Behold the Power! The Golden Moutza of the Month is at Hand!
By John Kass
November 2nd, 2025
Do you know why so many Americans are so nervous, acting so crazy?
Because we live in Revolutionary times. And half of them know they’re going to lose.
It just so happens that WGN radio producer Jeff Carlin and I were talking about this very French, you might say jacobin thing–to encourage the others–on the Chicago Way podcast.
There is the big government leftist revolution of the past 40 or so years, of Obama, a revolution of the Washington swamp, the Karens and the Woke. And now the counter revolution being led by President Donald J. Trump and his Republicans which is about their noble defiance of leftist George Soros and throwing the yoke of their tyranny from off our backs.
So, friends, how about a big show of hands?
This is the Sunday of hands, the Sunday of the Golden Moutza of the Month!!!
You know how we do this: At the end of the month readers find me on Facebook and offer up their worthy idiots in need of chastisement with the open hand of freedom! Just don’t forget the magic words.
Leo G. Manta
“I nominate Mayor Pannix of Chicago, who recently argued against using the term “Illegal aliens” to describe those folks that illegally crossed our borders from other countries. I’m no linguist or English teacher, but I believe that’s exactly what they are, illegals, and aliens! DUH! Stupid is as stupid does, and boy, this mayor personifies the term stupid.”
Editor’s Note Disqualified Leo. Sorry. But you’re Greek my man! And you forgot the magic words including: Nah!
John Allen
Can the moutza be given preemptively? If so, I’d like to say NAH! to all the idiot New Yorkers who are about to elect a communist muslim as their new mayor. Feesah etho!
Ann MacIntosh Baker
Think of it as a “Moutza in Process”. Not sure if this is allowed per the Moutza-tution (sp?). Nevertheless, WELL deserved. Best of luck NYC. A life time of Moutza’s are headed your way
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Tom Winike
Moutza to Chicago Tribune and other sheepish media who pander to JB “toilet paper” Pritzker. They swallow his casino fairy tales like cult members guzzling cyanide Kool-Aid. The same stooges who never ask about his off-shore bank accounts and tax breaks for disconnecting toilets refuse to investigate his $1.4 million gambling windfall. Nah!.
Good one Mr. Winike. The once-great Trib is in the garbage at a delicate time for journalists. The Tribune guild killed journalism with their left wing politics, and playing to Soros and the leftist CTU without a thought of what they were doing to the middle class. So middle class readers turned their backs. I saw an ad where they’re literally giving it away for $3 a year. Their journalists will need jobs–and this is where troubles for taxpayers: Frightened journos sucking up to the rich so they might find a safe place to land. So sad, but the left ruin everything it touches.
George Africa Katsambas
Can it be given to one’s self? Like a selfie?
Editor’s note: I do it five times a day. See? Keeps me grounded.
Mike Gore
JB Commodious Maximus Pritzker.
Bill Pullman
New York voters who will elect a socialist.
Mr. Pullman, you were great in “Independence Day.” You inspired me to fly and kill me some outer space aliens.
John Klatt
What’s worse than candy corn? Those little…things that come wrapped in black or orange wax paper. And rhubarb lozenges.
Lisa Radville
Moutza goes to whoever instigated daylight savings time changes. Messes up our circadian rhythms.
Jacueline Henriksen Gustafson
all of those who forgot the magic words, NAH
Kathleen Keating
I nominate the members of the Senate and House. While their constituents apply for payday loans and stand in line at food banks, they continue to be paid their full salaries courtesy of the US Constitution. If that isn’t enough some “essential” employees must continue to work without pay. Involuntary servitude? NAH!
Valerie Frederick
He’s (Pritzger) just a slob! In EVERY way!!
Brandon Gorte
Given the events of last night, the entire General Assembly deserves a giant moutza. NAH!!!
Editors note: Putting spending $1.5 billion on credit with no way to pay for it? What idiots would do such a thing? Wait!!! Point of personal privilege. What party controls the Illinois General Assembly?
Do you mean the tribe of “the Democrats?”
Helen Edwards
I wish you could read what I write.
I can read, Helen. Thank you. I read what you write. Thanks.
David Kleckner
How about all the Chicago media who keep asking Durbin and Duckworth why they won’t vote to reopen the government? Oh wait, never mind, nobody asked.
The vaunted Chicago press corps are lickspittles.
Lin Feddor Cappozzo
Sorry I’m late. I’ve said bye bye to the Midwest and have now settled into my new home in Southwest Florida! Now so many to choose from. It’s becoming harder and harder to select one. I nominate all those who went bat shit crazy over a ballroom. Seriously! Nah to all who need to get a life and stop clutching their pearls.
