The Sun reports the lovely ROSIE HUNTINGTON-WHITELEY isn't giving up the day job despite landing her Transformers 3 movie gig.
The British model is still posing in her undercrackers for Victoria's Secret.
It's a wise move considering the flick – which opens this summer – has yet to be reviewed.
If it bombs and wrecks her modelling career, she'll always be welcome down Easter Road to model the new Hibs kit.
Monday, February 28, 2011
Buxom Bombshell Jane Russell Dies at 89
CNN reports the 1940s and '50s movie bombshell, whose name was synonymous with voluptuousness, died Monday morning at her home in Santa Maria, California, her family said. Jane Russell was 89.
Daughter-in-law Etta Waterfield said that Russell was a "pillar of health" but caught a bad cold and died of respiratory difficulties.
Russell's children, Thomas K. Waterfield, Tracy Foundas and Robert "Buck" Waterfield," were at her side, Etta Waterfield said.
Eccentric philanthropist and movie producer Howard Hughes was the first to put Jane Russell on the silver screen, signing her to a seven-year contract in 1940 and promptly putting her in his production of "The Outlaw," a film about a torrid romance between Billy the Kid and woman named Rio (Russell).
The film got only limited release -- in 1943 -- because censors at the time were skittish about the attention given Russell's figure. Hughes wasn't satisfied. He pulled the film from release and kept it out of circulation for six more years while he did more reshoots and re-editing.
And, Hughes kept Russell off the screen -- her only other appearance during those seven years was in "The Young Widow" (1946), shot while she was on loan to United Artists.
Hughes' extensive publicity campaign for "The Outlaw," however -- she has said that he had her making appearances five days a week for five years -- made Russell popular during World War II as a pin-up, and when the movie was finally released in 1946, she was a star.
While Hughes fetishized Russell's body in other films after her initial contract ended and the two negotiated another, the actress quietly made a name for herself as a talented actress capable of high drama or light comedy. She appeared as Calamity Jane with Bob Hope in "The Paleface" (1948) -- another loan-out -- and a sequel, "Son of Paleface," in 1952 -- earning an Oscar nomination for the song "Am I in Love?"
Robert Mitchum was her co-star twice -- in 1951's "His Kind of Woman" and 1952's "Macao." She shared the screen with Frank Sinatra and Groucho Marx in 1951's "Double Dynamite," and with Victor Mature, Vincent Price and Hoagy Carmichael in "The Las Vegas Story" (1952).
But it was 1953's "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" with Marilyn Monroe that shot Russell into the stratosphere. She was hailed for her singing and comedic acting, and just two years later made her last film for Hughes.
Russell had some success as a singer in the 1940s, appearing with the Kay Kayser Orchestra, and in 1954 she and Beryl Davis, Connie Haines and Della Russell (later replaced by Rhonda Fleming) began recording religious-themed music and touring as The Four Girls.
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Daughter-in-law Etta Waterfield said that Russell was a "pillar of health" but caught a bad cold and died of respiratory difficulties.
Russell's children, Thomas K. Waterfield, Tracy Foundas and Robert "Buck" Waterfield," were at her side, Etta Waterfield said.
Eccentric philanthropist and movie producer Howard Hughes was the first to put Jane Russell on the silver screen, signing her to a seven-year contract in 1940 and promptly putting her in his production of "The Outlaw," a film about a torrid romance between Billy the Kid and woman named Rio (Russell).
The film got only limited release -- in 1943 -- because censors at the time were skittish about the attention given Russell's figure. Hughes wasn't satisfied. He pulled the film from release and kept it out of circulation for six more years while he did more reshoots and re-editing.
And, Hughes kept Russell off the screen -- her only other appearance during those seven years was in "The Young Widow" (1946), shot while she was on loan to United Artists.
Hughes' extensive publicity campaign for "The Outlaw," however -- she has said that he had her making appearances five days a week for five years -- made Russell popular during World War II as a pin-up, and when the movie was finally released in 1946, she was a star.
While Hughes fetishized Russell's body in other films after her initial contract ended and the two negotiated another, the actress quietly made a name for herself as a talented actress capable of high drama or light comedy. She appeared as Calamity Jane with Bob Hope in "The Paleface" (1948) -- another loan-out -- and a sequel, "Son of Paleface," in 1952 -- earning an Oscar nomination for the song "Am I in Love?"
Robert Mitchum was her co-star twice -- in 1951's "His Kind of Woman" and 1952's "Macao." She shared the screen with Frank Sinatra and Groucho Marx in 1951's "Double Dynamite," and with Victor Mature, Vincent Price and Hoagy Carmichael in "The Las Vegas Story" (1952).
But it was 1953's "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" with Marilyn Monroe that shot Russell into the stratosphere. She was hailed for her singing and comedic acting, and just two years later made her last film for Hughes.
Russell had some success as a singer in the 1940s, appearing with the Kay Kayser Orchestra, and in 1954 she and Beryl Davis, Connie Haines and Della Russell (later replaced by Rhonda Fleming) began recording religious-themed music and touring as The Four Girls.
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Christian couple in the UK barred from being foster parents because of their views on Homosexuality
It’s a sad thing in this post-modern world where cultural relativism is the rule, Christians are made to feel like they’re the outcasts.
The Daily Mail reports that a Christian couple morally opposed to homosexuality today lost a High Court battle over the right to become foster carers.
Eunice and Owen Johns, aged 62 and 65, from Oakwood, Derby, went to court after a social worker expressed concerns when they said they could not tell a child a 'homosexual lifestyle' was acceptable.
The Pentecostal Christian couple had applied to Derby City Council to be respite carers but withdrew their application believing it was 'doomed to failure' because of the social worker's attitude to their religious beliefs.
The couple deny that they are homophobic and said they would love any child they were given. However, what they were 'not willing to do was to tell a small child that the practice of homosexuality was a good thing'.
Today they asked judges to rule that their faith should not be a bar to them becoming carers, and the law should protect their Christian values.
But Lord Justice Munby and Mr Justice Beatson ruled that laws protecting people from discrimination because of their sexual orientation 'should take precedence' over the right not to be discriminated against on religious grounds.
The landmark case heard that the couple, who are now considering an appeal, argued their rights are being 'trumped' by those of homosexuals under equality legislation.
Outside the Royal Courts of Justice in London Mrs Johns stood alongside her husband as she said: 'We are extremely distressed at what the judges have ruled today.
'All we wanted was to offer a loving home to a child in need. We have a good track record as foster parents.
