The Election That Wouldn't End
In 14 wards around the city, the top two finishers in close aldermanic races will face off April 5 for a run-off election.
Mayor-elect Rahm Emanuel said Wednesday he’d be willing to help some of those candidates, not just with money but with advice. The unions will get involved — and most likely some will be on the other side from Emanuel.
Some finalists are long-time aldermen, such as Bernie Stone (50th) facing a spirited challenge from Debra Silverstein, wife of State Sen. Ira Silverstein. Some are brand-new appointed aldermen, such as Tim Cullerton (38th), who will square off against property manager Tom Caravette. Others are vying for open seats in which the top two vote getters failed to get a majority of the vote.
Seven races are on the North Side, five are on the South Side, and two are on the West Side.
Labels: elections
posted by SCC at 12:03 AM
79 Comments:
http://hotair.com/archives/2011/02/23/time-to-abolish-public-employee-unions/
The end of public employee unions?
Anonymous said...
Already been worked out. Rham is going to give Wies a six month extension to put the beat allocation into place. Real beat changes, not what was repoted in the media last week. Part of some the HUGH changes: consolidation of 21 and 002, consolotdation of 19 and 023. Area 3 merged into other areas. The new 023 will house additonal officers from 019. Number of beats in 008 increased, beat in a few other slow districs merged. Rahm to forward in to council in first few months then Wies goin to DHS.
The draft order is litterally under locked protection.
2/23/2011 01:26:00 PM
Man i sure hope they consolidate 023/019. As if we didn't have enough lunch options already, now i won't have to eat at the same place more than once a year!!!
yahoo!!!
Speaking of elections...
Two guys from the CityWide team came to roll call today, where they literally begged for votes. They had NO answers to 3 different questions when asked by some of the guys with more time on & knowledge of union business. They also belittled the Shields ticket for about half of their presentation. REALLY???? ARE WE STILL IN GRAMMAR SCHOOL???
I've had the opportunity to meet some of the Shields' guys, listen to their presentation and read their documentation that supports their claims. They have proof of what they told us, and they're obviously way better educated than anyone I've met or dealt with from C.W. Still, I purposely didn't fill out my ballot right away because I wanted to research what both tickets talked about. Conclusion? - The C.W. Team is sooooo out of touch with what's going on and they're resorting to bully antics and outright nonsense to try to convince the membership to keep them around for another term. You got caught in your own lies. You told conflicting stories (lies, actually) about your competition, then claimed ignorance when confronted on it (by a sergeant that used to be a trustee, no less!) Newsflash, guys! Your desperation is disgusting. Compound that with acting like 8th graders and you absolutely lost any chance of A LOT of people casting ballots for you.
To get childishly defensive when called-out for not being able to answer question the first is reminiscent of why I quit attending union meetings. Being honest and not vicious mudslingers would've paid HUGE dividends for you (ask around when it's over and you'll see this). RIPPING DOWN SHIELDS POSTERS BETWEEN ROLL CALLS DIN'T HELP YOUR CAUSE (YES, the radio guy witnessed it). This IS NOT what I want running MY union any more.
The Shields people are younger, more dynamic and have much better ideas on how the union should be run and new directions they'll steer it. They're not afraid to open their mouths to get things done for the working coppers. Plus, it's refreshing to see a fellow woman honored with running for a top spot...the "Boys Club" mentality should have died a long time ago. You guys have stagnated for far too long...off with all of you. Enjoy your retirements, or wherever you land after this election, because City Wide has run it's course.
May the new regime keep it's fighting spirit and drive for change fresh! Give us a union that we can be proud of guys (and gal!)
Thanks for letting me vent SCC!!
SPIN DOCTORS.....LET THE BULLSHIT SLINGING COMMENCE!!
Please take the time to read the following. It's a little long, but it shows how the New mayor and Media are already crafting a pile of bullshit.......
“This is going to be collective bargaining and the collective will be with the people that are representing our police, our firefighters, our teachers and other unions as we try to work this out,” Emanuel said. “There are parts to this and I am not looking at a 90 percent increase in property (taxes.) I am not looking at property taxes.”
The following was posted by SCC Jan 29th 2011 under "Shrinking Checks"
Mayor Richard Daley's administration today unveiled a plan for police and fire pension reform that would increase employee contributions as part of a package it hopes would save Chicago property taxpayers $240 million per year compared to a bill Gov. Pat Quinn signed into law earlier this month.
Gene Saffold, the city's chief financial officer, said the Daley administration has not spoken to state lawmakers or labor leaders about supporting the city's alternate plan. But Saffold hopes the new General Assembly will address Daley's concerns that the new pension reform law will place an onerous burden on taxpayers with a $550 million property-tax hike beginning in 2015.
The administration's proposal would raise police officers' contribution to their pension plan from 9 percent to 12 percent between 2015 and 2018, and raise firefighters' share from 9.1 percent to 12.1 percent.
