FBI Involved In Mississippi Man's Hanging!

Something is strange. What happened when the law discovered Otis Byrd hanging from a tree?

The state of Mississippi is rocked by the past. Otis Byrd, former convict was found in the woods hanging by a tree. The FBI are looking into this tragedy. Some on the racist right assume its a suicide while others believe it could be the work of extremists.

We here at Journal de la Reyna send our condolences to the family of Otis Byrd.

The FBI and local police fear that his death could stroke racial tension in the tiny town of Port Gibson.

Those unwanted circumstances could be extremists such as the Klan. 

The AP reporting that law is looking into the last places that Otis went to. One of those places was a casino. The Riverwalk Casino is located in Vicksburg about 14 miles from Port Gibson.

About 30 local, state, and federal authorities are on the ground. They are actively determining if this was a hate crime.

"Everybody wants answers and wants them quickly. We understand that," FBI Special Agent Don Alway told a crowd outside the Claiborne County Courthouse. "We are going to hold off on coming to any conclusions until the facts take us to a definitive answer."

The county coroner confirmed that the man found hanging from a white sheet Thursday was Otis Byrd, an ex-convict reported missing by his family more than two weeks ago. Byrd lived just 200 yards from the spot where his body was found, in a wooded area off a dirt road that ran behind his house.

Alway said investigators are interviewing Byrd's family and friends and searching his rental home and a storage unit for clues, and will not reveal any evidence along the way.

"We are trying to paint a picture of Byrd's life. We are trying to find out what was going on with him personally and professionally," he said.

Claiborne County Sheriff Marvin Lucas Sr. told The Associated Press earlier Friday that Byrd did not appear to have stepped off of anything in the area where he was found hanging from a tree limb about 12 feet high. His feet were dangling about two feet off the ground, and his hands were not bound, Lucas said.

"Life matters," Lucas told the crowd. "I commit to you, as the sheriff of Claiborne County, that I will not allow the shadows of the past to cast a shadow on the future."

The results of an autopsy by the Mississippi Crime Lab could take days; investigators expect to have preliminary information about the cause of death next week, Alway said. Byrd's body was released Friday to Rollins Funeral Home in Port Gibson, said Mississippi Department of Public Safety spokesman Warren Strain. An employee at Rollins said funeral arrangements will be made early next week.

Riverwalk Casino is located near Vicksburg.

Byrd worked on offshore oil rigs and enjoyed gambling in casinos in his off time after getting out of prison, where he served 26 years for fatally shooting a woman while robbing $101 from her convenience store in 1980.

He wasn't the type to commit suicide, friends and family said.

"He tried to turn his life around. He was going to church every Sunday," said his stepsister, Tracy Wilson. "Anybody could have done this. I just don't see him doing it to himself."

Lora McDaniel, a high school classmate who went to church with Byrd and his family, said "he always had a smile on his face. I just can't see him committing suicide."

"He was a quiet man. He didn't bother nobody," added Anita Smith, another high school classmate. "He had been out nine years and all of the sudden this happens to him? Impossible."

Smith said she is planning to participate in a march Monday in Port Gibson to protest Byrd's death.

Mississippi NAACP President Derrick Johnson suggested that it's too early for that.

"We do not want to rush to judgment. We just want to make sure there's a thorough federal, state and local investigation," Johnson said.

The hanging is being investigated by the FBI, the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division and the United States Attorney's office as well as the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation. These officials are on the scene to determine if it's a potential hate crime or other violation of federal law, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said.

Video surveillance was recovered showing Byrd at the Riverwalk Casino on March 2, Vicksburg Police Chief Walter Armstrong said.

Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-MS) is calling upon the FBI to investigate this horrible tragedy.

"We didn't see anything of significance on the tape. He was just walking around the casino. We did not see him after that," Armstrong said.

Claiborne County sits on the bluffs of the Mississippi River, with Natchez to the south and Vicksburg to the north. A sign leading into Port Gibson, the county seat, says Union Gen. Ulysses S. Grant declared the town "too beautiful to burn" during the Civil War. About 85 percent of the county's 9,250 residents are African-American.

Signs hanging above the main street say "Port Gibson. A Real Life Postcard." The town still boasts several stately, columned mansions that are either private homes or bed-and-breakfast inns, but is mostly dotted with modest houses and trailers in states of disrepair.

Port Gibson is in the district of U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson, a Democrat and the only black member of Mississippi's congressional delegation. He issued a statement calling on the government to use "every resource available to bring swift justice" if foul play was involved.

