Missouri Governor Jay Nixon: The Deranged "Jaws" Mayor Reincarnated?

As previously discussed in this space, Missouri DNR officials for 4 weeks put the kibosh on releasing a report to the public showing unsafe E. coli levels in the Lake of the Ozarks around Memorial Day. They did so "because they were concerned about the impact it would have on tourism and the public" (first link below). The report was not made public until late June, thereby ensuring no effect on Lake tourism during the interim, and by the time the report was finally made public, the E. coli levels had returned to safe levels -- how convenient. And TODAY the revelation that Jay Nixon & Staff, despite their earlier representations that they did not know about any of this until late June, actually knew about this report the day after the MO DNR found out about it (i.e. in that last week of May) (second link below). So is Nixon the reincarnation of the demented mayor from Jaws who refused to take steps to make his waterways safe to the public (the Jaws mayor needed to close his beaches; Nixon needed to release the report) out of a concern that tourism would be hurt? Sure seems like it.

And as an aside, I've never cared a whole lot for Nixon. He's always reminded me of a dem version of Kit Bond -- A Missouri political fat-cat and career politician, just kind of hanging on forever without ever accomplishing much of anything remarkable except for perpetuating his own political longevity. I mean, the guy was Missouri AG for like 47 years (yes, I am exaggerating). I don't care too much for political fat-cats or career politicans. I say give them a reasonable amount of time to accomplish something in a particular office, and then it's time to move on. I've never understood how we embrace term limits only at the highest level of the federal and state executive branches, and rarely extend term limits to lower executive branch offices nor to the legislative branch (where it is particularly needed) . Term limits should be across the board. (Unless your name is Manuel Zelaya, of course, because our Administration supports his return to power in Honduras even despite the Hugo Chavez-influenced "I'm now President for life" mandate which he foisted on his people and which was responsible for Hondurans kicking his ass out the country).

http://independentrage.blogspot.com/search?q=deranged+mayor

http://www.kansascity.com/842/story/1466896.html

Postscript: Am I being a little hard on Nixon? After all, I've never thought he's a bad guy or anything. And I recall at least one thing on which I give him big kudos -- As AG he led the fight to prevent the old Boonville railroad bridge over the Missouri River from being torn down. I haven't exactly followed the day-to-day of Missouri state politics for a number of year now, but I additionally have little doubt that Nixon is infinitely more qualified to be Missouri Governor than the two fools who preceded him -- Blunt & Holden, who were the worst two Missouri Governors of my lifetime. Further, Nixon now is in an office that imposes term limits (2 terms), so maybe I am just being an overly Grumpy Gus tonight. Well, without any grumpiness, anger, or over-the-top rhetoric, just how boring would this blog be? [INSERT "you're right, a heck of a lot more boring than it already is" retort here].

Big Apple Mayor Bloomberg Ordains that Hospitals Should Lock Up Baby Formula & Give New Mothers a Good Talking To to Try to Coerce Them Into Breastfeeding: Dirty Old Man!

I think he's deranged. Just look at him.  But this is just the latest far leftist, nanny-state-style pronouncement from the "Independent"-in-name-only New York City mayor (first link below), but I'm also detecting another common theme in all of this "progressive" foolishness...

Today's edict  shows the Good Mayor is most def(initely) interested in seeing as many Mamas breastfeeding in public as possible.  Compare that with his recent decree to regulate and ban certain cup, jug and can sizes in Metropolis...

And then there were his statements following the Colorado massacre expressing support for new laws controlling the ability to buy, sell and possess guns and big bazookas.  Bloomberg's also on record as being a leading advocate of NYC dictating people's behavior when it comes to the two giant twins of so-called restaurant health vices (cigarettes and salt).

There's a pattern at play. If I didn't know any better over here (and I don't know any better), I'd say this grumpy old curmudgeon Bloomberg is obsessed with boobs!  I'm talking more infatuated with all things breast than Larry David spottin' a titmouse scurrying around in his pantry (second link below).

