Northwest Indiana Comical Politics

McDermott Cannot Get Out of Lake County -- Ever

This funny joke is thanks to Mr. Joe Rodriquez.  An old friend of mine and a Vietnam Vet who is now totally out of politics.  He has said this about uncle tom for over 40 years.  He is like his old mentor the former Mayor of East Chicago, Pastrick.  The King of Corruption in NWI.  Nobody in Indiana can even or ever trust McDermott, commonly known as uncle tom.

Why is this the case?  First he is a Democrat.  No one trusts a Democrat they destroy everything they touch -- look at Chicago.  This part of Indiana is not called the Chicago way for nothing.  Remember it always wanted to emulate Chicago.  Look at "east Chicago." Secondly, Uncle Tom, like his mentor Pastrick, is a known and believed by all to be a thief.  Now uncle tom and all Democrats from Chicago, this includes NWI, are known as thieves.  Nothing else.  

Always know that uncle tom is a Democrat that makes him an especially good thief.  But what is unique about uncle tom as it was about Pastrick?  He steals and only tells you part of the story, as I am told.  That is needed for me to say to keep the bad lawyer from suing me.  You voted for him as mayor.  Those of you living or dead in Hammond.  And uncle tom gets the Mayor's salary.  You have to know the highest payed mayor in Indiana is Gary's.  It is a left over of when they have many people and businesses paying taxes.  No more.  But they keep on paying the mayor and school board and city council.  Why?  Because they are Black and no one wants to tell them otherwise.  They are owed it like Detroit owed its mayor before he went to jail.  They end up in jail or in Gary's case they die in office.  Uncle tom also gets paid a handsome salary, which most of you did not know, as head of the Sanitation District of Hammond.  It is built into the statute and no one knows about it and no one voted for uncle tom getting more that his mayoral salary. He is actually stealing the second salary for which no one ever voted for him.

Now the real thievery -- so I am told.  (This is also true now of his wife who was elected judge under a Democratic ticket.  She is a thief, so I am told, like he husband.)  He steals by requiring all people who do any type of business or may in Hammond to donate to his political campaign fund.  He does not have any opposition and he raises more money than anyone in Indiana.  What does he and his wife do with all the money?  According to his campaign's monetary filing, as required by the State, he uses the money to pay his cell phone, internet. web, hair cuts, clothing, and five thousand dollars a month to his wife for "consulting," etc.  Did any of you vote for that?

For all who have known him, so I am told, from when he graduated over 20 years ago, he is the worse lawyer who ever set foot on this planet.  That is saying a lot.  Every lawyer who knew him have all claimed he could not make a living as a lawyer.  Uncle tom had to go into public service where he and his father could steal what they could not have because of their total lack of any talent.  Remember Woodmar Country Club, he and his father, with the help so I am told of the so called lawyer Allegretti, stole it all under threat of the uncle tom's eminent domain club or hatchet.  Naturally, most of them sold and uncle tom went on to create the worst floods that ever hit NWI with the Cabellas parking lot. 

That is just an example of all the stealing and thievery uncle tom is, so I am told, known for.  He is nothing more than a thief that no one will vote out of Hammond.  He is slated to die in NWI.  He has no friends except those who make money from him, like his father and brother etc.  So I am told.  Who pays millions of dollars for land in Hammond on Indianapolis boulevard?   Purdue University to uncle tom's brother and his real estate company, Latitude.  Only the mayor's, uncle tom, brother from Purdue University.  It is not Purdue's money.  It is the taxpayers.  Uncle tom steals the money always.  After so many years in Hammond as Mayor has he done anything to change the City except make it smaller?  He complains a lot.  It is used to divert criticism from him.

Republican attacks McDermott campaign pay : Hammond News

Republican attacks McDermott campaign pay : Hammond News.  The funny thing in NWI, especially Lake County is the decision by the voters as to what their Mayor should be compensated.  A good example is Hammond, Indiana and their Mayor Tom McDermott. They first decided his salary as mayor.  Well that was not enough so they added the salary he makes from being head of the the "Hammond Sanitary District.'  Then Tom McDermott, the family thief, decided that was not enough, so he decided to "blackmail" the businesses to give him money for politics so that he could use that money for additional salary.  He must make more that Pastrick ever made in East Chicago.

His campaign, political, fund pays his wife, Mrs. McDermott (now judge McDermott) over $35,000 a year, it pays him over $35,000 per year, and it pays for all his costs from credit cards to cell phones and internet.  So much money he gets for being Mayor.  He is almost making as much as his father does from Whitco Industry.  Where are the Feds when you need them?  Well he is white and we are now going after white white collar criminals, Mayor and Sheriffs.