'But because we are Christians, with mainstream Christian views on sexual ethics, we are apparently unsuitable as foster parents.
'We are unsure how we can continue the application process following the court's ruling today.
'We have been excluded because we have moral opinions based on our faith and we feel sidelined because we are Christians with normal, mainstream, Christian views on sexual ethics.
'The judges have suggested that our views might harm children.
'We have been told by the Equality and Human Rights Commission that our moral views may "infect" a child
'We do not believe that this is so. We are prepared to love and accept any child. All we were not willing to do was to tell a small child that the practice of homosexuality was a good thing.
The Daily Mail reports that a Christian couple morally opposed to homosexuality today lost a High Court battle over the right to become foster carers.
Eunice and Owen Johns, aged 62 and 65, from Oakwood, Derby, went to court after a social worker expressed concerns when they said they could not tell a child a 'homosexual lifestyle' was acceptable.
The Pentecostal Christian couple had applied to Derby City Council to be respite carers but withdrew their application believing it was 'doomed to failure' because of the social worker's attitude to their religious beliefs.
The couple deny that they are homophobic and said they would love any child they were given. However, what they were 'not willing to do was to tell a small child that the practice of homosexuality was a good thing'.
Today they asked judges to rule that their faith should not be a bar to them becoming carers, and the law should protect their Christian values.
But Lord Justice Munby and Mr Justice Beatson ruled that laws protecting people from discrimination because of their sexual orientation 'should take precedence' over the right not to be discriminated against on religious grounds.
The landmark case heard that the couple, who are now considering an appeal, argued their rights are being 'trumped' by those of homosexuals under equality legislation.
Outside the Royal Courts of Justice in London Mrs Johns stood alongside her husband as she said: 'We are extremely distressed at what the judges have ruled today.
'All we wanted was to offer a loving home to a child in need. We have a good track record as foster parents.
'But because we are Christians, with mainstream Christian views on sexual ethics, we are apparently unsuitable as foster parents.
'We are unsure how we can continue the application process following the court's ruling today.
'We have been excluded because we have moral opinions based on our faith and we feel sidelined because we are Christians with normal, mainstream, Christian views on sexual ethics.
'The judges have suggested that our views might harm children.
'We have been told by the Equality and Human Rights Commission that our moral views may "infect" a child
'We do not believe that this is so. We are prepared to love and accept any child. All we were not willing to do was to tell a small child that the practice of homosexuality was a good thing.
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Tolerance, tolerance, tolerance, is the refrain Liberals love to throw around. However, as often is the case, it rings hollow because what they’re really saying, “…agree with us or else!” There’s nothing tolerant about that whatsoever.
What we do here on earth is one thing. And it might be in vogue to act as if homosexuality is moral life style. But, for those of us who believe in a higher authority, we beg to differ and stand on that truth.
Tolerance, tolerance, tolerance, is the refrain Liberals love to throw around. However, as often is the case, it rings hollow because what they’re really saying, “…agree with us or else!” There’s nothing tolerant about that whatsoever.
What we do here on earth is one thing. And it might be in vogue to act as if homosexuality is moral life style. But, for those of us who believe in a higher authority, we beg to differ and stand on that truth.
RENO MEN MAY BE BEHIND 13 CHICAGO SLAYINGS
TOSCANO, SEGURA-RODRIGUEZ |
The slayings were part of bloody fake dope deals that turned into heists.
Cops killed Arturo Ibarra, 37, Saturday night after two people were found killed and a third seriously injured in a North Side apartment. A cop suffered a leg wound.
ACCORDING TO THE CHICAGO SUN TIMES: The suspect, Ibarra and the two men had been under surveillance for months, suspected of being part of a crew that had set up fake cocaine deals of $100,000 or more, according to a source. When the buyer or buyers showed up, they would be robbed and killed, sources said.
The three, who worked for a home remodeling business, are suspected in at least 13 murders, including a quadruple slaying Sept. 2 in the 6100 block of South Kildare, said sources. Noel Casares, Alonso Villarreal, Roberto Rivera and Luis Santillian were found bound and shot in the head in a garage there. One source said they are suspected in the deaths of three men found inside a car last spring in the 2300 block of W. 36th Street.
FACES OF METH: JUST SAY 'YUCK!'
ALRIGHT, we can all say 'Yuck'. In just two and a half years the woman on the left came to look like the woman on the right. Vanity aside, using crystal meth does perplex us. Could it be the ingredients? Battery acid is not something we'd like anywhere near us. This gal and others are part of the "Faces of Meth" campaign illustrating the drug's consequences.
PARTY GIRL HID IN EVERGREEN TO ESCAPE DUI RAP
PARTY GIRL |
According to State Trooper Jeremy Rost our heroine "then fled on foot to a nearby evergreen tree" and "was laying in the thick evergreen trees and refused to come out."
But when she heard more coppers coming she tried to split the scene on foot. Sadly, the party girl "lost her high heels and was running barefoot on the ice. She slipped and was taken into custody." Now the bad part: she was taken into custody with a goodtime topping .177
blood alcohol content--twice the legal limit. Let's see: reckless endangerment, fleeing, driving under suspension (saucy.) Oh, and toss in drunk driving.
CALI COPS NAME SUSPECT IN '78 COLD CASE SLAY
IT WAS supposed to be a celebration. Instead, it ended in murder. Now, nearly 33 years later, cops finally have a suspect in the vicious murder of Brent Stapleton Tobey.
On Nov. 20, 1978, Tobey was supposed to be celebrating the conviction of the man who murdered his friend. Tobey and another pal had discovered the body and at first, cops thought the cases were connected.
Now, tracking a DNA sample that had been submitted in 2002, Laguna Beach, California police have identified a suspect: Walter Dalie, now 52, serving a life sentence in Connecticut for murdering his girlfriend. Cops wouldn't comment about motive but ruled out any link to the murder of Tobey's pal.
Tobey was found stabbed several times in the head and upper body in his home at 1320 Carmelita St. by a friend. At the time, detectives had questioned his roommate and looked at any possible connection to the previous homicide. That road lead to Nowheresville. Dalie told Cali cops he knew Tobey at the time of the slaying.
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On Nov. 20, 1978, Tobey was supposed to be celebrating the conviction of the man who murdered his friend. Tobey and another pal had discovered the body and at first, cops thought the cases were connected.
Now, tracking a DNA sample that had been submitted in 2002, Laguna Beach, California police have identified a suspect: Walter Dalie, now 52, serving a life sentence in Connecticut for murdering his girlfriend. Cops wouldn't comment about motive but ruled out any link to the murder of Tobey's pal.
