Remembering Jesse Jackson

Rest In Peace Reverend Jesse Jackson.  

The iconic political activist passed away earlier today and leaves behind a remarkable legacy that included his involvement with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., former President Barack Obama and so many others throughout the years. Jackson was 84 years old and had been in declining health for quite some time. 

He rose to prominence in the 1960s and 1970s (with Rainbow PUSH coalition) and that continued through the 1980s when he twice ran for president with the Democratic party in 1984 and 1988 elections. He continued to stay active for many decades and wasn't afraid to poke some fun at himself as he appeared on Saturday Night Live (reading Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss and also the point is moot skit with Julia Louis-Dreyfuss) and also was on Sesame Street in the early 1970s encouraging children to believe in themselves and always have hope. 

The People United to Save Humanity (Operation PUSH) was his main claim to fame as well as holding charity basketball games in Chicago, which WCPT-AM 820 talk show radio host Richard Chew mentioned as well. I was working the music and sound operations and was able to meet the Rev. Jackson at the Scottie Pippen All-Star charity basketball game in September of 1994 at the old Chicago Stadium. That game was the last event ever held at Chicago Stadium before it was torn down as the United Center (located across the street in the Windy City) was about to open and Jackson was there during the event and again encouraging the kids in attendance with his "I Am Somebody" speech. Operation PUSH/Rainbow Coalition were involved with the event and what a night that was. 

The man was remarkable and definitely one of a kind and a true fighter for justice and truth for so many people throughout the years. 

Rest In Peace. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BASEBALL IS BACK

Spring Training! 

Yes, pitchers and catchers have reported throughout Florida and Arizona as Major League Baseball is back for the 2026 season, which begins on March 26. The Los Angeles Dodgers are once again the heavy favorite to win the World Series, which would be their third in a row should they be able to accomplish that feat next fall.  

 

 

But that is getting way ahead of things as the players get back in form and baseball shape as they stretch out and participate in the throwing drills and the pitchers and catchers play catch and get it going once again. Soon, the crack of the bat is heard throughout the camps as batting practice gets ramped up. 

Here's looking forward to another exciting season and before that the spring training season throughout late February and most of March. 

Play Ball!  

Pam Bondi Testifying For House Judiciary Committee

 This sums it all up . . . 

 

Seattle Seahawks Win Super Bowl

Seahawks Head Coach Mike Macdonald (right) and QB Sam Darnold hoist the Vince Lombardi trophy. 

The Seattle Seahawks won Super Bowl LX by a 29-13 score against the New England Patriots as Jason Myers kicked five field goals and tight end AJ Barner caught a 16-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Sam Darnold, who finished the winning effort with 202 passing yards. Seattle used a balanced offense to total 335 yards with 194 passing yards and 141 rushing yards, with running back Kenneth Walker III gaining 135 rushing yards on 27 carries, earning him Super Bowl Most Valuable Player honors. 

 

Meanwhile, the Seahawks defense forced three turnovers and had six quarterback sacks and also scored a touchdown on a 45-yard interception return by Uchenna Nwosu to make it 29-7 with 4:27 left in the game. The victory was the second Super Bowl title for the Seahawks in franchise history and the first in twelve years for the team.

The Patriots scores came on a 35-yard touchdown pass from QB Drake Maye (295 passing yards, two TD, two interceptions and one lost fumble) to wide receiver Mack Hollins and a seven-yard TD toss to running back Rhamondre Stevenson. 

       Congratulations to the SEATTLE SEAHAWKS - SUPER BOWL LX CHAMPIONS!! 

 

SUPER BOWL LX PREVIEW

The Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots will meet in Super Bowl LX on Sunday and it will be the second time these teams go at it for the NFL title. 

Who can forget Super Bowl XLIX eleven years ago and the finish of the Patriots 28-24 victory when the most bone headed play call ever took place by Seattle Head Coach Pete Carroll that resulted in an interception by New England defensive back Malcolm Butler at the goal line. Can anyone say Beast Mode as in running back Marshawn Lynch not getting the football on that play from the one-yard line in the final minute? 

But that was then and this is now and current Seattle Head Coach Mike Macdonald has this team focused and ready to go as does Patriots Head Coach Mike Vrabel, who in his first year with the team, led the turnaround from the disaster of the 2024 season in New England, which resulted in a 4-13 record and last place finish in the AFC East division. 

