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FBI Director Wray is In Over His Head

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July 14, 2023

J Gary Dilaura

THE RIGHT SIDE

BY J GARY DILAURA

[Editor’s Note: Retired FBI Special Agent J. Gary DiLaura provides pointed commentary on the state of the FBI after FBI Director Christopher Wray’s contentious July 12 testimony before the House Judiciary Committee.]

NEITHER THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, THE FBI, NOR CIA, OR THE NSA WILL EVER BE HONEST, TRUSTWORTHY, OR DEDICATED TO PROTECTING AMERICA WITH DEMOCRAPS… “RUINING”…RUNNING AMERICA!

Allow me to clarify for those who haven’t read my columns before…DEMOCRAPS, in my opinion, are Democrats who have lost all sense of reason and confuse educating our children with child porn. They want no Rule of Law, hence… open borders; they want outrageous, insane people in serious White House staff positions, and the more outrageous they are, the more they like it. For example, Mayorkas’ claims rate right up there as insane…the borders are all “under control”…how stupid can one human being be? Are all those LIVE TV reports watching thousands of illegals “photoshopped”? Did I not see what I saw?

I arrested adults for crimes against children who did less than these teachers are doing in the open! Secretaries of essential departments like Transportation and Energy make statements on the order of the “Macabre”… “I have no idea why gas prices went to $7 per gallon” after Obiden shut down THOUSANDS of working gas and oil wells…THOUSANDS…stopping the recovery of millions of barrels of oil PER DAY, and she…Jennifer Granholm…has no freaking idea why …$7+ ???!!!! Jenn, you should resign, in my opinion, yesterday! Obiden reduced our resources by MILLIONS of barrels PER DAY. Granholm, that’s why!!!!! And…what about all those thousands of jobs. No one single person can be that freaking stupid. Obiden’s help/director is shown through his veil. Hussein…come out…we see you!