Tobey was found stabbed several times in the head and upper body in his home at 1320 Carmelita St. by a friend. At the time, detectives had questioned his roommate and looked at any possible connection to the previous homicide. That road lead to Nowheresville. Dalie told Cali cops he knew Tobey at the time of the slaying.
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Ted Kennedy 'rented out a Chilean brothel for the entire night, FBI files says
Once again true journalism occurs overseas.
Ted Kennedy, one of the worst drunkards in the history of the U.S. who literally got away with murder at Chappaquiddick and benefited from the same state run media that continues to white wash the incompetent that sits in the White House, has another peccadillo that has come to light.
The Daily Mail reports that the late U.S. senator Ted Kennedy has been accused of renting an entire Chilean brothel and seeking meetings with communists who had left-wing views.
The information came to light after a Freedom of Information request by Judicial Watch - the public interest group that investigates and prosecutes government corruption - who put pressure on the FBI to release the material.
Their file on the late senator, who died from brain cancer in August 2009, was released but contained a large amount of blacked out information - until now.
The statements previously withheld include accusations that during a tour of several Latin American countries he 'made arrangements to "rent" a brothel for an entire night, allegedly inviting one of the Embassy's chauffeurs to participate in the night's activities'.
In each country he visited he was also said to have 'insisted on interviewing "the angry young men" of the country as well as Communists who had extreme left-wing views'.
When he was in Mexico, it is said that his request to have certain left-wingers - one of whom was later linked with a Soviet spy ring - was refused as he was warned not to associate himself with such people.
More details here
Ted Kennedy, one of the worst drunkards in the history of the U.S. who literally got away with murder at Chappaquiddick and benefited from the same state run media that continues to white wash the incompetent that sits in the White House, has another peccadillo that has come to light.
The Daily Mail reports that the late U.S. senator Ted Kennedy has been accused of renting an entire Chilean brothel and seeking meetings with communists who had left-wing views.
The information came to light after a Freedom of Information request by Judicial Watch - the public interest group that investigates and prosecutes government corruption - who put pressure on the FBI to release the material.
Their file on the late senator, who died from brain cancer in August 2009, was released but contained a large amount of blacked out information - until now.
The statements previously withheld include accusations that during a tour of several Latin American countries he 'made arrangements to "rent" a brothel for an entire night, allegedly inviting one of the Embassy's chauffeurs to participate in the night's activities'.
In each country he visited he was also said to have 'insisted on interviewing "the angry young men" of the country as well as Communists who had extreme left-wing views'.
When he was in Mexico, it is said that his request to have certain left-wingers - one of whom was later linked with a Soviet spy ring - was refused as he was warned not to associate himself with such people.
More details here
EL CONDOR SHOT DOWN - DRUG KINGPIN DEAD
Condor |
Cops |
Luis Humberto Peralta Hernandez, 44 was believed to a top figure in the Juarez drug cartel who's deadly rivalry with the Sinaloa cartel has led to thousands of death in the Northern part of the country.
He had been accused of involvement in nearly 100 murders, was carrying false ID, which delayed identification of the body.
Three people alleged to be accomplices were arrested and have been taken to the capital, Mexico City, for questioning.
There have been more than 34,000 drug-related killings in the country since 2006, when President Philipe Calderon launched a huge crackdown against the drug cartels.
The Juarez cartel is behind many of the recent gruesome executions and decapitations in Ciudad Juarez.
There were more than 3,000 murders in 2010, making it Mexico's deadliest city by far.
The activities of the Juarez cartel, also known as the Carrillo Fuentes Organisation, are said by prosecutors to extend to controlling many of the drug smuggling routes from Mexico into the US.
BARBIE BANDIT BIMBO BACK BEHIND BARS
Robbery |
Now |
Together with Heather Lyn Johnson, she gained national attention when they were seen laughing on surveillance video as they robbed nearly $11,000 from a bank teller, who was later shown to be part of the scheme.
The pair blew their cash on an enormous shopping spree, before being caught and convicted.
Miller who was sentenced to two years behind bars and eight year probation has now violated that after being arrested on a battery charge. The incident happened outside Club Bella, a popular nightclub in Gwinnett County, MO.
SICKOS PAID TO TORTURE DISABLED SEX SLAVE
Evil |
James Noel, 45, this week admitted he paid money to shock the 25-year-old with an electrical device, even though she complained that it was painful.
The 45-year-old pleaded guilty Monday in U.S. District Court in Kansas City to one count of conspiracy to commit sex trafficking by force, fraud or coercion.
As part of the plea, Noel agreed to cooperate with the government and testify in court against four other men facing federal charges in the case.
The alleged "mastermind" of the operation, Edward "Master Ed" Bagley, is accused of branding, torturing and sexually abusing the mentally disabled woman over a period of five years at a Lebanon, MO, trailer home.
The indictment against him alleges that he met the woman when she was a 16-year-old runaway and persuaded her to move into his trailer with promises of a "great life" and a future as a model and dancer.
Instead he began giving her drugs, showing her pornography and sexually abusing her.
Then when she turned 18, he persuaded her to sign a 'sex slave contract," which he said bound her to him for life.
He then "beat, whipped, flogged, suffocated, choked, electrocuted, caned, skewered, drowned, mutilated, hung and caged" the girl "to coerce her to become a 'sex slave,'" the indictment says.
He also tied her up and hung her in the air, locked her in a dog cage and used staples, nails and a sewing needle and thread during torture sessions.
Six-years ago he began to boast online that the girl was his slave and could be tortured during online sessions or in person.
So Noel gave Bagley cash, cigarettes, computer equipment, sadomasochism videos, coats and meat in exchange for access to the girl, the indictment says.
If she cried out or tried to stop the torture, it only got worse, prosecutors said. Bagley threatened her by claiming to have buried other bodies behind his trailer home and shooting animals that she cared for in front of her, prosecutors said.
Charges are also pending against Dennis Henry, 50 and Michael Stokes, 62 according to St. Louis Today.
As part of the plea, Noel agreed to cooperate with the government and testify in court.
Noel admitted that he shocked the woman using an electrical device, even though she had complained that it was painful.
Noel's attorney and federal prosecutors declined to comment after the hearing.
AMBER PORTWOOD NUDE PIC SHOCKER
MOM OF THE YEAR |
Already facing charges of domestic assault against her daughter's Leah's father Gary Shirley, the 17-year-old who hit the headlines by appearing on the MTV show now fears social services could get involved because of the pictures seen here on Radar Online.