Ok, so we've gone from 550m to 20b in oh, about 1 month. Lets start by breaking down what Mayor Daley's financial officers said. If we increase OUR contributions by 3% it will raise roughly half (240m) of the shortfall. So if they plan on raising the remainder through property taxes guess what....we foot that bill too. If we tell them, no we will not increase the contribution everyone in the city shares the burden, no mostly us, the workers. Looking a little further Wikipedia had the following info.....
As of the 2000 census, there were 2,896,016 people, 1,061,928 households, and 632,558 families residing within Chicago.
So, lets round down and call it
1 million households. A property tax increase of $500 for the year would raise 500m. Less than $50 per month. And that figure does not include Business property, just households.
But the city wants us to pay 3%.
A 3% increase on $80,000 per year means you would contribute $2,400.
NOW HERE'S THE KICKER......DO YOU KNOW WHY THIS PLAN WILL NOT WORK??? BECAUSE OF THE 165 TIF DISTRICTS IN THE CITY!!! You see all property taxes in a TIF district are frozen at the level they were at when the TIF district was created. Any increase in property taxes funnels that money into the TIF fund for the City to spend as they see fit. THAT IS WHY TAXES WOULD NEED TO GO UP 90%. If you are confused here is a quick example. Say all the homes on your block pay 1k in property tax for the year 2010. (it's an example!!) Now the city decides your block is a new TIF district. For 21 years only $1000 of your property taxes goes to fund your schools, parks, libraries, ect... As time goes on and your property taxes increase everything over $1000 goes into the TIF fund and that money goes to connected contractors and other various friends of the Mayor or alderman. You can go to the city's website and find this figure....
"2009 projected TIF revenue collections $495 million."
So if there were no TIF's
$495 million extra dollars would have gone to pay for schools, parks, libraries, and City services in 2009.
The "financial crisis" of Shitcago is all smoke and mirrors. Unfortunately too many people can tell you who Kim Kardashian is dating, what happened on the latest episode of Jersey Shore, and has seen the latest viral video on you tube but doesn't have a fucking clue what kind of bullshit the Politicians are selling!
Greetings,
I have a message for the webmaster/admin here at secondcitycop.blogspot.com.
Can I use part of the information from this post right above if I provide a link back to your site?
Thanks,
Thomas
Ring-a-dina.....there goes Marina! Boy am I proud of the people in the 45th Ward voting out the machine.
GO GARRIDO!
Any inside scoop on what happened with State Senator Joe Lyon's meltdown on election day?
Nosy neighbor Glady's Kravitz wants to know!
If you live in the 38th ward (Portage Park area), do not vote for Caravette. He wants to reduce current CPD employee pension benefits. He won't say it on his website, but he printed it on the fliers he was putting in mailboxes. He also is in favor of sending more police to high crime areas and stripping us law abiding taxpayers of our protection.
Cullerton is a union man himself (IBEW) and supports our union and the CFD. Yes, he is a democRAT, but at least he understands the importance of our union and our pension. He is also AGAINST taking police from the districts that we all live in.
Off Topic- KUDOS to the jury and Prosecutors in the 60 year old alleged Police Brutality trial! It was amazing that 60 years later this "Minister" would bring charges of brutality after he was pardoned by Gov. Ryan in 2002. No mention of brutality when this POS applied for pardons in previous years. Funny also, he alleges the Police bent back his finger during interrogation, showing his injured finger, when it came out in trial that the long dead rape victim stated she bit his finger during the attack! Even 60 years later, CYA in everything. Ridiculous this even made it to trial, but so happy the Police were vindicated!
Only the alderman can tie the hands of Rahm the snake.
OT. SCC will you mention the sewage backup in the 003 Dist! How sewage spilled over into the locker rooms and the cafe!n now they promised portapotties! AT A POLICE STATION! THIS IS A SHITTY SITUATION
Let's concentrate on 20 Aldermen and term limits. If it wasn't a lifelong opportunity to steal, if it was really public service, then we would get a better crop of individuals yearning to answer the call.
Watching FOX news on 2/24 around 0745 hrs. Rahm commented on the state of our pensions.
I couldn't believe my ears! A politician actually, for the first time, stated that for 20-25 years employees paid 9% of their salary as required toward their pensions. He went on to explain the real problem is that over those same years, the CITY FAILED to pay THEIR REQUIRED amount.
We've known and said that all along. We even volunteered to pay more toward our pensions in an attempt to shore them up but the city once again refused to let it happen as they would have to pay more as well. It would then bring attention to the fact that Daley mismanaged city funds. If it's not reported... it didn't happen.
Yeah, maybe the 23% of cops who are registered to vote can muster up thirty percent of that number and make a real difference like they did in this race for mayor.
But you'll hear them all bitching when Rahm takes their retirement away from them. Idiots.
