King Kong: I Though New Yorkers Were Cool!

What the hell dude?

What the hell dude?

Recovering in a hospital room after falling off the Empire State Building, King Kong could only complain.

“You know I heard New Yorkers were nice to tourists” said the heavily bandaged Megaprimatus Kong.

I’m from an island in the south pacific so New York was a little scary at first. But I had one of those laminated folding maps and I was able to find my way around the city. At first everything was cool.  People gave me directions and left me alone. So I thought, “This is a nice city.” That all changed when I met this actress.

After meeting Ann Darrow in a bar things quickly took a turn for the worse for Kong.

I’ve always wanted to visit the Empire State Building. But when we get there they say I’m too large to fit in the elevator up to the observation deck. No problem I say. I’ll simply climb up the outside of the building. Ann wanted to come along.  Who can blame her?  It beats being in an elevator with a bunch of strangers while your ears pop. But apparently somebody called the cops. When I get to the top of the building I find I’m being shot at. I had to put Ann down. I’m a gentleman you see and I didn’t want her to get hurt.

As planes fired at Kong, he grew increasingly exasperated.

I didn’t know what the hell was going on. Did I offend someone? Why are the New Yorkers suddenly against me? Was it racial? I’m black and Ann is white. Is that it? I guess it’s true that all Americans are racist.

Wounded by the planes Kong grew dizzy.

I knew I was going to pass out. So I checked on Ann one more time just to see if she was okay. She gave me the thumbs up, at least I think it was a thumbs up. I was in shock from the bullet wounds. I vaguely remember her giving me the middle finger and saying “Thanks for nothing asshole.” I may have hallucinated that. Anyway I fell. The last thing I remember before waking up in the hospital was watching 5th avenue getting bigger and bigger. Then – splat! Right on top of a carriage horse. I’m never going to get the smell of horse poop off of me.

Taken to a hospital Kong found out that his problems were not over.

F*cking NYPD gave me a ticket for so-called parachuting off the Empire State Building without a license. I wasn’t parachuting. I was falling! Falling because I was shot.  So first I get shot. Then I fall off the building. And when I think the nightmare is over I get fined for not having health insurance. Shot. Fallen. Fined. I can’t even use the toilet because it’s low flush and I carry too much feces inside me for the toilet to handle.  Jeesh I thought America was the land of the free. Doesn’t sound to f*cking free to me.

Kong has vowed after he is released to never visit New York again.

“Next time I’ll try someplace friendlier, like ISIS territory. Goddammit I forgot to get Ann’s phone number before I fell! Does anyone have her number? She’s an actress.”

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NASA Hires Cow to Jump over the Moon And to Improve Self-Esteem of Muslims

We have no idea what we are doing

We have no idea what we are doing

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration, stung by recent criticism that it can’t even put an astronaut into space, announced today that it has hired a cow to jump over the moon.

“This will bring us into the 21st century” said NASA administrator Charles Bolden.

We have heard the criticism that we are a useless agency whose better days are behind them. Sure we can no longer put a man into space. But putting people into space requires space stuff. And NASA has no space stuff. I don’t know what we did with it. We used to have space stuff. Maybe I’ll place an ad in Craigslist. If I can advertise for a woman to wear a French maid outfit and clean my place while I take photos I should be able to find space stuff.  Anyway, what was I saying? Oh yes. Cows.

Having heard that cows can jump over the moon and seeking to save money, Bolden announced that a cow has been hired by NASA and will be launched into space.

If all goes well he will reach the moon in three days and then he will jump over the moon. When he does this he will prove that NASA is at the top of its game and ready to compete with the Chinese, the Russians and every other country who can put people into space. The other countries. They have space stuff. I wish America knew how to put people into space. Perhaps there is a manual lying around somewhere.

Operation “Cow Jump” is scheduled for this October. The first stage of the operation consists of extensive training over the course of the next five months for the cow.

There are practical issues to be dealt with. Finding a space suit that will fit the cow for one. I think a space suit will be necessary. I might have to ask Russia or India if they could send us one. Space stuff you see. I think we sold it all. But don’t quote me. I’ve never seen any space stuff here at NASA. But we do have a nice cafeteria. We have pizza on Wednesdays. Sometimes I arrange the pepperoni on the slices to look like space stuff.

