Independent Voter site Balladeer’s Blog takes a look at some of the latest. As always, everyone is welcome here no matter who they vote for.
UNBELIEVABLE. DAILY BEAST REPORTER RIDICULES NEW SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE FOR NOT HAVING ACCUMULATED A FORTUNE SO FAR. Yes, America’s political system is such a cesspool of corruption that being one of the very few members of Congress who have NOT made themselves rich from graft, etc, has become cause for ridicule from the pathetic excuses for reporters now.
The previous Speaker, the notoriously corrupt Nancy Pelosi, loved enriching herself and her husband through government contracts for her husband’s business and she was also the poster child for insider trading. Among other things. But NOT engaging in corruption is considered a Red Flag now.
THE LATEST REVELATIONS ON THE BIDEN CRIME FAMILY’S RECEIPT OF MONEY FROM OVERSEAS. More HERE. Now THIS is the kind of corrupt spirit that the Daily Beast apparently applauds!
NBC NEWS REPORT ON THE LATEST BALLOT FRAUD SCANDAL FOR DEMOCRATS. More HERE. And HERE. And HERE. And HERE. Judge calls for voting redo over ballot-stuffing scandal. As always, no matter how many of these events get exposed year after year after year, Democrats still pretend such fraud does not exist.
KEN PAXTON ATTACKED AGAIN VIA NEW LAWFARE UGLINESS. As everyone familiar with America’s corrupt political parties knew, it would not just be Trump who got subjected to such abuse of the legal system. That was just the warm-up.
ELON MUSK SPEAKS OUT ON HOW – PRIOR TO HIS PURCHASE – TWITTER WAS BEING USED BY DEMOCRATS IN GOVERNMENT FOR PARTISAN PURPOSES. Continue reading
CITY BENEATH THE SEA (1962) – For starters, this is NOT the 1970s movie nor the 1950s movie of this title. This City Beneath the Sea is a seven-part television serial from Great Britain. In the past Balladeer’s Blog has covered similar British tv serials like the original Quatermass adventures, Pathfinders in Space and its sequels, in addition to The Trollenberg Terror, plus Object Z and Object Z Returns. 
City Beneath the Sea stars Gerald Flood as reporter Mark Bannerman and Stewart Guidotti as his photographer Peter Blake. The villains are led by Germans who served in World War Two, like Denis Goacher as former U-Boat commander Kurt Swendler and Aubrey Morris as mad scientist Professor Ludwig Ziebrecken. 
Has it really been 31 days already? Happy Halloween from Balladeer’s Blog with this look at some more horror stories that are over 100 years old. They make for a nice Monster Rally feel since they feature a variety of supernatural beings. 
The bronze Venus takes a perverse liking to a prosperous young man and steals a ring the man is supposed to put on at his impending wedding ceremony. When the man goes through with the marriage without the purloined ring, the statue visits him and his bride on their wedding night and kills him. 
THE WHITE REINDEER (1952) – As Halloween Season nears its end, Balladeer’s Blog takes a look at a fascinating and haunting Finnish horror film. First off, let me assure readers that The White Reindeer is, indeed, a serious movie despite the way that some glib descriptions of it make it sound like just another campy black & white monster movie from long ago. 
Blomberg’s best move was just accepting the fact that he didn’t have a big enough budget for convincing special effects so he relies on stylish editing, shadows and every camera trick in the book for the transformation scenes.
KNOCKING OFF NUMBER SEVEN – In NCAA Division Two, the WINGATE UNIVERSITY BULLDOGS welcomed the number 7 team in the nation – the LENOIR-RHYNE UNIVERSITY BEARS. Halftime saw the Bulldogs on top 17-14 but the 3rd Quarter ended in a 20-20 tie. In the explosive 4th Wingate U. won the game 34-30. 
AND ANOTHER NUMBER SEVEN TAKES A FALL – Over in the NAIA, the number 9 GEORGETOWN (KY) COLLEGE TIGERS played host to the 7th ranked LINDSEY WILSON COLLEGE BLUE RAIDERS. This was a defensive epic, with the Tigers leading by a mere 7-0 at the Half before beating the Blue Raiders 10-0. 
NUMBER EIGHT GOES TUMBLING AFTER – This game pitted D2’s 24th ranked VALDOSTA STATE BLAZERS against the number 8 UNIVERSITY OF WEST FLORIDA ARGONAUTS. A 21-21 Halftime deadlock remained unchanged in the 3rd Quarter. In the 4th the Blazers pulled off a last minute 31-28 upset. 
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THE MONSTER-MAKER aka THE SURGEON’S EXPERIMENT (1897) – As Halloween Month hurtles toward its conclusion, Balladeer’s Blog takes a look at one of the overlooked horror tales of one of America’s most overlooked writers – W.C. Morrow. This story depicts a mad doctor dabbling in unspeakable experiments.
