Claypool’s ties to Emanuel, as well as top Obama strategist David Axelrod, go back years. In 2006, Emanuel broke ranks with city Democrats and endorsed Claypool for County Board president instead of Stroger. ... Emanuel explained he and Claypool have been friends since the 1980s when they worked on former Sen. Paul Simon’s campaign.
2006?!? That shows how out of touch Rahm was (and still is) with Chicago.
Long before '06 I recall reading an article (prolly in the Trbune) about the Cook County Board and how its president was selected. And per the demoncRATS 'Machine's Rules' it was written in stone that the job of Cook County Board President was to be, and I quote, "a Black Job" and the City would keep its nose out of 'County Business'. In return, the Cook County Board would keep its nose out of Chicago politics. Out of Daley's hair, and the job of Mayor would be "a White Job" (assuming Daley would be mayor forever).
So Rahm, hitching his horse to the very WHITE Forrest Claypool to be Cook County Board President, was like a poke in the eye with a sharp stick to all the Black Pols in Chicago and Cook County - and they have a very good memory. Add to that the Black communities feelings for people of Rahm's religious persuasion, which isn't exactly 'good'. Blacks still have a grudge against all those 'evil Jewish merchants' who had the local grocery store and 'allegedly' overcharged for everything. Even though those stores no longer exist or are now owned by 'Arabs' they still have 'that thing' against Jews. (Jesse Jackson and Calypso Louie are example of that hate dislike)
So Rahm's run for mayor is a fool's errand. Without the full support of Blacks he's a goner. And to not know this shows how out of touch he is with 'the Chicago way'.(/s)
For those that don't know, Chicago City Hall and the offices of the Cook County Board are in the same building in the 'Chicago Loop'. Its basically divided down the middle. 'City Hall' is on the west side, entered from LaSalle Street, and the Cook County Board on the east side, entered from Clark Street. (pretty sweet, huh.)
“In 2006, Emanuel broke ranks with city Democrats and endorsed Claypool for County Board president instead of Stroger.”
RE is a “dead fish” to the Machine, IMO.
http://illinoiscorruption.blogspot.com/2008/12/why-is-illinois-so-corrupt.html
Friday, December 12, 2008
Why is Illinois So Corrupt?
Watch the videos on this site:
http://www.crimefilenews.com/2008/12/chicago-corruption-fighter-and-author.html
Robert Cooley is a former mafia lawyer who worked with corrupt Illinois officials and judges. He turned state’s witness and he explains how the Chicago “Machine” still run by Alderman Ed Burke who “picks” the judges and controls the Chicago City Finance Committee and his wife corrupt Illinois Supreme Court Justice Ann Burke still are up to their ears in corrupt politics as usual. He talks how this cabal of corruption:
1- controls the media,
2-pays off the U S Attorney (former and probably still pays off his middle men, hired during this super corrupt era, who hide stuff from present US Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald so the only people prosecuted are fall guys like Blagojevic so as to take the heat off the real top dog crooks like:
A- Jim Thompson (former Gov X 16 years, Director of CIA oversight committee under 1st
President Bush and member of 911 Commission under W)
B-Madigans (Speaker of the House Michael and his daughter Attorney General Lisa, who
lauder all the bribery money kicked back from State, County and City contracts through
their political fund “friends of Madigan”),
C-the Burkes, and
D-the Daleys(Richard - Chicago Mayor and partner of John Burge [the torturer to get
murder confessions] while he was state’s attorney, John - Cook Co. Commissioner who
controlled Co. Board President John Stroger Sr and his Son Todd who replaced him, and
William former Commerce Secr. under Cliniton and now wants to be Gov of IL and
therefore needs to discredit Blagojevic and Lisa Madigan).
A summary of the “system” running Illinois in my view is as follows:
Illinois for too long has been under the control of the:
1- Kingdom of former Gov. Jim (Prince John) Thompson and
2-his Lords, Chicago Mayor Richard M. and Cook Co. Commissioner John Daley (sons of former Mayor Richard J.), County Board Pres. John Stroger Jr. (son of former County Board Pres. John Stroger),
3-House Speaker Michael and his daughter Atty Gen. Lisa Madigan,
4-Alderman Ed (buddy of Fast Ed[dy] now convict Vrydoliak - both of them were leaders against African American Mayor Washington in the “cousel wars” 20 years ago) and IL. Supreme Court Justice Ann Burke,
5-former Sheriff (of Nottingham) Sheahan, and
6-State’s Attorney Richard (Gisbourne) Divine, as well as
7-other Lords such as former Sen. President Emil Jones and now his son Emil Jones Jr.
(snip)
Chicago City Hall and the offices of the Cook County Board are in the same building in the 'Chicago Loop'. Its basically divided down the middle. 'City Hall' is on the west side, entered from LaSalle Street, and the Cook County Board on the east side, entered from Clark Street. (pretty sweet, huh.)