Bought and Paid For
- It seemed strange enough the Sun-Times editorial board on Monday "strongly" endorsed Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx for a second term, telling voters to spare her the "injustice" of letting a "single high-profile mistake ... overshadow her accomplishments."
Foxx's "single" flub, of course, was cutting a deal to drop felony charges against actor Jussie Smollett, who police say faked a hate crime last year, and misleading the public about recusing herself from the case, among other things.
By Tuesday afternoon, the paper's early support of Foxx's re-election bid grew even more shocking when word got out that special prosecutor Dan Webb obtained an indictment of Smollett on six new charges related to filing false reports that he was the victim of a homophobic hate crime, and said the investigation to determine whether "any person or office involved in the Smollett case engaged in wrongdoing" continues.
Until you follow the money, that is.
Money totaling over $750,000:
- But there's no mention of the $301,250 Sun-Times investor Michael Sacks has personally pumped into Foxx's campaign since September.
The endorsement doesn't include a disclaimer revealing the political action committees controlled by the Service Employees International Union (part of a collection of unions that own the paper) kicked in $425,000 to support Foxx's campaign in the last four months, according to public records.
There wasn't a single sentence about the $25,000 Sun-Times investor and politically connected real estate investor Elzie Higginbottom donated in October that the Friends of Foxx campaign didn't report receiving until Jan. 15, according to state election board records.
And the George Soros money, too.
Labels: corruption, county
posted by SCC at 12:04 AM
55 Comments:
If she makes it back in the blood is on their hands.
What a garage newspaper. Who the hell reads it anyway?
Vote Dem....vote Conway and Bernie.
Didn't Local 150 Operating Engineers buy the Scum Times for $1 dollar US? That's what I heard from a 150 guy a few years ago....
Slumtimes was rescued from extinction by a group of wealthy influence peddlers for 25 million despite losing money every year. Their average reporter earns under 30k. They have to beg local politicians like Tom Dart to create jobs for spouses. In return for patronage kickbacks they give only favorable coverage to the politicians. Even Darts new spokesman Joe Ryan is former reporter who blamed a bunch of elderly white people attacked by Antifa in a restuarant in tinley park during NATO because they just happened to be eating at a restaurant where previous owner was an alledged white supremacist. Joe Ryan thought they deserved it apparently cause they forget to research the old owners backround. Crooked media bought and paid for !
Doesn’t the fact that Dan Webb contributed $1000 to Kim Foxx’s campaign cause one to suspect that even though Jussie was indicted, somehow FOXX is going to come out of this perhaps bruised but not damaged?
“a single high profile mistake”
Guess the recent murders of two decent Chinese Americans who were killed by an under prosecuted violent criminal doesn’t count as “a high profile mistake”.
Or the countless other instances of predators rooming the streets committing violence because of her.
But those aren’t really mistakes.
That’s by design.
Restorative Justice.
Groot was pleading with the police commanders on hand at the accountability meeting on tuesday for officers to be more proactive. What you talkin about willis. Be proactive for what, to watch crimesha let the shitheads walk right out of jail. To be a target for copa or consent decree eggheads. No thanks, maybe later.
The only time I touch that rag is my monthly trip to the barber shop just to see how bad it has gotten. And I'm never surprised. That excuse for a newspaper can't go under soon enough.
A 1k donation by a lawyer is an investment in case that lawyer/firm has cases before the states attorney. Any lawyer will donate regardless of party.
She is telling her people that she has both elections in the bag
Vote Dem. Vote Fioretti
Color me stupid but where is the return on investment even if the Dem machine manages to get Foxx reelected? What can she possibly do for those who are throwing money at her campaign? She's an idiot who is certain to screw up time and again. I would think she would be seen as a liability to the brand and shunted off to somewhere she can't do any more damage. Funny that she's the best they can come up with to "prosecute" their agenda? Doesn't say much for the Dems.
The sun times is a has been newspaper that won't be around much longer and they really dont know what's going on. To say that Foxx made a mistake is stupid. If they were investigating they would find that she has been totally inept for her 4 year term.
chicago hit the iceberg many years ago, its just the last few that the pumps have failed.
Single high profile mistake???? I guess it's ok to ignore the thousands of low profile mistakes.
I know elections are expensive but Kim sure does seem to be bringing in a lot of money. I believe she gets to keep the money that she doesn’t spend. I’m sure Kim is a multi millionaire by now
Don't forget all the money from from the law firms that peddle the exaggerated wrongful convictions
Bernie just endorsed Crimesha....
For years I've been glad that SCC turned me on to CWB which I now read religiously.
Now I'll read the Patch.
P.s. Good call on Conway, I would prefer More, Kass did a good article on her the other day.
But Conway is the better choice.
Thank you for trying to unite us.
The funniest thing about the SEIU donation to Crimeesha is that SEIU employees are exactly the demographic (poor working people who have to go home to crappy neighborhoods) most often victimized by Crimeesha's growing gang.
Well done, stupidos!
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Breaking: Junk Food
Fitch has just cut Kraft Heinz credit rating to 'junk'.
Can Chicago be far behind? You would think that credit rating
bureaus do follow the money and account for political
shenanigans.
Speaking of Dart the Fart propaganda peddling. You notice the same day reported inmate murdered in jail suing he puts out that so-called blockbuster about dead doctor in EP. Only problem was every parent loved the doc and said kids were vaccinated. Tommy's hope stardom again seems to be a dud.
Not positive that Pfannkuche is going to be nominated in the GOP Primary or that he is going to do much in November if he survives. He has a credible opponent in Judge Patrick O'Brien.
Some of the Republican turncoats are promoting Pfannkuche as the Combine's sacrificial lamb to Foxx or the eventual Democratic nominee.
You think its by accident people are leaving this shithole city and state in droves?
