Checking Clinic with Christ

This morning my mailbox was filled with letters on this subject.

Who exactly gave the O.M.A.H.A. email list to the Righteous Right Wings and their Checking Clinic Crusade? Is there no policy protecting our family’s information on file or are they selling the list to the highest bidder?  If they are handing out a freebie then pass that list on to my Church of Shut the Fuck Up the Game is On ,so Pastor Rocko and I can get out the weekly bulletin during football season. (Rocko is giving 2000-1 odds we never see the list).

I know some of you think I’m just picking on these people because I am “non-spiritual”. Nothing could be further from the truth. I get spiritually enlightened on a regular basis thanks to the fine folks at Dewar’s. What I have an issue with is the fact that the youth hockey organization we belong to is not a religious organization and should not be subjecting it’s members to spam from a group that believes they can save all of us from whatever it is we need saving from. This is a recruiting program disguised as a hockey camp. They forget that some of us may not be Christian. Ok, they didn’t forget, they don’t care.

They issue here is that someone either shared or stole the email list in order to SPAM the membership of the two youth hockey organizations in town and some people, judging from the barrage of emails I got since this thing hit the mailbox, are really sick and tired and pissed off that this continues to happen. The email list should not be allowed to be used to forward the agenda of a fringe group of people who want to push their “Fulfillment and Enrichment” on the rest of us.

A honestly I really don’t think God gives a shit if your kid can check someone through the glass come the start of the season. In fact I am pretty sure he hangs back in the shadows during tryout’s and watches how certain members of this group behave. Hope he is taking notes.

Maybe the group of people in charge of the organization will step up and ask for the list back or at least locate the source of the information and discipline them for sharing without permission or if permission was granted then change the policy from here on in an effort to not offend people who may come from a different avenue of worship. If not then maybe Rocko on I will start putting a line out for the PeeWee house league and start passing out Gold Sheets at the rink.

Mongo Torrey

05.19.08 Monday

I had to write this one while awaiting the yeast to reach optimal temperature, for those of you in Millard, the dough is rising.

A party down at Millers Landing over the weekend went bad when someone pulled a gun and shot 3 people. Two others were trampled in the ”Shots Fired Stampede” the No-K Coral is now famous for. Details are still sketchy because either A: Nobody is talking B: We need it hushed up to not give the riverfront a black eye. C: Nobody knows why a large crowd of people was allowed to gather in a city park well after midnight. D: All of the above.

The party was being pushed by a local radio station that specialises in Thug Rap 101.  Wonder if they managed to get the Millers Landing Pavilion tagged before it was called a night?

Mongo Torrey

 

And here I was worried I wouldn’t have a quality lead in……

Two men pushed down a South Omaha Ice Creme vendor and stole his cart around 10 last Friday. They got away with cash and all his goodies. Not sure how they got away. You know someone had to see two idiots running with a cart down the street with the chain of bells clanking like it was a Christopher Walken music video. The vendor said through a translator that he hoped they choked on a bad Eskimo pie.

 

Staying in South O, A family fight brought police to the 14th and U area. Story goes that a man and his gal were evicted from a house there but the family broke out the bats and brass knuckles to throw them a going away party. Wow no gun fire ? People who know how to party the old fashioned way. No arrests were made because the car that got the crap beat out of it declined to file charges.

 

And its expected to be announced today that the Zoo will get a sweet land deal on Rosenblatt to tear it down for a 100 million dollar expansion. Cheers can be heard from the Polar Bear Pens and they want to move to the suburbs and get away from the annoying monkeys next door.

Donors still must be located to pay for the expansion so saddle up for another fundraiser.

 

More later…thanks again for the lead in Mongo………………………

 

Bugs Manderson

Monday May 12th 2008

The No-K Coral sounded like a GrucciFireworks show over the weekend with all the arrant gunfire.

An internal investigation is underway after an off duty officer working as a security guard at the 30th and Ames BP station shot and killed a man after that man had shot someone in a fight. Boots Sheldon reported to us from the pay phone at Big Jims across the street that a fight had broken out at the BP around 2:30 and the officers attempted to break it up however a few didn’t get the message and began to fight. 21 year old Leroy Goodwin pulled a gun and shot 29 year old Michael Moss. Officer Jarvis Duncan, last years Officer of the Year, then drew his service revolver and shot Goodwin who later died from his wounds. Officer Duncan and Officer Randy Szemplenski have been placed on Administrative leave pending the investigation.

All together now..”They didn’t have to shoot him….He was turning his life around”.

 

At 5:30 Sunday Morning 18 year old Maurice Dixon was walking near 24th and Evans when he was shot in the back. No motive or suspects have been released. Dixon is expected to make a full recovery and be back wandering the streets at all hours of the night shortly.

At 9:30 last night a teen heard a knock at the door at his home near 28th and Ames. He looked out and didn’t see anyone but was shot in the back as he turned to walk away. Again no suspects or motive is being released.

And then Police found an unresponsive man in a home near 17th and Victor. Then man identified as Clenix Martin was pronounced dead at Nebraska Medical Center. Martin had testified against Roy Ellis in his murder trial. Roy as you know is the man who killed Amber Harris.

 

Then we have the teen who was arrested near 27th and S and was handcuffed and placed in the police cruiser. The teen pulled a Houdini and got his hands in front of him and slid behind the wheel of the cruiser and took off. His driving skills being what the were in the first place had him loose control and hit a tree, hopefully hitting his head as well. The teen also has a felony warrant in Iowa for him. Let me guess Felony Dumbass Violation?

 

And with the great weather upon us another problem arises. That problem is motorcycle rider’s who can’t obey the laws of the road because they think they are invincible.

Last night around 7:30 p.m. a man was killed near 177th and Blondo after he attempted to pass a car on the left that was in the LEFT HAND TURN LANE on Blondo. The car struck his bike and he lost control and hit a wooden telephone pole. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Like the guy getting clocked a the speed of light on the Dodge expressway because he was late for work, to many of the rice rocket ridding clowns are putting other lives in danger because of their need to be idiots on the road. From fools riding wheeliesin traffic to idiots who ride between lanes passing cars they are putting more than themselves in danger. I am sorry this fool got scattered across the countryside but I feel more for the poor woman who has to live with the fact she was involved in a fatality accident because of someones foolish and selfish behavior.

