Joseph "Jose" Banks isn't one of the smartest ones! He and Kenneth Conley broke out of a federal prison in Chicago. Banks was caught after being spotted in Chicago. Conley still on the loose. These two will face heavy time for escaping a federal prison.
You've escaped from a federal prison for bank robbery. You're likely going to an ADMAX prison.
Joseph "Jose" Banks was one of two bank robbers escaped out of a Chicago federal prison this week.
He was caught without incident yesterday night. The other bank robber Kenneth Conley may still be in the area.
Conley is known to check out strip clubs so the feds are looking within the three states for Conley. Conley could be tripped up by a decoy prostitute. He will likely change his appearance so no one would find him.
It's highly unlikely he'll leave the United States. The U.S. Marshals and FBI are actively checking airports and train stations. So the best thing for him is to give it up! There's no way for him to elude law enforcement.
Law enforcement officials left a host of questions unanswered, including how the men could collect about 200 feet of bed sheets and what they might have used to break through the wall of the federal facility.
Banks, known as the Second-Hand Bandit because he wore used clothes during his heists, was convicted last week of robbing two banks and attempting to rob two others. Authorities say he stole almost $600,000, and most of that still is missing.
Kenneth Conley is still on the loose. It's likely he'll be caught because of his unusual slip ups!
During trial, he had to be restrained because he threatened to walk out of the courtroom. He acted as his own attorney and verbally sparred with the prosecutor, at times arguing that U.S. law didn't apply to him because he was a sovereign citizen of a group that was above state and federal law.
Conley pleaded guilty last October to robbing a Homewood Bank last year of nearly $4,000. Conley, who worked at the time at a suburban strip club, wore a coat and tie when he robbed the bank and had a gun stuffed in his waistband.
Since they've committed bank robbery, it's likely the pair were facing up to 25 years in prison. But since they've escaped from a federal prison, a level 2 violation, they'll add on over 10 years for escape. It will likely put them in a Supermax prison. The closest ADMAX prison is in Terre Haute, Indiana. Depending on how violent the criminals are they'll be in Florence ADMAX, the only prison where the most dangerous criminals are.
They broke out of prison last week and used a makeshift rope out of sheets. The escape went unnoticed for hours, with surveillance video from a nearby street showing the two hopping into a cab shortly before 3 a.m. Tuesday. They had changed out of their orange jail-issued jumpsuits. Now of course heads will roll for that.
If prison guards were to allow this to happen, they'll immediately be fired and likely charged in aiding their escape. Simply the most stupidest thing to do is break out of prison. If you're that smart, you've been on a plane out of the country. But since these idiots didn't have a plan post breakout, they'll be caught.
Republican leader tears up after PLAN B comes up short of votes. Republicans playing with the fiscal cliff and it's going to have causalities. Congressman John Boehner (R-Ohio) may go down in history as one of the worst Speakers ever!
The Ohio representative who is the current Speaker of The House has been boxed in by President Barack Obama. The fallout over taxes has Republicans scrambling! The Republican leader has to make a tough decision. As Washington prepares to go over the fiscal cliff, Congressman John Boehner (R-Ohio, Speaker of The House) has to make tax rates go up for those who made over $250,000. Tonight, his own Republican House members aren't going to any tax increases, regardless of the situation.
President Barack Obama's honeymoon period began after he won reelection. The president's job approval is at 56% according to the Gallup Poll. This matches May 2011 when the president announced that he ordered the successful mission to kill Osama bin Laden. This is the final year of the president's first term but it seems like it's his second term already! The unprecedented gridlock even after the elections has the public souring on the Republicans. And the slim majority in the House of Representatives may be lost if this stuff continues.
Boehner for his part tried to limit the tax rates. He wanted to raise taxes on the millionaires and not those who make $200,000 to 1 million. President Barack Obama was sliding into that direction. Republicans have not supported this nor the president's plan. The fiscal cliff is rounding down to less than nine days and the Republicans have piss off a majority of the American people.
Mitt Romney lost! Republicans barely have control of the House of Representatives. The public want the rich to pay more. The public doesn't want cuts to safety nets. The public want reasonable cuts into the safety nets.
