Gery Chico Running Hard
First he pisses off the mayor by questioning how the schools are being run into the ground. Then he shows up on the WBBM "At Issue" program (no link available yet) saying how he's going to let J-Fled go, promote someone from within the Department, and change things so cops want to come to work and do police work again.
Of course, he also said he wants to "revitalize" the CAPS program, which earns him a metaphorical kick in the 'nads for not letting that demon-spawned money wasting program die and ignominious death as soon as possible.
But he's definitely courting the disillusioned city workers. But it's still a win-win for Shortshanks if Chico wins or Rahm wins
Of course, he also said he wants to "revitalize" the CAPS program, which earns him a metaphorical kick in the 'nads for not letting that demon-spawned money wasting program die and ignominious death as soon as possible.
But he's definitely courting the disillusioned city workers. But it's still a win-win for Shortshanks if Chico wins or Rahm wins
Labels: city politics
posted by SCC at 12:07 AM
65 Comments:
I listened to At Issue tonight, but didn't catch the last few minutes. Chico is articulate and talks a big game when it comes to championing the public school children and their continuing educational development, and for that I give him credit.
However, from what I heard, he seemed to only briefly mention pension reform, but didn't expand on any possible solution(s). He then referenced pursuing a land-based casino in about the same breath, but still didn't mention a correlation between the two. Anybody knows what his stance is on helping get the pensions funded to where they should be?
Please he is backed by Daley!! Ask Balcer who he is working for and he will say Gerry Chicao. Balcer takes his orders from John Daley. Get a clue
PT Barnum said "there's a sucker born every minute". You folks are smokin dope. Please Who made him Chief of Staff? He ran city colleges. Please is a a Daley guy all the way. A little theater and you believe it is a new day WoW!!! BTW JFLED doesnt want to stay So Vote Chico + Daley
Crime family wins again
Nice just WTF we need
Gerry is no change
Stuttering prick will be callin the shots
I smell 1983 all over again...
Put your money on the "reverends" and "Punch 9, It's Harolds Time".
He's still a democrat from Chicago. Just another thief. I really hate Rahm though. Maybe the lesser of 2 evils. I doubt it though.
"Meet the new boss; same as the old boss." - THE WHO
Yall kill me. Yall aint voting for no one but those 2 anyway! Come on now none of these idiots should run for class president much less Chicago mayor.
www.rahmstoppers.com
I think the most important vote I may cast in the next election may be the most important vote I have EVER cast in my life.
My vote will be cast for someone OTHER THAN Rahm Emanual.
I hope someone other than the malignant midget wins. He is just a nasty, mean sob if there ever was one.
Courting disillusioned city workers like this?
http://www.suntimes.com/news/cityhall/2845672,CST-NWS-chico29.article
"That's where Chico's proposed 20 percent pay cut comes in. He argued Thursday that furlough days are "not good enough because they're not permanent."
Chico knows how to get elected it would seem. Letting J-Fled go will be the biggest vote getter in the history of politics. Rahm the little jag has not figured that out yet. He's still sucking up to daley in case his campaign gets a swift kick in the nuts that everyone is hoping for.
he had my vote until the free lap tops comment.
Mind you, he's already on record stating that he wants a 20% pay-cut for the non-union workers, and wants the cut to be permanent
City office workers are GROSSLY overcompensated--I know since I was there for about 10 years. Many of them have the office skills that equal a dogs (except they have a thumb). Many/most of them are beyond stupid and lazy. As long as you lick your bosses azz, you're golden.
There were too many bosses before layoffs began, now there are way too many. If one of these fools wants me to listen to them, that is one of the things I need to hear about. Here's a good initial idea: Fire everyone in Water-they are hooked up sleazeballs.
CAPS is pandering to citizens. It's sad since it could be terrific. It was something that I was very involved in as a citizen. It's a dumb program and it reveal to the citizens how inadequete and ineffective you can be-not because of who you are but the limitations put on you by your bosses and money. The CAPS staff are useless. Put the Cops back on the street instead of kow-towing to citizens while knowing that they will not act on what is really going on.
Chico says J-Fled is out.
Rahm remains silent.
Both will have to impact salaries and the pension. Pick.
Cutting your salary 20% wont mean a thing if you don't pay for lunch or dinner or trips or Grand Openings, or a bodyguard detail or Chaufeur or........
Who exactly in police upper management is qualified to be the next sup?
Jimmy Jackson?
Aunt Bea?
Downtown?
Peterson?
Another FED?
It will most likely be someone who is not white unless female. Which is too bad because the chief of Det's is about the only guy with a brain at HQ, Byrne.
