It's My Fault...
Mayor Daley today dumped the chief of staff responsible for the parking meter fiasco and installed 911 center chief Ray Orozco to take his place.
Daley hedged when asked whether Paul Volpe’s demotion — to budget director for the CTA — had anything to do with the disastrous transition to private control of Chicago’s 36,000 parking meters.
Nothing like having a fall guy right there willing to leap in front of that bus.
We're sure a few of the firefighters reading can let us know about Orozco. Is he the guy who took over J-Fed's second job?
We're sure a few of the firefighters reading can let us know about Orozco. Is he the guy who took over J-Fed's second job?
Labels: city politics
posted by SCC at 12:35 AM
75 Comments:
He's a 1980 guy who crossed the lines during the strike. Daddy was Commissioner also. Must run in the family. Now how many pensions does this make?
Hopefully, and sometime soon, one of these bootlicking, pathetic excuses for men who sold their souls to the Daley Mafia will have an epiphany and spill their guts revealing the proverbial "straw" that'll break the back of this criminal organization.
I won't hold my breath, though. I'm certain that there's a line of 11th & 19th warders that stretches to the horizon willing to fall on the sword to protect their "juice" or "China Man".
And, really now? Will Volpe's demotion to Budget Director for the CTA really hurt him much? Doubt it. They say that there's a silver lining in every cloud. Keep this latest fuck-up fresh in your mind, folks...20-to-1 odds that Paul Volpe gets ANOTHER great gig handed to him as soon as our friends in the media are told by aforementioned Daley Mafia to make this story quickly die.
These guys loyal to shortshanks ARE JUST PLAIN STUPID, GREEDY, EGOTISTCAL PRICKS JUST LIKE HIM!
Haven't these idiots put it together that shorty is a fed stoolie on a shaky immunity deal?
Ray Charles can see it as plain as day and he's both blind and DEAD!
This shit is crazier than Stalinist Russia! No shortage of useful idiots to willingly take the fall or unwittingly finding out that they've been set up to take a fall and opting to take their leave courtesy of Comrade Tokarev in a deserted spot or at their desk...
Shortshanks is an evil, disloyal, one-way muthafuckah! Self serving scoundrels like Daley always wrap themselves in righteous robes like loyalty especially if the hems are stained with the blood of those they stepped over like so many dead rodents snapped in a trap.
If these guys would smarten up, 42 extra-short would run out of people to throw under the bus... uhhh, maybe not. If they want to line up for shorty then that keeps him from devoting all his energy to fucking up CPD even more.
SCC, you (and just about everyone else frankly) keep confusing the head of OEMC position with the "2nd" job Weis was allegedly responsible for. There was a made-up position in the budget before Weis got here called Chief Emergency Officer. This IS NOT the head of OEMC. Weis' salary is a combination of the Supe's old salary PLUS the Emergency Officer budgeted salary. THAT'S the 2nd job he's supposed to have had.
All that being said, he hasn't done the work of ONE executive position, let alone two.
Masters, Masters, Masters.
Paul Volpe will be hired in about three months. He will get another job paying over 100 grand a year, all while collecting a pension from his chief of staff job.
Don't shed a tear for him....
Orozco will be fired by this time next year.
Two things I feel I need to correct about your post, Officer...
...the chief of staff responsible for the parking meter fiasco...
Volpe may be a Machine Apparatchik, but last time I checked, isn't it Chicago's Favorite Nanny/Mayor/Douchenozzle who is ultimately responsible for repeatedly reaming the people of this city?
"Nothing like having a fall guy right there willing to leap in front of that bus."
Somehow, whenever I remember the myriad scapegoats Da Mare has chosen to crucify, I can't help but be reminded of that scene in The Godfather" when Tessio finally realizes he's about to take his last car ride...
"Can ya get me off the hook, Tom? For old time's sake?"
"Can't do it, [Paulie]."
TYPICAL....THE LITTLE BITCH!
By this logic, Daley should "replace" himself as well.
Who strong-armed this agenda in the first place? Who then spent the majority of that 75-year meter deal capital on balancing one years budget?