<h2 Style="font-weight: 400;"><em>the International Leagues New Addition</em></h2> <p Style="font-weight: 400;">by Andrew Kulyk and Peter Farrell</p> <p Style="font-weight: 400;">the St Paul Saints Are in Buffalo This Week for a Six Game Series Against the Buffalo Bisons Long Time Bisons Fans Who Have Been Familiar with the League and Its Teams and Rivalries Are Probably Still Trying to Figure Out Just Who Are the Saints</p> <p Style="font-weight: 400;">so We Recently Traveled to St Paul Minnesota Another <em>ultimate Sports Road Trip</em> Adventure to Check out Their Ballpark and Learn More About This Franchise What We Found Was a City and Team Steeped in Baseball Tradition a History That Goes Back Even Farther Than That of the Buffalo Bisons and a History of Independent Baseball That Helped Transcend the Game the Event and the Covenant with Baseball Fans Everywhere</p> <p Style="font-weight: 400;">the Saints Joined the International League in 2021 This Happening when Major League Baseball Condensed Their Minor League Footprint into 120 Franchises Spanning A Aa and Aaa St Paul Made the Cut Thanks to Its Brand New Ballpark Chs Field in Downtown St Paul the Venue More Than Met the Stringent New Facility Standards Required by Their Mlb Partners and Helping Their Cause Was Its Proximity to Minneapolis and the Minnesota Twins Who Were Looking for a New Home for Their Aaa Affiliate After Ending Things with the Rochester Red Wings Combined with the World Emerging from Covid and a Committed Ownership Group Ready to Join Organized Professional Baseball the St Paul Saints Officially Joined the Aaa Level As the Twins Top Minor League Affiliate</p> <p Style="font-weight: 400;">yet Even Now the Saints Are Still Synonymous with Independent League Baseball Were Talking Crazy and Zany Entertainment Based Events Where the Game Itself Was Secondary to the Promotions and Antics of Game Day Presentation Which Helped Propel This Team and Its Brand to One of the Most Noted Teams in All of Baseball</p> <p Style="font-weight: 400;">mike Veeck Whose Father Bill Veeck Was the Marker of the fun is Good Mantra Owned the Team That Slogan Was the Rallying Cry for Teams He Ran Back in the Day Add Co owner Comedian Bill Murray to the Mix and the Things They Did Were Quite Outlandish Even More So by Todays Standards</p> <p Style="font-weight: 400;">want Examples Back in 2003 a Team Giveaway Was a randy Moss Hood Ornament Commemorating the Former Minnesota Viking Player Who Was Involved in a Fender Bender with a Minneapolis Police Car Four Years Later It Was a michael Vick Chew Toy a Memento Right in the Middle of All the Uproar over Vicks Involvement with a Dogfighting Ring</p> <p Style="font-weight: 400;">disgraced Politicians Havent Gone Unscathed Either by Veecks Promotion Happy Crew Who Held a tweeting Wiener Boxer Short Promotion Referencing Former New York Congressman Anthony Weiner but the Top Prize from This Corner Has to Go to the bobblefoot Dolls 2500 of Which Were Passed out to Lucky Fans in May of 2008 Whats That You Wonder a Former United States Senator Republican yes a Republican Were Shocked Larry Craig of Idaho Was Arrested in a Mens Room Toilet Stall at Minneapolis st Paul International Airport Allegedly Looking to Hook Up Between Connecting Flights by Tapping His Feet to Signal Interest from Like Minded Men So What Do the Saints Come Up With but of Course a Giveaway Depicting Two Feet Peeking out from Under a Bathroom Stall</p> <p Style="font-weight: 400;">all This Took Place at the Old Midway Stadium a Honky Tonk Neighborhood Stadium Halfway Between Minneapolis and St Paul That Since Demolished Stadium Was Quite a Different Experience Than Todays Chs Field a Gleaming New Ballpark Which Anchors the Historic Lowertown District of Downtown St Paul a Neighborhood Which is Much of a Collection of Restored and Renovated Brick Buildings Converted into Lofts Office and Shops Just Two Blocks Away is St Pauls Union Depot an Incredibly Restored Train Station Now Serving As a Transit Hub for Amtrak Bus Lines and the Light Rail Green Line Which Connects to Downtown Minneapolis think Buffalos Central Terminal on the East Side Just Not Dilapidated</p> <p Style="font-weight: 400;">were Umm Probably More of a Bit More Buttoned Down Experience Today Than Back Then Being in Organized Baseball and Aaa and All Stated Andy Helwig Who is on the St Paul Saints Broadcast Crew and Works in the Teams Public Relations Department that Being Said About the Only Thing That Has Really Changed is Our Players Now Come Down Here from the Twins We Have to Stay Within the Lines of Major League Baseball Guidelines for Instance We Cant Paint the Field in Crazy Colors Like They Used To Otherwise the Shenanigans Are Still Fair Game</p> <p Style="font-weight: 400;">helwig is a Buffalo Native Grew Up in Alden Attended Canisius High School and then Canisius University and Got to Call His First Broadcast While Still in High School a Volleyball Game of All Things  While Still in College He Interned with the Buffalo Bisons Helping with the Teams Radio Broadcasts and Eventually Landed This Gig with the Saints</p> <p Style="font-weight: 400;">yet Helwig Still Keeps Strong Ties to His Buffalo Roots Coming Home Each Winter to Serve As the Radio Voice for Canisius College Mens Basketball and if Youre Trying to Reach Helwig by Phone at His Apartment Just a Short Walk from Chs Field You Have to Start with the Numbers 7 1 6</p> <p Style="font-weight: 400;">chs Field One of the Newer Ballparks in Aaa Baseball is a Far Cry from Buffalos Sahlen Field Which is the Oldest Seating Capacity is Listed at 7210 a Single Concourse with Resplendent Views of the Field Wrap the Entire Infield and Baselines with an Upper Level Offering Amenities Such As Suites Party Decks and an Exclusive Premium Supper Club lowertown is a Very Arts Oriented District and Here at the Ballpark Too We Have a Gallery Where Local Artists Display Their Works and Even During Last Season We Had Artists in Various Outfield Positions Painting Their Versions of the Game in Real Time So This Has Been a Good Working Relationship Between the Saints and the Artists Community</p> <p Style="font-weight: 400;">a Walking Tour of Chs Field is Not Unlike Many of the Newer Peer Venues That Dot the National Landscape Yet There Are Some Unique Features Most of the Outfield Seats Are Sold in Groupings Surrounding Propane Operated Firepits Offering Warmth on a Cold Minnesota Night Fans Purchasing Tickets in These Seats Are Provided Kits That Contain Warm Wool Caps and Ingredients to Prepare Their Own Smores Right at Their Seats</p> <img Class="wp-image-109280 Aligncenter" Src="https://artvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/monument-pork-300x226.jpg" Alt="" Width="624" Height="470" /> <p Style="font-weight: 400;">then There is a Homeplate Concourse Area Display Aptly Named monument Pork Paying Homage to the Generations of Pigs Yes Pigs That Delivered Baseballs to the Home Plate Umpire at the Games a Tradition That Continues to This Day</p> <p Style="font-weight: 400;">this Years Mascot is Named ozem Pig a Takeoff on a Well Known and Popular Diabetes Drug Now Being Put into Use for Weight Loss That Mascot Name Has Caused Quite a Stir on Social Media with Some Calling It Clever While Others Claim It to Be Hurtful to Those Desperately Seeking Therapies for Obesity the Team Has Stuck by the Name<img Class="wp-image-109281 Aligncenter" Src="https://artvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/hall-of-fame-300x226.jpg" Alt="" Width="769" Height="579" />yet if There Was One Takeaway from This Ballpark Experience That We Could Bring Back to Buffalo and to the Bisons Front Office It Was This a Full Museum Situated Down the Third Base Side Named city of Baseball There the Great Story of St Paul Baseball is Told Through Interactive Exhibits Artifacts Murals and Displays It Was One of the Most Comprehensive Collections of Baseball Memorabilia That We Have Seen Anywhere in Minor League Baseball Save for Huntington Park in Columbus Says Helwig for the Lifers Here Who Were So Integral to Saints Baseball This is So Meaningful to Have This Collection Here That Tells Such a Story It Really Ties in the People Who Have Just Been Here in the Aaa Days to Those Who Put This Franchise on the Map and Built It Across the Generations</p> <p Style="font-weight: 400;">helwig is in Year Four of His Affiliation with the St Paul Saints its Been a Wild Ride He Says While Sharing How His Entire Path to St Paul Began with a Reply to a Job Posting Seeking a Media Relations Assistant Yet Helwig Seemed a Bit Embarassed when We Rattled off the Names of Other Baseball Broadcasters Who Cut Their Teeth with the Buffalo Bisons and Went on to Greater Things Jim Rosenhaus Pete Weber Greg Brown Ben Wagner i Think I Got a Ways to Go Helwig Laughed buffalo Will Always Be Home Base Sahlen Field Will Always Have a Home Feeling for Me</p> <p Style="font-weight: 400;">so This Week Andy Helwig Will Be Making the Trip to Buffalo and Help Call Games to His Hometown Listeners Back in the Twin Cities but the Next Time the Buffalo Bisons Make the Journey to St Paul Wed Suggest They Take a Contingent of Front Office People on That Trip to Listen to Explore to Experience and to Glean Ideas As Sahlen Field Continues Its Reimagination and Refurbishment in the Short and Long Terms</p> <p Style="font-weight: 400;">the Firepits the Museum the Downtown District the Art All Good a Live Pig Trolling Home Plate Not So Much</p>

