Who Keeps Giving This Guy Money?
And why? He's a smug sanctimonious asshole:
- After raking in $30 million in the last five years, $11 million of it for his re-election campaign, you’d think Mayor Rahm Emanuel would have enough money.
Think again.
Over the last week alone, the mayor has added nearly $800,000 to that total, much of it made possible by huge contributions that would not have been possible if state caps were still in place.
The mayor’s latest filing came Tuesday, detailing $463,500 in contributions from a Who’s Who of business and labor.
It includes $76,000 from the IBEW PAC Voluntary Fund, $25,000 apiece from the Finishing Trades of Chicago Co-Op PAC and the Painters District Council #14 Political Action Fund and $25,000 from Dave Billy of the International Association of Firefighters.
The Chicago Firefighters Union Local 2 recently announced its surprise endorsement of Emanuel after supporting mayoral challenger Gery Chico over Emanuel four years ago.
Firefighters, union electricians, tradesmen...the very people Rahm has been campaigning against publicly for years. There's also a list of out-of-state financiers, bankers, and other big money types looking at RAhm's national ambitions - like maybe Kirk's Senate seat.
Just imagine if Rahm put this much effort into raising money for the pension balloon payment - we'd be sitting pretty.
Just imagine if Rahm put this much effort into raising money for the pension balloon payment - we'd be sitting pretty.
Labels: city politics, elections
posted by SCC at 12:01 AM
44 Comments:
We need to endorse Emmanuel because we all know he's gonna win. We don't have to like it and I actually hate the idea of endorsing him but let's not forget.. This is politics. The man who uses his heart in politics is the first to die. He will win and he will stick it up our behind even more than he has ever done just because we did not endorse him. You choose your battles, makes it easier. I'm not saying lay down to him, I'm saying endorse him and keep him off our backs, then when the time comes use that endorsement to get something from him. Fop played it safe... But not too safe by endorsing nobody. Fop won't endorse rahm because they would be finished with the membership.. The won't endorse another candidate because they know rahm is gonna win and don't want to piss him off.. It's both a win/win and lose/lose for the fop at the same time
It seems that a lot of people and organizations recognize a winner and a good leader. If Rahm wasn't good and wasn't doing a good job under difficult circumstances do you think they would all support him. They all know who will make the best mayor.
Pay to Play Baby!
Anyone search the firefighters local website? It's lightyears ahead of fop. It's actually worth visiting to see the difference.
It's all funnelled in by CPUSA, (Communist Party USA)
Praying for a miracle that they are all wasting their money and he loses. Vote for the lesser of all evils....Fioretti....
It's obvious that fireman LOVE Rahm. It must be a very special kind of love.
Why would anyone want to support a mayoral candidate that uses a Starwars character for a nickname?
Mindless morons are who keep giving this asshole money.
Unions' are not what they used to be. Those in charge are just as corrupt and greedy as the politicians. I don't blame and can understand certain politico's who want to get rid of unions'. Pass into law and expand certain "worker's rights" that ensure worker's protection and conditions or something to that effect. When unions' were first forming in this country they were for the working people and had a positive effect. Now unions' have turned into a an extension of political corruption and manipulation. Did the firefighters union ask its' members who they should endorse for mayor? They took it upon themselves to speak for its' members, that's not what a union does. Who within the CFD union decided on this particular endorsement? A closed door meeting with a handful of individuals took it upon themselves to represent the masses. Samuel Gompers is turning in his grave right now.
Does your pension fund invest in companies that are supporting Rahm?
Rhams got my vote. What has he really done to us? He's given us unlimited ot, Vri, vre, new work schedules etc. he's made my bank account fatter. And oh how I do love $$$. You go Rahm!!!!
MG
Thank you sir, May I have another?
Sure, watch this one asshole!
Remember one thing my friends. Amanda can donate a million dollars to a thieven politician but he can only vote for him once.
Police need to get their head out of their ass and register their families and thenselves and vote against Rahm "the Rat"
The more you kiss his ass he knows he got you, chump.