I'll tell you what. If I were a guy running for office, I would really be concerned with what the FOP thought about me.
I mean those couple of hundred votes from Chicago police officers and their families scattered over fifty wards could really swing an election.
They are a powerful and involved group of well informed voters. That's a voting block you have to court.
It seems we've become a group of trained dogs who do what they're told and beg for scraps from the tables of thieves.
SCC. You should do a thread on gas & how we are doing NOTHING to come up with our own oil. I've called numerous Congresspeople & Senators, & all their Aides are CLUELESS. We don't drill here, no coal mining, no new Nukes, & the Mideast is heating up. And these fools are happy because we can save the planet thru wind & solar.
Support Carravet in the 38th Ward Aldermanic race. Lets do what they did in the 47th Ward. We need a freh new face and perspective in the 38th Ward.
If anyone thinks that the financial crisis of this city, state, and likewise other cities and states, is all smoke and mirrors, you have been drinking the koolaid of the unions. Way too many independent sources have looked into this. It is real and it is here. The job of the unions is to obtain better benefits for its members, make themselves look good and stay in office.Keep fooling yourselve that the cash crunch is not real.
Part of some the HUGH changes: consolidation of 21 and 002, consolotdation of 19 and 023.
2/23/2011 01:26:00 PM
Why are you blaming it on the Irish? HUGH is innocent! Free HUGH!
Plus, you need some serious help in the grammar and spelling departments. Or are you .20 on the drunk posting scale when you are using the keyboard?
And our three year nightmare is spelled J-FLED or WEIS, not Wies, and the new mayor is Tiny Dancer 9.5 or Rahm, not Rham.
36th Ward residents. Please do not vote for rice,or I should say banks old driver who got the job when he left.
TO: Twenty & Out;
Excellent observation, and not just because I see it that way.
There are links to some very enlightening blogs provide right here on this site. Does anyone check them out?
Ask someone if they know that the U.S.Gov't acknowledges that Social Security will run out of money by 2034 & is now running at a deficit?
But who's screwing who in Hollyweird or the price of a new pair of jordans...well, got the answer in a flash.
There is now a chance to get an active CFD guy in the city council chambers. AND a CPD guy to go with him.
VOTE FOR NICK SPOSATO AND JOHN GARRIDO if you live in their ward and if not please get out there and help them door to door.
In the 36th Ward vote for Nicholas Sposato for the next alderman.
He's a Chicago Fireman, likes rescue pit bulls and is a nice guy.
I would love to see him debate Rice.
Hell, I would love to see him, all thin and trim just stand next to Rice, all obese and having a hard time breathing much less trying to speak. It would be hilarious. Perhaps Nick's EMT partners would have to be on hand.
Don't forget, Rice was appointed when Banks, his boss, just suddenly left. Calling Bill Banks and Jimmy DeLeo!!!! Why leave????
Also, JOHNNY GARRIDO police Lt. for the win in the 41st(?)
Anonymous said...
Speaking of elections...
Two guys from the CityWide team came to roll call today, where they literally begged for votes. They had NO answers to 3 different questions when
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I'm calling liar liar on you. The Citywide Team stopped campaigning last week. Anyone can call Bella if you don't believe it. Nevermind the fact that you didn't mention any names or the district. Stop it, Mike. The election is over. Put away the mirrors and smoke machines.
May the new regime keep it's fighting spirit and drive for change fresh! Give us a union that we can be proud of guys (and gal!)
Thanks for letting me vent SCC!!
Really???? Why dont you fill us in with details instead of your long drawn out b.s post
Hey 2/24/2011 01:09:00 AM
I call BS to your whole rant !!!!!
Why is the media villifying the Republican Govrrnors of Wisc,Indiana and Ohio but yet silent on Emanuels Union busting plans? He is advocating the EXACT SAME THING!
Last night on channel 11's Chicago Tonight they interviewed 4 new aldermen. 3 of 4 stated they would support downtown gambling if the monies went to solve the pension problem.
I am asking that all of the posters here post on all of the area news papers and blogs supporting this idea,
1. Do not use screen names that ID you as a police officer.
2. In the post do not ID yourself as a police officer either.
3. Keep the posts professional- a citizen of Chicago - who wants to do the right thing for first responders. If you need to call out some idiot as a asshat do it under a different screen name.
My personal opinion McCormick Place East Building would be perfect for this. Get The Conventioneer’s money and keep all of that Chinatown money in Illinois and not left it all go to Gary.
TRP
HEY THOMAS.......you asked.....
Greetings,
I have a message for the webmaster/admin here at secondcitycop.blogspot.com.
Can I use part of the information from this post right above if I provide a link back to your site?
Thanks,
Thomas
I have no problem with that. What is the web address where you will be using it?
SPIN DOCTORS.....LET THE BULLSHIT SLINGING COMMENCE!!