How about banning all private truckers, with rigs over ten years old, from entering Ports to transport goods and then doubling down with “I  have no idea why there’s no baby formula or diapers” must be a transport problem someplace…..all while the Transportation Secretary is wearing fake breasts and nursing an infant he purchased… that’s NORMAL for this Macabre administration that some of you elected. You should be very proud of what some of you who did vote for this clown President…have accomplished!!

Just think about what you have accomplished: you created a wonderful environment for our children. They’re most certainly learning about sex that grade school children desperately need at 5, 6, and 7 years old! What a fantastic quality of life you created for illegal criminals who have entered the United States unfettered. Their ability to traffic in human slaves and drugs of the worst type has reached a new HIGH, not a play on words!! What a superb job you did to encourage gangs, criminals, and drug dealers to come and benefit from the lack of law enforcement at the Border!

The other important part of Democraps being different than Democrats is this… Democraps do not believe in our Constitution and want to OVERTHROW your/our government…and then deny it! They deny trying to change America into a Socialist Nation because some of those crimes are “death penalty issues” and no statute of limitation” crimes, involved in “overthrowing America”…except for their leader Hussein Obama… who readily admits he wants to “fundamentally change America”…his words! My opinion is that the “change” is to an Islamic, Socialist nation with Hussein as the Ruler!

True Democrats, on the other hand, fully believe in our Constitution and the Bill of Rights and the innocence of our children …they believe in honesty and want law enforcement and controlled legal entry into the US!