 

Lets lighten things up around here.

 

HOW ABOUT THEM LANCERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The Lancers take boththe Anderson and Clark cups with a 4-3 overtime win in front of the home crowd Saturday night. It’s the 7th Championship for the club. The win was capped by a Barry Almeida goal with 13:52 left in over time. Lancer Goalie Drew Palmisano was named postseason MVP. Looks like the Lancers will continue to be a pipeline of outstanding netminders.

Great job guys…..Cant wait for next season.

 

More later after more details are released in the NO-K events………….

 

Bugs and Mongo

05.09.08 Friday with Bugs and Mongo

Things keep popping in the NO-K Coral. Last night two men were reported to have walked up to 4022 Wirt and started shooting. Two men inside were hit, one went to the hospital in a private car the other got to ride in the cube van with the flashing lights. Police say neither has life threatening injuries which contributes to the statistic that the gansta style of shooting a gun has a 22% accuracy rate. No word on a motive for the shootings.

 

A man walked up to police and reported being stabbed near the W Dale Clark library (thats Downtown for thoes of you in Millard). Police arrested a suspect but did not provide many details. Our guess it stemmed from a fight over a cigarette butt or a bottle with an Iowa Deposit stamp but we could be wrong.

 

Candidate Jimmy Esch is taking a beat down from his opponents over a statement released that quoted word for word in first person an article published by the Brookings Institute on the Feds getting involved in the mortgage issues. Jimmy blamed a staff member for poor copy and paste skills (maybe he is ready for Washington) and attempted to slough it off as a little mistake while others made the point the Jimmy would have gotten his walking papers from law school had he done it there. Maybe the I Team needs to review his term papers. Not that they would find anything but it might keep us from having to see Carol Kloss on TV for a few days. Not to change the subject but which producer reviewed her demo tapes and though that was a good idea? We haven’t seen more biased editorialized twisted reporting since Carol Schrader graced the airwaves. After viewing some of the I Team’s reports we have an idea what the I stands for. Maybe Todd and Tyler can loan these guys the old short bus to use as their I Team vehicle.

Wow that kinda sounds harsh.

 

A story going around and getting some comment on talk radio and in the Public Pulse is giving Muppet Mike thumbs up for supporting a Street Car System in Omaha. Forgive us if we are wrong but were not these same people calling Handshake Hal a complete Boob for suggesting the same thing a few years ago. This Administration is starting to make former Councilman Lo’s idea of a canal system linking Carter Lake and downtown look like pure genius.

 

Game 4 tonight Lancers vs Waterloo.

More later after we demolish this box of goodies Mongo brought with him today and kick around some new ideas…….

 

Bugs Manderson

Mongo Torrey

 

04.24.08 Two for Thursday with Bugs and Mongo

Roy Ellis’ lawyers showed just how much of a case they have. Where Prosecutors took 5 days to present the evidence, they took 35 minutes to defend Ellis who by no surprise did not take the stand.

Closing arguments are expected today and the defense lawyers have asked the Jury be sequestered. Anyone want to guess how long the Jury is out. Mongo says “Not long enough to have to go out and plug the parking meter for an extra cycle.” Move over in your cot Chris Edwards, you’re about to get a new cell mate.

 

The State Liquor Commission has approved a liquor license for Creighton University. Creighton plans to open n Alumni Sports Cafe on campus much to the dismay of the fun haters over at Project Extra Mile. Diane Riibe, Executive Director and top prohibitionist in the state said she is even considering going to District Court to block the license.

The Cafe will have no pitchers, no shots and no drink specials. An armband policy will be in place as well as an ID scanner and the underage drinking law will be strictly enforced according to Creighton Officials. Not good enough for Riibe who ran out of Kwiky Mart parking lots to run sting operations in.

 

Police reported a woman was shot in the back yesterday afternoon near 24th and Martha. Few other details were released.

And another Stabbing in South O. This time near 40th and G. The rash of slashing is making Brad Ashford considering an attemptto call a special session of the Unicameral in order to pass a 3 day waiting period on knife sales with a strict law on registering your flatware.

 

And Omaha’s Child Saving Institute has been temporarily barred from accepting children at it’s emergency shelter after allegations that one or more staffers took some children out for a late night car ride and held a homemade tattoo party. State investigators allege inappropriate supervision and are looking into the matter. Hope this doesn’t cancel the Martin Short benefit show.

Were out the door to go hear closing arguments.

 

More later ………………………….

Bugs Manderson

04.18.08 Friday Coffee with Bugs and Mongo

It’s been a few since Mongo and I have had the chance to sit over coffee and danish to kick around a few items. Something gets lost in the email’s.

The Roy Ellis trial highlighted the book bag discovered on Valentines day behind a flop house near 21st and Lake. Michael Harris testified that the bad was Amber’s as well as the contents. Inside the bag were the jeans she had on that day, her bra and a blood soaked starter jacket.

On top of everything else the family has been through, now the defense attorneys have managed to get Amber’s parents  excluded from the courtroom. Defense Attorneys Patrick Dunn and Jerry Hug objected to their presence. Normally the sequestration order is lifted by Judges when it involves family members because their testimony is most often immaterialto the actual crime. In this case both parents testified as to the last time they saw Amber. Defense Attorneys claim Amber’s father may be called in the defense case. Maybe the thought of these parents eyes on the person that killed their daughter is to big of a burden to bare for them.

 

Here is the CFM of the month hands down.

Police were called to the Kwik Shop at 156th and Blondo about a suspicious person. When police tapped on he window of said persons car the driver proceeded to take off. Police broke of pursuit when the car entered the Diamond Head sub division however the driver continued to race through apparently thinking he was being chased by every law enforcement person in 3 states. He crashed through fences, drove through yards until he hit an object that set off the air bags. He then attempted to flee on foot when he was picked up by Omaha Police when they spotted him. Seeing that this Complete Fucking Moron was hurt, officers took him to the hospital for some medical assistance and discovered he had a warrant in Iowa for biting a State Trooper after a high speed chase so after he was patched up they cuffed him. Not so fast, while attempting to put him in the cruiser, Mr Hand Restrained Behind the Back attempted to run again however the laws of gravity along with a some good old fashioned “What a Dumbass” luck caused him to fall on his face. So back inside the hospital for some more patching up and then off to jail. Some people are too stupid for their own good.

