LouieB

Vibes all around!!!! LouieB

Yea fuck it...actually you didn't read even my last post..... If you truly believe that McCain/Palin will be better for the USA, vote for them. I can respect that point of view entirely. You want someone who is going to kick our "enemies" asses, you want to give more tax breaks to the rich so there can be a trickle down effect, you want to end abortion, you want to drill for more oil, you want all the stuff Republicans say they want (including smaller government, a more conservative Supreme Court, etc. etc.) I DO respect that point of view EVEN if I disagree with it. Because that is a deci

Okay sure...in a week these threads will be over and we can all go back to being smug about other stupid bullshit instead, but for now I will continue some wide eyed amazement and a bit of distress about how negative people are about voting for Obama and how anyone in their "right" mind can vote third party after eight years of George Bush. No need to rehash this argument because it has been made dozens of times here, but you either vote to change this sucker up completely (Obama is as complete as we are going to get this go around) or vote to assist (or actively support) President Palin/McCa

Smug??? Hell yes my posts are smug. But not really that smug in relation to the overwhelming smugness that has been coming from those who just can't quite see what the issue here is. If you voted for Obama aren't you proud to have done so? If you are only begrudgingly voting for him then I guess you still don't really understand my point. Millions of people in this country are voting for Obama out of a true sense of optimism and hope rather than picking the lesser of two evils. Do we expect Barack to be perfect? No!! But after eight years of George W. Bush shouldn't we at least feel

Actually I have this feeling that the turn out for this election by Obama supporters is going to be so high that any irregularities will more than cancel out issues at the polls. I know there are those who think that this election will be stolen, but after a point it will be impossible to steal. LouieB

I wonder if you actually read the rest of the post.... So everyone isn't from Chicago, what does that have to do with the fact that massive numbers of African-Americans all over this country see Obama as their candidate and are supporting him?? Mostly it is smug white people who can't accept that he will be a really good president. It's okay..they all know who they are. Meanwhile McCain is going down in flames one more time...... LouieB

There must be an echo in here.... Its going to blow McCain/Palin away. LouieB

Jennifer graduated from Dunbar High School, a large vocational high school in the Bronzeville section of Chicago. It appears she grew up further south in Englewood, a highly depressed area and one (sadly) known for alot of crime. Very sad story. There was an alert on the highways yesterday, but it was not until this morning that I connected it to this incident. World gone wrong... LouieB

....and despite having had a falling out with basically all three, Barack is still the favorite son here.... LouieB

Setting myself up for more ridicule here; I have been working extensively on the south side of Chicago this summer and fall and the feeling about this election is electric in the African American neighborhoods of this town. If the expectation is as high in all communities like this in America, there will be millions of folks coming to the polls to usher in the Obama administration. You see signs, tee shirts, bumper stickers all over and today at lunch I saw a couple guys in Obama caps. I doubt any election in recent memory will bring out the African American community like this one will and

Meanwhile, far away in another part of town... I had business down on the southside (where I am alot) today and took some advice from the Reader regarding southern cooking and made a visit to Morrison's on South Ashland in the Auburn/Gresham neighborhood. I ordered the most expensive thing on the menu, short ribs which was 13 bucks and had an absolutely incredible, if belly busting meal. Most full meals are seven and a half bucks and include some sort of meat/poultry, three sides and a couple cornbread muffins. Yikes. They have puddings, cobblers, and pies for dessert (the guy behind th

Thanks....I was in this place just a few months back and I swear it was the same as when I went in there in 1972 when it looked like it had not changed since 1950. Thanks for the extra bar input. For food there is all kinds of great food along this strip and in this area. Ask the locals for other suggestions as well. Uncommon Ground is just a block from Cuneens and is the northern branch of the club/restaurant of the same name by Wrigleyville. Music is allegedly played there. Oh, since you were just in SE Asia..not sure what part; remember the Vietnamese/ Chinese/Thai area near Aryle stre

Under rated it better than not being rated at all.... LouieB

#3 it is, although Al Qaeda, who supports McCain, could be there with a #2. I think there is too big a lead by Obama to get a #1. LouieB

I live not far from Loyola. There are some good bars up that way. My old favorite is Cuneen's on Devon, about three blocks from Loyola. They play CDs in there rather than have a juke box. Hamilton's used to be a great old dirt bar, but was rehabbed and still an okay place to drink. Actually right across the street from the Loyola campus on Sheridan, north of Devon is a package store that has a bar right next door which is an old timers bar (lots of young people there though) that could be a real hoot if you just want a beer and the feel of the neighborhood. Someone here may remember the na

Hey whatever.....I am not really sure you read what I write, but fine. I was reflecting back to something that was said pages ago. I know, I really shouldnt be interrupting the stupid bullshit thread that is going on now with something about how government works...how unbelieveably tacky of me..... What does chipping a statue mean anyway? LouieB

I want to hear about southeast Asia. Plenty of good bars in Chicago, in fact you can drink every day of your life and not hit them all. Which neighborhood are you staying in and I am sure some of his can direct you places nearby. Actually just about any corner tavern in Chicago will be interesting. LouieB

I am not going to be on for a few days so I figure I will throw in one more thing here and run.... People are complaining about lobbyists?? What the hell?? Lobbyists and special interests are how and why legislation gets done. Sad but true. If you don't know that you don't know much about how the government is run. Without them the legislatures of the world including Congress would be sitting twiddling their thumbs (which they do alot of anyway), because it is lobbyists and special interest groups that bring issues to be legislated on. Not all lobbyists are bad. They represent both the g

I have enough problems dealing with a 2 Gig Nano..... LouieB

Trying to get right with the rest of the world can't happen soon enough. Those of use who remember the civil rights movement (not must reading about it in a book) are amazed that within our life span a person of color is actually maybe going to be president of the USA. Within my lifetime blacks were discouaged from voting, much less win elected office and certainly not President. On this point alone this is an historic election... LouieB

I hope you get more people to this gig than showed up the last time he played Chicago.... LouieB

Actually I didn't say that Ikol was spewing hate, but the right certainly is... Actually the 2000 elections and the 2004 elections were important but not historic. For obvious reasons this one is. I voted, see you guys in November....actually i voted for a whole passel of Green candidates just in case anyone is interested. What the hell....for President....Obama/Biden. And wore a Wilco shirt....just for the hell of it. LouieB

Nah, he's just Ikol.....Most of those on the right, including ikol and company think Barack is a fucking Commie. All the hate spewed out at Barack by the opposition comes from a very hateful and distrustful place and one where the idea that one party has control is too upsetting unless of course that control is in the hands of a Republican or someone more right than that. As soon as I log off here I am going to vote too. Wow...a real conversation here, with an actual reasonable and thoughtful person..I am touched...seriously. Maybe we will meet some day in real life (I have met hundr

Obama is NOT mediocre is he?? The framers?? That was a very long time ago. Actually I do see the big picture, that IS my point. Vote for whomever you want to, but only one person is going to occupy the Oval Office. I am not saying you can't vote for whomever you want. Go for it, I have said that before, but it doesn't stop me from thinking it is kinda dumb that after 8 years of George W Bush anyone would want to put President Palin in there just because Ralph Nader is correct 100% of the time and Barack isn't. But hey go for it. Maybe we CAN survive 4 or eight years of President Pal

Hey Zeus it is fucking joke.... LouieB