They show the young mother, who has a
According to the Daily Mail, said in a statement that the pictures were "stolen" by "someone I trusted."
She said: "It makes me sad that anyone would do this, and I'm horrified that something so private is being shared publicly."
It's just another drama for the pugnacious teen mother, who maintains her
innocence against the assault charges which aired on her MTV show even though the footage appears to show otherwise.
She is facing up to three years in jail and a $10,000 fine if convicted.
Sunday, February 27, 2011
Oscar Night Malfunction: Melissa Leo drops F-bomb alter winning Best Supporting Actress
Melissa forgot she was being watched by 1 billion people world wide
ARE BONES IN PEDO'S PAD KIDS MISSING SINCE 1962?
NEVER FOUND |
HAUNTED |
Former Sheriff Ed Brown hopes the bones are those of Diana Moon Yoli, 7, and her brother Mark Eugene Yoli, 3. They have been missing since Sept. 13, 1962.
According to ENC TODAY: On her deathbed in 1992, Hunt’s wife told her daughter that Hunt had picked up the two children in Midway Park and later dumped their bodies in a mine near Maysville.
“I’ve read about miracles in the Bible, I believe in miracles, and I believe it would take a miracle to ever find the remains of these children,” Brown said at the time.
Detectives believed the two tragic children would remain where there killer buried them.
ENC TODAY REPORTS: In 1962, Brown, a high school student, was fond of a girl who lived on Pony Farm Road. The girl’s neighborhood, like many others, had one yard you didn’t go in and one man you didn’t talk to — in this case it was Hunt. When the Yoli children went missing in September 1962, search efforts centered on the Midway Park housing area and the surrounding swamp. Although base housing was 13 miles from Hunt’s Pony Farm Road house, Brown always wondered whether the man was involved.
The old detective remembered a German Shepherd trying to dig beneath Hunt’s home but without probable cause, Brown couldn’t search Hunt’s home.
With Hunt’s wife’s 1992 deathbed revelation, Brown learned what the pedophile had told her years earlier. The sex monster said he picked up the Yoli children and took them fishing. He said the boy accidentally drowned and he killed the girl in a panic.
Brown said he didn’t believe the drowning story at all.
“This man had no business with these children at all,” he said. “It was clearly an abduction and murder.”
About 10 years ago, Brown began to keep track of who owned Hunt’s old house.
“The house became the haunt for me,” Brown said. “I wanted to know. I feel it has been resolved for me either way. I have thought about this a long time, but wasn’t sure we’d ever know for sure if the children were here or not.”
EX-FLA. MADD BOSS BUSTED FOR BOOZIN' 'N CRUISIN'
DRINKY POO? |
Debra Oberlin, 48, was pinched Feb. 18 as she drove erratically, cops say. They noted that familiar odor of booze and the come hither bloodshot eyes. Just four beers officer, honest. Her breath alochol tests registered .234 and .239. Legal is .08. As for for MADD, well, they're ANGGRY.
"MADD is concerned to hear about the recent alleged drunk driving arrest of Debra Oberlin. MADD commends law enforcement for their efforts to keep our roads safe and are hopeful that no one was hurt as a result of this incident. In 2009 alone, nearly 11,000 lives were lost
due to drunk driving and another 400,000 people were injured in alcohol-related crashes in the U.S. It is our hope that this recent occurrence will serve as a reminder to others to plan ahead for a safe ride if their plans include alcohol."
DAD KEPT TORTURED SON CHAINED IN LAUNDRY ROOM
DEAR OLD DAD |
Not of this sparing the rod nonsense for him. The suburban Chicago man routinely chained his 13-year-old son to a dryer and viciously beat him with bamboo scratchers, yardsticks, a broken axe handle and anything else that was available. Worse, Hug's girlfriend also helped out.
Headcase Hugo admitted he kept the boy locked up in the laudry
room while he and Mary Ramirez slept. They would unchain the boy in the morning and allow him to go to school.
ACCORDING TO THE CHICAGO SUN TIMES, the boy also told cops he father stabbed him with a knife. School officials ratted super dad out.
The teenager now has a large laceration to his left elbow, bruising on a large portion of both arms and lash marks on his lower and middle back and lower legs, prosecutors said.
I was rooting for True Grit for Best Picture, screw the fa fa fa freaking The King’s Speech
Is it too much for the Oscar to go to a movie about Americans? I’m getting sick and tired of hearing about a film about a stammering monarch. What the hell are the Golden Globes for that is run by the foreign press?
Give Best Picture to True Grit, damn it!
Give Best Picture to True Grit, damn it!
State-run media greatly exaggerating turnout for 50-state Union Protest, falls way short of expectations
Don’t fall for the glowing reports of a massive turnout of union protestors all over the country by the main stream Obama boot licking media. Unions workers represent less than 6% of the population. They are hugely outnumbered by the majority of the taxpaying public that pays their salaries.
It’s not even close!
But, the media will paint a far different picture because it’s their president they’re propping up.
The president, unions, and the media is the new Axis of Evil as far as the American peoples pocketbook is concerned.
Legal-insurrection reports that protests in support of Wisconsin public sector unions were organized by MoveOn.org and labor unions today.Promoters, such as David Dayen at Firedoglake, were predicting a million-person turnout nationwide.
It’s not even close!
But, the media will paint a far different picture because it’s their president they’re propping up.
The president, unions, and the media is the new Axis of Evil as far as the American peoples pocketbook is concerned.
Legal-insurrection reports that protests in support of Wisconsin public sector unions were organized by MoveOn.org and labor unions today.Promoters, such as David Dayen at Firedoglake, were predicting a million-person turnout nationwide.
But reports as of 7:00 E.S.T. today make clear that other than in Madison, Wisconsin, the crowds were sparse.The turnout in Madison was sizable, with estimates ranging over from 50-70,000, which included protesters bused in from other states. (Dayen is trying to pump the crowd estimate to over 100,000.)