 

Ernest didn’t hang around yesterday for the farewell tour and Legislators heaped praise on his 38 years of service. Senators surprised him with a $2500 contribution to the Britany Williams scholarship fund which will be matched by the University of Nebraska. Also they voted to name the Judiciary Committee hearing room in his honor.

The Lancers rallied from 2 goals down to score 3 in the third and take the Sioux City Series 3games to 1. They now face Lincoln in the semi-finals.

 

The spring game won’t be the same without P.O. Pears. That and 80,000 fresh on the Bo Bandwagon.

That’s it from us this morning. The danish are gone (good batch today Mongo) and work calls.

More later

Bugs Manderson

Mongo Torrey

It’s time to go Golfing with God

IT”S THAT TIME AGAIN.

My mailbox has been graced with the invitation to help the savior saviors by helping fill the collection plate with my tax deductible donation and oh is the temptation killing me to put a fore-some together for this one.

So here it is, like a knock on your door one peaceful Saturday morning, or a phone call from your daughter telling you she has just become Warren Jeffs 63rd wife….

Monday May 12th it’s the Gold Tournament with God.

Stone Creek Golf Course (please no stone throwing or impromptu baptisms in the water traps).

Festivities start at 11:00 with a box lunch, golf at 12 and a final supper immediately following. (Who gets to play Judas?)

Members of the Church of Shut the Fuck up the Game is On will be setting the line on the event as well as procuring some door prizes (We saw Reverend Rocko negotiating withthe Manager of Dr. Johns). We are attempting to secure a contract with Cassie and the Polecats for a wet t-shirt T off.

All that said, I am still on the mailing list. I guess Jesus really does love me.

I will keep you updated with further details as they develop or they finally cut me off the mailing list.

 

Mongo Torrey

04.14.08 Monday with Mongo

Not much news today, the ammunition delivery must still be delayed.

 

A 32 year old man was stabbed in the arm Saturday night near 24th and M Street. Police say Manuel Manchacais not cooperating with the investigation. The stabbing occurred just before midnight. And they say South 24th isn’t the hot spot it once was.

 

Another man tried to add to the scenic beauty that is Carter lake by pushing his SUV in the water after and argumenthe was overheard having on his cell phone with his wife or girlfriend. People could hear him screaming “I’ll just push the damn thing in the water” then did. Police divers and a tow truck retrieved the SUV from the lake, look for it at the next impound lot sale under the heading “Just got a bath”.

In one of the most tasteless promotion efforts on the misfortune of others, N.P. Dodge Realty held a foreclosed home bus tour over the weekend and plan to hold more. The buseswere packed with a few perspective home buyers and alot of vultures looking to capitalize on someone Else’sagony. This part of the county has been hit with fewer foreclosures than the rest of the country however have some tact. Don’t parade around in a bus, show them tastefully and with a little bit of decency,not like some carnival freak show. “Here we have the Johnson home. He couldn’t make the payments due to the bank jacking up his A.R.M. by 5% and his job being downsized by a boss who’sson just graduated from college after 15 years and needing a management position. It comes with 4 bedrooms, two and one half baths and a caulk outline on the back patio where Mr. Johnson landed after flinging himself off the second floor balcony. This one could be swept up at a bargain price.”

That’s it for now.Bugs should have some good in site in the Roy Ellis murder trial that begins today.

Mongo Torrey

04.03.08 Thursday with Bugs and Mongo

Ok, I may be wrong but why, unless you actually watch every episode of Trading Spaces and think that shit looks good, would you even think of using a cardboard box as a lamp shade? Well that’s what two dumb asses did down off of 25th and Ida and guess what? They burnt their damn house down and killed their dog in the process. Fucking geniuses I tell ya.

Pot mom had a hearing in Douglas County Court. A police officer testified that Lisa Schuchard’s 4 year old daughter volunteered to her and a person from Project Harmony the story of her smoking pot and even demonstrated how she did it. The woman’s defense attorney argued that the girl tested negative for marijuana and even though smoking pot in front of your kids is wrong, it’s not a crime. Pssssstttt Mr. Public Defender….smoking pot is a crime and if you do it so often in front of your 4 year old that she can give Bong lessons then I’d say it’s felony child abuse. Not to mention that rat trap the children were living in at the time. Let’s not forget the loaded shotgun on the couch.

Anyway the Judge disagreed and bound her over to Douglas County Court to stand trial for felony child abuse and he also refused to lower her bond from $25,000.

The children are living with their biological father. As for the boyfriend, he pled guilty and took his punishment. Guess he didn’t want to stick around for this train wreck.

State Attorney General John Bruning recommended the State disband the Nebraska Equal Opportunity Commission after its offices sent a case to his office asking him to step into a case where a man was evicted from his apartment for paying his rent late and having people living there the were not on the lease and not providing a copy of his drivers license. Oh wait I forgot, the man was an illegal immigrant.

The commission complained it would loose $250,000 in federal money if Brunning refused the case. Too bad, call it $250k saved.  Yeah I know I am heartless but if you want to be protected by our nations laws and get access to its benefits….come here the legal way.

The Gov line item vetoed an increase in the States gas tax and vows to veto another 3.3 cent increase if the legislature passes a bill that just got second reading. The Governor said that now is not the time to raise the fuel tax as gas is at record prices and food cost are rising as well. Its time to pull the belt a little tighter.

Looks like the Stadium deal is full steam ahead as City Officials have given residents of the Aero Boarding House at 16th and Cumming till Monday to get out. City Inspectors looked at the building March 14th and condemned it. Wonder why it took them this long?  With the closing of the Aero and the Fitzgerald across the street that only leaves the Mayor to figure out a way to get rid of the Sienna Francis House before breaking ground on his legacy.

