detroit; Chicago; Minneapolis; Miami; Denver; Baltimore; Seattle; Portland, Oregon; New Haven; Somerville; Cambridge; Portland, Maine; and Tulsa. Al Qaeda could be infiltrating these cities right now, but the Democrats gave them sanctuary. They are here now! Did you see the NEW masjid(mosque/jihad fortress) on North Ave and 355? Agreed it does look like a Fortress. Sadly, it showed up after Wheaton College capitulated and dropped their "Crusaders" name. Oh No! :) |
| Hard Eight (OP) User ID: 8668963 United States02/07/2013 10:58 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Perhaps the U.S. should pull out of Chicago? Quoting: Hard Eight Body count: In the last 12 months 500 killed (murdered) in Chicago. 221 killed in Iraq AND Chicago has one of the strictest gun laws in the entire US. President: Barack Hussein Obama Senator: Dick Durbin House Representative: Jesse Jackson Jr. Governor: Pat Quinn House leader: Mike Madigan Atty. Gen.: Lisa Madigan (daughter of Mike) Mayor: Rahm Emanuel The leadership in Illinois - all Democrats. Thank you for the combat zone in Chicago . Of course, they're all blaming each other. Can't blame Republicans; there aren't any! Chicago school system rated one of the worst in the country. Can't blame Republicans; there aren't any! State pension fund $78 Billion in debt, worst in country. Can't blame Republicans; there aren't any! Cook County (Chicago ) sales tax 10.25% highest in country. Can't blame Republicans; there aren't any! This is the political culture that Obama comes from in Illinois. And he is going to 'fix' Washington politics for us??? George Ryan is no longer Governor, he is in prison. Of course he was replaced by Rob Blajogevitch who is...that's right, also in prison. And Representative Jesse Jackson Jr. resigned 11 / 21 / 2012. That is because he is fighting being sent to... that's right, prison. Very informative post, OP. 5* Out of curiosity, what are the governors in prison for? What's the possibility of jackson going to prison? What did he get caught for? George Ryan: Ryan's political career was marred by a scandal involving the illegal sale of government licenses, contracts and leases by state employees during his prior service as Secretary of State; in the wake of numerous convictions of former aides, he chose not to run for reelection in 2002. All told, seventy-nine former state officials, lobbyists, and others have been since charged in the investigation, and at least 76 have been convicted. The corruption scandal that led to Ryan's downfall began over a decade earlier as a federal investigation into a deadly crash in Wisconsin that killed six children of Rev. Duane "Scott" Willis and his wife, Janet. The investigation revealed a scheme inside Ryan's secretary of state's office in which unqualified truck drivers obtained licenses through bribes. As the AP wrote: "The probe expanded over the next eight years into a wide-ranging corruption investigation that eventually reached Ryan in the governor's office." [link to en.wikipedia.org (secure)] Texas has yet to learn submission to any oppression, come from what source it may. Sam Houston "The beauty of the Second Amendment is that it will not be needed until they try to take it." Thomas Jefferson If you don't read the newspaper you are uninformed, if you do read the newspaper you are misinformed. -- Mark Twain Giving money and power to government is like giving whiskey and keys to teenage boys. -- P.J. O'Rourke, Civil Libertarian |
| Sleeping Giant User ID: 543618 United States02/07/2013 11:15 AM  Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | "The goal of the 'liberals'—as it emerges from the record of the past decades—was to smuggle this country into welfare statism by means of single, concrete, specific measures, enlarging the power of the government a step at a time, never permitting these steps to be summed up into principles, never permitting their direction to be identified or the basic issue to be named. Thus statism was to come, not by vote or by violence, but by slow rot..." -Ayn Rand Wake up, oh sleeper, and rise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you |
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