<a Href="https://niagarafallsreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/screen-shot-2023-05-11-at-11.03.39-am.png"><img Class="alignnone Wp-image-108808" Src="https://niagarafallsreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/screen-shot-2023-05-11-at-11.03.39-am-300x290.png" Alt="" Width="185" Height="179" /></a> <h3>by Tony Farina</h3> the Mere Mention of Chefs Restaurant in Buffalo Brings Back a Flood of Wonderful Memories of Times Gone by with Great Friends when I Worked Downtown from the Mid 1960s Until 2010  My Downtown Days Are Long Gone but the Memories Are Still Alive and when I Return to Chefs from Time to Time I Find the Spaghetti Parm and the Rest of the Delicious Food Offerings Are Still As Good As I Remember chefs Was Born 101 Years Ago at Seneca and Niagara Making It a Little Older Than Me but Still Vibrant with Life It May Not Be As Busy As It Used to Be in My Downtown Days Given Changing Work Habits with Many Working from Home but It is Still a Warm Gathering Spot with Ample Parking for Those Hungering for a Lunch with Friends and a Warm Dish of the Many Items on the Still Very Enticing Menu <a Href="https://niagarafallsreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/img_1214-rotated.jpg"><img Class="alignnone Size-medium Wp-image-111852" Src="https://niagarafallsreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/img_1214-225x300.jpg" Alt="" Width="225" Height="300" /></a> <a Href="https://niagarafallsreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/img_1213-rotated.jpg"><img Class="alignnone Size-medium Wp-image-111853" Src="https://niagarafallsreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/img_1213-225x300.jpg" Alt="" Width="225" Height="300" /></a> take Your Pick on the Food Choices and There is Something for Everyone at Chefs Including Irvs weinstein Special spirals with Sautéed Mushrooms Pepperoncini and Onions in a Light Cacciatora Saucenamed for the Legendary Broadcaster Who is Long Gone but His Special Created in His Name is Still Very Much with Us and Still Popular were Still Busy and Going Well Says Lou Billilttier Jr Who Took over Operations Along with Sister Mary Beth After Lou Billittier Sr Passed Away 24 Years Ago  While Lou Jr is Officially Retired Hes Still Very Much a Presence at Chefs Where He and His Sister Carry on the Legacy of the Billlittier Family Started by Their Father Who Borrowed 00 from His Father in 1954 and Bought the Restaurant from Virginia and Enrica Chiari the Eatery Where He Started As a Dish Washer  the Family Legacy is Still Going Strong Thanks to Lou Jr and Mary Beth <a Href="https://niagarafallsreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/img_1215-rotated.jpg"><img Class="alignnone Size-medium Wp-image-111851" Src="https://niagarafallsreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/img_1215-225x300.jpg" Alt="" Width="225" Height="300" /></a> the Walls Are Covered at Chefs with a Photo History of That Legacy with Pictures of Many Celebrities Both Local and National Who Have Dined There Including Lou Sr and Dave Thomas rocketship 7 at Ch 7 Back in the Day Who Were Having Lunch One Day in 1962 and Together Added Butter and Cheese to Their Spaghetti Creating What Remains a Staple at Chefs Spaghetti Parm <a Href="https://niagarafallsreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/img_1220-rotated.jpg"><img Class="alignnone Size-medium Wp-image-111850" Src="https://niagarafallsreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/img_1220-225x300.jpg" Alt="" Width="225" Height="300" />  </a><a Href="https://niagarafallsreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/img_1225-rotated.jpg"><img Class="alignnone Size-medium Wp-image-111846" Src="https://niagarafallsreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/img_1225-225x300.jpg" Alt="" Width="225" Height="300" /></a> we Are Including a Number of Pictures of the Chefs Wall to Help Tell the Story Better Than Anyone Can  It is All There to Enjoy While You Eat Your Food and Enjoy the Warm Friendship and Service That is Always on the Menu  the Names Need Very Little Description  They Are Pretty Much Household Names and Faces As Youll See <a Href="https://niagarafallsreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/img_1221-rotated.jpg"><img Class="alignnone Size-medium Wp-image-111849" Src="https://niagarafallsreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/img_1221-225x300.jpg" Alt="" Width="225" Height="300" /></a> <a Href="https://niagarafallsreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/img_1222-rotated.jpg"><img Class="alignnone Size-medium Wp-image-111848" Src="https://niagarafallsreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/img_1222-225x300.jpg" Alt="" Width="225" Height="300" /></a> chefs Takeout Catering and Events in the Lou Ann Banquet Room Which Can Accommodate Groups of Up to 125 People Are Also Part of the Show and the Dining Capacity in the Restaurant is an Amazing 325 People with Plenty of Room for All  Chefs As Described in the Menu Book Comes Down to a Happy Story of a Local Boy Lou Billittier Who Made Good in His Hometown and Whos Legacy is Still Being Carried on by His Family one of Biggest Events Every Year and This Year is No Exception is the Motorcyle Run for the Louis J Billilttier Foundation Which Will Be Held This Year on Sunday June 23 <a Href="https://niagarafallsreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/motorcycle-run-chefs.jpeg"><img Class="alignnone Size-medium Wp-image-111855" Src="https://niagarafallsreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/motorcycle-run-chefs-225x300.jpeg" Alt="" Width="225" Height="300" /></a> as Described by John Disciullo Whose Daughter Jade Billittier is Part of the Chefs Family is when Hundreds of Motorcycle Riders Gather for the Foundations Motorcycle Run and Raffle Leaving at 10 Am from Chefs Restaurant Led by Representatives of the Law Enforcement Community bikers Take a poker Run with Stops Along the Way Back to Chefs for a Fully Catered Feast of Italian Favorites Hamburgers Hot Dogs and Cannoli at the Outdoor Street Party  Raffles a 5050 Split Club Silent Auctions and a Motorcycle Giveaway Are All Part of the Event Hosted by Lou Jr and Mary Beth and Organized by Lous Daughter Ashley Billittier to Raise Money for Western New York Charities Supported by the Foundation the Motorcycle Event Was Founded After Lou Sr Passed Away in 2000 and Associates from Chefs Join Volunteers and Board Members from the Foundation Including Chris Aronica Cochise Redeye and Matthew Burk in Supporting the Run as Ive Attempted to Capture Some of the Chefs Magic in This Article the Real Experience is in Going to the Famous Restaurant and Enjoying the Sights and Sounds and the Tasty Italian Meals That Are Ready for the Taking  It is a Wonderful Experience That I Have Had the Pleasure of Enjoying for Many Many Years and I Hope to Continue to Go for the Spaghetti Parm and All the Other Great Dishes That Are on the Menu for a Few More Years  Im Sure Chefs Given Its Enduring Legacy Will Be Around Long After Im Gone to Serve Some of the Best Food Anywhere <a Href="https://niagarafallsreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/img_1227-rotated.jpg"><img Class="alignnone Size-medium Wp-image-111845" Src="https://niagarafallsreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/img_1227-225x300.jpg" Alt="" Width="225" Height="300" /></a>