Back in 2004 William Abolt was shitcanned in what became the beginnings of the Hired Truck scandal. He was that scandal's first Fall Guy.
da mare proclaimed "He is no Fall Guy." Right. Neither is Paul Volpe. And no-nonsense Ray Orozco won't be either when he displeases the almighty 42 short next year.
We need only one Fall Guy to take his much overdue fall: shortshanks, 42 short, da mare, daley the corrupt, the one and only guy who causes all this mess.
The indictment of richard m. daley is way overdue. Public corruption crime wave? 42 short makes Blago look like a beginner.
Mr. Patrick Fitzgerald: Please indict the short miserable prick so decent people can be assured that someone is looking out for them!
Ray is really a good guy. Rose thru the ranks from the bottom of CFD to the top the way it should be done at CPD!
Can I get an event number?? Thanks...Now move along people!
It's "Chicago 101" with footnotes from Machiavelli. Always have silent SCAPEGOATS ready to fall on their swords for the Stuttering Prick.
Speaking of scapegoats, Bill Cozzi phoned last night at halftime of BCS Championship game. He's prefers to use the prison library's typewriter (no Internet access) to respond to ALL mail. The library was closed over the holidays.
It may take a while but you will get a written response to your kind cards and letters.
Again, a grateful Bill says "Stay safe. God bless you!"
That GOOF didnt get fired. He just got moved over to another 100,ooo plus do nothing job that he has absolutely no experience in. AS THE SHEEP QUIETLY AND ORDERLY WALKED A SINGLE FILE LINE TO THE SLAUGHTERHOUSE..... OH, I ALMOST FORGOT- CAN I GET AN EVENT NUMBER FOR SCRATCHING MY NUTS????
CFD COMM BROOKS WILL HEAD OEMC,NOT J-FED.
Off topic and really funny, but the mail room in Headquarters yesterday called in a Bomb when they received a package with wires in it. The whole first floor was evacuated, fuck everyone else, and it was found that a bra was ordered through the mail and sent to headquarters. I am glad to see the skirts that are in HQ are doing important CPD work.
Anonymous said...
Just another one of the many reasons respected brass and 98% of the patrol division have no confidence in J-Fed. Why in the world would J-Fed put a incompetent goof like penny in charge of a district like 011? Why would you do that J-Fed?
Great post but I would like to add that 98% of the officers have zero faith in any exempt rank member. At least I don't. They are not overly smart. They do not lead. They do not encourage or give thanks. Its all a farce. Name me one good one that anyone can put faith in. I cannot think of any. Its a joke. I can barely look at them without throwing up. Especially the ones on top. We are being led by a bunch of people that have no clue what it means to put handcuffs on people. Look at the top command staff. Weis=Fed, Cuelo=clueless & not the police, O'Keefe=civilian, Peterson=stupid & not the police, Jackson=not very bright smiles a lot and accomplishes nothing, Brust=Fed=civilian, Masters=civilian wanna be=dangerously stupid. Are we supposed to follow these people? Yeah right. Wake up people!
1/07/2010 08:43:00 AM
The exempts mean nothing,I look and turn they are all disgusting hacks!
1/07/2010 12:16:00 PM
Anonymous Anonymous said...
I learned something new today. Apparently it is legal to keep chickens in your yard in Chicago as long as you do not slaughter them. And there does not appear to be a limit on the number.
You can also have either one goat or one sheep.
1/07/2010 12:22:00 PM
Where can I get a goat?
Hey Ray.....don't take the heat for the fat little midget.
rat Orozco is a decent guy, however he didn't just rise thru the ranks of the CFD, he was annointed politically. Doesn't make him a bad guy or a good guy, just the truth. He has a lot of juice as did his father who was also well respected and appeared to be a good man, but make no mistake about it he is a political HEAVY WEIGHT.
Why don't these so-called leaders ever take the blame?
All that being said, he hasn't done the work of ONE executive position, let alone two.
ditto on that. Over-inflated salary to keep the feds away from Daley. I thought our supt was to be an expert in terrorism, hence the big bucks...exactly what has he enacted at the airports, tower buildings and other sensitive public arenas??? Anyone know?