I mean, what's next from this guy Bloomberg?  Banning large headlights in the City?  Renaming the local NBA team the New York Knockers?  Replacing every cab and newspaper stand in Manhattan with a damn wet nurse?

Someone really should get this leftist 20 percenter a little help.  He's sick.  Please, some professional help before Mayor Suckling next tries going out on the street and giving suck off his own breast.  In less than 16-ounce increments, of course.

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/mayor_knows_breast_WqU1iYRQvwbEkDuvn0vb1H
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XbyH9w8zaWY ("Larry David's Obsessed with Breasts")

State of Missouri does its best impersonation of the deranged mayor from Jaws.

Missouri DNR officials for 4 weeks put the kibosh on releasing a report showing unsafe E. coli levels in the Lake of the Ozarks around Memorial Day. They did so "because they were concerned about the impact it would have on tourism and the public." As for the impact on tourists' better health and welfare? Not so important, apparently.

http://www.kansascity.com/105/story/1327618.html

SCANDAL: Michigan GOP Gubernatorial Candidate Mike Cox Allegedly Received a Lap Dance From an Exotic Dancer at Wild-A$$ Mansion Party!

It's called the Manoogian Mansion (pictured above). It's the official residence of the mayor of Detroit, including during the tenure of notorious former Detroit mayor and democrat Kwame Kilpatrick (who's current serving time in the joint). The longstanding rumor in Michigan political circles is that Kilpatrick threw one or more wild parties at the mansion in 2002, and that at least one of those was attended by republican Mike Cox (pictured immediately above left) -- the Michigan attorney general and a candidate for governor this year. Now just one week before the GOP gubernatorial primary (a very tight race), a new (and sworn) allegation that Cox carried on with an exotic dancer at the party has only added fuel to the old rumors (links at bottom).

This crazy saga begins with one Tamara "Strawberry" Greene of Detroit, who is reportedly "rumored" to have been one of multiple exotic dancers at the party. Greene was murdered in a drive-by shooting in 2003 at the age of 27, and her family has filed a lawsuit alleging that the cops intentionally botched the investigation of the crime. In connection with the lawsuit, Detroit resident Wilson Kay, Jr., 35, has signed a sworn affidavit that includes the allegation that, "I saw Mike Cox getting a lap dance from one of the female exotic dancers while he was present at the party." Kay alleges that he worked security at the party.

First of all: Why in the world is Kay talking about Cox's behavior at the 2002 party when that would appear to have absolutely nothing to do with the 2003 crime or the current lawsuit? There's no connection made evident from the online accounts I've read, which makes this whole thing very politically fishy. The only common thing between the party and the crime is apparently Tamara Greene's presence, and it's not even being alleged that Greene is the exotic dancer who gave Cox the alleged lap dance. In short, something's rotten in Denmark.

Leaving that aside, Cox has come out today with guns a blazin'. He calls Kay's allegation "absolutely ridiculous" and says that his attendance at the rumored party is just an "urban legend." For good measure, he's even released Kay's criminal rap sheet today, which includes convictions for breaking and entering, carrying a concealed weapon, arson and pot possession. Now while those things do make Kay one bad dude, I'm not noticing anything on his rap sheet relating to fraud or to making false statements. The newspaper accounts describe Kay as a "motorcycle club member" who owned six motorcycles. I was personally wondering whether he might be a "one percenter" -- meaning a member of a bona fide "outlaw" biker club -- but there's no discussion of that topic in the linked articles.