Please take the time to read the following. It's a little long, but it shows how the New mayor and Media are already crafting a pile of bullshit.......
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Great comment. Anyone that skips over comments that are to long do not skip this one. Tell everybody you know to read this, good explanation. Once again on SCC is a comment that the media knows about but will not report. Good job "Twenty handout".
To all you schmuck P.O.'s that posed in the flyer for Rice (36th ward) you should be ashamed of yourselves. You guys are standing around him wearing dirty jeans and t-shirts. And his fat ass is in a $1000.00 suit with a $500.00 watch around his fat wrist. Officers are not supposed to be sheep but that's exactly what you guys look like. That fat prick Rice never worked an honest day in his life, he was Bank's(indictment cooming soon) personal driver, really!. Rice is as dirty as they come just look at him he's been living high off the hog his whole life. He's mad he didn't win now he says he is going to have to use money he was going to use for softball and baseball programs for his run off campaign. What an asshole to make a statement like that. This guy is MUSH don't vote for him, stop feeding the machine.
If Rahm Emanuel is helping Tim Cullerton in the 38th, i will not vote for Tim Cullerton. no way
Shields has as much experience on this job as Rahm does. I thought Mike was elected to the pension board?
(OT) rahmbos transition team is exploring using these as patrol vehicles to impress kids in the hood! retoramish!
Anonymous said...
Already been worked out. Rham is going to give Wies a six month extension to put the beat allocation into place. Real beat changes, not what was repoted in the media last week. Part of some the HUGH changes: consolidation of 21 and 002, consolotdation of 19 and 023. Area 3 merged into other areas. The new 023 will house additonal officers from 019. Number of beats in 008 increased, beat in a few other slow districs merged. Rahm to forward in to council in first few months then Wies goin to DHS.
The draft order is litterally under locked protection.
2/23/2011 01:26:00 PM
I feel better knowing that the draft order is litterally under locked protection.
Can you explain any more details oabout the consolotdation of 18 and 023 that was repoted in the media? How many additonal officers from 019 will be housed in 23? It is good to hear of this in districs what are slow and to wit then Wies goin to DHS.
!Flash! Weis will be replaced this w/e by....??????? Word is he was crying while packing up boxes in his soon to be old office.
Slightly Off Topic:
Did anyone see the editorial in the Sun Times today?
These fuckers are urging Rahm to cut pension benefits for current city employees! I guess everyone is jumping on the bandwagon.
What these ignorant bastards fail to realize is that when we took this job the pension is one of the reasons why. We knew we'd never get rich as an officer but it was comforting to know that at the end of the line there would be a modest, and I stress the word modest, pension waiting for us. Most people that enter into city services do not do it for the money. Up until very recently the money was definitely better in the private sector. As the police we work and have worked god-awful schedules that wreak havoc on our family life. We handle situations on a daily basis that that would make the average citizen cringe and flee. We will not receive social security when we retire unlike most of the population. For the most part we have worked tirelessly without much complaining because we knew what we were signing up for. What we signed up for included a pension that maxed out at 75% of our salaries.
What everyone ,including Rahm, seems to want is to change horses mid stream. Not only is that patently unfair but it really is unconstitutional. I have paid my 9% of my salary for the last quarter of a century into the pension fund. Now you want to tell me we need to work something out?? Fuck you. I've done my fair share and the city clearly has neglected theirs. The FOP or somebody needs to get our side into the mainstream media. Shortshanks and the alderthieves have screwed up this city and especially the pension funds. It's political malfeasance what they've done yet the media glosses right over that and harps on and on about how current employees pensions must be reduced.
I appreciate the economic dire straits that the city is in but a lot of it is self inflicted. Rahm is adamant that he won't raise property taxes to handle the pensions. I would like a better solution but as a property owner myself I wouldn't have a problem with the tax increase if it meant that the city would then get our pension funds into shape. Rahm can simply lay the blame squarely where it belongs at the feet of Shortshanks and the alderthieves. They got us into this mess and now it has come time to pay the piper.
Rahm you can do all the reform you want,including increased contributions from employees and the city, but do not attempt to reduce what has been guaranteed to us.
Everyone is predicting that Rahm will be coming to the unions looking for concessions on our pensions.
Whoever is in charge has to simply tell him NO.
What's he gonna do threaten layoffs? All 6 mayoral candidates agreed we are severely understaffed and all promised to add various numbers of officers. I don't think any threat of police layoffs would be a viable threat given the political consequences.
If he wants increased contribution on our end the only way that should be agreed upon would be if the city upped it's contribution by at least the same %. Under no circumstances should the FOP consider a reduced pension amount. Let Rahm do all the reform he wants but do not agree to a lesser pension for any current employees. The city got itself into this mess and it's gonna have to get itself out of this mess. It's gonna have to do it without us selling ourselves down the river with reduced pensions.