The Patriots went 14-3 this season and finished as the second highest scoring offense in the NFL during the regular season, averaging 28.8 points per game while the defense allowed 18.8 PPG, which was fourth overall. In the three playoff games, the Patriots have allowed 26 points (8.7 PPG), which is outstanding. Quarterback Drake Maye had 4,394 passing yards this season along with 31 touchdowns and eight interceptions and also rushed for 450 yards with four touchdowns. The top running backs are Rhamondre Stevenson (603 rushing yards, seven touchdowns) and rookie TreVeyon Henderson, who went for 911 yards and scored nine touchdowns. Wide receivers include Stefon Diggs (85 receptions, 1,013 yards, four TD), Kayshon Boutte (33, 551, six TD), Mack Hollins (46, 550, two TD) and tight end Hunter Henry, who had 60 receptions for 768 yards and seven touchdowns. On defense, the Pats had 35 quarterback sacks and ten interceptions with Harold Landry III getting 8 1/2 sacks to lead the team while linebacker Robert Spillane had 97 tackles and two interceptions. Safety Jaylinn Hawkins led New England with four picks. 

In Seattle, the Seahawks also finished the 2025 season with a 14-3 record and have a nine game winning streak heading into the Super Bowl. Seattle averaged 28.4 PPG this season with QB Sam Darnold passing for 4,048 yards and 25 touchdowns and 14 interceptions. Running back Kenneth Walker III rushed for 1,027 yards and scored five touchdowns and has been the workhorse in the playoffs as Zach Charbonnet (knee injury) is out for the year. Jaxon Smith-Njigba is the primary wide receiver and had a monster season, catching 119 passes for 1,793 yards and ten touchdowns and has been stellar in the playoffs as well. AJ Barner (52, 519, six TD), Cooper Kupp (47, 593, two TD) and Rashid Shaheed, a trade deadline acquisition from New Orleans, has helped out as well, including returning a kickoff for a touchdown in the playoffs. The Seahawks defense led the NFL in scoring, allowing just 17.2 points per game as well as total defense, giving up 267 yards per game. Ernest Jones IV (five interceptions), DeMarcus Lawrence (six QB sacks) and Leonard Williams (seven QB sacks) lead the way and Seattle had 47 sacks and intercepted 18 passes this season. 

This game should be an exciting one, but that will depend on both teams protecting the football. The Patriots have turned it over during the playoffs (five in three games) and Maye has been sacked 15 times in the three games. Better pass protection is a must for New England as the Seahawks defense can get after the quarterback and has forced four turnovers (three fumble recoveries, one interception) in the two playoff games. The Patriots also get after the quarterback, getting twelve sacks in their three playoff games along with eight turnovers (three fumbles, five interceptions). 

Seattle likes to run the football and can throw it downfield with Darnold and Smith-Njigba doing most of the damage all season. The offense can mix it up and the running attack has been solid in recent weeks with Kenneth Walker III showing he can shoulder the load. The Patriots like to balance their offensive attack with Maye distributing the ball to the various receivers while Henderson and Stevenson provide consistent running. Finishing drives will be the key and both teams have shown that ability, so being stingy on defense in the red zone will help decide the outcome. Both teams have reliable kickers and Seattle's Rashid Shaheed is a threat to go the distance on both kickoff and punt returns, having scored twice on special teams. New England returners Marcus Jones (94 yard punt return for touchdown) and Antonio Gibson (90 yard kickoff TD return) showed they are a threat to score. 

Look for a closer game than some might be thinking, but it shouldn't come down to the final seconds like it did the first time these teams went at it on Super Sunday eleven years ago. 

                                        PREDICTION - Seattle 31, New England 21 

 

 

 

 

 

Patriots, Seahawks Advance To Super Bowl LX

The New England Patriots are going back to the Super Bowl for the first time in seven years and the Seattle Seahawks are also going to Super Bowl LX after winning at home, 31-27 against the Los Angeles Rams. 

The Patriots beat the Denver Broncos, 10-7 for the road win as quarterback Drake Maye (pictured left) ran for a six-yard touchdown in the second quarter and kicker Andy Borregales made a 23-yard field goal in the third quarter to make the difference. The Broncos had a 7-0 lead after a first quarter six-yard touchdown pass from reserve QB Jarrett Stidham (starting in place of injured QB Bo Nix) to wide receiver Courtland Sutton. 

The game was tied 7-7 at halftime and then the snow started coming down heavily in the second half along with strong, swirling winds that affected field goal attempts by both teams, who each missed two field goals. For the game, New England gained 206 yards, including just 65 passing yards as Maye was sacked five times. Meanwhile, Denver only had 181 total yards in offense (79 rushing yards, 102 passing yards) and Stidham was sacked three times and threw one interception. When the clock ran out, the Patriots found themselves heading back to the Super Bowl for an NFL record twelfth time.