Finally, the kicker (at least for me): Who the hell cares if Cox got a lap dance from an exotic dancer at some private party?! I don't. Good for him if he did. Only in the deranged world of the republican party would such a thing be considered as potentially derailing an entire candidacy. You can just imagine the mindless TV attack ads from his GOP opponents this week: "Not only has Cox sided with illegal aliens and had his picture taken with Barack Obama -- he also once got a lap dance from an exotic dancer! Chose traditional, conservative values on August 3! Choose John Q. Candidate!" Yep, just my daily affirmation of why I'm an Independent.

http://www.freep.com/article/20100727/NEWS01/100727029/1319/Mike-Cox-issues-statement-on-man-who-claims-the-rumored-Manoogian-party
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/44/2010/07/mike-cox-denies-partying-in-ma.html
http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/0710/Sentences_that_are_never_helpful_for_candidates.html?showall
http://www.mlive.com/news/detroit/index.ssf/2010/07/mike_cox_denies_attending_rumo.html

Where Can I Sign Up? Deranged Hobo Goes on "Violent Rampage" at occupy wall street Before an Even Crazier Protester Punches Him Out!

If I'd known there would be this kind of high entertainment at the "occupy wall street" protests, I might have gone out and joined the leftist 20 percenters! At the Big Apple version of the protests in Zuccotti Park in Manhattan, a "deranged homeless man" reportedly went on a "violent, early-morning rampage" late this week, "cursing incoherently and kicking down tents" (link to full story at bottom).

The demented hobo -- named Jeremy Clinch (pictured above) -- was apparently all pissed off that others had tents and he didn't: "I haven't got a tent! I've been here for three months, and I haven't been able to sleep," the "unhinged vagrant" reportedly ranted before going on the warpath.

After allegedly taking out his frustrations on a gaggle of tents at the protest as a part of his "Godzilla-like rampage," this crazed bum next whipped out his best Mills Lane impersonation and reportedly issued a challenge to anyone on hand: "You want to fight? You want to get fucked up? Let's get in on! Let's get it on!"

Only problem? This homeless oddball's challenge was very quickly answered by an even more depraved monster at the protest. Inside one of the mauled tents was a sleeping protester named Recai "Rocky" Iskender (also known as The Turk), who was apparently none too happy about the maniacal tramp's antics.

A video of the incident shows the bald, hulking Turk first getting out of his tent and tossing a big water jug at the creepy vagabond. Then the Turk clocked the lunatic hobo right in the kisser with a big left hook that floored the nutty nomad in one punch.

And not to be outdone by the sick stinkpot's earlier pronouncements, the Turk went on a little rant of his own, incomprehensibly accusing NYC Mayor Bloomberg of recruiting the hobo Clinch as an "agent" to go down and disrupt the protests by raisin' a ruckus. Now, I personally would have blamed the hobo's actions on Bush or that bad portion of the bankers, millionaires and billionaires which doesn't bankroll the democrat party, but that's just me.

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504083_162-57318571-504083/crazed-homeless-man-starts-rampage-at-occupy-wall-street-protest-in-zuccotti-park/
http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/manhattan/goons_occupy_brawl_street_MuFbzuYYRoEkjw9RZ5xcSM

My Perfect Prediction that Hillary's 2016 Running Mate Will Be Current Newark Mayor Cory Booker Just Keeps Gaining Momentum...

I'll spare everyone a regurgitation of the reasons why Cory Booker will be Hillary's vice president running mate in 2016 (link to my original post below), but suffice it to say that things remain very much on track this week.  First, Booker stands poised to easily capture the open U.S. Senate seat in New Jersey in today's special election (second link below) over deranged right-winger tea party candidate (but mick brethren) Steve "Doyle" Lonegan (as I said would happen weeks ago)...

And on the other side of the leftist coin, Hillary yesterday reaffirmed the certainty that she will run in 2016 by taking a rather snide (and grade school style) political swipe at her likely primary democrat party opponent in 2016 -- none other than the gaffe-prone, intellectually challenged current VP, Diamond Joe Biden (third link below)...

To paraphrase, Hillary reportedly said of Biden in a (not so) secretive fundraising speech this week that "I backed the Osama Bin Laden raid, and he didn't." You see, high profile political slimeballs like Hillary never say anything derogatory about fellow members of their own rotten party except when (1) they are in full primary campaign or ass-covering mode (here the former) and (2) they have every intention of those words going public (as Her Highness did here).

