Bob Schieffer Retires From GOP Sundays!

GOP Sundays won't be the same without Bob.

GOP Sundays will be short one. For now. CBS announced that the longtime host of Face The Nation is retiring in the summer. Bob Schieffer confirms that he's done and he'll be out before Fall quarter.

I am guessing CBS will either place Norah O'Donnell and Major Garrett in the chair.

I am even betting on NFL commentator James Brown becoming the predecessor of Face The Nation.

Bob Schieffer delivered the news to his alma mater at Texas Christian University.

He joined the CBS team when he was a young cub reporter. He was working for CBS Radio before he joined the news room. Schieffer is one of the few journalists to have covered all four of the major Washington national assignments: the White House, the Pentagon, United States Department of State, and United States Congress. His career with CBS has almost exclusively dealt with national politics.

Bob was a big player in the presidential debates. He was the moderator for the 2004, 2008, and 2012 U.S. Presidential Debates.

I am wondering how more times will Schieffer give airtime to these Republican lawmakers. McCain and Graham are two senile lawmakers who believe that the key to peace is more war. They oppose the Six Power deal to disarm Iran.

He's interviewed Presidents Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush and Barack Obama.

He's hosted fixtures such as Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC). These lawmakers have appeared on GOP Sundays more than most lawmakers.

Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV) is the retiring. The Minority Leader is passing the torch to either Durbin or Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY). Schumer is going to be a thorn in the president's proposal for ending nuclear weapons in Iran.

McCain is going to run again. It may be a whole lot easier now that J.D. Hayworth is spending more time on Newsmax than on a rematch. McCain faced a tough primary, Hayworth was the insurgent candidate who wanted to kick the geezer out. His former running mate, the ex-governor of Alaska hasn't decided on running for the clown car or her old friend's spot.

Graham already fired his shots at perennial candidate Hillary Clinton. He's thinking about jumping into the clown car. He is aiming not only at Clinton but Stallmigo Rand Paul (R-KY) on foreign policy.

Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN) and Sen. Bob Menandez (D-NJ) are trying to screw the president over. The Tennessee Republican and embattled Democratic senator is trying to pass legislation requiring the president goes to the Senate before they can confirm a deal with Iran.

The Six Global Powers have compromised a peace deal with Iran. Conservatives are trying to undermine the peace deal as "weakness". The Republicans lawmakers led by Mitch The Turtle (R-KY) and Weeper John Boehner (R-OH) are trying to screw the historical deal.

They're too busy sucking Benjamin Netanyahu's log. Netanyahu is giving these two and Sen.Tom Cotton (R-AR) the business. Hope he's wearing a condom when he's giving them anal hurt.

Hopefully Bob Schieffer gives more airtime to the Democrats during his last five months holding the chair. But I'm not holding my breath on that one.

Carbon Monoxide Kills Maryland Dad And Family!

A tragedy in Maryland over the week advocates the need for families to have carbon monoxide detectors and proper training with devices that emits the odorless, colorless and tasteless gas.

A family of eight died on Maryland's eastern shore leaving a town and nation in mourning.

The father and his seven children died in their sleep. Other family members did a welfare chceck on them after failed contact. I guess they walked on the shocking discovery.

Apparently Somerset County police are trying to piece together how this tragedy happened.

Unfortunately, the family made the claim that the power company is partially at fault. They cut the power off and Rodney Todd had no choice but to use a power generator. That power generator wasn't placed in an area that was well ventilated. The generator was malfunctioning and carbon monoxide creep in.

The family was asleep. No one expected the gas to be silent and extremely deadly.

The Todd children died in a CO poisoning.

School officials are offering counseling to friends and family. 15 year old, Tyjuziana Todd, who along with her six siblings were killed. Tyjuziana attended Washington High; Cameron, 13, and Tykeria, 12, attended Somerset Intermediate; and Tynijuzia, 10; Tyniah, 9; Zhiheem, 7; and Tyberyia, 6, attended Princess Anne Elementary.

"We had a few staff members who had a hard time coming to terms with what happened," Hankerson said Wednesday. "For some it was rough. They had to leave the room and gather composure, especially when it came to class time."

The Baltimore Sun reports that Todd's supervisor at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore — where Todd worked in dining services — grew concerned because he had not talked to him since March 28. Inside, they found all eight family members dead. It appeared that they had gone to sleep for the night and never awakened, police said.