The Republicans and their conservative allies are going to be blamed.
The president is getting tired of the games being played over the debt ceiling and fiscal cliff. He already played his hands and Boehner is shaky. On top of that, his own Republicans are screwing him.
Tonight's pull of the so-called "PLAN B" of raising rates on millionaires is just too much for even Republicans to swallow. Now we're four days away from Christmas and it's likely the president and Congress will be in Washington during this period.
"The House did not take up the tax measure today because it did not have sufficient support from our members to pass," Boehner said in a statement. "Now it is up to the president to work with Senator Reid on legislation to avert the fiscal cliff. The House has already passed legislation to stop all of the January 1 tax rate increases and replace the sequester with responsible spending cuts that will begin to address our nation's crippling debt. The Senate must now act."
Senator Harry Reid (D-Nevada, Majority Leader) ordered all members of the senate to stay in Washington until this is done. Boehner will likely do the same if the Republicans continue to hold back his proposals.
This is a reminder to why it's important that you don't support Republicans! This is a bunch of bitter ass old White people who continue to screw the nation up because of their hate of a Black president. Some members of the Tea Party Caucus are so screwed up! They don't even see that this gridlock will be their downfall. This playing with the country's economy for partisan purposes hurts the nation.
Republicans fear Rush Limbaugh, Grover Norquist, Matt Drudge, Fox News, World Net Daily, the Heritage Foundation, Americans for Prosperity, and the National Rifle Association. The Democrats are putting in their spine and are likely going to be more aggressive against these foes.
Boehner may not have the gavel for much longer if the Republicans continue to be an obstruction to him and the president.
50 Cent and Michelle Malkin are going to clown on rival's disappointing album release.
Rapper Game's latest album Jesus Piece debuts Number 6 on Billboard with projected sales between 85,000 to 100,000 copies being sold. A big disappointment for the Compton based rapper who rose to fame under the whims of Dr. Dre and 50 Cent. The Game released his debut album The Documentary and it went to number one in the charts. After a bitter fallout between 50 Cent and members of G-Unit, Game was forced off Aftermath Records.
Soon after the rapper released The Doctor's Advocate, L.A.X., The R.E.D. Album and the recent album Jesus Piece. The rappers two albums post G-Unit went to Number 1 on Billboard charts but these last two were disappointments.
Game is rumored to sign to Cash Money Records. Although it's not confirmed, it's been the talk of the internet as of recently. The rap label is home to Lil' Wayne, Drake and Nicki Minaj. These entertainers also appear under Lil' Wayne's Young Money Records as well.
Game's ongoing feud with 50 Cent will certainly spark up again! 50 Cent usually attacks rivals for low album sales. The rapper has an ongoing issue with not only Game, but former members Lloyd Banks and Young Buck.
50 Cent also shares in disappointment too. His last album Before I Self Destruct didn't live up to expectations, even with help from Eminem and Dr. Dre producing most of his album. The next album release is Street King Immortal and it may be the rapper's last album. The album first singles are out. New Day with Dr. Dre and Alicia Keyes and My Life featuring Eminem and Adam Levine are the official singles.
Game and 50 Cent's feud has put a dent in both of their careers. Both failed to succeed in charting on the Billboard top list with their singles. Each entertainer associated with G-Unit hasn't lived up to their first releases. 50 Cent is maintain his image by investing in products. He contributed to his own brand of energy drinks, headphones and taking up part time acting.
50 Cent engaged in feuds with Rick Ross, Ja Rule, Nas, Jadakiss, Fat Joe, Slim da Mobster, Dr. Dre, Eminem, Irv Gotti, Sean "Diddy" Combs, Young Buck, Game, Lloyd Banks, Benzino, Floyd Mayweather, Vivica A. Fox, Oprah, Bill O'Reilly, Cam'Ron, Lil' Wayne, Kanye West, and his the mother of his child.