But elsewhere, the crowds numbered only in the hundreds or low thousands.In Washington, D.C., only about 500 people showed up (go to link for good photos of crazy signs). (Note, WaPo says 1000.)In Columbus, OH, where you would expect a big crowd given a similar controversy, only "several thousand" people protested. Other head counts, based on news reports, include: Boston (1000), Portsmouth, N.H. (few hundred), Augusta, ME (small crowd), New York City ("several thousand"), Chicago (1000), Miami (100), Austin (several hundred), Chicago (1000); Lansing, MI (2000), Nashville (hundreds), Los Angeles (2000), Richmond, VA (300), Denver (1000); Frankfurt, KY (several hundred), Jefferson City, MO (several hundred), Harrisburg, PA (several hundred). While I don't have a complete count, based on these numbers from some major cities and labor states, total protesters nationwide (excluding Madison) likely totaled under 100,000 combined.
The 50-state protest was a failure, plain and simple, although the images from Madison may create the false impression of massive nationwide protests.
The 50-state protest was a failure, plain and simple, although the images from Madison may create the false impression of massive nationwide protests.
AFL-CIO chief and bed partner Richard Trumka blesses Obama's handling of Wisconsin labor battle
Wow, is this really news considering Trumka and Obama practically share the same underwear? Here’s Trunk admitting he visits the White House two to three times a week, more than Obama’s own cabinet secretaries.
Truaka is part of Obama’s shadow cabinet. That’s what happens when the AFL-CIO raises millions for Obama’s run for president and Obama returns the favor by giving the union millions of dollars back in Stimulus money. The president is a shill for the unions and the rest of the taxpaying public pays for this mutual masturbation sessions.
It’s time to smell the coffee, folks!
That’s unless of course if the union doesn’t go on strike delivering it to your local store or diner.
The Hill reports that AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka gave his blessing Sunday to President Obama's handling of the labor standoff in Wisconsin. Amid some criticism on the left that Obama could do more to boost unions in their demonstrations against Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, and his proposal to eliminate most collective bargaining rights for public workers, Trumka said the president was doing just fine. "I think he's doing it the right way," Trumka said on NBC's "Meet the Press." A growing number of Democrats have pressed Obama to take more of a leading role in the labor dispute. Rep. Keith Ellison (D-Minn.), a co-chairman of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, last week called for Obama to head to Wisconsin.
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Here’s Trunka parroting Obama propaganda of class warfare and more big government spending. When he mentions fighting for working families, translation, let’s really screw the taxpayers dry to pay for our bloated benefit packages that private industry employees wish they had.
Suckers!
Obama to Trunka: “Move over Dick, I like sleeping on the left side of the bed.”
Memeorandum
Truaka is part of Obama’s shadow cabinet. That’s what happens when the AFL-CIO raises millions for Obama’s run for president and Obama returns the favor by giving the union millions of dollars back in Stimulus money. The president is a shill for the unions and the rest of the taxpaying public pays for this mutual masturbation sessions.
It’s time to smell the coffee, folks!
That’s unless of course if the union doesn’t go on strike delivering it to your local store or diner.
The Hill reports that AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka gave his blessing Sunday to President Obama's handling of the labor standoff in Wisconsin. Amid some criticism on the left that Obama could do more to boost unions in their demonstrations against Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, and his proposal to eliminate most collective bargaining rights for public workers, Trumka said the president was doing just fine. "I think he's doing it the right way," Trumka said on NBC's "Meet the Press." A growing number of Democrats have pressed Obama to take more of a leading role in the labor dispute. Rep. Keith Ellison (D-Minn.), a co-chairman of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, last week called for Obama to head to Wisconsin.
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Here’s Trunka parroting Obama propaganda of class warfare and more big government spending. When he mentions fighting for working families, translation, let’s really screw the taxpayers dry to pay for our bloated benefit packages that private industry employees wish they had.
Suckers!
Obama to Trunka: “Move over Dick, I like sleeping on the left side of the bed.”
Memeorandum
And the Oscar goes to…nobody! Hollywood suffering crisis lack of quality films
I consider myself a film buff and I have to say that the quality of movies coming out of Hollywood since 2005 have been a joke. It’s been a never ending succession of films about comic book heroes and sequel after sequel.
What ever happened to films based on great novels or just an original screenplay for a change?
Just last week I looked up 8 flicks at my local multiplex and couldn’t find near one movie I had the least bit interest in seeing. That’s how bad the garbage is that Hollywood id putting out.
I remember come Oscar time, most of the 5 movies nominated were really great films. Today, you’ll lucky to find one in a field of ten.
It’s a sad commentary on an industry that has sunken to its lowest depths.
Be ashamed, Hollywood, be very ashamed!
What ever happened to films based on great novels or just an original screenplay for a change?
Just last week I looked up 8 flicks at my local multiplex and couldn’t find near one movie I had the least bit interest in seeing. That’s how bad the garbage is that Hollywood id putting out.
I remember come Oscar time, most of the 5 movies nominated were really great films. Today, you’ll lucky to find one in a field of ten.
It’s a sad commentary on an industry that has sunken to its lowest depths.
Be ashamed, Hollywood, be very ashamed!
The Last Tradition’s shameless Oscar Night Bikini Babes Show
My futile attempt to distract a billion viewers away from The Oscars.
Hi my name is Samuel Gonzalez. If this is you’re first time visiting The Last Tradition I hope you come again, for the articles I mean.
TLT is a conservative political blog. Not all conservatives are the same but we all believe in limited government, free markets, freedom of the individual, traditional values and a strong national defense.
I like to have fun and have been known to be very politically incorrect. On the other hand, Liberals who like to call themselves Progressives use PC to hide their true objectives. This blog, along with my friends Another Black Conservative and Left Coast Rebel are the places to go to get the truth.
But, we like pretty girls too.
Become a follower whether you’re a Conservative or a Liberal on the verge of seeing the light and get informed!
Hi my name is Samuel Gonzalez. If this is you’re first time visiting The Last Tradition I hope you come again, for the articles I mean.
TLT is a conservative political blog. Not all conservatives are the same but we all believe in limited government, free markets, freedom of the individual, traditional values and a strong national defense.
I like to have fun and have been known to be very politically incorrect. On the other hand, Liberals who like to call themselves Progressives use PC to hide their true objectives. This blog, along with my friends Another Black Conservative and Left Coast Rebel are the places to go to get the truth.
But, we like pretty girls too.
Become a follower whether you’re a Conservative or a Liberal on the verge of seeing the light and get informed!
CHILD KILLER TELLS JUDGE: "I DESERVE TO DIE"
Killer |
Offered a plea agreement he told the judge "I don't deserve to live. I deserve the max."
Pima County Superior Court Judge Deborah Bernini tried to reason with him asking, "Don't you think life in prison is punishment enough?"
Alegria shook his head no, according to The Arizona Daily Star.
