Saturday, March 2, 2019
‘Growing Your Canna-Business in Wisconsin’ hemp seminar coming to Parkside
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SOMERS — A free all-day seminar for
businesses and entrepreneurs interested in the cannabis and hemp
industries is scheduled to take place March 16 at the University of
Wisconsin-Parkside.
The “Hemp Help” seminar, presented by the Japan-based medical equipment manufacturer Shimadzu Corp., is intended to provide “an opportunity for the community to learn about hemp growing and processing in Wisconsin,” according to the company.
Since 2014, some groups and individuals have been able to grow hemp and sell hemp-based products in Wisconsin through a pilot program.
Last summer, the floodgates opened after then-Attorney General Brad Schimel directed law enforcement to allow hemp growers and sellers to proceed with their businesses.
Read more: https://journaltimes.com/news/local/growing-your-canna-business-in-wisconsin-hemp-seminar-coming-to/article_fce09a50-3f07-5f7d-a6c4-9a74927c7e79.html#tracking-source=home-the-latest
City of Racine Attorney Scott Letteney
Dear City Of Racine Alderpersons, When will City of Racine Mayor Cory Mason step up to the plate, do the right thing for long overtaxed and oppressed taxpaying Residents and *FIRE* City Attorney Scott Letteney long with his entire Staff?! To: City of Racine Common Council 2-27-2019 From: Harry Wait Subject: Complaint, egregious conduct by City Attorney Scott Letteney To City of Racine Common council members, I bring forth the attached complaint to request placement of this complaint onto the calendar for the March 5th, 2019 common council meeting. Mr. Letteney’s conduct as city attorney has thwarted, impeded and undermined the powers of the common council, shown contempt for state and city ordinances, abused his powers in office by acting as a political thug and filed false, frivolous pleadings into court records concerning the open records case of Sandy Weidner vs. City of Racine. Racine County Circuit Court case# 2017CV1644 Complainant asks the common council acting under it authorities to sanction and/or remove Attorney Letteney for his egregious conduct against public interest and that of the City of Racine. Read more @ https://arrestrecordsofracinewipublicofficials.wordpress.com/2019/03/02/racine-city-attorney-scott-letteney-must-resign-or-be-fired/ Sincerely, Tim & Cindy.
Interesting Discussion
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Racine City Attorney Scott Letteney Must Resign or be *FIRED*!
When is Enough – Enough?
When will City of Racine Mayor Cory Mason step up to the plate, do the right thing for long overtaxed and oppressed taxpaying Residents and *FIRE* City Attorney Scott Letteney long with his entire Staff?!
Read more: https://arrestrecordsofracinewipublicofficials.wordpress.com/2019/03/02/racine-city-attorney-scott-letteney-must-resign-or-be-fired/
Friday, March 1, 2019
Assets Vs. Liabilities
Dear City of Racine Alderpersons - Assets vs Liabilities. How much more time can City of Racine Residents continue to spend into the Future? Please calculate this amount for me - and provide exact data and references for your future calculations. So if I allege that you have grossly overspent on the future..... am I wrong? Especially in regards to OPEB! Aka - Other Post Employment Benefits?! Just asking. Sincerely, Tim & Cindy
$37 ‘Girl Power’ shirts were made by exploited Bangladeshi workers earning less than $1 an hour
Published time: 1 Mar, 2019 20:39 Edited time: 1 Mar, 2019 22:41
An 'empowerment’ oriented clothing brand has stopped selling its
“girl power” T-shirts after a report revealed they were being made by
exploited women in a sweatshop in Bangladesh. But at least the cotton
they used was organic?
In a case of robbing Patty to pay Pauline, the UK-based F= sold cheap shirts made at DIRD Composite Textiles in Bangladesh in order to raise money for Worldreader, a charity that provides e-books for impoverished children in Africa. The prints themselves were done in the UK.
F= said that there was a “huge demand” for the shirts, even getting celebrity endorsements from TV presenter Holly Willoughby and former Spice Girl Emma Bunton.
Read more: https://www.rt.com/uk/452797-girl-power-shirt-bangladesh/
ZZ TOP - Pearl Necklace Remastered LP Version
She's really upset with me again, I didn't give her what she likes I don't know what to tell her, Don't know what to say Everything got funky last night She was really bombed, And I was really blown away, Until I asked her what she wanted, And this is what she had to say: A pearl necklace She want to pearl necklace She want to pearl necklace
HOT GOVERNMENT
HOT GOVERNMENT meeting at Demarks Bar and Grill Weds, March 6th. at 7 PM.
Why Demark's Bar and Grill?
Because no great story begins with a salad.
Four for Fridays!
Good morning everyone I hope you have had a good week. I am really sorry for not posting Four for Fridays last week I was busy with errands and I did forget about it. Here are your questions for this week.
1) Are you ready for Spring to come?
2) How bad do you think we will be flooded when the snow melts?
3) Are you ready to get out of hibernation?
4) Are you ready to pack the winter clothes away?
Have a great weekend!
1) Are you ready for Spring to come?
2) How bad do you think we will be flooded when the snow melts?
3) Are you ready to get out of hibernation?
4) Are you ready to pack the winter clothes away?
Have a great weekend!
Thursday, February 28, 2019
Foxconn will need to recruit from beyond Wisconsin, and abroad, executive says
From JSOnline:
"We'll be recruiting from across the country," Murdoch said. "Indeed, we'll be receiving applications from other countries.
Read more: https://www.jsonline.com/story/money/business/2019/02/28/foxconn-need-recruit-beyond-wisconsin-and-beyond-u-s-exec-says/3018959002/
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| Foxconn executive C.P. "Tank" Murdoch speaks in Green Bay Thursday. (Photo: Rick Romell/Milwaukee Journal Sentinel) |
GREEN BAY - While Foxconn Technology
Group has a Wisconsin-first hiring policy, the company also will recruit
people from throughout the United States and abroad to work here, a
Foxconn executive said Thursday.
C.P.
"Tank" Murdoch, senior manager of projects for Foxconn, said the
company will require talent from beyond Wisconsin as it expands its
presence in the state.
