Duffy's Rant Netcast

I’ve heard of dropping in, but this pic, from the Dvorak.com blog, takes it to a new height.

This afternoon, along the Chicago River, there will be a memorial service for the victims of the Eastland disaster, which occurred 95 years ago, today.

The Eastland steamer was going to take Western Electric workers on an excursion cruise when it capsized in the Chicago River.

One bit of trivia with this is that the Oprah studios was one of the temporary morgues where the bodies of the victims were taken and, to some, is still haunted today.

I am just hoping that the police, as bad as they want to get the guys who killed OFc. Bailey, exercise restraint and common sense in the pursuit of the bad guys.

The latest is that they have three teens in custody right now for questioning. If that’s the case, then there are serious problems in the community.

Teens held in Bailey case

This story really creeped me out when I read it.

Thank heavens the auction house had the good sense to pull them.

Evlis embalming articles pulled from auction

Read all about one of journalism’s real heroes.

<a href=”http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/sns-daniel-schorr-obit,0,2531110.story”>Dan Schorr dies<?a>

There is a new zero-day exploit that affects ALL versions of Windows and it’s the icon shortcut.

Here’s the article in NetworkWorld about it:

<a href+”http://www.networkworld.com/community/blog/new-rootkit-threatens-all-versions-windows?source=NWWNLE_nlt_daily_pm_2010-07-19″>Windows Exploit</a>

So the govt. did it again and knee-jerked itself good.

Well, you should know a little about the guy who that crackpot Breitbart called a liar and a “plant”.

<a href=”http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2010/07/21/farmer-aided-by-shirley-sherrod-is-a-uss-yorktown-survivor/”>Farmer a USS Yorktown survivor</a>

Well, someone in the Blago defense team has some intelligence.  Blago isn’t gonna testify after all.  Heck, his ship is already sunk and he’d just sink it deeper.

If you haven’t heard the tapes go to http://nbcchicago.com and search for blago tapes.

Article from Chicago Tribune on the Drew Peterson trial.

Judge: Peterson likely murdered 2 of his wives – Chicago Breaking News

For the third time, Chicago has had a police officer gunned down.  This time, Ofc. Michael Bailey, returning home after his shift guarding Mayor Daley’s home, was shot and killed by three men trying to steal his new car.  Bailey was about a month away from retirement and had bought the car as a retirement gift to himself.  Bailey was also still in uniform!

This has got to stop and the neighborhood has to decide that they’re going to step up and name names.  The “code of silence” only encourages the animals out there to do things like this.

Now, Bailey’s fmaily will be without him and he did not deserve to die like that.