News item: Da Mare says we are "a country of whiners"
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Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Da Mare's gonna be all over dis
News item from Lancaster, Pa.: Some 165 closed-circuit TV cameras soon will provide live, round-the-clock scrutiny of nearly every street, park and other public space used by the 55,000 residents and the town's many tourists...
Years ago, there's no way we could do this," said Keith Sadler, Lancaster's police chief. "It brings to mind Big Brother, George Orwell and '1984.' It's just funny how Americans have softened on these issues."
Yes... funny... not "hah-hah" funny... more like "holy phokking s#i+" funny... but funny...
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Years ago, there's no way we could do this," said Keith Sadler, Lancaster's police chief. "It brings to mind Big Brother, George Orwell and '1984.' It's just funny how Americans have softened on these issues."
Yes... funny... not "hah-hah" funny... more like "holy phokking s#i+" funny... but funny...
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Thursday, April 23, 2009
Wednesday, December 24, 2008
Da Mare: Bilandic Lite?
At least in Bilandic's case it took an actual phokking blizzard to bring him down.
Residents (Fung?) demand: plow my block
"Isn't this supposed to be Chicago, the city that works?. . . Works my foot!"*
Matt SMIFF, spokesman for the city's department of Streets and Sanitation, defended the city's plowing of side streets. He said city crews hit the side streets three times last week, the third time Saturday night to spread salt to handle the arctic weather. The city was planning to plow side streets after rush hour Tuesday night, depending on how the latest winter storm evolved.
The city, the Illinois Department of Transportation and the Illinois Tollway all had their full fleets of trucks out to handle Tuesday's storm, which produced up to four inches of snow. Freezing rain was expected overnight, with more snow forecast for today.
"People need to understand the weather we had was exceptionally harsh," said Smiff (LAME... Ed.), who said city residents can call 311 to report problems on their streets. . .
* Sounds like a sanitized version. What she probably actually said: "Isn't dis 'sposed to be Chicago, Da City Dat Works? My phokking @SS!"
Residents (Fung?) demand: plow my block
"Isn't this supposed to be Chicago, the city that works?. . . Works my foot!"*
Matt SMIFF, spokesman for the city's department of Streets and Sanitation, defended the city's plowing of side streets. He said city crews hit the side streets three times last week, the third time Saturday night to spread salt to handle the arctic weather. The city was planning to plow side streets after rush hour Tuesday night, depending on how the latest winter storm evolved.
The city, the Illinois Department of Transportation and the Illinois Tollway all had their full fleets of trucks out to handle Tuesday's storm, which produced up to four inches of snow. Freezing rain was expected overnight, with more snow forecast for today.
"People need to understand the weather we had was exceptionally harsh," said Smiff (LAME... Ed.), who said city residents can call 311 to report problems on their streets. . .
* Sounds like a sanitized version. What she probably actually said: "Isn't dis 'sposed to be Chicago, Da City Dat Works? My phokking @SS!"
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Da Mare on Blago chief of staff John Harris
"Very sad. He was a budget director. He worked here at the Police Department. Aviation. Had a good work record. I mean, you all knew him personally. Work ethic, very hard. Once you step over there [to the state], you don't know what they did. It's very sad ... It's sad. It's a sad day. It's very sad."
Friday, October 31, 2008
Da Mare: bring it on
A permit request for the rally says more than 70,000 people will cram into the south end of Grant Park on Election Night.
Mayor Richard Daley on Thursday stoked the celebratory vibe, welcoming people downtown even if they don't have tickets and will have to gather outside the secure area.
Daley has estimated that the throng could reach 1 million. But he said Thursday he had no intention of discouraging attendance.
"You think I'm nuts? You think I'm not going to invite people down? This is a celebration," Daley said. "No way I'm going to tell people they should not come down and celebrate."
Mayor Richard Daley on Thursday stoked the celebratory vibe, welcoming people downtown even if they don't have tickets and will have to gather outside the secure area.
Daley has estimated that the throng could reach 1 million. But he said Thursday he had no intention of discouraging attendance.
"You think I'm nuts? You think I'm not going to invite people down? This is a celebration," Daley said. "No way I'm going to tell people they should not come down and celebrate."
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
Well, he's right, but...
...if he thinks his little senior citizen appeasement ploy didn't cost anything, he's more delusional than we thought...
Governor says CTA wastes money
Posted by Monique Garcia at 3:13 p.m.
Gov. Rod Blagojevich blasted leaders of the Chicago Transit Authority on Wednesday, accusing the agency of wasting taxpayer money and lying about the impact of his program to give free rides to thousands of seniors.
The governor went on the attack after Mayor Richard Daley said Blagojevich should be blamed if the CTA is forced to raise fares to pay for the free rides. Blagojevich accused the CTA of exaggerating the cost of the free rides and accused CTA board members of being beholden to City Hall, not riders.