"Given the history of the state, it is unavoidable that the hanging of a black man in Mississippi justifiably engenders deeply raw emotions," Thompson said.

Starbucks Wants To Rap With The Black Folks!

Let's be friends.

One thing conservatives and liberals hate being called is RACIST.

That term is like kryptonite towards agitators, people who word vomit in comment sections, the junk food media and the general public.

How can I be a racist if I have ________ friends?

How can I be racist if I believe ________ policies are wrong for this country?

How can I be racist if I think ________ is wrong for this country?

Okay, you have to fill in the blanks. Obviously, I bet you already have an idea where I'm going.

Now if you're interested in Starbucks coffee, how about heading over to air out your grievances.

The national coffee and beverage chain is making social justice a name brand.

Starbucks is offering its franchises a often sensitive suggestion. Bond with your customers by asking them about how they feel about today's America. Is racism in America over?

Really?

Yeah.

Starbucks is concerned that in today's environment, race relations hasn't changed much. Even though we've have Barack Obama, the first Black president for seven years, his legacy is marred by the ongoing opposition by those in Washington. Those in Washington, DC are not so subtle in their opposition towards the president.

The opposition may claim that the president's policies are wrong, but some really believe that it's mostly racial matters. The racial matters involve those in the insurgency, the conservative agitators and of course the junk food media.

Howard Schultz the CEO came up with the RaceTogether meme.

So get yourself a coffee and then rap with sales clerk about how lousy racism is in America.

Good idea or bad idea?

Erica Crippen's Death Was Ignored By Junk Food Media!

Erica Crippen went missing for nearly three months. Not one peep from the junk food media. Her body was found in rural Maryland. The suspect Kyle Crosby is facing murder charges. He was the husband of the victim.

Thanks to The Black and Missing Foundation for dropping this one. If it wasn't for Black and Missing this story would be watershed for a missing pretty White girl.

S. Baldwin and I have long talked about how the junk food media often ignores missing people cases.

These type of missing people stories that attract agitators such as Nancy Grace have to be the perfect formula.

VICTIM (WHITE WOMAN AGE 17 - 35) + SUSPECT (WHITE MAN/BLACK MAN) + SITUATION (COLLEGE, VACATION, INTERNATIONAL TRAVELING, STRANDED MOTORIST) + TIMING (DAY/NIGHT/HOLIDAY) + LOCAL ACTIVISM (REWARDS, MEDIA DRIVEN BIOGRAPHY) = JUNK FOOD MEDIA SENSATION. 

No matter how you put it, the junk food media will obsess over missing White women.

Hence the term Missing White Woman Syndrome. It's used by social scientists to describe the extensive media coverage, especially in television, of missing person cases that involve young, white, upper-middle-class women or girls.

Sociologists define the media phenomenon as the undue focus on upper-middle-class white women who disappear, with the disproportionate degree of coverage they receive being compared to cases concerning missing women of other ethnicities and social classes, or with missing males of all social classes and ethnicities.

The PBS news anchor Gwen Ifill is said to be the originator of the phrase.

Although the term was coined to describe disproportionate coverage of missing person cases, it is sometimes used to describe the disparity in news coverage of other violent crimes. The concept is similar to hierarchy of death, in which certain types of deaths garner more news coverage than others. Missing white woman syndrome has led to a number of tough on crime measures named for white women who went missing and were subsequently found harmed.

Since New Year's Eve, no one could have imagine New Jersey mom Erica Crippen would have just disappeared. Some believed that her abusive husband Kyle Crosby may have something to do it.

This week the law found Erica's body on the side of a rural Maryland road near Sykesville.

We here at Journal de la Reyna send our condolences to the family of Erica Crippen.

The AP reports that investigators used a GPS device that was in a New Jersey man's vehicle to find the body of his wife, who had been missing since New Year's Eve, along the side of a rural road in Maryland, a New Jersey prosecutor said Wednesday.

The body of Erica Crippen, 26, was found under branches and brush in Sykesville, Maryland, on Tuesday; she was wrapped in a blanket; her arms, legs and neck were bound with an electrical cord and duct tape was on her face and nose, Burlington County Prosecutor Robert Bernardi said.

Crippen's husband, Kyle Crosby, 28, was charged in January with murder in his wife's death after investigators found items of "evidential value" in the trunk of his car in connection with her disappearance. They haven't disclosed what was in the trunk. He remained in county lock up Wednesday. Court and lock up records didn't list a lawyer for him.

