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Dangerous Game in The Terror War – You’ve Got Two Weeks Notice

They have got to be kidding in Washington – attempting to separate the war against Al Qaeda from the war against the Taliban? In my job, you try to get as much information as possible before reporting perspective. In recent days, everyone that I have talked to with knowledge in the anti-terror field says that the two terror groups are so tied together that it would be impossible to battle one and ignore the other.

This analysis comes after numerous “source reports” that the Obama Pentagon is thinking about throwing all its weight against Al Qaeda, If that is true, most of the experts say the two organizations are one in the same. Remember: The Taliban is a feared group of murderers, who desecrated religious sights and terrorized its population.

TWO WEEKS NOTICE –

In case you’ve forgotten, Election Day is a few weeks away, and although there has been bluster and bravado and a lack of political decorum in the New Jersey Governor’s race, there are some elections that should not be overlooked. The contest for judges comes to mind. Don’t complain about bad sentencing or outrageous criminal justices if you don’t take the five minutes to find out who’s running, and then, take the time to actually vote on November 3rd. You’ve been given two weeks notice.

TABLE GAMES —

Pennsylvania is about to launch the mechanisms that will bring table games to casinos in the state. It’s a good thing for garnering state revenues. It is also another challenge for Atlantic City. My suggestions to Atlantic City: After 31 years, it’s about time that Atlantic City started seriously thinking about making the city the Las Vegas of the east – NOT JUST GAMBLING. The Pennsylvania casinos will draw more and more customers away. So it is up to Atlantic City to provide an atmosphere that is attractive to all ages. Atlantic City needs entertainment for families, a cleanup of the streets surrounding the casinos, and a more joyous environment. In the meantime, table games and the expansion of casino gambling will be a boon for Pa.

A final note. I know this sounds like a broken record, but why isn’t the federal government either getting into the online gambling business, or legalizing online sports betting to collect billions in taxes? Why are we giving it away to bookies and private operators? Talk about cutting the deficit!


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Comments

  1. Jimmy Swaggart
    October 18th, 2009 | 11:48 am

    Apparently Larry Kane doesnt know of a game of chance that should not be offered and taxed by the state and federal governement. The citizens who gamble for the most part cannot afford to lose a dime, yet Larry Kane wants to enanble their addiction in any way possible. We have 10% unemployment, benefits are running out for many, people are lsoing homes at a rate of 4000 per day, and the solution is more gambling???

    Gambling is an addiction, much like alcoholism and it needs to be treated and highly regulated. How many children will go hungry, or without a bedtime story because their parent is sitting at a table game, drinking and smoking..yes that parent will be paying cigarett, alcohol and gambling taxes, but what is the social cost here? Larry Kane does not care, nor does he even have the coomon sense to ask the question!

  2. Lord Abott
    October 18th, 2009 | 4:24 pm

    Agreed Jimmy! Ed Rendell thinks the solution
    for budget problem is more and more gaming.
    He’s addicted to it now, Larry is an enabler
    and they act as if there is zero social cost.
    Let’s legalize and tax herione too, what the heck
    the Kane and Rendell children won’t get hooked,
    or will they? Andy Reid’s kids like the stuff.
    if it were legal those boys wouldn’t be in troue
    or would they?

  3. Ed
    October 18th, 2009 | 6:40 pm

    Larry I hate GUYS like you who prefer to cede the moral high ground to benifit the local coffers. It isn’t all about making money my man. It’s about giving our chldren a chance to grow up in a society that values citizenship over the almighty buck. If we keeep going down this slippery slope that you propose than what is next…. Dog Fights?

  4. jack russell
    October 18th, 2009 | 8:43 pm

    harry,what about cutting the payscale for news anchors,they are nothing without the teleprompter,they are like donovan mcnabb in the last two minutes of a game-clueless….what about legalizing dope and pot and prostitution and sports betting and get the pimps/middleman out of the way and off the streets….build a superstore near the sportscomplex for all the activity and taxes that will come rolling in….

  5. Lord Abott
    October 18th, 2009 | 9:39 pm

    Jack Russell nails it! You’re the best Jackie!
    Larry is clueless, he just says the first thing
    that comes to his mind and doesn’t think it
    through. He spent so many years having others
    tell him what to say, he never really learned
    what he should say, and how to write a cohesive
    well developed argument- its pathetic.

    After Wall Street Obama wants to control how much
    newscasters get paid, and it will be a sliding
    scale with Fox at the low end and NBC at the top.

  6. VP Joe from Scranton
    October 19th, 2009 | 6:15 am

    Waiting for the 7:01. How bout dem Phils last night? Sup wid dem Eagles? Mixed bag for Philly sports fans on a cold Sunday.
    Speaking of mixed bags Larry has given us another mixed bag of topics. Or is that a smorgasbord of bland topics? Or is that an empty bag? I suspect the latter.
    Larry you are so disconnected from the traditional media outlets that it is disingenuous to say “everyone I’ve talked to” and “numerous source reports”. You are bored and sitting in your underwear watching CNN all day. Is that your source? Here is the real story on Afghanistan. The Obama administration lacks the stomach and conviction to finish/continue the war in Afghanistan. They are no longer interested in Al Queda or the Taliban. It’s all about exit strategy. They are clueless how to extract troops without looking too weak. They are taking 2 weeks to run focus groups on exit strategy. How many brave troops will die during that period? Pathetic. Even more so than you Larry.
    Two weeks to go – Larry gives us notice. Please. Larry we put you on notice 6 months ago. You have not listened to our repeated complaints and rants about your weak blog topics. You have reacted by submitting topics getting progressively weaker and weaker. Why should we react to your call to action. Please.
    Larry what benefit do you personally stand to gain by PA adopting gambling casinos as a revenue strategy? Are you part Indian? I thought you were from a different tribe. Do you have some parcels of land for sale that are under consideration? Has Ed Rendell promised to make you State Commissioner for Gambling? And why the shots at Atlantic City? Gambling casinos will attract 3 things: organized crime, degenerate gamblers and chain smoking seniors. Its all about access, egress and getting a cut. It’s dirty money Larry. Clearly you have something to gain as it isn’t PC to support casinos and heaven forbid you would take a stand on anything.
    Final note – Federal budget deficit reduction – online gambling and sports betting. I applaud your finally taking a stand but you would be robbing the poor to pay the poor. That is not the way in Obamanation. It’s all about robbing the rich and giving handouts to the poor. Your idea will fail the basic litmus test of Obamanation. What were you thinking Larry?
    What were you thinking with yet another week of weak topics?