Blagojevich, who controls three of the appointments on the seven-member board, said he wanted to appoint new members who would be more independent. The mayor appoints the other four members.
"We want to put some people in there who will press the leaders of the CTA everyday on where all the money is going," Blagojevich said.
Governor says CTA wastes money
Posted by Monique Garcia at 3:13 p.m.
Gov. Rod Blagojevich blasted leaders of the Chicago Transit Authority on Wednesday, accusing the agency of wasting taxpayer money and lying about the impact of his program to give free rides to thousands of seniors.
The governor went on the attack after Mayor Richard Daley said Blagojevich should be blamed if the CTA is forced to raise fares to pay for the free rides. Blagojevich accused the CTA of exaggerating the cost of the free rides and accused CTA board members of being beholden to City Hall, not riders.
Blagojevich, who controls three of the appointments on the seven-member board, said he wanted to appoint new members who would be more independent. The mayor appoints the other four members.
"We want to put some people in there who will press the leaders of the CTA everyday on where all the money is going," Blagojevich said.
Monday, June 16, 2008
Da Mare: ix-nay on da ee-haw-hay
"I didn't twist any arms. No horse-trading. No hee-haw."
-- Mayor Richard Daley, on the 33-16 City Council vote to approve a new Chicago Chilluns' Museum in Grant Park
-- Mayor Richard Daley, on the 33-16 City Council vote to approve a new Chicago Chilluns' Museum in Grant Park
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
Expect Delays (cont)
CTA airport express plan crippled
$100 million in cost overruns cited
The CTA's original budget on the project was $130 million in 2005.
The CTA has spent about $250 million to date "for a shell in the middle of the city," said CTA board member Susan Leonis, a longtime opponent of the "airport express" plan devised by former CTA president Frank Kruesi.
"This project has been a disaster," Leonis said.
$100 million in cost overruns cited
The CTA's original budget on the project was $130 million in 2005.
The CTA has spent about $250 million to date "for a shell in the middle of the city," said CTA board member Susan Leonis, a longtime opponent of the "airport express" plan devised by former CTA president Frank Kruesi.
"This project has been a disaster," Leonis said.
Monday, June 9, 2008
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Hey Cheeseheads: Go Phokk Yourselves!!
Daley ridicules Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle for taking so long to protect Lake Michigan
May 27, 2008 BY FRAN SPIELMAN City Hall Reporter
At the risk of touching off a border war with the cheeseheads to the north, Mayor Daley today branded Wisconsin a Johnny-come-lately when it comes to protecting Lake Michigan.
Daley ridiculed Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle for belatedly signing on to the Great Lakes Compact, a multi-state agreement designed to restrict access to a Great Lakes system that provides nearly 20 percent of the world's supply of fresh water.
"Oh, finally. Thank God they realize where the Great Lakes is. Wisconsin has never supported the Great Lakes movement. They wanted to do a lot of things" detrimental to Lake Michigan, the mayor said.
"We've been in the forefront of really protecting the Great Lakes, and Wisconsin hasn't historically. I'm glad they finally realize how important the Great Lakes is. … The Great Lakes is too important to this region and the future of the region. Water will be equal to oil very shortly" as a precious commodity.
Four years ago, Daley and U.S. Reps. Mark Kirk (R-Il.) and Rahm Emanuel (D-Il.) used a congressional meeting on the Great Lakes to pummel the city of Milwaukee for dumping more raw sewage into Lake Michigan during a single month than at any time in the 11-year history of that city's "not deep enough" tunnel project.
"If there's anything that upsets my constituents - and yours as well - it's cheesehead sewer water," Kirk told Daley during a 2004 roundtable discussion at the Shedd Aquarium.
At the time, Daley demanded that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency throw that book at Milwaukee for the 4.6 billion gallon sewage dump. He accused the state of Wisconsin of coddling its smaller lakes while turning its back on Lake Michigan.
"That's a lot of garbage. Guess where it's coming? It's coming down here. What are we going to do here when we have to shut all our beaches down?" the mayor said then.
RELATED STORIES Daley blasts 'Hatfields and McCoys' in Springfield
May 27, 2008 BY FRAN SPIELMAN City Hall Reporter
At the risk of touching off a border war with the cheeseheads to the north, Mayor Daley today branded Wisconsin a Johnny-come-lately when it comes to protecting Lake Michigan.
Daley ridiculed Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle for belatedly signing on to the Great Lakes Compact, a multi-state agreement designed to restrict access to a Great Lakes system that provides nearly 20 percent of the world's supply of fresh water.
"Oh, finally. Thank God they realize where the Great Lakes is. Wisconsin has never supported the Great Lakes movement. They wanted to do a lot of things" detrimental to Lake Michigan, the mayor said.