If I were a member of other unions I'd be very nervous. I foresee this evil bastard threatening layoffs, privatization etc. He's going to want to show what kind of "whiz kid" fixer he is regardless of the pain he causes to current dedicated employees.
Anyone notice how one of Rahm's first post election stops was 95th and the Ryan?
How many tax paying, voting citizenry do you think he actually encountered? Rahm has also already reached out to a Revrund for advice. This same reverend has been an advisor to Tod Stroger and Blago in the past. Now that's a resume huh? We all know what great public servants those two idiots were.
Rahm states he's gonna do a forensic audit!
If Shanks wasn't already in bed with Rahm I'm sure this would make Shanks very, very nervous. But since Rahm has done nothing but praise Shanks I highly doubt he'll air any dirty laundry uncovered.
Roe Conn asked Rahm how is it that he has nothing but praise for Mayor Daley yet all 6 candidates that ran for Mayor mentioned reform. Roe wanted to know how , if all this praise for Daley is deserved, then why all the calls for reform? Rahm really didn't answer that question. Surprise, surprise.
OT: I just watched the Space Shuttle Discovery take off. I never get tired of that stuff. Great to see the American flag on the side of that vehicle taking off.
Cullerton is a union man himself (IBEW) and supports our union and the CFD.
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Cullerton is only 2% away from a win. Caravette won't win the runoff. The Cullertons/Allens and their sponsees are some of the most arrogant strokes I've ever worked with. Considering what is at stake though, they may be a necessary evil.
Anonymous said...
Already been worked out. Rham is going to give Wies a six month extension to put the beat allocation into place. Real beat changes, not what was repoted in the media last week. Part of some the HUGH changes: consolidation of 21 and 002, consolotdation of 19 and 023. Area 3 merged into other areas. The new 023 will house additonal officers from 019. Number of beats in 008 increased, beat in a few other slow districs merged. Rahm to forward in to council in first few months then Wies goin to DHS.
The draft order is litterally under locked protection.
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Hey E.B. stop posting shit on our blog. We get enough entertainment from your memos.
Thomas,
Just credit the commentator as appropriate
Anonymous Anonymous said...
(OT) rahmbos transition team is exploring using these as patrol vehicles to impress kids in the hood! retoramish!
2/24/2011 12:44:00 PM
You mean these? Good on gas!
http://bangshift.com/blog/Bitchin-Old-Ad-Video-The-Wham-O-Toys-Bike-Wheelie-Bar-Circa-1966.html
So, with runoffs in the wards still at stake, it's almost a sure bet that Rahm won't be coming off his tranquilizers any time soon.
I can't wait to see this guy in his natural, undrugged state during press conferences.
"SCC. You should do a thread on gas & how we are doing NOTHING to come up with our own oil. I've called numerous Congresspeople & Senators, & all their Aides are CLUELESS. We don't drill here, no coal mining, no new Nukes, & the Mideast is heating up. And these fools are happy because we can save the planet thru wind & solar."
In 2020, according to API (the American Petroleum Institute - ie made up of people in the oil business), it is the half point of oil. This means we have already taken half of the possible supply in the world out of the ground, and there is half left. The half that is left is going to cost more to extract (it will be more difficult to extract). Therefore, alternative energy sources are needed.
Not just because of the environment, but because of national security concerns. This is why people are finally looking at alternative energy sources - it is getting cost competitive with current sources such as oil. Add in issues overseas, and the gap gets smaller.
An no, you senators and congresspeople don't decide to drill for oil, oil companies do. That's how they make money. So call them and ask questions.
"Hopefully, these changes will blunt the 'rubber stamp' image..."
Not in City Hall staff. Channel 9 news just showed Emanuel's new staff -- it's basically a salad of Daley's old staff members, shuffled around and carefully selected for "multiculturalism."
They can run the city day-to-day while Emanuel "re-makes the world" more along the lines favored by his boss, Richard Daley, and his wealthy patrons.
"Rubber stamp?" It says "SAME," "SAME," "SAME," "SAME," "SAME."
...but worse.
OT
SCC, talking about broken things in one of your previous entries. 003 has no working toilets. They dropped off port-a-potties outside for the officers to use. Seems a whole section from 67-71 is without operating toilets. Crews were digging in the street on cottage today.
Inquiring Minds would like to know.
Felicia Davis who is a member of Rahm transition teanm is married to a Area 1 Detective..wonder how long its going to take before he is promoted?
Also, JOHNNY GARRIDO police Lt. for the win in the 41st(?)
2/24/2011 10:18:00 AM
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John Garrido came in 1st place in the 45th Ward with 32% of the vote. His opponent in the runoff, John Arena, received 23% of the vote.
