Susan Miller, typical Greenie

It's no surprise to anyone who's observed events around here that Susan Miller of Cleveland Heights is a member of the Green Party and has made a field day of bashing Democrats for years. 

Those who've had the displeasure of meeting Susan Miller know that she's a typical Green party member. Doesn't bathe on a regular basis because that would waste water. She's against fluoridation and a chain smoker which would explain her halitosis and bad teeth. Like most Greenies I've met she's deeply racist, hates the blacks moving to Cleveland Heights, hates the Indian doctors at the Clinic.  

Some people are worried that angry delusional fools voting Green are going to cost Hillary the election the same way Ralph Nader cost Al Gore the election in 2000. I'm not one of them. At least 90% of Bernie's supporters are now with Hillary. Meanwhile loads of Republicans are running from Trump, most to Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson and some to Hillary.

There's Susan Miller in the white shirt about to drop a cigarette stub on the sidewalk outside South Euclid city hall. Some greenie, huh?

Dog Poop Douchebag

There's a special place in hell for people who don't clean up after their dogs. And there's a special place in this blog: public shaming. The woman driving this Subaru Forester, Ohio license plate GRM 5738 did not clean up after her two large dogs after they pooped at the Euclid Creek reservation. The dogs did not relieve themselves in a secluded area, but right in an open grass area where children play. SMH.

 

 

Miscarriage of Justice

When it comes to the Cuyahoga County grand jury's decision not to prosecute Cleveland cop Timothy Loehmann in the shooting of 12 year old Tamir Rice words escape me. Timothy McGinty has to go!

Over the last 20 years we've seen the slow rebirth of our Northeast Ohio region. But crap like this ensured Cleveland will continue to be a laughingstock in the eyes of many. The way the CPD treats African-Americans, the Republicans should feel right at home here next summer.

Goodwill, worse than Walmart

In case you haven't heard, Goodwill is moving into the former Walgreen's at Mayfield Road and I-271.

Goodwill is a horrible company exploits the disabled by paying them less than minimum wage sometimes as low as $1.40 an hour. Their wage structure complete with high paid executives makes Walmart look like a paragon of corporate generosity.

Here's where I call out the hypocrisy of the Citizens for Oakwood clowns. They picketed and protested about Walmart's low wages and benefits but will say nothing about Goodwill. When Walmart moved from Cleveland Heights to South Euclid they cried "POACHING", yet said nothing when Fitworks moved from Hilltop Plaza to the old Catalano's up the road.

FLASH: Heights drug-dealing Activist cops plea, gets slap on wrist

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After over a year vowing he would fight drug trafficking charges to the bitter end Garry Kanter agreed to a plea bargain in exchange for a reduced sentence. Garry was caught in early 2013 with 59 marijuana plants and 5 pounds of hash oil. Not even someone with Garry’s insatiable appetites is capable of smoking that much pot on his own so this was clearly a case of “intent to distribute.”

Nancy Margaret Russo who’s known as one of the most passive aggressive mood swingers to ever sit in a judge’s seat accepted the plea and was nice enough to give Garry a slap on the wrist.

In exchange for his guilty plea, Kanter had to turn in 3 cell phones, 2 digital scales and a gun. Again, if he didn’t “intend to distribute” the pot he wouldn’t have been weighing it so carefully. Garry will be under probation for 1 year and can only use his car for business related driving. I hope Garry understands that business driving does not refer to the “business” he was just forcibly retired from. But I hope he can find a steady job and pay down all those credit card and tax debts he’s run up. See for yourself at the County Court Database. Maybe it’s time to reestablish debtors prisons?

Douchebag of the year: Edmund Aviv

It almost seems like piling on to comment on this case which has made national headlines. But here goes. Going back to at least 1997, Edmund Aviv of 887 Trebisky Road engaged in a pattern of harassing his next door neighbors. Why? Because the Prughs, a white couple, had adopted disabled children who happen to be black. He spat on the mother (legally that’s assault), called her “monkey momma”, built a contraption to spew kerosene laced air toward their house (because he didn’t like the April-Fresh smell of Downy that came from the Prugh’s house), smeared dog crap on their car and wheelchair ramp, and cut down shrubbery in their yard.