Police found a generator with an empty gas tank inside the home. Lloyd Edwards said his stepson used the generator because the electricity had been shut off.

Delmarva Power said the home had been without service since March 25, when workers discovered a stolen electric meter and shut off power for "safety reasons." The utility originally disconnected power there in October, before the Todds began renting the home, and Delmarva said no request had been made to reconnect service.

The Maryland power company that covers the area claims that Todd stole electricity. They found a power box they claim was malfunctioning and they've determined it to be stolen. So they cut the power off but deny any fault to the family's death.

Todd was struggling father. Couldn't Delmarva offer incentives to assist struggling customers pay their electricity?

Police said Wednesday that they were winding down their investigation after the medical examiner determined that the deaths were accidental.

Somerset County Commissioner Craig N. Mathies Sr., whose district includes the Todds' modest, yellow-siding-covered home on Antioch Avenue, said of the children's father: "I know he was trying to provide for them, but that's putting your family in extreme danger.

"It's just a sad sad change of events," Mathies said. "It really points to the fact that our society can go all around the world and we have so many people who are in need, people who are trying to provide for their families and you have a tragedy like this."

Family members said they were making funeral arrangements.

"We had a lot of church members come to the home last night, family members and friends," said Edwards, Todd's stepfather. "A gathering of people sitting back and talking, expressing condolences. Some stayed four or five hours."

The funeral for Todd and his children will be held April 18 at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore. Viewing is at 10 a.m. and services are at 1 p.m. at the Ella Fitzgerald Center for the Performing Arts.

We here at Journal de la Reyna send our condolences to the Todd family. Precious lives were lost in this senseless tragedy.

Rest in peace Rodney, Tyjuziana, Cameron, Tykeria, Tynijuzia, Tyniah, Zhiheem, and Tyberyia.

Rand Paul: I'm "_________" Mad The Junk Food Media Calling Me A ___________!

RAND TAKES LEAD IN IOWA AS PRESS SMEARS

The conservative Craigslist runs this picture of Planter's Nut, Stallmigo Rand Paul (R-KY). The nut declared his intentions of jumping into the clown car. He's willing to put the makeup on and act like a total buffoon.

The headline says Paul takes the lead in Iowa and the "press" smears him. From what I see he'll have no problem winning the conservative straw polls. But when it comes to Iowa in January 2016, he's got a long road to go.

He and fellow Stallmigo Ted Cruz (R-TX) have openly declared their intention to run in the clown car. The intention will be marred by controversy. For you see, these two are in the news constantly, they're going to be vetted.

Like with Cruz, political operatives will examine them. Cruz already under fire for being born in Canada will face birthers such as Donald Trump. Cruz already pissed off supporters by signing up for Obamacare. He told the junk food media that although he's devoted to repealing the law, he kind of "likes" the healthcare exchanges. 

That's not a gotcha question or set up. It's a part of the daily routine when you're running for president. Everything is under a microscope.

See how President Barack Obama grayed before he reached 60 years old. He's only 53 years old and he's looking like all the stress has gotten to him.

Conservatives continue to say that the president gets favorable coverage. If he's getting favorable coverage why is his job approval still in the 40s?

Most of his political opponents attack him and smear him daily. That annoying conservative agitator attacks him daily. And he has the nerve to say that the president is a "crybaby" when he strikes back.

Notice the media does have this notion to respond to politicians criticizing their coverage of them.

This link from the conservative Craigslist takes you to Yahoo and The Politico's article about perennial candidate Hillary Clinton announcing her bid to run for the clown car.

The "oh so trusting" Quinnipiac University Swing State Poll says that her lead is shrinking to Paul. The poll claims that she is tied with the two active clowns and future potentials in Colorado. Leading barely in Virginia and Iowa against Paul.

Again, polls do not matter. Because if the polls mattered, you would have Democrats winning seats in Kentucky, Iowa, North Carolina, Louisiana, Colorado, and Georgia. The polls told the tale of Democrats winning them seats only to be crushed by incumbents and the insurgents.

But in the headline the conservative Craigslist says "Smears". What do you mean smears?

You see the picture on the conservative Craigslist. Its a subliminal shot at the Kentucky politico.

Why couldn't the website use a better picture?

Isn't the website smearing Paul?