If anyone thinks that the financial crisis of this city, state, and likewise other cities and states, is all smoke and mirrors, you have been drinking the koolaid of the unions. Way too many independent sources have looked into this. It is real and it is here. The job of the unions is to obtain better benefits for its members, make themselves look good and stay in office.Keep fooling yourselve that the cash crunch is not real.
2/24/2011 09:29:00 AM
I don't think there is anyone on this blog that thinks the cash crunch is not real. We are not blind nor are we stupid. What is important to remember is that this cash crunch is something that has been brewing for years. That’s a fact. And now that we have gotten to a point where it has been determined that something needs to be done, the fat cat politicians that put us here in the first place are all of a sudden the experts that have been entrusted to extricate us from this mess. Kind of ironic isn't it. I could go on and on about what a disgrace this job has become over my 32 years but I’ll keep it to the point. You can take your koolaid and stick it up your bleeding heart ass. I did my part and now because of someone else’s fiscal irresponsibility I’m the bad guy. That’s for real. Where I come from that just doesn’t add up.
!Flash! Weis will be replaced this w/e by....??????? Word is he was crying while packing up boxes in his soon to be old office.
2/24/2011 01:51:00 PM
Ode to King Richard II:
"Now if there's a smile on my face
it's only there trying to fool the public
but when it comes down to fooling you
now honey that's quite a diff'rent subject
Don't let my glad expression
give you the wrong impression
really I'm sad
oh sadder than sad
you're gone and I'm hurting so bad
like a clown I pretend to be glad
Now there's some sad things known to man
but ain't too much sadder than
the tears of a clown
when there's no one around
just like pagliaccic did
I try to keep my sadness hid
Smiling in the public eye
but in my lonely room
I cry the tears of a clown
when there's no one around
Oh yeah baby"
What is this?
www.iapa-il.org/news.htm
Anonymous Anonymous said...
To all you schmuck P.O.'s that posed in the flyer for Rice (36th ward) you should be ashamed of yourselves. You guys are standing around him wearing dirty jeans and t-shirts. And his fat ass is in a $1000.00 suit with a $500.00 watch around his fat wrist. Officers are not supposed to be sheep but that's exactly what you guys look like. That fat prick Rice never worked an honest day in his life, he was Bank's(indictment cooming soon) personal driver, really!. Rice is as dirty as they come just look at him he's been living high off the hog his whole life. He's mad he didn't win now he says he is going to have to use money he was going to use for softball and baseball programs for his run off campaign. What an asshole to make a statement like that. This guy is MUSH don't vote for him, stop feeding the machine.
2/24/2011 12:33:00 PM
He also stated it was because of the Shill's and that he should be dancing in the streets. Apparently he has total disregard that 3348 people in his ward didn't vote for him. He can keep his baseball money. He really has not done what he states in his flier. It was the other piece of garbage (Banks) that secured the funding for the library to be located at Dever School. Other improvements noted on his flier happen to be in the area of the Banks family home.
careful Rahmbo Ray Ray is a mole so keep trusting him with your risk and security.
Rahm appoints a cop to his transition team??
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Also named to the team were Felicia Davis, a former Chicago police officer and an administrator at Kendall College, and Rebecca Gonzalez, a vice president at Casa Central, a social service provider.
Let's concentrate on 20 Aldermen and term limits. If it wasn't a lifelong opportunity to steal, if it was really public service, then we would get a better crop of individuals yearning to answer the call.
2/24/2011 08:02:00 AM
The City Council is designed to be the Legislative Branch of our city government.
Whether considered as a 'senate', (set number of members representing the population as a whole), or as a 'house of representatives', (number of members based upon geographical population groupings), the last thing citizens need is to have fewer individuals representing their interests/will as a check/balance to our city's Executive Branch of government.
Rather than reducing the number of members of our city's Legislative Branch, we should focus solely on limiting the length of service and the personal benefits said members receive.
Follow the Federal cycle, ie., senate = One 6 year term, OR house = One 4 year term, w/ half of the alderman elected every 2 years, with terms limited by NO consecutive terms, thus, no incumbents will ever hold office at the time of their seeking office.
Also, restore out city's election cycles to coincide with state and federal cycles.
A two thirds to pass binding referendum, with a minimal number of petitioner signatures to be put on the ballot, say, 1% of registered voters within the affected geographical area, would also keep the politicians on their toes.
Real 'reform' is poison to the politicians.
It's time to make them take their medicine.
Yeah, maybe the 23% of cops who are registered to vote can muster up thirty percent of that number and make a real difference like they did in this race for mayor.
But you'll hear them all bitching when Rahm takes their retirement away from them. Idiots.
2/24/2011 08:37:00 AM
Couldn't agree more! As far as I'm concerned, I respect those who voted for Doc Walls far more than all those worthless pricks who wear our star that couldn't be bothered to take 5 extra minutes ( no lines ) out of their day to vote in the most important race in the last 20+ years.