With all these fiascos around us during the Daley era, why the hell is he still here? Why doesn't he man-up and take responsibility?
Anonymous said...
Ray is really a good guy. Rose thru the ranks from the bottom of CFD to the top the way it should be done at CPD!
1/08/2010 07:13:00 AM
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ehhh.... EVERY sworn douchebag touched by the crusty wand of Shortshanks down at headquarters DID rise up from the bottom of the ranks.
The real point is, HOW did they rise up through the ranks.
No doubt Orozco came up the same way all the other idiot retards wearing brass did, through the "buddy system".
Don't worry, he will reappear after a short intermission! Please keep your ticket stubs in order to return to the theatre! THE DALEY SHOW CONTINUES! YOU BRING THE SMOKE AND I WILL BRING THE MIRRORS!
A scab huh? Wonder how many BOBs are left? HE STILL GOT SUM SPLAININ TO DO, LUCY! Once a rat always a rat, time does not heal all wounds! Daley has no shame appointing these nitwits! I saw Tommy Byrne perspiring on TV knowing any moment he could trip up and end up in Daley's "trash bag!" He does have an 11th ward "get out of jail free card" but does not want to use it so early in the winter!
remember when MIKE PICARDI was demoted??
he has the same pay people. never lost a dime.
in charge of fleet, less responsibility, same money.
the same will be for volpe and any other person moved.
Hey Orozco,
get ready to Dance with the Devil..
"And, really now? Will Volpe's demotion to Budget Director for the CTA really hurt him much? Doubt it. "
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Historically, the CTA's a dumping ground for the fuck-ups. Perfect example was Huberman.
This just shows the insolence of Daley and the willingness of the Dalyites to do whatever their master instructs them to do.
Daley can do NO wrong!
Ray Orozco is a first class no-bs guy who does a fantastic job no matter what the position. He will not give Mayor Shortmansyndrome any bs about all the losers and criminals he has in his ranks.
So he probably wont last long. But he can retire with a great pension for all of the years he did a fantastic job for the city and the people who live in it.
And crossing the lines as a fireman is not something that he should be penalized for. Get over it already haters.
Ray is the real deal.
Good Luck Ray! Watch your back.
From what I know of Ray jr. He is a good guy. A stand up guy. He cared about the men/women on the street. He made sure we had the tools to do our job and we did it. He was also a guy who would stop you in the hallway and bs with you like he knew you for twenty years and you could talk to him...unlike some of the new bosses...who you don't dare/cant talk to.
I just HOPE he was not corrupted by shortshanks and wont sell us out. He doesn't seem the type.
He supposedly is on a leave from the FD - not collecting a pension yet. He is doin the OEMC job until this. No pensions yet.
Chief Orozco was a great boss in the CFD. He went out of his way to protect his troops. Very likable guy, too. I'd bet the farm that he would drop everything to get back to the CFD, it is his passion.
Anonymous said...
Ray is really a good guy. Rose thru the ranks from the bottom of CFD to the top the way it should be done at CPD!
1/08/2010 07:13:00 AM
Yea thanks for visiting ray! Hey ray hows about the college cheating scandal you were involved in? Remember when you got caught cheating rat?
I just call it the Shortshanks magical mystery tour... What a sad day for the city....
Hope that light at the end of the tunnel isnt a frigin express train.
Volpe will end up OK. His fuck up record is shorter than Luberman's and he ain't in prison yet either. When you suckle off of 42 short, you might do time, but it'll be soft time. And you'll be closer than 1000 miles away.
Where can I get a goat?
1/08/2010 08:14:00 AM
I don't know where you can get a goat, but I know where you can find plenty of donkeys and jackasses...
5th floors, Police HQ AND City Hall
Anonymous said...
Ray is really a good guy. Rose thru the ranks from the bottom of CFD to the top the way it should be done at CPD!
1/08/2010 07:13:00 AM
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Are you fucking soft? The prick was born with a silver fire nozzle in his mouth! Without be blessed by 42 short, the fucking odds of his Daddy and him both becoming fire commissioner on the square and level are astronomical!