If the junk food media is really looking for the smears, how about asking him what has he done in Washington since he took office in 2011?

There a bridge over the Ohio River in Cincinnati and Covington, KY needing some serious repair. 

Has he ever sponsored legislation that helped Kentucky?

Has he ever done anything that benefits the middle class?

You mean the controversy surrounding him getting upset with female anchors.

Oh, that interaction with The Today Show agitator Savannah Guthrie. Paul caught some flack after he got a little testy with Guthrie after she confronted him on his flips, flops, flailing and bullshitting.

You mean the other interaction with a CNBC anchor in which he told her to hush and gave her the finger.

Could it be his affiliations with Jack Hunter?

Hunter was the YouTube commentator who went by the name of The Southern Avenger. The Southern Avenger helped co-write Paul's book and wrote some not so friendly commentary about Blacks and immigrants.

Or even his days helping his father publish the infamous Ron Paul Newsletters.

Paul's testy exchange has gotten the Washington Post writing a story about his stance on women.

Paul was on CNN with Wolf Blitzer. Blitzer wanted to know why the media is calling him a "chauvinist?"

Paul weighed in on negative attention he's received over his recent interviews, including one from earlier Wednesday. He admits he has been universally "short tempered" when it comes to hostile interviewers.

Paul forcefully accused NBC's Savannah Guthrie of editorializing when she questioned him about apparent changes in his positions over the years.

The reaction prompted a wave of criticism from Democrats, who pointed to another interview Paul did earlier this year in which he shushed a female interviewer.

Paul admitted that he could handle himself better but said he doesn't just get testy with female reporters.

"I think I should have some more patience, but I think I'm pretty equal opportunity," Paul said on CNN, adding that he was annoyed with a male reporter earlier in the day. "I will have to get better at holding my tongue and holding my temper."

Paul said he's "been universally short tempered and testy" with reporters of both genders and argued that "it's hard to have a true interaction" with journalists when he's being interviewed remotely by camera, rather than in person. "Particularly if it's a hostile interviewer."

I mean if Paul had a good game, he wouldn't be scrutinized for being inexperienced, a man with his head in the clouds (or up his ass), bombastic, testy, ignorant and pathetic (just like his daddy).

I am allowing the trolls to soapbox on Journal de la Reyna. They will attack us. The best advice when dealing with Paulturds is basically ignore them. Delete the comments and move on.

Since this is a relatively Black blog that talks about politics and issues in the Black community, expect these Paulturds to make references to civil rights and why Blacks should support Paul.

If you ask me about him, Rand Paul should be the CEO of Planter's. Because he's certainly a nut!

STUDY: READERS SPEND 30 MINUTES ON DRUDGE...

Oh, yeah, the conservative Craigslist is doing a victory lap. The conservative agitator Matt Drudge post the link saying people spend 30 minutes reading his website.

Republicans place their information on shoddy sources such as this website and two bombastic agitators who have a history of controversial rhetoric.

Paul and Cruz and any other potential Republican running are already making serious mistakes. They go to outlets such as this website, that old fart and that annoying conservative agitator. I hate to say their names but I will in this case of commentary.

Republican candidates running for president should avoid Rush Limbaugh, The Drudge Report and Sean Hannity. 

You should never believe everything that comes off the radio, the internet and television. But these Republicans do. And despite being told continuously they're wrong, they complain that the fact checkers are liberal. The continue to say the media is out to get them, and political correctness only applies to them and not the Democrats, Obama and liberals.

Republicans know that people aren't voting on what they've click on. They vote on who cares more about the needs of the country and not the needs of party, political views and principle.

Rush Limbaugh, The Drudge Report and Sean Hannity are the reasons why John McCain and perennial loser Mitt Romney failed in their quest for the White House.

Those three name calling, name dropping, tampons are bigger bitches than John Boehner.

Yeah, I am calling them names too. I am not running for politics and I am a nobody. So if you want to criticize me for calling them names, go to town.

The Last Known Survivor (Ponderosa in Englewood, Ohio)

Feidin Santana: I Didn't Want The Media To Smear Walter Scott's Name!

Obviously he didn't think he would put a corrupt cop in the county lockup. Feidin Santana got his camera phone out and filmed a North Charleston police officer open fire on an unarmed suspect. The officer could get LIFE or the GAS if the state charges of murder stick.