I wrote a book about how my FBI fought Crime… it’s titled ACTION-FBI CRIME FIGHTING THE WAY IT WAS, available on Amazon.com.

In 1992, when FBI NYO developed information that a blind cleric in a Brooklyn Mosque was preaching violent actions, including blowing up tunnels, bridges, and skyscrapers, FBI NY requested permission to open investigations to prevent those heinous acts of terror. Taking orders from President Bill Clinton, Janet Reno said, “NO”… it’s a Religion! On February 26, 1993,  they blew up one of the Twin Towers, killing several Americans and causing millions in damage. It took my FBI less than a week to identify that blind cleric as Omar Abdel-Rahman and arrest 4 of those involved except one, the leader. The leader, Ramzi Yousef, we caught in Pakistan in 1995!

The drastic change Mueller made to stop criminal work and concentrate on hunter/gatherer ten days after his appointment was necessary …but turned into something awful. A genuinely corrupt FBI emerged under James Comey, whose claim to fame was…for bringing to justice the very dangerous Martha Stewart – America’s Top 10 Pastry Chef! I think she was charged with leaking a pastry recipe to someone on the NY Stock Exchange!

In my opinion, the Department of Justice took a big nose dive when Eric Holder entered the scene, appointed as US Attorney to the District of Columbia by Bill Clinton in 1993 and then again by Clinton in 1997. He appointed Holder as Deputy Attorney General.

Us President Barack Obama r Talks to Outgoing Attorney General Eric Holder at the Portrait Unveiling Ceremony at the Justice Department in Washington Dc on February 27 2015 yuri Gripasafpgetty Images

In 2008 Obama put the nail in the coffin of the DOJ for fairness when he appointed Holder Attorney General. Eric Holder was then free to put forth his agenda to put law enforcement officers in jail and let the bad guys out. His true self came out when he turned his cadre of attorneys loose to conduct their own investigations on Civil Rights cases that resulted in NUMEROUS of his “attorneys” being held in Contempt of Court for Tampering With Witnesses, Disobeying Court Ordered Cease and Desist Orders. Get this…the Texas District Court barred his lawyers from the 37 District Courts in a case where the 37 States filed charges against the US in a Texas Immigration Case. THEY WERE BARRED FROM APPEARING IN COURT AS DOJ ATTORNEYS IN 37 DISTRICTS! Holder did nothing!

This DOJ reeks of corruption, and the mainstream is letting it all go. Many crimes involved people from Hillary’s State Department to Clapper and Brennan, lying then admitting they lied AFTER the Statute of Limitations ran out! What a GREAT, moral, honest pair of human beings… they monitored citizens illegally, lied that they did, then, after the Statute ran out…admitted they did it! And these two comics were in charge of the CIA and DNI…WHAT? Oh, at the same time, Comey was FBI Director. And you think it can be fixed…overnight…I don’t think so.

First, you, responsible for these Democraps being elected, must realize what you have done…then correct it! Only those who did it can fix it with the help of honest Republicans AND Democrats!