Hammond New Council; or the kickback is back

Here is the list of the jesters who are going to try to take over for the illiterate, dog man.  This is the man who went to jail because he got caught; not because he did anything unique for Hammond.

Potential candidates for Hammond's 2nd District council seat weigh run : Hammond News.

One has to admit that there are no bigger thieves, today, in Lake County than the McDermott clan.  Why Selinas decided to keep quite only his meager intellectual abilities will tell us - if they could.  The City of Hammond is insolvent -- nonetheless most of the employees there, and consultants, are making, or stealing, a fortune they could not make anywhere in the private sector.

Dabertin and the new McDermott Chief of Staff, and if you include Tommy McDermott, they are taking out close to $500,000 in "compensation."  For what?

What is fascinating is that Tom Philpot went to jail for a minuscule part of the crimes that are being committed on the citizens of Hammond and on Lake County generally.

With all this money going out, where is the so called improvements?  What people are not judging is the changes that are suppose to occur.  Yes, the elementary schools look good, but graduating from a Hammond school is worthless.  With exceptions, the College Bound program, is completely unsuccessful -- except for getting young people out of Lake County.

Sometimes, without laughing too hard, think of what you, as a citizen of Lake County, want the future to be.  That is what Tommy Mac and the new councilman are suppose to achieve -- not lining their and their family's pockets.  I know that is blasphemy to say; but sadly true.

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It is all Fine in House District 12 Race

The local Democrat front, known as The Hammond Times, has, again, endorsed the worst possible candidate in the race for the State Legislature.  In the following column in the newspaper Doug Ross shows his unique inability to actually think anything that is not provided to him by Hammond Mayor McDermott, also know as Chair of the Lake County Democrat Party.  See the following from The Hammond Times: House District 12.

Reardon does not got that much of a supportive endorsement from The Times?  Why, because this was necessary to keep Daddy McDermott happy.  Reardon has been the worst State Representative NWI and in particular Lake County has had (together with her fellow Democrats.)  Almost all the Democrat candidates are, as usual, facing no opposition.  THE GOAL HERE IS TO KEEP THE FUNDING FLOWING TO THE RIGHT POLITICALLY CONNECTED INDIVIDUALS NOT TO IMPROVE LAKE COUNTY.

Bill Fine offers and will deliver the exact opposite.  He will make the 12th District and Lake County excited and thankful to be part of Indiana.  This will truly be a new experience for Highland and Munster.  Bill Fine is not a career politician nor has he been "feeding off the public trough" his whole working career.  That is for the Democrats in Lake County.  Fine has the program to get Lake County back on the jobs track.  Remember in the State of Indiana's new job tally, only 100 net new jobs were created in Lake County according to the Indiana State Government.  This would never happen if Bill Fine represented us in Indianapolis.

Bill Fine is the only candidate in the 12th District who will not allow for the continued slide of Lake County down, economically and culturally.  He will end the status of Lake County continuing to be a net out County for tax payments.  You all know that Fine is the real choice in this election.  For once, vote the needs of the people, businesses, and youngsters of the County: Vote for Bill Fine.

Tomorrow's Indiana Primary Election -- the Democrat Ballot

To those who want to know my recomendations are based on two principles:

1. If you do the same thing over and over and expect different results, you are crazy.
2. Evaluate political candidates by results; not rehtoric.  What have they accomplished; not what they say, promise, or excuse.  Results are independent of the candidate and in that sense are more objective.

Now that we have that clear, you as a voter have your first choice to make.  Do I choose a Republican ballot or a Democrat ballot?  This is the primary so you can only vote in one.  With the two principles mentioned above there is not any way to justify taking a Democrat ballot.  In Lake County, the Democrats have been in power since 1932, and I mean absolute power,  If there is anything wrong in NWI, it is because of Democrats.  Now I do recognize that no matter what, some of you will pick up the Democrat ballot.  So let us take a look at the possible real options there.

In the first place, sticking with the principles enumerated above, do not vote for any incumbent.  There is not a single one that is worth keeping and if they remain in office it will not change a single thing in NWI.  This is true of all offices, from the national level to the most "insignifcant" local community office.  If there is an incumbent running unopposed, do not vote for them, leave it blank.  It will drive them crazy and the pundits crazy.  It will also result in them and their campaign taking you more seriusly before the general election.