He didn't want the media to drag Walter Scott's name in the mud like they've done to Trayvon Martin and Michael Brown. The racist right would have certainly took Scott's name and turn it into a political football. The racist right would advocate President Barack Obama, Rev. Perm, Attorney General Eric Holder (and eventual replacement Loretta Lynch), NAACP, and the so-called liberal media as enablers of racial unrest.

Feiden Santana would have ignored the commotion. He knew that all the noise that morning had to be something worth filming. He whipped out his camera phone and recorded former North Charleston police officer Michael Slager engage in contact with Walter.

His video would film Walter escaping a taser shot at him. He would see Slager draw his service weapon. Slager would empty that service weapon and down goes Walter.

This video become national news after Feiden took it to the New York Times.

If he would have taken it to the cops, he probably would have been arrested. They would say that he was impeding on an arresting officer. They would destroy the video or alter the video. They would release to the public segments of it. The junk food media agitators (i.e. the folks of Loserville) will run loops of the video to make the cop look like the good guy.

The racist right websites would find some "evidence" of criminal behavior from the unarmed suspect.

Maybe they would have found Walter smoking a blunt. Walter giving the bird on camera. Maybe he was holding a firearm in his basement. They would have made it all about the Walter and not Slager.

Feiden feared the police retaliation. Most Black folks fear that filming police could get them arrested.

If there weren't people so frustrated with the police in the wake of high profile shootings such as the Michael Brown, Tamir Rice, John Crawford and Akai Gurley controversies, you wouldn't see camera phones being used.

And to make this clear, you are allowed to film police. They may try to "justify" an arrest by saying you're impeding on an arresting officer or disorderly conduct. You can lawyer up and tell the judge that you had a right to film public servants while on duty.

YOU HAVE A RIGHT TO FILM THE POLICE! 

"I remember the police had control of the situation," Santana said during the interview (above). "You can hear the sound of a Taser... I believe [Scott] was just trying to get away from the Taser."

Slager was reporting that he had to empty the service weapon after Walter tried to take his taser. According to the police report, he said that Walter was the aggressor. The North Charleston police were going to run with the officer's side of the story.

Feiden was also filming the corrupt officer dropping evidence on a dead body.

Kind of odd, that an officer would drop evidence on the suspect if the report says that he reached for a service unit of the arresting officer!

Dzohkar Got ___________!

The Boston Marathon bomber Dzohkar Tsarnaev was found guilty of capital murder.

Two years ago, two men wanted to cause mass destruction and death at the Boston Marathon. These two men placed pressure cooker explosives near the finish line. The bombs went off around 2:45pm and 2:53pm.

The bombs exploded. The impact killed three and injured hundreds of people. Krystle Marie Campbell, 29, Lu Lingzi 23, a Chinese national and Boston University graduate student from Shenyang, Liaoning; and Martin William Richard, an eight-year-old lost their lives.

The suspects placed the bomb close to little Martin.

The suspects were Tamerlan and Dzhokar Tsarnaev. These two men who lived in Cambridge were immigrants from Chechen region of Russia.

They were spotted on cameras placing the devices. They ran from the scene.

Within the night, they carjacked a man who was heading to work.

They stopped at a gas station to fill up. The man escaped and told the attendant that he was carjacked. The attendant notified the law.

A campus police officer from MIT was nearby. The officer spotted them in the area. As he approached the vehicle, Tamerlan jumped out and put the slugs in him. The MIT officer Sean A. Collier was killed immediately.

After they bucked the MIT officer. The law started to close in.

Tamerlan decided to go out with a bang. He and Dzhokar went into a firefight with the law.

Tamerlan got served a lead sandwich. He would die in the firefight. Dzhokar was injured.

It took about 15 hours to locate Dzhokar hiding in a man's backyard underneath a boat.

These two had the whole Boston metro area on high concern. They thought that they could cause an act of terrorism. They thought they could get away with murder.

Tamerlan and Dzhokar Tsarnaev were spotted with the backpacks. Inside them were bombs.

Well that proved to be wrong.

Tamerlan met justice in a hail of fire.

Dzhokar met justice at the hands of a federal grand jury.

Today, the surviving bomber was found guilty on all charges of conspiracy, capital murder (police officer and three bombing victims), and using a weapon of mass destruction.

The 21 year old man who's life is in the hands of a jury could face the GAS or LIFE in federal time out.