Bernardi said that after Crosby's arrest, investigators found a GPS device in his car that contained 8,600 points, or what the prosecutor characterized as "bread crumbs" that showed where the vehicle had stopped. Crippen's body was found less than 100 feet from one of the points, Bernardi said.

Kyle Crosby is in lockup. He murdered his wife Erica after she was threatening to leave him.

It's unclear how or when Crippen died but authorities believe Crosby dumped her body either on the evening of Jan. 10 or morning of Jan. 11, Bernardi said. An autopsy was scheduled in Baltimore.

Investigators searched three times in Maryland for her body, but their efforts were hampered by the brutal winter, the prosecutor said.

A business card from Gloucester Township, where Crosby is from, was found near the body along with discarded food in a box from Royal Farms, a gas station chain, Bernardi said.

Investigators also found surveillance video from one of the stores in Maryland showing he had been there, Bernardi said. Phone records also showed he made a call from the store.

The couple lived in Mount Laurel with their infant daughter and Crippen's 7-year-old daughter. Crippen's body was found the same week her husband's 67-year-old mother, Jo, was charged in the case with hindering and tampering with physical evidence.

Authorities allege Jo Crosby deleted several text messages from her phone sent to her son the morning police believe he killed his wife.

According to an affidavit, at least 15 text messages between her and her son on New Year's Eve were retrieved during a forensic examination of their cellphones. The two also had an 18-minute phone conversation, according to an affidavit obtained by The Associated Press through an open records request. Jo Crosby eventually admitted deleting the messages when she learned authorities were coming to interview her, the affidavit said.

Kyle and Erica have a daughter. Now that child will not have a mom or a dad to raise her. Her dad murder her mom and threw away all the opportunities to see his child become a beautiful woman.

She has been released on $12,500 bail. It wasn't clear Wednesday if she had an attorney who could comment on the charges. No one responded to a note left at her house seeking comment.

A story that the racist right agitator Colin Flaherty missed was the death of Erica Crippen.

She was a married woman from New Jersey. She was reported missing for over a month. Her body was found in Maryland, and the suspect is in custody.

The shocking twist it was her husband.

But even more shocking was the fact the woman was Black and the suspect is White.

So where is Colin Flaherty?

Somewhere in the cesspool trying to find his next bombshell featuring a Black criminal inflicting harm on a White victim.

Would someone pull this ass from his ass?

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Rev. Dr. William J. Barber, II Speaks at Temple Mishkan Israel in Selma

March 8th, 2015 - Just a couple of hours before tens of thousands of people crossed the Edmund Pettus Bridge to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of Bloody Sunday, Rev. Dr. William J. Barber, II - architect of the North Carolina Forward Together Movement - addresses the congregation at Temple Mishkan Israel in Selma, Alabama.

T.J.Maxx Let The Shirts Hang Out On Display!

T.J.Maxx, Marshall's and Home Goods are discount outlets that operate in the United States and Canada. They operate under T.J.Holdings, Inc.

If you're looking for clothes that the major retailers couldn't sell at mark up value, you head to T.J,Maxx for the hook up. Most of their clothes are reasonably priced and still trendy.

There was a controversy this week. The T.J.Maxx and Marshall's stores had to pull back the rope literally.

They were selling shirts that had "hang loose" on them with a noose. Yeah, that would be a real hoot if you're into that type of behavior.

Tavik the company that made that tee told the junk food media that it will disappear off their website.

The freedom of speech allows this type of shirt be on display at a retail store. I can imagine that one knucklehead going around a neighborhood of non-White residents saying "Yo, you ________ want to 'hang out' with me!"

It would have been ignored hadn't a shopper noticed it and posted on the social media. It would go viral and the company had to cave to the pressure.

It was in the suburban Orlando, Florida where a Kissimmee woman saw that and went to the social media to vent off about it.

You know that kind of makes sense. If you have a shirt that tell you to "hang loose", I guess you referring to hanging yourself or you planning on lynching someone.

Who knows?

I betcha you will never catch me wearing this piece of shit. And no, I don't find it pleasantly provocative.

Let's hang out.

This discussion on race.....

I know that we are free to be ignorant bigots. I understand that a portion of the United States still harbors some bigoted views towards race, gender, sexuality, nationality, religion, social and economic standings.

That stuff exists. I never thought I would be subjected to racism when I am pulled over by the law, called a NIGGER to my face, and fearing that institutional racism will deny me opportunities for success.

You may think I'm overreacting. But seriously I am not.