Vote for Howard Ray!
So far I think Chico is the best canidate ... he is the only one who remotely sounds like a leader ... I would be willing to take a chance on him as opposed to the other canidates
Chico for Chee-Cago !
I was down state deer hunting and caught the news which was reporting the proposed pension reform to the down state fund. The proposal was for new hires police and fire to retire at age 60. And the max pension for 30 yrs being 70%.
Didn't chicos sister get involved with a huge contract scandal that he got for her? Just asking chico just another thief in the hall!
All the candidates are useless! Some are more useless than others.
Daley will still run it.
This guy is a dope. He wants to spend more money on education. That hasn't worked in 30 years. You could have every CPS school staffed with Harvard professors and the results would be the same: a bunch of shithead kids. A Catholic education costs only (compared to CPS) $2000 per kid, how do they do it? Because you're paying for it with your own money.
Until mom and dad get involved decrease spending on education and free lunch programs. Better yet make it all private and the city can give out a voucher for $1000 (a compromise for the liberals).
Too bad Paul Vallas left town.
PT Barnum said "there's a sucker born every minute". You folks are smokin dope. Please Who made him Chief of Staff? He ran city colleges. Please is a a Daley guy all the way. A little theater and you believe it is a new day WoW!
Well said!
I don't know much about Chico, other than his being a machine Democrat/rubber stamp for Daley. Having said that, I hesitantly must admit I was impressed overall with what he said Sunday morning on NewsRadio 780's "At Issue" program. Just when I thought Rahm had this election in the bag....Chico
might be able to pull it out. The bigger question is,
who would truly be the lesser of the two EVILS?
Chico unveils "Sunshine Chicago"
Initiative would make City Hall more open and accessible to citizens
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZx7-tietgw
There is no "white knight" on a steed who is going to save us all. So, after you grow up, realize that we must make the choice from those who are running.
RAHM - Daley, Obama, Media, and Business(connected that is) ALL WANT RAHM. Supposed Mr. Tuff guy doesn't even have the guts to say he would get rid of J-Fed. Even J-Fed himself knows he is gone. Rahm is Daley all over again only more smug and arrogant if that is possible.
Davis, Meeks and Braun - Revruns running the show like they do now, but without white a middle man to dole out the largess in return for votes.
Of the serious contenders that leaves Chico. Of course he was a player, or do you still believe we are going to get a "pure" candidate by Immaculate Conception. They are all politicians. And Chico must have really pissed off Daley. Look at the video "never, ever, ever...." Daley is pissed so that directs my vote. We need to get behind one candidate, or we are going to be very unhappy with Rahm.
In this state, it is always the lesser of two evils not who is the better candidate.
There are a lot of people outside of city workers that have a lot riding on who becomes next mayor. They have huge vested interests (read that - FAT contracts) that they don't want to be overturned.
Getting a Daley minion in might be less disruptive than getting in some "outsider". (There are people that do NOT want change because change means new people get the contracts)
Look at this election from more than just your own perspective (typical city employee "I'm-entitled-to-a-bigger-raise" mentality)
Other people have more skin in the game and believe me, they will be watching out for their piece of the pie.
The next mayor needs to ensure that promotions are based upon skill sets and not on clout. It's not only embarrassing that our exempts can not get top security clearance, it is a risk to our security.
OUt of Da piCK, he's GoT My VOte
Cheeks is going to give every public school student a lap top.
Who gives the money and who gets the money.
Buy the votes with someone else's money.
Let's not put more money into schools that produce morons.
As it stands now, the black vote will be split unless a couple of the over inflated egos that are in the race drop out. What is interesting is that many of the southwest and northwest side alderman and ward committeemen, the most powerful and well known being Burke, do not like or want Rahm Immanuel. They see him as arrogant and ignorant, more "one way" than Daley and likely to be around for a long time. They would love to see an alternative to Immanuel and that alternative is Chico. What does that say?
I smell 1983 all over again...
Put your money on the "reverends" and "Punch 9, It's Harolds Time".
Unlike Daley II, Harold didn't allow the "reverends" to run the city and the police.
Maybe [Chico is] the lesser of 2 evils. I doubt it though.
The bigger question is, who would truly be the lesser of the two EVILS?
Why settle for the lesser of two evils, when twenty mayoral choices, including John Hu, are available: Chicago 2011 Election
There are a lot of people outside of city workers that have a lot riding on who becomes next mayor. They have huge vested interests (read that - FAT contracts) that they don't want to be overturned.
