Chicago press thugs…

If you haven’t seen  this video of Chicago reporters  playing thugs to protect Rahm Emanuel,  you really need to watch so you’ll have a better understanding of the Chicago Way.    No doubt Rahm was sorry not to have them around for  his interview with the Chicago Sun-Times.   This is where His Oneness chose to pursue his political career,  a corrupt place where the dead routinely vote and where “wrong” votes don’t count.   The only truth is that you must amass power and wield it ruthlessly.   The Obamas’ idea of public service is that the public should serve them.

If I had the misfortune to live in Chicago,  at best I’d be in jail,  but more likely I’d be dead.   Most of its citizens just keep their heads down and try to stay out of the crossfire as the crooks and incompetents grind the city out of existence.   I visited Chicago once as a child,  and again as an adult,  but I wouldn’t go back with a paid first-class ticket now.

In keeping with Chicago,  we know now that the Illinois State Board of  Elections lied to the Department of Justice about the status of military ballots,  and still isn’t telling the truth.  Why do I assume DoJ will do as much about these offenses as it did about the Black Panthers?

Speaking of Democrats and the press,  Yid With Lid has a great report on New York Rep. Maurice Hinchey’s meltdown,  complete with some video.

Free speech still breathes…

This is some at least partially good news for Geert Wilders in his trial in Holland. There is also still plenty of  bad tidings,  though I should note Daniel Pipes is  more optimistic.

But don’t be lulled into thinking free speech as it should be still actually exists in The Netherlands   —  it is certainly being strangled to death in Europe.