Game engaged in feuds with 50 Cent, Jay-Z, Kanye West, Ja Rule, Joe Budden, .40 Gloc, Young Buck, Lloyd Banks, Michelle Malkin, Dr. Dre, Tony Yayo, Big Sean, Tyler The Creator, Memphis Bleek, Young Chris, and his former manager Big Fase his half-brother.
Both entertainers are professional agitators. 50 Cent and Game lyrics contain language that embraces criminal activity, gun violence, homophobia, sexism and commercialism. In the wake of the Sandy Hook shooting, rappers, Ted Nugent, video games, conservative agitators and the gun lobbyist group the National Rifle Association are under fire for embracing the gun culture.
The gun control issue is back on the table. These individuals mentioned are entitled to their opinions and do have the right to freely express their music talents. However with the sales decline in most music genres, the rappers may have to reinvent an image in order to stay mainstream.
Jay-Z, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, T.I., Rick Ross, Rihanna, Lil' Wayne, Drake, Kanye West, 2 Chainz, Future, and Nicki Minaj are the most sought after rappers right now! The rest of them are still trying to stay relevant.
The video below is a homage to Eazy-E. Game records the Celebration Remix with Bone Thugs 'N Harmony.
Timothy Russell and Malissa Williams were killed by Cleveland Police in a hail of bullets. The FBI and U.S. Justice Department are investigating whether the police used excessive force in the pursuit of fleeing suspects.
Since winning reelection, the president has been at odds with Congressional Republicans over the debt ceiling and fiscal cliff. The Republicans have stalled progress once again in the name of their radical agenda.
With the Sandy Hook tragedy thrust into the spotlight, many of the president's progressive allies are saying it's time to put gun control on the table.
President Barack Obama is listening to you loud and clear! After failing to keep his promise on restricting assault weapons, the president's second term agenda begins with a bunch of appointments to fill cabinet positions, a way to cut spending and of course a way to keep dangerous firearms out of the reach of the mentally insane.
Now before this Sandy Hook tragedy, I was going to talk about the controversy in East Cleveland, Ohio. The Cleveland Police, the East Cleveland Police and the Cuyahoga County Sheriff are under investigation for the shooting of unarmed criminals. Over 137 police rounds were fired into the vehicle.
The Plain Dealer reports that a Cleveland police chase Nov. 29 that ended in East Cleveland with two apparently unarmed people shot more than 40 times will continue for at least three more weeks, Attorney General Mike DeWine announced this afternoon.
Police knew about Malissa Williams from her days of walking the stroll and committing petty theft.
"Up to 20 BCI agents are working on the investigation at any given time," DeWine said in a telephone interview after the announcement at an unrelated 1:30 p.m. news conference in Cleveland.
"But there are some things we may never know."
The gunshot residue tests, for instance, may not provide any answers, because residue from the police officers' gunfire may be found on the bodies of 43-year-old Timothy Russell and 30-year-old Malissa Williams and on their car. Russell was a john and Williams was a prostitute.
Malissa Williams had come into contact with Cleveland officers at least 50 times -- going back to 2001, according to police and court records.
Officers arrested Williams dozens of times for drug use, prostitution, theft and other petty crimes.
Her arrests resulted in charges in more than 46 municipal court cases going back to 2002 and in flurries of additional warrants for the times she didn't show up for court.
"It's unlikely the tests will prove that a gun was fired at the start of the chase," DeWine said.
So far, the state agents -- who took over the investigation Dec. 3 -- have gathered more than 200 pieces of evidence and interviewed more than 30 officers and 15 witnesses.
Timothy Russell was killed after a police pursuit. He picked up a prostitute and the police were proceeding to stop him. He ran and ended up hitting another police cruiser. The Cleveland Police and other departments ended up shooting him and the woman.
According to DeWine:
The 47 bullets removed from the bodies are being analyzed.
A reconstruction of the shooting scene -- where 137 shots were fired -- took three days and has been completed.
Crash damage to Russell's car is being compared to damaged police cars.
A shooting reconstruction has been completed on the two police cars that had bullet holes.
The car was combed for evidence, which is being examined.
Investigators have driven the entire 22-mile pursuit route and walked much of it. They collected 15 surveillance videos and have more to pick up. They canvassed the downtown area where a police officer said he heard a gunshot come from Russell's car.