In stage two of Operation Cow Jump the Cow will be shot into space (hopefully with Russian and/or Chinese assistance).  A three-stage rocket (hopefully provided by either the Russians or the Chinese) will be strapped to the back of the Cow to provide the needed thrust to reach the moon. In the final stage the cow will jump over the moon while shouting “Allah Akbar.

It’s important that we improve the self-esteem of Muslims. It’s NASA’s core mission. Besides space. But we need space stuff for that. But once the cow says Allah Akbar the Muslims will realize that America is not the enemy and that we are an Islamic peoples. An Islamic peoples without space stuff. I just hope the cow can speak English.

Bolden closed his press conference by asking if anyone was fluent in cow.

“We can pay. As long as speaking cow isn’t classified as space stuff.”

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Tales From the Former Federal Republic: United States to Sue North Carolina

This repressive state should be invaded and subjugated.

This repressive state should be invaded and subjugated.

In another blow to the long-dead concept of Federalism and States Rights, the United States announced that it will be suing North Carolina because of that State’s anti-LGBT legislation.

“The state of North Carolina seeks to force transsexuals to use the bathroom of their sex at birth, which was an accident, rather than respect the subjective truth of their mature gender identity” said Attorney General Loretta Lynch.

The legislature and the governor placed North Carolina in direct opposition to Federal laws prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sex and gender identity. They created state-sponsored discrimination against transsexuals who simply seek to pull their penis out of their panties and engage in the most private of functions in a place of safety.

The Attorney General then continued her unusually impassioned statement on the lawsuit.

It was not long ago that North Carolina had signs above restrooms restricting access based on the color of ones skin. Gender identity, like the color of a person’s skin, is complicated. What is a woman? What constitutes a woman? Female biological organs? Is that the limit of how we define womanhood? Or is it time to expand our definition of what a woman is? No as a tolerant, inclusive society we cannot let womanhood be defined by so-called female biological organs. Look at me.

Am I a woman?

Am I a woman?

Am I a traditional biological women? I don’t know myself. I have always self-identified as a woman. Well except for Sundays in the fall when I wear my wife-beater t shirt, down bottles of Bud and watch football. Hey, a woman can do that can’t she? I am all woman. All self-identified woman.

The Attorney General then mentioned that if North Carolina did not repeal its discriminatory bathroom law Washington would be forced to withhold billions of funding that would have gone towards their education system.

When a reporter asked if that might be considered blackmail, the Attorney General became indignant.

First off the term blackmail is racist. Secondly, the term blackmail should be called “whitemail” since it was the white man who invented that tactic. Now why don’t you be a good boy and behave yourself?

The reporter who asked the offending question was then ushered out of the room, but not before being notified that his tax returns for the last fifteen years would be audited.

Attorney General Lynch concluded the press conference by reminding reporters that no state has the right to disobey the Federal government.

States are merely convenient administrative units. They must bend to our will. I’m a Federal official and the Constitution isn’t my strong suit but I’m pretty sure this is in the Constitution. I mean I’ve never read it but I’m sure it’s there.

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Carrot top

I stand with transsexuals everywhere

I stand with transsexuals everywhere

has announced that he will no longer perform in North Carolina until their bathroom law is repealed.

“I mean no one has asked me to come to North Carolina in thirty years. Something about scaring the children. But if they did ask me I wouldn’t go”

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Dim-Witted, Slack-Jawed Mental Deficient Says Stupid Thing

I'm smart. Not like people say!

I’m smart. Not like people say!

Mayor Warren Wilhelm, Jr. (stage name Bill de Blasio), the notoriously mentally-challenged mayor of New York City has upped the war on food.

“Chick-fil-A is anti-LGBT” said Mayor Wilhelm, who continues to defy expectations by walking upright.

This group imparts a strong anti-LGBT message by forcing their employees and volunteers to adhere to a policy that prohibits same-sex love. As a man who is married to a lesbian I am very pro same-sex love. Very pro same-sex love. I like to watch my lesbian wife with other woman. It is outrageous that Chick-fil-A continues to spread its message of hate. And their message of hate is that only traditional male-female marriage is okay. That is not a New York City value!

Mayor Wilhelm’s handlers, conscious of the fact that he had just strung together as many sentences as he is possible, gave him a gummy bear and whisked him away.

While the overwhelming majority of New Yorkers support the differentially-challenged mayor’s war on morally-impure food some feel that the mayor should be supporting businesses and not boycotting them.

“If the mayor is boycotting chicken can hot dogs be far behind” said the head of Coney Island’s July 4th  hot dog eating contest. “I mean he should be supporting business in New York.”