Make "Book" on it:  Hillary's runnin', and Booker will run with her.  (Caveat repeated: I do reserve the right to continue to let my viewpoint on this issue "evolve," since these political scumjobs are always given carte blanche to do the same by our adorable American "mainstream" media -- and what's good for the sleazebuckets is good for the Rager, after all).

http://independentrage.blogspot.com/2013/08/weekend-exclusive-that-you-heard-here.html
http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2013/10/15/heavy-campaigning-for-booker-lonegan-day-before-n-j-senate-vote/
http://www.ajc.com/weblogs/political-insider/2013/oct/15/hearsay-hillary-clinton-theres-more-life-slim-jims/

"Weinergate" Heading South Fast For Democrat Congressman. But No Worries, Leftist Partisans: The "Mainstream" Media's Got the Democrat Party's Back!

I thought this was just a funny little holiday weekend story. Not even worthy of a stand-alone post. Thus, over the weekend, I coupled it with two other weiner stories. Not even a loudmouthed slimy leftist 20 percenter like Weiner (I told myself) could be so stupid as to tweet out a picture of his package (the pic at issue is above) to a young lady. But not so fast! This story's heading downstairs for Anthony's Weiner faster than a No. 1 visit to a Mississippi Shithouse.

"It Could Be Weiner"

The latest this week has Anthony Weiner (a New York democrat party congressman) actually claiming that he can't say for sure whether or not the tweeted picture shows his tallywhacker! Or, to use the slimy politician weasel words of an individual like Weiner, the democrat says he "can't say with certitude" whether or not the photo is of his Johnson, as opposed to someone else's wedding tackle (links to full story at bottom).

This is nearly a complete reversal from the weekend, when this fool was out there blaming "conservatives" and a "hacker" for sending out the photo under his Twitter account.

So what's the story now, Weiner??? Is it that some conservative hacker, in addition to hacking Weiner's account, also may have secretly took a picture of Anthony's Weiner? What's next!?! Bush being involved? Global warming? The racist under your bed?

No Soft Spot for the Young Ladies When It Comes to Anthony's Weiner?

Not only is Anthony's Weiner being forced to defend allegations that he tweeted out his schlong to female college student Gennette Nicole Cordova (the African-American babe pictured above), but the new media scrutiny of his Twitter account has also raised the new allegation that Anthony's Weiner really takes a liking to the young ladies!

As the linked New York Post story reports, Anthony's Weiner has 49,000 Twitter followers, but he "follows back" only a select few 198 (the stingy bastard!). And of those 198, "a surprising number of them are total babes," including a prostitute! This from a leftist who once private messaged on the Net with a porn star named Ginger Lee!

Some of those young babes are pictured above, with such names as Megan Peters @ ladyfoxfyre (pictured with her head on her hands), Traci @ fermdennytraci (in the hat), Kim Pham @ kimpham (in the center), and Aria Finger @ AriaIrene (on the right).

Now, if Anthony's Weiner happened to be single, then there's really no problem here (even if he is 45 years old -- more power to him). But when you consider that he's married and just got married last summer (to the attractive Hillary Clinton "valet," Huma Abedin), then all them young ladies he's following on Twitter might just be judged as being "not quite so cool."

Weiner Goes Below the Belt, Takes a Whack at the Media

While (as detailed below) the "mainstream" media is doing its best to protect its beloved democrat party on this whole story, the same media -- apparently in love with the tabloid and sensationalistic nature of this story (not to mention driven by rival democrat party interests in the Big Apple who want to defeat Weiner for the Mayor's office in the future) -- are going after Weiner whole "hog" and are certainly not trying to ignore the story.