The experts considered this an act of terrorism. They were upset over the U.S. intervention in Muslim countries. This event was considered one of the worst post 9/11.

The Law Looking For Springfield Ohio Man Who Let His Friends Die In Car Wreck!

Two young adults were killed after their friend drove reckless on Ohio roads.

The night when Angel Rajas drove his vehicle, he may have been under the influence of alcohol.

Angel's night on the town turned fatal for two of his friends. And it seems like Angel's on the run and the Springfield Police, Ohio State Patrol and Clark County sheriff wants him brought to justice.

Tristan Sherman and Juan Compton were killed after Rajas drove on Old Columbus Road in Springfield Township and lost control. He ends up hitting a telephone pole and the car flipped.

Compton aged 21 and Sherman aged 18 were riders in the Mazda that Rajas drove. Sherman and Compton were thrown from the vehicle. They died on impact. Two other passengers, Devan Moore and Ashley Predmore suffer injuries. Predmore was released from the Springfield Regional Hospital and Moore was transferred to Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton fighting for his life.

Angel Rajas is a wanted man. U.S. Marshals, OSP, Clark County Sheriff and Springfield Police would like to see this reckless driver locked up.

Sherman and Compton's families were in attendance at a memorial near the accident site.

The families want Rajas to turn himself in. For the sake of his decease friends, he has to turn himself in.

The charges for vehicular homicide is punishable up to 20 years in the iron college. If he's an illegal immigrant he could be deported.

We here at Journal de la Reyna send our condolences to the families of Tristan Sherman and Juan Compton. We wish a speedy recovery for Devan Moore and Ashley Predmore.

North Charleston Officer Charged With Murder! [NSFW]

Police officer off the force and in county lockup. He shot a fleeing suspect in the back and tried to plant evidence. He may have gotten away with it, if it wasn't for them witnesses and those damn camera phones.

Damn, this is getting worse.

Everyone knows that getting a traffic citation sucks. Some believe that the cops are picking on you because you did everything right, but according to the officer, you done an infraction.

Did you know that cops can lie to make an arrest?

Yes. They can and will do so.

The law can lie to justify a pull over, a citation, an arrest or use of force by service weapon or physical restraint.

Evidence drop.

Police brutality is an ongoing issue. Black and Latino men are often looked upon as natural born criminals in the minds of the racist right and the law. About 38% of Black men and 40% Hispanic men all aged 18 - 39 have been pulled over by the law.

The North Charleston Police are doing some major damage control after one of their officers decided to put eight slugs in an unarmed man. It would have been the officer walking free if it wasn't for a witness who filmed the whole ordeal.

The officer who fired on 50 year old Walter Scott of North Carolina is being charged with murder.

He pulled over Scott in his Mercedes Benz. The officer claimed that the suspect was reaching for his taser. The officer was caught firing his service weapon at the suspect fleeing. Then apparently the officer may have tried to plant evidence on the suspect after he was down on the ground.

Corrupt cop Michael Slager got locked up for emptying his firearm on the unarmed Walter Scott.

Michael Slager, 33 was seen shooting the suspect after a confrontation. He didn't realize that a witness was watching the whole ordeal. The officer chases Scott and then fires on him.

Slager and his lawyer claimed that Scott reached for his gun and he felt threatened by the suspect.

But the video contradicts his claim.

Now I am waiting on that bullshit peddler Matt Drudge, the annoying conservative agitator Sean Hannity, racial asshat Colin Flaherty, and smear merchant Charles C. Johnson to slander Scott's name.

The confrontation started when Slager had reportedly pulled over Scott because of a taillight violation. The officer claimed that the taillight was broken. Scott was issued a warrant for child support.

Scott was being chased by Slager in a grassy lot. Slager claimed that he fired his taser on the suspect to restrain him.

Moments later, there's Slager calling dispatch for backup after he reported shots were fired.

Walter Scott had petty criminal charges. It didn't merit in murder.

In parts of the video you see Slager planting the taser next to a nearly lifeless body.

Other claims stated that officers performed CPR and delivered medical aid to Scott, but the video shows that Scott was face down with handcuffs on him. Apparently over 10 minutes pass the first firing. One officer gave aid but didn't do CPR.

Scott had been charged for being a "broke baby daddy".

Conservatives go to town. A man who has multiple children and can't pay for them. He's a "gubmint handout" right? He was the father of four children and didn't have a criminal record for violence.