"We've been in the forefront of really protecting the Great Lakes, and Wisconsin hasn't historically. I'm glad they finally realize how important the Great Lakes is. … The Great Lakes is too important to this region and the future of the region. Water will be equal to oil very shortly" as a precious commodity.
Four years ago, Daley and U.S. Reps. Mark Kirk (R-Il.) and Rahm Emanuel (D-Il.) used a congressional meeting on the Great Lakes to pummel the city of Milwaukee for dumping more raw sewage into Lake Michigan during a single month than at any time in the 11-year history of that city's "not deep enough" tunnel project.
"If there's anything that upsets my constituents - and yours as well - it's cheesehead sewer water," Kirk told Daley during a 2004 roundtable discussion at the Shedd Aquarium.
At the time, Daley demanded that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency throw that book at Milwaukee for the 4.6 billion gallon sewage dump. He accused the state of Wisconsin of coddling its smaller lakes while turning its back on Lake Michigan.
"That's a lot of garbage. Guess where it's coming? It's coming down here. What are we going to do here when we have to shut all our beaches down?" the mayor said then.
RELATED STORIES Daley blasts 'Hatfields and McCoys' in Springfield
Thursday, January 3, 2008
dere is annudder doomsday directly behind dis one
Daley won't use Skyway money for CTA
(AP) — Chicago Mayor Richard Daley says he won't use the $1.8 billion windfall he generated by privatizing the Chicago Skyway to give a boost to Chicago Transit Authority funding.
Gov. Rod Blagojevich has suggested the idea of raiding Skyway funds for the CTA after twice coming up with short-term state funding fixes.
But Daley says it wouldn't be prudent for a city to sell assets to use them for its budget. Daley adds that if the governor wants to generate dollars for state infrastructure projects, he could follow the city's lead and lease the Illinois Tollway to a private contractor.
The problem of transit money has been on the legislative agenda for months. Transit officials say that without additional state aid, they'll be forced to make deep layoffs, service cuts and fare increases on Jan. 20.
(AP) — Chicago Mayor Richard Daley says he won't use the $1.8 billion windfall he generated by privatizing the Chicago Skyway to give a boost to Chicago Transit Authority funding.
Gov. Rod Blagojevich has suggested the idea of raiding Skyway funds for the CTA after twice coming up with short-term state funding fixes.
But Daley says it wouldn't be prudent for a city to sell assets to use them for its budget. Daley adds that if the governor wants to generate dollars for state infrastructure projects, he could follow the city's lead and lease the Illinois Tollway to a private contractor.
The problem of transit money has been on the legislative agenda for months. Transit officials say that without additional state aid, they'll be forced to make deep layoffs, service cuts and fare increases on Jan. 20.
Friday, November 23, 2007
i can see it now: "Macy's presents Chicago"
Dis is da story which may finally cause K-Mad's head to explode...
Chicago might sell naming rights
Fri Nov 23, 2:36 PM ET
Might visitors to the Windy City someday ride the Lowe's Chicago El, shop on the Microsoft Magnificent Mile and tour Old Navy Pier? The city has hired a marketing firm to explore the potential for selling naming rights and sponsorships as a way to bring in much-needed city revenue, the Chicago Tribune reported Friday. The Daley administration has awarded a $285,000 contract to Octagon Inc. to examine what the city has to offer and, by next spring, produce a marketing plan that will attract corporate sponsors and advertisers.
Octagon will inventory city programs, events, buildings and other physical assets and determine which would be most attractive to companies that might want to affix their names in some way. The contract states that any plan must ensure "the integrity of the city of Chicago's brand image," and ideas must be presented to an advisory group of civic leaders, which has not yet been formed. Mayor Richard Daley's press office and Octagon did not return telephone messages Friday from The Associated Press inquiring about the contract.
Chicago wouldn't be the first city to offer municipal names for sale. Nextel has sponsored the Las Vegas Monorail and New York has entered into partnership agreements with such firms as Snapple, Verizon and Pepsi Cola, according to city budget office spokeswoman Wendy Abrams. In Canada, the city of Winnipeg, Manitoba, announced plans two weeks ago to sell naming rights for city pools, arenas, buildings and even city services in an attempt to offset a $2 billion shortfall. Similar programs are operating in Calgary, Ottawa and Toronto.
Chicago might sell naming rights
Fri Nov 23, 2:36 PM ET
Might visitors to the Windy City someday ride the Lowe's Chicago El, shop on the Microsoft Magnificent Mile and tour Old Navy Pier? The city has hired a marketing firm to explore the potential for selling naming rights and sponsorships as a way to bring in much-needed city revenue, the Chicago Tribune reported Friday. The Daley administration has awarded a $285,000 contract to Octagon Inc. to examine what the city has to offer and, by next spring, produce a marketing plan that will attract corporate sponsors and advertisers.