I’m afraid that unless an overwhelming number of people vote Republican and put Donald Trump in the White House, this nation is done! If we don’t win the House, the Senate, and the Presidency WITH the only one who has the skills, knowledge, guts, and patriotism…President Donald J. Trump, we are done as the world’s only free Nation!!

<h2 Style="font-weight: 400;"><em>the International Leagues New Addition</em></h2> <p Style="font-weight: 400;">by Andrew Kulyk and Peter Farrell</p> <p Style="font-weight: 400;">the St Paul Saints Are in Buffalo This Week for a Six Game Series Against the Buffalo Bisons Long Time Bisons Fans Who Have Been Familiar with the League and Its Teams and Rivalries Are Probably Still Trying to Figure Out Just Who Are the Saints</p> <p Style="font-weight: 400;">so We Recently Traveled to St Paul Minnesota Another <em>ultimate Sports Road Trip</em> Adventure to Check out Their Ballpark and Learn More About This Franchise What We Found Was a City and Team Steeped in Baseball Tradition a History That Goes Back Even Farther Than That of the Buffalo Bisons and a History of Independent Baseball That Helped Transcend the Game the Event and the Covenant with Baseball Fans Everywhere</p> <p Style="font-weight: 400;">the Saints Joined the International League in 2021 This Happening when Major League Baseball Condensed Their Minor League Footprint into 120 Franchises Spanning A Aa and Aaa St Paul Made the Cut Thanks to Its Brand New Ballpark Chs Field in Downtown St Paul the Venue More Than Met the Stringent New Facility Standards Required by Their Mlb Partners and Helping Their Cause Was Its Proximity to Minneapolis and the Minnesota Twins Who Were Looking for a New Home for Their Aaa Affiliate After Ending Things with the Rochester Red Wings Combined with the World Emerging from Covid and a Committed Ownership Group Ready to Join Organized Professional Baseball the St Paul Saints Officially Joined the Aaa Level As the Twins Top Minor League Affiliate</p> <p Style="font-weight: 400;">yet Even Now the Saints Are Still Synonymous with Independent League Baseball Were Talking Crazy and Zany Entertainment Based Events Where the Game Itself Was Secondary to the Promotions and Antics of Game Day Presentation Which Helped Propel This Team and Its Brand to One of the Most Noted Teams in All of Baseball</p> <p Style="font-weight: 400;">mike Veeck Whose Father Bill Veeck Was the Marker of the fun is Good Mantra Owned the Team That Slogan Was the Rallying Cry for Teams He Ran Back in the Day Add Co owner Comedian Bill Murray to the Mix and the Things They Did Were Quite Outlandish Even More So by Todays Standards</p> <p Style="font-weight: 400;">want Examples Back in 2003 a Team Giveaway Was a randy Moss Hood Ornament Commemorating the Former Minnesota Viking Player Who Was Involved in a Fender Bender with a Minneapolis Police Car Four Years Later It Was a michael Vick Chew Toy a Memento Right in the Middle of All the Uproar over Vicks Involvement with a Dogfighting Ring</p> <p Style="font-weight: 400;">disgraced Politicians Havent Gone Unscathed Either by Veecks Promotion Happy Crew Who Held a tweeting Wiener Boxer Short Promotion Referencing Former New York Congressman Anthony Weiner but the Top Prize from This Corner Has to Go to the bobblefoot Dolls 2500 of Which Were Passed out to Lucky Fans in May of 2008 Whats That You Wonder a Former United States Senator Republican yes a Republican Were Shocked Larry Craig of Idaho Was Arrested in a Mens Room Toilet Stall at Minneapolis st Paul International Airport Allegedly Looking to Hook Up Between Connecting Flights by Tapping His Feet to Signal Interest from Like Minded Men So What Do the Saints Come Up With but of Course a Giveaway Depicting Two Feet Peeking out from Under a Bathroom Stall</p> <p Style="font-weight: 400;">all This Took Place at the Old Midway Stadium a Honky Tonk Neighborhood Stadium Halfway Between Minneapolis and St Paul That Since Demolished Stadium Was Quite a Different Experience Than Todays Chs Field a Gleaming New Ballpark Which Anchors the Historic Lowertown District of Downtown St Paul a Neighborhood Which is Much of a Collection of Restored and Renovated Brick Buildings Converted into Lofts Office and Shops Just Two Blocks Away is St Pauls Union Depot an Incredibly Restored Train Station Now Serving As a Transit Hub for Amtrak Bus Lines and the Light Rail Green Line Which Connects to Downtown Minneapolis think Buffalos Central Terminal on the East Side Just Not Dilapidated</p> <p Style="font-weight: 400;">were Umm Probably More of a Bit More Buttoned Down Experience Today Than Back Then Being in Organized Baseball and Aaa and All Stated Andy Helwig Who is on the St Paul Saints Broadcast Crew and Works in the Teams Public