Rahm don't reciprocate, he is King!
Unions in this fucked up city are a joke...take your dues money..play footsy with the corrupt mayor,endorse this asshole,without ever asking the membership. this is how we got into this pension mess in the first place.not our fault but guess who's getting fucked now! btw I'm a retired city guy..my health insurance is $1589.00 a month. thanks to the 9 1/2 fingered prick!!
What you fail to understand is that the heads of these unions all have there family,relatives, and friends in cushy governmental jobs !! They wouldn't want to piss Rahm off,by not supporting his re-election for mayor with a generous donation of the memberships hard earned money!! What a bunch of Fucking Sheep !!
OT:
Illinois pension ruling may not impact Chicago case, attorney says
CHICAGO Wed Jan 28, 2015 8:17pm CST
Jan 28 (Reuters) - If the Illinois Supreme Court voids Illinois' pension reform law, that ruling will not derail another law aimed at shoring up two of Chicago's public pension funds, a lawyer for the city argued on Wednesday.
Both Illinois and Chicago are defending separate laws in different state courts against challenges from labor unions and retired workers that the measures, which reduce pension benefits, are unconstitutional.
Richard Prendergast, an attorney representing Chicago, told Cook County Circuit Court Associate Judge Rita Novak that the 2014 law for Chicago's municipal and laborers' retirement systems would not automatically be voided if the state's high court later this year determines a 2013 law enacted for Illinois' sagging pension system is unconstitutional.
He said the state is basing its defense on the need to invoke its police powers to ensure it can fund essential state services. The city has an additional argument that its law does not unconstitutionally diminish pension benefits because without its cost-saving elements and higher contributions the two pension funds would become insolvent within a matter of years, he explained.
"The one thing that is not contested here is these two pension funds are in the toilet," Prendergast said at a court hearing on the unions' request for a preliminary injunction to stop the Chicago pension law.
Michael Freeborn, an attorney representing a coalition of unions, countered that the city was making a "flimflam argument" that it has to diminish pension benefits in order to save them.
He pointed out that Chicago can use its home-rule powers at any time to make actuarially required pension payments that would prevent insolvency.
The law took effect Jan. 1 and requires higher pension payments from the city and its workers and limits cost-of-living increases. Two lawsuits filed in December contend it violates a prohibition in the Illinois Constitution against impairing or diminishing public worker retirement benefits.
That provision is behind litigation targeting a law allowing cuts to state worker pensions. A Sangamon County Court judge in November rejected the Illinois law on constitutional grounds. The state appealed the ruling and the Illinois Supreme Court has scheduled oral arguments for sometime in March.
Illinois has the worst-funded state pension fund, while Chicago is struggling with a huge pension funding burden that led to credit rating downgrades.
Both sides in the Chicago case will be back in Cook County Court on Friday to present evidence to support their arguments.
I take it many of us read newspapers and believe RAHM-BELINA is gonna win by a landslide.
I am actually working against him for an opponent and found that many people don't like RAHM.
But guess what they are registered to vote!
Or the are illegally hear.
So all you great political ANAL-lis just vote save your forecast for the CUBS world series.
0657hrs, agree with your post, but you have a real problem with plurals and apostrophes.
Anonymous said...
Unions' are not what they used to be
(((((
Yeah yeah... and for all the rest of your pathetic bullshit about unionized workers you can go fuck yourself.
Laws are for chumps, but you don't understand that one do ya? No "law" written by political scumbags is going to protect public employees from the ruthless fucks who buy elections for themselves. Public employees will NEVER desire to see their careers placed in the trusting hands of politicians above labor contracts that CAN be enforced.
Public employees may be the ONLY entity that actually mandates having contractual protections against their employer.
Politicians are proven scumbag opportunists who steal with both hands from everyone in sight.
Only a true fool would actually want to have their careers put in the hands of thieves rather than ensure their best interests with contracted employment.
