Pablo Escobar's hitman dies after losing battle with cancer

Bogota, Colombia -- Jhon Jairo Velásquez was a former hitman for cocaine kingpin Pablo Escobar. "Popeye" as his friends and loving parents called him, died in Colombia on Thursday after losing his battle with stomach cancer, prison authorities said. He was only 57 and the underworld will miss him.

Popeye had been hospitalized at the National Cancer Institute in Bogota where his days of "three hots and a cot" have ended. His days of killing people for profit are over. He had confessed to killing no less than 300 people as well as coordinating the deaths of thousands beyond that number for his boss' Medellin cartel in the 1980s and 1990s.

The bastard spent more than 20 years behind bars for plotting the murder of an ex-presidential candidate and was released in 2014 on parole.

After his release, he traded the bullet for the written word and even gained a bit of fame on YouTube where he angrily denounced leftist rebels and corrupt politicians, because if there was one thing he hated, it was unethical behavior. He aspired to run for a senate seat.

However, in 2017, Popeye found himself in deep trouble as authorities said they were seeking his arrest for violating parole after he was caught partying with a major drug trafficker wanted by the U.S. He was eventually captured in 2018 on charges of extortion.

Velásquez spoke of the murders he committed on Escobar's behalf as if he was discussing stock market strategy. In one TV interview he explained how he preferred to use a revolver when killing people and he enjoyed working "from the eyebrows up."

What a guy. He will be missed like toenail fungus.


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Texas investigating Democrat's mailers asking non-citizens to register to vote

Texas Secretary of State Rolando Pablos has asked state Attorney General Ken Paxton to start an investigation into the Democratic Party's efforts to ask non-citizens to sign up to vote. That would be the only way a Democrat would have a chance of winning in the Lone Star State.

"The numerous calls and complaints we have received regarding pre-filled voter registration applications sent to ineligible voters are highly disturbing," Pablos said in a statement Monday.

Mr. Pablos was referring to mailers sent out by the state Democratic Party. It urged people to sign up to vote, and warning about impending deadlines they needed to beat. Interestingly, the mailing included a voter application that already had the boxes pre-checked for age and citizenship.

Hopefully, the investigation will also look into possible voters who have died over the last several decades, when Social Security numbers were issued.

Some of the mail was sent to non-citizens, which makes them ineligible. Can you hear it now: "Oops, that was just an oversight."

The mailings were sent from the state party, but had pre-addressed return envelopes addressed to election officials, making it seem as if the communication were official from the state.

Encouraging fraudulent voter registration is a crime, but officials said they would have to first investigate to know if the Democrats crossed that line.

The Washington Times reported about the mailings last week when Public Interest Legal Foundation (PILF) filed complaints with prosecutors in two Texas counties. PILF praised the secretary of state's request for an investigation.

"The Texas Democratic Party had no business altering voter registration forms," PILF spokesman Logan Churchwell said. "The party apparently does not grasp the lifelong consequences their actions can carry against affected immigrants--yet it was willing to risk them to squeeze votes for an overhyped Senate race."

The Democratic Party refused to allow any media to question them and insisted questions be emailed.

The Washington Times did, in fact, email them questions, but they too have not been answered.

When a reporter went to the state Democratic Headquarters, a sign was hung outside that read: "Will return in 15 minutes," but they never returned and the reporter thought he saw someone peeking through the blinds and movement by the dumpster.


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