Black men and women are often targeted for racial profiling. They are often looked at as shoplifters, thieves, drug addicts and trouble makers. When one Black person commits a crime in America, the racist right wants to bring all of us and President Barack Obama into this. For one criminal in the Black community, the racist right concludes all of us to be a part of this.

They have a right to be bigots.

Discount clothing store pulls controversial tees.

Deep in their hearts, they know eventually that day will come when they find out their children are dating someone who isn't White. They will find out their child came out as gay or transgender. They will find out that their child doesn't believe in their God, their political party or their economic philosophies.

And when we can more of that, you'll see less of these extremists.

You know what makes me mad. There are hundreds of anti-Black, anti-Obama websites. But give the country one anti-White website, the conservative agitators go bonkers. They would immediately blame Obama for the anti-White website.

So as you "hang loose", I want to get my rant on about how the freedom of speech is a right. But sometimes this right can go too far.

Social Media And Dating: A Love Story!

I am guessing I'm going to be single for a while. I am not upset about it. I am actually happy. I am happy that a great burden was lifted from me. I had to get rid of the problems that plagued me for the last few months.

I have grown more resentful towards people. I am going to be really honest with you. I am not as easy going as I used to be. I am reclusive and remote. I don't often like big groups and I am putting on an act of "being nice" when dealing with people I seldom tolerate.

I figured that my worse fears came true.

My biggest fear in life is rejection and failure. Today, I feel like I've been a failure. I am a failure in relationships. Not because I'm not the right guy. But I figured that I am the "NICE GUY". The doormat. The sap. The sucker. The guy who doesn't ask for much but end up with women who too much of a burden.

I am the guy who going to be single for the rest of my days.

I've dated Black and White women for most of my life. Maybe it's me.... I don't know!

I want more than just being friends.

So why do I continue getting the ones who end up being total disasters?

When I posted Valentine's Day: An Honest Opinion, I mentioned that I was dating a woman who lied about being pregnant. I was devastated by the lies and deception. I gave up a lot to settle down. I seriously felt robbed of my cool relaxed and patient nature.

It was hard but I had to kick her to the curb. I can't trust a person who would deceive me. Especially when it comes to children.

Her name was Jessica. And she managed to hurt me by hiding her pregnancy and lying. I've forgiven her but I don't want nothing to do with her.

You hear the other say they're not like other ones you've dated. I just pretend to listen and act like I care. The moment that ask me, "do me a favor?"

I promise that I will run for the door.

She will realize that when the next person comes into her life will take advantage of her just like she done to me. She will realize that the man she loves is a cheater and user. Something she claim she never was.

A few days later, I met a woman on another social media website for dating. The website is called POF.com. The website is second to OkCupid in the match making industry.

I was cautious about this. The first response from this woman was "come over and party". I was a bit reluctant to head over, but I did. It was early in the morning and I went over. This woman introduced herself as Jennifer, but preferred to be called Jen.

Jen was a 39 year old woman who worked at a specialty restaurant that serves platters such as Bourbon chicken. I was a frequent regular at the location in the city. It would move from its location to be closer to the university. She openly boasted that she was a "spoiled" woman and wanted her man to do everything without question. No problem there. I was willing to do anything for her if I was to get something in return.

So a few hours of talking, we would embrace. Then we ha sex. Yeah, I normally wouldn't have sex with a woman on the first date, but I wanted to repel the memory of Jessica.

But what comes a shocker to me, she admits to me that she's addicted to crack cocaine.

As usual, I normally try to accept people for who they are. I told her that "as long as you don't get me involved in this, I have no problems with you!"

That was a big mistake.

Dating a person who is addicted to drugs can prove to be more of a burden than a woman lying about not being pregnant.

For the next five weeks, I would often come by and spend the night with her. She would ask for money just to do an errand run. I should have known better. She was trying to get dope. She promised that she got me back. According to her, the word was good.

Well I gave her money. And with more money and on top of that alcohol. I was feeding her addiction.

I come to find out that she's relapse after numerous failures in her life. She was the mother of three. Her oldest was given up for adoption and she had fears that her two younger children would be taken away if the law found out she was addicted to drugs. She would tell me that she's trying to quit. And she was hoping to quit so she can get her life back together.

I accepted that. I told her that I hope the best for her and pray that she can overcome her addiction to crack.

But that turned out to be wrong. In the weeks ahead, she would involuntarily get involve with friends, family members and dope boys. Each of these people were involved in drugs or sold drugs.

I was starting to be concerned about her. One day she frantically called saying that a family member stole her vehicle. That caused her to relapse even further into the crack addiction.

