Friday, January 31, 2014

Super Bowl likes and dislikes




-I don't like Peyton Manning. Never trust a guy whose hairline advances an inch every year instead of recedes. And nobody really cares about your brother or your father, or your mother for that matter.

-I don't like Marshawn Lynch.

-I do like that this year's game is being played outdoors, in cold weather, on natural grass.

-I don't like halftime shows. I decided this after the 2nd half of one of the Bills' Super Bowls was postponed while they waited for the smoke to clear from the field.

- One word: wardrobe malfunction.

-I don't like Pete Carroll. Looks and acts too much like a sissy.

-I do like the way Richard Sherman plays, but I think he should let his play speak for itself.

-I don't like those stupid commercials. You sit there, waiting for something funny to happen, and then it ends, and you say, "what the hell was that supposed to be about?" To think, people are paid big money to turn out that crap.

-I don't like Justin Bieber. I know this one has nothing to do with the Super Bowl, but it needed to be said.

-I don't like people who talk about their "squares" incessantly during the game. "If Seattle goes for a two point conversion and catches a field goal and  Denver kicks a touchdown, but misses the extra point, I'll win $100."

-I do like whoever the guy was who invented the Lingerie Bowl.

-I do like when players say ridiculous things after the game. Like, when a heavy favorite wins the game and one of their players says,"Nobody thought we could do it, nobody gave us a chance, but we believed in ourselves. Praise be to God!" You were favored by 10 points. Pretty much everyone thought you could do it.

-I do like it when Armenian Kickers try to throw forward passes in the Super Bowl...

Monday, January 6, 2014

Noose tightening around Kennedy


2013 could very well be Tim Kenned's Swann Song. He's quickly running out of allies.


2013 was a bad year for State Senator Tim Kennedy. He showed his true colors in three separate incidents, each one more pathetic than the next. Much like in 2006, when he sided with the Republicans on the County Legislature (after the anti-Lenihan Democrats told him he had to), Tim proved once again that he is incapable of being a leader, much less someone you can trust. Just check out these three examples, and keep in mind, this post is about issues, not name calling, and demonstrates how Tim Kennedy's morality is for sale every day in Albany.

1.) Why do they hold the Buffalo School Board election in May (when nobody shows up) instead of having it in November to coincide with every other general election?

I'll bet you didn't know this, But Tim Kennedy was the only member of the WNY delegation to vote in favor of keeping this election in May. From a Buffalo News article...

 All Western New York senators voted for the bill, with the exception of Tim Kennedy. It's ironic because Kennedy previously co-sponsored the bill and voted for it twice.
His critics say pressure from the teacher's union caused him to flip flop. NYSUT donated $10,500 to Kennedy over the past year.

Holding a separate election in May is not only an incredible waste of money, but serves to keep voter turnout down. You know who will show up to vote on an 80 degree day in May? Buffalo teachers. And this is exactly why the New York State Teachers Union gave Timmy a $10,000 donation/bribe to keep the election in May. They don't want people to show up to vote, unless they know they are supporting their agenda. I have great respect for all teachers, but suppressing the vote is wrong, no matter who it benefits.

Remember, every other WNY Representative knew this was wrong, refused to take this bribe, and voted against it. Timmy has absolutely no problem selling you and your children out for the right amount of money. He's counting on the fact that most people don't pay attention to such things. Guess again, Timbo. The Blogger is back in town.

2.) Governor Cuomo's Safe Act

When Andrew Cuomo tells Timmy to jump, Timmy says how high?

 I'm not a hunter or a weapons owner, but I can tell you this piece of legislation is nothing but fluff. Reducing the number of bullets rural hunters can have in their chambers doesn't even begin to address the real issue. Drive by shootings are not caused by licensed gun owners in the town of Sardinia. They occur in the inner cities by unlicensed pistol-packing gang bangers. If Cuomo was serious about reducing crime, he would call for stiffer penalties for illegal gun owners and the people who sell them on the black market. There is no real effort underway to get guns off the streets. 

And before the legislation was passed, Timmy assured 2nd Amendment advocates to their face, that he would never vote for the so called Safe Act. Needless to say, Tim was offered something by the Governor's office to go back on his word and surprise surprise, he did. I know at least one prominent South Buffalo attorney who is furious over this. Tim's mistake? These people from SCOPE will be organized and will mobilize against Andrew's little puppet in 2014. They will have signs on their lawns and will be manning the phones during the September primary.