He was about to get married says the Scott family attorney.

Now in lockup, Slager could face either LIFE in the iron college or perhaps the GAS.

Now I am wondering if FRED 101 or FartDown will find some excuse to denounce this.

FRED 101 are you going to find some excuse to say that Walter Scott caused his own death?

We here at Journal de la Reyna send our condolences to the family of Walter Scott.

Ben Carson: That Devil Music Keeps Us Blacks Chained Up!

Ben Carson thinks hip-hop is the devil's music.

Okay, Dr. Ben Carson was on a R&B station talking to the host about his potential announcement to run for the Republican nomination. The clown stated that his intentions to run could happen in May.

But in the meantime, he wants to let The Blacks know that he's "one of us".

Like his good buddy, Stephen A. Smith said, "For once, 'US BLACK FOLKS' should vote for a Republican."

But for Carson, he's not even trying to win the young voters. He's pretty much trying to sell the idea of him running to the church going, anti-gay Black folks who voted for Obama but became disappointed when he stepped pass the Black church, and walked into the madrassa.

Attacking hip-hop music is probably not the smartest idea for a Black candidate running for political office.

It makes you sound like Dan Quayle, the former president who served with President George H.W. Bush during the early 1990s.

Quayle and Bush were fired out the cannon after Bill Clinton managed to win over Black folks.

Make sure you visit YouTube to see Clinton playing the saxophone on Arsenio Hall.

 Mediaite reports that Dr. Ben Carson stopped by New York’s R&B radio station WBLS on Easter Sunday morning to share the news that he will announce his 2016 plans at the beginning of May. But while was there, the potential Republican candidate also made some comments about hip hop music that are likely to rub people, both in and out of the African-American community, the wrong way.

“We need to reestablish faith in our communities and the values and principles that got us through slavery, that got us through Jim Crow, and segregation, and all kinds of horrible things that were heaped upon us,” Carson said, according to Business Insider. “Why were we able to get through those? Because of our faith, because of our family, because of our values, and as we allow the hip hop community to destroy those things for us, and as we grasp onto what’s politically correct and not what is correct, we continue to deteriorate.”

The assertion that hip hop music stands in sharp opposition to “family values” received some pushback from the show’s host, who told Carson, “When you said ‘hip-hop,’ my antennae went up very quickly, because I said, ‘Wait a minute that sounds like an old argument that they used to make about rock ‘n’ roll/R&B back in the fifties.’ That’s what they used to say.”

In an attempt to better explain what he meant, Carson replied, “When I talk about the hip hop community, I’m talking about the aspect of modern society that pretty much dismisses anything that has to do with Jesus Christ, that’s what I’m talking about.”

Seriously, does he really want to go there?

Apparently, he does!

Dayton Could Put An "I" With U.S. 35!

Interstate 575 traveling through Dayton, Ohio could become a reality.

This normally doesn't come up in the discussion. But sometimes I want to talk about things that I often think about whenever I travel through the rust belt city of Dayton, Ohio.

I had this feeling today about the future of this city. I conclude this area in particular is doomed. I think that Dayton is on the verge of being a "ghost town".

The mayor Nan Whaley is trying to dismiss the notion of Dayton being a "ghost town".

She hopes that the latest developments help bring Dayton back to its glory.

Dayton has recently announced they were developing the Water Street Residential District. It is a mixed retail commerce center that sits on the border of the Great Miami and Mad Rivers.

It is a slow rebound from the failed Ballpark Village and Walmart proposal. Bear Creek Capital was going to develop the area but it turned sour after the economy went south.

Water Street District is being built. But will it bring the people to Dayton?

Crayford Holdings is now in charge of this project. Hopefully this Water Street District will help the city bring in residents. I mean it's risky move, but Whaley and city leaders are hoping for a win.

Dayton is trying to curb the economic losses of businesses closing up, people leaving en mass and the negativity of urban blight.

It lost 30% of its population in the last 20 years. It's population at present time is 137,000 residents.

In its prime Dayton had over 200,000 residents. Once that all this dried up, the people were left without jobs and sense of happiness. So some who could afford the opportunities moved out.

The city has seen a gradual decrease in its population due to the loss of manufacturing, white flight and urban sprawl. The Midwestern city is caught between Cincinnati, Indianapolis and Columbus. These three cities have most of the area's major attractions.