Plus, Old Ray-Ray was a strike-breaker in the 1980 strike. He isn't that nice of a guy and being a scab puts him lower on the scale than J-GOOF.
There is a silver lining. Old Ray-Ray just started the clock-ticking on his freshness date expiration. The longevity for Chiefs of Staff for da mare ain't too good. Bye-bye Ray. Enjoy your fat-rat pension, you jag!
I am aware of several people that have worked in his inner circle. No one lasts more than 6 months and rarely a year. He is a screamer and will point his finger in every direction but the mirror...and unfortunately he is running again.
"Ray is really a good guy. Rose thru the ranks from the bottom of CFD to the top the way it should be done at CPD!"......
I hope the first post isn't true, that he crossed the picket line, but if he did, even if he is a good guy, I'm sorry but a scab is a scab. He stabbed others in the back to get on the job.
Daley's comment to the media is: "I take full responsibility for the parking meters". What the heck does that mean ?
That seems to be the manly thing to say, but what does it mean ?
It's not like saying "I Am Sparticus"
No ones going to do anything about it.
PS: Have a nice day ???
I've known Ray O. a long time. He's the real thing in the CFD. Yes, he crossed the line in 1981, nit to get hired, but to fight fires. There were good guys on both sides of the strike back then, and guys on both sides who would do things differently if they'd known more of the facts. Janie Byrne used the strike to try and break Local 2. Don't take it out on Ray or any other firefighter who followed their conscience in the house or at the barrel.
Mr. Patrick Fitzgerald: Please indict the short miserable prick so decent people can be assured that someone is looking out for them!
1/08/2010 06:11:00 AM
You're calling on the same guy that sent Cozzi up the river?
What's the point?
"Ray is really a good guy. Rose thru the ranks from the bottom of CFD to the top the way it should be done at CPD!"......
I hope the first post isn't true, that he crossed the picket line, but if he did, even if he is a good guy, I'm sorry but a scab is a scab. He stabbed others in the back to get on the job.
ARE YOU KIDDING???!!! Almost every fireman that does carpentry, plumbing, etc is a scab. They aren't in any "locals" but they still work, so that scab bullshit needs to die already
It's not really punishment if he just gets moved to another high paying City job, now, is it?
Anonymous said...
He's a 1980 guy who crossed the lines during the strike. Daddy was Commissioner also. Must run in the family. Now how many pensions does this make?
1/08/2010 01:00:00 AM
That's called a scab.
The Brotherhood of the Barrel now has a new reason to hate daley. To this day, anyone who crossed the line in 1980 is not welcome at old school retirement parties, events etc. Look closely at the posters for such events and you will notice a barrel with some flames shooting out in one corner. That is Brotherhood of the Barrel, scabs are not welcome. The barrel signifies the barrel full of burning wood the strikers stood around during the strike.
Anonymous said...
Ray is really a good guy. Rose thru the ranks from the bottom of CFD to the top the way it should be done at CPD!
1/08/2010 07:13:00 AM
A really good guy? Define that please. Rumor is he is a scab.
Anonymous said...
Ray Orozco is a first class no-bs guy who does a fantastic job no matter what the position. He will not give Mayor Shortmansyndrome any bs about all the losers and criminals he has in his ranks.
So he probably wont last long. But he can retire with a great pension for all of the years he did a fantastic job for the city and the people who live in it.
And crossing the lines as a fireman is not something that he should be penalized for. Get over it already haters.
Ray is the real deal.
Good Luck Ray! Watch your back.
1/08/2010 09:57:00 AM
Spoken like a true SCAB.
...Speaking of scapegoats, Bill Cozzi phoned last night at halftime of BCS Championship game. He's prefers to use the prison library's typewriter (no Internet access) to respond to ALL mail. The library was closed over the holidays.
It may take a while but you will get a written response to your kind cards and letters.
Again, a grateful Bill says "Stay safe. God bless you!"
1/08/2010 07:42:00 AM,,,
Good Luck and God Bless...Besides cards, letters and books. What else can be sent, what is his WISH LIST. Tell him that the Underground is working hard to dislodge Shorty and J-Fed and we are making more progress everyday.