A District Court Judge has ruled that Jordan Goodwin will stand trial as an adult in the shooting death of 4 year old Alazia Alford. Goodwin fired 6 shots at Maya Mack who had just exited the car Alford was a passenger in. One of the shot struck Alford killing her. The shooting is allegedly over a drug turf dispute. As usual Goodwin’s Attorney has more excuses as to his behavior. He is a drug and alcohol abuser, bi-polar, depressed…wait where’s lead poisoned ?

And Denise Thomson pleads Not-Guilty to DUI charges in Court. Thomson was pulled over on I-80 with an 8 year old ward of the state she was taking to visit her mom in prison, when police pulled her over and found her blood alcohol level to be .40 or five times the limit. Thomson claims to have ate before drinking all day and that there is no way she blew a .40, .35 ok but not .40..

That’s it for us this morning.

More later

Bugs Manderson

Mongo Torrey

04.02.08 Wednesday with Mongo

Witnesses in the Daunte Goynes trial painted somewhat different pictures yesterday.

The mother of shooting victim Aaron Lofton told of walking out of the store with her son nad passing Goynes and another youth. Goynes she claimed said “what up blood” and her son didn’t respond and kept walking, she then heard footsteps running up behind them and Goynes began an altercation. She headed back into the store for help when she heard the gunshots.

A cab driver testified he saw the fight break out but didn’t see Loftons mother. As he was getting out of his cab to attempt to break it up he say Goynes pull a gun and aim it at Lofton “Gansta Style palm down” and fire the weapon as Lofton ran away. The Cab Driver followed Goynes and his accomplice while reporting there whereabouts to 911. Police discovered the murder weapon in the basement of the house he was arrested in.

Goynes’ attorney claims it was self defense and that the Judge will determine that. Only if Aaron Lofton was a behind the back knife throwing expert and could hit a target while running in the opposite direction. Maybe the defense should have tried the lead poisoning theory.

Claire Duda (a name I would have changed when I turned 21 but that is just me) responded to a presentation by Pat Loontjer, the Executive Director of Gambling with the Good Life, over the proposed Ponca Indian Casino in Carter Lake IOWA (Note I screamed Iowa), by saying he is disturbed that there may be a casino built so close to Creighton and the Qwest and the Homeless Shelters.

Claire, there are 3 of them a John Daily driver shot across the river as it is. Get over it.

And god help me but I am about to agree with Mike Boyle. Boyle said the Douglas County Board has no business trying to interfere with something taking place in Iowa. No shit. In fact I don’t see anyone on this side of the drainage ditch turning down any money thrown this way from the foundation that hands out grant money from the Casino’s.

Carter Lake Mayor Russell Kramer, who I am betting was extending a Middle Finger Salute out the South facing window of City Hall while doing the phone interview, said the if the Fed’s Ok’d the Ponca tribe the rights to build a Casino in Carter Lake (IOWA) then he couldn’t understand what a board in Nebraska had to say about it.

Neither do we Russ. In fact Pat, they aren’t gambling with the good life anyway. Have you ever spent any time in Carter Lake?

And Muppet Mike and MECA have struck a deal that will move forward the new downtown baseball stadium. An NCAA spokesman called it a “Hugely positive sign”. The deal still needs to be voted on by the MECA Board at it’s public meeting unlike anything the Mayor has put together behind closed doors. I still can’t figure out how Landow throws his voice so well.

Ok that’s it for me. Bugs will be back tomorrow. He said something about a going to a meeting today at City Hall and he really wanted me to go with but knowing how well I respond to idiots in office we decided it wouldn’t be such a good idea after-all.

Mongo Torrey

03.28.08 Friday Mongo’s Edition Cuz Govig’s Going To Prison

 Far be it from me to say “See I told you so”, but See I told you so:

 Mike Govig pleads guilty to the Child Porn charges and works a deal to get 5 years in the pen followed by 5 years of supervised release.

The former Creighton and Papillion La-Vista softball coach entered his plea in Federal Court and will formally be sentenced in June. ICE agents raided his house and discovered 560 images and 35 videos of child porn, some involving girls as young as 6 performing sex acts. And to think a slug of you called me names after I wrote the Coach Pervert post. “Wait till the whole story gets out, you’ll see what a great guy he is”. Yep we’re seeing it.

Police have arrested a 44 year old day care provider and a 28 year old woman who wasn’t an employee but was left to supervise the children and charged them with child neglect and providing false information to police. A 53 year old employee was also charged with giving false information as well. The charges stem from the case where the 7 month old boy was returned home with broken legs, a broken arm, bite marks on his face and bruises on his body. The day care workers blamed an 8 year old child on the injuries at the ABC daycare. Department of Health and Human Services has shut down the facility. No word on if the 8 year old was responsible or if anything is being done about it.

Here is one everyone will love. State Lawmakers are debating a gas tax increase. Pour it on guys, it isn’t like were aren’t taxed to death as it is. Right now the gas tax is at 23 cents a gallon rising to 25.5 in July. Lawmakers want to take it to 30 cents to pay for road work. The Governor thinks it’s high enough. I think OPS gave lessons down in Lincoln in “Never meet a tax hike you don’t like”.

Some Omaha residents are still waiting for State Farm to be a good neighbor and pay on a claim after a mud slide last spring made one house unfit to live and has now claimed another. Last spring you may remember the video on TV of the deck being torn off the house as the ground below slide away. That man is STILL making payments on a $150,000 house he can’t live in while he and his family live in his moms basement. Now the neighbors house has been deemed unfit for habitation by city inspectors. State Farm officials say they are working hard on a solution but it is a complicated situation. Here is how complicated it is for the common person. The houses were built in a bad location on unstable ground by the developer that you insure for such cases. The ground gave way and the house are unusable. CUT THE CHECKS. A year is long enough to figure this out.

Good news in the story about the Michigan couple that had their pickup stolen from in front of their hotel while here awaiting a transplant. The truck has been located in the impound lot. No word on how it got there (I bet it was either the mad tower from mid-town or the guy that towed the car with the kids inside) however word is that it will be returned to them quickly. Offers of helped for the couple poured in from all over town.