A few days without her truck led her to having a nervous breakdown. She would drink heavily, smoke 3 packs of cigarettes a day and become more combative.

See being a crack addict makes you restless, combative, paranoid, and reckless.

I found her truck near my neighborhood. Her family member is a drug addict and prostitute. She would steal vehicles and head over to her pimp or a dope boy for shelter.

A few nights of driving her truck after it was stolen was short lived. She would be busted by the law for being caught leaving a known dope spot. She was arrested that night and spend a few nights in the county lock up. The vehicle was impounded.

She would temporarily lose her job. She was depressed and she was saying that it was over. She would end the crack addiction. Wrong.

It caused her to go even further down the hole. She would lie to get a hit. I would take her to work.

I was called one morning and she asked if she could see me. I agreed. She said that she's getting ready to meet me. But asked her why! She knew that I don't want to be associated with dope boys.

She would make up some excuse saying that it's not going to be long. You won't be caught. I'm just going to do this only one time.

I said no. I am not going to drive you to get dope. She goes combative and threatens to end all ties with me. So we argue for a hour and she said leave her alone.

I should have just done that. I could just erase all my troubles and move forward.

But I felt that I was "owed" for all the things rendered during the time I've spent with her. So I tried to reconcile. At first, I thought everything was cool. Alas, it was a bust.

A few days of reconciliation didn't last long. I was called over to her house. She said that she was lonely. So I decide to head over in the dense fog to her home. I go to her home and see her in a daze.

She was drinking Fireball whiskey and all doped up. She had marijuana, some powerful dope and that strong whiskey. The ingredients for belligerent nutcase.

She was extremely paranoid and volatile. She even threaten me with a bat. She told me to get out the house and said that she was "scared" of me.

Again, I never threaten her. I never hit her. I never did anything wrong to her. After she feel asleep, I left.

Before I've left, I wished her well. A few days later, she would text me.

"I just hope you would never do anything that may hurt me or my children," Jennifer said.

I respond back:

"In the beginning, I was not going to respond. After you went off on me, I rather just leave and never look back. Your children are cool. I never would harm children or animals. I didn't do anything wrong to yo. I never stole property or destroyed things. "

Jennifer needs psychological help. She can't find happiness (at least from me) if you're still binging on alcohol and dope.

If there was a God, he wouldn't never put me into these peoples lives.

Someone told me that I had a heart. I was told that I have a big heart but that seems to be my passive beliefs in helping others.

I mean I am going to warn all singles! Don't believe the hype!

You can't find love online. No, let me stop. You can find love. But it's best to be very cautious about those online. Even though it may be fun and it gets you an opportunity to meet interesting people, the negatives outweigh the positives. It's dangerous and could led to more heartbreak. So I am just saying, use your head.

Know who you're dealing with with before you jump into romance or marriage.

I'm going to have patience and a whole lot of mistrust towards people nowadays.

People can't keep their word when they deliver on their promises. That goes for online dating.

I am struggling for success. I will hopefully find love someday. I hope the right person will be there. And of course, the race of the woman isn't a problem for me. I have no bias against women of color, transgender women, bisexual or independent women. If you're interesting, let's talk and move things forward.

I am not looking for much. I am looking for women who have independent minds. I don't have problem dating women with children. I don't have no problem traveling to meet a woman (as long as she has a means of transportation) to connect with me.

Well I do have a bias.

I don't like women who have no jobs, no money and no car. Also I will not date women who are pregnant and its not my child. I will not date anyone who is a drug abuser. I will never date tomboys, spoiled brats, and divas. Lastly, I will never date a woman who is obsessive phone caller.

Why do I end up dating these failures?



I don't have no problems dating any woman of color or nationality. Race shouldn't be a matter at least with me!

Not saying that all women are bad. I am just saying that the ones who are often looking for the "good guys" are the ones who got more issues than me.

These two were terrible. I wish them well on finding the right guy. Believe me, the next guy would probably head for the hills once he gets to know them.

Comedy Central's Key & Peele do a comedy sketch with comedian Natasha Leggaro. They are talking about White women dating and having sex with Black men.

Gun Show Vendor Got Them _________ On The Run!

The vendor probably visited the white extremist shitholes. This was the first thing Google managed to dig up.

Are we done with the not so subtle racism?

A gun show vendor will be booted at the next session says promotional staffers.

Why?

He's probably doing this stuff for years and no one seemed to care! That's until the media got into it.

For you see this nonsense was on one of these stupid White extremist websites. This was a real hoot for them ignorant White people.