They are trying to piece together all of Russell and Williams' activities during their last day alive.
They are analyzing every second of the dispatch tapes and video taken from several police dashboard cameras.
"There are 30 more officers to interview who were involved in some way," DeWine said.
Once the investigation is complete and a full report has been written, DeWine will announce the findings at a news conference, he said.
This generated an amount of controversy. A group called Black on Black Crime organized the rally, which included prayers, chanting and a brief march that ended outside Heritage Middle School, where the shooting occurred.
Thirteen Cleveland police officers fired 137 bullets Thursday at a car after a high speed chase, killing the pair.
Some people in the group this afternoon referred to the killings as a "lynching" and one sign compared the killing of Russell and Williams to "Bonnie and Clyde."
Others chanted the number "137," referring to the number of shots unloaded by police and called for the resignation of officers involved.
A news release from the group said the following:
Bonnie & Clyde, the notorious bank robbers, were shot 30 to 50 times when their vehicle was surrounded by the posse of Texas and Louisiana officers. We know Bonnie & Clyde were criminals. Malissa Williams and Timothy Russell were surrounded by the Cleveland police after a police chase through several communities and around 137 bullets were fired into their car. We know why they were chasing Bonnie and Clyde, but we are not clear why they were chasing Malissa and Timothy. Yet, they died in a hail of gunfire on a narrow road behind Heritage School in East Cleveland.
It appears that these two victims were unarmed and no gun casings were found in the vehicle to show that they had been shooting at anyone. So, it appears that two unarmed people were gunned down in what the police union official calls a “good shooting.” We do know that the Cleveland police violated many rules and regulations in the case and the shooting.
The community and family have questions.
Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson had said today that his administration would support police officers involved in the shooting deaths of two people Thursday night, provided they were within what he called "the box" -- department rules regarding pursuit and use of deadly force.
"But if they go outside of the box, there will be consequences," Jackson said in a news conference early this afternoon.
Jackson also asked the community to have patience as the city works with investigators from the city of East Cleveland, the FBI and the U.S. Attorney's Office.
Cleveland Police Chief Michael McGrath confirmed today that 12 of the 13 police officers involved in the shooting were white and one was Hispanic. The family of Marisa Williams, a black woman killed in the shooting, has suggested that the shooting was racially motivated.
East Cleveland Sgt. Scott Gardner said the Cleveland officers have been on paid leave the last three days.
The chase began about 10:30 p.m. Thursday outside the Justice Center in downtown Cleveland. In a news conference Saturday, Follmer said two Cleveland officers heard a gunshot and believed it came from a 1979 Chevrolet Malibu belonging to Timothy Russell.
The commercialization of our holidays continues on and on! Corporations want that money! And at the expense of their underpaid and unappreciated workers, some companies may be open on Christmas.
First things first, the Walmart theory. Walmart is the world's largest retail company. This year they will be closed on Christmas. But if this company should open on Christmas day, expect all retail companies to follow. Many companies are looking into these ideas of keeping their operations active everyday.
Since Thanksgiving, our society has been pressured to get the new gadgets and do dads. They've pushed, shoved, fought, stole and even shot at one another on Thanksgiving and Black Friday. Retail loves the holiday season. It helps end their fiscal years in the black and not the red!
The country's largest fast food provider is encouraging their franchises to stay open on Christmas.
McDonald’s Corp. reportedly is asking franchise operations to remain open on Christmas Day to help boost the burger behemoth’s sales, says a report from trade publication Advertising Age.
“Starting with Thanksgiving, ensure your restaurants are open throughout the holidays,” McDonald’s USA
Chief Operating Officer Jim Johannesen wrote Nov. 8 in a company memo obtained by Ad Age. “Our largest holiday opportunity as a system is Christmas Day. Last year, (company-operated) restaurants that opened on Christmas averaged $5,500 in sales.”
The publication estimated Oak Brook, Ill-based McDonald’s made $36 million on Thanksgiving Day this year assuming $6,000 in sales at each of 6,000 U.S. restaurants that were open for the holiday.