And the Muppet and MECA are still duking it out over the plans for a new Baseball Stadium however word is that the disagreements are not deal breakers. However overnight a drunk driver took out a concrete planter that appeared to be near home plate, ok it was up the street a bit but a fine piece of driving.

Everyone have a good weekend. If your looking for something to do Saturday night you can take in the High School Championship game between Prep Blue and Lincoln East at 7 p.m. Moylan Ice Complex or you can lay on the couch scratching your ass watching basketball like 50 % of everyone else around. But at least we offer choices.

Mongo Torrey

03.25.08 Two Fer Tuesday Bugs and Mongo

Like the dissertation of the Unibomber, Terry Sellers read from a rambling 5 page letter before he was sentenced in the two murders and one attempted murder of 3 Omaha men.

As Sellers read his statement families of the victims scoffed at him. He blamed bad attorneys, corrupt prosecutors and a racist jury pool for his conviction. The same man who early in the trial looked at the families and said “Sorry you had to be here” now wanted to act like he played no part in the murders.

The Judge handed down a sentence of 2 counts of life without parole plus 50 years each on the murder charges and 80-100 years for use of a gun, attempted murder. Maybe Terry can perfect his writing skills while he rots away.

OPS is looking into a study on school uniforms after a report on how much time principals waste dealing with inappropriate clothing.  The item wasn’t acted upon and just came up in discussion. Board President Sandra “I never met a buzzword I didn’t like” Jensen said “We will have to engage our parent groups, and the students on this issue.” Board member Bambi Bartek then shouted “Bingo” (The winning word in buzzword bingo was ENGAGE) then stated the district needed to spell out a list for the parents as to what is and isn’t acceptable. So much for common sense. Bambi, that is your real name isn’t it? Bambi let us spell it out. If the top of a teenage girls thong sticks out over the low rise waist and she has more cleavage than Elvira….inappropriate…..If a boys pants hang past his ass crack and his shirt reads “Don’t hate me because I did your mom”…inappropriate. Or if you look at your kid getting ready for school and feel the urge to call the cops because hookers and gang bangers have taken over your bathroom, it might be time for a wardrobe change.

3 men were arrested for graffiti charges after the police helicopter spotted them tagging the 24th and Martha viaduct. The men ages 19,20 and 16 were arrested for destruction of property,graffiti, trespassing and misspelling.

Two men are safe after a wave hit their boat and flipped it over on Lake Manawa (Indian word for stay off the icy lake idiots). The men were rescued and taken to Creighton Medical Center Trauma unit in critical condition. The boat was not found but the cooler of Bush Light was rescued .

And David Horvath admitted in court to threatening a neighbor girl who made a derogatory comment about the Westroads shooter on the Internet. Horvath had sent the girl a message saying “If you say another word about Robbie I’ll put a cap in your ass.” Horvath will be sentenced in about 4 weeks in Juvenile Court.

More later……………….

Bugs Manderson

Mongo Torrey

03.18.08 2 fer Tuesday with Bugs and Mongo

The officer that shot the known gang member when he exited the car and aimed his gun at another officer, has been involved in a shooting before.

Officer Platt, a five year member of the force, shot and killed (not gunned down as KMTV called it last night) Albert Rucker after Rucker had shot Officer Ty Pratt.

In this incident. Officers had pulled over a car for running a stop sign. One Officer was at the drivers door, one on the passenger side and Officer Platt at the rear. Platt saw the suspect had a gun and announced “gun,gun,gun”. That is when the suspect exited the car and aimed the weapon at another officer.

The mother of the victim wants answers as to why her son was shot. Here is your answer mom. At 17 he was doing crack cocaine, running with a gang and aimed a gun at a Police Officer. Being a law abiding citizen doesn’t get you shot, being a thug usually does. If he were shot by an officer during a Boy Scout outing you might have a case.

I’m sure he was turning his life around as well. Maybe when he was shot the first time that would have taught him something. Wait, he stopped going to school, he knew everything.

Mom you weren’t worried about him for 17 years, now is not the time to start.

Police were busy around town yesterday. An Officer needs help call went out around 4:30 when a large number of youths showed up for a fight at Turner Park. One of the men hit a car with a ball bat as it attempted to leave so the car ran him over the got stuck on the dumpster it tried to run over as well. No word on what the fight was about.

Police made their first DUI arrest at 7:20 a.m. and then the day of fun and festivities continued.

They were called to the Qwik Trip at Saddle Creek and Leavenworth for a disturbance. When the arrived the van involved was leaving so Officers followed it to 46th and Leavenworth where it stopped. When officers got out the van backed up and struck the cruiser and ran over one officers foot. The driver was arrested for felony assault on  an officer, criminal mischief and DUI. The passenger was arrested for being a dumb-ass in the company of a bigger dumb-ass.

Police were also called to an unnamed nightclub at 114th and Dodge to help break up a fight around midnight. How do they keep the name of the club out of the news?

And our top candidate for dumb-ass of the day comes to us from Bellevue.

Marvin Machado,31, hit another car with his truck then fled the scene. Police pulled him over on Chandler road where Marvin gets out of the car , rips his shirt off and confronts officers. Nothing like providing a clean canvas with which to aim at, the officers used the portable bug zapper and hit him with a Taser.

Here is what Marv faces:

3rd Offense DUI

Reckless Driving

Leaving the scene of an accident

Flight to avoid arrest

Resisting arrest

Refusing a chemical test

Possession of marijuana

Possession of drug paraphernalia

Obstructing an officer

Driving left of center

Running a stop sign

Open Container

No Insurance (go figure)

The forgot to charge him with being a complete fucking moron but there is still time.

The Westside School Board addressed it’s policies on bullying at last night Board Meeting where they introduced the new Superintendent.

Board member defended the districts policies or lack there of (There is NO Zero tolerance policy in District 66) and new Superintendent Jacquie Estee told attendees to expect more of the same. Kool-Aid for everyone.

Almost forgot…Creighton vs Rhode Island tonight in the NIT. What a way to warm up the Qwest for NCAA Thursday. Everyone needs to show up and rock the house and show the early arrivals how this town supports events like this.

And lets not see any empty seats for this weeks NCAA games like in other parts of the country. If you got tickets, use them for all the games or get them to people who will but lets not have a half filled barn on National TV.

