Rahm Emanuel wins Chicago mayoral vote

CNN ^ | 2-22-2011 | CNN political Unit

[Stayfrosty]

(CNN) - Rahm Emanuel, the former chief of staff to President Barack Obama, won the Chicago mayoral election Tuesday, topping the 50% threshold to avoid a run-off vote, CNN projects.

[Dengar01]

STOP ABC 7 they are run by radical gays who hate straight people. I swear to God I am going to not only call them non stop tomorrow but I am going to picket their studio that airs on TV at 10:00 and say "ABC 7 = GAY RADICALISM".

I'm going to make their trips to the bathhouse be out of misery instead of excitement.

[itssme]

Let's keep an eye on the ballerina, with the weird, high note speaking voice...his voice and style of speaking can irritate you, I'm tellin’ ya. Did anyone hear his speech tonight after “he won”? Keep an eye on where the little creep likes to go to unwind...and be sure to get pictures. He's bold and brash, and he might just slip up and “be himself” in some gay club.

Every time I see his mug on TV, and now more than ever in Illinois, I have the feeling I need to scrub myself clean!

[digital-olive]

I’d love to meet this kid.

[fieldmarshaldj]

C’mon, now. You’re not really mad at the fella who answered the phone, you’re really mad because Chicago coronated a psychotic Socialist thug with delusions of Godhood. Time to move to Tennessee, dude.

[Ticonderoga34]

Not surprising.

Emanuel was the Democratic Machine candidate. And in Chicago, the Machine and the Outfit rules.

[kelly4c]

I’m in the burbs, I don’t really keep up with Chicago politics, but the few Republicans I know here even said they woul vote for him because A. He seems like he would be good for the city and B. There were no better choices. Also around around here they don’t seem to know this man’s background at all.

[pillut48]

Wow. What.A.Surprise.

Not.

[pillut48]

I’m personally expecting a multitude of “sudden natural disasters” to strike at the unfortunate city...kind of the way these abnormal snowstorms, etc keep aiming DIRECTLY at D.C.

God is in control.

[buccaneer81]

If the electoral college is eliminated,

Never going to happen. Even in the darkest of days for the conservative movement, there is no way 38 state legislatures would ever go for this.

[Rapscallion]

Being the capo de capo is better than being president.

[Loud Mime]

You’d think Daley would just declare Rham the winner and save all the expense of an election.

And forgo all the campaign donations? They need the process to find out who their enemies are!

[Average Al]

Chicago elects a Fairy Godmother!

[TheOldLady]

What were all those dead people thinking?

[johnthebaptistmoore]

Unfortunately, never say never. Gay marriage, Barack Obama as POTUS, ObamaCare passing, and the elimination of DADT were never going to happen, either.

[ripley]

Question:

Are there enough fish in those big lakes to enable the new mayor to do business?

Just asking.
IMHO

[Scythian]

The people of Chicago are certifiable, they deserver the “Detroiting” that is coming thier way, it couldn’t happen to a more stupid group of people.

[Niteranger68]

The people of Chicago are certifiable, they deserver the “Detroiting” that is coming thier way, it couldn’t happen to a more stupid group of people.

Well said!!!!!!

[wita]

“The real essence of the issue is in a democracy the person that gets the most number of votes should win.

As it should be in a democracy.

[theDentist]

They never learn

[ScottinVA]

And the sun came up.
And somewhere in the woods, a bear pooped.

Much mystery, there.