In Seattle, the Seahawks held off the Los Angeles Rams for the 31-27 win and got back to the Super Bowl for the first time since the 2014 season with quarterback Sam Darnold (346 passing yards) throwing for three touchdowns and running back Kenneth Walker III (62 rushing yards) scoring on a two-yard run. In addition, the Seattle defense came up with a huge fourth down stop in the final minutes of the game to keep the Rams in check before running the clock down and then moving on as time ran out for the Rams.

 

Sam Darnold (number 14) and the Seattle Seahawks are Super Bowl bound.

 

Los Angeles had a brief 13-10 lead in the second quarter when running back Kyren Williams hauled in a nine-yard scoring pass from QB Matthew Stafford, who had three touchdown passes and 374 passing yards as the Rams totaled 479 yards in offense. The Seahawks battled back for a 17-13 halftime edge as Darnold threw a 14-yard TD pass to wideout Jaxon Smith-Njigba, who had ten receptions for 153 yards. Seattle increased the lead to 24-13 following a fumble recovery on a punt that led to Darnold throwing a 17-yard scoring strike to Jake Bobo with 12:02 left in the third quarter. 

The Rams cut the Seattle lead to 24-20 when WR Davante Adams (four receptions for 89 yards) caught a two-yard touchdown pass from Stafford with 9:41 left in the third quarter. The Seahawks then answered back with 4:52 left in the third quarter on a 13-yard TD pass from Darnold to WR Cooper Kupp. The Rams had the last score in the game when Puka Nacua (nine receptions for 165 yards) made a spectacular grab and tumbled into the end zone for a 34-yard score with 2:04 remaining in the third quarter. The fourth quarter was scoreless and the Seahawks punched their ticket to play in the Super Bowl in two weeks. 

 

 

 

 

Enemies Of The State

So called U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi (pictured right) seems to think her job is to be the personal defense attorney of Donald Trump, the so called President of the United States. 

Like Trump, that wretched woman has violated her oath to the U.S. Constitution countless times as have practically all members of the presidential cabinet that is supposed to serve We The People of the United States of America. But these craven, vindictive idiots seem to think that only THEY and their interests matter. 

To hell with the millions of people who live in this country. 

They will get their comeuppance legally speaking when they are out of power and it will happen. 

Count on it. 

The recent events in Minneapolis (murdering of U.S. citizens by ICE criminals and thugs) and elsewhere in this country (a man was also murdered in a Chicago suburb last September by ICE) are appalling and against the law. The courts have so far been pretty instrumental in curtailing some of the rabid behavior by the masked outlaws disguised as federal agents and led by the evil one known as Kristi Nome, who is the so called head of the department of homeland security. 

The SCOTUS actually ruled against Trump with his desire to deploy National Guard troops in Chicago. So at least there is that. 

There are countless others (Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, FBI Director Kash Patel, etc.) that kiss Trump's ass and allow this bullshit to continue.

Who knows what the U.S. Supreme Court will decide when they get involved. Depends on which way the (money) winds are blowing, and that is especially true with justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito, appointees of George Bush, Sr. (Thomas way back in 1991) and George Bush, Jr. to the SCOTUS. 

People in my age range are on the "back nine" of life, so it is up to the younger generation in the United States to decide what kind of country they want to live in and raise their children. If they choose the direction things are headed under this current regime, well - GOOD LUCK! 

Trump and his minions (especially Chief of Staff Stephen Miller) are not good people and that has been shown time and time again with the actions they take as so called leaders of this country. In fact, Trump and many other "high rollers" are in the Epstein files and Bondi and her cohorts are doing all they can, including breaking the law, to conceal those files. 

The cover ups never end with these folks. 

May God have mercy on their souls after they are long gone. 

Simply put, the United States is not in a good way with these idiots leading the way and Americans need to decide which way they want to go when the congressional mid term elections take place in November. And they will happen because the individual states run them. Trump and company (Elon Musk comes to mind) will do all they can to try and steal the elections next fall so there won't be a check on his abilities to grift and cause more chaos to suit Vladimir Putin, his master and the sinister people of the Heritage Foundation, who brought us the evil pans of Project 2025. 

Steal from the poor and give it to the rich.  

Hopefully, the people of this country (especially the younger ones) will do what is in their own best interests and get rid of the enablers of Trump and the evil regime currently in power in this country. 

In the meantime, may God bless the United States of America. 

Americans deserve better.