There are some pretty old people running against some energetic "young" challengers.  Challengers like Darren L. Washington for State Senator and Tony Walker for State Representative are talented go-getters who have shown that they understand and believe in NWI.  They want to improve it in their lifetimes.  Their opponents have been in office for so long they have no ideas and do not have any purpose in running except for the status of the job.  It is also a reality that they have been continuous losers -- as it relates to being an elected representative.  Look at how badly they have caused NWI to be treated.  Why would you vote them back in office?  I know both of these candidates, Washington and Walker, and they will do a greatly improved job of representing NWI in the Gerneral Assembly.  Do not vote for people that have not done anything for NWI for thirty years but somehow still claim that they can make a difference in the next two years. How can anyone believe that?

At age 68, and no accomplishmnents to his name, Vernon Smith has to be voted back into reality by kicking him out of next year's General Assembly.  How bad do you need to be before the voters will finally say no?

One of the most important races in Lake County is the one for Commissioer.  There are two offices open out of three.  Frankly, no matter who gets elected, or re-elected, no one is going to match retiring Commissioner Fran DuPey.  Commissioner DuPey's fight for the middle class and her constituents in NWI is legendary.  Her retirement will be a great loss to everyone in NWI.  Now we have Commissioners in District 2 and 3 open.  I firm beleif is that one of these MUST be a Republican if there is to be any fair representation in Lake County Government.  Probably the best choice to replace DuPey is Repay, if he can keep McDermott at arms length, which is a big if.  If not, then all is lost.  At 76, Scheub needs to retire and he should have know it.  The current disaster of Raggs son should have called for an immediate firing.  What kind of person is this that works for the Commissioners?   If I had to vote Democrat for the 2nd District Commissioner, I would vote for Dominguez.  That is only the true viable choice.  The attacks against him by other Democrats should only enhance your desire to support him.

If you are going to take a Democat ballot, please remember the principles above and the challengers I have named.  If the voters stick with the Challengers, the one thing I can say is that NWI will improve.  It cannot get any worse than it has under the current incumbents.

 

MacDermott is Running Like a Scared Rabbit

Read the following article about the Hammond Mayor Baby Tom MacDermott, Jr. as the rabbit from hell.
NWI McDermott Kicks Janiack off Ballott.

The NWI Times Newspaper reported that Baby "the rabbit" Tom is so scared of a 60+ year old man in a wheel chair that he had to have him removed from the ballot.  I am not implying that the "rabbit" analogy is in any way a reference to his relationship with women or his child.  That would be off limits.  Rather I am point out that this behavior is the true sign of a boy who never grew up to be a man, that is Baby Tom.  It is also indicative of a mental disease known as being paranoid of your own shadow.  Now, it is true that the Baby almost lost to Janiac last election by a mere 400 votes. 

So maybe the incompetent Baby Tom does have something to worry about.  But this is NOT the American way of wining.  It maybe the Democratic Pary's tactics for wining; but it is NOT the American way.  Shame on Baby "the rabbit" Tom and his election board cronies for behaving this way.

What happened to the Democratic mantra of letting the people decide.  Was that not the rationale for keeping Rahm Imanual as mayoral candidate in Chicago.  Ah! But, that is a risk for the scared Baby Tom.  He must have run to daddy to see what could be done.

What is Baby "the rabbit" Tom afraid of?  Well, actually everything.  There is little that he has achieved in the past eight years as mayor of Hammond.  He has not done much to improve Hammond's standing.  At the rate he is going it would take a century for Hammond just to return to where it was under Dedelow.

Janiack has to fight back.  If for nothing else so as not to allow this to be a precedent for Lake County Democratic strong arm tactics.  Secondly, he must support the American electoral process of fair play and allow the voters to choose; and not Baby "the rabbit" Tom choose for us.

MacDermott Big Fat Lying Charlatan; Caught Again

In the following story in the Hammond Times newspaper, the Andrade candidates say they have not been put up to undermining the electoral system by being fake candidates.  In addition according to the following story, Robert "Bobbi" Lendi and Mayor McDermott know nothing about this. 

Is Hammond teen a serious mayoral candidate?

The answer by The Times should have been an emphatic no!!!

The proof is now in that the Andrade's, Bobbi Lendi, and Baby MacDermott are lying thieves and charlatans.  First, one must understand the Lendi is Baby Mac's most trusted political operative and chief of staff (I have been corrected.  He is not the "Chief of Staff" but, does work for the City and is Baby Mac's top political operative.)  They are as close as Baby Mac is to his girlfriend.  Nothing Lendi does is not ok'd by Baby Mac.  Bobby Lendi claims he ran into the Andrade's by "accident" at the election board and had never seen or heard of them before.  Baby Mac claims he is too dumb to know anything about anything.  Generally a safe posture.  He specifically claims that he has never known or met the Andrade's.

