tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post928406658154201660..comments2024-03-28T13:40:19.356-05:00Comments on Every goddamn day: 03/28/24: America deserves Donald TrumpNeil Steinberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468057838260476480noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-81085283669339238992015-07-22T22:40:31.257-05:002015-07-22T22:40:31.257-05:00and their bread! Oh man, their bread...best ever!and their bread! Oh man, their bread...best ever!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-76471409787588054552015-07-22T22:22:58.885-05:002015-07-22T22:22:58.885-05:00Louie's has the best thin crust pizza! Change ...Louie's has the best thin crust pizza! Change is hard, but we adapt or move away. I understand your choice.WendyChttp://twitter.com/WendyCCHnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-40953059682267935352015-07-22T22:14:42.088-05:002015-07-22T22:14:42.088-05:00Trump is the Kardashian's of the East Coast. F...Trump is the Kardashian's of the East Coast. Famous for being dumb. As a GOP'er this guy pisses me off. He does not represent the GOP, he needs to go. I know it won't be long before his candidacy crashes and burns and it can't happen too soon. I admit though I would pay to see him debate Hillary...that would be great but he has to go. Bush is the man I want. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-67550180075631646992015-07-22T22:09:52.318-05:002015-07-22T22:09:52.318-05:00It's just cold hard facts. I don't think t...It's just cold hard facts. I don't think the Hispanic pop is bringing the town down but I do believe the amount of the ILLEGAL population is contributing to the downfall of Waukegan. I was born there in the mid 50s and was raised there. It was a great town. I still love the town but it sure isn't great anymore. I applaud those that are striving to make it better. I don't know how long you have lived there. I am not saying someone shouldn't live there. It still has some great spots. I go there a few times a month to visit relatives and I can't stay away from Louies. It makes me sad to see what the town has turned into. I know you are taking this as an insult and I'm sorry but Waukegan just isn't the same.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-1983924136659519832015-07-22T20:47:36.959-05:002015-07-22T20:47:36.959-05:00I find it interesting you chose three districts wi...I find it interesting you chose three districts with entirely different demographics concerning student makeup and vastly higher funding through higher property taxes. Yep, the PSEA scores are higher on average, but consider Waukegan's higher level of ELL, high poverty, and Special Education students, which brings the average down. Does this mean all WHS students score low? No! We have students, including my daughter (a junior last year) scoring in the upper twenty and low thirty range on the ACT (the PSAE is no longer in use). It's the population, not the schools. As a parent and educator of the system, I'm proud of my community and school staff. We do our best to provide learning and vocational opportunities for a very diverse population, and we've had great success.<br /><br />I don't believe, as I think you do, that Waukegan's Hispanic population is bringing the community down. I'm not afraid to walk my mostly Hispanic neighborhood. I see all of us a survivors of a very difficult time in our country's economy. We are growing, and producing more top level young adults every year. It's no more an immigration problem than it has been for previous foreign populations going back 150 years.WendyChttp://twitter.com/WendyCCHnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-54336008935783920382015-07-22T19:52:40.965-05:002015-07-22T19:52:40.965-05:00Wendy...you are fooling yourself if you are saying...Wendy...you are fooling yourself if you are saying that Waukegan has great schools... Take a look at some Lake County schools PSA2 rankings from 2014 (Illinois high school juniors take the Prairie State Achievement Examination, or PSAE. The two-day exam includes the ACT college entrance exam and the ACT Work Keys, a math and reading exam that measures real-world skills.)<br />Deerfied - 88.0 meet or excced the PSA2 ranking<br />Libertyville - 86.6 meet or exceed the PSA2 ranking<br />Highland Park - 81.1 meet or exceed the PSA2 ranking<br />Waukegan 28.7 - meet or exceed the PSA2 ranking<br />Look, I DO still love Waukegan but it is heartbreaking to see what has become of it. I can’t even walk my old neighborhood for fear of being mugged. As far as crime take a look at the police logs (the ones the city decides to put out). Numerous friends of mine had been hit by some Hispanic without insurance. They pretend to not talk English and my friends have to make a claim on their own insurance. With the illegals our insurance rates go up, our real estate values go down. I brought my daughter a few years ago to Victory Hospital in Waukegan because she broke her ankle. We were waiting in the ER and I heard this nurse say to this Hispanic guy “sir, you have two social security cards here, which one do you want to use?” What? <br />I know it seems that I am a xenophobe but I am really not. I work with and live near many fine Hispanics. They are a good family oriented culture. We could learn from them in that respect being the way we treat our elderly. I am just bemoaning what happens when we don’t have a decent immigration policy. <br />And this started by me saying that Trump did speak some truth although he has no tact and he’s an idiot to boot. That’s all I was saying. <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-5386532281013281512015-07-22T17:08:05.328-05:002015-07-22T17:08:05.328-05:00There might be a mini bump, but do to the ever inc...There might be a mini bump, but do to the ever increasing American Alzheimer's effect in regards to politics, it will be forgotten when it's important.Nikki Dnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-45541130748613750972015-07-22T17:05:35.486-05:002015-07-22T17:05:35.486-05:00Anon 1:51 Waukegan=Detroit? Have you seen Detroit...Anon 1:51 Waukegan=Detroit? Have you seen Detroit lately? It's nowhere close to being the same. Don't the schools operate on a count day system. Funds are partially tallied by number of students in the school so the migrants get counted and the school gets that money. They count fall and spring here.Nikki Dnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-76945343585840685562015-07-22T15:55:22.200-05:002015-07-22T15:55:22.200-05:00That was very funny. I don't like Graham but m...That was very funny. I don't like Graham but might this not increase his standing in the polls? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-11179343903685526622015-07-22T15:28:43.669-05:002015-07-22T15:28:43.669-05:00You don't love Waukegan if you're comparin...You don't love Waukegan if you're comparing it to Detroit. Yes, the federal court said you can't discriminate against a culture that has extended family living together. Guess what, it's not only Hispanic families doing that now. And Waukegan has great schools! We haven't operated at a deficit in years and we have higher attendance and graduation rates than other equally challenged high minority/high poverty districts. It seems to me the criminals here are the people hiring illegals and cramming multiple families into one house (which is not the same as an extended family). I'm sorry you don't like today's Waukegan, but many of us have adjusted to the changing population. They're good people, they have a strong work ethic along with strong family ties. What's not to like about that?WendyChttp://twitter.com/WendyCCHnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-36436144996523270982015-07-22T15:08:32.919-05:002015-07-22T15:08:32.919-05:00Yes, there are, but I can't find any evidence ...Yes, there are, but I can't find any evidence Waukegan is one of them. I checked multiple lists of santuary cities, and Waukegan is not on any of them. Nor does Waukegan declare itself a sanctuary city. Coeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06130250489695215525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-17944929674112770312015-07-22T14:55:47.561-05:002015-07-22T14:55:47.561-05:00It certainly is. Decades ago the administration th...It certainly is. Decades ago the administration there appeared to crack down too hard on the city for enforcing the multiple families in single family homes. Clinton's justice dept swooped in and brought suit for civil rights violations. The city backed down because they could not afford such a suit and turned into little frightened kittens and looked the other way as the illegals poured in. There are many cities around the country that proudly proclaim they are sanctuary cities and welcome the illegals. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-32011832627518411092015-07-22T14:45:27.888-05:002015-07-22T14:45:27.888-05:00I just saw Sen. Graham's YouTube video on how ...I just saw Sen. Graham's YouTube video on how to destroy your cell phone. Pretty funny, worth looking up. <br />I was thinking of that same line from Yeats, the best lack conviction, scary, sad, but too true.<br />If Trump were to become president, and that is nightmare fodder right there, could you imagine what his foreign policy would be? Can a president sue other countries bc that seems to be his biggest fallback, after yelling and calling people derogatory names of course. Nikki Dnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-72585793801176289462015-07-22T14:22:28.925-05:002015-07-22T14:22:28.925-05:00Waukegan is not a sanctuary city. Waukegan is not a sanctuary city. Coeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06130250489695215525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-51871875860086033322015-07-22T14:06:31.142-05:002015-07-22T14:06:31.142-05:00The way he says horrible things and gets people al...The way he says horrible things and gets people all worked up reminds me of nothing so much as a pro-wrestling heel. The more despicable the heel, the more tickets people buy to his bouts, hoping to see him defeated by a good guy (i.e. a "face.") All that's required to be a face is to not be as despicable as the heel.Encyclicalhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Face_(professional_wrestling)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-88387486364738011252015-07-22T13:54:23.318-05:002015-07-22T13:54:23.318-05:00I like that "i am not a robot" thing whe...I like that "i am not a robot" thing when you post. Is that a problem here? Too many robots posting? I would enjoy to hear Tobor's opinion of things. I'm sure that R2D2 has some good ideas too. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-24590898676454684762015-07-22T13:51:58.466-05:002015-07-22T13:51:58.466-05:00I didn't mention crime in Waukegan, you did. I...I didn't mention crime in Waukegan, you did. I said say what being a sanctuary city can do to itself. There has been a major influx of illegals in Waukegan. Multiple families crammed into single family homes. The schools only get one families tax from that home. The schools are suffering big time. You have bad schools then you have more and more higher income people move out. The people can't sell their homes for what they want so they rent them out, many times illegally renting to multiple familes. It's just an endless cycle. This is no slight on the Mexican people. What has to be done is crack down on businesses who hire the illegals. Enforce the immigration laws we already have instead of looking the other way. I may be accused of much hate I suppose but I don't hate anyone, hates a harsh feeling, when you hate someone you are hurting yourself more than the person you hate. You can defend Waukegan if you like, and I love Waukegan, was born and raised there but lets be honest, the town is a miniature Detroit<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-27560336692269796082015-07-22T13:51:35.706-05:002015-07-22T13:51:35.706-05:00Neil's comment that we deserve punishment for ...Neil's comment that we deserve punishment for " never embracing what we believe with a fraction of the passion of the Fox News crowd" evokes some famous lines from an uncharacteristically ominous poem by William Butler Yeats,<br /><br /> "The best lack all conviction, while the worst<br /> Are full of passionate intensity."<br /><br />The poem is called The Second Coming. "The Donald" seems too comic a figure to be The Anti-Christ, but we can hope that his appearance on the scene does not embody the prediction in the final lines.<br /><br /> "That twenty centuries of stony sleep <br /> Were vexed to nightmare by a rocking cradle,<br /> And what rough beast, its hour come round at last,<br /> Slouches towards Bethlehem to be born?"<br /><br />Tom EvansAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-39259321606416480502015-07-22T13:34:31.881-05:002015-07-22T13:34:31.881-05:00No comment.