More later………………………

Bugs Manderson

Mongo Torrey

Knock Knock Knocking on My Email’s Door (Sorry Bob Dylan)

Ahhh Spring is in the air, Easter is next weekend, March Madness starts this week, life is good.

But no, I rolled back the rock on an email and find  “They’re BAAAACCCCCKKK”

Yes for the mere cost of $135 for 9 weeks you can send your kid to religious indoctrination classes disguised as a hockey camp. (Space limited to 20 youth souls to save, the rest of you better  buy some fire suits). Spiritual guidance delivered by our favorite note passer who seems to be playing both sides of the hockey fence. (What were you doing at the Gladiator Board Meeting? Practicing your note passing skills in preparation for the O.M.A.H.A. election?)

OK I know I am offending some people with this but I am trying to make a point.

Stop pushing your Bible Beating Beliefs on the rest of us. We are happy you have been saved, now keep an eye on your kids and let us worry about ours. You don’t see Pastor Rocko from over at the Church of “Shut the Fuck up the game is on” running a summer camp on the proper way to par-lay do you. NO. But if you want us to we could and I guessing our camp would be more fun, at least while the college fund held out.

And stop trying to convince me your god is better than my god. Sure, yours fed a village with a loaf of bread and a few fish, rose from the dead and didn’t scare the shit out of everyone when he did it.

Yeah well Frank “Lefty”Rosenthal once picked 172 winners in a row, including the over/under and the spread. I’m going with the guy who puts the BWM 740 IL under my ass. No offense.

I know you have a good organization but give it a rest, it does not make you better than everyone else. Besides the Snake Charming your way to better stick handling class sounds kind of disturbing.

And can someone tell me exactly what the next level is? Everyone says they can move your kids game there. Where is it so I can see if we want to be in that neighborhood.

Ok enough said on my part other than if you want to continue to blanket email your recruiting tour ,my church will have no choice but to start a clinic of our own.

Mongo and Pastor Rocko’s Intimidating your way to better Hockey. Space is limited to the number of kids who’s parents are willing to shell out $150 bucks to get rid of their kids once a week. Our goals and objectives:

Teach you to be able to make enough booking High School Football games to pay for Prom.

How to layoff large money bets so as to not loose your ass if the whale actually hits.

 Improving your money collection skills

Practicing not leaving marks with your stick. (see collection skills)

And one lucky camp member will win a trip for two to see and tour the Sports Book at the fabulous Mirage Hotel in Vegas .

Now who’s camp sounds more fun. The Moral Majority’s or Mongo’s?

Now, when do we go golfing with god again? I think I have the perfect foursome for this year.

Mongo Torrey

MongoTorrey@hotmail.com

03.14.08 Mongo’s Friday Edition

Omaha police were called to the home of two prominent Creighton Doctors after the bodies of a woman and child were discovered inside.

The home of Doctors Claire and William Hunter III sits near 54th and Dodge. Claire is said to be out of town and William is not a suspect. Police are sketchy on details but say neighbors have nothing to worry about.

More on this later as details develop.

Stu Dornan actually broke out the “lead poisoning” defense in an effort to get his client, Mary Likely’s case moved to Juvenile Court where she can get “help and treatment for her ailment”.

Likely and two other girls are accused of dragging a woman from her car near 25th and Corby, tossing her 9 month old to the curb and stealing the car.

One of the other suspects, Uniquea Davis, has had her case moved to Juvenile Court already.

Randolph City Iowa, population 208 and 200 ferile cats, has taken away it’s cat bounty after the phone has rang off the hook from kitty lover who can’t believe everyone doesn’t want enjoy the strays hanging out begging for food.

The bounty was to be paid for any cat trapped and brought to the Mayor. Any unclaimed cats were to be euthanized.

Now thanks to several cat rescue groups, the cats will be trapped, spayed or neutered then released back to the wild where sweet little Tabby can live the peaceful life of running from a coyote or other really wild animal to avoid being ripped to shreds or run over by a semi trailer. Bet you feral cat lovers never think of that stuff do you?

Well the saying goes “Never bring a knife to a gun fight” but someone brought a knife to a bat fight in Neola Iowa and now one man is dead and the other is in custody. Police are not releasing the names of the two men involve at this time.

Sharman Dortch was sentenced to 3-5 years for felony child abuse in the scalding of his 4 month old son. The child received 2nd degree burns over 22% of his body. With time served this guy could be out in less than a year.

Husker football player Andy Christensen was formally charged with 1st degree sexual assault of a woman outside a Lincoln bar. Andy’s bail was reduced from $500,000 to $300,000 and 10% of that was put up by his family who will be reimbursed to $20,000 reduction.

This case should be fun to watch just on accusations alone. Looking at average docket time in Lancaster County with discovery..wow just in time for football season…Nice work getting your name out there Andy. Bet his new team nickname is “Stink finger”. Dumbass….

And with that I’m outa here…Have a good weekend everyone.

Mongo Torrey

03.10.08 Monday with Bugs and Mongo

Forgive us for being sluggish, combine Daylight Savings with 3 Overtimes for UNO to move on in the Playoffs and we are a little scrambled this morning.

In the longest game in UNO Hockey’s 11 years the Mav’s moved on, winning 2-1 over Alaska after J.P.Platisha netted the winner with 4:22 gone in the 3rd OT. The Mav’s now go to Ann Arbor to face Michigan.

The saddest thing about this game was the crowd. The Qwest looked abandon. It was pick your seat night. I’ve seem more fans at a drop in game at Benson. Ok maybe not that bad but it did look almost as bad as a Royals game. Has the bandwagon finally left and a bunch of so called hockey fans decided to catch the next one?

Hey the football player to screw up in Lincoln under Pelini has shown his face. Police arrested Offensive Lineman Andy Christensen on first degree sexual assault charges after a 23 year old woman said he approached her from behind, reached under her clothes and sexually assaulted her. He was also charges with resisting arrest, and failure to comply.

Pelini suspended him indefinitely pending the investigation. Let’s see how fast the new sheriff gets things under control down there.