    Biden/Biden in 2012! Coherent and topical as compared to Larry.

    Sent Via Blackberry by Verizon

  7. Larry Kaighn
    October 19th, 2009 | 6:38 am

    Hi everyone! I’m making a guest appearance to correct a previous statement by VP Joe. He implies that I sitting around all day watching CNN in my underwear. That is only partially true. For the record, I am sitting around all day in my underwear but I’m watching reruns of I Love Lucy, eating cheetos and drinking wine coolers. Now, there I’ve said it. I know Ed does not like me as I bore him but I think it was important to set the record straight. Hopefully I was not too tedious for you, Ed. I promise not to grace this fine website very often.

  8. VP Joe from Scranton
    October 19th, 2009 | 7:03 am

    Whatever.

    Biden/Biden in 2012! Whatever.

    Sent Via Blackberry by Verizon

  9. Lord Abott
    October 19th, 2009 | 7:09 am

    OOOJ you have several personalities today,
    But don’t you think you’re being a little
    hard on the Beaver? I mean Larry does try
    his best, it’s just that his best is not
    good enough for us.

  10. VP Joe from Scranton
    October 19th, 2009 | 8:32 am

    Lord Abott clearly you confuse Larry and I with someone who cares. I choose to be an inside informant from the Obama administration exposing corruption and dark secrets as opposed to executing my duties as VP. Larry has chosen casual wear, junkfood and reruns over journalism and reporting.

    Biden/Biden in 2012! Bringing national sport book betting to Delaware.

    Sent Via Blackberry by Verizon

  11. Mrs Kaighn
    October 19th, 2009 | 11:03 am

    Forget about all the lame topics my dear larry has posted over the last few…er um ……weeks.. yes weeks. He manages to come up with a spark or two every once in a while and I think that he may be on to something with this betting issue. All I can say is COCKS! Cock-adoodle do!. Cock fighting is a favorite of many people. I mean who doesn’t enjoy two big cocks doing their thing. I bet cocks will be bigger than slots. Plus the losing cocks will be donated to the poor for dinner. Cocks don’t need an arena to get it on and can be displayed at schoolyards and bus stop boothes.

  12. Lord Abott
    October 19th, 2009 | 6:46 pm

    Obama dithers on troop decision while
    body bags pile up in Dover…Is this
    the change we voted for?

    If there was a mandatory draft there would
    not be two wars, there would not even be
    one war right now. We need some privaleged
    boys from lower Merion to be drafted in order
    for the madness to stop.

  13. Lord Abott
    October 19th, 2009 | 7:29 pm

    Yankees will beat the Phillies in seven
    games. The curse of Harry Kalas will become
    a reality, they never should have waked him
    in the new stadium!

  14. VP Joe from Scranton
    October 20th, 2009 | 6:13 am

    Waiting for the 7:01. The Phils are robbing me of my sleep but they are exciting. I’ll likely be napping at work today trying to catch up on my sleep. I’m too old to be up until midnight and up at the crack of dawn.
    Speaking of cracks I’m coming up for my annual physical. Oh how I dread that day. I particularly dislike the prostate check. My doctor and golf buddy Bob Probe from the Brandywine Country Club becomes Dr Coldfinger. At least I know I’m not gay. Well I guess one can never be sure. Look at Tom Cruise.
    This is the 6 year anniversary of my last Colonoscopy. That dreaded procedure. I got a pass last year because I was kind of busy this time of the year. I’ll talk about that a bit later.
    I’m heading out to Eastern Europe to discuss nukes. These countries are so poor they couldn’t build a nuke if they were given an erector set. Romania known for child pornography and women’s gynastic gold medals. Czech Republic known for the Czechoslovakian Brothers on SNL in the 80’s. And Poland the brunt of every Polish joke. People often confuse me as Polish. Go figure. Well it is critical to the world security that I speak to these high risk nations about nukes. Afterall they represent to most clear and present threat to world annihilation. You can’t trust those former communist puppet countries. Got my bag packed. The White House chopper will be picking me up and taking me to Andrews AFB around noon. You guys need me to bring you back anything from my trip? I’ll have cases of Vodka and Kielbasa. Maybe a 14 year old as well.

    Biden/Biden in 2012! Insert finger and rotate.

    Sent Via Blackberry by Verizon

  15. VP Joe from Scranton
    October 20th, 2009 | 8:07 am

    http://www.miamiherald.com/dave_barry/story/427603.html

    If you too are getting ready for your colonoscopy read this from Dave Barry. It will make you think twice.

    Biden/Biden in 2012! No we are NOT Polish!

    Sent Via Blackberry by Verizon

  16. Fish Filet
    October 20th, 2009 | 11:48 am

    Smelly blog, Larry. Change subject.

  17. Fish Filet
    October 20th, 2009 | 11:48 am

    Biden going to Europe. Where next? Iran?

  18. Fish Filet
    October 20th, 2009 | 11:49 am

    Lord Abott has too much free time on his hands. Maybe he should travel with Ed.