3.) In 2013, Tim showed us he is 100% Pro Life, unless Prince Andrew asks him not to be. This one really attests to his lack of character.

Tim loves to tell local priests and elderly Catholics in his district that he is Pro Life on the issue of abortion. In 2013, Governor Cuomo was two votes short for his Women's Equality Act, a piece of legislation which includes the right to third Trimester abortions. You would think that no Pro Life candidate with any kind of backbone would support it. Wrong. After some prodding by Governor Cuomo, Tim actually brought this vote to the floor!
http://hudsonvalley.twcnews.com/content/news/634558/debate-over-abortion-re-ignited-with-cuomo-s-women-s-equality-act/

Now, this post is not about being Pro Life or Pro Choice. It's about how a politician can claim to be one and actually be hypocritical enough to vote for the other. Again, Tim is using the timeless scam of hoping voters simply won't notice. He would never let a small thing like INTEGRITY get in the way of his career.

I can guarantee there will be at least one other South Buffalo candidate this September. I'm also hearing reports of a Cheektowaga candidate emerging soon. Tim loudly supported fellow Yes-Man Chris Fahey during his quixotic campaign against Mickey Kearns (when he was told to). He also supported a Cheektowaga candidate against fellow South Buffalonian Patrick Burke (when he was told to). He angered many Hamburg voters with his negative campaign against Jack Quinn. He ran a negative campaign when he ran against Paul Sullivan a few years back. He leapfrogged over Mark Schroeder, to unseat Bill Stachowski, and ran a very negative campaign against him. It looks like this time, the cookies may be in for Little Tim. He's shown time and time again that he's willing to bypass doing the right thing, if it serves to further his career. The problem is, what benefits him in the short term, is going to cause his demise in the long term. And all the king's horses and all the king's men, won't be able to put Andrew's puppet back together again. The sound you hear is the noose slowly tightening around Tim's neck. 


Wednesday, December 18, 2013

Book Signing this Friday




If you want to encounter more white trash than at Tops on the first of the month, I suggest you check out the book signing taking place this Friday at the Dog Ear's Bookstore. A Who's Who of public sector leaches will be gathering (and no doubt telling each other how important their lives are) in honor of Jack O'Donnell's new book, Bitten by a Minnow. His first book, How I Nearly Blew Tim Kennedy's 2012 Election, is still available in paperback. A real page turner, this book chronicled how O'Donnell and Kennedy outspent their opponent nearly 400 to 1 and still managed to win by a sparse margin of 159 votes.

The first 50 people in attendance at the book signing this week will receive a free bottle of Five Hour Energy, in an effort to keep them awake throughout this pseudo-intellectual Borefest. I observed the guest list for this pompous gala (some 194 names) and could count the number of private sector employees on one hand. The young O'Donnell will be joined by City Comptroller Mark Schroeder and the soon-to-be-departing State Senator, Kennedy. After the event, Timmy will sit on Jack's lap, as 3rd grade students from the Discovery School read  Dr. Seuss' The Cat in the Hat to them. 

After looking at the guest list, I can tell you this: The real families of this community, whom I encounter every week. The ones who work real jobs and struggle to make ends meet, will not be anywhere near this incredible waste of time. They could care less about career politicians Kennedy and O'Donnell, or anything these two have been bitten by.






Tuesday, August 13, 2013

Not a good idea


Organizers of the Missouri State Fair made a big mistake when they let this rodeo clown wear a President Obama mask. Regardless of one's political affiliation, this was done in poor taste. Racial issues notwithstanding, I think a rodeo clown dressed as Bill Clinton or George W. Bush would alienate a large segment of fair goers as well. Next year, organizers plan on dressing up the clown as somebody everyone hates, Canadian pisspot Justin Bieber...

Letter to the Editor: Admission standards at Bflo's top schools

Parent activist Sam Radford loses all credibility with me when he proposes moving students from Buffalo's poor performing schools into it's top schools. In his warped logic, he thinks it makes sense to move a student from Burgard or East High School into City Honors. And this man actually has people following him? 

The reason City Honors or DaVinci HS are what they are is because they do have standards to get in. Disruptive students are not welcome there. I don't understand how Radford thinks moving low performing students into a high performing school will benefit them. And what about the student who loses their spot to one of Radford's "low performing" followers? Watering down the few successful schools in Buffalo is not the answer, and I agree 100% with this letter writer...