U.S. 35 travels from Michigan City, Indiana to near Charleston, West Virginia. It passes through the Appalachian plateau.

Dayton's basically surviving on the military's continuation of Wright-Patterson Air Force Base and the mid level services (i.e.the Love's and Flying J truck stops, The Hollywood Gaming racino, and the health care industry).

Dayton's metro area includes its inner and outer suburbs with the addition of Troy, Xenia and Eaton as its extended areas.

I am traveler and love to get around town once in awhile. I like to visit areas in America that are quite unique. My community is no different.

Dayton, Ohio is the county seat of Montgomery County. Dayton is the sixth largest city in the state.

The main highway that travels through it is Interstate 75. It is a major north-south highway that travels from Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan to the suburbs of Miami, Florida. It is one of the many routes that goes toward the Canadian border.

The other interstates are Interstate 70 which doesn't pass through the city and Interstate 675 which bypasses the city.

The Federal Highway Administration has to confirm the U.S. 35 freeway is up to Interstate standards. If the freeway is up to standards, it will be labeled an interstate highway. 

The secondary highways are Ohio State Route 4, Ohio State Route 49 and U.S. 35. They are limited access freeways that often have stop lights or stop signs on the pathway.

What determines a controlled access highway from an interstate?

The AASHTO (American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials) releases a standards manual called A Policy on Design Standards: Interstate System. For a certain highway to be considered an Interstate Highway, it must meet these construction requirements or obtain a waiver from the Federal Highway Administration.

I had a thought that comes to mind. Could U.S. 35 be designated for Interstate standards?

Ohio residents could petition the state and FHA for 10 miles of  U.S. 35 to be co-signed with a 3-digit interstate highway. If approved by the Ohio Department of Transportation, the proposal would then go to the Federal Highway Administration for final approval.

Could Interstate 575 become a thing here in Dayton?

I believe that Interstate 575 would start from the James H. McGee Boulevard exit to Beavercreek at the North Fairfield Road interchange. Alongside the Interstate it would be co-signed with U.S. 35.

From Beavercreek, U.S. 35 begins it southeastern journey all the way to West Virginia.

Eventually U.S. 35 will be formally developed into a complete freeway with exit ramps and no street level intersections.

BREAKING: Duke Captures NCAA Championship!

The Duke Blue Devils beats the Wisconsin Badgers.

It looking like the NCAA Division 1 champions are the Duke Blue Devils. The men's basketball team managed to survive a hard fought game. They came from the the back to the front. They managed to overpower a strong Wisconsin Badger defense.

At first Wisconsin overpowered Duke. But in the end, Duke managed to secure a strong lead after the Badgers fouled one too many times. They were trailing by ten points before the final five minutes.

I mean this is another win for the Blue Devils. The fifth title for the ACC conference team.

They're partying in Durham tonight.

One extraordinary night.

The 2014–15 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team represents Duke University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Returning as head coach is Hall of Famer Mike Krzyzewski. The team plays its home games at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, North Carolina as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

By beating Michigan State 81-61 in the Final Four in Indianapolis, the Blue Devils defeated Wisconsin, 68–63 for the championship, won the 5th NCAA championship titles

Congratulations to the Blue Devils and coach Mike Krzyzewski.

Wisconsin was handed another defeat. They lost the Big Ten Championship in football and now the NCAA title game in basketball.

Wondering if they're planning on rioting in the streets. After all, the junk food media will see a bunch of drunken college students and fans rioting as unrest and unruliness.

Will the junk food media call the fans of the Badgers or Blue Devils who may riot after the NCAA title game animals?

Si Amigo Bush!

Jeb Bush caught some flack over the weekend. He labeled on his voter form he's Hispanic. Bush is White.

The inept Republican Party is fighting within itself. They are tired of losing the presidential elections.

They lined up two candidates who they thought could beat Barack Obama. That proved to be an epic failure.

Now the party is eager to take back the White House. As much as I hate to say it, the Republicans are more enthusiastic about the 2016 Presidential Elections. 

The junk food media has given so much attention to the next wave of clowns running. They want to be the nominee who can beat Hillary Clinton and undo the legacy of President Barack Obama.

Each of the contenders have decent backgrounds. One in particular is the son and brother of two presidents. 