Alex Rafael CAN42   HDO Candidate Night info    Maritza Andrade CAN42

When one looks at the pdf documents above one finds that Alex Rafael Andrade Candidacy Form is notarized by none other than Mr. Bobbie "Illiana ATM" Lendi and that Maritza Andrade Candidacy Form is as well notarized by none other that Mr. Bobbie "Illiana ATM" Lendi. 

How could this not be known by The Times newspaper?  Because they are in the "bag" with Baby Mac and his father.  They will not do anything to damage their relationship with Whitco and Dean White.

Bottom line is that Baby Mac continues to be a fake and his whole staff is being used to steal from the City of Hammond first the election and then any money available.  Two things that Baby Mac and his staff do not have is honesty and honor.  Two things that Dominguez does have.

Radio Guest, Wednesday, on Truth to NWI

Tomorrow, Wednesday, I will be a guest on WJOB, 1230, AM radio at 9:00 am.  I will have an hour to establish and finally inform people what is wrong with NWI and possible solution.  A big job for one hour. 

This will also be the"new" initiation of this blog on NWI Comical Politics.  I have kept a low profile; but I now find that things are so far down that they can only go further down.  I used to think that this is not possible.  But fo rone I was wrong.  So I am back in fight.

McDermott tops Lake County funds list; Biggest Theft by a Politician Since Records Were Kept

The thieves are hard at work in Lake County.  The only solution is for Indianapolis to take over the whole County.  By definition, Tommy "McDoobie" McDermott being head of the Lake County Democratic Party, never mind Mayor of Hammond (by electoral theft in the last election), makes the County as a whole a criminal enterprise.  If you have any doubt see the following article by Bill Dolan in The Times:

McDermott tops Lake County funds list.

There can be no doubt that McDermott is active in the "pay-to-play" game to enable him to raise this much money.  How does a mayor of a do nothing meaningless city, Hammond, in a Republican State, raise millions of dollars for his campaign?  Is anyone going to tell me that the citizens of Hammond want him as mayor?  If so, why did he almost loose to an old man in a wheel-chair with 4,000 dollars last year?  By almost I mean 200 votes.  The only way his is doing this, and if I am aware of it the Feds and State's Attorney have to be, is by threats and rewards for contracts, political position, patronage employment, and allowing criminal activity in contracting and gambling in NWI.

Remember, Hammond has almost 78,000 population, no new business and no future.  The only money is stealing from the casino.  We and the FBI know that it is happening and that is why McDoobie is raising millions of dollars.  Can someone please explain how an incompetent buffoon, in a dying city, can raise more money in political favors than a candidate for the City of Indianapolis, which is in actuallity most of Marion County?

The last time this occurred Bob Pastrick was Mayor of East Chicago and we know that story.  Why are the feds not pursuing McDermott, who is stealing by far more than Pastrick?  Why is the Indiana State Attorney not attempting to save the citizens of Hammond and Lake County from this corruption?   Are they getting part of the action or is it just better for Indiana to keep Chicago corruption in this corner of the State, and in Washington D.C. than let it spread to the rest of the State.

If one looks at development in the rest of Indiana, than the strategy of keeping the thief Doobie McDermott stealing here and the citizens here taking up the you know what from him and his father a promising strategy.

With the addition of Muncie, Indiana most economic activity in Indiana is occuring in Indianapolis and south.   As long as the NWI political leadership is Doobie McDermott than we are always going to be relegated to the status of "bend over and take it" from Doobie.

Not-for-profit E.C. Health Clinic Files for Bankruptcy

Only in NWI can this scam happen:
E.C. health clinic faces bankruptcy :: Local News :: Post-Tribune.

This is a not-for-profit organization into which million of dollars have been poured in only a short time.  One hospital alone put in $1million.  The article itself points out that nationally this is as rare as seeing a dinosaur as mayor of East Chicago.

Look who is on the board.  Everyone in Lake County knows what happened.  It is Democratic party Chicago mode of politics and reduction of unemployment: steal the money.  (Stealing includes overpayment of salary or expenses.  It also includes hiring too many political friends and other scams.) 

Nothing here is new.  That is why we need to have NO NEW TAXES.  Actually, all taxes should end in Lake County and we should depend solely on the gambling boats.  The citizens will be amazed how over a year all of NWI problems will be solved if we moved in that direction.

Since million of dollars of state and federal funds came to this clinic, the FBI should be all over this situation.  I am surprised that David Capp, the US Attorney General, has not already filed subpoenas for accounting and bank records.