Eric Andrew Simon
Jonathan Minkus
For all of those visitors to this site who have not already done so I highly recommend listening to the touching and inspirational recording that John and his brother did with their father many years ago. His story and all that he and his family had to overcome was very moving to me and certainly sheds light on how John Kass came to his world view. Highly recommend
Thank you Jonathan Minkus. I miss him.
Eileen McElligot Ahlstrom
At the rate we’re going, it’s going to become, ” who doesn’t get a Moutza?”
Agatha Mantanes
Come on people let’s see some nominations.
Tom Tsatas
Schumer
Tom Webb
Nothing is worse than candy corn.
Christine Morley
Worse than candy corn? Pennies!
Jackie Marie
Every NYC citizen that votes for this guy. NAH!
Christine Morley
Thinking on the Moutza. BLM Brandon and Jelly Belly Pritzker are at the top of my list. Brandon doesn’t realize that violent criminals need to be removed from society and then possibly have a chance at rehabilitation (slight). Pritzker is hopeless. No sanctuary state or city. Nah! Either one. Feesah etho!
Christine, Gov. Phat Boi and Mayor Pannix don’t care. As long as leftist corporate media like the Chicago Tribune and Sun Times protect their fat asses from the voters who are witless, they don’t have to care. They don’t have to care.
Pritzker doesn’t care. Brandon Johnson doesn’t care. He spews terribly racist hate and doesn’t care. Schumer and the Senate Democrats are starving American children in need, children who require federal food programs, and they don’t care about the hungry kids. Schumer has all that hate in his heart there’s only one thing to do. We give him and his Democrats a big phat Golden Moutza vote on election day.
Never forget how much they hate us all. And think about how those Wall Street kings will scurry over to Mamdani if the Commie wins the mayoralty of New York, to cut themselves a deal and the expense of the rest. Just look at him. He looks like he swallowed something bad.
Who gives a chuck? We do Sen. Schumer. It’s our country, and you’re just passing through.
Nah and Naxi sou!! Feesah etho!!
You have no shame, but then again, you’re a Senate Democrat. Wear the Golden Moutza anyway. You’ve earned it. Nah! Parta!!
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Nice way to start my Sunday. Thanks John. Chuck you Schumer deserves it.
The leftists don’t care and can’t be shamed. They only feign atonement when they are facing consequences.
Then in Illinois we have the pleasure of the Combine. They too only care when caught.
It’s been a while since I felt like I have a Representative Government at any level. Though there are a few exceptions that sneak in.
The only person who could have saved Illinois was Jeannie Ives and Brucie Rauner, Pat Brady, Jim Durkin and the other tasseled loafer Republicans made sure that the Blimp of Springfield got an easy passage and the Illinois GOP got a pay day. Illinois is and will remain Stuck on Stupid.
Nicely observed as always, Pat. Your painful recollection of those tassel-loafered Illinois loafers reminds me why a Trump was necessary to challenge the 21st century national Uniparty, led as it was by mostly feckless Republicans and Democrats devolving into Bolsheviks.
And after the decades of Republicans feeding at their share of the Illinois trough, my old home state ended up with — oh, no! — Governor Parade Balloon. Well, enjoy watching him floating along come Thanksgiving….
It is worth considering what more worthy Illinois statesmen like Dirksen and Simon might have effectuated. Dicky and Ducky exist in their shade. And like much else laying there, are not something you want on your shoe.
Thanks for a moutza morning John! Chuckie deserves it, and despite his shutdown, he knows his politcal days are numbered (really lettered – AOC). Wonder when more of the Democrat senators will start changing their votes on a simple bill to keep the government funded? Interesting times these are. Moutzas abound!
You could not have picked a more worthy group. Schumer, Pritzker, Johnson, and all the Democrats are like lemmings marching over the cliff, prodded on from the rear by the liberal white women with pitchforks. It may be too much to assume that the liberal white women would follow them over the cliff as well, but we can hope.
John, thank you for sorting through the pool of depravity. I realize that those you shared are just a drop in the bucket of all who deserve a “Nah!” Good choice in picking Schumer, a man without a backbone…. more concerned about his pocketbook than this country. Linda N (who gratefully moved to NWI 15 years ago).
Thanks for Moutza, and while perusing Wiki found this:
In Chicago, the moutza was used on a mock “city sticker” in 2012 following a controversy over design ideas for an official city parking sticker honoring first responders. In the spoof sticker, the moutza is displayed with the middle finger cut off to represent Chicago’s mayor, Rahm Emanuel, who lost part of his middle finger while cutting roast beef in high school.
Lest we forget!!
