Say it ain't so. . . Shoeless Curt

The only thing a muslim listens to is a gun or bomb. come on curt

I'm going to whole heartily disagree with this comment from yesterday. I mean really. Anyone watch the anguish that plays out in the news everyday from the Middle East?

One Helluva Fireworks Display

Let's see here, 59 Missiles at just north of a million apiece, the Russians were warned, who inturn let the Syrians know. They scoot while getting equipment outta there. Planes are already using the runway. The rest of the world watched and did not pay a dime. Many places ask for offerings for July Fourth Displays. I'm thinking we could have fired bottle rockets at 'em from a drone. Would have acomplished the same thing much cheaper. 

The Fox has landed in The White House

As I peek at the comments I see politics seems to be on every ones mind. Here's the deal, lawyers produce nothing but arguments. It's what they're paid to do. Produce nothing but arguments. Business men are producers and search for results. Lawyers have invaded D.C. at every level. Whether as Lobbiest, Law Makers or Judges. So you see, feathers are getting ruffled in the Hen House called D.C.  

My Book Sleeve would Read something like This

This story will interest those who long to understand the pain and suffering found in the Middle East

Though one can never condone the actions of a suicide bomber, my novel attempts to understand the person behind the violence. What are the individual complexities and internal conflicts that drive such destructive behavior? I sought to understand these issues by giving a voice to a potential suicide bomber.

The Boy in The Vest is 106,292 words long and takes place in war-torn Afghanistan. After losing his father, Yushua struggles to provide for his family. Water flows from communal taps and wood must be gathered for heat and cooking. When old enough, he is enrolled to receive religious instruction. After the Americans arrive, things take a turn for the better. Yushua gets involved supplying Americans with the only thing Afghanistan has plenty of—heroin. The arrangement works well until an American soldier uses his military advantage in a deadly double-cross. Yushua loses not only family members, but his mentor. This is a devastating loss. The death must be avenged even though the soldier disappeared back to his homeland. Obstacles abound, but Yushua’s martyrdom operation is on track until love derails it.

The author is a graduate of the FBI National Academy in Quantico, VA, where it was stressed that there are two sides to every story. This, and the insights acquired during his career in law enforcement, were what drew him to research the modern phenomenon of the suicide bomber, and played a considerable role in the telling of this story. His findings and conclusions may seem implausible, but the tragic reality is that the experiences he writes about in The Boy in the Vest have happened, and continue to happen.

Mr. Rude has self-published two novels, one regarding police misconduct, JusThis, and one about wrongful incarcerations, Brand of Justice. Reviews of the books can be found on Amazon and Goodreads. After writing these books, Mr. Rude appeared on the Fox affiliate in Minneapolis/St Paul and was interviewed on several radio programs.

Readers who enjoyed The Kite Runner, Son of Hamas, and The Arch and the Butterfly will be hard pressed to put this story down.

Your Hero My Hero on Monday

Edward Snowden's certainly a champion of the truth. He dumped an entire mountain of truth on us all. Didn't know about Russian Health Care. Thanks M.C.S. I understand why Snowden is your hero.

AMERICA's PRIVATE  RICH 1 % CONDEMNED  DEMOCRACY

 HERO  SNOWDEN  WHO  HAS  HEALTH  CARE  RIGHTs  In

   RUSSIA .. But .. NOT  In  AMERICA  ( unless  in prison ) .

4/2/17                      ( see  attachment )

In  TRUMP's - Buffet's  America ,  the  private  1 %  rich  $  want

a  gullible ,  mindless  " 99 % "  ( who  are  rightless  PAWNs  &

plantation - like ,  un educated ,  Am. school  &  private  MEDIA -

DUPED  " slaves " ) . Snowden  who  escaped  OBAMA - Pentagon

imprisonment  by .. escaping  to  Russia  where  at  least  ALL

Citizens , etc .  have  rights  to  health  care ) , etc .  this  un like

in  fascist  America .                                    M.C.S. 

April What?

Didja see that the DC crowd agreed to disagree and act like adults; we pulled out of the Middle East and are going to put the Dept of Offense, opps, Defense on a dollar diet. April Fools!

Why u never answer questions Curt Rude?

