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The mayor singing ‘in my room’

The mayor singing ‘in my room’: Like that old Beach Boys song about hiding from the world in my room, Mayor Johnson of Chicago has indeed been doing something in his room.  Well, he is allegedly hiding some gifts in his room.  This is the story: 

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The mayor singing ‘in my room’ - American Thinker https://t.co/cY0HdWHPa1

— Silvio Canto. Jr. (@silvio_canto) February 14, 2025

 

Like that old Beach Boys song about hiding from the world in my room, Mayor Johnson of Chicago has indeed been doing something in his room.  Well, he is allegedly hiding some gifts in his room.  This is the story:

The City of Chicago recently shared a video of its ‘gift room’ after a watchdog group accused Mayor Brandon Johnson of improperly accepting valuable gifts.

On Wednesday, the city also announced new protocols for receiving gifts, along with a log and video of items currently inside its ‘gift room.’

The transparency attempt comes after the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) accused Johnson of accepting valuable gifts and failing to report them.

Alleged unreported gifts included jewelry, alcohol, AirPods, designer handbags and size 14 men’s shoes, prompting ethical concerns.

14-size shoes and designer handbags?  Another man of the people with fancy tastes.  Apparently, new protocols were announced, and future mayors won’t be able to hide their big shoes and handbags.

All of these stories come on top of everything else going on in Chicago.  A couple of months ago, we learned that, “State test scores are in for Chicago Public Schools, and fewer than 1-in-3 students could read and fewer than 1-in-5 do math at their elementary grade level in 2024.” It was worse for high school juniors: “fewer than 1 in 4 could read and math scores dropped nearly a percentage point from 2023.”

And I won’t bring up crime figures and the complete mess created by sanctuary city status.  So the city of Chicago moves on, but not in a sensible direction.  The mayor with big shoes and a fine taste for handbags has been a disaster for the place, but he’s second to none when it comes to bashing Trump.

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Valentine's Day 2019 with Leslie Eastman & Aaron Clarey

Guests: Leslie Eastman and Aaron Clarey......We will look at the issues of the day....... and other stories.......click to listen:

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Tuesday's podcast: Valentine's Day and balloons with Leslie Eastman, Legal Insurrection

Guest:   Leslie Eastman.....contributor to Legal Insurrection.....Valentine's Day and balloons....VP Harris' problems...

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2017: Valentine's Day Leslie Eastman and Barry Jacobsen.

2017: Valentine's Day Leslie Eastman and Barry Jacobsen..

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2014: "ICONS OF LOVE" for Valentine's Day

"ICONS OF LOVE": Our 2nd annual Valentine's Day show with Leslie Eastman....

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Love & romance along the ancient Nile with Leslie Eastman & Dr Eric Wells

Guests:  Leslie Eastman, editor of Temple of Mut, joins us for a review of love and romance along the ancient land of The Nile......she will introduce us to Dr. Eric Wells, editor of Eric's Guide to ancient Egypt....this is what Leslie wrote about it:

"As Valentine’s Day was just a couple of days ago, we will be reviewing love and romance in ancient Egypt.  I suspect many of you will be surprised by how seriously the Egyptian’s took their passion."

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2015: Valentine's Day Show with Leslie and friends

2015: Valentine's Day Show with Leslie and friends........

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Valentine’s Day: Icons of Love with Leslie Eastman & Barry Jacobsen

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