I wonder if we start making offensive caricatures of White people!

Would that FN network and them conservative agitators make noise about it?





Sioux Falls, South Dakota residents are gripping with racism in their community.

KSFY reporter covers the event. I guess he decided to peep the gun show. And what happen to catch his eye, a sheet saying Official Runnin' NIGGER Target.

Of course the reporter confronts the dealer and asked him if this was appropriate.

"Why aren't they?" the vendor said. "They're just targets."

"Aren't they offensive in nature?" the photographer asked.

"To who? Are you a negro?" the vendor said. "You know there's some black people and then there's some negroes."

The unidentified vendor also added that he'd "sold 500 of them this weekend so what difference does it make?"

Gun show officials were adamant about the fact that they didn't approve of the offensive targets.

"We don't condone such things at our shows and this problem will be taken care of," Daethal Dockter, a member of the gun show's board of directors said.

The gun show's organizer, Bob Campbell, said he was "disgusted" by the vendor's attempt to sell the racist targets.

"I'm very disappointed and disgusted to see what was on that table," Campbell said. "I was not aware that it was there or it would've been gone. … I will not see it again at this show."

I am guessing he winked and nodded at the guys in the background. Because I betcha that vendor will be back and he'll probably have President Barack Obama in some anti-Black memorabilia.

Cincy Mom Decapitates Her Child! [NSFW]

Ohio mother may get the gas house in the tragic killing of her child.

If there was ever a story that brought a tear to my eye, it would be the tragedy in Ohio. This is becoming an international story. A Cincinnati mom murdered her three month old daughter. She would behead her child.

Again bringing into question about mental illness. This tragedy has gripped the nation. This woman may get the LIFE in the iron college or the gas house. The doctors must treat her for a condition that makes her completely psycho.

This 20 year old mother was ordered to not have contact with the child. The family ignored that.

And look what happened...

We here at Journal de la Reyna send our condolences to Jeniyah Watkins-Brown.



Her heartbroken father James Brown is speechless. He couldn't even fathom how this woman would kill her own child.

Deasia Watkins is at Deaconess Hospital strapped up. The law has read her the rights and when she is treated for her post-partum psychosis she'll face a judge.

Hamilton County prosecutor Joe Deters is going to throw the book at her. The 20 year old was arrested before for child endangerment. She was blasting the music and the law was notified.

Jeniyah Watkins-Brown was killed brutally by her mom.

Watkins was belligerent and smelled like marijuana. The Hamilton County Job Children and Family Services told family members that if they were to take custody of this little child, they were not to be in contact with the mother.

Someone didn't listen and this woman got a hold of the baby. She would stab the baby, break her arm and then use the knife to sever her head.

Again, I am angry and sadden by this. Young lives are lost to domestic violence. Mental illness is a problem in America. The government isn't working on solutions to solve this.

The government and Jeniyah's family failed in doing something. Keeping that baby safe.

This is the latest news in America.

Bibi And Things!

American conservatives helped elect Israeli politico Netanyahu win a fourth term. The controversial Israel prime minister had eek out a victory.

Looks like Israel is going to have six more years of Benjamin Netanyahu as their prime minister. In the latest turn of events, it seems like Isaac Herzog couldn't muster enough support.

The controversial prime minister vow to end peace talks with Palestine and keep pressure on the U.S. lawmakers to stop President Barack Obama from making a deal with Iran. He will continue to sabotage relations with the U.S. and Britain. He vows to continue settlements in the West Bank. He will continue to invoke fear of Iran getting nuclear weapons.

This may derail nuclear talks between the six nations and Iran. This latest development in Israel has already have the White House and its foreign allies wondering if Netanyahu's hard line stance may damage any chances of peace in the Middle East.

This strong challenge may have not soften Netanyahu. It probably made him more extreme. It could also make him more of a threat to the world.

But with the sides nearly evenly divided, a victory by Netanyahu's Likud Party still was not guaranteed. His chief rival, Isaac Herzog of the Zionist Union, said he would make "every effort" to form a government, and an upstart centrist party led by a former Netanyahu ally-turned-rival was set to be the kingmaker. The country now heads into what could be weeks of negotiations over the makeup of the next coalition.

Both Netanyahu and Herzog will now compete for a chance to form a coalition that commands a majority in the 120-seat parliament, a daunting task in Israel's fractured political landscape. Netanyahu appeared to have a better chance of cobbling together a government with right-wing and religious parties that he calls his "natural allies." Herzog would have to appeal to more ideologically diverse parties.

