It’s official: Chicago is nation’s corruption capital. “A University of Illinois study has found what many probably already suspected: Chicago is the corruption capital of the nation.” Nice job, professor. NOW how are we going to fund these lame studies?? Oh, the irony.
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I found this today, it's actually from yesterday, but it appears there were OWS types in FDR's days.. here you can read about how this guy hated the rich too..Thought this was interesting..Notice the crooked Chicago connection?
On this day in 1933, a deranged, unemployed brick layer named Giuseppe Zangara shouts Too many people are starving! and fires a gun at America’s president-elect, Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Roosevelt had just delivered a speech in Miami’s Bayfront Park from the back seat of his open touring car when Zangara opened fire with six rounds. Five people were hit. The president escaped injury but the mayor of Chicago, Anton Cermak, who was also in attendance, received a mortal stomach wound in the attack.
Several men tackled the assailant and might have beaten him to death if Roosevelt had not intervened, telling the crowd to leave justice to the authorities. Zangara later claimed I don’t hate Mr. Roosevelt personally I hate all officials and anyone who is rich. He also told the FBI that chronic stomach pain led to his action: Since my stomach hurt I want to make even with the capitalists by kill the president. My stomach hurt long time [sic].
Zangara’s extreme action reflected the anger and frustration felt among many working Americans during the Great Depression. At the time of the shooting, Roosevelt was still only the president-elect and had yet to be sworn in. His policies remained untested, but reports of Roosevelt’s composure during the assassination attempt filled the following day’s newspapers and did much to enforce Roosevelt’s public image as a strong leader.
Unsubstantiated reports later claimed that Zangara’s real target had been Cermak and hinted at Zangara’s connection to organized crime in Chicago. Zangara was initially tried for attempted murder and sentenced to 80 years in prison, but when Mayor Cermak later died of his wounds, Zangara was retried and sentenced to death. Zangara died on the electric chair on March 5, 1933.
They were gonna have an awards ceremony but somebody stole the trophy, and the OWS'ers stole all the free food....
And Cincinatti's education system is so lame they have to pay the kids to go to school. So, I guess they're #1 for the worst teachers and education system. Oh, and they probably have the worst Mooch-EL school lunches. Yes Mooch-El we know why the kids don't want to eat your cucumbers you're pushing on them. ewwweee.
This story is a wonderful companion piece to the "Detroit is the most liberal city" story below.
A hundred years ago anybody could have told this researcher that, and it's one of those things people hoped would change. But not with "Dear Leader" on office.
Obama will claim it as another "first".
In other news, a research study reveals the sun is HOT!
And water is a liquid.
No it's not. If it were it would have some effect on the Earth's climate, but that's obviously not true. I'm reporting you to the Truth Squad for spreading false rumors and heresy.
Detroit is pissed!
"Per capita, only Washington, D.C., and Louisiana had more convictions than Illinois, according to the report."
More proof of the already known obvious, find corruption find democrats! Now how about no more time wasted on studies and more time devoted to the eradication of these vermin.
Wow. Anyone who beat out Louisiana on corruption charges is really scary!
Take out the governors and the state is almost crime free. A statistical anomaly no doubt.
...and don't forget the mayors!
The shouts of "We're number one!" are resounding throughout the White House right now.
Now that's funny!
They worked hard for it. They deserve it.