"We'll be recruiting from across the country," Murdoch said. "Indeed, we'll be receiving applications from other countries.
Read more: https://www.jsonline.com/story/money/business/2019/02/28/foxconn-need-recruit-beyond-wisconsin-and-beyond-u-s-exec-says/3018959002/
Indicted Latvian central banker back at work after EU ruling
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A spokesman for Latvia's central bank says
the governor, who is also a member of the European Central Bank and is
investigated for alleged bribery, has returned to work.
Janis Silakalns said Thursday that Ilmars Rimsevics returned to his office on Wednesday, a day after the EU Court of Justice said he cannot be kept from performing his duties.
Latvian authorities had blocked him while they investigated him on charges of taking bribes from a local bank in exchange for helping it with the financial regulator.
After the EU court ruling, the Latvian prosecution office said Rimsevics, who has denied wrongdoing, still cannot leave the country without permission. That means he cannot attend meetings at ECB headquarters in Frankfurt, Germany, where interest rates are set for the 19-country eurozone.
From: https://journaltimes.com/news/world/indicted-latvian-central-banker-back-at-work-after-eu-ruling/article_51fbbd1d-4d13-51b5-a18d-a184f5931af6.html#tncms-source=infinity-scroll-summary-siderail-latest
Janis Silakalns said Thursday that Ilmars Rimsevics returned to his office on Wednesday, a day after the EU Court of Justice said he cannot be kept from performing his duties.
Latvian authorities had blocked him while they investigated him on charges of taking bribes from a local bank in exchange for helping it with the financial regulator.
After the EU court ruling, the Latvian prosecution office said Rimsevics, who has denied wrongdoing, still cannot leave the country without permission. That means he cannot attend meetings at ECB headquarters in Frankfurt, Germany, where interest rates are set for the 19-country eurozone.
From: https://journaltimes.com/news/world/indicted-latvian-central-banker-back-at-work-after-eu-ruling/article_51fbbd1d-4d13-51b5-a18d-a184f5931af6.html#tncms-source=infinity-scroll-summary-siderail-latest
Wednesday, February 27, 2019
City of Vice
Dear City of Racine Alderpersons, Somehow there is money in the Budget to expand the Mayor's Office to FIVE! Positions. A position which could be handled by at MOST competent persons. You need to decide - Mayor - OR - Administrator plus Assistant. And now comes the kicker - WHAT? ‘Resources have to come from somewhere’ During the city budget discussion last fall, Mayor Cory Mason and other department heads said they had transferred some operation costs to fees in order to help keep down the tax levy. “We were working really hard to keep property taxes down this year,” Mason said on Monday. “The resources have to come from somewhere.” Parks Director Tom Molbeck confirmed at the Monday meeting that last year, after their deposit was returned, the department charged Salmon-A-Rama a little under $3,000. This year, Molbeck said the total charged would be a little under $7,000 for two days of set-up, one day for takedown and nine days for the event itself. Molbeck’s staff compared their fees with Kenosha, Janesville and Madison and said that while those cities’ fees were lower at the outset, they would “nickel and dime” renters for items like garbage cans. Molbeck said Racine’s fees look higher, but are all-inclusive packages. “We are not pricing to price out anybody,” said Molbeck. “We’re asked to come up with fees for our budget and this is what we had.” https://journaltimes.com/news/local/salmon-a-rama-could-leave-city-panel-denies-request-to/article_48a78dd3-84f4-59f1-89e3-acf3f09e7393.html#tracking-source=home-trending Tom Molbeck is yet another $100,000 plus gold plated boat anchor warming a seat in City Hall with a $25,000 PLUS tax-free Fringe! It's the City of VIce - where taxes and fees support a bloated and INCOMPETENT Administrative staff while services are cut and events for Residents are denied because of outrageous fees. I hereby find the City of Racine Common Council GUILTY! of Looting Residents in a City of Ill Repute! Sincerely, Tim & Cindy
Public hotgovernment meeting
Public hotgovernment meeting at Demark's bar and grill starting at 6:30 pm
32 days and counting to elections of April 2nd. 2019
Complaint
To: City of Racine Common Council 2-27-2019
From: Harry Wait
Subject: Complaint, egregious conduct by City Attorney Scott Letteney
To City of Racine Common council members,
I bring forth the attached complaint to request placement of this
complaint onto the calendar for the March 5th, 2019 common council
meeting.
Mr. Letteney's conduct as city attorney has thwarted, impeded and
undermined the powers of the common council, shown contempt for
state and city ordinances, abused his powers in office by acting as a
political thug and filed false, frivolous pleadings into court records
concerning the open records case of Sandy Weidner vs. City of Racine.
Racine County Circuit Court case# 2017CV1644
Complainant asks the common council acting under it authorities to
sanction and/or remove Attorney Letteney for his egregious conduct
against public interest and that of the City of Racine.
~PJtully,
~~
Harry Wait
File/complaint attached
Complaint:
City Attorney Scott Letteney has an extensive history of
egregious conduct while in office, undermining the interest of
the people and the City of Racine.
To wit as follows:
City Attorney Scott Letteney violates both the letter and spirit of the
law concerning Wisconsin Public Records statutes.
As city attorney, Scott Letteney has an extensive history of engaging in tactics of
deny, delay and defer open records request in direct violation of Wisconsin Public
record statutes 19.19-.39. Under Letteney's supervision, the city attorney's office
thwarts, hinders and impedes the general public's right to know by deceit, lies
and untimely response times.
Scott Letteney undermines and thwarts the responsibilities of the City
Common Council.
Scott Letteney withheld and hid failed pre employment drug screening test of City
employee Timothy Thompkins. By withholding and hiding the failed pre
employment drug test, Attorney Letteney undermined and thwarted the scrutiny
of Common council members during the hiring/ vetting process. Mr. Letteney
undermined this vetting process which is in place to protect the interest of the
public and the city
Scott Letteney further undermined common council responsibilities by failing to
give notice that Mayor Mason had engaged in a contract with MWH Law Group to
conduct a police study to be billed by the hour. This billing by the hour
arrangement circumvented oversight and scrutiny by the common council, thus
avoiding any discussions by common council concerning the focus, scope, cost or
spending caps of the study. Thus far the mayor has kept the study secret despite
public funds being used to commission such study. Current cost of the study has
been published by the Journal Times at $118,000 dollars and counting.