And Anthony's Weiner couldn't be more pissed! I'm sure he's thinking to himself, "these pr*cks are supposed to be protecting Anthony's Weiner!" The intense media attention has really gotten to Anthony's Weiner, as he clearly thinks he's being tooled.

On Wednesday, for example, Anthony's Weiner lashed out at one CNN producer, calling the producer a "JACKASS"! (CNN link below). Lord only knows what may be coming out of this deranged yogurt slinger's mouth next.

It's OK to THINK "Democrat," But DON'T SAY IT!

A simple five-minute Net surf on Wednesday quickly revealed that while the "mainstream" media is fully sizing up Anthony's Weiner, they're also doing their damndest to leave the democrat party's name the hell out of it. Gosh, who would-a figured?

My quick review showed a repeated pattern of either burying or just outright ignoring the party affiliation of Anthony's Weiner. Some outlets, such as Politico.com and LA Times, simply tried to bury the fact that Anthony's Weiner is a "democrat" by making sure only to include that fact paragraphs down in the story.

Other outlets (such as CBS and Huffington Post) couldn't muster up the gumption to even use the word "democrat," instead tossing in the obligatory "(D-N.Y.)" and no other reference to party affiliation.

But at least those outlets made some reference to either a "D" or a buried mention of "democrat." The same can't be said of multiple other "mainstream" outlets -- such as MSNBC, ABC News and New York Times (links to all three below) -- that actually made no reference whatsoever to the party affiliation of Anthony's Weiner!

After all, if you can't say "republican," then say nothing at all, right?! You know, I can't even imagine what it must be like to be a so-called "reporter" for one of these "mainstream" media outlets -- always feeling compelled to do whatever they can to protect the democrat party and the leftist 20 percenters. Must be a suck-shit way to go through life (and no different from any right-wing propagandist masquerading around as a "journalist").

But one thing you can always count on in this space: I'm an equal opportunity jerkwad. If it's funny, interesting and/or over-the-top, I couldn't give a rat's ass which party is involved: I'm going to write about it (see, e.g., republican congressman Chris Lee -- http://independentrage.blogspot.com/2011/02/oh-my-god-lame-goofward-gop-lawmaker.html)

But then again, I actually have a tiny shred of character and am not a robot. What's the "mainstream" media's and the partisans' excuse?

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/crotch_anthony_weiner_says_pic_can_ovlbrNDMVL50vhmcam2ZZL

http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/politics/2011/06/01/nr.weiner.producer.spat.cnn?iref=allsearch
http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/weiner_tweet_hearts_UTe6y5bwizh46ycTkIIkxH
http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/06/01/6764247-weiner-cant-say-with-certitude-that-lewd-photo-isnt-of-him
http://blogs.abcnews.com/thenote/2011/06/anthony-weiner-cannot-say-with-certitude-hes-not-subject-of-twitter-photo.html
http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/06/01/weiner-cant-say-that-photo-is-not-him/?scp=3&sq=weiner&st=cse

Taking Tree Huggin' to Whole New Heights, An Environmentalist Circus Clown Shinnies Her Way Up a Tree, Clowns Around, & Refuses to Come Down!

If she'd been Doink the evil wrestling clown (pictured immediately above), she would have just clocked the local mayor one right in the kisser. But being the peace-lovin' greenie gagster that she is, she chose a different avenue of comedic expression: Scaling a tree "to protest cutting down trees."

NBC Miami reports Ana Rodriguez – the eagle-freakin' joker in the clown outfit – didn't much care for the Palm Beach, Florida, city council's decision "to allow development of [the local Briger Forest] for a Scripps Research lab." Not by a flower-lapel water (errr, long) shot.

Now while your average circus clown might take the ordinary civilian route of calling councilmen, writing them letters, or showing up at city council meetings, Rodriguez had a different form of dissent in mind: Climbing a big tree and refusing to come down. What else was she gonna do, right!?

But this prankster preservationist does take after Doink in one respect: Employing the menacing "sad clown" look instead of your garden-variety gleeful clown get-up (which is SO circus clown last summer).

