I need the help of ALL FReepers to make a decision

Self | 12-29-2008 | Rosanna Pulido

[stylin19a]

tough row to hoe in Chicago, Cook County...

Flanagan made it as a Repub after Rostenkowski got caught with his shenanigans.

Find out what Flanagan did and try to modify it for your needs.

The 5th takes in a lot of Hispanics areas - grass root those areas to death. in fact, make your headquarters in one of those towns (Schiller Park, Franklin Park etc )

Whoever the Rats nominate, I'd tie ‘em directly to Rahm and Blago - Like Obama did with Pres. Bush to McCain.

Have your birth certificate handy.

Should be fun.

[Hot Tabasco]

You misread...Rosanna is saying that Rahm Emmanuel is a great friend of illegal immigrants, not her great friend.

Thanks for pointing that out to me but I must admit that I had to read that statement again a few times in order to get the gist of the statement.

It should have been worded differently. I take back my criticism of her.

[smokingfrog]

your Rush/CNN video was good

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sounds like it is going to be an interesting race...

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Emanuel, in Africa on a long planned vacation with his family, sent out the official news of his departure from the 5th congressional district seat in a robo call to his constitutients on Monday and a resignation letter to Gov. Blagojevich. Though the seat will be vacant with the new Congress is sworn in on Jan. 6, House rules allow the congressional offices in Chicago and Washington to remain open and staffed to assist any ongoing casework. A special election will be held to fill the seat, with the date to be set now that Emanuel's departure date will be established. Emanuel must decide what to do with the $1,782,189 million in his campaign warchest, of which about $400,000 is a loan he made to his campaign.

" I also want you to know, it has been a privilege and an honor to serve as your Representative for the last six years. Thank you for the opportunity and thank you for your confidence," Emanuel said in his taped call.

Eleven people have already filed papers with the Federal Election Commission declaring they are possible candidates:

Alexander Victor Forys
Mike Quigley, Cook County Board Member
Charles J. Wheelan
Sara Feigenholtz, State Representative
Reichel Matthew
Joey Vartanian
Israel Vasquez
Justin Oberman, former Transportation Safety Administration official Cary Capparelli, son of former State Representative
Debra Mell, incoming State Representative, daughter of Ald. Dick Mell who is not going to pursue the seat
Jan H. Donatelli

[mad_as_he$$]

Run, but be ready for an examination that will make your ob/gym and proctologist look like amateur's.

[DLfromthedesert]

Nope, it’s a new day. People will be looking for someone with great new ideas who is NOT corrupt.

[TonyStark]

Israel Vasquez

Oh yeah, the Puerto Rican Jew from Welcome Back Kotter...

[GQuagmire]

Special Election question: Dem and GOP primaries first or a one shot deal?

[bert]

Go for it.

If you lose, so what. You had the experience of trying, of running.

It is so easy to do nothing.

[mysterio]

Hey, why not? Give it a shot!

[Responsibility2nd]

People will be looking for someone with great new ideas who is NOT corrupt.

snort. snicker....

In Chicago? Are you serious?

Actualy, I would argue that people are looking for empty promises of Hope and Change from a Manchurian Candidate who has been bought and paid for by muslim money.

Because - as you well know - we just elected one of those types as President.

[xmission]

I wish you the best of luck if you do this, but I have to point out that you wrote “hugh success” !!!!

[Syberyenta]

Run, ‘Lady’, Run!
and thank you, Rosanna, in advance for your service!

[Karma Police]

I think she meant that Emanuel was a friend of illegal immigration.

[PhilCollins]

I hope that you’ll run. If you do, I’ll give you a donation and try to persuade other members of the Illinois Center Right Coalition to endorse you. If you lose, please move to Des Plaines, Mount Prospect, or Rolling Meadows, so that, in 2012, you could run against St. Sen. Dan Kotowski, a liberal Democrat, who barely won, in a seat that was represented by St. Sen. Dave Sullivan for about 10 years.

[PhilCollins]

They’ll have primaries.

[VA_Gentleman]

Please run! We need strong conservatives like you to step up and run. I’m planning on doing the same here in VA.

[muir_redwoods]

Run, tell them that you want to honestly get elected. That's might be a good campaign slogan.

"Honestly, I want to be your congressman"

[Gay State Conservative]

Given the filthbags that your district has recently sent to DC it sounds like it's a Barney Frank kind of district.Sounds like that anyone to the right of Joseph Stalin would have a prayer there.

Sorry to rain on your parade but one must always accept reality.

[chicagolady]

Ping!

[Gay State Conservative]

would have a prayer there = wouldn’t have a prayer there.