The Prughs took Aviv to court at least four times. Yet this jerk continued his disgusting behavior. South Euclid’s Judge Gayle Williams-Byers was fed up enough to sentence Aviv to 100 hours of community service, anger management classes, counselling at the Diversity Center of Cleveland, 15 days in jail, and 5 hours holding the sign as seen at this link. It remains to be seen whether Aviv will change his behavior in the long term. But at least the judge gave him the good sound spanking he’s so richly deserved.

For those who think this sentence was too harsh, you should go to the South Euclid court’s website and look through Aviv's prior case history.

1997: Aggravated menacing - fined $250 and suspended 60-day sentence.
1999: Disorderly Conduct - fined $200.
2011: Destruction of neighbor's property (trees) - fined $200.

The above doesn’t include a case for curfew violation which may be related to a previous sentence, and running 49 in a 35 zone that appears unrelated to this case.

It's obvious that the piddling sentences that were passed down by the previous judge were ineffective. Edmund Aviv continued his pattern of sick behavior. There comes a time when you have to say "enough." Judge Williams-Byers has said just that. I think her sentence was appropriate. Back in the founders' day, this d-bag would have been put in the stockade with tomatoes thrown at him by an angry crowd. So by those standards the sentence seems pretty lenient. I'm sure that neighborhood will become a lot more pleasant while Aviv serves his time in jail.

When I look at this creep’s mug, I'm reminded of the dearly departed John Demjanjuk. But with hair. Aviv’s as much of an embarrassment to South Euclid as Demjanjuk was to Seven Hills. Maybe more since there are plenty in Seven Hills who still defend Ivan the Terrible. And that’s why we name Edmund Aviv Douchebag for 2014.

Douchebag of the month: Phillip Morris

Phillip Morris - black racist, Wahoo defender and douchebag.

Yes, it's sad but true. There are black, excuse me, African-American racists out there and Phillip Morris is one such example. I can't believe in the 21st century we still have a racist mascot like Chief Wahoo in a town that's trying to sell itself as America's Comeback City. Those like Morris who still cling to this pathetic symbol of a perpetually losing team are bathing in the stench of phony nostalgia. They are no better than Southern Whites who dined at the Coon Chicken Inn or the Orthodox Jews by the old Milliken school who gripe about the Schvartses moving into "their" area.

As I've said before, Native Americans or American Indians are the last group of humans that it remains acceptable to parody with mascots like this. No one would accept an insulting logo like Wahoo if it portrayed Italians, Irish, Jews, Asians, Africans, or homosexuals.

So Phil, in honor of your douchebaggery, let's rename the team the Cleveland Darkies, and change the mascot to Sambo. How does that sit with you, buddy?

Fran Mentch in JAIL

Convicted of assault in the infamous hair-pulling case. We note that the facebook posts defending Fran Mentch's actions and claiming she was on trial for being an "activist" have been taken down.

Fran Mentch's Pity Party

Everyone’s favorite activist Fran Mentch has issued a new fatwa:

“I am on trial on Tuesday for being an activist. I am one of many who asked the Cuyahoga County Public Library Board and the director Sari Feldman to be fiscally responsible and respectful of the community's wishes and not sell Telling Mansion.”

Her mouthpiece at the Save the Telling Mansion as the South Euclid-Lyndhurst Public Library repeated Fran’s lie: “Fran Mentch is being tried for being an activist.”

It’s the old Goebells Nazi propaganda tactic again. Take a lie repeat it ad infinitum, and people will eventually believe it.

But not so fast.