  19. Fish Filet
    October 20th, 2009 | 11:51 am

    Can we draft Lower Merion’s Kobe Bryant into military. What do you think will happen the first time he drops the soap?

  20. Barry from Indonesia
    October 20th, 2009 | 3:39 pm

    Why is everyone always picking on me?

    The Mystery of Barack Obama Continues
    By Steve Baldwin, Exclusive to Western Center for Journalism

    Most Americans don’t realize we have elected a president whom we know very little about.

    Pictured: Barack Obama’s Autobiography, Dreams from My Father.

    Researchers have discovered that Obama’s autobiographical books are little more than PR stunts, as they have little to do with the actual events of his life. The fact is we know less about President Obama than perhaps any other president in American history and much of this is due to actual efforts to hide his record. This should concern all Americans.

    A nation-wide network of researchers has sprung up to attempt to fill in the blanks, but at every opportunity Obama’s high-priced lawyers have built walls around various records or simply made them disappear. It is estimated that Obama’s legal team has now spent well over $1.4 million dollars blocking access to documents every American should have access to. The question is why would he spend so much money to do this?

    The president who campaigned for a more “open government” and “full disclosure” will not unseal his medical records, his school records, his birth records or his passport records. He will not release his Harvard records, his Columbia College records, or his Occidental College records—he will not even release his Columbia College thesis. All his legislative records from the Illinois State Senate are missing and he claims his scheduling records during those State Senate years are lost as well. In addition, no one can find his school records for the elite K-12 college prep school, Punahou School, he attended in Hawaii.

    What is he hiding? Well, for starters, some of these records will shed light on his citizenship and birth.

    Pictured: “Scott & Barry, 3rd grade 1969” Punahou School in Hawaii.

    For example, Obama’s application to Punahou School – now mysteriously missing – would likely contain a birth certificate. And, according to attorney Gary Kreep, “his Occidental College records are important as they may show he attended there as a foreign exchange student.” Indeed, Obama used his Indonesian name “Barry Soetoro” while attending Occidental. Kreep has filed lawsuits challenging Obama’s eligibility to be president and as part of his lawsuit he requested Obama’s records from Occidental. However, Obama’s lawyers quickly moved to stop Occidental from honoring this request.
    Furthermore, now that at least three document authentication experts have declared the scanned “Certificate of Live Birth” Obama’s campaign team gave to a pro-Obama website to be an obvious phony; we know that he is hiding something here as well.

    Over 49 separate law suits have been filed on the eligibility/birth certificate issue alone, with several of the suits making it all the way the United States Supreme Court, only to be denied a full hearing.

    What’s more, there are questions about how he paid for his Harvard Law School education since, despite a claim by Michele Obama, no one has produced any evidence that he received student loans. The Obamas will not release any student loan details despite repeated requests from the Chicago Tribune. However, it appears that his Harvard education may have been paid for by a foreign source. Khalid Al-Mansour, an advisor to Saudi prince Al-Walid bin Talah, told Manhattan Borough president, Percy Sutton, that he was raising money for Obama’s Harvard tuition. Incidentally, Prince Tala is the largest donor to CAIR, a Muslim group declared by the U.S. Government in 2007 as an unindicted co-conspirator in a terrorist financing trial. At least three of CAIR’s leaders have been indicted for terrorist activities. Al-Mansour’s admission opens up speculation as to whether Muslim interests have assisted Obama’s career in the hope he would eventually be in a position someday to promote their interests.

    More recently, it was discovered that Obama’s Selective Service card may have been doctored. Federal law requires all American males to register for the Selective Service (the draft) in case a major war broke out. Blogger Debbie Schlussel has discovered solid evidence that Obama’s Selective Service registration form was submitted not when he was younger as required, but rather in 2008 and then altered to look older. Indeed, the forgers forgot to alter the “Document Location Number” which shows that it is clearly a 2008 form. This is fraud and it’s a felony and Schlussel allegations are backed up by Stephen Coffman, a former high-ranking Federal agent. Moreover, the document shows a September 4th, 1980 date and the location of the transaction as Hawaii, but at that time Obama was thousands of miles away attending Occidental College in Los Angeles.

    Pictured: Barack Obama’s 2008 Selective Service Card. “Blogger Debbie Schlussel has discovered solid evidence that Obama’s Selective Service registration form was submitted not when he was younger as required, but rather in 2008 and then altered to look older.”

    The real reason why Obama probably did not submit this form as a teenager is that he assumed his Kenyan or Indonesian citizenship exempted him from this requirement. But clearly, as he grew older and entered politics, he saw that any documents revealing a foreign birth – Selective Service registration, birth certificate, school applications, etc – would be problematic if he ran for the presidency. Thus, it is not a coincidence that every document which contains information about his birth or citizenship is either missing, sealed, or has been altered.

    Indeed, everywhere one looks into Obama’s background, we find sealed records, scrubbed websites, altered documents, deception and unanswered questions. Can anyone imagine for a second if John McCain or George Bush had blocked access to his school, medical, and birth records? It would have been headlines but as with everything else concerning Obama, the media has given him a pass on this.

    Of all these marvels, the latest mystery and probably most perplexing is that of Obama’s social security number. It appears that Obama has multiple identities in term of possessing numerous social security numbers. Orly Taitz, an attorney who has filed numerous suits against Obama regarding his eligibility to serve as president, appears to be the first to discover this. In her suit, representing a number of military officers who are refusing to serve under an ineligible commander in chief, she hired private investigator Neil Sankey to conduct research on Obama’s prior addresses and Social Society numbers. Using Intelius, Lexis Nexis, Choice Point and other public records, Sankey found around 25 Social Security numbers connected with Obama’s name.