John Ellis Bush or Jeb as most call him is the former Florida governor. He served two terms as Florida's governor. His term was marred with controversy after he passed the "Stand Your Ground" law and his meddling in the Terri Shavio affair. 

The family Bush. George W., George H.W., and Jeb.

Jeb was born in Midland, TX and grew up in suburban Houston. Bush grew up in Houston, Texas. He graduated from Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts and then attended the University of Texas, where he earned a degree in Latin American affairs. Following his father's successful run for Vice President in 1980, he moved to Florida and pursued a career in real estate development. In 1986, Bush was named Florida's Secretary of Commerce, a position he held until resigning in 1988 to help his father's successful campaign for the Presidency.

In 1994, Bush made his first run for office, narrowly losing the election for governor by less than two percentage points to the incumbent Lawton Chiles. Bush ran again in 1998 and beat Lieutenant Governor Buddy MacKay with 55 percent of the vote. He ran for reelection in 2002 and won with 56 percent to become Florida's first two-term Republican Governor.

During his eight years as governor, Bush was credited with initiating improvements in the environment, as well as reforming the education system.

He is seriously considering a run for the nomination. He figures that many Hispanics voters could cross over and help Republicans secure a victory. 

Bush can speak fluent Spanish. He is married to Columba Bush, a immigrant from Mexico. They have three children. George P. Bush his oldest son is the current Texas State Land Controller. 

Jeb's dad was George H.W. Bush the 41st President of the United States. His brother George W. Bush was the 43rd President of the United States. 

Unfortunately the majority White party he belongs to isn't so keen on it. 

Start it off with Ted Cruz. The controversial Stallmigo from Texas is one of the many insurgents who are trying to keep Bush from winning this Republican nomination. Cruz, born in Canada is the first to announce he's running for the nomination. He and potential nominee fellow Stallmigo Marco Rubio of Florida are Hispanic and they will use this against Bush.

The New York Times reports that Bush may have become a bit carried away: He listed himself as Hispanic on a 2009 voter-registration application in Miami-Dade County.

A Bush spokeswoman said she had no explanation. But Mr. Bush went on Twitter on Monday to say:

My mistake! Don’t think I’ve fooled anyone! RT @JebBushJr LOL - come on dad, think you checked the wrong box #HonoraryLatino
— Jeb Bush (@JebBush) April 6, 2015

Carolina Lopez, deputy supervisor of elections for Miami-Dade, said voters must submit hard copies of applications with a signature before receiving a voter information card that confirms their address and polling location.

According to the Florida Division of Elections, the application requires a signature because the voter is swearing or affirming an oath.

The New York Times obtained Mr. Bush’s application from the Miami-Dade County Elections Department. Florida law requires that the signature, driver’s license number and Social Security number be redacted before such a document is publicly released.

Mr. Bush, whose father and brother were president, is from a family that has been found to have strong ties to British and other European royalty.

While Mr. Bush, a likely Republican presidential candidate, may have made a mistake, confusion over heritage is no laughing matter during a campaign season.

Jeb Bush and his big family. From Top L-R, Jebby (with daughter). Noelle, and Jeb.
From Bottom L-R,  Sandra, Columba, Amanda and George (with son).

During her Senate campaign in 2012, Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts was accused of misrepresenting herself as Native American. Senator Ted Cruz, Republican of Texas, who has officially announced his presidential campaign, has had to explain that he is eligible to run, despite being born in Canada, because his mother is an American citizen.

Democrats were quick to criticize Mr. Bush for the error.

Albert Morales, the Democratic National Committee’s Hispanic outreach director, said that Mr. Bush was “out of step” with Latinos, and the Florida Democratic Party suggested that he might have committed a felony.

Legal experts said that without evidence that Mr. Bush had intended to deceive, he was unlikely to face legal repercussions.

It is noted that Bush did run for governor back in the early 1990s. But during that time,  Bush ran that year as a conservative, and a notable moment in this campaign was when Bush was asked what he would do for African Americans if he gets elected, responding: "It’s time to strive for a society where there’s equality of opportunity, not equality of results. So I’m going to answer your question by saying: probably nothing."

The Bush family is big. Even bigger now that NBC News anchor Jenna Hager, the daughter of George W. Bush is expecting her second child. Well wishes to Jenna.

Jeb Bush got a lot to prove. Because the public may not be hungering for a Bush in the White House.

Could he defy the odds?