Fran Mentch is not on trial for being an “activist”. She’s on trial for assault. How do I know that? Simple. There are plenty of other activists who tried to stop the library from moving. Some of them were reasonable. Some were almost as obnoxious as Fran. Are any of them on trial? No. Why? Because they didn’t stroll over and yank Sari Feldman’s hair like a playground bully. Fran knows she did it. The Parma cop Fran confessed to knows Fran did it. Sari Feldman certainly knows Fran did it. So why not simply plead guilty, pay the fine, and get on with the rest of her life?

Fran is pushing this case for one reason. She has a martyr complex and craves the attention. Fran doesn’t gain attention by accomplishment. Fran gains attention by having temper tantrums when her latest cause fails, which is always. I guess I’m feeding her craving by devoting this post to her. So be it. The fools who follow Fran like the Pied Piper along with low information voters need to be reminded about what a loon this chick is.

Lighten up Frances. You’re not above the law. Hopefully the jury will recognize that. The Fran Mentch's and Garry Kanter's of this world do a disservice to their own causes and the concept of committed citizenship. They are angry birds of a feather than need to flock together. Straight to the slammer.

Fran Fails AGAIN

Fran’s long record of failure continues.

Tried to outlaw residential security doors: Failed
Tried to stop the Taylor Road project: Failed
Tried to get Ed Kelley recalled: Failed
Tried to stop Oakwood: Failed
Tried to stop the Library move: Failed
Tried to get elected to Cleveland Heights City Council: Epic FAIL, coming in second last!

Wonder what she'll fail at next?

Douchebag of the Month: Thomas Treer

Thomas Treer bills himself as a historian. I have no idea what he did to earn that title. Did he graduate with a degree in history? Has he been published? Or does he just watch the History Channel?

 

As far as I can see, all Thomas has done is write a letter to the Sun Messenger decrying the existence of linkage between South Euclid and Lyndhurst.

Perhaps Thomas, who I understand is in his 20s, should live up to his billing as historian and learn about the roots of Lyndhurst’s snobbery toward South Euclid.

Back in 1924, when the South Euclid-Lyndhurst School District was created, there was a vocal group in Lyndhurst opposed to the joint district. They wanted Lyndhurst to have its own district. Why? They spouted some vague generalities about local control. But the real underlying reason was that South Euclid was home to a large Jewish population, which was not the case in Lyndhurst at the time. Since Jews have historically excelled academically, the concern among Lyndhurstians was that this would put their kids at a disadvantage. Despite Lyndhurstians’ concerns, South Euclid-Lyndhurst was for generations one of Ohio’s great success stories until Reaganomics came along and slashed federal education funding. In more recent years, there have been renewed calls for Lyndhurst to separate from South Euclid which in an area with declining population has zero chance of happening. Mostly these comments have surfaced in internet forums, and they’re clearly driven by the increased number of African-Americans in the district, most of who live in South Euclid. One kind of bigotry has been replaced by another.

Story time: I remember when my son came home from Elementary school one day. He was excited about a visit from the Chief of the Lyndhurst fire department. He told me how the fire chief was talking about how the South Euclid and Lyndhurst fire departments work together, and he joined his hands together interlacing his fingers to describe how the two departments were “like brothers.” My son told me with pride that he wanted to become a fireman. Of course, the week before he told me he wanted to be a baseball player, and the week after a football player. So you know how it goes.

Look, I don’t agree with the library’s move and I have yet to meet anyone who does. If Tommy wants to use the Library issue as yet another wedge to try and drive a division between South Euclid and Lyndhurst apart he should be upfront about why he wants it. But if he wants to do something about the Library’s move, he should do something besides bashing South Euclidians.

And that’s why I am naming Thomas Treer as March 2013’s douchebag of the month.

FLASH: Heights "activist" busted for pot

Garry Kanter, house flipper and self-proclaimed voice of the people was busted by Heights cops and a DEA task force on March 20. It's nice to know Heights cops can occasionally be called upon to do more than write speeding tickets. As for Kanter, this is no ordinary marijuana bust. There were "allegedly" 59 pot plants in his home and 5 pounds of hash oil. This is obviously more than is needed for "personal use" even for someone of Garry's...proportions. This is drug trafficking.