Indeed, the linked report indicates that Rodriguez is quite the ecological exhibitionist, calling the media in advance of her treehuggin' romp in the forest. She even clumb the ol' tree with a protest sign in tow that read, "Dead Forests are no joke." (Personally, I would have used, "Dead Forests are no laughing matter.").

But this madcap naturalist started to run afoul of the law (allegedly) when she refused to make her way down from her nest-side perch and instead forced the local fire department to scurry to the scene, fire up one of its big lift contraptions, and forcibly remove this nature lovin' jester from her birdseye pulpit. (Cops were down there on the ground, BTW, to slap the ol' cuffs on this zany tree-drolling luddite faster than you can say pine-lovin' picador.)

Shockingly absent from the news accounts of this story are any quotes from those firefighters! I mean this a fertile area of material. I'm thinking a question such as, "You guys often get called to a scene to pull a cat down from a tree, but did you ever think you'd get here today to find a stubborn, deranged circus clown up there?"

As for Rodriguez, now this granola snarfin' jokester may have to run her next set of conservationist cut-up antics in the Fun House, as she reportedly may face a bit of hard time in the harlequin hoosegow on charges of trespassing and "resisting arrest without violence." I wonder if they have any trees in "the yard"?

http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/Protestor-Fights-Tree-Cutting-In-Clown-Makeup-119063639.html

Now Obama's REALLY in Trouble in 2012 AD: Crazy Old Mexican Wizard Predicts an Obama Loss in November...

After an evening when largely unknown (though not to me) Pennsylvania has-been Rick Santorum is in a contest too-close-to-call (at midnight central, and I'm going to bed) with slick, boring, flip-flopper front-runner Mitt Romney for the gop-er Iowa caucus title (only reinforcing the historically WEAK nature of the field of gop-er candidates), a wacky witcher in Mexico says the same day that it doesn't really matter whom Obama faces in the 2012 AD presidential election...

He's known as Mexico's "Grand Warlock" (aka "Brujo Mayor" & Antonio Vazquez) (pictured above & below), and this zany lost twin brother of Captain Kangaroo says Obama will most definitely lose in 2012 AD (link to full story at bottom). There you have it! Or not.

More specifically, the "Great Witch" held a press conference this week in which this saucy sorcerer produced a big deck of Taurot cards and announced all of his 2012 AD predictions. Chief among those is this silly shaman's guarantee that the duration of Obama's presidency will be shorter than the Ebay bidders' list for an authentic Alabama shithouse.

But methinks this shoddy soothsayer should go take a seat in that same shithouse and meantime leave the political predictions to people are usually right, like me. Despite poor approval numbers and a bad economy that just keeps stumbling along like a Union Pacific hobo, Obama remains a slight favorite to win re-election this year over whichever of the current class of assclowns the deranged right-wingers stick on the ballot.

Not that I think it's going to be a particularly good year overall for the leftist 20 percenter democrat party, but I think the hapless individual we currently have as president will probably squeak by.

That's largely due to the aforementioned severely blighted crop of gop-er candidates, not to mention other significant factors such as (1) the big money advantage Obama's sure to have, (2) a complicit "mainstream" media in Obama's back pocket and (3) the bully pulpit and all the inherent advantages attendant to being a sitting president running for re-election.

My only hope for not being completely bored out of my mind by this pathetic 2012 "race" is the possibility of some entertaining freak such as The Trumper tossing his hat in the ring and shaking things up. Here we Independents are now, entertain us. And Mexican witchdoctors and uninspiring, business-as-usual leftist and right-winger goof candidates like Obama and Santorum/Romney simply ain't cuttin' the mustard over here.

http://www.breitbart.com/image.php?id=iafpCNG.5d4866e77b6f7d7b4a432c8d01267956.9a1p0&show_article=1&article_id=CNG.5d4866e77b6f7d7b4a432c8d01267956.9a1