Relations Department that Being Said About the Only Thing That Has Really Changed is Our Players Now Come Down Here from the Twins We Have to Stay Within the Lines of Major League Baseball Guidelines for Instance We Cant Paint the Field in Crazy Colors Like They Used To Otherwise the Shenanigans Are Still Fair Game</p> <p Style="font-weight: 400;">helwig is a Buffalo Native Grew Up in Alden Attended Canisius High School and then Canisius University and Got to Call His First Broadcast While Still in High School a Volleyball Game of All Things  While Still in College He Interned with the Buffalo Bisons Helping with the Teams Radio Broadcasts and Eventually Landed This Gig with the Saints</p> <p Style="font-weight: 400;">yet Helwig Still Keeps Strong Ties to His Buffalo Roots Coming Home Each Winter to Serve As the Radio Voice for Canisius College Mens Basketball and if Youre Trying to Reach Helwig by Phone at His Apartment Just a Short Walk from Chs Field You Have to Start with the Numbers 7 1 6</p> <p Style="font-weight: 400;">chs Field One of the Newer Ballparks in Aaa Baseball is a Far Cry from Buffalos Sahlen Field Which is the Oldest Seating Capacity is Listed at 7210 a Single Concourse with Resplendent Views of the Field Wrap the Entire Infield and Baselines with an Upper Level Offering Amenities Such As Suites Party Decks and an Exclusive Premium Supper Club lowertown is a Very Arts Oriented District and Here at the Ballpark Too We Have a Gallery Where Local Artists Display Their Works and Even During Last Season We Had Artists in Various Outfield Positions Painting Their Versions of the Game in Real Time So This Has Been a Good Working Relationship Between the Saints and the Artists Community</p> <p Style="font-weight: 400;">a Walking Tour of Chs Field is Not Unlike Many of the Newer Peer Venues That Dot the National Landscape Yet There Are Some Unique Features Most of the Outfield Seats Are Sold in Groupings Surrounding Propane Operated Firepits Offering Warmth on a Cold Minnesota Night Fans Purchasing Tickets in These Seats Are Provided Kits That Contain Warm Wool Caps and Ingredients to Prepare Their Own Smores Right at Their Seats</p> <p Style="font-weight: 400;">then There is a Homeplate Concourse Area Display Aptly Named monument Pork Paying Homage to the Generations of Pigs Yes Pigs That Delivered Baseballs to the Home Plate Umpire at the Games a Tradition That Continues to This Day</p> <p Style="font-weight: 400;">this Years Mascot is Named ozem Pig a Takeoff on a Well Known and Popular Diabetes Drug Now Being Put into Use for Weight Loss That Mascot Name Has Caused Quite a Stir on Social Media with Some Calling It Clever While Others Claim It to Be Hurtful to Those Desperately Seeking Therapies for Obesity the Team Has Stuck by the Name</p> <p Style="font-weight: 400;">yet if There Was One Takeaway from This Ballpark Experience That We Could Bring Back to Buffalo and to the Bisons Front Office It Was This a Full Museum Situated Down the Third Base Side Named city of Baseball There the Great Story of St Paul Baseball is Told Through Interactive Exhibits Artifacts Murals and Displays It Was One of the Most Comprehensive Collections of Baseball Memorabilia That We Have Seen Anywhere in Minor League Baseball Save for Huntington Park in Columbus Says Helwig for the Lifers Here Who Were So Integral to Saints Baseball This is So Meaningful to Have This Collection Here That Tells Such a Story It Really Ties in the People Who Have Just Been Here in the Aaa Days to Those Who Put This Franchise on the Map and Built It Across the Generations</p> <p Style="font-weight: 400;">helwig is in Year Four of His Affiliation with the St Paul Saints its Been a Wild Ride He Says While Sharing How His Entire Path to St Paul Began with a Reply to a Job Posting Seeking a Media Relations Assistant Yet Helwig Seemed a Bit Embarassed when We Rattled off the Names of Other Baseball Broadcasters Who Cut Their Teeth with the Buffalo Bisons and Went on to Greater Things Jim Rosenhaus Pete Weber Greg Brown Ben Wagner i Think I Got a Ways to Go Helwig Laughed buffalo Will Always Be Home Base Sahlen Field Will Always Have a Home Feeling for Me</p> <p Style="font-weight: 400;">so This Week Andy Helwig Will Be Making the Trip to Buffalo and Help Call Games to His Hometown Listeners Back in the Twin Cities but the Next Time the Buffalo Bisons Make the Journey to St Paul Wed Suggest They Take a Contingent of Front Office People on That Trip to Listen to Explore to Experience and to Glean Ideas As Sahlen Field Continues Its Reimagination and Refurbishment in the Short and Long Terms</p> <p Style="font-weight: 400;">the Firepits the Museum the Downtown District the Art All Good a Live Pig Trolling Home Plate Not So Much</p>