Despite this Mayor Wilhelm, Jr. vows never to patronize the chain.

“I will not go/I will not show/Chick-fil-A/Hey hey hey/no way!” said the mayor before being put to bed by his handlers.

“The mayor is very proud of his Dr. Seuss-like prose ability” said his chief of staff.

For a person of his mental abilities, or should I say non-mental abilities to be able to rhyme and, in many cases, feed himself and be potty-trained is emotional. It’s a testament to what an activist government with a well-funded social safety net can improve the lives of the differentially-abled.  I understand the Republicans want to destroy our safety net. We can’t allow them to do this.

With the war against Chick-fil-A in full swing, many other restaurant chains in Manhattan are starting to tow the line.

“We tell all our employees to have same-sex marriage before their shift” said a McDonald’s franchise owner.

McDonald’s is conscious of the fact that if we run afoul of the government we will not be able to stay in business. So we are proud to say that all our hamburgers are now pro-gay. 

Riding high a crest of gay food publicity Mayor Wilhelm, Jr. then announced that debt is racist.

“Brothers and sisters” said Mayor Wilhelm Jr. as he addressed the National Action Network in Harlem, “do you think the United States government turned its back on Puerto Rico because they’re people of color?”

With that the slow, slack-jawed mayor married to a lesbian soiled his pants and began crying.

“Sometimes being around adults overstimulates him” said his doctor. “So we put him in his PJs and gave him a chocolate bar. He’s sleeping now.”

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From the Manhattan Infidel Future Archives: January 2025, President Hillary Clinton Looks Back on Eight Successful Years as President!

My subjects love me and for that I have let them live

My subjects love me and for that I have let them live

January 19, 2025, Washington DC.

Tomorrow President Hillary Clinton will hand off the office to her hand-picked successor: her husband Bill.  As a loyal member of the MSM it is my duty to remind my readers how great she has been for our country.  As such I want to give you what I feel are some of the highlights of her tenure in office.

  • March 8, 2017

President Clinton follows up on a campaign promise by issuing an executive order closing all coal mines in America. This compassionate measure saves the lives of many coal miners who no longer have to labor underground.  Sadly thousands of penniless former coal miners die over the next few years of starvation. But this is not President Clinton’s fault. The miners should have adjusted and taken jobs in I.T.

  • Late 2017 – Early 2018

This period is known by Clinton scholars as the “Dropping the ‘G” movement.” Faithful Americans, noticing that Hillary never ends a verb with the letter “G” when talking to black people, as in “That’s what we’re talkin’ about!” begin to stop using the letter G. Race relations immediately improve. White Americans thank their president for healing fractured race relations. Secretary of State Al Sharpton tells reporters, “That’s what I’m talkin’ about! Resist we much!”

  • September 2018

With midterm elections in doubt President Clinton abolishes the border between the U.S. and Mexico and declares that “All Mexicans are henceforth American citizens.” Buoyed by the Hispanic vote, Democrats win back both houses of Congress.

  • May 2020

President Clinton cancels the 2020 presidential election, deeming it dangerous and liable to raise tensions. “Our country is not worth these four year partisan elections.” Grateful Americans petition Congress to give her the Medal of Freedom.

  • November 2021

President Clinton signs historic “Treaty of Friendship” with Vladimir Putin. While some object Clinton, in a televised address to the nation, informs America that by signing this agreement Putin has agreed to remove his warships from New York harbor.

  • September 2022

In her last public appearance a frail President Clinton tells Americans not to worry about her health. She then enters an undisclosed hospital in the DC area. Millions of schoolchildren around the United States spontaneously sing paeans to their leader.

  • January 2024

Having not been seen in public in over a year rumors started by Republicans imply that she is dead. Clinton goes on television from her hospital bed

President Hillary Clinton

President Hillary Clinton

and asks her “dear subjects” not to believe the Republicans. “I am just fine” she tells the nation and says her altered appearance is merely the result of side-effects from medication.

  • June 2025

Saying that it is time for a new world order, President Clinton

Humanity's children have returned

Humanity’s children have returned

declares that humanity’s time is up.  “Your children have come home.”

And so dear readers as Hillary prepares for her long-deserved retirement we wish her well and thank her for years of service to our country.