Keep admission criteria at Buffalo’s top schools

Part of the Buffalo Board of Education’s long-term plan for dealing with low-performing schools includes “reconsidering the admission standards” for schools such as City Honors, Hutch-Tech and Olmsted. That sounds ridiculous.

The reason these schools have excellent reputations is precisely because they have admission standards. Allowing students to attend without having a certain level of academic ability, a constructive attitude to education and good attendance would make a high-performing school mediocre, at best.

That is without taking into account the deleterious effect of academically oriented students being cheated out of a quality education, as teachers have to deal with disruptive, unmotivated classmates or those who cannot handle the coursework.

You can probably make a pretty good sausage by mixing high-quality meat with some poorer cuts of meat and adding spices. The same recipe does not work for schools.

Larry Finkelstein
East Amherst

http://www.buffalonews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20130812/OPINION/130819900/1119

Monday, June 24, 2013

Kennedy accepts bribe to keep School Board election in May


So, how much does it cost to bribe a New York State Senator? Apparently, $10,500.00. That's how much Tim "Horton's Kennedy took from the New York State Teachers union in exchange for keeping the Buffalo School Board elections in May (in a concerted effort to keep turnout low.) From the Buffalo News...

All Western New York senators voted for the bill, with the exception of Tim Kennedy. It's ironic because Kennedy previously co-sponsored the bill and voted for it twice.
His critics say pressure from the teacher's union caused him to flip flop. NYSUT donated $10,500 to Kennedy over the past year.

Having the election in May forces taxpayers to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars to pay for all the election workers. Common sense would dictate having the election in November during the regular, general election. The Teacher's Union likes the election in May, that way, the only people who show up are teachers and their families. And guess which candidates they overwhelmingly support? The ones backed by the union, of course. (And you can't blame them. They're the ones looking out for the teachers' best interests.

How anyone could continue to vote for Kennedy amazes me. The next time you hear someone say, why do they hold the School Board Elections in May?, you can tell them, Because Tim Kennedy was bribed to vote to keep it that way. And you voted for this thief!


Friday, June 7, 2013

South Buffalo Police Report (early June 13')

Abbott and Mumford

CPCS

Patricia King and Alvin Washington

Def(s) were in poss of susp crack


6/4/2013

43

Aldrich

Trespass

KNOWN

Known susp (under invest) did trespass in compl apt


6/6/2013

43

Aldrich

Trespass

UNK

Unk person did enter compl apt (nothing taken, no proof of enter...weird)


6/6/2013

83

Aldrich

Assault

Thomas Demarco

Def arrested for previous report


6/2/2013

109

Amber

Burglary

David Seay

Def did enter compl apt w/o permission, did strike compl, and did steal
items


6/2/2013

19

Armin

Harassment

KNOWN

Known susp (Michael Renza) did make threats to compl


5/30/2013

29

Armin

Larceny

KNOWN

Known susp (Don Spencer Williams) did run out of compl house with bike


5/30/2013

249

Babcock

Harassment

KNOWN

Known susp (Steven) did punch compl. Left with cell phone


6/6/2013



Bailey and Seneca

Robbery

UNK

UNK w/m did knock compl from bike and take off with bike


5/30/2013



Bailey and South Park

Assault

Mariah Pickard

After argument, def did cut compl eye


6/2/2013

214

Baitz

Harassment

KNOWN

Known susp (Justin Foust) did harass compl


6/1/2013

354

Barnard

Assault

KNOWN

Known susp (Ashley Pieczynski) did strike and scratch compl


5/31/2013



Beacon

Larceny vehicle

UNK

UNK person did remove battery and mirror from compl vehicle


5/30/2013



Cazenovia Park

Assault

JUIV

Known JUIV(s) did assault compl at park


6/6/2013

10

Choate

Criminal Mischief

Larrie Laub

Def did take ax and did chop up back door


6/2/2013

1048

Clinton

Assault

Adriana Simpson

Def (of 22 Theodore) did fight, was told by officers to stop, refused. PO
tried to subdue, and def did bite officer


6/1/2013

1779

Clinton

Assault

UNK

UNK 4 b/m that the compl had a fight with a few months ago did shoot at
compl veh while driving from store. Compl was struck in the left shoulder


