More of the circus that is our Chicago mayoral race:

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Moseley Braun apologizes to opponent she called crack addict

After two days of controversy related to a verbal swipe she took at a rival for the mayor’s seat, former Sen. Carol Moseley Braun Tuesday apologized for calling Patricia Van Pelt Watkins a crack addict.

“I want to apologize to her, to the congregations and members of Trinity United Church … and to all of the families and friends of those who are, or have been caught up in the tragedy of drug use,” Braun said at the Mt. Pilgrim church on the West Side.

Told of the apology, Watkins said, “Though I accept Carol’s media-issued apology, I believe she should seek sensitivity counseling and make restitution by volunteering at a recovery house as soon as possible. ...

more at:http://www.suntimes.com/3604889-417/braun-watkins-crack-apology-drug.html

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1. I think Moseley Braun has truly jumped the shark this time

She's losing even the support of many members of the black community with her antics. Did you see the video of this event? You should've seen the looks on the other candidates' faces when she stood up and did that "you've been a crack addict" routine.

This is like her third offense of this kind: I think it's perhaps time to call three-strikes-out on Carol.

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2. Thank you for the....

...entertainment IL.

Wisconsin.

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3. further explaination of Braun's lunacy:

Watkins fired the first shot accusing Moseley Braun of leaving public life for several years.

"I did not even know the woman lived in the city of Chicago because I haven't heard her voice on the street," Watkins said.

"Patricia, just because you didn't know who I was for the last seven years is because you were on crack," Moseley Braun said.

While Watkins admits she was a drug addict at 19, she says she was never addicted to crack. http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=news/politics&id=7929725

From Patricia's website:
Patricia began her professional life as a steelworker, where she became a union steward, on the South Side. She subsequently earned her bachelor’s degree, her master’s degree and her PhD while raising her two children and co-founding the 300-member Ambassadors of Christ Church in Chicago’s Auburn-Gresham neighborhood.

Continuing her efforts as a community leader, she founded the Target Area Development Corp., an organization that leads community-driven initiatives to strengthen communities and solve problems though research, organization, mobilization and education. Under her leadership, the corporation’s budget swelled from $10,000 to $3 million and initiated a wave of employment opportunities.
She shepherded the passage of landmark criminal justice legislation through the Illinois legislature by allying states attorneys and the ex-offenders they prosecuted. Fearlessly countering the drug trade, she empowered residents by teaching them how to establish boundaries and peaceably banish dealers from their neighborhoods. In order to advance education, she recruited a diverse team of professionals and promoted efforts to reduce violence in schools.

I think I'm going to vote for her.