The second town hall meeting on the new stadium was held at North High. Jack Diesing Jr hinted that if we don’t build it the NCAA would go elsewhere even though they have never publicly said that. City Councilman Jim Vokal would like to actually hear the NCAA’s voice on the matter saying they should publicly state that we need to build a new stadium to secure the College World Series.

Also it was said there would be no facilities for RV’s at the new stadium. Diesing stated the 80% of the RV’s belonged to local residents anyway and it was the NCAA’s desire to eliminate the tailgating around the park.

Here is a question that people should start asking, who really owns all that stuff going up around the new ballpark location. Like the hush hush group that invested in the Boatyard, people should ask who’s backing a few bars around the Qwest.  The next public forum is tonight at Westside High School.

A Council Bluffs Police Officer answering a call of a suspicious person wandering around the Super Saver on Broadway ended up shooting the man after a short chase in which the man pointed a shotgun at the officer. The officer has been put on paid leave pending an investigation. No details on the mans condition.

And if you didn’t catch it, watch the news for this guys family members to be interviewed. It was like a casting call for Springer.

A group of Omaha Vets rallied around the defaced monument at Heartland of America Park yesterday. The American Legion members called for better lighting and increased security in the area. They also said they put their lives on the line for freedom and now that freedom is being abused. We’re in favor of posting guards at the memorials armed with paintball guns and a secured position.

That’s it for now, more later………………

Bugs Manderson

Mongo Torrey

IHOP, IRAN,I got the hell down…..Gunfire Rings Out in the NO-K Coral

This was one that must have slipped under the radar.

3 men were shot in the parking lot of the IHOP at 72nd and Military, just on the edge of the No-K Coral. Police are investigating details.

22 year old De Andre Edwards and 22 year old Gordon Sims were treated for gunshot wounds as well as an unnamed victim.

This establishment was also the scene of a fight a few weeks ago when a man was treated for blunt force trauma to the head after being involved in an altercation inside the restaurant.

I feel sorry for the hard working men and women trying to make a living in this place. The late night thugs are scaring away food off their table at home.

And there was another drive by. A 23 year old woman was shot by someone in a passing car as she returned home early Sunday near 41st and Grand Ave.

It’s going to be a long summer.

Mongo Torrey

02.29.08 Happy Leap Year

Remember the three girls who carjacked the young mother and tossed her baby to the curb then laughed when they were booked for the crime? Well they were in Court yesterday asking to have their cases moved to Juvenile Court.

14 year old Desirea Levering, 15 year old Mary Likely and 14 year old Uniquea Davis we not laughing so much this time as the prospects of doing hard time may have started taking control.

In the words of Ron Popiel “But wait there’s more.” Likely’s attorney Stu Dornan claims lead poisoning made her do it.

This is the child of the woman who back when this happened said “I believe the girls went up as said give us your vehicle, but all this we beat you up and we threw your baby out of the vehicle, none of that is true”. Well neither is the lead defense, nice try Stu.

My question is why this isn’t a hate crime? Dollars to Doughnuts if 3 white chicks from the burbs did this we’d be watching Ernest Goes to Court for the next 6 months.

If they get their cases moved to the lower court then I think the parents should be charged with neglect as well just for not keeping good enough tabs on then and letting them run the streets.

Surrogate mom to the Westrods shooter was in court yesterday. Debora Maruca-Kovac was charged with possession of more than an ounce but less than a pound and contributing to the delinquency of a minor.

Her offspring William Maruca  19,was hit with possession and contributing. Kraig Kovac 17 was hit with possession and paraphernalia.

Police found papers, baggies with marijuana, pipes a bong and a scale and 2.3 oz in a purse but the family wasn’t dealing. OK.

Hey Deb, blame the paint. Oh and stop trying to act like your cool and 20 and getting stoned with your kids. The 60’s are over.

A 28 year old Lincoln woman got quite a scare when a 65 year old woman driving a Toyota Camry  didn’t get the car in park and it rolled into the other woman pushing her through a store front window. She avoided serious injury somehow and no tickets were issued as it happened on private property.

Bugs will get a kick out of this. The Douglas County Court now allows you to pay “online” your traffic fines that do not require a court appearance. They smack you with a $2.25 processing fee and only take Visa, Mastercard and debit cards but it is a step in the future unlike MUD across the street who now takes Credit Cards but you still must drive downtown to pay with one. I guess Trog over at MUD can’t figure out how to get the verifier to work on their website because it can’t read stone and chisel.

(That last one was written from notes from our sick buddy who managed the strength to type that note. Now we know what really pissed him off)

And one of the big story’s yesterday was how Ken Stinson worked behind the scenes to get MECA to cave in and get behind the Monument to Mike baseball stadium. IN the deal brokered by Stinson between David Sokol and Muppet Mike, MECA will get a say in things as they should and will run the facility as they should. They will also get part of the stadium revenue so that MECA won’t get hurt financially by the stadium but they wont get a giant windfall either.

Only problem is the Muppet was counting on stadium revenues to help pay for it so now we have to make up that money. Grab your wallet and bury it in the back yard.

Looks like nice weather on tap for the weekend. Get outside and get some fresh air. Hell go enjoy the site of spring, trees starting to bud, some grass beginning to green up, trash blowing through the Sounding Stones….yep it will be summer before you know it.

And after the week we had here on the Q and A page this joke is to easy but I can’t let it go.

The Lancers are at Sioux City tonight.  Tonight is Court Appearance night. Show your docket number and bail receipt and get half off.

Saturday the Lancers are at Tri-City and next Friday the 7th they return to play Cedar Rapids. The Bantam A-1 team will be the team of the night at that one. See I told you it was to easy. At least I didn’t make a joke about someone throwing out the first punch. Damn guess I just did. Laugh about it people, its all you can do.

Have a good weekend.

Mongo Torrey

02.28.08 Thursday in Doughnutland

Finally the Ballpark plan is unveiled to the public and now we know why the NCAA told Muppet Mike he needs to get more community support.

First, this thing will never go to a public vote. If you want to voice yourself, contact your City Councilman because they will have to sign off on it.

To build it they must come, or agree to come for at least 20 years. That’s the length of NCAA contract for the CWS needed to make this even begin to work.