Doubtless Garry will accuse Mitchell Scnheider, Jane Goodman, Georgine Welo, David Miller and probably me of planting the 59 pot plants and tipping the police.

Douchebag of the month: John Ellis Bush

The Bush family keeps rearing their ugly inbred heads. George W. Bush has been out of office four years, and the country is still digging itself out of the mess he made. Dubya’s kid is a “reporter” for the Today Show despite her utter lack of qualifications for the job. Desperate Republicans are even talking up John Ellis Bush aka Jeb as a presidential candidate in 2016.

Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me. Fool me thrice…we’re screwed.

And in December, George H. W. Bush suffered a prolonged illness that wound him up in the ICU.

Now there’s a report that the e-mail accounts of several Bush family members were hacked. Isn’t it hilarious that members of our moneyed elite are using AOL accounts? You can view family photos, which are as boring as any family’s. You can see Dubya’s atrocious paintings where he documents his obsession with painting self-portraits in the bathroom.

The hack reveals that both Dubya and Jeb were not happy about the idea that Bill Clinton might give a eulogy at GHWB’s funeral. Jeb Bush saluted his ailing father’s “kindness and good nature” and pointed to “how kind he was with President Clinton and he helped restore his sordid reputation. A very tough thing to do but with kindness, dad probably helped Bill Clinton than anything he himself has done.”

Excuse me, Jeb? Ever hear of the Clinton Foundation, which has done so much to improve the lives of so many? What’s Poppy been doing since he was tossed from office in 1992? Skydiving and promoting his sons’ political careers. The only time GHWB has done any charity work is when Clinton has pushed him into it.

Clinton spent much of his eight years in office working to undo the damage Reagan and Bush did. Remember how great things were in the 90s? Budget surplus, low unemployment, strong growth, falling crime rates. Average Americans don’t need a reminder of all Clinton did for our country, and how Dubya screwed it up. That’s why Clinton is received like a rock star wherever he goes, while the Bushes go slouching away toward Kennebunkport.

But the sore losers need to keep harping about Monicagate as if that was the only noteworthy event in Clinton’s presidency. People like Jeb Bush are obsessed about blow jobs, which shows you where their minds are. At least Poppy Bush has had to class to not bash Clinton in public. In fact, their friendly relationship has led some to jokingly refer to Bush as Clinton’s surrogate father. (Clinton’s real father died three months after Clinton was born.) The elder Bush’s affection for Clinton must make Jeb and Dubya jealous. Maybe that’s why Jeb obsesses about Clinton’s “sordid” behavior.

But just how sordid was Clinton’s behavior? Is it unprecedented among our Presidents? Hardly. In fact, if you want to learn more of sordid behavior, you need only look as far as Clinton’s predecessor, Poppy himself. Ever hear of Jennifer Fitzgerald? Probably not, because while the media in 1992 was obsessing about Jennifer Flowers, they were looking the other way despite Bush’s well known years long affair with his assistant: Jennifer Fitzgerald. Only one channel, CNN dared investigate it, and was rebuffed as pushing sleaze.

Whatever you think of Bill Clinton’s private behavior, or that of any of the Bushes, remember that Clinton never lied the country into a war that cost 4,487 American lives!

Douchebag of the month: the meanie at Mickey Dee’s

Okay, I admit it, I eat at McDonald’s. Not all the time. Not even often. But this morning, I went to the Mickey Dee’s on Mayfield near Green.

While standing in line, I saw an older employee chew out a younger one for a minor error. Apparently he handed the wrong order to someone at the drive thru. I’m surprised that doesn’t happen more often with those double drive thru’s. This gal carried on in front of other employees and customers. For a franchise that specializes in “service with a smile” it was an unpleasant awkward moment for everyone there. The guy in line behind me muttered “Christ, what’s her damage, is she on the rag?” But the employee looked too old for that option.