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My Exclusive Interview With the Bride of Frankenstein

Make up and hair by oh who cares

Make up and hair by oh who cares

Today at Manhattan Infidel I have the distinct pleasure of interviewing the Bride of Frankenstein.

MI: Good afternoon Bride of Frankenstein. It’s a pleasure to talk to you.

BOF: First off I’m not his bride. Okay. We went out once.  I am not in a committed relationship with him.

MI: I’m sorry.  So tell me about you and the monster?

BOF: Me and Frankie met on Tinder. He seemed nice so we met. He was sweet. He held my hand.  

Me Frankenstein me want companionship talk about feelings watch romantic comedies

Me Frankenstein me want companionship talk about feelings watch romantic comedies

No man does that. Once he held my hand I thought I was in love. When the date ended I texted all my girlfriends that I was in love! 

MI: Then what happened?

BOF: When I got home my phone was blowing up.  Turns out Frankie had sent me 600 dick photos!

Gross! All men are alike!

Gross! All men are alike!

Plus he wanted to know if I was into threesomes. And not conventional FFM threesomes either. If I wanted to have group sex I’d go out with an NBA player. Or Warren Beatty. Or Jimmy Page. Or Bill Clinton.  I’m not that type of girl. 

MI: Wow. That must have been very disappointing.

BOF: He broke my heart.  I just want to find someone for me. I was hoping he could restore my faith in men. Well guess what.  No more!  From now on I won’t let a man hold my hand unless he pays me.

MI: So you’re becoming a –

BOF: A realistic businesswoman.  If I can’t have love then I’ll have money.

MI: I’m sorry to hear that because I have a surprise for you.

BOF:  What?

MI: I called him before I talked to you and he agreed to meet me here. Frankie come on out!

BOF: Ah f*ck! What’s he doing here?

MI: Frankie is there anything you want to tell her?

F: Frankenstein sorry for sending dick photos. Frankenstein feel shame.

BOF: Oh Frankie.  Do you really mean that?

F: Frankenstein genuine. Frankenstein want second chance.

BOF: Oh Frankie stop. You’re going to make me cry.

F: Frankenstein bring flowers.

MI: Now don’t the two of you feel better?  

BOF:  Oh thank you Manhattan Infidel I don’t know how to thank you.

MI: How about a threesome with me and Frankie?

F: Woman no like dick photo. Woman want real thing.

BOF: The hell with both of you! I was right all along about men!  Goodbye!

[Bride of Frankenstein leaves]

MI: Wait come back. I brought lubricant and tostitos!

F: She hate me!

Women!  Am I right or am I right?

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My Exclusive Interview With the Mummy

You Americans are so racist

You Americans are so racist

Today at Manhattan Infidel I have the pleasure of interviewing an ancient Egyptian mummy who calls himself Imhotep who swears he is not Boris Karloff.

MI: Good afternoon, um, mummy?

NBK: You may address me as Imhotep.  I am an ancient Egyptian priest who was revived by foolish archeologists.

MI: Really? Because you look a lot like Boris Karloff. 

I am not Boris Karloff!

I am not Boris Karloff!

NBK:  I am NOT Boris Karloff. Though I am a big fan of that talented actor. He truly was a genius and is sadly under-appreciated by people today.

MI:  Right. So tell me about yourself. We all know your story. Ancient Egyptian priest buried alive, reincarnated 3000 years later and walking the Earth. But my readers would like to know more. What was it like to be buried alive?

NBK: All in all only slightly more fun than a weekend in Philadelphia.

MI: Philadelphia? How would you know?  Are you sure you aren’t Boris Karloff?

NBK: [Pause] No. But if I were Boris Karloff I would be extremely flattered that a young person such as yourself remembers me.

MI: Are you a fan of Boris Karloff?

NBK: Yes.  Just look at his body of work. He was the template for all the Frankensteins that followed.  I still get chills watching his nuanced performance. Glenn Strange? Not a good Frankenstein. Bela Lugosi? Couldn’t hold a candle to Boris Karloff. And who can forget his narration in the Grinch That Stole Christmas? God he was talented. Pure talent.

MI: Right. Mr. not Boris Karloff.  So tell me how did you pass the time in the 3000 years between being buried alive and being brought back to life?

NBK: I watched Boris Karloff movies.

MI: What?

NBK: You were expecting another answer?  Something eastern and mystical? You Americans are so racist. Do you think just because I’m Egyptian I’m mystical and mysterious? No sir.  We 3000 year-old Egyptian mummies are just like you. We like to watch Netflix, mostly for their great treasure house of Boris Karloff movies, whistle at pretty girls and drink a lot of tea.