Think back to all the clsssic movies, and even classic cartoons (Dudley Do-Right anyone?). Was it ever the good guy who held people hostage to get what they wanted? Ever?
Nope. It’s always the villian.
And who is admitting that they are using those in need as “leverage,” i.e., hostages? Chuck Schumer and the Senate Democrats. They are the villians. Nah! Feesa etho! Good choice!
Yianni,
My bad. I submitted my nominations on FB and got distracted. SO NAH to mayor pannix and gov Dumbo as well! Parta olla…..
I nominate the recently indicted local “progressive” candidate AWFIL shrew “Kat” woman who got tossed on her keister after interfering with our federal law enforcement. The “iceman cometh.”
Good choice Mr.Jennings. I must’ve watched that video of her getting dumped on her ass at least a dozen times, and it still never gets old.
Few people now — work on your résumés, guild members —are noting that Schumer was for many years an old-school conventional liberal opposed to illegal immigration and other leftist insanity. He’s playing Bolshevik Democrat now because he’s trembling in fear of the little commie bartender likely to primary him. Yes, the leader of Senate Democrats is a man terrified of a harebrained young woman whose political education might have been acquired watching “The View.”
Senator Chucky deserves at least the Moutza. Maybe he should also be forced to listen to AOC’s playlist, with extra decibels on Taylor Swift’s rage at ex-boyfriends.
Wow, the Candy Corn hate! From my beloved Brach’s candy factory on the west side of Chicago! Loved walking to the factory store for cheap seconds in the 60s growing up. Probably now made in Mexico. So ok, I’m in!
You made me laugh. And, I used to get seconds at Fasano Pies on the south side. Thank you
The Chicago Fibune just raised their price to $3 a year. I get it just to see how badly they report important issues and events…of wait, they don’t.
Good call John. Senate “Republican’ts” own some. If they do get enough crossover votes to fund the CR, they will soon stampede to bail out the Democrats “Affordable” cash suck.
Only Sinema and Manchin stopped their filbuster nuke. Where are their votes now?
Only Republicans would miss the chance when THEY are in the majority.
They should have had their eyes opened. They will rue before Schumer is graduating from HIS coding training.
It’s only “affordable” when the Government subsidizes Obummercare and the deductibles are sky high. Nah. The kindergarten drawn Gerrymandered Map of control power in Illinois, NAH!
The Chicago media for painting their lips brown so all of the political ass-kissing doesn’t show, NAH!
The Tokk increases that will be hidden and used elsewhere, NAH!
It’s only “affordable” when the Government subsidizes Obummercare and the deductibles are sky high. Nah. The kindergarten drawn Gerrymandered Map of control power in Illinois, NAH!
The Chicago media for painting their lips brown so all of the political ass-kissing doesn’t show, NAH!
The Toll increases that will be hidden and used elsewhere, NAH!
The only difference between the Tribune, The Onion and Babylon Bee is the fact that the Onion and Babylon Bee admit they are printing satire.
I know it is a difficult line up as to whom to give the Moutza; so I agree with this month’s award. The Democrats literally have fought in court to keep illegal alien criminals in America and boast that they flaunt Federal laws. Schumer leads the pack.
Good choice John. I was surprised yet very pleased with your remarks at the end of the article. I have to agree that none of the Illinois Dems really care what anyone thinks yet you were the first person to say it ! When people realize this, then their actions start to make sense in a way.
Love ya John!
Gotta be the voters of New York, about to elect an avowed Communist and Intifada supporter, in one angry, spoiled little brat package.
They are about to turn the old Dystopian SciFi movie “Escape From New York”, into a Documentary worthy of Ken Burns.
The smart money will be investing in a U Haul Franchise in Brooklyn.
They’ll all soon need to ask themselves … “What would Snake Pliskin do?”
I spend $3 a year on the Tribune so you don’t have to:
Headlines in todays dishonest, unfair and unethical Tribune:
“Under the Trump administration, Chicagoland hospitals have pulled back on gender-affirming care for youths, leaving families with shrinking options – ‘ABANDONMENT OF THESE KIDS’”
“Not just Trump behind deficit”
“Border Patrol’s strong-arm tactics take root – Sidelining of ICE leadership signals deepening aggression”
“Lawmakers’ bill tackles blitz overreach – State strengthens its protections against rights violations, bans courthouse arrests”
“‘Give them one night’ – Amid immigration crackdown, event brings safety to trick-or-treating”
“Lakeview resident calls on CPD to investigate agents’ raid”
“Immigration raid tears Gary family apart – Dad, mom and US citizen son, 14, are still held in custody”
Thank you for choosing my nomination! I’m honored.