I don't know much about Ray Orozco.
He did cross the picket line in 1980 and his dad was Fire Commish in the 90's.
I don't consider him a scab for crossing the line. If I had my way the firefighters who went on strike would never have been rehired.
If you don't like the job quit. Cops and firemen can't be allowed to strike. The system of collective bargaining is screwed up, but it's better than letting kids burn to death in fires or letting the criminals run around with less risk of arrest.
People died because of that strike. Some Employees of the Fire Department who went on strike were convicted of arson. I won't call them firefighters. They don't deserve the term.
My dad who had been a firemen for about 30 years crossed the picket lines as did my brother who had maybe 3 years on. They hated Jane Byrne, but my dad was one of the later responders to the Our Lady of the Angels Fire and wasn't about to leave the city unprotected. Every year when the anniversary of that fire came around he avoided watching TV or reading newspapers.
"The Brotherhood of the Barrel", what the strikers came to call themselves, never forgave the guys who didn't strike.
My dad retired a few years after the strike and my brother ended up working in firehouses mostly comprised of guys who stayed on the job. They both took a whole lot of abuse over the years, but I don't think they ever regretted going to work during the strike.
So yeah, they were scabs and I'd like to think I would have been one too in their situation.
Someone who strikes while others may die is worse than a scab. They are just as low as a cop who stands by while another cop is getting attacked by a group of bangers or waits for other cops to responds and points "over there in there".
Anonymous said...
Ray is really a good guy. Rose thru the ranks from the bottom of CFD to the top the way it should be done at CPD!
1/08/2010 07:13:00 AM
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ehhh.... EVERY sworn douchebag touched by the crusty wand of Shortshanks down at headquarters DID rise up from the bottom of the ranks.
The real point is, HOW did they rise up through the ranks.
No doubt Orozco came up the same way all the other idiot retards wearing brass did, through the "buddy system".
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When u get your head out of your ass....uhhh, no the HQ brass did not all start out as PO's. That was MY point. 19P
Anonymous said...
He's a 1980 guy who crossed the lines during the strike. Daddy was Commissioner also. Must run in the family. Now how many pensions does this make?
1/08/2010 01:00:00 AM
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He still is not collecting any pension. He t5ook a detail to the OEMC.
Orozco DID NOT take the job that was intended for Jfed. When Ray became Commis that pushed Trotter out. He was put in charge of a new position as head over Chicagos version of Homeland Security. It was something new. Orozco took over as Commis of CFD. Trotter worked the job for a few months and then left for the private world. Then Jfed came on board and took both the Sup of CPD & the new job that was Trotters.
I know there are guys that will say that Ray was given every thing he got because of his dad. But he earned all of his Promotion thru the testing process and NEVER took a promotion out of rank. His promtion to Engineer, Lt, Capt, & B.C was all done in ranked order.
Besides it is harder to find guys that hate Ray then there are to find the ones that like Jfed. And Ray has never forgot where he came from or who he worked with. We were ALL treated the same.
Don't forget that Volpe was an appointed to the Police Pension fund during the mayors' nephew scandal. He was the CFO to the City of Chicago.
Another 11th ward guy that got his degree from University of Northeastern Illinois. Wow, very impressive to be the City CFO. He musta been magna cum laude or really stood out in his thesis statement! I'm sure his appointment has nothing to do with the fact that his name ends in a vowel.
Nice guy and very personable too but being used.
Just remember, letting yourself be used/bought is tantamount to whoring your body.
HONOR is everything!
Physical comfort is temporal, honor is eternal!
MGM
be nice in a couple of years when the last of the BOBers retire.bitch bitch bitch...nobody cares anymore
"be nice in a couple of years when the last of the BOBers retire.bitch bitch bitch...nobody cares anymore
1/08/2010 11:21:00 PM"
Enjoy the Benefits you reaped when they had the cojones to go out on Strike. Even if we could, too many Pussy Political Suckholes would cross the line along w/ the morons who define their lives by wearing a Badge& carrying a Firearm. Sickening
Attn: 1/08/2010 08:14:00 AM
You should be able to get all the goats you want/need from the Chicago cubs petting zoo.
