right about Chicago...

[jose bagge]

You guys were right about Chicago...
After spending 4 months hiking around some real scary parts of South America and dodging the FARC, my son passed through Chicago on his bicycle ride across county from Portland Or to Wash Dc. He got attacked by 2 guys just inside Chicago. Lousy f-ers cold cocked him in the back of the head as he rode by, then tried to kick him while he was down. He got up and clobbered one guy with his U lock and the other brother ran. Nothing taken- including police report.

he's pedalling to Columbus- to hell with Chicago

 

[glennster]

jose, i advised you to have him skirt the city, thru rockford, and straightsouth to i-80. i hate the city, cant stand the people. seems like the big urban areas turn people into animals.

 

[Bill in IL]

Another reason why us downstaters want nothing to do with chicago. Its not even legal in chicago to defend yourself. If we could get rid of a few thousand liberals up north we could have a pretty good state that hangs law breakers in the town square.

 

[Anonymous-0]

Next time he wants to go that way let me know and i will loan him my evener.

 

[Tractor,Tractor]

Geeze!!! You mean the great senator from Illinois has not straightened out the biggest city in his state. For shame.

 

[OldFarmTractor]

Maybe, if we ever finish in the Middle East we can get the Military to invade Chicago.

I believe the number of people killed in Chicago in 2008 is greater than the number of soldiers we lost in the Middle East.

Chicago is a war zone in our own country.

The Gov. and the presidential candidate don't really worry about the city. There are pockets to line and political victories to win.

 

[Anonymous-0]

Gee, and thats where external_link was a community organizer. Looks like they need him back there. I think thats where he should go.. right about now.

 

[Anonymous-0]

No need to straighten it out, that's where all the campaign money is, check the rest of the state to see how we feel about HUSSEIN.

 

[John (C-IL)]

If you think Chicago is bad, try the same trip in E. St. Louis. Even the criminals have enforcers down there!

 

[Kevin Bismark]

good thing he didn't try that in detroit..

 

[730 virgil]

you guys forgot to mention chicago's famous mayor
KING RICHARD and that other famous con artist shake down crook REV LE ROY er make that JESSE (Lover Boy) Jackson. "I swear as God as my witness i didn't have six with that woman idon't care what DNA says them kids ain't mine".

 

[Roy in georgia]

got lucky they didn't just shoot him off the bike first but at least he defended himself and taught those punks a lesson. Even tho they will prob. try it again

 

[toolz]

If it wasn't for Cook county, the state would be nnalert in every election. Nuff said.

 

[1936]

The number's for murder is up this years for Chi town. Take a look at DC's numbers for this year. They put Chi towns numbers to shame. East St. Louis area around the speed way is ground zero for Illinois. Never be in that entire area after dark. The state of Il truck garage in that area has armed guards 24/7. Madison and St Clair county is no man's land which is East Louis, IL. I44 and I55 routes in that area. Never exit.

BEST rounte to beat Chicaho roads is to use the new extension on I 355 (which is toll way) either to or from I 80 or I 55. I 90 connects to route 53 south going into I 355 to I 55 or on south to the newly openned extension of I 355 to I 80. NO more driving on the Rayn express way using the above routes.

When working the South side for years we WOULD PICK THE COLD DAYS AND GO EVRY EARLY IN THE DAY.

At Harlen and Chicgo both streets the cops told us to run the red lights at night so to never stop.

 

[DJM75]

If they would get some concealed carry laws there and in IL that would really cut down on their crime. Too bad alot of these politicians don"t understand that.

 

[JML755]

(quoted from post at 12:04:50 09/10/08) Geeze!!! You mean the great senator from Illinois has not straightened out the biggest city in his state. For shame.

Now wait a minute. If you ask external_link, it's not the fault of the 2 guys who attacked Jose's son. It's "society" that made them do it. LOL. It's OUR fault. We didn't give them the same opportunities as us suburbanites gave our kids. external_link will fix that with massive social programs that dump money into the cities. Even though the feds have been dumping money since the 60's into these social programs without much to show for it. In Detroit, the City schools only graduate 58% of the kids, and they have some of the highest funding of any school district in the state. external_link would up the ante (and our taxes) and we'd end up with the same result. The problem is, liberals think every problem can be solved by throwing money at it. WRONG. What do you get after you have a thug go to some job education program? Nothing, he's still a thug, looking for something for nothing.

 

[Rootsy]

No Sir, the politicians understand it well... They also understand that if you keep the peasants powerless (unarmed), hungry and in fear they will cling to your shirt tails begging for any scrap you are willing to throw them. Which will also keep them in power....

Gun control is all about people control and power...

 

[Buckeye Oliver collector]

I doubt Phoenix is a very fun city to live in either. I wouldn't want to live in any big city.