Burke Scared?
Inspector General Joe Ferguson has already gone toe-to-toe with former Mayor Richard M. Daley and Mayor Rahm Emanuel. Now, he’s taking on the City Council’s most powerful alderman.
Ferguson went public Thursday with a jurisdictional dispute that’s been simmering in private for weeks: the decision of Finance Committee Chairman Edward M. Burke (14th) to deny Ferguson access to databases related to the city’s $100 million-a-year workers’ compensation program for civilian employees.
Burke’s staff is refusing to release that information on the grounds that: so-called “duty disability” is governed by state law, not city ordinance; that Ferguson’s investigative powers are limited to misconduct; and that the Finance Committee staffers who administer the worker’s comp program fall under the jurisdiction of the City Council’s own inspector general.
Once someone starts nitpicking over jurisdiction and who is allowed to see what, we're pretty sure they've gotten a hold of something good. Maybe that one thread that's the start of unraveling a whole bunch of good stuff.
Hey Feds? You're already looking at Ed's brother. Can you spare a couple investigators to look at what Ferguson is uncovering? We assume you have overreaching investigative authority over everything.
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posted by SCC at 1:30 AM
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Just saw the Dark Knight in preparation to see the DK Rises
this inspector general may end up sitting in a explosive-loaded vehicle if he starts building cases on Chicago's crime families-- Burke, Daley, Madigan, Jackson
(Movie reference of judge blowing up in her car)
"Chick-fil-A values are not Chicago values," mayor Emanuel said in a statement when asked about Moreno's decision. "They disrespect our fellow neighbors and residents. The same mayor thinks that Chicago Values are these?
The Nation of Islam and its head terrorist Louis Farrakhan believe these values:
Jews have been conclusively linked to the greatest criminal endeavor ever undertaken against an entire race of people[...]the black African Holocaust.
Who are the slumlords in the Black community? The so-called Jews[...]Who is it sucking our blood in the Black community? A white imposter Arab and a white imposter Jew.
These false Jews promote the filth of Hollywood that is seeding the American people and the people of the world and bringing you down in moral strength.[...]It's the wicked Jews, the false Jews, that are promoting lesbianism, homosexuality.
Hitler was a very great man[...]he was a great German and he rose Germany up from the ashes of her defeat[...]Well, in a sense you could say there is a similarity in that we are rising our people up from nothing[...]
NOI Health Minister, Abdul Alim Muhammad, has accused Jewish doctors of injecting Blacks with the aids virus
Jeffery Muhammad, the Nation of Islam's longtime leader, stated:
"They [Asian-American merchants in black neighborhoods] are just the latest in a long line of people who have come to this country—like Jews, Italians, Indians and now Asians—who have sucked the blood of and exploited the black community."
The Nation of Islam teaches that black people are the aboriginal people, and that all other people come from them. Louis Farrakhan has stated "If you look at the human family — now, I'm talking about black, brown, red, yellow and white
"The Blackman is the original man. From him came all brown, yellow, red, and white people. By using a special method of birth control law, the Blackman was able to produce the white race. This method of birth control was developed by a Black scientist known as Yakub, who envisioned making and teaching a nation of people who would be diametrically opposed to the Original People. A Race of people who would one day rule the original people and the earth for a period of 6,000 years. Yakub promised his followers that he would graft a nation from his own people, and he would teach them how to rule his people, through a system of tricks and lies whereby they use deceit to divide and conquer, and break the unity of the darker people, put one brother against another, and then act as mediators and rule both sides." -Elijah Muhammad
During the time when Malcolm X was a member and leader of the Nation of Islam, he preached that black people were genetically superior to white people but were dominated by a system of white supremacy:
Thoughtful white people know they are inferior to Black people. Even [Senator James] Eastland knows it. Anyone who has studied the genetic phase of biology knows that white is considered recessive and black is considered dominant. The entire American economy is based on white supremacy. Even the religious philosophies, in essence, white supremacy. A white Jesus. A white Virgin. White angels. White everything. But a black Devil, of course. The "Uncle Sam" political foundation is based on white supremacy, relegating nonwhites to second−class citizenship. It goes without saying that the social philosophy is strictly white supremacist. And the educational system perpetuates white supremacy.
The Nation of Islam teaches that intermarriage or race mixing should be prohibited. This is point 10 of the official platform, "What the Muslims Want",
Burke’s staff is refusing to release that information on the grounds that: so-called “duty disability” is governed by state law, not city ordinance; that Ferguson’s investigative powers are limited to misconduct; and that the Finance Committee staffers who administer the worker’s comp program fall under the jurisdiction of the City Council’s own inspector general.
Who is the City Council's inspector? Isn't he/she some aldermanic lap dog who will never investigate anything these thieves do?
...and why is Rahm picking on Chick-Fil-a for?
What? Chicago has so-so many job opportunities that we don't need or want this company here?
The Sanctuary city of Chiraq political hacks use some b.s. comments about gay rights from the owner to hide behind an attack on their business as the reason we don't want them here?
A first amendment freedom of speech issue. Get off it!
Maybe Oprah (she use do run promos for Kentucky Fried right?) got a call from KFC to drop a dime on her Hollywood connections which in turn dropped a dime to Rahm eh?
All speculation of course but really man come-on and get off it. This has nothing to do with gay rights. You're gonna blackball a business over this sh-t when we need every job that we can get!! Chic-Fil-A's sandwiches are fantastic and I think KFC knows it and feels threatened how else would you explain this fabricated controversy? Go check 'em out and give them some business. The people working in these stores have nothing to do with what the CEO of the company has to say.
The Fed's really need to look into that City Towing contract connection.