But in your brainwashed mind, you got what YOU wanted from their existence in the form of vacation days, sick days, higher pay, better working conditions. Now that you start feeling the pain of NOT having any employment protections because YOU aren't a member of a unionized workforce it's obviously time to get rid of those unions that aren't doing YOU any good anymore, aint it?
'Unions gave the country better wages and working conditions, but now I'm not benefitting from them anymore so those of you who ARE protected by unions can go fuck yourselves".
How about go fuck YOURSELF. Whatever bullshit we believe about our union, we still get employment protections, fair wages and benefits because a contract exists between US and our employer, of which we would be the FIRST ones to be shit upon by the likes of scumbags like Emanuel.
So shove it up your ass kid... regardless of how political our union is, we still have contractual rights and some level of security for the future of our careers.
Now go back to pushing carts at walmart kid.... and cry that you can't get better wages and working conditions "on your own merit" as you think it should be.
that should be the number 1 campaign issue
Hmmmm.... Crony capitalism where government policy determines the winners and losers in the marketplace.
The best government officials money can buy.
Want to feed at the public trough, I got this thing and its F'in golden.
Rauner spent 29 million of his own money on the Governor's race.
If he's really so philanthropic why donate a 100 mill to the Pension Fund.Lord know's he has it.
Any union that supports Rham is a total sellout.
6:56. It's chuy not chewy dumb ass. It is also pronounced different. Choo-oye. Not chewie. It's a nick name for Jesus. Like Bob for Robert.
hey ssc this reminds of a scene from the GODFATHER II , when michael corleone brings a suitcase for of 2mil to give to a cuba ditactor as a campaingn contribution.
Every CFD member I know says the rank & file are livid at the Local 2 endorsement.
At least Dean didn't cave.
NO, Willie Wilson seems to be the CPUSA candidate, Despite his title, IMO.......
Nobody gives large sums of money to a politician unless they will get something in return. Has always been that way and will never change.
Just because your union endorses him doesn't mean that you must vote that way. Neither does a sign in the yard guarantee a vote.
If you're on this blog, then you are able to think for yourselves and value "real" information.
There's more than enough history regarding Rahm that indicates how he is. Walk like a duck, quack like a duck.......
Don't let the race be determined by a few hundred votes. There are over 3 million people in this city.
If you don't stand for something, you'll fall for anything.
Sorry about the clichés, but the amount of voter apathy makes me sick.
........And mindless people support Willie Wilson.
Make no mistake....Rahm is beatable. He is poling just over 40%. He is the Machine candidate and he is polling that low!!
Get out the vote. In the election, just get out the vote and force the run off. Whomever is the candidate to appose Rahm in the run off, vote for him. Get him elected even if you don't like the guy. Voting only takes a few minutes and getting rid of this parasite is so important.
If it's Willie or Chewy, they will be minimalized and can't do much damage. If they surprise us, great, we keep them. Fioretti would probably do a good job, but same thing. If he is a poor manager, he goes in four.
Rahm is an awful human being and a tiny little bully in the big chair. Allow him to go four more years and we are stuck with him for life. No one else wants him.
To the surrender monkey who's post is on top: Give up and endorse a guy who is trying to take away what you have worked for? I'd rather go down fighting than beg for his scraps.
Get out the vote. ANYBODY BUT RAHM!
Ha!
Just watched Chicago Tonight on Ch 11.
Rahm said he's going to fuck ALL Unions regarding Pensions.
This was after the host stated that CFD had endorsed him.
Any CFD person want to chime in?
Are you guys Ok with what your president did?
hey ssc please print this anything can happen in the future but me seems to think that if hillary wins (oh my god) rahm will ,leave for bigger or better things. that leaves patrick daley thompson who in less than a month will be the 11th ward alderman. who will then be our next mayor alot of police fire jobs and promotions at stake and you can meet those inbreeds who live in bridgeport and canaryville along along with mt billywood will be praying that it comes true.