These types of actions by both the mayor and city attorney Letteney undermines
the authority of the common council and renders the council as irrelevant.
Scott Letteney abused the powers of the city attorney's office to
silence and stifle a political candidate.
Abusing the powers of the city attorney's office, Mr. Letteney brought forth ethics
proceedings against then mayoral candidate Sandy Weidner in a most timely
manner to inflict maximum damage to candidate Weidner's campaign
Mr. Letteney acting as a political thug presented a secret power point
presentation to fellow common council members to make Sandy Weidner an
example of what happens when you do your job as a councilman too well. Mr.
Letteney then further engaged in unethical conduct by refusing to release the
complete presentation for further scrutiny and review.
Scott Letteney's act of refusal to provide such documents violated Alderman
Sandy Weidner's rights of due process. Alderman Sandy Weidner then filed a writ
of Mandamus where city attorney Scott Letteney filed frivolous pleadings into
court, further abused claims of documents being privileged and requested the
entire Open Records case of Sandy Weidner vs. City of Racine to be sealed
contrary to Wisconsin statutes 59.20(3), 757.14 and ist. Amendment rights:
Wisconsin Statute 59.20(3), The court shall:
"open to the examination of any person all books
and papers required to be kept in his or her office and permit
any person so examining to take notes and copies of such
books, records, papers or minutes .... "
Wisconsin Statute 757.14 "The sittings of every court shall be public and every
citizen may freely attend the same ...... " Citizens are directly empowered by
Wisconsin statute 757.14 to observe court proceedings.
1st. Amendment of the United States Constitution empowers citizen rights of
speech, to be heard, to assemble, to have knowledge of court calendars', to
attend, observe and scrutinize court proceedings ... ........... ecetera
Mr Letteney subverted the above statutes and the 1st. Amendment by filing
frivolous and false pleadings into the court
Alderman Sandy Weidner endured the darkness of a complicit, unlawful secret
court for 7 months until complainant filed a motion to intervene on behalf of
public interest.
Complainant has no knowledge or information that Mr. Letteney ever sought
approval from the common council for funds to pursue such outrageous,
egregious and unconstitutional acts within the court against the sitting alderman.
This egregious conduct of Attorney Scott Letteney along with the frivolous filings
have squandered public funds in the excess of $75,000 dollars and still counting.
Scott Letteney has exhibited negligence in the legal oversight of
Machinery Row.
Scott Letteney failed to act against straw man purchaser Rodney Blackwell. As
city attorney Scott Letteney turned a blind eye and deaf ear to the project, city
officials squandered and misappropriated millions of tax dollars while displacing
businesses contrary to law. Mr. Letteney should be well aware of the
irregularities of Machinery Row and of the filed criminal complaint which includes
fraud.
Complainant alleges city attorney Scott Letteney is a scofflaw and unfit for public
service.
Secret surveys, secret meetings, secret government and secret courts are not in
public or city interest, members of the city council should not be content with
being made irrelevant as other city official's act to subvert, undermine and negate
the responsibilities of the council.
I close my complaint with the following:
"The very word "secrecy" is repugnant in a free and open society; and we are
as a people inherently and historically opposed to secret societies, to secret
oaths and to secret proceedings. We decided long ago that the dangers of
excessive and unwarranted concealment of pertinent facts far outweighed the
dangers which are cited to justify it. Even today there is little value in opposing
the threat of a closed society by imitating its arbitrary restrictions. Even today
there is little value in insuring the survival of our nation if our traditions do not
survive with it. And there is very grave danger that an announced need for
increased security will be seized upon by those anxious to expand its meaning
to the very limits of official censorship and concealment. {Pres. John Kennedy}
4353 Shianne St.
Union Grove, Wi. 53182
262-770-9796
Email: harrytrex@gmail.com
From: Harry Wait
Subject: Complaint, egregious conduct by City Attorney Scott Letteney
To City of Racine Common council members,
I bring forth the attached complaint to request placement of this
complaint onto the calendar for the March 5th, 2019 common council
meeting.
Mr. Letteney's conduct as city attorney has thwarted, impeded and
undermined the powers of the common council, shown contempt for
state and city ordinances, abused his powers in office by acting as a
political thug and filed false, frivolous pleadings into court records
concerning the open records case of Sandy Weidner vs. City of Racine.
Racine County Circuit Court case# 2017CV1644
Complainant asks the common council acting under it authorities to
sanction and/or remove Attorney Letteney for his egregious conduct
against public interest and that of the City of Racine.
~PJtully,
~~
Harry Wait
File/complaint attached
Complaint:
City Attorney Scott Letteney has an extensive history of
egregious conduct while in office, undermining the interest of
the people and the City of Racine.
To wit as follows:
City Attorney Scott Letteney violates both the letter and spirit of the
law concerning Wisconsin Public Records statutes.
As city attorney, Scott Letteney has an extensive history of engaging in tactics of
deny, delay and defer open records request in direct violation of Wisconsin Public
record statutes 19.19-.39. Under Letteney's supervision, the city attorney's office
thwarts, hinders and impedes the general public's right to know by deceit, lies
and untimely response times.
Scott Letteney undermines and thwarts the responsibilities of the City
Common Council.
Scott Letteney withheld and hid failed pre employment drug screening test of City
employee Timothy Thompkins. By withholding and hiding the failed pre
employment drug test, Attorney Letteney undermined and thwarted the scrutiny
of Common council members during the hiring/ vetting process. Mr. Letteney
undermined this vetting process which is in place to protect the interest of the
public and the city
Scott Letteney further undermined common council responsibilities by failing to
give notice that Mayor Mason had engaged in a contract with MWH Law Group to
conduct a police study to be billed by the hour. This billing by the hour
arrangement circumvented oversight and scrutiny by the common council, thus
avoiding any discussions by common council concerning the focus, scope, cost or
spending caps of the study. Thus far the mayor has kept the study secret despite
public funds being used to commission such study. Current cost of the study has
been published by the Journal Times at $118,000 dollars and counting.