This woman was really unprofessional. Grant you this is McDonald’s not some suit & tie office or even a fancy restaurant. But the poor kid who didn’t look a day over 17 didn’t need to be embarrassed in front of a dozen people for a common mistake. I’m not saying don’t correct the error and offer advice. But show a LITTLE consideration!

Douchebag of the month: Al Zarzour

It’s barely August and we’ve already found our Douchebag of the Month!



Al Zarzour says he’s been in the auto business since 1972. Gee, that’s right around the time the American auto industry started to go into decline. Zarzour says that under the bailout, his dealer was closed along with many others. What he doesn’t say is that if there hadn’t been a bailout, the dealers would have closed anyway because GM would have gone out of business. Zarzour also fails to mention that closing dealers were given incentives to throw a blow-out closing sale. The commercial makes it sound like poor Al lost everything and is now barely hanging on, and that it‘s all President Obama’s fault. What a sob story! That of course is not the case, and our crack research team has determined that Zarzour has no one to blame for his dealership’s demise than himself.

According to the Romney commercial, Al Zarzour lives in the suburb directly to our East. This "loyal" American owned a Nissan dealership back in the 70s. Know what Nissan did during World War II? Built military trucks and the engines for the Japanese planes that were used to bomb our sailors during World War II! Nissan was not exactly pleased with the way Zarzour ran his showroom which was reportedly sloppy and poorly stocked, with sales figures that reflected that. Zarzour’s Japanese masters gave him an ultimatum: Shape up or lose the franchise. Zarzour “saved face” by selling his Nissan franchise and opening a Chevy dealership in Chardon. Remember this was back in the days when GM was building crap vehicles, so that doesn’t say much for Zarzour’s ability to pick a winner. But he was certainly able to hedge his bet by hiring his wife, son and son-in-law to work in the dealership with him. In the business this is known as “feathering your own nest.” The problem is, how do you fire your own family if they’re not delivering? In time, Zarzour’s franchise had the reputation as one of the worst underperformers in GM’s Ohio network. Then the economy collapsed, and GM and Chrysler started taking on water. In 2009 Obama’s people showed up and saved the day. Most of the dealers who closed sold Hummers, Saturns or Pontiacs, which were all discontinued. Zarzour was a Chevy dealer, one of the few to close. Zarzour is probably as pissed at GM as he is at Obama.

By the way, I gotta say, GM has really cleaned up their act. I recently bought a Chevy Cruze and I just love it. Great mileage, runs like a top and the build quality is far and above what my old Oldsmobile had.

Oh, and what’s Zarzour doing now? He ain’t hurting, folks. He’s general manager of a Mitsubishi dealership. Anyone wanna guess what Mitsubishi was doing during World War II? Al Zarzour sure has an odd way of showing loyalty for his country, which makes him our DOUCHEBAG OF THE MONTH!

Douchebag of the month: NEIL MUNRO

I’ve been neglecting this blog while I enjoy the spring and summer. Sorry. I’ve also been meaning to update the Douchebag of the Month consistently. But how often can I rag on the likes of Garry Kanter and Fran Mentch? So, I’ve decided to expand the range of this feature and we will now call out Douchebags from around the globe.

June’s Douchebag of the Month is… NEIL MUNRO

You may have seen Munro in the news last week. This creep interrupted President Obama while he was announcing his executive order on immigration. Note he didn’t ask persistent questions after the statement like real reporters Sam Donaldson or Helen Thomas. No, he interrupted the statement mid-way and started shouting at the President. Like the President or not, the press’s job isn’t to interrupt him rudely like this.

Here’s the kicker folks: Munro is not even an American citizen! He’s Irish.



And look at this slob: he didn’t even have the sense of decorum to straighten his tie and button his collar. I hope the White House revoked this DOUCHEBAG’S press pass and has started deportation proceedings. If he’d interrupted Nixon he & the rest of his pathetic friends at The Daily Caller would be audited by the IRS. Maybe Tricky Dick was on to something.