Creighton and the Royals must sign on as well.

The cost including paying off the Rosenblatt bonds 140 million.

42.95 million in private donations

37.6 million from Stadium revenues that include

Premium Seats (say good bye to your good CWS seats folks, Corporate Omaha just got the go ahead to buy you out of them)

Naming rights ( So long Johnny Rosenblatt make way for Peter Kewitt Park)

Parking (Watch it go from $6 to $10)

Per Seat tax for baseball tickets (So long last 300 Royals season ticket holders)

1% increase in the Hotel Tax (The Muppet claims nobody will notice. Till they read their bill.)

$2 car rental tax increase (Watch em set up shop in Carter Lake with Shuttle Service)

2.13 million in Keno Revenue (till the smoking ban takes place and all the gamblers that smoke head across the river) This includes cutting the County out of the Keno money so watch your County taxes increase.

What you will get is 24,000 non removable seats.

28 Private Boxes ( The Muppet and his cronies need to be seen)

And the bill for the parking garage that isn’t included in the bid.

Anyone notice the smile on Ken Stinsons face. That’s because he is looking at a $140 million dollar project right in the Kewitt back yard.

Legendary Musician Buddy Miles has passed away at age 60. Miles, an Omaha native, played with the late Jimi Hendrix and wrote the classic “Them Changes”. If you ever had the chance to catch Buddy sitting in with the local talent it was a special experience. Buddy you will be greatly missed in the music world.

Ralston High has started a new lock out tardy policy. This policy has the teachers lock their doors when the bell rings. If a student is not in the room at that time they are required to go to a study hall in the cafeteria and the teacher must call the parents.

Sounds good on the surface but lets ask these questions.

Sure it is important to be on time but it is also important to be in class not study hall.

Isn’t locking an exit door during school hours a little against the fire code?

There has to be a better solution than this however Ralston plans on adding it to the Student Handbook next year.

The Iraq War vet and his family have settled with the landlord that tried to evict them upon his return from duty. The two parties reached and agreement where the landlord will let them out of their lease 6 months early without penalty and they can move by March 31st.

The Vet said in his suit that the managers of the apartment complex were rude and unreceptive to offer a resolution and the last thing they wanted to do was live in a Robert Hancock managed property now. Don’t blame them after watching this story unfold. Best of luck to you.

And the mom who exposed her 4 year old daughter to pot smoking has temporary lost her parental rights and the girl and her 2 year old brother have been placed with the biological father who is angry at the entire situation.

The kids don’t know why mom was tossed in the slammer and she is not allowed to tell them in her monitored phone conversations. She is also unable to post 10% of her $25,000 bail. Must have smoked it.

Her lawyer said she is willing to do whatever it takes to get her kids back and is attending parenting classed in the Douglas County Corrections Center. Great, lets make sure we do our best to reunite them all as soon as possible so the children won’t miss crack class in their home schooling. That came right after “How to handle a shotgun on the couch, and Bath day is Saturday” class.

Good thing the dad was a stand up guy and came to the rescue.

And how do the Huskers beat Oklahoma 63-45 the same night Creighton falls to Illinois State 68-54.

Looks like the boys in Red woke up about the right time in the season.

That’s it for me…play nice today

Mongo Torrey

02.27.08 Wednesday with Mongo

Bugs you better get well soon, I am getting to like this being in charge thing……

OK so Muppet Mike promised we would know all about the new stadium after he talked with the NCAA. He held a little press conference yesterday in Hoosierville where once again his lips moved but Mayor Landow must have lost his voice because nothing came out.

Now another press conference is scheduled for 2 p.m. totally screwing up Judge Judy. Word is Muppet Mike is going after the KENO money thus screwing the county out of their cut and costing us more in county property taxes. I thought 3 card Monty was illegal? Fahey is starting to remind me of the Governor in the movie “Best Little Whorehouse in Texas”…..ooooooooo I love to dance a little side step……

And while were talking about the Governor, he signed into law the Statewide Smoking ban which goes into effect a year from June. No doubt this makes a bunch of folks happy however don’t bitch when say a year and a month from now people start crying about lost revenue to Iowa.

Mayor I wouldn’t get to comfortable with the KENO funds at this point as the State just gave 26% of the population another reason to gamble across the state line.

And the Old Market will be so much more attractive with the smokers standing outside every bar on the sidewalk like what happens in Lincoln. Oh and I am a non-smoker before you start on that.

Mark Walsh and the GASP Gestapo are said to be happy with the law and are now going after regulations for Apartment and Condo residents. One at a time people, next it will be your own home.

The 49 year old mom accused of photo-shopping her teenage daughters pics on nude bodies then posting them on the Internet has plead not-guilty. The girl found the pice when she goggled her name back in 2006 and discovered them as well as pics of her mom in sex acts with her step dad and other men. They showed mom on the news last night…..who the hell was looking at these pics in the first place yeeeeeuuuuuuccckkkkkk. Post a pic of Sara Evans naked I might look, but to old for prime time Twila, that would be nasty.

Investigators say the mom contacted the web site administrator back in 2006 and claimed the girl was 20. The first pics posted were back in 2003.

And while we are on the sicko subject, Thomas Gellatly pleaded not guilty as well to child porn charges. Police acting on a tip from Germany traced emails connected to child porn to Gellatly’s home address. His trial will be April 14th.

Add this guy to candidates for Father Fuck-up of the year. A Grand Island man was arrested 4 times in 5 weeks for DUI. One time while his baby was in the car with him and another when he left the baby at home, alone…To bad we don’t have co-ed prison or him and Alyssia Harrger could hook up.

A 48 year old woman was dragged 20 feet after her car was jacked in a parking lot near 132nd and West Dodge. The car was equipped with On-Star and was located at 120th and Blondo a short time later. The woman was reported to be ok. I wonder if the On-Star person came on the speaker and started talking shit to the carjacker. “We got you,  your going North on 132nd asshole….were gonna get you…” Hopefully the guy was hearing voices in his head already and freaked.

That’s it for this morning, Ill stop in the Q & A and see if the kiddies are still debating then it’s of to silent slumber.

Play nice today

Mongo Torrey