Volpe leaving can only be a plus for our contract negotiations. Volpe was daley's eyes and ears in the room. Hopefully he is gone from contract talks as well as from the chief of staff job.
why not pressure obama to issue a presidential pardon to bill cozzi--- we can have another beer summit on the white house greens--- after about 5 red stripes obama will see how bill was sandbagged by possum puss and they can let billy out and put j-fed in the slammer for impersonating a peace officer and being a first class cocksucker on the public way( mission arrest)...
As a cop who was around during the FF's strike I'll say enough already with the BOB bullshit. The strikers were thugs and arsonists who jeopardized my family's life to rant about something they were going to get anyway: a contract - just like we got soon enough.
1/08/2010 01:00:00 AM
Remember the Brotherhood of the Barrel.
"Can ya get me off the hook, Tom? For old time's sake?"
"Can't do it, [Paulie]."
1/08/2010 05:43:00 AM
WHAT THE FUCK!
It was "can't do it SAL"! Jesus. Get it right.
Paulie was in the house waiting for the pop quiz from Michael.
---not a cop
Anonymous said...
He's a 1980 guy who crossed the lines during the strike. Daddy was Commissioner also. Must run in the family. Now how many pensions does this make?
1/08/2010 01:00:00 AM
That's called a scab.
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The Brotherhood of the Barrel now has a new reason to hate daley. To this day, anyone who crossed the line in 1980 is not welcome at old school retirement parties, events etc. Look closely at the posters for such events and you will notice a barrel with some flames shooting out in one corner. That is Brotherhood of the Barrel, scabs are not welcome. The barrel signifies the barrel full of burning wood the strikers stood around during the strike.
1/08/2010 05:44:00 PM
Yeah, ok, I get the Barrel honor thing. But let's be honest.
Why didn't the AFL-CIO support the strike? I remember the dilemma for every labor union in the City holding their breath when the CFD Local went on television asking for support. Personally, in my heart, I was hoping someone would have the balls to address the issue head on. And they did. The
official statement was that while the federation of labor recognized the reason for the strike, the AFL-CIO could not support the strike because of the fireman's unique work arrangement that allowed them to work two full time jobs, and that their second job often took a job away from a union worker.
That was REAL public discourse where honor was actually involved and nobody pandered to the unwashed west side masses. You don't see old school leaders like that anymore. And that's a shame.
Ironically, you don't see any of this mentioned in all their CFD history that's posted anywhere. So, the brotherhood of the barrel boys can all glorify their little strike that they have raised to an iconic level and commiserate together because outside the ring of fire they are mostly perceived as hypocrites by the union guys they fucked for so many years with their bids and proposals that always seemed to come under the union estimate. How many of them were able to fit their strike duty in between side jobs? They weren't going without. But wanted guys to not work at all to support them. Bunch of little crybabies.
Crossing a picket line is one thing, but fucking someone out of a day's pay is a scab too.
To all the defenders of the scabs from 1980 remember one thing without that strike we would not be enjoying the benefits that we have today. Although many ff's want to forget what happened each one of these scabs took another man's job, those ff's who went on strike were fired two or three times by Byrne. Finally, remember one thing about a strike the benefactors of the strike are the next generation(s) of employees not the current members on strike. Those strikers knew this and had the balls to walk out and make the "job" better for the next generation. THE SCABS BENEFITTED THE MOST FROM THE STRIKE LOOK AT THE UPPER RANKS OF CFD SCABS, AND MORE SCABS. So for the guy who is getting all teary eyed about the way his father and brother were treated, shove it up your moon.
1/08/2010 06:39:00 PM
You and your dad are the epitome a REAL Fireman.
Thank you.
While I respect the work the strikers did when they were working, as has been previously, they were going to get a contract.
A union holding a gun to the head of the public as they did was a wiseguy tactic.
I'll probably get flamed for saying this but so be it. Municipal and governmet employees in public safety positions who strike should be terminated.
In fact, municipal and government positions shouldn't even be unionized.
This Republic of ous is toast when it gets to the point where there are more unionized government employees then not.