6/2/2013



Clinton and Babcock

Assault

KNOWN

Known susp (Andrew Maldonado) did punch compl in face, then hold knife to
chest making threats


5/31/2013

183

Crystal

Criminal Impersonation

KNOWN

Known susp (under invest) did attempt to defraud compl


6/1/2013

49

Dingens

Burglary

Caron Thompson

Def did force himself into compl apt, and did strike compl and took phone


6/3/2013

71

Duerstein

Burglary

KNOWN

Known susp (Jermain Williams) did come into compl apt, choke compl, grab
chain


6/5/2013



Durant and Macamley

Robbery

KNOWN

Known susp (Joshua Rogers of 114 Mineral Springs) did push compl in face,
and take $


6/6/2013

55

Folger

Assault

KNOWN

Known susp (Vincent Hitchcock) did strike compl in chest


5/31/2013

99

Folger

Larceny vehicle

UNK

UNK person did enter UNLOCKED vehicle, and did remove radio (0330hrs to
0720hrs)


5/30/2013

608

Fulton

Assault

KNOWN

Known susp (Michael Simoneit) did choke and strike compl


5/30/2013

157

Good

Harassment

Nancy Finnegan

Def did harass compl in numerous ways


5/30/2013

44

Hammerschmidt

Criminal Mischief

UNK

UNK B/M in Dodge Charger did break compl window of veh in attempt to steal
items. Susp took off


6/5/2013

60

Harding

Assault

KNOWN

Known susp (Peter Acosta) did hit compl with bat


6/3/2013

563

Hopkins

Burglary

Keith Garcia

Def arrested for previous report


6/2/2013

727

Hopkins

Burglary

Jordan Sullivan

Arrested for previous report


6/4/2013



Hopkins and Tifft

Criminal Mischief

KNOWN

Known susp (Richard Turpin) did damage compl vehicle


5/31/2013

52

Indian Church

Criminal Mischief

KNOWN

Known susp (Charlene Guercio) did damage items that compl was selling to
susp


6/2/2013

336

Katherine

Burglary

Tianna Spongenberg

Def (compl BF ex GF) did kick her way into compl apt, did strike compl, and
then scratched veh


6/3/2013

8

Lilac

Harassment

Anthony Carroll

Def did push compl to ground 


6/6/2013

115

Lockwood

Larceny

Cory Evans

Def arrested for previous report


5/30/2013

376

Louisiania

Criminal Mischief

POSS KNOWN

Poss known susp (Compl is having issues with) did scratch vehicle


6/6/2013

157

Mackinaw

VOOP

KNOWN

Known susp (Stacy Lore) did park her car within 100' of compl house in VOOP
(Trying to provoke compl)


6/1/2013

158

Mackinaw

VOOP

Tracy Argenteria

Def did VOOP


6/1/2013

183

Mackinaw

Larceny

Tracy Argenteria

Def did take bag of food from compl


6/1/2013

1039

McKinley

CPCS

Rebecca Reich

Def did have 2 warrants, and then was found in poss of CS


6/6/2013

28

Mineral Springs

Crmin poss of Marij

Michael Bigouette

Def arrested for poss of Marij


6/3/2013

336

Mystic

Assault

Demgtria Davis

Def did smash window on compl apt, then make threats with knife


6/5/2013

140

Norman

Larceny

UNK

UNK person did steal compl plants from yard


6/2/2013

354

North Legion

Trespass

Dina Pilato

Def did trespass into compl garage w/o permission.


5/30/2013

486

North Legion

Larceny

UNK

UNK person did remove compl computer from closet at halfway house


6/5/2013

31

Oakdale

Criminal Mischief

KNOWN

Known susp (Shane Wulff) did kick compl grill in


6/4/2013

80

O'Connell

Criminal Mischief

POSS KNOWN

Poss known susp (under invest) did damage compl door


6/2/2013

208

O'Connell

Stolen Vehicle

UNK

UNK person did steal compl veh (glass on street)


