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Protesters Block Downtown Chicago Streets and Call on Mayor Rahm Emanuel to Resign
MSN News ^ | 12/9/2015 | Michele Gorman

Posted on 12/09/2015 12:46:22 PM PST by detective

As controversy swirls over high profile police killings in the city, hundreds of protesters blocked streets in downtown Chicago on Wednesday as part of a citywide walkout to demand Mayor Rahm Emanuel resign from his position.

Hours earlier, Emanuel had publicly apologized for the 2014 police-involved shooting death of Laquan McDonald, a 17-year-old black city resident, and pledged to fix the broken Chicago police practices.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; US: Illinois
KEYWORDS: chicago; emanuel; rahm; rahmemanuel
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More protests and calls for Rahm Emanuel to resign.
1 posted on 12/09/2015 12:46:22 PM PST by detective
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To: detective

The obamites are falling left and right, soon, I rekon the end is in sight.


2 posted on 12/09/2015 12:48:18 PM PST by The_Republic_Of_Maine (politicians beware)
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To: detective

They should make him do a belly flop into the Chicago River as he leaves office. ‘Dead fish’ tell no tales.


3 posted on 12/09/2015 12:48:21 PM PST by NormsRevenge (SEMPER FI!! - Monthly Donors Rock!!)
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To: detective

Like the idea of getting rid of Emanuel.

However, whatever replaces him could be even worse.

If that’s imaginable.


4 posted on 12/09/2015 12:49:30 PM PST by Trapped Behind Enemy Lines
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To: NormsRevenge

Out of the frying pan and into the fire.

Welcome to Southwest Detroit.


5 posted on 12/09/2015 12:49:39 PM PST by EQAndyBuzz (Islam is the military wing of the Communist party.)
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To: detective
MORE POPCORN!
6 posted on 12/09/2015 12:49:51 PM PST by fungoking (Tis a pleasure to live in the Ozarks)
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To: detective

Rahm can’t cover up the Laquan McDonald murder, but Hillary and Total —— get away with covering up the Benghazi murders.

Oh well.


7 posted on 12/09/2015 12:50:28 PM PST by Responsibility2nd (With Great Freedom comes Great Responsibility)
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To: Trapped Behind Enemy Lines

Sometimes ya just gotta take the step and find out the hard way whether “what’s next” is better or worse; if the latter, repeat.


8 posted on 12/09/2015 12:50:51 PM PST by ctdonath2 (History does not long entrust the care of freedom to the week or the timid. - Ike)
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To: detective

The silence comimg from 1600 Penn in support of Rahm ‘crisis boy’ Emmanual is rather deafening.


9 posted on 12/09/2015 12:51:02 PM PST by BlueNgold (May I suggest a very nice 1788 Article V with your supper...)
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To: EQAndyBuzz

Poetic justice as the inner city chickens come home to roost at city hall.


10 posted on 12/09/2015 12:51:06 PM PST by NormsRevenge (SEMPER FI!! - Monthly Donors Rock!!)
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To: ctdonath2

I see mob rule.

Emanuel’s opponent in the last election was a hardcore commie.


11 posted on 12/09/2015 12:52:19 PM PST by Trapped Behind Enemy Lines
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To: Responsibility2nd

Finally, some good news.


12 posted on 12/09/2015 12:52:50 PM PST by AppyPappy (If you really want to irritate someone, point out something obvious they are trying hard to ignore.)
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To: detective

Aww, c’mon. Let’s see looting and rioting while the LEOs watch and just laugh.


13 posted on 12/09/2015 12:54:22 PM PST by freeangel ( (free speech is only good until someone else doesn't like it)
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To: detective

14 posted on 12/09/2015 12:56:53 PM PST by JPG (What's the difference between the Rats and the GOPe? Nothing.)
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To: detective

Good buddies.

15 posted on 12/09/2015 12:56:59 PM PST by SoFloFreeper
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As controversy swirls over high profile police killings in the city

Do they care about black thugs killing people?

16 posted on 12/09/2015 12:58:20 PM PST by NorthMountain ("The time has come", the Walrus said, "to talk of many things")
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To: SoFloFreeper

theres no way to legally oust him as mayor he wont quit they will have to physically drag him kicking and screaming from the office


17 posted on 12/09/2015 12:58:56 PM PST by jneesy (rough seas make skillful sailors)
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Jeez, they’re treating him like he was a white mayor.


18 posted on 12/09/2015 12:59:53 PM PST by dynachrome (We have multiplied our possessions, but reduced our values.)
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He’s gonna run out of ‘walking around money’ pretty soon if this keeps up.................


19 posted on 12/09/2015 1:02:24 PM PST by Red Badger (READ MY LIPS: NO MORE BUSHES!...............)
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To: detective

There’s another group that proves that unlimited immigration was a really bad idea.


20 posted on 12/09/2015 1:06:06 PM PST by I want the USA back ( Islam is a violent, world-domination political ideology cleverly disguised as a religion.)
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