Judge Deborah Bernini pleaded with the killer to sign a plea agreement, agreeing to life imprisonment for the heinous killing, telling him that he was making it worse not only for Almeida's family, but also his own family, which includes his 10-year-old brother, by going through a lengthy trial.
Alegria still didn't budge, insisting he was still not going to sign the agreement, which will force a six week court case in April.
"I deserve the max," he said.
VOODOO SEX CANDLES TRIGGERED FATAL FIRE
Voodoo |
Fire marshals said a woman paid $300 a man known in Brooklyn as a voodoo priest to bring her good luck.
He performed a ceremony which involved the man and woman having sex in a bed surrounded by candles.
Those candles set fire to the linens and clothes on the floor, a Fire Department of New York spokesman said.
But instead of calling 911, the man conducting the ceremony tried in vain to douse the flames with water.
Another person then opened the front door to try and let the smoke out but instead an FDNY statement said it: "shot the flames back inside, creating a blowtorch effect as winds whipped in through the open window and pushed fire out into the hallway."
When the people in the apartment ran out, they left the door open, fire officials said. Flames quickly spread to the fourth, fifth and sixth floors, causing part of the roof and fourth floor to collapse, the FDNY said.
Mary Feagin, 64, who lived on the sixth floor, died in the fire, and at least 20 firefighters and three other people were hurt, the FDNY said.
Nearly 200 firefighters from 44 companies spent almost seven hours bringing the fire under control, the fire department said.
NAKED JOYRIDER WASN'T EMBAR-ASS-ED WHEN BUSTED
Butt Officer |
Four naked people in the pickup that he'd just pulled over.
There's no law against driving in the buff, as long you don't alarm people, he picked up the driver for - yes you guessed it - being intoxicated.
The sheriff's office says the truck wreaked of booze when he approached the vehicle which contained two nude men and two nude women.
When asked by the deputy what they were doing, one man reportedly answered, "I think we're getting in trouble."Driver, Nickolus Borgman certainly was and he was cited for driving under
the influence, having an open container in the car, no seat belts and for having too many people in the front seat of his pickup.
It's a good thing there's no law against chafing.
TODDLER RAPED AT SEA WORLD AS MOM ENJOYED RIDE
Disgusting |
The child's distraught mother said she left the child at the Orlando theme park with with Michael Grzybowicz for about 10-minutes while she and her boyfriend went on a ride.
But rather than look after the tot he viciously raped her.
Pictures of the alleged rape were found on Grzybowicz’ phone and sent to his e-mail account, the sheriff's office said.
Records state that four photographs in the phone's memory chip showed the violation of the youngster wearing a diaper and a yellow sun dress while she rode in a dark blue stroller.
Grzybowicz told investigators that he didn't know how the photos got onto his cell phone, according to The Orlando Sentinel.
Sea World said in a statement: "Nothing is more important than the safety and welfare of our guests, and our team members are trained to report any kind of suspicious behavior. Illegal behavior of any type is not tolerated at our parks. Our thoughts are with the family at this very difficult time." A warrant indicates Grzybowicz faces charges of sexual battery and lascivious molestation on a child younger than 12.
SEX FIEND SOCCER MOM POACHED DAUGHTER'S BOY, 14
Likes Em Young |
Christine Hubbs, 42, had sex with the boys everywhere from parking lots, inside her Hummer and fueled the affairs with money, dinners cell phones and video games for the boys.
The charges against her include oral copulation, lewd act on a child and exhibition of lewd material on her daughter's boyfriend when he was just 14.
She also started an affair with another boy the same age for a month.
The allegations came to light when the mother of one of the boys reportedly found a nude picture of Hubbs on the boy's cell phone
The mother of three will now have to register as a sex offender for the rest of her life because of her plea of no contest to one count of unlawful sex with a minor and three counts of lewd acts with a child.
Prosecutors dropped 63 other felony sex counts and several misdemeanor counts in exchange for her plea and she will be sentenced on March 25.
Saturday, February 26, 2011
Sexy Kim Kardashian topless jeans photo
Not a fan of the show, but defiantly a fan of her body. And at 30, she’s looking better and better.
The Sun reports these sexy new snaps of KIM KARDASHIAN are simply jean-ius.
The new magazine shots show the Keeping Up With The Kardashians star in a string of sexy poses.
In one saucy pic, Kim, 30, poses in unzipped denim with just her arms covering her boobs from exposure.
In another shot, the curvaceous reality babe makes the breast of her natural assets in a frilly red bra and denim waistcoat.
More details here
Here’s a guy who loves Kim’s assets. WARNING don’t play video if you offend easily.
The Sun reports these sexy new snaps of KIM KARDASHIAN are simply jean-ius.
The new magazine shots show the Keeping Up With The Kardashians star in a string of sexy poses.
In one saucy pic, Kim, 30, poses in unzipped denim with just her arms covering her boobs from exposure.
In another shot, the curvaceous reality babe makes the breast of her natural assets in a frilly red bra and denim waistcoat.
More details here
Here’s a guy who loves Kim’s assets. WARNING don’t play video if you offend easily.
New Rockford, Illinois tourism Video ad: Come hide away like you’re a state senator
This ad is pretty funny!
Only Liberals can make the act of running away from responsibility, a heroic thing to do. What do you expect from people like this? They’re the party that represents, for the most part, people that don’t accept responsibility for anything. In more blunt language, they are the party of the fuck ups and degenerates in this country that always have an excuse as to why they never amounted to anything in this country.
Or they’re actually successful, but feel so guilty about their comfortable life, they feel the need to look out for the quote, “little guy” that can’t make it in life without their help.
Hot Air reports that Cheeky link bait aimed at conservative blogs or earnest ad campaign targeting progressives?
It’s the former for the moment, but let’s face it — if the fleebaggers succeed in waiting Scott Walker out and getting the collective bargaining bill killed, they’ll be instantly beatified on the left. Tales of their exploits shall be passed down in hushed tones from one generation of six-figure-income unionized public workers to the next.
Why, without the “Wisconsin 14,” kids will be told, mom and dad would have had to struggle the way the chumps in private employee unions do.
There’s tourism gold waiting to be mined in that kind of hagiography. Imagine visiting Rockford and sitting at the very same table where that moron accused Republicans of disrupting the democratic process by not letting him vote by phone — after he’d fled Wisconsin.
More details here
Bottom line, the Liberal/Progressives have a very warped sense of reality. This is what the Cowardly 14 represents and explains why children ought not grow up to be Liberals.