These types of actions by both the mayor and city attorney Letteney undermines
the authority of the common council and renders the council as irrelevant.
Scott Letteney abused the powers of the city attorney's office to
silence and stifle a political candidate.
Abusing the powers of the city attorney's office, Mr. Letteney brought forth ethics
proceedings against then mayoral candidate Sandy Weidner in a most timely
manner to inflict maximum damage to candidate Weidner's campaign
Mr. Letteney acting as a political thug presented a secret power point
presentation to fellow common council members to make Sandy Weidner an
example of what happens when you do your job as a councilman too well. Mr.
Letteney then further engaged in unethical conduct by refusing to release the
complete presentation for further scrutiny and review.
Scott Letteney's act of refusal to provide such documents violated Alderman
Sandy Weidner's rights of due process. Alderman Sandy Weidner then filed a writ
of Mandamus where city attorney Scott Letteney filed frivolous pleadings into
court, further abused claims of documents being privileged and requested the
entire Open Records case of Sandy Weidner vs. City of Racine to be sealed
contrary to Wisconsin statutes 59.20(3), 757.14 and ist. Amendment rights:
Wisconsin Statute 59.20(3), The court shall:
"open to the examination of any person all books
and papers required to be kept in his or her office and permit
any person so examining to take notes and copies of such
books, records, papers or minutes .... "
Wisconsin Statute 757.14 "The sittings of every court shall be public and every
citizen may freely attend the same ...... " Citizens are directly empowered by
Wisconsin statute 757.14 to observe court proceedings.
1st. Amendment of the United States Constitution empowers citizen rights of
speech, to be heard, to assemble, to have knowledge of court calendars', to
attend, observe and scrutinize court proceedings ... ........... ecetera
Mr Letteney subverted the above statutes and the 1st. Amendment by filing
frivolous and false pleadings into the court
Alderman Sandy Weidner endured the darkness of a complicit, unlawful secret
court for 7 months until complainant filed a motion to intervene on behalf of
public interest.
Complainant has no knowledge or information that Mr. Letteney ever sought
approval from the common council for funds to pursue such outrageous,
egregious and unconstitutional acts within the court against the sitting alderman.
This egregious conduct of Attorney Scott Letteney along with the frivolous filings
have squandered public funds in the excess of $75,000 dollars and still counting.
Scott Letteney has exhibited negligence in the legal oversight of
Machinery Row.
Scott Letteney failed to act against straw man purchaser Rodney Blackwell. As
city attorney Scott Letteney turned a blind eye and deaf ear to the project, city
officials squandered and misappropriated millions of tax dollars while displacing
businesses contrary to law. Mr. Letteney should be well aware of the
irregularities of Machinery Row and of the filed criminal complaint which includes
fraud.
Complainant alleges city attorney Scott Letteney is a scofflaw and unfit for public
service.
Secret surveys, secret meetings, secret government and secret courts are not in
public or city interest, members of the city council should not be content with
being made irrelevant as other city official's act to subvert, undermine and negate
the responsibilities of the council.
I close my complaint with the following:
"The very word "secrecy" is repugnant in a free and open society; and we are
as a people inherently and historically opposed to secret societies, to secret
oaths and to secret proceedings. We decided long ago that the dangers of
excessive and unwarranted concealment of pertinent facts far outweighed the
dangers which are cited to justify it. Even today there is little value in opposing
the threat of a closed society by imitating its arbitrary restrictions. Even today
there is little value in insuring the survival of our nation if our traditions do not
survive with it. And there is very grave danger that an announced need for
increased security will be seized upon by those anxious to expand its meaning
to the very limits of official censorship and concealment. {Pres. John Kennedy}
4353 Shianne St.
Union Grove, Wi. 53182
262-770-9796
Email: harrytrex@gmail.com
Dear Madame Zoltar
My boys can keep the sidewalk clean, but they can't raise the temperature. Only Mother Nature can do that and she is MIA. Does she think this is a joke, or is she lying somewhere, bleeding, or worse? Please, Mother Nature, return to your post.
More and more housing developments are being announced in Racine almost every day. This, of course, is due to the Foxconn effect. Have any of them actually started? Or are they waiting for further commitment from the Taiwanese company? The suspense is killing me. Someone DO something.
I understand that quite a few Catholic cardinals were called on the carpet by the Vatican and nuns for their treatment of sex abuse and bullying cases. The nuns part is new to me. Mostly, they expressed shame for the cardinals. Nuns are like water; they can wear anything down.
Donald Trump has declared a national emergency in order to fund his wall between the U.S. and Mexico. That is receiving a lot of criticism. No matter what, Trump seems dedicated to the idea of a wall. I don't think he believes that it will stop much illegal immigration, but it's a large campaign promise he seems intent on fulfilling. They should make it like the Great Wall of China. Then vendors could sell things atop the wall to visitors. But, nooooo.......
Why would a city worry about subverting state law over cannabis, when it already subverts federal law by declaring itself a sanctuary city?
When you have a previously unknown noise in your car, does it drive you nuts? It does me. I have to have Señor Zanza check it out. Usually, it's nothing. Sometimes, though, .........
Do you think Monument Square needs to be redesigned? There's a group that believes so and I believe they're collecting signatures. Wasn't it just redesigned about 10 years ago? Who pays for it? Why should even more money flow downtown's way when much of the rest of the city lives in poverty? C'mon, Mr. Mayor Cory Masonite, fix it. Fix our problems and stop looting the city.
That's it, dears. I love you all. madamezoltar@jtirregulars.com
Just keep thinking "spring is coming, spring is coming, ...." Sooner or later, it has to arrive.
_________________________
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Tuesday, February 26, 2019
Spring Braining
From The Shepherd Express:
And whenever I’m confused, I immediately head over there up by the
Uptowner tavern/charm school at the wistful corner of Humboldt &
Center for a heady sit-down with my personal brain trust to get myself
all straightened out. Hey, tag along if you’d like, but you buy the
first round.