	Anonymous	on 3/30/17
I've always hated the neagative side of things.	So now you're a crusade to stomp out negative comments in the world. good luck old boy read your sample by the way nice! on Kicking a Girl when she's Down	Anonymous	on 3/29/17
DC is polluted with lawyers and lawyers only produce arguments.	What is wrong in DC. It looks and sounds like a cover-up. on Blog Appreciation	Anonymous	on 3/29/17
Ego is the beast that destroys the goodness in things.	Aren't we all driven by ego to some extent? on My Hero of The Week is. . .	Curt Rude	on 3/28/17
Julian spills the truth on the world community and I appreciate him for it.	Julian Assange is one in the same with the other attention seekers in D.C. EGO driven!!! on My Hero of The Week is. . .	Anonymous	on 3/28/17
Every story I undertake is plausibe and drenched with the truth.	first u write about a horney cop chief then a serial killer who should have been one i'm down for your next book luv how it starts!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Cindy on My Hero of The Week is. . .	Anonymous	on 3/27/17
My hero. Weird, the Russians have to protect the speakers of the truth, isn't it?	Julian Assange came to international attention as the founder of the whistle-blowing Web site, Wikileaks. In 2006, Assange began work on Wikileaks, a Web site intended to collect and share confidential information on an international scale. The site officially launched in 2007 and it was run out of Sweden at the time because of the country's strong laws protecting a person's anonymity. For his efforts, the internet activist earned the Time magazine "Person of the Year" title in 2010. on My Hero - Your Hero	Curt Rude	on 3/27/17
Differances in opinions make the world go around.	A big fat loser! on My Hero - Your Hero	Anonymous	on 3/27/17
Depends on my schedule, distance and size of signing.	Will you be available for book signing and questions? on The Other Side of The Coin	Anonymous	on 3/23/17
We make our luck.	some ppl have all the luck on The Other Side of The Coin	Anonymous	on 3/23/17
I finally seen the system for what it is, flawed and nothing as broken as our Justice System should ever kill anyone. Ever.	An eye for an eye buddy. You are an ex-cop, you get soft in old age??? Someone kills then someone dies. Enough said?!? on This from Jerimie Hicks (Serving 100 years in Montana).	Anonymous	on 3/22/17
I get the feeling money is a driver in justice or lack there of.	Justice for some but not for all, that seems to be the more common theme in our country. How many people could make false claims and break laws and not be held accountable? There are some that it appears are above the law. Wrongfully accused, not represented, invisible citizens all deserve justice. on Curt Rude Answers Comment from Yesterday

No reason to Hit the Keyboard. . .

and let the world know just how cold and heartless you can be. Just talked to a soldier who was on a F.O.B. in Afghanistan. Gotta be a book in that story somehow.

Kicking a Girl when she's Down

We all have an inkling that all's not well with our Criminal Justice System in the good old United States. Stuff like; iffy cop shootings, false arrests, malicious prosecutions, wrongful incarcerations and on and on and on. So the daughter of a nonviolent drug dealer who is serving life in prison wants to reunite her family - right? So there are 'those people' who have long since been divorced from any empathy what-so-ever and get to tossing around negative comments. Wow. I'm not stunned, having written a book about this. . . but I am seething. Check it out and if ya have time, leave a positive comment. Oh come on, we all have it in us. Click Away

Blog Appreciation

All thoughts and opinions respected by the way so fire up your keyboard!

SEE if you just get active they will come and sit at your feet and communicate
 (ON YOUR BLOG) their needs want to be heard. So please do not stay on Facebook and let this voice of the people ring out. Stop by and post your thoughts it will enlighten the masses. 

So happy easter you old COP from an Very OLD Firefighter and his old flame.

The Flap

Still Flapping after all these years 

My Hero of The Week is. . .

Julian Assange. Information is power and this hero provides it to the masses big time. I know some of you my think he is a big fat loser but I can assure you, he is not over weight and he is in it for you. Lawyers have over run D.C. but Julian keeps us appraised of the shenanigans.

Just an example for you'all regards an Native American gal who wanted to do something good. She went on stage for Marlon Brando and read a statement. . . One interesting effect of the brouhaha was that it may have stopped the U.S. government from ordering additional military intervention that would have been highly destructive. Littlefeather's appearance did bring Wounded Knee back into the spotlight; at that point, the siege had been going on only about a month, but the government instituted a media blackout, which in the short-attention-span TV culture of the United States meant that the siege wasn't getting a lot of attention itself. Littlefeather's appearance brought the siege back into the public eye, which meant that now the government had to be much more careful about how they responded to the siege.

Before you step outside your life to do something bold read on. . . While Littlefeather tried to continue acting, she eventually stopped because of the effects of her appearance at the Oscars.

There ya have it.

My Hero - Your Hero

Anybody have a guess on who my hero is? Why? Please comment on your Hero and why it is so. We'll jump on this come Monday. Have a great weekend. That's an order from an Ex-Captain. Many thanks for all of you showing an interest in this site.

The Other Side of The Coin

My style of writing demands I banish feelings of hate and vindictiveness. With this being said, I'll post another review from a reader who indicates she actually read Brand of Justice.