Memeorandum
Insane AFL-CIO Boss and Obama bed partner Richard Trumka Says Raising Taxes Best Way to Create Jobs
Please, when I say bed partner, I’m not accusing the president of being Gay. I’m using metaphoric language to describe a very cozy relationship.
Let’s understand that Richard Trumka has admitted to visiting the White House two or three times a week
As the video shows the Obama administration has met more with the head of one of the most prominent and powerful unions in the country MORE than he meets with his own cabinet.
This is unbelievable!
But, it tells you more about where Obama’s loyalties truly lies more with the unions who gave him more than 60 million dollars for his presidential rum.
Now these same unions want payback for their investment.
Obama is not a president; he’s a union hack pure and simple. Don’t believe the lies state-run media is saying.
Theodore’s World reports what's the best way to get Americans back to work?
Raise taxes, according to AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka. Specifically, he wants to raise the federal gas tax as a means to fund infrastructure spending. "We need a dedicated source of revenue to create infrastructure in this country," he tells Aaron Task in the accompanying clip.
"We need to create jobs. The best way to do that is through infrastructure development." Simply maintaining the existing infrastructure in this country will cost $2.2 trillion over five years, according to the American Society of Civil Engineers. That doesn't include Obama's objective of high-speed rails and green energy projects.
Trumka didn't say specifically how much he would raise the gas tax, but mentioned he's shown the President a $256 billion plan to improve infrastructure. If every billion spent on infrastructure creates 35,000 jobs, as he claims, this package would create close to 9 million jobs over the next five years.
Let’s understand that Richard Trumka has admitted to visiting the White House two or three times a week
As the video shows the Obama administration has met more with the head of one of the most prominent and powerful unions in the country MORE than he meets with his own cabinet.
This is unbelievable!
But, it tells you more about where Obama’s loyalties truly lies more with the unions who gave him more than 60 million dollars for his presidential rum.
Now these same unions want payback for their investment.
Obama is not a president; he’s a union hack pure and simple. Don’t believe the lies state-run media is saying.
Theodore’s World reports what's the best way to get Americans back to work?
Raise taxes, according to AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka. Specifically, he wants to raise the federal gas tax as a means to fund infrastructure spending. "We need a dedicated source of revenue to create infrastructure in this country," he tells Aaron Task in the accompanying clip.
"We need to create jobs. The best way to do that is through infrastructure development." Simply maintaining the existing infrastructure in this country will cost $2.2 trillion over five years, according to the American Society of Civil Engineers. That doesn't include Obama's objective of high-speed rails and green energy projects.
Trumka didn't say specifically how much he would raise the gas tax, but mentioned he's shown the President a $256 billion plan to improve infrastructure. If every billion spent on infrastructure creates 35,000 jobs, as he claims, this package would create close to 9 million jobs over the next five years.
More details here
Trumka is lying through his teeth!
First of all the Stimulus package that spent 800 billion dollars was supposed to to the “shovel ready” projects Obama was talking about,
There was no shovel ready anything.
All that money went to the states to keep public sector unions, Obama’s base, employed. So why should we believe anything Trunka has to say now?
There guys really think the American people are as stupid as the average Obama supporter.
Video: Joan Rivers calls Rihanna, “a bitch!” on Fashion Police
I’ve said before, and I’ll say it again. Rihanna has issues!
There’s something wrong when a women wears gun jewelry around her neck and rocks a big tat of a gun on her leg. And what’s with this Raggedy Anne color hair she’s been sporting for months? It’s a nice look for a night or two, but gimmie a break!
She looks ridiculous.
Maybe Chris Brown had a reason to beat her ass after all?
Joan Rivers may agree.
Out-of-control Big Brother Govt Ga. Girl Scouts fear arrest for selling cookies in strip mall
Welcome to Bamazula where eventually you’ll need a permit to pee in your own bathroom for fear of using too much water from flushing.
Sounds impossible?
Liberals think they know what’s best for everyone else, but they never seem to live by the rules they set.
CBS News reports that Girl Scouts all over the US have started selling cookies door-to-door, outside of grocery stores and on street corners - little did they know they could possibly be cited for peddling.
According to a troop leader, a group of Georgia Girl Scouts thought they were headed to jail when a police officer asked them for their peddler's permit to sell cookies outside of their local strip mall in Villa Rica, 30 miles outside of Atlanta, on Wednesday.
When they weren't able to show a permit, the officer told them to pack it up. Troop leader Kathy Crook told local station WXIA-TV in Atlanta that she was stunned.
More details here
Sounds impossible?
Liberals think they know what’s best for everyone else, but they never seem to live by the rules they set.
CBS News reports that Girl Scouts all over the US have started selling cookies door-to-door, outside of grocery stores and on street corners - little did they know they could possibly be cited for peddling.
According to a troop leader, a group of Georgia Girl Scouts thought they were headed to jail when a police officer asked them for their peddler's permit to sell cookies outside of their local strip mall in Villa Rica, 30 miles outside of Atlanta, on Wednesday.
When they weren't able to show a permit, the officer told them to pack it up. Troop leader Kathy Crook told local station WXIA-TV in Atlanta that she was stunned.
More details here
Drunk Man’s Wild Interview With PA TV Station About Local Fire: ‘I’m Gonna Get Racial Here’
Losing your home in a fire is a devastating thing to go through. I feel this man’s pain, although I can’t really report what actually happened.
Make your own judgment.
From The Blaze
“I heard a kerosene explosion…BOOM!…freakin’ I heard it! Freakin’….I heard the freakin’ explosion.”
So said an incredibly intoxicated man, speaking to a local Pennsylvania news station, WNEP-TV, during daylight hours about an explosion that set his house on fire. It’s not clear what the back story here is–or when this all happened–but if the drunkard is to be believed, a kerosene blast of sorts caused the house to sahhh-moke fff-flying through the wall and I said ‘look at, the house is on fire.’…fff-freaking. I knew burst into flames.
I think the man had some racial thoughts in his mind, but he never said them.
Make your own judgment.
From The Blaze
“I heard a kerosene explosion…BOOM!…freakin’ I heard it! Freakin’….I heard the freakin’ explosion.”
So said an incredibly intoxicated man, speaking to a local Pennsylvania news station, WNEP-TV, during daylight hours about an explosion that set his house on fire. It’s not clear what the back story here is–or when this all happened–but if the drunkard is to be believed, a kerosene blast of sorts caused the house to sahhh-moke fff-flying through the wall and I said ‘look at, the house is on fire.’…fff-freaking. I knew burst into flames.