Little Jimmy Iodine: I remember reading about some big-time rich guy who offered a million bucks for a husband and wife to go on a 16-month voyage together around Mars and back.
Ernie: I’d volunteer the Mrs. to be the wife and let somebody else’s husband go with her. She’s always bitching how I never take her anywhere; so if some other knobshine wants to take her to focking Mars, focking swell.
Herbie: No husband-wife relationship is without its moments of hell-to-pay. Take your Jesus, for example. There’s been historical scuttlebutt that the guy was indeed married, god bless him. I’m sure there must’ve been times he had to take his sandals off outside the door late at night and then tiptoe toward the boudoir, to be greeted with a wifely “DO YOU KNOW WHAT TIME IT IS, MISTER?”
Emil: Amen!
Herbie: And what, then, is your excuse? That you got tied up changing water into wine and lost track of time? Good luck with that. Many a time have I found myself in a similar dilemma, busy with changing dollars into bourbon, thus losing track of the time on the day of an apparent anniversary or birthday, and never once did the lady find that to be an acceptable excuse for my tardiness, what the fock.
Ray: Speaking of unacceptable excuses…
Little Jimmy Iodine: Hey, Artie! Over here. Put a load on your keister.
Art: Hey gents, what do you hear, what do you know.
Emil: I know I left a message the other week with that sports super-agent Drew Rosencrantz ’cause I’m looking for a new deal. I haven’t heard back from him yet, though.
Julius: What “new deal”? You don’t even have an old deal. You don’t even have a focking job, you focking idiot.
Emil: Doesn’t hurt to try though, ain’a?
Art: I’m thinking of benching myself over at the newspaper for a couple, three weeks. I got this feeling I might be in one of those slumps where I’m just not hitting like I usually do. Maybe I’m trying too hard, trying to do too much.
Herbie: You know Artie, when it comes to being full of crap, you take the turd cake. “Trying too hard”? Hey mister, it’s called work. You sound like one of those overpaid clueless billionaire ballplayers who all of a sudden can’t hit the broadside of a toilet. And the theory they always come up with is “they’re trying too hard,” that they “just got to go up there and relax.” And every Joe Blow sports fan buys it like a hot tamale—except me because this slumpage theory does not cut the cheese in the real world of the working man.
Ernie: No shit, Herbie. Twenty-five focking years ago I ran this very same theory past my last boss. He asked me how come my work always sucked. I said, “The way I see it, I’m trying too hard to make good at what I’m getting paid to do. I need to focking relax, don’t you think?” He agreed. He told me to clear my stuff out in a New York minute or he’d call the cops. I’ve been relaxing ever since. The thing is, I can’t tell if my work’s improved ’cause I don’t do any.
Little Jimmy: Hey Artie, I got a nice story maybe you can put in your little newspaper that the people would like for the Lent coming up:
One time in heaven, Saint Peter said to Jesus, “I’m going out for a pizza pie and I want you to watch the pearly gates. Everybody who comes up, you ask the questions and decide if they may enter.” And Jesus said verily, “No problemo.”
So Jesus was conducting the interviews when he spied a blind and very old man coming toward him. And Jesus said unto him, “Que pasa. Tell me about your life.” And the old man said, “I remember next to nothing about my life, except that I had a son who was very famous on Earth and that I was a carpenter.”
Jesus thought, “A son, very famous, and he was a carpenter. This must be Joseph!” Jesus, with his eyes full of tears, said, “Father?” And the old man, touching the face of Jesus said, “Is that you, Pinocchio?”
(Ba-ding! Hey, it’s getting late and I know you got to go, but thanks for letting us bend your ear, ’cause I’m Art Kumbalek and I told you so.)
From: https://shepherdexpress.com/advice/art-kumbalek/spring-braining/
Little Jimmy Iodine: I remember reading about some big-time rich guy who offered a million bucks for a husband and wife to go on a 16-month voyage together around Mars and back.
Ernie: I’d volunteer the Mrs. to be the wife and let somebody else’s husband go with her. She’s always bitching how I never take her anywhere; so if some other knobshine wants to take her to focking Mars, focking swell.
Herbie: No husband-wife relationship is without its moments of hell-to-pay. Take your Jesus, for example. There’s been historical scuttlebutt that the guy was indeed married, god bless him. I’m sure there must’ve been times he had to take his sandals off outside the door late at night and then tiptoe toward the boudoir, to be greeted with a wifely “DO YOU KNOW WHAT TIME IT IS, MISTER?”
Emil: Amen!
Herbie: And what, then, is your excuse? That you got tied up changing water into wine and lost track of time? Good luck with that. Many a time have I found myself in a similar dilemma, busy with changing dollars into bourbon, thus losing track of the time on the day of an apparent anniversary or birthday, and never once did the lady find that to be an acceptable excuse for my tardiness, what the fock.
Ray: Speaking of unacceptable excuses…
Little Jimmy Iodine: Hey, Artie! Over here. Put a load on your keister.
Art: Hey gents, what do you hear, what do you know.
Emil: I know I left a message the other week with that sports super-agent Drew Rosencrantz ’cause I’m looking for a new deal. I haven’t heard back from him yet, though.
Julius: What “new deal”? You don’t even have an old deal. You don’t even have a focking job, you focking idiot.
Emil: Doesn’t hurt to try though, ain’a?
Art: I’m thinking of benching myself over at the newspaper for a couple, three weeks. I got this feeling I might be in one of those slumps where I’m just not hitting like I usually do. Maybe I’m trying too hard, trying to do too much.
Herbie: You know Artie, when it comes to being full of crap, you take the turd cake. “Trying too hard”? Hey mister, it’s called work. You sound like one of those overpaid clueless billionaire ballplayers who all of a sudden can’t hit the broadside of a toilet. And the theory they always come up with is “they’re trying too hard,” that they “just got to go up there and relax.” And every Joe Blow sports fan buys it like a hot tamale—except me because this slumpage theory does not cut the cheese in the real world of the working man.
