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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsMcCarthy 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.
Waldorf
(654 posts)McCarthy is getting a good severance package to be the scapegoat for Rahm.
TexasProgresive
(12,157 posts)Faux pas
(14,681 posts)sick, lying BS and fake sincerity.
alcibiades_mystery
(36,437 posts)"....Chuey (sic) Garcia would be the mayor of Chicago."
Doubt it. Unfalsifiable in any case.
global1
(25,253 posts)alcibiades_mystery
(36,437 posts)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.
ProfessorGAC
(65,076 posts)John Kass? You're kidding right? Paul Krugmann, he ain't.
hobbit709
(41,694 posts)Blue_Tires
(55,445 posts)Octafish
(55,745 posts)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?
AngryAmish
(25,704 posts)Say what you want about him, he has good taste in Italian food.