    However, it may not be as many as 25, since Sankey also searched using closely related names such as: “Barak Obama,” “Batock Obama,” “Barok Obama,” and “Barrack Obama.” There may very well be some Kenyans living in America with the same last name and a similar first name. In any case, I will exclude these records for the purpose of this research and focus only on names spelled exactly like his name. Moreover, we can verify many of the Social Security numbers as valid since they’re connected to addresses at which we know Obama resided. Needless to say, there are also a slew of address and social security numbers connected to addresses in states that Obama has no known connection to.

    In Obama’s home state, Illinois, Sankey tracked down 16 different addresses for a Barack Obama or a Barack H. Obama, of which all are addresses he was known to have lived at. Two Social Security numbers appear for these addresses, one beginning with 042 and one starting 364.

    In California, where Obama attended Occidental College, there are six addresses listed for him, all within easy driving distance of the college. However, there are three Social Security numbers connected to these addresses, 537 and two others, each beginning with 999.

    There are no addresses listed in New York where he attended Columbia University, but there is one listed for him in nearby Jackson, NJ, with a Social Security number beginning with 485.

    In Massachusetts – where Obama attended Harvard Law School – we find three addresses, all using the 042 Social Security number. After Obama was elected to the United States Senate in 2005, he moved into an apartment at 300 Massachusetts Ave NW; the Social Security number attached to that address is the 042 one. Yet, three years later, Obama used a different Social Security number for an address listed as: 713 Hart Senate Office Building. This was the address of his United States Senate office. This Social Security number began with 282 and was verified by the government in 2008.

    This mystery grows even stranger as other addresses and Social Security numbers for Barack Obama appear in a dozen other states not known to be connected to him. Again, I am excluding those records names not spelled exactly like his name.

    Tennessee, one address with a Social Security number beginning with 427

    Colorado, one address, with a Social Security number beginning with 456.

    Utah, two addresses, with two Social Security numbers beginning with 901 and 799.

    Missouri has one address and one Social Security number beginning with 999.

    Florida has two addresses listed for his him, three if you count one listed as “Barry Obama.” One is connected to a Social Security number beginning with 762.

    In Georgia there are three addresses listed for him, all with different Social Security numbers: 579, 420, and 423.

    In Texas there are four different addresses listed for him, one is connected to Social Security number 675.

    There are two addresses listed for Barack Obama in Oregon and one address listed for him in
    the states of Wisconsin, Michigan, South Carolina, and Pennsylvania.

    All told, there are 49 addresses and 16 different Social Security numbers listed for a person whose name is spelled “Barack Obama.” In some cases, the middle initial “H” is listed. If you were to expand the search to include closely related names such as: “Barac,” “Barak,” and “Barrack” Obama, you would find more than a dozen additional addresses and Social Security numbers.

    Finally, the one Social Security number Obama most frequently used, the one beginning with 042, is a number issued in Connecticut sometime during 1976-1977, yet there is no record of Obama ever living or working in Connecticut. Indeed, during this time period Obama would have been 15-16 years old and living in Hawaii at the time.

    Nevertheless, all this mystery surrounding Obama appears to be a generational thing. Researchers have discovered nearly a dozen aliases, at least two different Social Security numbers, and upwards of over 99 separate addresses for Ann Dunham, his mother. We do know she worked for the ultra liberal Ford Foundation but we also know she may have earned some income from pornographic poses, as evidenced by photos recently discovered by some researchers—how embarrassing. The only thing researchers are able to find out about Obama’s mother is the fact she made porn. I’m sure that’s a first for presidential mothers.

    But we also know that Obama’s mother and grandparents associated with Communist Party leaders such as Frank Marshall Davis, a man who, according to Obama’s book, Dreams from my Father, was his main mentor during much of his Hawaiian boyhood (although Obama tried to disguise his identity in his book). During the Cold War, Davis was named by congressional investigators as a key member of a secretive pro-Soviet networked that existed in Hawaii at that time.

    Pictured: Communist Party leader, Frank Marshall Davis.

    The lack of documents regarding Obama also extends to his mother and to his grandparents. Indeed, researchers have been unable to find marriage licenses for his mother’s two marriages, assuming she was ever legally married. Ditto goes for the marriage license for Ann’s parents. They cannot find birth certificates for her, her parents, or for even for her grandparents. Even more so, despite Obama’s boast of his grandfather’s military service, there’s no record of that either. For reasons no one knows, much of Obama’s life, his mother’s life and his grandparent’s life has been erased from the records as if they never existed.

    But why would someone obtain so many Social Security numbers? According to investigators, those who create additional Social Society numbers are typically engaged in criminal activities such as Social Security fraud, tax fraud, real estate fraud, campaign contributions fraud, voter fraud and so on. While the private investigator who compiled this list says multiple social security numbers does not automatically prove there’s criminal activity involved, he states that “having said that, I have personally experienced many, many cases where such information has led to subsequent exposure of fraud, deception, money laundering and other crimes.“What is interesting to note is that Obama’s grandmother, Madelyn Dunham, was a volunteer at the Oahu Circuit Court probate department and had access to the Social Security numbers of deceased people.

  21. VP Joe from Scranton
    October 21st, 2009 | 6:15 am

    I’m emailing from the US Embassy in Warsaw. You can’t believe how hard it is to email here at the embassy. Ambassador Feinstein said he goes to Starbucks (Starbuckskis here)when he wants to communicate with friends and family via email.
    Does anyone else see the irony that Barack sent me here to Eastern Europe to do damage control?
    Actually I didn’t realize the Poles, Czechs and Romanians had nukes. The Russians must have left them on site when we ran them back to Moscow. These are some of the poorest nations in world. Ya think they may be dealing these nukes to the highest bidder?
    I think Barack may have his own damage control to handle if any of the claims above are true.