Ernie: No shit, Herbie. Twenty-five focking years ago I ran this very same theory past my last boss. He asked me how come my work always sucked. I said, “The way I see it, I’m trying too hard to make good at what I’m getting paid to do. I need to focking relax, don’t you think?” He agreed. He told me to clear my stuff out in a New York minute or he’d call the cops. I’ve been relaxing ever since. The thing is, I can’t tell if my work’s improved ’cause I don’t do any.
Little Jimmy: Hey Artie, I got a nice story maybe you can put in your little newspaper that the people would like for the Lent coming up:
One time in heaven, Saint Peter said to Jesus, “I’m going out for a pizza pie and I want you to watch the pearly gates. Everybody who comes up, you ask the questions and decide if they may enter.” And Jesus said verily, “No problemo.”
So Jesus was conducting the interviews when he spied a blind and very old man coming toward him. And Jesus said unto him, “Que pasa. Tell me about your life.” And the old man said, “I remember next to nothing about my life, except that I had a son who was very famous on Earth and that I was a carpenter.”
Jesus thought, “A son, very famous, and he was a carpenter. This must be Joseph!” Jesus, with his eyes full of tears, said, “Father?” And the old man, touching the face of Jesus said, “Is that you, Pinocchio?”
(Ba-ding! Hey, it’s getting late and I know you got to go, but thanks for letting us bend your ear, ’cause I’m Art Kumbalek and I told you so.)
From: https://shepherdexpress.com/advice/art-kumbalek/spring-braining/
Monday, February 25, 2019
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers pulls back Wisconsin troops from the U.S. border with Mexico
From JSOnline:
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| Gov.-elect Tony Evers is shown during an interview Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2019, in Madison, Wis. (Photo11: Mark Hoffman / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel) |
MADISON - Gov. Tony Evers issued an executive order Monday pulling back Wisconsin troops from the U.S. border with Mexico.
Evers
said he is withdrawing the 112 Wisconsin National Guard soldiers and
airmen from Arizona because "there is simply not ample evidence to
support the president's contention that there exists a national security
crisis at our southwestern border."
"Therefore,
there is no justification for the ongoing presence of Wisconsin National
Guard personnel at the border," Evers said. "I cannot support keeping
our brave service men and women away from their families without a clear
need or purpose that would actively benefit the people of Wisconsin or
our nation.”
Evers said border security is "the responsibility of U.S. Customs and Border Patrol."
Zero Comments
Now the JT suddenly shows ZERO Comments on the Ricky's article - LOL. They allowed comments - closed comments - and now open comments - but there are no postings = JT Fuk U. I see what you are doing.
The Vanishing Foxconn Fantasy
From The Shepherd Express:
by Joel McNally
Seriously, did anyone other than Walker’s Republican co-conspirators in the Legislature ever really believe all those preposterous claims about Foxconn turning Racine County into Walt Disney’s Tomorrowland, with Tinkerbell flying overhead sprinkling fairy dust? The initial announcement was a 2017 Walker re-election stunt at the White House featuring Walker, Donald Trump and Foxconn Chairman Terry Gou—three notorious public liars well-known for promising enormous jobs numbers that never materialized.
The centerpiece of Walker 2010 campaign was an incredible political promise to create 250,000 jobs in his first term, which he still hadn’t achieved when voters finally sent him packing eight years later. Trump’s blizzard of well-documented lies by The Washington Post increased to 15-a-day in 2018, tripling his 2017 world record. It wasn’t easy, but Gou put them both to shame. Gou had broken promises to spend billions of dollars throughout the world that, he claimed, would create tens of thousands of jobs in Brazil, India, Vietnam and Indonesia. Gou’s only prior U.S. fabrication was a 2013 promise to invest $30 million creating 300 high-tech jobs in Pennsylvania. It never happened.
Read more: https://shepherdexpress.com/news/taking-liberties/the-vanishing-foxconn-fantasy/#/questions
by Joel McNally
Feb. 05, 2019
12:23 p.m.
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Absolutely no one should have been surprised that the fantasy of an
imaginary high-tech Foxconn factory three times the size of the Pentagon
and transforming Wisconsin into a jobs-gushing Silicon Valley of the
Midwest suddenly began vanishing into thin air last week. The only
surprising part was that the deal started coming apart even before
Foxconn—a Taiwanese company producing liquid-crystal display TV and
computer screens—could collect any of the $4 billion in state and local
taxpayer subsidies former Republican Gov. Scott Walker foolishly
committed to pay the company throughout the next 15 years—the largest
state tax giveaway in U.S. history.
Seriously, did anyone other than Walker’s Republican co-conspirators in the Legislature ever really believe all those preposterous claims about Foxconn turning Racine County into Walt Disney’s Tomorrowland, with Tinkerbell flying overhead sprinkling fairy dust? The initial announcement was a 2017 Walker re-election stunt at the White House featuring Walker, Donald Trump and Foxconn Chairman Terry Gou—three notorious public liars well-known for promising enormous jobs numbers that never materialized.
The centerpiece of Walker 2010 campaign was an incredible political promise to create 250,000 jobs in his first term, which he still hadn’t achieved when voters finally sent him packing eight years later. Trump’s blizzard of well-documented lies by The Washington Post increased to 15-a-day in 2018, tripling his 2017 world record. It wasn’t easy, but Gou put them both to shame. Gou had broken promises to spend billions of dollars throughout the world that, he claimed, would create tens of thousands of jobs in Brazil, India, Vietnam and Indonesia. Gou’s only prior U.S. fabrication was a 2013 promise to invest $30 million creating 300 high-tech jobs in Pennsylvania. It never happened.