5.0 out of 5 starsintensely gripping

ByTerrion February 22, 2014

Format: Kindle Edition|Verified Purchase

Mr Rude's keen sense for detail has the reader immersed within the scene every step of the way..."Brand of Justice"

is going to create a Brobdingnagian impact in the murder/mystery scene! The plot, one thinks at first is spelled out, 

until ah-ha! Nope, not what you'd expect...there it went and twisted and turned again. Between the completely

enthralling storyline and the truth of the matter of things in law enforcement that no one else but Mr Rude has the 

guts to reveal, "Brand of Justice" is undeniably, hands-down a must read and you won't put it down til you're done!

                                                       

This just in, I'm headed back to The Junkyard in Sioux City, this weekend.
By the way, this is the brightest smile in Iowa.

This from Jerimie Hicks (Serving 100 years in Montana).

Please read the following passage from Jerimie.

It only takes a second for things to go wrong - you can never get it back again. True character comes out in the darkest moments of struggle. Only after feeling horrific pain did I see the justice system for what it is. An evil puppet show, where prosecuting attorneys hold all the strings. They get to prance around, play on emotion, twist and destroy truths in their lust for convictions. Only those stained by the "Justice Puppet Show" will ever understand. Brand of Justice does happen!

We've considered one opinion yesterday. Little different from today, isn't it? Both statements ring with true emotion and heartfelt feelings. My style of writing comes from understanding and shedding light on issues. I am not in it to push my agenda and get so and so. I am in it to understand. To build on the truth of the matter for a better tomorrow. What about suicide bombers? My latest story attempts to understand the person behind the violence. My place on earth does not involve name calling and judging. Brand of Justice was written about wrongful incarcerations. If you think that doesn't happen Google away. The story has the perfect murders in it. I know because I asked Mayo medical staff and a captain from the Chicago area if the story was plausible.

Abusive Amazon Reviews?

This is an example of a one star review left for Brand of Justice. . .

I did not, nor will I, read this book. This man says he attended the trial of Jerimie Hicks? Who he quotes on the back of the book? If he did then he saw video testimony of Jerimie admitting he bashed in a little girls head, and then put her in pajamas and left her upstairs in her bed to die while he tried to clean the evidence. To quote him and portray him as a victim completely sickens me... Mr. Rude the real victim was Kaelyn Serene Bray... She was three... And Jerimie showed his character when he hurt her, and left her injured for hours. How dare you profit from my sisters heartbreak.

Look, I appreciate the point of view of all folks. Some of you have suggested that posts like the one above is not proper. Some feel it merely bashes Brand of Justice. I can understand why you'd say this. If I were to have Amazon strike these posts as abusive, would I not be censoring thoughts about my work? Obviously this individual is pained by the death of a loved one. She expresses her thoughts and I respect her for it. I also respect the opinion of the individual who was convicted in the death of the little girl. His thoughts are on the back of the book and no, he is not a part of the story. 

Your Attention Please

As per Chucks comment and messages sent my way, I have posted an excerpt of the story I've recently finished. It is on my website. Just hit the link to the right of this page and read away. Please feel free to share any thoughts or concerns.

Now Hear This

Curt, many thanks for the excerpt. I loved it. You put effort into the story-line! You could have went the easy route but no, like a true novelist, you took the difficult path. Surprises were the result. New direction for your readers and they are going to appreciate it. Many Thanks - Chuck

Well many thanks to you, Chuck, for taking the time. I know you, as well as all authors are busy souls. I appreciate it. I'd like to also thank RLW Editorial Services for never giving up. Many hours of haggling, but a story was told. . . that had to be told.

Curt Rude Answers Comment from Yesterday

Judgment of others is a dangerous thing. There is a need for judgment or there would be lawlessness, on the other hand judgment of others because they are different is, well, just that... different. What every happened to respect? Respect of others, respect of oneself, respect of life... different times, scary times.

It is upon us to improve The Justice System to insure those who are judged are judged correctly. Nothing worse than a false arrest - coerced confession - wrongful incarceration.

Rings True

Oh how true, ya think?

Stories can conquer fear, you know. They can make the heart bigger. 

Ben Okri

Five Authors

So I get back to Minnesota and what do I do? Hang out with authors and discuss those ugly 'ly' adverbs and adjectives. On the right is none other than John Haymond who wrote a brilliant work titled 'The Infamous Dakota War Trials of 1862'. Next up is Jeff Ollman who just finished his latest effort, 'The Devils Kettle' along with Judy Bergram who wrote 'Longing to Belong'. Next up is Ricki Walters, who is working on 'Enchanted'.