    Biden/Biden in 2012! Ich bin ein Berliner!

    *** Sent from the US Embassy in Warsaw, Poland. May contain confidential or sensitive material. ***

  22. VP Joe from Scranton
    October 21st, 2009 | 6:22 am

    Maybe if I do a good job here Barack will send me to Tehran. I’ll kick Ahmadinejad’s ass! He’ll be begging for George W. Bush again. Don’t let these hair plugs fool you. I’m still the scrappy football playing street fighter from the tough streets of Wilmington.
    Ahmadinejad you have met you equal. I will crush you in a battle of wills or minds. I am your superior.

    Biden/Biden in 2012! Is it proper etiquette to have Pierogies two meals in a row?

    *** Sent from the US Embassy in Warsaw, Poland. May contain confidential or sensitive material. ***

  23. October 21st, 2009 | 7:11 am

    joe-pierogies two meals in a row ? yes,by all means.in fact there’s a great place right off the old town square,pierogies you’ll never get at the parrot.

  24. Lord Abott
    October 21st, 2009 | 7:16 am

    What are you guys going to be for Halloween?
    I’m going to be Bernie Madoff.

    I wanted to be Obama but many people say whites
    cannot be him becasue its racially insensitive
    as its considered to be wearing black face.
    The politically correct have now officially ruined
    Halloween. What do you guys think? Is it
    wrong to be Madoff as well?

  25. VP Joe from Scranton
    October 21st, 2009 | 7:19 am

    Then Pierogies it is. You need to be a bit more specific on where to go for them right off old town square. Lech’s?
    I went to Bobby Vinton’s last night and the food was great!
    You don’t go to the Parrott for food.

    Biden/Biden in 2012! Blue Velvet forever.

    *** Sent from the US Embassy in Warsaw, Poland. May contain confidential or sensitive material. ***

  26. October 21st, 2009 | 9:28 am

    facing north,turn left onto the street that curves slightly left,follow to the end (two blocks maybe ) & it’s the last restaurant on the left.better than red square, which i contend is a money laundering joint.

  27. Fish Filet
    October 21st, 2009 | 10:10 am

    Give me some kartofle gotowane z wody anyday. Yankee Air Pirate did you crash in Poland?

  28. October 21st, 2009 | 12:00 pm

    i did not crash in poland,in fact never operated in that theatre.krakow would have been a nice place to crash,i’m sure i could’ve arranged a soft landing,if you acquire my meaning.

  29. Grant
    October 21st, 2009 | 4:53 pm

    I hope the Taliban does not attack any more “religious sights.” That would be terrible.

    Mr. Kane I am with you on the federal government and gambling. I also want them to legalize and tax pot and prostitution. Imagine going to a hot federally regulated hooker after an evening of smoking pot and gambling at a casino! It would all be for the good of the country! Forget Arlen Specter. LARRY KANE FOR SENATE 2010!!!!!!!!!!

  30. Lord Abott
    October 21st, 2009 | 4:59 pm

    There are some who would sell their grandmother
    short for money. Sin taxes are appealing but
    there is a limit and social impacts that Larry
    and Ed Rendell either lack the intellect or
    just prefer not to consider.

  31. Ed
    October 21st, 2009 | 5:49 pm

    Larry, did you get any tickets for tonight’s game? I’ll look for you in the WPVI booth. I would have gone but believe it or not I didn’t make it past the top of the ninth in the last game, so I figured I probably don’t have the passion this year. Sure I will watch them tonight but I just hope it’s a blowout. Watching something for over four hours is harder than it looks (see the movie Titanic). Actually playing in a game longer than four hours may even be harder. Manny Ramirez was taking a shower before the game was over the other night. How cool (uncool) was that? The most intense three outs of the whole season and he’s taking a shower. You gotta love that guy, baggy pants and all.

  32. Lord Abott
    October 21st, 2009 | 7:04 pm

    Ed, don’t bother watching, Phillies will
    eventually lose to Yankees and Philadelphia
    will regain the mantle of loser toilet city
    forever in the shadow of NY,DC, and Boston.
    Larry secretly roots for Yankees, and dresses
    up in Jeter Jersey and heels while watching
    Phillies- Believe it!

  33. VP Joe from Scranton
    October 22nd, 2009 | 6:33 am

    This is easy! I fly in here and the Poles have no missile plan or any idea of what I’m talking about. I promise them a Dell Computer manufacturing plant in Warsaw and they love our plan. I do feel a little bit like a used car salesman. I guess that’s why I get paid the big bucks.
    2 things that weren’t easy here: watching the Phils and sleeping. I get up at 4AM and try to find the Phils on Polish TV. Good luck. I can get all kinds of US reruns in Polish and infomercials in Polish (no Billy Mayski)but no baseball. I tried to pick up MLB on embassy supercomputer but no luck. Starbuckskis does no open until 6:30AM. One of the embassy workers suggested I go down to the military secret listening post. Some Spec 5 is there listening to cellphone traffic from a 200 mile radius. He salutes me and asks how he can help. I tell him to find the Phils game on his fancy radio. He pulls up AFN out of Frankfurt. The Cold War missed one listening outpost last night as we cheered the Phils on the NLCS championship. I love Shane Victorino as much as Jill. I wonder if I can talk him into an appearance at the Parrott?
    I could not sleep last night. I had dinner at President Kaczynski’s palace. They served gwumpkies which were tasty and looked harmless. It was a nice change after 3 straight meals with pierogies. Well the gas I got from all the cabbage was unbelievable. I felt like I was going to explode. Massive gas and no where to release during a state dinner. At home I would have ripped a couple of greasy farts and been fine. The sacrifices I make for this country. I am a great American.
    By the by President Kaczynski is no relation to Jane Kaczynski on Thirty Rock if you were wondering. He hadn’t even heard of her. Can you imagine? All the awards the show has won and he’d never heard of Jane or even Tina Fey. These people are still in the Stone Age.
    Well I need to get back to negotiations today. I wonder if I’ll have to promise a Hershey’s Chocolate factory in Krakow to seal the deal. I have to keep some bargaining chips for the Czech Republic and Romania. You know those Czechs are really glorified gypsies. They’ll be tough to deal with.