Our very lively hood is at stake, and you shitheads couldn't be bothered. Absolutely disgusting.
I wish I could post a list of every copper who didn't bother to vote. Don't you useless jagoffs say one word about ANYTHING that Rahm-Jam does to us. NOT ONE WORD!
Anonymous said...
Support Carravet in the 38th Ward Aldermanic race. Lets do what they did in the 47th Ward. We need a freh new face and perspective in the 38th Ward.
2/24/2011 09:24:00 AM
Read the tea leaves, Tim Cullerton needs 2% more to win and Tom Caravette needs 28% more to win. Caravette would need to get support from everyone who voted for other candidates to pull an upset. That will not happen. I've been through a lot of elections and the numbers overwhelmingly indicate that Cullerton will win the next round.
On a plus note the Cullerton Clan will fight tooth and nail for your pension because they have so many family members on the government payroll.
Illinois Senate President John Cullerton stated that changing the Illinois Constitution which protects pensions will not be changed.
Is this pension boondoggle much different than a Ponzi scheme? If Shortshanks and the alderthieves did the exact same thing in the private sector they'd be in jail.
Instead of coming clean and finding a funding stream for our pensions Rahm wants our unions to "get together" for "shared concessions" . None of this is our fault. The city has basically written checks it can't cash. Isn't that fraudulent?
Instead of focusing in on the root of the problem the media and public are instead focusing on us lowering our pension benefits. This is wrong and very misguided.
Like I said how is this different from a Ponzi scheme??
If the Government shuts down no refund check from uncle Sam.
Some of Rahm's ideas for the police department cannot be immediately, if ever, implemented. I'm talking about reducing our medical and replacing desk officers with cadets. There's something called a contract and that contract dictates the terms of our medical and allows for 2 bidded desk spots per watch. If Rahm wants to change that then he must negotiate for it in the new contract.
Considering the speed with which the city usually negotiates in "good faith" that would probably be sometime in 2014. Furthermore for Rham to accomplish either of those ideas the city would have to give something substantial up in return. I say not likely.
If Rahm wants to fly in the face of the contract things will get awfully expensive for the city. Any bidded desk officer replaced by a cadet would be entitled to time and a half for every day he/she spent on the street.
Great comment. Anyone that skips over comments that are to long do not skip this one. Tell everybody you know to read this, good explanation. Once again on SCC is a comment that the media knows about but will not report. Good job "Twenty handout".
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To: "Twenty and out"' I apologize for the "Twenty handout" in the comment, the piece crap I typed on self corrected I think. No disrespect intended. Should not have been in such a hurry and checked it. Sorry.
the pictures on breakingnews.om of Rahm and his transition team members from the shortshank rein are priceless. Oh what a bunch of smiling face happy campers. Ha.
When the city council starts talking about raising their contributions to their pension and cutting their pension benefits, then maybe we can start talking about ours. When there is plenty of money for them, forget it. They are still paying these Christian industrial league guys to clean up the flower boxes. If I was short on cash, the first thing to go would be my flower garden. Got money for flowers, got money for me. Start with the totally unnecessary bullshit.
As far as Cullerton goes, I didn't vote for him. Why? the previous alderman was his brother-in-law, or some such, and Tommy Cullerton was his dad. Sorry 50+ years is WAY TO LONG for the same family to be running things. Just like Daley.
(OT) Just watched news the press is pressing burke on his bodyguards. 1 reporter stated that strangely burke was at an event and his guards were nowhere to be seen! Wonder why? maybe they would be asked questions such as how many creams,and how much sugar? Who holds the door? Who does the "milk runs?" They said they wonder how much this costs the taxpayers yearly? How much do you think SCC,with the overtime,cpd cars etc..? This should be a thread! Why are they not asking about the city treasurers huge detail? You know the girl who sued Mike shields for exposing her corruption!
>>Rahm appoints a cop to his transition team??
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Also named to the team were Felicia Davis, a former Chicago police officer and an administrator at Kendall College, and Rebecca Gonzalez, a vice president at Casa Central, a social service provider.<<
She was a former detetctive who is
married to a current Area 1 Detective.
Inquiring Minds would like to know.
Felicia Davis who is a member of Rahm transition teanm is married to a Area 1 Detective..wonder how long its going to take before he is promoted?
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I work in A/1. Her husband is a very good Det. He has been there a long time, works sex crimes and knows his shit. He's a worker and a good guy. She also worked in A/1.
"OT: I just watched the Space Shuttle Discovery take off. I never get tired of that stuff. Great to see the American flag on the side of that vehicle taking off.
2/24/2011 04:09:00 PM"
Hope you took a good look because any future shuttle missions w/ have the Russian & Chinese Flags along w/ the Virgin Airways Logo.
Fuck these space missions we need to concentrate on invading Iran, spread some of this freedom democracy.Right?
I usually stay out of endorsing politicians in public, but for what it's worth...