We have the department of revenue writing tows on legally parked vehicles. The vehicles get towed some of them damaged in the process and the people handing the damage claims tell you to basically to f---k off.
You call 311 and the inspector tells you that they don't investigate parking violations. It's an eff-ing gold mine of corruption.
Also how much did Rahm raise the towing charges to again? Not to mention confiscation of vehicles for loud radios.
It's way-way-way out of line. We can only hope the Feds check out the connections there.
Go get em Joe !!!!! An orange jump suit would look great on the scoundrel !!!
Emmnauel is just not smart enough to get that done.
Political hack extrodinaire Dan Burke, collecting a close to six figure city pension and a state rep salary. This guy wouldnt qualify as a dishwasher in a mexican restaurant.
I may not like everything Burke does on the council floor, but he has been on side of the police more often than not. Remember he was a policeman for a short time, just like Bill Beavers, so let's stay away from that controversy. We don't have much support on the council floor.
To 7/27 1:58
What???
You may want to move out of moms basement and stop eating Cheetos while watching old Farrah Faucett tv shows, because you are a babbling moron.
Meatloaf MEATLOAF!
The Canaryville Ranger has spoken
Anonymous said...
...close to six figure city pension and a state rep salary. This guy wouldnt qualify as a dishwasher in a mexican restaurant.
----How about a Polish restaurant? Or is that not demeaning enough? Stay classy Chicago!
7/27/2012 02:09:00 AM said:
"The vehicles get towed some of them damaged in the process and the people handing the damage claims tell you to basically to f---k off."
Like this is something new? Been that way 20 years that I know of.
I said it before, Rahm is an evil little man. Evil like the DEVIL.
Remember Rahm was the Chief of Staff that had our economy and country violating the Constitution and every common sense measure needed to succeed.
Come on SSC! You know better, this is just a sham, "Lets make it look like we're going after someone, but we wont hurt anyone" like pro wrestling. I'm not buying it.
Burke was not really a police officer. After graduating from the academy, he was quickly assigned to the States Attorney's office, where he could spend all of his time going to law school. It helped that his father was the alderman he succeded, a crony of old man Daley. And while we're on this wonderful family, at any point in her illustrious career, did Chief Justice Anne Burke sit as a circuit court judge on a single case?
Doubt Burke is scared of much. An old man who is at the end of his time with $8 million in his campaign chest. He can use that money for himself as long as he pays taxes on it. He is already wealthy in his own right, His wife sits on the state Supreme Court so maybe the only thing he will miss is is free city car and free body guards. He loves all the attention he gets and being called Mr. Chairman. Problem is we have been footing the bill for years.
Wouldn't Ed look fine in orange? ;)
Funny how the reporters got all the infomation on the CDP and CFD disability officers, but now cant get it for the other city employees, who collect over 100 million a year
If Burke can stonewall the investigationm why wasnt it done for the CPD and CFD whos payments arent even close to the other city employees
Beavers doesn't support the police. Hates the fact we have all the extra contract stipulations he didn't have. He's a big time crook like Burke that only pretends to support the police in order for brainwashed backing.
I remember the time he on viewed a baggage thief at midway airport a few years back. He screamed and cried for the police. It was a scary moment!
Anonymous said...
The Fed's really need to look into that City Towing contract connection.
We have the department of revenue writing tows on legally parked vehicles. The vehicles get towed some of them damaged in the process and the people handing the damage claims tell you to basically to f---k off.
You call 311 and the inspector tells you that they don't investigate parking violations. It's an eff-ing gold mine of corruption.
Also how much did Rahm raise the towing charges to again? Not to mention confiscation of vehicles for loud radios.
It's way-way-way out of line. We can only hope the Feds check out the connections there.
7/27/2012 02:09:00 AM
I had heard way back, when E R towing became the official towers and operators of the auto pounds, that the owner/founder was the than mayor's inlaw??? Is it true???
Anonymous said...
I may not like everything Burke does on the council floor, but he has been on side of the police more often than not. Remember he was a policeman for a short time, just like Bill Beavers, so let's stay away from that controversy. We don't have much support on the council floor.
7/27/2012 05:54:00 AM
Burke was a Policeman after he was dodging the draft as a student. He was studying to be a lawyer while being detailed to the state's attorney's office. And the rest is history. Ever hear complaints by Coppers on IOD, that they can't get a MRI etc.. because the finance commitee would not pay for it???? He is for the Police????????
Burke is more crooked than Daley ever was. The day he goes down, Im throwing a party...
Anonymous said...
I may not like everything Burke does on the council floor, but he has been on side of the police more often than not. Remember he was a policeman for a short time, just like Bill Beavers, so let's stay away from that controversy. We don't have much support on the council floor.
7/27/2012 05:54:00 AM
Bourke is only on the side of anything that can line his pockets.Even when he was employed by CPD he was never the real police, always a politician.
If Burke goes, Daley goes.
I'll believe it when I see it...
Emanuel has shown that he's just as bigoted as Farrahkan and many others. No respect for anyone elses Religious or Moral Beliefs. Typical Democrat Hypocrite.
The Canaryville Ranger has spoken
7/27/2012 07:02:00 AM
you tawt you taw a puddy tat.
you did, you did.
7/27/2012 02:09:00 AM said:
"The vehicles get towed some of them damaged in the process and the people handing the damage claims tell you to basically to f---k off."
Like this is something new? Been that way 20 years that I know of.
7/27/2012 08:28:00 AM
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And THAT is what is wrong in Chicago. We are so accustomed to the corruption, we accept it as 'the way it's always been done'.
Well, that doesn't make it RIGHT. It just makes it the 'way things have always been done'. Pitiful.
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