The AP reports that both parties will likely need the support of Moshe Kahlon, whose new Kulanu party captured nine or 10 seats, according to polls. Kahlon, whose campaign focused almost entirely on bread-and-butter economic issues, refused to take sides.

"I am loyal to my way," he told his supporters, saying he would work to form a government committed to social justice.

The election was widely seen as a referendum on Netanyahu, who has governed the country for the past six years, and recent opinion polls had given Herzog a slight lead.

As the results were announced on the nation's three major TV stations, celebrations erupted at Likud's campaign headquarters in Tel Aviv.

"Against all the odds we obtained a great victory for the Likud," Netanyahu told the gathering. "Now we must form a strong and stable government that will ensure Israel's security and welfare," he added, in comments aimed at Kahlon.

He said he had already been in touch with all other nationalist parties in hopes of quickly forming a coalition.

Netanyahu focused his campaign on security issues, while his opponents instead pledged to address the country's high cost of living and accused the leader of being out of touch with everyday people. Herzog also promised to repair tattered ties with the U.S. and to revive peace efforts with the Palestinians.

At a rally of his supporters, Herzog vowed to do his utmost to form a government and said he too had reached out to potential coalition partners. In a nod to Kahlon, he said he was committed to forming a "real social reconciliation government" committed to lowering the country's cost of living and reducing gaps between rich and poor.

Netanyahu's return to power would likely spell trouble for Mideast peace efforts and could further escalate tensions with the United States.

Netanyahu, who already has a testy relationship with President Barack Obama, took a sharp turn to the right in the final days of the campaign, staking out a series of hard-line positions that will put him at odds with the international community.

In a dramatic policy reversal, he said he now opposes the creation of a Palestinian state — a key policy goal of the White House and the international community. He also promised to expand construction in Jewish areas of east Jerusalem, the section of the city claimed by the Palestinians as their capital.

Netanyahu infuriated the White House early this month when he delivered a speech to the U.S. Congress criticizing an emerging nuclear deal with Iran. The speech was arranged with Republican leaders and not coordinated with the White House ahead of time.

In Washington, White House spokesman Josh Earnest said Obama was confident strong U.S.-Israeli ties would endure far beyond the election regardless of the victor.

The Palestinians, fed up after years of deadlock with Netanyahu, are now likely to press ahead with their attempts to bring war crimes charges against Israel in the International Criminal Court.

"What Netanyahu is doing and stating are war crimes and if the international community wants peace it should make Netanyahu accountable for his acts," said Palestinian official Saeb Erekat. He said the Palestinian leadership will meet Thursday to discuss its next steps.

Exit polls on Israel's three main TV stations showed Likud and the Zionist Union in a near deadlock. Channels One and 10 gave Likud a 27-26 lead in the 120-seat parliament, while Channel 2 gave Likud a 28-27 edge. That breakdown could change as final results pour in on Wednesday.

Under Israel's fragmented electoral system, either Netanyahu or Herzog will have to court potential partners to secure a 61-seat majority.

Herzog could potentially try to build a coalition that would rely on support from a new Arab alliance that captured 12 to 13 seats. But Arab parties have never sat in an Israeli coalition before, complicating any potential deal.

Stav Shaffir, a leader of the Zionist Union, called the results a "clear vote of no confidence in Netanyahu."

She said the Zionist Union would wait for the official results before declaring victory or defeat, but claimed Netanyahu's opponents "have a majority."

Netanyahu has ruled out a "unity" government with the Zionist Union that would give him a broad coalition, and Herzog has also been cool to the idea.

That would indicate the next government will be a narrow majority — a recipe for further instability in which any member could bring it down. The previous government lasted less than two years before crumbling apart.

President Reuven Rivlin will now spend the next few days consulting with the various parties, whose leaders will all offer recommendations for who should be prime minister. Based on those consultations, he will ask either Netanyahu or Herzog to begin the process of forming a coalition.

Another Schocker!

One of the youngest members of Congress is out. Rep. Aaron Schock (R-IL)  is caught up in a federal investigation.

With another scandal in the midst, the party that claims themselves as the better governance has now another seat missing a member. The Michael Grimm fiasco has died down. Grimm got busted by the FBI after allegedly taking bribes. He once threatened to toss a reporter over the Capitol balcony.

Whip Steve Scalise (R-LA) sparked a fire after he admitted he attended a White extremist event when he was a nobody.

He managed to skate by this scandal. Now here comes the third youngest member of Congress facing a huge scandal.

