Former Democrat Tulsi Gabbard on Illinois gubernatorial candidate Darren Bailey: "Man of the people"

This month former U.S. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii, a 2020 presidential candidate left the Democratic Party. Earlier today she endorsed Darren Bailey, the Republican candidate for governor in Illinois. 

This morning she was a guest on Dan Proft and Amy Jacobson's WIND-AM show, Chicago's Morning Answer.

Here's among Gabbard said:

Gabbard: “I just came from being with [GOP gubernatorial candidate] Tudor Dixon over the weekend in Michigan, and I know a lot of the same challenges that people are frustrated with and feeling in Michigan are the same things that Darren is telling me folks are frustrated with here in Illinois. Things obviously, like incredibly-rising crime rates...heavily restricted controls by the government throughout the COVID pandemic...parents being told ‘Hey you don't have a right to have a say in what your child is being taught in school.’ These are all things that aren't Democrat or Republican, they are issues that are affecting every person and every family in this state, and that this governor, Governor Pritzker, has failed on.” 

Gabbard went on to say: “My message to voters here in the state of Illinois: Do you feel like our economy is working for you? Do you feel like you are being honored and empowered as parents with policies that actually strengthen families, rather than trying to tear us apart? And if the answer to any of those is NO then I urge you to really take a hard look and consider casting your vote for [DARREN BAILEY] because he is a man of the people.”

5 killed and at least 30 others wounded in Halloween weekend Chicago violence; 5 juveniles among those shot

Over this past weekend in Chicago it was scary as usual. Five people were shot to death and at least 30 others were wounded. 

Five youths were shot--one of them fatally. That fatality was a 17-year-old who was shot in the head Saturday night.

From Da Tech Guy: Solid support by Democrats for Biden and Fetterman betrays their biggest fault–their causes are more important than good results

But the Democrats care so much! From my post at Da Tech Guy: Solid support by Democrats for Biden and Fetterman betrays their biggest fault–their causes are more important than good results.

Mark Dice: Elon Twitter takeover meltdowns continue! It's getting WILD!

Leftists can't tolerate free speech.

Jerry Lee Lewis - Boogie Woogie Country Man

The last of the original rock-and-rollers, Jerry Lee Lewis, died yesterday at his home in Mississippi. 

After Lewis marriage to his 13-year-old first cousin was exposed in 1958--"the Killer" was already married to someone else, he was essentially blackballed in the music industry. 

In the mid-1960s he found a home with country music. Here's a song from the perion, "Boogie Woogie Country Man," that captures the feel of his earlier work.

Watch as Lewis plays piano with his hands and feet late in this tune.

Rest in peace.

 

Watters: Media is reporting Paul Pelosi's attack is "Jan. 6 on the west coast"

For the leftists, every day is January 6.

Greg Gutfeld: Musk's Twitter deal has employees drowning in their tears

Many Twitter employees, probably for the first time, will find themselves outside the leftist bubble. Welcome to the real world.

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Greg Gutfeld: LA's homeless have their own washing machine

Los Angelenos: You voted for this insanity.

Greenpeace: Most recycled plastic ends up in landfills

Yes, Greenpeace is saying so. Look for a push to ban or tax plastic bottles. 

From NPR:

The vast majority of plastic that people put into recycling bins is headed to landfills, or worse, according to a report from Greenpeace on the state of plastic recycling in the U.S. 

The report cites separate data published this May which revealed that the amount of plastic actually turned into new things has fallen to new lows of around 5%. 

That number is expected to drop further as more plastic is produced. Greenpeace found that no plastic — not even soda bottles, one of the most prolific items thrown into recycling bins — meets the threshold to be called "recyclable" according to standards set by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation New Plastic Economy Initiative. 

Plastic must have a recycling rate of 30% to reach that standard; no plastic has ever been recycled and reused close to that rate. "More plastic is being produced, and an even smaller percentage of it is being recycled," says Lisa Ramsden, senior plastic campaigner for Greenpeace USA. "The crisis just gets worse and worse, and without drastic change will continue to worsen as the industry plans to triple plastic production by 2050."