Read more: https://shepherdexpress.com/news/taking-liberties/the-vanishing-foxconn-fantasy/#/questions
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More Tom Petty
Dear Village Board, It would appear that MTP has a very viable - and potential candidate for one of those 13,0000 Foxconn jobs paying at least $53,000 per year based upon a 2,040 hour workweek. From JT: MOUNT PLEASANT — After being asked to turn down his classic-rock music, a Mount Pleasant man allegedly threatened his roommate with a handgun just before 3 a.m. Saturday. The man, 25-year-old Nicholas S. Gunderson of the 2700 block of North Fancher Road, has been charged with multiple crimes connected to threatening his roommate, possessing firearms while intoxicated and drug possession. According to a criminal complaint: Gunderson’s roommate told police that he confronted Gunderson at about 3 a.m. Saturday while Gunderson was drinking “quite a bit” of moonshine and listening to Tom Petty “loudly,” according to the Mount Pleasant Police Department. When the roommate confronted Gunderson, the suspect allegedly grabbed his Springfield XD .45-caliber handgun and pointed it at his roommate and his roommate’s girlfriend. When asked if he threatened his roommate, Gunderson allegedly told police “(I) protected my Second Amendment right and protected (my) household.” Gunderson also allegedly shoved his roommate, and police reported that the victim had sustained a visible head injury. https://journaltimes.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/police-man-threatens-roommate-with-handgun-after-being-asked-to/article_ad8add9f-be57-5553-94a4-5a6fd1802520.html HEY - the future for MTP is so bright - I gotta wear shades! Let me know when my opportunity arrives.... STILL WAITING - Terry Gou - feel free to contact me at any time.... Sincerely, Tim & Cindy.
Tom Petty Or Else
MOUNT PLEASANT — After being asked to turn down his classic-rock music, a Mount Pleasant man allegedly threatened his roommate with a handgun just before 3 a.m. Saturday. The man, 25-year-old Nicholas S. Gunderson of the 2700 block of North Fancher Road, has been charged with multiple crimes connected to threatening his roommate, possessing firearms while intoxicated and drug possession. According to a criminal complaint: Gunderson’s roommate told police that he confronted Gunderson at about 3 a.m. Saturday while Gunderson was drinking “quite a bit” of moonshine and listening to Tom Petty “loudly,” according to the Mount Pleasant Police Department. When the roommate confronted Gunderson, the suspect allegedly grabbed his Springfield XD .45-caliber handgun and pointed it at his roommate and his roommate’s girlfriend. https://journaltimes.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/police-man-threatens-roommate-with-handgun-after-being-asked-to/article_ad8add9f-be57-5553-94a4-5a6fd1802520.html
Ricky's Cop Bar
Dear City of Racine Alderpersons, Seems that Journal Times has something to hide - when comments are deleted and closed. Please NOTE = I do not comment at JT. Under any name or alias. RACINE — After nearly 26 years in business, Rick Smetana has decided to close his Downtown bar, Ricky’s Place. From the start and through the years, Ricky’s was a magnet for police officers and other law enforcement personnel. Smetana’s brother Dave Smetana was a Racine Police officer and is now Pleasant Prairie’s police chief. Rick said he also has “numerous” nephews who are on the Racine Police, Mount Pleasant Police and Kenosha County Sheriff’s departments. “And countless friends that I had prior to Ricky’s and at Ricky’s who are police officers,” he added. “They would bring their coworkers and friends. I was very proud to say it was a place that law enforcement (personnel) would come in and feel at home, feel relaxed.”.... https://journaltimes.com/business/local/after-years-ricky-s-place-to-close/article_6caef344-c6da-5019-b863-9cd6555b107c.html#tncms-source=infinity-scroll-summary-siderail-latest Comments - OFF - I wonder why. What more are ya all hiding? Seems that their is a bit of cover-up going on here. And Sgt Stulo and Maxines? At least Kenosha *FIRED* their drunk driving KPD Sergeant who caused mayhem. Guess taxpayer s continue to pay "Not Guilty" RPD Officer Sgt. Stulo - like "Not Guilty" Rich and Jennifer Chiapete - and hey - how can this be covered up? Gotta be a lot of ways..... Just asking? Overtaxed and oppressed Residents have unanswered questions. Why? Welcome to the Mayor Cory Mason Bloat and cover-up. Just ask Rich and Jennifer Chiapete how that works out - along with dirt-ee former City Attorney Rob Weber. Sincerely, Tim & Cindy
Sunday, February 24, 2019
Enjoy the Decline
The "End of America?" Most likely. The "Demise of liberty?" You betcha! The "Destruction of Western Civilization?" Of course! But why let all of the above get you down? Learn to "Enjoy the Decline!" "Enjoy the Decline" is mandatory reading for all conservatives, libertarians, Americans, and lovers of freedom who are mourning the slow, but sure death of their culture and their country. America is over. Freedom will be curtailed. Liberty is dead. And above all else, it is inevitable. But the answer is not to get depressed and give up hope. The answer is to change your attitude and learn how to "Enjoy the Decline." You get one life on this planet and Aaron Clarey explains how to get the most out of it even though socialism and tyranny are all around you. From learning how to adapt your psychology to learning to let go and take advantage of the socialist system, "Enjoy the Decline" carries the freedom loving American through the 5 stages of grief and puts them on a path to enjoy their life regardless of what is happening. https://www.amazon.com/Enjoy-Decline-Accepting-Living-United/dp/1480284769 Five stages of grief: https://www.biography.com/people/elisabeth-kubler-ross-262762
Cops and Bars
Interesting.... https://journaltimes.com/business/local/after-years-ricky-s-place-to-close/article_6caef344-c6da-5019-b863-9cd6555b107c.html#tncms-source=infinity-scroll-summary-siderail-latest Rick said he also has “numerous” nephews who are on the Racine Police, Mount Pleasant Police and Kenosha County Sheriff’s departments. “And countless friends that I had prior to Ricky’s and at Ricky’s who are police officers,” he added. “They would bring their coworkers and friends. I was very proud to say it was a place that law enforcement (personnel) would come in and feel at home, feel relaxed.” “It’s unfortunate that some things come to an end,” Smetana said, “but everything does.” NOTE: That there is a Steve Smetana on Racine Common Council - In addition to Mollie Jones - the Mother of a RPD Police Officer who has been on paid leave for.... years? The Common Council is neither - it is a biased group of connected Insiders who promote their best interests.
