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global1

(25,253 posts)
Tue Dec 1, 2015, 01:10 PM Dec 2015

McCarthy Out In Chicago - Now The Mayor Needs To Resign.....

Rahm is announcing right now that he asked for McCarthy's resignation. He was made the scapegoat in this cover-up of the police shooting of McDonald - 16 shots pumped into a black boy.

Why didn't this come out earlier - because Rahm had an election to win. He wouldn't have won if this video came out before the election. Chuey Garcia would be the mayor of Chicago now.

Rahm reminds me of Eddie Haskell of the Leave it to Beaver show. He's a model on camera - but behind the scenes he'll screw you every time.

Trust goes right up to his seat as Mayor. I don't think the people of Chicago can trust him anymore. He needs to resign.

I wonder if Alvarez will be next to be fired or resigned.

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McCarthy Out In Chicago - Now The Mayor Needs To Resign..... (Original Post) global1 Dec 2015 OP
i'm pretty sure all of this was planned last year, just in case the shit hit the fan. I imagine Waldorf Dec 2015 #1
Hmmm! Is that faling on a golden sword? TexasProgresive Dec 2015 #4
He's making me Faux pas Dec 2015 #2
"He wouldn't have won if this video came out before the election...." alcibiades_mystery Dec 2015 #3
Check Out This Article..... global1 Dec 2015 #5
That's not an article. It's an opinion piece alcibiades_mystery Dec 2015 #6
A John Kass Opinion Piece ProfessorGAC Dec 2015 #9
Resign hell. They all need to be charged with obstruction of justice at the least. hobbit709 Dec 2015 #7
+1000 Blue_Tires Dec 2015 #10
Chuey Garcia and his supporters must be thinking ''stolen election.'' Octafish Dec 2015 #8
I saw Rahm on Friday AngryAmish Dec 2015 #11

Waldorf

(654 posts)
1. i'm pretty sure all of this was planned last year, just in case the shit hit the fan. I imagine
Tue Dec 1, 2015, 01:12 PM
Dec 2015

McCarthy is getting a good severance package to be the scapegoat for Rahm.

 

alcibiades_mystery

(36,437 posts)
3. "He wouldn't have won if this video came out before the election...."
Tue Dec 1, 2015, 01:16 PM
Dec 2015

"....Chuey (sic) Garcia would be the mayor of Chicago."

Doubt it. Unfalsifiable in any case.

 

alcibiades_mystery

(36,437 posts)
6. That's not an article. It's an opinion piece
Tue Dec 1, 2015, 03:16 PM
Dec 2015

It's pure speculation.

There's no doubt early release of the video would have caused erosion in the black vote for Emanuel. Would it have caused it to collapse to the point where Chuy would pull out the run-off? I doubt it. Emanuel beat Chuy by A LOT in most parts of the city. Yes, he won the black vote. He also won the North Side white vote by a mile - it wasn't even close. So, this columnist could have easily done the math: does Emanuel win with a 10% erosion in the black vote? How about 20%? 40%? 50%?

It's just not a persuasive argument. If Chuy hadn't got his ass handed to him in the run-off it would be more believable.

Octafish

(55,745 posts)
8. Chuey Garcia and his supporters must be thinking ''stolen election.''
Tue Dec 1, 2015, 03:28 PM
Dec 2015

Obstruction of justice on the part of the City of Chicago.

Police Commissioner was one Firewall. If the flames continue, who knows what will get knocked down next?


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