In da' foty-furst (sic 41st)there's a runoff.
Maurita Gavin, after losing her husband raised her kids herself. The boys, I believe, had child born illnesses themselves and are lucky to have survived. She literally ran the office for the previous alderman, the 'only' Republican in the city council. The only difference was she was not a drinker :)
Nothing vs. the other candidate, but from what I've seen about Gavin, she's a breath of fresh air and a friend of the po-lice.
Just sayin...
Stay safe out there and God Bless the CPD!
I have never met Felicia Davis, but I do work with her husband. He is a hard worker, that does a job most of us hate.. (Sex Crimes) and he knows his stuff. I am sure that he is married to a similar thinking woman, which might not be bad for all of us. I am sure that Ms.Davis will not advocate any fuckery for CPD as it would eventually effect her also.
About 3 months ago I was at Area 1 getting a PDT repaired and Burke's bodyguards came in for a radio repair, the blakc female acting foreman had the guys drop everything immediately and was vibrating, shaking and sweating that Burke's unmarked needed work right now, When I objected and said I needed to get out and get to court, she almost passed out and yelled, Sgt. this is Burkes car, do you know what that means. This Asshole has reigned long enough, go get himk Rahm, Yeah right, this prick and his bullshit story of threats is bogus.
Dont think Rahm would replace any of the bidded desk spots, but what about those 4 or 5 District Commander front office jobs, watch secretaries, extra Dept Chief po's jobs, not to mention the tact secretary spots and the other few hundred hidden inside spots at headquarters and in the districts and we haven't even mentioned the special units
Anonymous Anonymous said...
About 3 months ago I was at Area 1 getting a PDT repaired and Burke's bodyguards came in for a radio repair, the blakc female acting foreman had the guys drop everything immediately and was vibrating, shaking and sweating that Burke's unmarked needed work right now, When I objected and said I needed to get out and get to court, she almost passed out and yelled, Sgt. this is Burkes car, do you know what that means. This Asshole has reigned long enough, go get himk Rahm, Yeah right, this prick and his bullshit story of threats is bogus.
2/25/2011 12:31:00 PM
That is true, Burke has 2 new cars 1 kept in the rear lot at 51st as a spare! WTF his guys are all qualified as door openers. Will say this about burke when your his bodyguard your wife and kids get really great jobs,and when you retire you get another cush spot!
I am not a fan of Rham, but if he put F. Davis on his transition team, good for him and us both. Her husband is an outstanding detective and like the others have said, he does the work no one else dares to do. No beefs with this choice!
Please tell me what the Fireman has done foe US? Rice has been a friend to cops and our fundraisers for years. He has given to schools and park programs. Sposato has done more in Elmwood Park then in Chicago. You really think he will do anything for US before he helps the FPPD?
By the way if you ever bothered to have the FOP talk to Rice you will find out that he totaly supports our PENSIONS and is not in favor of taking anymore from the FOP memebers. Look before you speak or fvote should I say.
Anonymous said...
36th Ward residents. Please do not vote for rice,or I should say banks old driver who got the job when he left.
2/24/2011 09:47:00 AM
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That Rice dude should be the first person counseled in Rahm's proposed Wellness Program.
Yeesh.
As far as Cullerton goes, I didn't vote for him. Why? the previous alderman was his brother-in-law, or some such, and Tommy Cullerton was his dad. Sorry 50+ years is WAY TO LONG for the same family to be running things. Just like Daley.
2/24/2011 10:55:00 PM
Actually the Cullerton Clan goes back 100+ years and has a street named after them. Cullerton is about 14:00 south.
Tim Cullerton came very close to winning outright with 48% of the vote.
Tom Caravette received 22% of the vote. He'd have to receive nearly every vote cast for other candidates to surpass Cullerton. In all likelihood, Cullerton will be able to garner far more than the 2% he needs in the runoff.
IBEW members will be out in full force to help Tim win. The Cullerton's are the most supportive of the IBEW's concerns, which protects our jobs in the private and public sector.
This was a shocker. Caravette had a lot of visibility and was expected to receive a much higher percentage in the first round. In some areas of the ward, he had his signs displayed by numerous ward residents on private property, which usually translates into votes. In contrast the Cullerton crew started getting their signage up late in the campaign. Political commentator Russ Stewart pegged Cullerton's support at around 33%.
The poor showing in the first round will deflate the Caravette campaign apparatus going into the second round.
If you were a business owner in the area who would you support? Tim's near win will increase contributions to his campaign further eroding Caravette's chances.
Look for a Cullerton victory in April in the 38th Ward.
I still think some of his relatives are strokes, but the results of the first round indicate he will win easily.
Everyone keeps comparing Rice to Banks and saying he is his guy. Is that really a bad thing?? Can anyone please tell me when did Banks not support the CPPD or the members of the FOP?
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