    Biden/Biden in 2012! You can’t find a good hoagie in Warsaw.

    *** Sent from the US Embassy in Warsaw, Poland. May contain confidential or sensitive material. ***

  34. VP Joe from Scranton
    October 22nd, 2009 | 6:51 am

    Even though Larry has no time to address his constituents I will.
    Grant – your weak attempt at humor suggesting that Larry should run for Senate is disturbing. Remember Larry spends his days watching I Love Lucy reruns, eating cheetos and drinking winecoolers in his underwear. Unless you were a big Ted Kennedy supporter this should disturb you.
    Lord Abott – be nice to the Phils. They summarily dispatched the Rockies and Dodgers in short order. They are a perfect match for the Yankees. Advantage Yankees in bullpen. Advantage Phils in SP and bench. Just wait for Burnett to implode. Phils in 7 games.
    Ed – Manny Ramirez is a mirror image of the average American worker. Capable of great things when focused but too often taking the day off or daydreaming. In the end both fail. Sad but true. Manny is a bad joke and a zit on the ass of baseball. He’s like your wierd Uncle Ned that no one talks about.
    Yankee Air Pirate – soft landing in Warsaw. Are you implying sexcapades in Poland? You must have been quite the stud in your day. Or had a pocket full of Benjamins. And I do mean Franklin. What does Mrs YAP think about all these revelations?

    Biden/Biden in 2012! We won’t take days off.

    *** Sent from the US Embassy in Warsaw, Poland. May contain confidential or sensitive material. ***

  35. VP Joe from Scranton
    October 22nd, 2009 | 6:54 am

    Will they call this the “Jersey Turnpike Series”? Only 90 miles separate the cities but worlds apart.

    Biden/Biden in 2012! Hail to the Champs!

    *** Sent from the US Embassy in Warsaw, Poland. May contain confidential or sensitive material. ***

  36. Fish Filet
    October 22nd, 2009 | 10:09 am

    Larry Kane for US Senator. You have got to be kidding.

  37. Fish Filet
    October 22nd, 2009 | 10:11 am

    Did Penisillin give you the soft landing in Warsaw or was it the Vodka?

  38. Nobama rides again
    October 22nd, 2009 | 11:19 am
  39. Barry from Indonesia
    October 22nd, 2009 | 1:08 pm

    Yeah like I’m afraid of some redneck pencil neck geek. I have the entire US press on my side. I will crush the plans of an independent.

  40. Grant
    October 22nd, 2009 | 3:56 pm

    Mr. Kane you should run for senator. I’d vote for you. Pot in every pot I say. Whores for everyone!

  41. VP Joe from Scranton
    October 23rd, 2009 | 5:47 am

    Vítejte z ?eská Republika! Now that is a mouthful. I’m here at the US Embassy in Prague. What a beautiful old city this is. Lots of beautiful women on the streets. I may have to retire here. I’m meeting with Prime Minister Fischer and President Klaus in a couple hourson bilateral NATO cooperation and missile defense. I’m sure we’ll discuss Iraq and Afghanistan as well. They all want to talk about that too.
    We just got back from a big lunch. Utopenci was the main dish. Some kind of pickled sausage with onions and peppers. Not as good as the tailgate italian sausages outside in the parking lot at the Linc before Eagles games. VP Joe never passes on a sausage! We have some sort of fried cheese called smažený sýr. We finished off with a fruit kolac (cake) and cappachino. Very nice. I could use a nap now though.
    What’s going on back there? We don’t get much news over here. What we do get is in foreign languages. I’ve got a translator with me but he’s filtering.
    I’m planning to walk the streets of Prague alone tonight. Well as alone as I can be with 5 secret service agents. I’ve heard the Czech beer is excellent. Maybe I can find a micro brewery and grab another Utopenci.
    Lou?ení z ?eská Republika!

    Biden/Biden in 2012! I’ve never met a sausage I could turn down.

    *** Sent from the US Embassy in Prague, Czech Republic. May contain confidential or sensitive material. ***

  42. VP Joe from Scranton
    October 23rd, 2009 | 5:51 am

    I forgot to ask Yankee Air Pirate for a dinner suggestion. I suspect he’s had a soft landing in Prague or 2. YAP can you recommend a restaurant or dinner selection.
    By the by so far no gypsies.

    Biden/Biden in 2012! Eating my way into the hearts of Central Europeans at the expense of heartburn.

    *** Sent from the US Embassy in Prague, Czech Republic. May contain confidential or sensitive material. ***

  43. Grant
    October 23rd, 2009 | 9:18 am

    Mr. Kane I am intrigued by your plan to provide citizens gaming, pot, and prostitutes in exchange for tax revenues. Where may I subscribe to your newsletter?

  44. Lord Abott
    October 23rd, 2009 | 9:48 am

    Larry could be a successful politican.
    First, he’s a good looking man
    Second, he has name a face recogniton
    with a very positive Q rating.
    Third, he is the master of BS and can
    talk and write without saying anything
    and never takes a controversial stand.

    I would vote for him because I know
    he would never do anthing and that’s
    what we need. Of course he will be
    a proponet of free air, and will introduce
    a bill that never passes.

  45. Fish Filet
    October 23rd, 2009 | 9:52 am

    Friday must eat fish. Larry must eat crow.