Octagon will inventory city programs, events, buildings and other physical assets and determine which would be most attractive to companies that might want to affix their names in some way. The contract states that any plan must ensure "the integrity of the city of Chicago's brand image," and ideas must be presented to an advisory group of civic leaders, which has not yet been formed. Mayor Richard Daley's press office and Octagon did not return telephone messages Friday from The Associated Press inquiring about the contract.
Chicago wouldn't be the first city to offer municipal names for sale. Nextel has sponsored the Las Vegas Monorail and New York has entered into partnership agreements with such firms as Snapple, Verizon and Pepsi Cola, according to city budget office spokeswoman Wendy Abrams. In Canada, the city of Winnipeg, Manitoba, announced plans two weeks ago to sell naming rights for city pools, arenas, buildings and even city services in an attempt to offset a $2 billion shortfall. Similar programs are operating in Calgary, Ottawa and Toronto.
Thursday, November 15, 2007
good to see everyone working together on this / there is another titanic delay directly behind this one
Daley: GOP wants to hike your CTA fares
CTA unions raise strike specter
Mayor, gov, legislative leaders give CTA riders one big goose egg
And today's YOOOGE front page headline, now mysteriously missing from the website:
"Daley to Gov: Don't waste my time -- Mayor walks out of Blagojevich's transit summit
CTA unions raise strike specter
Mayor, gov, legislative leaders give CTA riders one big goose egg
And today's YOOOGE front page headline, now mysteriously missing from the website:
"Daley to Gov: Don't waste my time -- Mayor walks out of Blagojevich's transit summit
Friday, October 26, 2007
Reader on Da Mare's library tax: fullas#i+
Daley says tax hike would help libraries
"Everybody wants a new library," he said. "They also want extended hours. They want a lot of things with libraries ... Libraries are extensions of the school system, of the learning environment. If a society is going to do well, you put the money into education and you put money into libraries."
Thar She Blows
The white whale lurking behind the mayor's new tax increases
He promised to use some of the new tax revenue to "build or renovate more than ten libraries across the city." That pledge caught most listeners by surprise. Nothing against libraries. But with all the problems facing the city—failing schools, mass layoffs of teachers, nurses, and prosecutors, the CTA yet again threatening to raise fares and shut down routes, and the county crying for its own huge tax hike—are branch libraries really a top priority? Most aldermen figured the mayor was using them to conceal his true purposes.
"Everybody wants a new library," he said. "They also want extended hours. They want a lot of things with libraries ... Libraries are extensions of the school system, of the learning environment. If a society is going to do well, you put the money into education and you put money into libraries."
Thar She Blows
The white whale lurking behind the mayor's new tax increases
He promised to use some of the new tax revenue to "build or renovate more than ten libraries across the city." That pledge caught most listeners by surprise. Nothing against libraries. But with all the problems facing the city—failing schools, mass layoffs of teachers, nurses, and prosecutors, the CTA yet again threatening to raise fares and shut down routes, and the county crying for its own huge tax hike—are branch libraries really a top priority? Most aldermen figured the mayor was using them to conceal his true purposes.
K-Mad goes Christmas shopping for da Mare
No one will suspect you're capturing images with the camera attached to your sunglasses. Blend into the background with your hand in your pocket... just press the hand-held remote and snap away. Stores 20 color photos that can be downloaded onto your computer.
Thursday, October 11, 2007
More Big Brother
So I'm walking home with my groceries the other day, and I get to the corner before my house. You know, where LSD ends. Anyway, all of a sudden I see a couple of bright flashes. Is it Al Quaeda? (Queda? Quida?) Lightning, perhaps? Nope. Apparently they put cameras on LSD and Hollywood. Not on Sheridan though. Remember that the next time you think about running that light.
P.S. The cameras don't appear on Google Earth, funnily enuff.
P.S. The cameras don't appear on Google Earth, funnily enuff.
Tuesday, October 2, 2007
We're all Russians now
Da Mare is McLovin' it...
"NYC mayor: Get used to surveillance"
Note also that USA Today is calculating expenditures in Euros. And that's the McPaper? My phokking @ss.
"NYC mayor: Get used to surveillance"
Note also that USA Today is calculating expenditures in Euros. And that's the McPaper? My phokking @ss.
Thursday, August 16, 2007
Chicago Under Attack!
Da Thunderbird fighter jets keep flying by. Someone says W thinks there are counter insurgents in the Navy Pier Ferris Wheel. So don't be surprised if that gets vaporised using depleted uranium shells. Though I thought Da Mare took care of that when he "took care" of Meigs field...
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