I think the man had some racial thoughts in his mind, but he never said them.
Owner (Patrick Sweeney) of The Merchant restaurant in Madison WIphone # (608) 259-9799 makes up story about kickung out Gov Scott Walker and family
This news is a week in coming out. But, it’s better late than never!
I think the rest of the country should know how they roll in Madison.
I think the rest of the country should know how they roll in Madison.
These are the people that are sucking the taxpayers blind with their bloated benefit packages they got from previous Democrat governors.
Call The Merchant and make reservations.
Call The Merchant and make reservations.
The Badger Blogge says: Well my friends, this is the case of a Madison restaurant trying to gain liberal credibility by making up a total lie about how they booted Scott Walker out of their establishment. When BadgerBlogger called them to confirm the story, the staff refused to confirm or deny, and continued to obfuscate until they hung up the phone… But in fact, they didn’t hang up, it appears that they accidentally put the phone on speaker…. And BadgerBlogger tapes continued to roll.
Our audio captures the restaurant staff talking about how they have to take down the blog posting because people are starting to call about it, you can actually hear them logging into the blog and deleting it. Too late.
We confirm with Governor Walker’s staff that the Governor has never been to that restaurant, this was an attempted “punking” by employees of The Merchant Restaurant, but look who got punked… In the words of Joe Wilson, You Lie!
You can listen to our audio, and judge for yourself. Do not turn it off after the hang-up, that’s when it gets good.
Our audio captures the restaurant staff talking about how they have to take down the blog posting because people are starting to call about it, you can actually hear them logging into the blog and deleting it. Too late.
We confirm with Governor Walker’s staff that the Governor has never been to that restaurant, this was an attempted “punking” by employees of The Merchant Restaurant, but look who got punked… In the words of Joe Wilson, You Lie!
You can listen to our audio, and judge for yourself. Do not turn it off after the hang-up, that’s when it gets good.
Friday, February 25, 2011
Open Range, a Western classic for all times
Here’s another film that should’ve won Best Picture.
This 2003 movie directed and starring Kevin Costner and Robert Duval is a tale of friendship, love, and the pursuit of justice in a crooked world.
The acting is first rate, and the musical score is haunting and quintessential Western heroism.
This 2003 movie directed and starring Kevin Costner and Robert Duval is a tale of friendship, love, and the pursuit of justice in a crooked world.
The acting is first rate, and the musical score is haunting and quintessential Western heroism.
GAY OBAMA TWITTER RAGE
What ever happened to that :Larry Sinclair guy who claimed to have sex with Obama?
The National Enquirer reports that politico prankster JON STEWART pushes the envelope with spoof Twitter account @gayobama detonating the social networking platform as the internet implodes with controversy.He's "half-black, half-white, and all SAMANTHA!" as Twitter overnight sensation, @gayobama, amassed thousands of followers after Jon Stewrat proclaimed it to the world on his Comedy Central Daily Show last night.
Stewart quipped on the show, "The President's stand against gay marriage has long frustrated gay Obama followers."Stewart was reffing President Obama's decision earlier that the Justice Department would no longer enforce the Defense of Marriage Act from1996.
Steward quickly clarified, "By which I mean, gay Democrats, not followers of GayObama, my parody Twitter feed."Within minutes the page went from zero to over 3,000 followers, as Stewart predicted it would.Meanwhile, President Obama has yet to Tweet comment.
The National Enquirer reports that politico prankster JON STEWART pushes the envelope with spoof Twitter account @gayobama detonating the social networking platform as the internet implodes with controversy.He's "half-black, half-white, and all SAMANTHA!" as Twitter overnight sensation, @gayobama, amassed thousands of followers after Jon Stewrat proclaimed it to the world on his Comedy Central Daily Show last night.
Stewart quipped on the show, "The President's stand against gay marriage has long frustrated gay Obama followers."Stewart was reffing President Obama's decision earlier that the Justice Department would no longer enforce the Defense of Marriage Act from1996.
Steward quickly clarified, "By which I mean, gay Democrats, not followers of GayObama, my parody Twitter feed."Within minutes the page went from zero to over 3,000 followers, as Stewart predicted it would.Meanwhile, President Obama has yet to Tweet comment.
MLB loaned cash strapped New York Mets $20 million
Mets fans, like me, don’t care much about Fred Wilpon’s financial problems.
We want to see a winner on the field!
So, if the Mets can’t be run like a big market New York team should, it’s time for the Wilpons to sell the team and ride off into the sunset
The New York Post reports that Major League Baseball loaned the Mets more than $20 million in November in a bid to shore up the cash-strapped team, sources told The Post.
"We did receive a loan from Major League Baseball in November," the Mets said in a statement. "Beyond that, we will not discuss the matter any further."
The team’s principal owner, Fred Wilpon, and his partners are scrambling to line up an investor to purchase as much as 25 percent of the team in the wake of a lawsuit brought by the bankruptcy trustee charged with clawing back billions for victims of Bernie Madoff.
The trustee, Irving Picard, has sued the team for as much as $1 billion, alleging Wilpon and his partners knew — or should have known — about Madoff’s massive Ponzi scheme.
Fred Wilpon and his son Jeff have insisted they will maintain majority ownership of the Mets despite the suit, although a financial adviser to the team recently said they would consider selling a bigger stake.
The November loan from the MLB suggests the team was experiencing a cash crunch before Picard’s suit against them became public
We want to see a winner on the field!
So, if the Mets can’t be run like a big market New York team should, it’s time for the Wilpons to sell the team and ride off into the sunset
The New York Post reports that Major League Baseball loaned the Mets more than $20 million in November in a bid to shore up the cash-strapped team, sources told The Post.
"We did receive a loan from Major League Baseball in November," the Mets said in a statement. "Beyond that, we will not discuss the matter any further."
The team’s principal owner, Fred Wilpon, and his partners are scrambling to line up an investor to purchase as much as 25 percent of the team in the wake of a lawsuit brought by the bankruptcy trustee charged with clawing back billions for victims of Bernie Madoff.
The trustee, Irving Picard, has sued the team for as much as $1 billion, alleging Wilpon and his partners knew — or should have known — about Madoff’s massive Ponzi scheme.
Fred Wilpon and his son Jeff have insisted they will maintain majority ownership of the Mets despite the suit, although a financial adviser to the team recently said they would consider selling a bigger stake.
The November loan from the MLB suggests the team was experiencing a cash crunch before Picard’s suit against them became public
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