Young gun Aaron Schock (R-IL) decided to bounce before the Department of Justice serves him a meal ticket.

According to his official government website, Schock is who represents the 18th District of Illinois, a historic region of the country that is home to Presidents Abraham Lincoln and Ronald Reagan. First elected to Congress in 2008, Rep. Schock was re-elected in 2010, 2012, and 2014. 

Weeper John Boehner (R-OH) can't govern his party. Rep. Aaron Schock (R-IL) can't control his spending.

Schock currently serves on the powerful House Ways and Means Committee, which is the oldest committee of the United States Congress and the chief tax-writing committee in the House of Representatives. In the 114th Congress, Schock was appointed to sit House Committee on the Budget. He concurrently holds a seat on the House Administration Committee. 

As a Senior Deputy Republican Whip, Schock is responsible for assisting House Republican leadership in crafting legislative strategy and floor votes. Schock is also a member of the House Republican Conference Advisory Committee. As the first Member of Congress born in the 1980s, 

Schock has raised the profile of young leaders in the Republican Party and has built a record of working on a bipartisan basis with young elected officials at the local, state and federal level. A principled legislator, Schock has forged alliances with conservative groups and Democratic colleagues alike. 

This is the lawmaker's Washington office.

In the 113th Congress, Schock sponsored legislation to expand religious liberty exemptions under Obamacare that sailed through the House of Representatives with no opposition. He has worked to pass legislation that helps surviving military families, strengthens the middle class, and creates economic opportunities for all Americans. He’s also sponsored legislation to provide charitable organizations with greater opportunities to raise funds and continue their important work of meeting community needs.

Schock is one of the media's favorite sons. He was featured in Men's Health showing off them abs.

But also he's gotten a lot of attention from the law after Citizens for Responsible Ethics in Washington reported that he's not clocking in his expenses. 

In February 2015, the Washington Post reported that Schock's congressional offices had been lavishly redecorated in a style inspired by the television show about English aristocrats, Downton Abbey.

From Wikipedia, the lawmaker's troubles began when he ducked and dodged. 

In response to that story, the watchdog group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) file a complaint that alleged Schock may have received an improper gift. CREW's executive director Anne Weismann stated: "Again and again, Rep. Schock's seeming obsession with his image impedes his ability to conduct himself in [an] ethical manner."

Schock dismissed the criticism with the statement "Haters gonna hate", which was in turn criticized for its apparent flippancy. Schock later stated he intended to pay the decorator. Schock had previously spent campaign money on workout DVDs.

A real snow job.

Further media scrutiny of congressional expenditure reports showed that Schock had spent over a $100,000 in government funds on office decorating and renovations between January 2009 and late 2014, mostly during his first term. Other media reported Schock had charged thousands of dollars for private flights, legal expenses, new cars, tickets to the Super Bowl and Country Music Awards, as well as cufflinks, massage, "gold equipment" and cigars.

 to his government-funded office account. The Associated Press accessed the location metadata on Schock's Instagram photos and correlated it with private flight records to identify flights that did not correspond to his campaign finance disclosures. In response, Schock's office stated it had begun an internal review of the reimbursements.

An aide to Congressman Schock resigned after it was revealed the aide had made racist remarks on Facebook, calling for people to "gentrify" black neighborhoods and comparing black passersby to "animals" from the National Zoo.

In March 2015, further exposures of spending and disclosure irregularities, showed that Schock had accepted money from an outside group, the Global Poverty Project, to cover the cost of bringing a photographer on an all-expenses-paid trip to India organized to discuss sanitation and access to clean water. 

The Associated Press also reported that much of Schock's personal wealth had been built with the assistance of political donors.

Prominent conservative commentators began calling for Schock's replacement.

The conservative magazine National Review called him "a crook" and stated: "Politics shouldn’t be a ticket to a celebrity lifestyle on the public's dime. For a man who has enjoyed such a short and undistinguished career, Illinois's Representative Aaron Schock (R.) has sure packed in a lot of corruption."

On March 17, 2015, Schock announced his resignation from Congress, effective March 31

Schock, insurgent Jason Amash (R-MI), insurgent Lee Zedlin (R-NY), insurgent Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-WA), insurgent Jason T. Smith (R-MO), insurgent Elise Stefanik (R-NY), Rep. Patrick Murphy (D-FL), insurgent Ron DeSantis (R-FL), Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI), and Rep. Seth Moulton (D-MA) are the youngest members of Congress.

Stallmigo Tom Cotton (R-AK) is the youngest member of the Senate. 

He is the only member under 40.