6/3/2013

588

Ohio

Criminal Mischief

UNK

UNK juiv did write on windows with substance


6/5/2013

200

Orlando

VOOP

Edward Gauthier

Def arrested on previous report


6/4/2013



Peabody and Quinn

DWI

Zachary Reimers

Def was found to be DWI


6/1/2013

320

Perry

Assault

KNOWN

Known susp (Freeman Billingsley) did strike compl


6/5/2013

385

Perry

Larceny vehicle

KNOWN

Known susp (under invest) did steal items from compl veh


6/3/2013

75

Pulaski

Burglary

UNK

UNK person entered compl apt and removed Playstation and games


5/31/2013

98

Pulaski

Harassment

KNOWN

Known susp (Yvonne Sikora) was drunk and yelling at compl


6/3/2013

77

Remoleno

Criminal Mischief

UNK

UNK person did shoot out window with BB gun


6/6/2013

76

Roanoke

Assault

Jeremie Pennick

Def did choke compl


6/6/2013

76

Roanoke

Stolen Vehicle

UNK

UNK person removed veh from driveway (Recovered at Baily and Clinton)
(domestic related)


6/3/2013

1989

Seneca

Larceny

UNK

UNK person removed compl wallet from purse while shopping


6/1/2013

2097

Seneca

Larceny

UNK

UNK b/m did steal two 18 packs of beer, and did take off in black vehicle


6/5/2013

2137

Seneca

Larceny

UNK

UNK person did steal items from store


6/1/2013

2221

Seneca

Robbery

UNK

UNK w/m in 50's 5'7" short salt/pepper hair did demand money from compl
while at ATM (compl let susp into atm area)


5/31/2013



Seneca and Cazenovia

Assault

Hakim Owens

Def did assault compl


6/6/2013



South Division and Pine

Assault

KNOWN

Known susp (Jamika Reeds ) did follow compl veh, then did hit from behind,
then did phone threats


5/30/2013

438

South Park

Assault

KNOWN

Known susp (Jasmine) did strike compl in Family Dollar


6/3/2013

1408

South Park

Harassment

KNOWN

Known susp (Sebrina Mack) did harass compl


6/6/2013

1866

South Park

Burglary

UNK

UNK person did push in front window of store, and did then remove change
from register


6/1/2013

1904

South Park

Crim Poss of Marij

Eric Threat

Def did become combat with officers, and was found in poss of Marij


5/31/2013

1971

South Park

Harassment

KNOWN

Known susp (Jean Werner) came to compl work, and did harass


6/1/2013

2272

South Park

Burglary

UNK

UNK person did break into compl apt, and did remove one bottle of peach
liquor. (weird)


6/6/2013

2272

South Park

Assault

Thomas Demarco

Def arrested for previous report


5/31/2013

2375

South Park

Criminal Mischief

UNK

UNK person did damage compl veh window


6/1/2013

2426

South Park

Harassment

Shawn Ellwood

Def did make threats to compl


5/31/2013



South Park and Colgate

Harassment

UNK

UNK person on bike did spit at compl while driving on South Park


6/4/2013



South Park HS

Assault

JUIV

Juiv did go into compl classroom and punch several times


6/2/2013

69

Southside PKWY

Harassment

Ian Borowski

Def did assault compl and grab compl neck


5/30/2013

52

Spann

Criminal Mischief

Wendy Hejmanowski

Def did break compl veh window with stick


6/6/2013

258

Swan

Larceny

KNOWN

Known susp (Marion Bell ex GF) did damage compl veh, and did then steal
plates from veh


6/2/2013

335

Swan

Criminal Mischief

KNOWN

Known susp (EX BF Santo Lamar Jr) did pour bleach on compl clothes


6/4/2013

512

Swan

VOOP

KNOWN

Known susp (Michael Funderburk) did VOOP


6/5/2013

20

Tifft

Warrant

Justin Makejrich

Def had warrant 


6/1/2013

841

Tifft

Harassment

KNOWN

Known susp (under invest) did send compl unwanted photo


6/4/2013

142

Trowbridge

Disorderly Conduct

UNDER INVEST

Def was arrested for being disorderly during an investigation of animal call


6/2/2013

87

Weaver

Harassment

Rodney McKenzi

Def did try to strike compl wife, and did end up knocking down compl


6/5/2013

216

Weiss

Larceny vehicle

UNK

UNK person did steal GPS and other items from compl UNLOCKED vehicle


6/2/2013

54

Weyand

VOOP

Carl Nye

Def arrested for previous report


6/2/2013

286

Woodside 

Assault

Michael Murphy

Def did slam compl head against bed-board, did damage phone


6/2/2013

114

Woodside  

Harassment

Angel Williams

Def did slap compl across face