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Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot says political outreach email to teachers was a ‘mistake,’ blames staffer
NY Post ^ | 01/13/2023 | Yael Halon, Fox News

Posted on 01/13/2023 7:17:29 AM PST by ChicagoConservative27

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Thursday blamed a staffer working on her reelection campaign for sending out the widely condemned email asking teachers to incentivize students to volunteer for her with class credit, calling it a “mistake” after an investigation was launched into the matter.

The “Windy City” mayor on Thursday denounced the recruiting initiative, placing the blame on her campaign staffer for sending the email to the official work inboxes of several Chicago Public Schools teachers a day earlier. According to WTTW News, the email reportedly sent by Lightfoot’s deputy campaign manager Megan Crane, encouraged teachers to offer students “credit” for volunteering through the campaign’s “externship program.”

“There was absolutely no nefarious intent on the part of the staff person and there simply was no coercion, I’ve seen that question bubble up. There was no coercion, no intent to do that by any means by this young woman and no city resources were used,” Lightfoot said in a press conference Thursday.

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TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Illinois; US: New York; Your Opinion/Questions
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Blame a staffer huh?? Mayor old spice is a complete piece of garbage
1 posted on 01/13/2023 7:17:29 AM PST by ChicagoConservative27
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Notice the “no intent”..

Where have I heard that before...hmmmmmm...


2 posted on 01/13/2023 7:18:39 AM PST by GeorgiaDawg32 (q11)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Not a mistake. Now what?


3 posted on 01/13/2023 7:20:57 AM PST by Libloather (Why do climate change hoax deniers live in mansions on the beach?)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

4 posted on 01/13/2023 7:23:06 AM PST by Lockbar (Even when you think you finally have enough ammo, you still really don't have enough. )
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Hey it’s Lighfoot’s campaign. She’s responsible for it. She should be removed from the ballot.


5 posted on 01/13/2023 7:24:43 AM PST by ProudDeplorable (Concentrated power has always been the enemy of liberty. ~ Ronald Reagan)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

I ran Mayor Lightfoot‘s statement through my Jonny Quest decoder ring.
Here’s what came out:

“Of course it was my idea. My only regret is that I got caught. But if it makes you feel any better, I’ll fire some poor low-level staffer.”


6 posted on 01/13/2023 7:30:40 AM PST by Leaning Right (The steal is real.)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Yep.

better to ask for forgiveness than permission.

All they want is to open a door that they don’t have the right to.


7 posted on 01/13/2023 7:32:09 AM PST by Cowgirl of Justice
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To: ProudDeplorable

Yep, whatever happened to “the buck stops here”?


8 posted on 01/13/2023 7:48:48 AM PST by Boogieman
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To: ChicagoConservative27

The buck stops with her-and goes right into her bank account.


9 posted on 01/13/2023 7:58:50 AM PST by telescope115 (Proud member of the ANTIFAuci movement. )
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To: ChicagoConservative27

If there was no bad feed back would the staffer get credit?


10 posted on 01/13/2023 8:04:15 AM PST by PeterPrinciple (Thinking Caps are no longer being issued but there must be a warehouse full of them somewhere.)
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To: ChicagoConservative27
When I was a teacher, later in life, I was amazed at how many students asked teachers for voting information FOR THIER PARENTS!

Teachers and the teachers union run our government - makes sense, huh.

11 posted on 01/13/2023 8:09:01 AM PST by Aevery_Freeman (When did my Color TV become Colored TV? And Gay?)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

It’s the land ruled by the BeetleJuice demon....
‘nough said.


12 posted on 01/13/2023 8:18:12 AM PST by lgjhn23 ("On the 8th day, Satan created the progressive liberal to destroy all the good that God created...")
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To: ChicagoConservative27

“The Buck Never Got Here!”


13 posted on 01/13/2023 8:18:35 AM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: dfwgator

What’s the big deal?
Since the kids attending Chicago schools fail so dramatically; why not let the kids get some ‘real life’ experience in intimidation and election fraud that will serve them well in the future.


14 posted on 01/13/2023 8:25:25 AM PST by CoastWatcher
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Public school groomers...


15 posted on 01/13/2023 8:25:30 AM PST by rrrod (6)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

And people wonder what the purpose of “public schools” are...


16 posted on 01/13/2023 8:34:29 AM PST by goodnesswins (The Chinese are teaching calculus to their 3rd graders wh to sile ours are trying to pick a pronoun.)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Another one under the bus, another one, another one, another bites the dust.... We know this democratic tune, watch biden’s document story soon to come.


17 posted on 01/13/2023 9:08:23 AM PST by Waverunner
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To: ChicagoConservative27

It’s the government way: Credit flows uphill, blame flows downhill.


18 posted on 01/13/2023 10:42:48 AM PST by DPMD
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To: ChicagoConservative27

The “mistake” was that it got out to the public.


19 posted on 01/13/2023 1:39:15 PM PST by KittyKares
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