I wrote in 2015, 2016, and 2017 that President Trump … MUST recreate DOJ by firing all the DOJ Lawyers, starting with the Civil Rights Division. I said to hire J. Christian Adams as an advisor and Trey Gowdy AG or Rudy. Had he done that …none of the above would have happened…my opinion!!!

I also wrote columns for President Trump to make a retired FBI Agent, like former NYO SAC Jim Kallstrom, who spent his career in the violent crimes program, as Comey’s replacement, and under no circumstances should he appoint any Judge. Judges interpret the law and have no idea whatsoever how to enforce it. Today, Director Wray clearly showed he is in way over his head when it comes to running an Agency that made its name fighting crime…

Wray apparently doesn’t know that the problem with the FBI is…that they do not investigate crimes anymore and haven’t since 9/11/01. Those crimes you don’t investigate anymore, Mr. Wray, were the experience that made Agents as successful as we were. We investigated CRIMES, made arrests and search warrants, and recovered kidnap victims, money, and property. Your Agents today have no Crime Fighting experience, including Hobbs Act –Extortion. If they did, the entire Obiden family would be behind bars!! Crime Fighting that made the FBI famous and the best there was… was side cast 20+ years ago!

Mr. Director, you don’t solve Bank Robberies, you don’t chase Fugitives, you don’t investigate interstate thefts, you don’t obtain Search Warrants or Arrest Warrants. That’s why Wray couldn’t answer today’s questions about “WHY did FBI HQ, with the guidance of the Washington Field Office, handle the Trump search warrant”?

Why didn’t the Miami Field Office or the Resident Agency get the search warrant? Why was a Magistrate allowed to sign that search warrant…did the District Judge send it DOWN to a Magistrate who is not a Presidential appointed Judge? Wray doesn’t understand that the Field Office always …not sometimes, Mr. Director, always handles crimes committed in their districts. That’s where the venue lies. That’s where the crime allegedly was committed. Andy McCabe and Peter Strzok didn’t train you on how things should be done… they must have taught you how they did things…against the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure and the Laws… against all logic under Comey.

Headquarters is NEVER Office of Origin…never…ask a retired real Crime Fighting Agent why not? Simply put, Wray didn’t answer those questions about how the Trump raid was conducted because he has no idea how a Search Warrant should be handled and by whom, and what Federal Criminal Procedure must be followed.

Also, if I were the SAC of Trump’s District, there would have been a confrontation at the gates of Mar-a-Lago…” you don’t come into my District and take over anything…you come to support or GET the HELL OUT”!

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J. Gary DiLaura
J. Gary Dilaura, a 28 year veteran of the FBI, spent his career in Charleston, SC, New York City, and Buffalo, NY. He was active in the FBI’s Violent Crimes Program, finishing his career as Bank Robbery Supervisor. He also worked White Collar Crime and some well known cases including the Oklahoma City Bombing & the Dustin Hoffman, Dog Day Afternoon Bank Robbery. He holds a degree in Engineering, and established and ran the FBI’s Environmental Crimes Program for the Western District of NY. He received numerous Commendations from every FBI Director he worked for. After retiring from the FBI, he became a successful Construction Contractor/Businessman and a Conservative, OpEd Columnist, "The Right Side", for several publications including, the Niagara Falls Reporter and the Ft Myers, Sun bay Paper. Visit his website at therightsidejgarydilaura.com .
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J. Gary DiLaura

J. Gary Dilaura, a 28 year veteran of the FBI, spent his career in Charleston, SC, New York City, and Buffalo, NY. He was active in the FBI’s Violent Crimes Program, finishing his career as Bank Robbery Supervisor. He also worked White Collar Crime and some well known cases including the Oklahoma City Bombing & the Dustin Hoffman, Dog Day Afternoon Bank Robbery. He holds a degree in Engineering, and established and ran the FBI’s Environmental Crimes Program for the Western District of NY. He received numerous Commendations from every FBI Director he worked for. After retiring from the FBI, he became a successful Construction Contractor/Businessman and a Conservative, OpEd Columnist, "The Right Side", for several publications including, the Niagara Falls Reporter and the Ft Myers, Sun bay Paper. Visit his website at therightsidejgarydilaura.com .

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