If the public isn't willing to pay a fair wage that draws people to the profession, the consequences of that alone to the public will drive the public to support bringing salaries where they need to be.
Respectfully,
Buck Naked
(not a cop)
The fire strike should have ended in ONE DAY, right after Jane told them she would give them a contract. Too bad they didn't fire every firefighter who stayed out.
Not a firefighter....or CFD employee,
CPD who was around before and during the strike.
http://www.google.com/#hl=en&q=%22frank+muscare%22+supreme+goatee&aq=f&aqi=&oq=&fp=e8d6ef47431c6a4a
The firefighters union was led by a guy who was willing to fight all the way to the Supreme Court of the US of A over facial hair.
Freaking facial hair.
That's why you had a strike two assholes pissing on each other.
An asshole mayor confronting an asshole union leader. Neither Janie or Frankie had any sense about concepts like "proportionality".
Everything was about seeing who had the bigger cojones. Goatie Boy or lil Janie.
I wasn't a cop during the strike, but an older relative told me stories about strikers trying to delay fire trucks from reaching fires. There were also strikers who helped fight a fire near a firehouse they were picketing at.
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,950331,00.html
People are strange sometimes.
In any case it was a sad chapter in Chicago history.
Daley didn't "dump" Volpe. He just slid him over to a less visible position, at slightly less pay. Volpe is still sitting at the CLOUT TABLE, only the seats have been rearranged to make it appear that Shortshanks has taken some sort of 'definitive action' against the man, while avoiding any direct responsibility for this parking meter disaster himself. Hopefully, the voters won't forget this next year, and Daley can count this as his "Bilandic moment" at his own retirement party.
As a cop who was around during the FF's strike I'll say enough already with the BOB bullshit. The strikers were thugs and arsonists who jeopardized my family's life to rant about something they were going to get anyway: a contract - just like we got soon enough.
1/09/2010 04:08:00 AM
Thank you for that! Glorified heroes in love with themselves. There's one guy on the CFD that goes to every freaking calamity in the nation and then makes sure he gets an article in the newspaper about it. You know who he is.
Quit with the "he rose up through the ranks!" Are you fucking nuts? Back then, no one got anywhere unless they paid or were wired to the 11th Ward! Any movement or promotions were with the blessing of the 11th ward! Quit with the bullshit like you know for a fact this or that! Even now, this blog is full of mopes who are nothing but suckasses for these phony bosses saying "he was one of us, real police, standup guy, he wasn't a merit sgt, lt, capt!" How the fuck would you know? Do you actually believe mopes like Mags, Townsend, Mauer, Radke, Gross, made it the old fashion way? Go ask Santa! WTFU!
Agree with the post about the test process. When cpd did their own tests prior to hiring arthur anderson and the others, the fix was in easy peasy. Once the companies started to create the tests, they didn't know what to ask, so cpd designed the test, approved the test, and then handed out copies of the test to their friends or family. Then we got merit added to the process. The bottom line is promotions on cpd are still not nor ever will be 100 legit.
What about police who lay down on the job? No contract, no work most of you cry! Isn't that endangering your family! You can't have it both ways! Yos see why they demand a "no strike clause!" We are all powerless to do anything because of it! Just have to sit and wait until Daley feels like talking to us! MD just waiting for his fat pension! No one gives a fuck about anyone else but themselves. Face it and you will understand why you are still waiting for a raise and a contract!
[Anonymous] Hot Pursuit said...
I just call it the Shortshanks
magical mystery tour... What a sad
day for the city....
Hope that light at the end of the
tunnel isnt a frigin express train.
1/08/2010 12:29:00 PM
Unfortunately, all the trains are
all-stops.
Fuck Orozco and ALL of the other SCABS. These SHITBAGS benefitted off of the backs of their SO CALLED brothers..Been around 35 years. This guy has plenty of personal and professional skeletons in his closet.
Most of the brass are SCABS.Just what the "HONORABLE" Mayor wants. The same reason he put Brooks as Comm. This was in response to racial comments made on the radio..There are PLENTY of spots where Orozco and other SCABS wont show their face..Rightfully so..They have NO HEART or BACKBONE
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