Other people have more skin in the game and believe me, they will be watching out for their piece of the pie.
Recently, someone said the same, regarding food pantries (i.e. which ones receive the better and bigger food quantities) and chef schools (i.e. suburban students receiving the better chef jobs upon graduation from those "infomercial" schools).
The candidate who talks pro police, pension, and doesnt want to give lazy do nothings a free ride will get my vote.
Since non of this will happen, I wont vote.
In what year does a catholic education only cost $2000 a year, 1992? I know mine is $4300 and I know there are many others much higher than that.
Catering to disgruntled city workers? Please. Twenty percent permanent paycuts are not exactly the way to go particularly since the city government hasn't done jack to economize and balance the budget other than not pay us.
Chico doesn't have a sister - he's got three brothers. Stop by his website (www.gerychico.com)or visit his Facebook page and ask the hard questions like pension reform and I guarantee you'll get an answer. Gery has family that's CPD and he cares about your issues!
What is interesting is that many of the southwest and northwest side alderman and ward committeemen, the most powerful and well known being Burke, do not like or want Rahm Immanuel.
This article says otherwise,regarding the northwest side committeemen:
Northwest Side Committeemen
The candidate who talks pro police, pension, and doesnt want to give lazy do nothings a free ride will get my vote.
Since non of this will happen, I wont vote.
For sure, you'll really receive more of the same! :(
he is a burke guy no way
iam going with the brother is time
OK...
So...
Shortshanks is pissed at Chico? Shortshanks gets pissed whenever he misses a chance to take a nickel out of a blind man's cup so nothing new...
Back of the 63rd St. bus, Chicago Kabuki Theatre & 3 Card Monte Media Extravaganza, Fish-Fry & Wig Toss...
As one commentator opined, a lot of the USUAL PEOPLE in the Daley Inc. inner circle are looking to get their dicks wet on the next round of sweetheart contracts at the hand of the INSIDE guy aka Chico.
Not that Emanuel is great shakes either.
We note that Daley Inc. gave the order to split the black vote many ways. The Hispanic vote perhaps less so. They'll be too busy cutting each others throats for crumbs while the REAL GUYS are setting up to print money like a muthafuckah...
Our ornery side wishes for a 3 way run off... The hidden hand will be forced to reveal itself and the muthafuckahs left standing will be forced to put on a REAL talent show.
No gyrating, shimmying, artfully dodging, hand partying and hip fracturing trying to avoid taking a hard stand on concrete issues.
That would be a scream!
"Since non of this will happen, I wont vote.
11/23/2010 06:31:00 AM"
and, thus, you remain a non existent factor relevant to the election.
sweet.
"Other people have more skin in the game and believe me, they will be watching out for their piece of the pie.
Recently, someone said the same, regarding food pantries (i.e. which ones receive the better and bigger food quantities) and chef schools (i.e. suburban students receiving the better chef jobs upon graduation from those "infomercial" schools).
11/23/2010 05:55:00 AM"
everyone has 'skin in the game'.
everyone.
"They would love to see an alternative to Immanuel and that alternative is Chico. What does that say?
11/23/2010 12:36:00 AM"
taxpaying citizens would love to see an alternative to the crook county dumbocratic criminal enterprise machine.
within the list of currently filed mayoral candidates, is there one?
CAROL MOSELEY BRAUN
GERY J CHICO
DANNY K DAVIS
WILFREDO DE JESUS
MIGUEL DEL VALLE
RAHM EMANUEL
M TRACY LEE
TYRONE CARTER
JAY STONE
RYAN GRAVES
PATRICIA VAN PELT WATKINS
FENTON C PATTERSON
FREDERICK K WHITE
ROB HALPIN
TOMMY HANSON
JAMES T MEEKS
ROLAND W BURRIS
JOHN HU
WILLIAM WALLS III
HOWARD RAY
Anonymous said...
In what year does a catholic education only cost $2000 a year, 1992? I know mine is $4300 and I know there are many others much higher than that.
11/23/2010 08:26:00 AM
In 1992 I was paying $3,000 a year for my son at St. Pats.
Tuition at Fenwick is $10,950 for the current academic year. Not counting books and misc fees and all the extras you get nailed with.
St. Scholastica costs a little over $9 grand a year, plus fundraisers, etc.
"Gery has family that's CPD and he cares about your issues!
11/23/2010 10:56:00 AM"
Thats a good one, he cares so much he wants to reinstitute CAPS & create more TIF Districts.
It will come down to what it always does, the lesser of 2 Evils.
everyone has 'skin in the game'. everyone.