I always enjoy reading all the nominations for Moutza each month. I am astounded each month by the number of idiots!
To learn who rules you, find out who you’re not allowed are not allowed to criticize. I’m paraphrasing Voltaire here. Revolution and counter revolution? Bullshit.
Knowing your crowd, I must begin with a condemnation of Biden, Harris, Obama, Pelosi, Schumer, all of them. Greedy grifters who value power and wealth over everything else. They are horrible.
That being said, Scott Bessent worked for GEORGE SOROS! This administration has handed over national security and surveillance to Palantir. As Rand Paul stated, extrajudicial assassinations of suspected drug dealers. AI is the great replacement theory on steroids. Good luck for our kids trying to find a job.
They’re going after landscapers, but not agribusiness who employs illegals. By not going after employers, it shows they’re not serious. Further, Congress or the courts could compel local and state jurisdictions to hold all illegal aliens who are accused of a crime for ICE. They’re not doing any of this, they’re not serious.
9/11 brought us the Patriot Act, Bush used it, Obama used it to his advantage, Trump likes it, Biden didn’t know what day it was. We are all being watched. The Bill of Rights is in danger. And it’s bipartisan.
I wish it was as simple as just electing Republicans, but we are in deep shit. I’m looking for the intellectual heft you wax about when writing about Dan Proft. Your brother who worked in government has to know neither of these two sides is working in our best interests here or abroad.
We need some serious reforms. We need to demand more from our elected officials. All we get are poseurs.
MTG is one of the few making sense. Rand Paul makes sense. Thomas Massie makes sense. They are all being attacked by Trumpers.
We do not live in a Republic with Democratically chosen representation, we live in a fascist totalitarian state that is ruled by corruption and extortion.
Medicare doesn’t negotiate drug prices. Health care costs have gone through the roof. If even half of what the media is saying about these Medicaid cuts is true. Our seniors and our poor are about to really suffer.
Conservatives love the founding fathers. Washington and Adam’s were both against political parties. I think we should start there. Publicly fund the campaigns and throw out all the lobbyists, donors, and PACS like Christ chased out the money changers.
Agree, the winner deserves it ! What does surprise me is that no one suggested our infamous border boss who has disappeared from the limelight. I know, he’s done nothing illegal, and also not covered by our local media. Go figure.
And, thanks John you ARE our local treasure.
Mayor Conehead should get a very special Moutza for trying to get a 45 dollar per month head tax from anyone unlucky enough to try to run a business in that city. Only in Chicago could you penalize someone for providing jobs. Years ago when progressives passed a city minimum wage ordinance a manager from Panera bread on 95st, just east of Western was interviewed on local TV. He stated if it was passed he would relocate his business down the street to Oak Lawn. The city passed the ordinance and he closed and moved the business. A city head tax will have the same effect passing Nafta did to the American economy. The slow, sucking sound you will hear of jobs leaving the city…
Excellent choice for the Golden Moutza Award, to the snake charmer who glorified assassination Culture with his threats to 2 Supreme Court Justices “you will pay the price.” Three years later we have Pritzker threatening to imprison federal law enforcement officers if Democrats seize control again. Our elephantine governor whines about trick-or-treaters, but doesn’t mention Durbin & Duckworth withholding SNAP money for kids, pregnant women and single moms. Pritzker’s accusation of racism are absurd, as evidenced by the ICE Chicago arrest of Austrian criminal alien Stefan Cseve, who’s white as an elephant tusk.
Stefan Cseve has a decades-long history that includes:
• Convictions for sex assault of a family member under the age of 6
• Aggravated criminal sex assault with force involving a child under the age of 13
• Aggravated criminal sex abuse involving a child under the age of 9. Tribune Guild fatcats should expose this pedophile as a perfect example of the perverts Pritzker wants released. But they will never publish it . . . https://www.facebook.com/wwwICEgov/posts/ice-chicago-apprehended-austrian-criminal-alien-stefan-cseve-a-convicted-child-s/1164644995852556/
After reading the Moutza column, I decided to have breakfast with an old chimpanzee cousin on mine, known as Uncle Dimitri at his home at the Lincoln Park Zoo. Over bananas, he indicated that he would like to nominate Democrat socialists who vote for Zohan Mamdani, in the New York City mayoral election. He pointed out that most humans share 98.8% of chimpanzee DNA. Scientific studies have proven that chimps use a reflective process to reevaluate conflicting pieces of evidence that allows them to CHANGE THEIR MINDS. Democrat socialists who vote for Mamdani after all the evidence is in, deserve the Moutza for genetically proving that they don’t have enough chimp DNA.