Union endorsement of RAhM without the FOP is a signal of one of two things, FOP has guts (the obvious) to step out on it's own with the pension issue looming and none of the trade unions facing this issue or FOP is foolish (also obvious) by not sucking up in the same scenario.
We need to endorse Emmanuel because we all know he's gonna win. We don't have to like it and I actually hate the idea of endorsing him but let's not forget.. This is politics. The man who uses his heart in politics is the first to die. He will win and he will stick it up our behind even more than he has ever done just because we did not endorse him. You choose your battles, makes it easier. I'm not saying lay down to him, I'm saying endorse him and keep him off our backs, then when the time comes use that endorsement to get something from him. Fop played it safe... But not too safe by endorsing nobody. Fop won't endorse rahm because they would be finished with the membership.. The won't endorse another candidate because they know rahm is gonna win and don't want to piss him off.. It's both a win/win and lose/lose for the fop at the same time
You're absolutely 100% wrong. You endorse the candidate that is going to do the most FOR you. You don't endorse someone so they don't give you any retribution. Rahm's gonna win. He's gonna try to change our pensions. He's gonna "stick it in our ear". You're going to endorse that??!!!!! You endorse the guy that's going to help your needs if he wins. Otherwise, don't endorse anyone. Fuck that little midget. You know how he feels about us. He knows how we feel about him.
I think we need to run a police officer for mayor. We have to find Chicago's Finest. I think I found him:
I believe that Integrity, Morality and Honesty are the cornerstones of any relationship. I believe in The United States of America, The Constitution and all that have gone before us defending our freedoms.
I can be briefed on any investigative or security situation and give an immediate assessment of investigative or security procedures. From computer to physical investigations or security practices, I have the ability to identify any current or potential vulnerabilities and the ability to come up with a comprehensive plan to conclude the investigation or correct any security deficiencies. I have participated in every level of the investigation process and believe that my Investigative Experience surpasses that of any investigator from Federal, State or local branches of government.
This is the kind of humble quiet leadership we deserve!
It isn't as if these union chiefs were giving Rahm money out of their own pocket.
HECK NO!
They give Rahm union member's money (OUR money) and then Rahm rewards them with cushy no show jobs when they retire. Same with union endorsements. I don't remember having a vote on that matter.
How about we never make a political campaign contribution UNLESS it is put up to a rank and file vote for approval. Same with an endorsement of any candidate.
Stay Safe. How would Rahm fare then?
We need to endorse Emmanuel because we all know he's gonna win. We don't have to like it and I actually hate the idea of endorsing him but let's not forget.. This is politics
1/29/2015 12:25:00 AM
Why is the FOP the only union that has to play by those rules? You have other unions like SEIU endorsing all manner of leftwing nonsense and causes. They actively campaigned in favor of Obamacare
But our FOP took a "no comment" position on Concealed Carry in Illinois DESPITE overwhelming support from the membership
Why is ours the only union that isn't free to speak out?
Wilson would do SHIT for this city. It would be a World-Class Nightmare. At least Preckwinkle I would feel a LOT more comfortable with. Hendon's mentor???????. Puke profusely.
In life every thing is going to be measured. Yes we need a strong man with character a leader. Not a bully dictator. Calling Karen Lewis names, sending dead fish to people like Rahm does is a coward B*CTH move not a leader with cojones!
We need to endorse Emmanuel because we all know he's gonna win. We don't have to like it and I actually hate the idea of endorsing him but let's not forget.. This is politics. The man who uses his heart in politics is the first to die. He will win and he will stick it up our behind even more than he has ever done just because we did not endorse him. You choose your battles, makes it easier. I'm not saying lay down to him, I'm saying endorse him and keep him off our backs, then when the time comes use that endorsement to get something from him. Fop played it safe... But not too safe by endorsing nobody. Fop won't endorse rahm because they would be finished with the membership.. The won't endorse another candidate because they know rahm is gonna win and don't want to piss him off.. It's both a win/win and lose/lose for the fop at the same time
Uh huh
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