I only have the skin I was born with. :)
I don't benefit from the Daley Machine. :|
within the list of currently filed mayoral candidates, is there one?
What's wrong with John Hu or any of the unknowns?
"within the list of currently filed mayoral candidates, is there one?
What's wrong with John Hu or any of the unknowns?
11/24/2010 05:09:00 AM"
uh, notice that thingy at the end of this sentence:
"within the list of currently filed mayoral candidates, is there one?"
it's a question mark.
that means that the ending portion of the sentence, "...is there one?" poses a question.
that question being:
is there one alternative candidate, amongst all currently filed and listed candidates for mayor, to the crook county dumbocratic criminal enterprise machine's candidates?
is there one?
"within the list of currently filed mayoral candidates, is there one?"
it's a question mark.
I didn't pose this question:
within the list of currently filed mayoral candidates, is there one?
I quoted someone's question in italics as is.
I know what a question is. You didn't capitalize "it's" and "is". :) Did you see the first letter, at the beginning of the sentence? The first letters require capitalization.
is there one alternative candidate, amongst all currently filed and listed candidates for mayor, to the crook county dumbocratic criminal enterprise machine's candidates?
John Hu
"is there one alternative candidate, amongst all currently filed and listed candidates for mayor, to the crook county dumbocratic criminal enterprise machine's candidates?
John Hu
11/25/2010 05:16:00 AM"
now, you see, that is an answer to the question.
that wasn't so hard, was it?
albeit, you might want to fire up a few squares and toss back a cup of strong java prior to reading comments and posting responses to them.
5 in the morning is a bit early to be a petty bitch, don't ya think?
Not only does Gery have a cousin who is on the CPD. But he has over 20 yrs and is still a patrolman. Chico never got him a merit promotion even tho he was the Mayors Chief of staff. That tells me that maybe we can get him to eliminate or reduce the number of merit promotions in the future.
Just a thought & wishful thinking.
now, you see, that is an answer to the question.
that wasn't so hard, was it?
albeit, you might want to fire up a few squares and toss back a cup of strong java prior to reading comments and posting responses to them.
5 in the morning is a bit early to be a petty bitch, don't ya think?
No disrespect intended then and now, but I wasn't a petty bitch. In fact, I answered your question with "What's wrong with John Hu...".
Yes, it was hard. Enjoy your squares and java. :)
"No disrespect intended then and now, but I wasn't a petty bitch. In fact, I answered your question with "What's wrong with John Hu...".
Yes, it was hard. Enjoy your squares and java. :)
11/26/2010 04:15:00 AM"
no, you responded to a simple question by posing your own question, which contained the implication that you'd assumed that the question initially posed implied that there were no alternatives currently filed as candidates worthy of being considered as authentic alternatives to the same old same old.
now, given that you've answered the question, said answer being 'John Hu', please explain why 'John Hu' is, in your presumably humble, honest and informed opinion, an authentic alternative mayoral candidate.
no, you responded to a simple question by posing your own question, which contained the implication that you'd assumed that the question initially posed implied that there were no alternatives currently filed as candidates worthy of being considered as authentic alternatives to the same old same old.
No, I didn't imply that. Instead, I was rhetorical. :)
now, given that you've answered the question, said answer being 'John Hu', please explain why 'John Hu' is, in your presumably humble, honest and informed opinion, an authentic alternative mayoral candidate.
Currently, I support John Hu, because of his statements here: John Hu
"....please explain why 'John Hu' is, in your presumably humble, honest and informed opinion, an authentic alternative mayoral candidate."
providing the link to your 'currently' preferred mayoral candidate is not the same as expressing your, presumably, humble, honest and informed reasons for believing that your preferred mayoral candidate is, indeed, an authentic alternative to the currently filed and listed mayoral candidates.
are you at a loss for words, or merely mentally lazy?
providing the link to your 'currently' preferred mayoral candidate is not the same as expressing your, presumably, humble, honest and informed reasons for believing that your preferred mayoral candidate is, indeed, an authentic alternative to the currently filed and listed mayoral candidates.
are you at a loss for words, or merely mentally lazy?
I don't see you expressing a humble, honest and informed opinion. Instead, I see your usual catty remarks? Are you mentally lazy or a loss for words liberal? :)
"I don't see you expressing a humble, honest and informed opinion. Instead, I see your usual catty remarks? Are you mentally lazy or a loss for words liberal? :)
11/28/2010 06:43:00 AM"
what, you only see 2 options?
what, you only see 2 options?
No, I see 20 candidate choices. :)
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