MI: Okay, wait a minute – 

NBK: You know Boris Karloff was a very good looking man.

A good looking man

A good looking man

Dignified, a snappy dresser. Just a perfect gentleman. No wonder women were crazy for him.

MI: Okay let’s just stop it right now. You ARE Boris Karloff, aren’t you?

NBK: No.

MI: Really?

NBK: Okay.  Yes I am.  Would you like an autograph?

MI: Not really but could you get me Bela Lugosi’s autograph?  He was fantastic as Dracula.

NBK:  F*ck off!

MI: What?

NBK: Lugosi?  You f*cking c*cksucker! He’s a piece of shit. A drug addict with no talent.

MI: Well I better be going.

NBK: Are you honestly telling me you’d rather watch a Bela Lugosi film than one of mine?

MI: He had a good body of work.

NBK: F*ck you!  F*ck you! F*ck you!

MI: Right. Bye.

Dignified my ass. And now I’d like to leave you with a clip of Bela Lugosi in his finest work.

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Mickey and Minnie Mouse Experiment with Polyamory!

What we do is ethical, responsible and consensual

What we do is ethical, responsible and consensual

Mickey and Minnie Mouse shocked their fans today by announcing that they are in an “Open, yet committed relationship.”

“This totally came out of left field” said their friend Donald Duck.

They always seemed so happy together. I never would have suspected anything like this. I guess I should have known.  Minnie would drop hints about Mickey’s insatiable sexual appetite and how she just needed a break. Frankly her comments made me uncomfortable. I don’t need to know about anyone’s sexual appetite. Unless it’s mine of course.

“I guess times have changed” declared Goofy.

When I was hired by Disney we had sign a personal conduct form stating that we would not engage in any behavior that would embarrass NBC. I mean I was suspended a month for running naked down Hollywood Boulevard while screaming “Look at my penis!”  I blame the meth. I was doing a lot of meth at the time. Lots of it. Thank God Walt never found out about my meth use or I would have been suspended for two months. And that was the worst punishment ever. He never suspended anyone for two months. Well, except for Jews of course.

“Yeah I have no comment on this” said Pluto.

No comment whatsoever. Hey, what two people do in the privacy of their own bedroom is no ones business. But if they should stream it so I can watch that’s good too. Because I’m Pluto dammit. And sex is my only joy. Well that and the millions I’ve made so far.

Countering criticism of their lifestyle arrangement Mickey and Minnie insist they have nothing to be ashamed of.

“Our arrangement is consensual, ethical and responsible” according to Minnie.

Mickey is my soul mate. We are very compatible. Often we are up all night talking to each other. It’s just that Mickey has, how shall I put this, outside sexual interests. And I’m okay with it. Really I am. Jealousy is so bourgeois. Besides the more sex he has the happier he is. The happier he is the more stuff he buys me. And it gives me a break. I mean I’m not that young anymore. Sometimes intercourse is just painful. I blame my dry vagina. And I’m a lesbian.

Mickey himself doesn’t see what the big deal is.

Minnie is my rock. Always has been. Always will be. But she doesn’t like to do certain things that I like to do. Our sex life was uninspired. She was hesitant when we made love. It’s almost like she didn’t enjoy sex with men. But now that we have this understanding our relationship is stronger. And I get to do things she would never allow me to do, like Irish perms. What?  Don’t know what an Irish perm is?  Look it up. Hey, does anyone know any glory holes in the area?

Bob Iger, Chairman of the Board of the Walt Disney Corporation says that Mickey and Minnie will always be welcome at Disney and no punishment is planned.

“This is the 21st Century. What two people do in their bedroom is no one else’s business. Now as to what bathroom they use, that’s the government’s business.”

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EPA Bans Resurrection!

The burst of energy associated with the resurrection could lead to global warming

The burst of energy associated with the resurrection could lead to global warming

The Environmental Protection Agency announced today that it has banned the Resurrection.

“Most scientists believe that the resurrection was accomplished with a bright burst of light and energy” said EPA administrator Gina McCarthy.

My purview is the environment, not science but from what I’ve been told this “burst of energy and bright light” is equivalent to a 100 watt light bulb. Now we all know the damage 100 watt light bulbs cause. Rising sea levels, climate change and the destruction of our way of life. So given the power invested in me by the Constitution, okay, the Congress I hereby ban anyone from resurrecting. Anyone who does resurrect will be subject to a fine of not less than $1000 and not more than $20,000. I do this without pleasure. But I do it out of a sense of duty and to protect our world for future generations.