My Comment
Dear City of Racine Alderpersons - From my comment: "City of Racine Attorney Scott Letteney and his entire Staff have acted with Gross Malfeasance and Incompetence in their pursuit to punish an Alderwoman for simply doing her job. City streets crumble, services are cut, and taxes are hiked to fund the vendetta of an incompetent City Attorney who labels even routine and open records as "secret" and claims "attorney -client privilege". When will Mayor Cory Mason and the Racine Common Council do their job - end the charade - and *FIRE* Racine City Attorney Scott Letteney and his entire Staff"! https://www.thepetitionsite.com/142/432/398/demand-the-resignation-of-racine-city-attorney-scott-letteney/ I'm an overtaxed and oppressed Resident - residing at 3706 Douglas Ave. Phone # (262) 822 - 7260 You have my E-Mail - preferred contact. It is past time to *FIRE* Scott Letteney and his entire staff! Sincerely, Tim & Cindy
Get Rid of Letteney
Dear City of Racine Alderpersons, Please sign the petition and do the right thing for the long suffering and overtaxed Residents of Racine. The gross incompetence displayed by the City Attorney - Scott Letteney and his entitre Staff - has cost Taxpayers Hundreds of Thousands of wasted dollars. We the undersigned, citizens of Racine, WI, hereby petition the City Council to do a complete performance review of City Attorney Scott Letteney for the purpose of removing him from office for misconduct, malfeasance and other violations of the City's Municipal Codes. We allege that Mr. Letteney has acted in a corrupt and incompetent manner and thereby inflicted multiple and heavy financial and social damages on the city and its citizens and on our confidence in city government. Under Letteney’s supervision, systems and procedures are in place to thwart, hinder and impede the general public’s right to know. "Let us be clear about what has happened. City Attorney Letteney, with Judge Gasiorkiewicz’s help, has wasted many thousands of taxpayer dollars to embrace a shocking level of official secrecy. Weidner and media organizations have, at their own expense, pushed back against this, and thus far prevailed. But the wrong that has been done here has not yet been righted. There ought to be consequences for the bad judgment shown by Letteney and Gasiorkiewicz, as well as by Racine Mayor Cory Mason — who, as far as I can tell, has sat on his hands as this outrage has played out in his city. The violation of the public trust here has been severe. The repercussions should be also." - Bill Lueders president of the Wisconsin Freedom of Information Council. "In my 56 years in the news business, including a 15-year stint as president of the Wisconsin Freedom of Information Council, I've witnessed some bizarre attempts by government officials to keep information from the public they're supposed to serve — but the one that's currently dragging on in Racine County clearly takes the cake. Editor Emeritus Dave Zweifel The Capital Times "This whole episode is a disgrace to the City of Racine, an insult to taxpayers and a waste of money. It calls into question the judgment of the city attorney and his reasoning for pursuing such a misguided venture when he went before a closed session meeting of city aldermen in the fall of 2017." Racine Journal Times Editorial Board https://www.thepetitionsite.com/142/432/398/demand-the-resignation-of-racine-city-attorney-scott-letteney/ And be sure to also *FIRE* 3 of the ! 5 ! UNNECESSARY, overpaid and underworked positions in the Mayor's Office. Mayor Cory "Butterball" Mason indeed - the BLOAT is obvious and another burden on the overtaxed Residents of Ratcine. I love Racine for the obvious graft, nepotism, corruption, and gross malfeasance. It is NOT the City of choice - but the City of VICE! It is time to end the Hate and Oppression you are waging against the working poor, a Responsible and Accountable Alderwoman, Residents, and Taxpayers. *FIRE* Scott Letteney and his entire staff! Sincerely, Tim & Cindy
DEMAND THE RESIGNATION OF RACINE CITY ATTORNEY SCOTT LETTENEY!
We the undersigned, citizens of Racine, WI, hereby petition the City Council to do a complete performance review of City Attorney Scott Letteney for the purpose of removing him from office for misconduct, malfeasance and other violations of the City's Municipal Codes. We allege that Mr. Letteney has acted in a corrupt and incompetent manner and thereby inflicted multiple and heavy financial and social damages on the city and its citizens and on our confidence in city government. Under Letteney’s supervision, systems and procedures are in place to thwart, hinder and impede the general public’s right to know.
Read more: https://www.thepetitionsite.com/142/432/398/demand-the-resignation-of-racine-city-attorney-scott-letteney/
Yeah, baby!
Fox-Scam is winging it
Dear Village Board' So now it is official. Fox-Scam is winging it.. Who woulda thunk it? MILWAUKEE — “We’re building the airplane while we’re flying and we’re redesigning it." That is the analogy Bill Mitchell, Foxconn's vice president of business operations, used Thursday to describe the Foxconn Technology Group's Wisconsin plans. "And we’re figuring it out as we go but we are figuring it out," Mitchell said. "We don’t have all the answers but we’re figuring it out.” Mitchell, who is also president and CEO of Aguila — a Foxconn distribution company, made the remarks Thursday at the Wisconsin Manufacturing Extension Partnership "Manufacturing Matters" conference in Milwaukee. https://journaltimes.com/news/local/foxconn-exec-we-re-building-the-airplane-while-we-re/article_5d65da9d-36c4-5b04-9ce6-848ae2acf0f4.html#tncms-source=infinity-scroll-summary-siderail-latest Moar like - CONFUSION REIGNS SUPREME! MTP VP - Mr David DeGoof - what is going on here? Where is my $53,000 job at 2,040 hours per year? Mr. Sonny Havn - Mr. John Hewitt -(who can't do it!) Anna Marie Klausen - and clueless Ram BS'er- can you provide me with a CLUE? A Job? a Paycheck? Anything less than increased taxes, and debt service to the Banksters:? Who you mortgaged the Community to? Does Village Idiot Davis DeGoof have any comment regarding those 13,000 jobs paying $53,000 each - minimum? Which have suddenly DISAPPEARED? Still awaiting a reply - Mr. MTP Village Idiot David DeGoofus. Learning to fly while building an aeroplane is likely a GINORMOUS task! Right? VI (Village Idiot) David DeGoofus? Requires Ginormous spaces, taxes, and infrastructure. "cause ya kan. Perhaps Amazon and Jeff Bezos will arrive to save the day. Could happen. I'm open to anything.... now. Sincerely, Tim & Cindy