  46. October 23rd, 2009 | 10:07 am

    Joe-You’re on your own in Prague,I didn’t care for the food.There’s a great little micro brewery not far from Old Town but it’s better enjoyed in the spring when you can sit outside.Get the dark beer.

  47. Grant
    October 23rd, 2009 | 10:45 am

    I am ready to pay taxes on pot and prostitutes. Larry you have my vote!

  48. Ed
    October 23rd, 2009 | 12:38 pm

    Whoever invented the revolving door must have had the judicial system in mind. To take Larry seriously for a momment, I gotta say this whole legalize drugs thing by Larry makes sense. Why continue to run people in and out of the system at taxpayers expense? The election of the “right” kind of judges is part of Larry’s plan. If we elect those judges who find drug use to be a minor infraction then Larry will have accomplished his first step. First the judges then the politicians (that will be a piece of cake ie. Josh Shapiro etal.) then the people. But who really needs the people? This is all inevitable. Just look at the drug war going on in Mexico right now. I think they are already counting on legalized drug use in this country. With Larry’s “inside connections” I bet he’s on the ground floor of some franchise location already. Maybe “Pot Barn” or, “Potsmart”. Only time will tell.

    GO PHILLIES! BEAT LA!

  49. VP Joe from Scranton
    October 24th, 2009 | 6:17 am

    Bun? diminea?a de la Bucuresti! If it’s Saturday it must be Bucharest – Romania that is – land of gymnasts and werewolves. So I arrive at the Romanian Palace and President Basescu trots out Nadia Comaneci. You know of perfect 10 fame at the 1976 Olympics. I told her I was disappointed in her performance on Celebrity Apprentice last year. She cried and left. It had to be said. She embarrassed herself and was fired. Maybe it was a cultural thing – you know working. When I mentioned Bela Karolyi there was much mumbling and knashing of teeth. Apparently he’s not still popular in Romania. They called him a de porc tr?d?tor. Not sure what that means but it did not sound favorable.
    President Basescu asked if I wanted to visit the Transylvanian portion of his country. I said just because I’m originally from the Pennsylvainia portion of our country I do not suck blood from other humans. I know vampire shows are all the rage now and it’s close to Halloween but really what is this whackjob thinking about? No thank you to Count Dracula, werewolves and what other horrific things living in Transylvania. I told him I heard they have nude beaches in Mangalia. That’s what I’m talking about. I did not bring my Speedo to swim laps alone in indoor embassy pools.
    For lunch we had Sarmale cu Mamaliguta which is cabbage rolls stuffed with pork, sauerkraut and mamaliga (polenta). I know – gas alert. My other choices were Lamb’s haggis and pickled calves feet. I’ve had more cabbage on this trip than in my entire life combined. You may find that surprising my having grown up in a middle class Irish family but it’s true. Enough with the cabbage already. Yankee Air Pirate I’m looking for a dinner restaurant or local dish recommendation from you. Any suggestions?
    I’m ripping greasy farts here in my chamber while I wait for our afternoon meetings to commence. Got to get the gas out in private. Would have brought Beano if I had had any idea how gassy the food is here. I’ll know next time.
    President Basescu has already said that he’d accept our anti-missile plan “with joy”. I guess it was the Hershey’s chocolate manufacturing plant that I promised him that gave him the joy. Bush wanted to build an anti-missile shield around central Europe with SM-3 missiles. These guys would do anything for a chocolate factory to include suck blood (or anything else for that matter).

    Biden/Biden in 2012! Training as Olympic champions.

    *** Sent from the US Embassy in Bucharest, Romania. May contain confidential or sensitive material. ***

  50. Blush Limbaugh
    October 24th, 2009 | 6:51 am

    I wanted to own a sport franchise. It does not matter that I am a drug addict who likes to break the law and make the occasional offensive comment. I was even going to bring up some of my young Dominican friends to work in the locker room. Life is unfair. Whaaaaaa. Whaaaaa. My pussy hurts!

  51. Yankee Spanky
    October 24th, 2009 | 3:02 pm

    They better pull it out tonight, then we’ll have the show down with Philadelphia, one and for all, this match up will determine which is the greatest city in the country. New York is the capital of the world, it will never be beaten by the toilet capital of the world, mark my words, as God is my witness. Philadelphia will crumble and it will be proven that last year was a fluke. The Yankees have done it two years in row, Philadelphia never has and never will. Good luck toilet bowl boys!

  52. Yankee Spanky
    October 24th, 2009 | 3:07 pm

    The Melk Man Delivers!

  53. Jimmy Swaggart
    October 24th, 2009 | 7:30 pm

    Rain delay favors Yankees. I wear high heels too when I watch baseball, there’s nothing wrong with that Larry, be yourself!

  54. VP Joe from Scranton
    October 25th, 2009 | 6:16 am

    I’m on Air Force 2 somewhere around 1200 miles from Andrews AFB now. Other than sleeping in my own bed the thing I’m looking forward to the most is the Sunday Inquirer Sports section. I know the Blue Hens smoked Towson 49-21 to improve their record to 5-2. After last week’s upset of UMASS that’s pretty good. Long way from the playoffs though. JoePa won too. Good for him.
    Sunday mornings at the Biden household is a crazy time. We go to mass at St Anthony’s. Jill makes pancakes and sausage for the whole family. Beau’s wife brings baked goods from Sweeney’s or Krystyna’s. The rest just sit and eat. The house clears out about 11:30. Just in time for me to grab the Inquirer Sports and go up stairs and take a monster dump. There is no greater satisfaction in the week than my Sunday morning dump. Not rushed. Not too early. Cathartic!
    Well as it stands the limo will get me home just in time for the NFL pregame show. I don’t watch those nitwits. I turn the sound on at 1PM. I’ll likely take a nap and catch up on my sleep. Didn’t sleep well on AF 2. They played Gigli on the way home. You have got to be kidding me. J Lo and Ben Affleck. Stupid!
    Until tomorrow. I’ll have to do that whole debriefing thingy with Barack in the morning. He asks so many questions. All I’m bringing back from Central Europe is a case of Vodka and Kielbasa. That and a major case of gas. I’ve been ripping farts all night but so much gas and so little time. Today’s dump could be epic.