The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops promised to work with the EPA to ensure a just future.

“This is a matter of social justice” said the USCCB’s president, the Most Reverend Joseph E. Kurtz.

Our Holy Father has asked us to be merciful. And what is more merciful than protecting our planet from the scourge of climate change. As for the resurrection, there are some truths that are divinely revealed and necessary and other that aren’t. The resurrection isn’t necessary and it detracts from Jesus’ core message of establishing a socialist workers paradise on Earth. Yesterday was the feast of St. Joseph the Worker so what can be more appropriate than immanentizing the eschaton. 

President Obama thanked McCarthy and hailed the banning as an example of the good that an activist government can do.

My Republican opponents are always saying that we should fear a powerful central government. Do not listen to them. What the EPA has just done is an example of the compassion and mercy that an activist government can provide. And I don’t have to tell you Catholics that Pope Francis wants us to be merciful. Or would Catholics rather follow Republicans than their Pope?

McCarthy then went on to stress that she is not per se opposed to the resurrection.

In principle it’s a beautiful thing. And if Jesus had resurrected himself with perhaps something other than the force of a 100 watt incandescent bulb I would support it. Perhaps if one day science can prove that the energy from the resurrection event is made by the equivalent of a CFL bulb we will lift this ban. It’s all about greenhouse gas emissions.

From his office in Heaven God released a statement calling the banning “idiotic.”

“I knew I should have voted for Romney in 2012. Last time I waste my vote on a third party candidate.”

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Former Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert Sentenced to 15 Months in Prison for Taking Money Out of His Own Bank Account

You shall not take money out of your own bank account ~ US constitution, article 1, section 8 clause 18

You shall not take money out of your own bank account ~ U.S. Constitution, article 1, section 8 clause 18

Note on today’s post:

Yes, I realize Hastert was trying to pay off a boy he sexually abused who was blackmailing him. But sex with a minor is not what the Government charged him with. It is not what the government convicted him of and it is not what the government sentenced him to jail for. He was charged, convicted and sentenced to jail for, in effect, taking money out of his own bank account.  And we still think we are a free people who have nothing to fear from our Government. Enjoy your chains America. They seem to weigh lightly upon us.

Former Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert has been found guilty of taking money out of his bank account and was sentenced to fifteen months in prison.

“This is a great day for law and order, the State and the Party” said reigning Attorney General Loretta Lynch.

If this Republic is to survive we cannot allow our citizens to flagrantly break the law like Hastert did. How stupid does he think the Government, the State and the Party are?  When he started taking money out of his bank account in amounts less than 10,000 our system sprang into action and arrested him. Now he is behind jail where he belongs. Let him be an example to all Republicans, I mean all citizens, who try to avoid the long arm of the law by taking money out of their own bank account. I mean, I’m no expert on the law but this sort of thing should be illegal! And hopefully soon it will be. Again, I’m no expert on the law but I do know that when a citizen of our great free land takes amounts over 10,000 out of his bank account it is the government’s duty to investigate. I know what the teabaggers are saying.  “What business is it of the government how much money I take out of my bank account?” What business is it of the government? The government exists to regulate the people. It’s in the Constitution.  I think. Again, like the law, I’m no expert on the Constitution.

When the verdict was read, Judge Thomas M. Durkin of the Northern District of Illinois could not hold back his anger.

“You sir are beneath contempt” the visibly emotional Durkin told Hastert.

Do you think you can just do what you want with your money? This is America, sir. Your money belongs to the government. We need it to redistribute it to others less fortunate than you. Did you think you were being smart taking out your money under the 10,000 dollar reporting threshold? No sir, you weren’t. If only you had been a Democrat we could have shown mercy. But you aren’t. I hope you spend every day of your 15 months in jail pondering your crime. Ponder it and remember the government expect loyalty from its citizens. Loyalty to its financial needs. Loyalty to the laws of the state. Admittedly I’m no expert on the law, and even though what you did technically is not a crime, it should be illegal.

A clearly broken Hastert then begged forgiveness.

I now realize I was disobedient to the will of the Government. I beg forgiveness for everyone I have harmed by my financial transactions.

With that Hastert was led away to begin serving his prison term.

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