But McDonald’s capitalistic hunger isn't as radical as some might think.
The Huffington Post reports that Denny’s, Starbucks Corp. and other food merchants expect to have “almost all” restaurants and shops open Dec. 25. Burger King Worldwide Inc. , Buffalo Wild Wings Inc. and Yum Brands Inc.'s Pizza Hut and Taco Bell are among national chains that say some restaurants will be open, at least for limited hours.
Dublin-based Wendy’s Co. (NASDAQ:WEN) is one of the chains that expects few or none of its operations to be running on that day.
I love it and I bet most of you too. McDonald's is the largest fast food provider in the world.
Seasons bright at McDonald's. Some locations may be open on Christmas.
Some are praising the idea, others are slamming it as another attempt for ruining the holidays of their employees.
Is it a good idea?
Anyways, these businesses Walgreen's, 7-Eleven, Exxon, and the Waffle House are open everyday.
A list of operations that are 24/7, 365.
Hospitals
Police Department
Fire Department
Airports
Hotels
Public Transportation (in cities with populations over 50,000)
Gas Stations
Toll Roads (highways, bridges, ferries, and tunnels)
Trucking
Railroads
News
Power Companies
Car Washes
Movie Theaters (depending on movies being released)
Social Networks
Comfort Groups (suicide prevention and homeless shelters)
University of North Alabama player kicked off the team after he post racial slurs online directed at President Barack Obama. The player was complaining about the president's address to the nation after the Sandy Hook shooting.
Sunday was the night that President Barack Obama delivered his most passionate speech about the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Connecticut.
As many across the nation mourn with the families of those lost in the Sandy Hook tragedy, some Americans flex their ignorance online yet again proving that they could be the next White terrorist. Of course Sunday night means football, The Simpsons, Family Guy, The Good Wife, Bob's Burgers and The Mentalist. Some Americans are so obsessed with hating President Barack Obama, they go online to post racial slurs and indications of violence. The politics are so extreme some think that whenever the president addresses a tragedy, it's a political expediency move in the minds of these people.
A college dream squashed after player made a controversial rant online.
I am no longer calling these people, conservatives.
They don't deserve the title of being labeled such. The behavior expressed by those in the media, by some in the online community and public has made me conclude with this assertion.
As the content provided by The Washington Post talks about a college football player from University of North Alabama was benched for his comments about the president, many others have went further than such.
The player posted an offensive tweet that contained a racial slur about President Barack Obama on Sunday night when NBC briefly transferred the telecast of the game between the New England Patriots and San Francisco 49ers to other channels in order to carry Obama’s speech at the memorial for the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shootings.
Bradley Patterson, an uninvited walk-on long snapper, had joined the team in the fourth week of the season, a UNA official told al.com. UNA Athletic Director Mark Linder tweeted that Patterson was no longer on the team.
Now you tell us, America. Could these people here be the next Adam Lanza? I love how conservatives believe this crap about "patriotism" and "freedom"! These individuals are traitors to the nation and their freedom of speech should be noted for how society should basically ignore them for what they are, racist! How many times have you've heard from one of those bitter ass Republicans who figured that Blacks were solely focused on helping "our brotha" Barack win reelection? How many times you've read in the comments section of a blog or even a Facebook posting saying that "all Blacks" are likely stuck on the plantation of "welfare", "gubmint handouts" and sure "laziness"? How many times have you've heard from a White person who overwhelming supports Mitt Romney say that if it wasn't for Blacks, Barack Obama wouldn't even be the president? Okay, let me just say this clearly! WHITE CONSERVATIVES = WHITE TERRORISTS Yeah, I said it! I meant it, seriously. What the heck is wrong with these people? White conservatives are dumb ass human beings! Why do we even give these people any attention anyways? The more crap being pushed by the likes of Rush Limbaugh, Matt Drudge, Bill O'Reilly, Michael Savage, Glenn Beck, Sean Hannity, Fox News, online hate websites and the Republican Party itself, will hurt the party! These people are truly the reasons why Barack Obama won reelection. And you the dumbass conservative contributes to making things easier for the president and his allies to win.