JohnNo comment.<br /><br />Johntatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10088632798195131329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-56188678312668091752015-07-22T13:20:29.097-05:002015-07-22T13:20:29.097-05:00The criminal element in Waukegan isn't made up...The criminal element in Waukegan isn't made up of immigrants, and most of the Hispanic population are decent, well-structured working families. You don't know what you're talking about.WendyChttp://twitter.com/WendyCCHnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-8738558381515116462015-07-22T13:01:17.480-05:002015-07-22T13:01:17.480-05:00Then I guess I did error in "ring of truth&qu...Then I guess I did error in "ring of truth" anology...I forget one must be careful nowadays how one speaks because people are quick to trounce on you. What I meant that some of what he says is true but of course not all of what he ways. I do not like him at all, like I said he is a buffoon. Are immigrants coming up from Mexico criminals and rapist and what not? Of course not. The one that come over illegally are criminals but I wouldn't say most of them are all those things he said but they are criminals none the less. Take a look at Waukegan, IL to see what can happen when a sanctuary city can do to itself. I don't blame them that much, they only want a better life. I blame the government for it's lack immigration policies. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-70096006114890711532015-07-22T12:28:47.238-05:002015-07-22T12:28:47.238-05:00Well said, Jakash. Yes, he certainly knows how to ...Well said, Jakash. Yes, he certainly knows how to get attention.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-10901037433308732632015-07-22T12:26:33.483-05:002015-07-22T12:26:33.483-05:00I agree with your assessment Wendy and same with R...I agree with your assessment Wendy and same with Rauner, to a lesser degree. And if he does run indep, he'll split the Repub vote, so fine with me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-25544117836144329462015-07-22T11:45:46.599-05:002015-07-22T11:45:46.599-05:00Have no idea -- or interest in -- what you might b...Have no idea -- or interest in -- what you might be filled with, but several dictionaries tell me that having a "ring of truth" is equivalent to "seems to be true." That being the case, your comment suggests you believe that most illegal aliens, or at least the ones from south of the border, are rapists and murderers. As numerous commentators have pointed out, such assertions are not supported by crime statistics and are clearly lies designed to inflame nativist sentiments. If in fact you don't agree with Trump on these "facts" perhaps you should be more careful in your choice of idioms.<br /><br />TEAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-65949356378090187402015-07-22T11:31:56.024-05:002015-07-22T11:31:56.024-05:00Well, nothing like some bracing, provocative cynic...Well, nothing like some bracing, provocative cynicism to balance out yesterday's touching arboreal tribute. <br /><br />"We need somebody." "We've" GOT somebody. I'll agree that the disgusting apathy demonstrated by a vast swath of Americans is only matched by the disturbing nature of the fervor shown by some of those supporting a loose cannon like Trump. But SOMEBODY elected Barack Obama twice, which is pretty good, given that he seems to be the most rational, contemplative choice who's been available for a while. And who, on balance, has done a pretty good job of righting this shipwrecked country, given the amount of time, and the lack of support, he's had.<br /><br />Donald Trump leading the polls is partly just a function of there being 16 clowns jammed into the car and the election being way down the road. Howard Beale may not have been very circumspect, but he was LOUD! However important that was in 1976, it's even more crucial in today's media environment. Trump hit the ground running by slurring Mexicans right out of the gate. Cue outraged reaction pieces in every paper and on every TV station lasting days until he could say something else outrageous and spur another round of coverage. Thus, people who weren't even thinking about Trump now have him shoved in their face. Then, of course, some percentage of deep thinkers conclude "this guy ain't afraid to tell it like it is, and if the librul lamestream media is against him, sign me up!" Next, fire up some more overheated TV coverage -- "Trump is winning!" -- and then add another bunch to the same kind of bandwagon that features people buying Confederate flags right now to "stick it to The Man."<br /><br />The only valid comparison to Reagan is that he was discounted, as well. I remember being amazed that Reagan went from being a sideshow joke in his first two Presidential campaigns to actually winning. But, like him or hate him, he HAD been Governor of California and a "voice" of conservatism for years by the time he won. Trump's never been elected to anything, never will be, and a better comparison for him would be Grandpa Simpson shouting at the clouds. <br /><br />"Trump straddles the American stage like a colossus." With all due respect, that's bull. He's a carnival barker that has had the stage handed to him by a cynical bunch of media folks desperate to get ANYBODY to pay attention to ANYTHING for more than 5 seconds.Jakashnoreply@blogger.com