March 2012's Douchebag of the month

Found on Fran Mentch's facebook page:

Cleveland Heights has been defecating on the people of South Euclid along with the rest of Eastern Cuyahoga for decades. They refuse to participate in RITA meaning they collect taxes when we shop in their stores but never pay it back. Their cops are always on the ready to write us tickets for driving 26mph on Mayfield Road but can't be bothered to process rape kits. Heightsters whine about us "poaching" business from them as if everything is automatically theirs. When's the last time Cleveland Heights asked our opinion on anything? That's right, NEVER!

All of which earns Angel Fasolo the I ♥ South Euclid douchebag of the month award.

Good Riddance, John Demjanjuk

John Demjanjuk died on St. Patrick’s Day. He died in a comfortable nursing home. That’s more than can be said about his 28,000 victims. The good die young. Demjanjuk was 91. His death removes another figure in the most horrific event in human history. It makes no difference whether he was a major or minor player on the stage of this shameful event.

The Demjanjuk trial is history. He may not have been the Ivan the Terrible he was accused of being in Israel. But it has been proven that he did work at Sobibor which was a dedicated death camp with no pretense of having any other purpose.

Even if you accept Demjanjuk’s story that he was innocent of the crimes and was an involuntary laborer, he still lied on his immigration form when he came to the United States in 1952. He should have been deported the moment this fact became clear to US Immigration. Why is it that some are willing to extend a welcome to the likes of “Fausto Carmona” and John Demjanjuk but eager to kick out lowly landscapers and waiters at Mexican restaurants?

People have complained that Demjanjuk’s conviction in Germany was a double standard since there were many Germans who were not punished for their actions during the Holocaust. That may be true. The guilt of others doesn’t make Demjanjuk innocent. At least Germany has tried to come clean about the atrocities it caused, which is more than can be said about Japan which cleanses its history. Have they ever apologized for Pearl Harbor? For the Bataan Death March? No, they just whine about the Atomic bombings which were the result of their warmongering.

Some family members have spoken about returning Demjanjuk’s body to our area. What possible good would that accomplish? Any grave bearing Demjanjuk’s name would become a shrine to neo-Nazis or an unintended urinal. The Demjanjuk family would quickly learn that having him here will not bring closure to them or anyone else. No one wants this guy in a cemetery that holds their parents, siblings, or children. The best thing to do is cremate his body and scatter the ashes, or bury him anonymously and outside of the United States.

John Demjanjuk is dead. Good riddance. May we never see his like again.

Heights Loony in murder for hire scheme

Heights loony goes to court. We just have one question. Is this...

Is Fiorelli feeling the heat?

During the past weeks, councilor at large Dennis Fiorelli has made it his cause to kick Marty Gelfand of the South Euclid city council because of Gelfand's day job. Read the Sun Messenger report here.  Thing is, it's council decides what is a conflict of interest when it comes to regular employment. The council position pays about $10k a year. Not enough to live off of, and I for one don't want council run by the idle rich or by retirees who need something to do. Ruth Gray has a job that caused some controversy, but she was allowed to maintain her council seat. Why should it be any different with Gelfand? No, every one should be treated equally and there should be no double-standards.

It’s obvious why Fiorelli is bending over backwards to get Gelfand booted from Council. Fiorelli is threatened by the presence of another at-Large councilor who is more experienced and more qualified than he. Fiorelli ran a dirty campaign for council Ward 4 in 2009 and lost to Jane Goodman. He was appointed to replace Sunny Simon based on knowing the right people and going to the right church. That's how things work in this town although to be fair that's how things work in all small towns. Fiorelli sees Gelfand as some kind of competition and a threat to his job. And well he should. Gelfand has worked as an attorney for Dennis Kucinich. He’s not a money man. He’s a law man.  Fiorelli is a money man. You know, a tool of big banking. The douchebags who sold this nation down the river and control both parties thanks to Citizens United. Fiorelli will do and say anything to get elected. That includes trying to use the legal process to throw Gelfand off council. You notice, Fiorelli never stated Gelfand should stop working for Kucinich. No, he just wants Gelfand off council.