    Biden/Biden in 2012! Pastry for everyone.

    *** Sent from the Air Force 2 in mid-flight. May contain confidential or sensitive material. ***

  55. Lord Abott
    October 25th, 2009 | 11:32 am

    The VP deserves to have an epic dump
    everyday, because that is what he is
    full of.

  56. Lord Abott
    October 25th, 2009 | 6:18 pm

    Larry wants table games, why not sports
    betting too? That way as children begin to
    lear about sports and watch it on TV they
    can also be tutored in odds making and
    gambling. There is no better way to teach
    math and statistics, especially to minorites,
    if they can see a practical application and
    dreams of big financial winfalls with no
    actual work. Larry Kane and Ed Rendell are
    geniuses.

    Legalize sports betting in Pennsylvania now!

  57. Lord Abott
    October 25th, 2009 | 9:42 pm

    Yankees have not clinched it yet, but they
    are going to win tonight. When you’re a Yankee
    fan its okay to count chickens before they
    are hatched. The Yankess will defeat Phillies
    in six games, but small chance it happens in
    Seven, in either scenario the Yankees will prevail.

  58. VP Joe from Scranton
    October 26th, 2009 | 5:56 am

    Waiting for the 7:01. Sitting in the station typing on my Crackberry with my fat arthritic fingers. Why do they make the keys so small?
    Not looking forward to my trip download and after action report this morning. Barack can be so demanding. Did you ask this? Did you confirm that? Are they going to do this? Blah blah blah blah blah. Does any of this really matter anyway? He doesn’t ask where I visited during my free time. He doesn’t ask where we ate. He probably cares less than Lord Abott that I took an epic dump yesterday. By the by thanks for your interest in and concern about my bowel movements. You are a true and caring friend. Unlike Barack who uses my uncanny diplomatic skills and worldly guile for his own purposes. Most times I’m embarrassed to be a member of this administration.
    Looking forward to a Phils repeat. They are better than the Yanks. Phils win in 6 or 7. Eagles drub the Redskins tonight.

    Biden/Biden in 2012! Open and honest to a fault.

    Sent Via Blackberry by Verizon

  59. VP Joe from Scranton
    October 26th, 2009 | 6:01 am

    By the by I see that Larry must have gone to bed early last night and forgotten to change the blog topic. A senior moment or just negligence? Larry you have one task to perform each week. If you can’t accomplish that fire yourself and replace yourself as blog meister. This website and your blog topics are a constant source of embarrassment. Maybe it is time to shut r down. RIP.

    Biden/Biden in 2012! Ramping up enthusiasm why Larry shuts r down.

    Sent Via Blackberry by Verizon

  60. Lord Abott
    October 26th, 2009 | 7:02 am

    Larry was locked in his study in front of
    huge plasma TV, decked out in Jimmy Choo
    pumps and Derek Jeter Jersey.Its fans like
    him that make it possible for Yankees to
    be in 40th World Series. Yes Philadelphia
    you will be playing a team that has be there
    40 times. Think about that, and you will drop
    an epic Joe Biden dump in your pants.

  61. Fish Filet
    October 26th, 2009 | 9:03 am

    Do not disparage Larry for he knows not what he does. He is oblivious to the world as we know it.

  62. Fish Filet
    October 26th, 2009 | 9:05 am

    LA, Larry would not be seen in any jersey for fear of offending someone. Did you know that Jeter swallows?

  63. Grant
    October 26th, 2009 | 11:03 am

    Will A-ROD and JETER pay city taxes on their prostitutes when they’re here? Larry, get Josh Shapiro on that STAT!

  64. Ed
    October 26th, 2009 | 12:24 pm

    Wow the Phils in the I95/NJ Turnpike Series vs the Bronx Bombers. 90 miles of seperation between these two cities but the distance is so much greater. Provincial vs Parochial, profane vs profound, pragmatic vs political, white collar vs blue collar, bullies vs loudmouths, front runners vs loyalists, bums vs heros, scumbags vs the righteous, dregs of the earth vs wholesome families, satan worshipers vs God’s children………..

  65. Lord Abott
    October 26th, 2009 | 1:37 pm

    It wil come to be known as the Acela Series,
    in reference to the commemorative Amtrak tain
    that will bring the Bronx Bombers into Philadelia
    to traunce the Phillies, The Halloween game
    will be particularly painful as Harry Kalas
    ghost arises from home plate and spooks the
    entire stadium. The field is haunted by his
    Ghost, watch and learn Phillies fans, its over
    before it began.

  66. Lush Limbaugh
    October 26th, 2009 | 2:11 pm

    Larry I reported that Obama hated America and wrote that in his college thesis. It turns out that the article I based my screed on was actually satire on people like me. Looks like I am just another Dan Rather wannabe. Only I’m way fat, take drugs, and sleep with Dominican boys.

  67. Fish Filet
    October 26th, 2009 | 2:26 pm

    I never cease to be amazed by some of the more pathetic boggers here. Lush, you and your multiple variations are at the top of the list.

  68. VP Joe from Scranton
    October 27th, 2009 | 5:56 am

    Larry changed the blog!
    Larry changed the blog!

    Biden/Biden in 2012! Never repetitive.

    Sent Via Blackberry by Verizon

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