Anyone endorsing Foxx for re-election is unfit for anything more responsible than yard work. I'm looking at you, Senator Durbin.
The mayor got the Police Department she wanted. With the help of ACLU, BLM and the Reverends
If every voting copper tells one civilian how to play this, and so on, we have a much greater chance.
BUT - PLEASE CLARIFY
1) Got no problem pulling a D card for primary but please advise how it’ll then work for General Election. Won’t I be registered as a D? How and when do I go about switching back to R?
Normally don’t follow politics this closely. So now I’m curious, if FIXX loses primary what happens to the almost MILLION DOLLARS in endorsements alone mentioned here?
Is it treated like a severance package? She gets to take it back to Flossmoor w her?
Go easy guys & remember no question is stupid.
Stay Safe!
The truest thing Trump has ever said is how dishonest the media is. This is exhibit 1000. And all these pussies cry a river about the demise of the media. Good bye and good riddance. Fuck off forever
Think once Judge EVANS bs case stats come out the truth will prevail. It b all over for the boat of’m.
Convicted Felons walking freely amongst us, awaiting next court date, committing more violent crimes/murder/etc. WTF!
Anyone else see the Trib-une articles on this and him making attempts to justify his actions. Unfuckingbelievable
May GOD rest our Republican soles.
Hmmmm.
Challenging CCSAO Conway, specialist in government corruption, didn’t pick up on that?
Oh, that’s the Cook Co ethics or election board’s job.
Never mind.
Read the first Post today and vote for Goneay. Only chance to beat her, slim as it is. You ALL have to vote as one voice. Be sure to get fame and friends involved. Crucial she gets beat in primary. Only a collective Conway campaign can make it happen. Hold your nose if you must when voting for Conway if you have to but vote that way or STFU.
The Republican CPF can make a difference only if they pull a D primary ballot and vote collectively gor one person. The SCC is naming Conway that person so vote that way. The alternative is another Four years of Kim.
If the general public only knew the truth, they'd all puke in unison. Many wealthy people have contributed to Kim Foxx but its not because they are true believers in the social justice cause she pretends to champion, its because they love the almighty dollar. Take Loevy & Loevy for example - they have donated hundreds of thousands of dollars both directly and indirectly to Foxx because they know they can count on her to keep a steady and robust flow of cases of bullshit wrongful conviction cases coming their way. Kim Foxx will come through for them again and again so that they can sue taxpayers for millions and millions. And I'm not talking about the real bona fide wrongful convictions cases - heck, even I agree that if some poor bastard is unjustly railroaded for a crime he did not commit, he deserves a big payout indeed (if he is actually innocent and police and prosecutors knew it but put him in prison anyway). Loevy and Loevy is but one example of actors out there who are supporting Foxx not because of their bleeding liberal heart, but because of their greedy selfish heart. That's the truth. And when government doesn't have enough money to pay for those educational programs, after school programs, school lunch programs or job training programs, you need look back no further than the grand but very hidden conspiracy to bilk the taxpayers. And Ms. Foxx is a VERY important cog in that machine.
Nice job by Konkol. I'm glad someone in this town could be bothered to dig this up. I knew something about the ownership of the Sun-Times, but $750,000 to Foxx's campaign? Yeah, no wonder they printed a ringing endorsement. One mistake? The jail has gone from 11,000 to 5,700 inmates. What does that tell you? Our system of bail is 1,000 years old, maybe because it is necessary and effective for getting criminals to show up for their trials (part of the deterrent effect of law enforcement). I guess today's modern prosecutor knows better!
Here’s some Cook County justice for ya. First degree murder pled down to second degree and a harsh 15 year sentence.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2020/2/14/21138049/yasmine-elder-15-years-bleach-darrius-ellis-englwood-bishop
Damn... Talk about a "Quid Pro Quo..."
Dirty Money.
For...
Filthy Politics.
To...
Further The Nasty-Assed
Liberal Democrat
Progressive Agenda.
The Police are the enemies of the public.
The perpetually aggrieved, violent criminal
constituency are the victims who are taking
their "reparations" in any manner they can.
Public Order, Public Peace and Public Safety
are wholly subordinate to Dirty Money, Filthy
Politics, the furtherance of The Nasty-Assed
Liberal Democrat Progressive Agenda and the
collusionary Quid Pro Quo going on under the
busted streetlight where politics and media
furtively meet.
Well... perhaps not because it's so in-your-face
now that it's beyond either of them manifesting
character and decency enough to entertain even
the merest pangs of conscience.
...Amoral, mis-mothered/un-fathered fucks-
every last one of these rotting alive bastards
in local politics and local media.
But thank goodness there's this:
"Police Reform Has To Happen,
Hard, Fast and Right Now!"
Chicago is toxic beyond hope, care or salvage.
Fuck it... "Ubi Est Mea?"
>Awkward Silence As The Local Ginned-Up Outrage
Lynch-Mob Stands Around Looking Looking To Their
Societal Betters In Politics and Media For Their
Cue In Response to The Above Question<
Well then...
That makes it OK for The Policeman to:
Look.
Point & Laugh.
Leave.
Anonymous Anonymous said...
Groot was pleading with the police commanders on hand at the accountability meeting on tuesday for officers to be more proactive. What you talkin about willis. Be proactive for what, to watch crimesha let the shitheads walk right out of jail. To be a target for copa or consent decree eggheads. No thanks, maybe later.
2/14/2020 03:47:00 AM
Mayor save that bullshit talk, look at how many coppers have been proactive and are now in prison, lost job-assets-family, how many more lost cash in settlements that city did not indemnify them for mayor? the commanders are nothing but a bunch of empty suits, the blue shirts have the supreme ability to make decisions, not the bosses!
Larry if you respected police as normal people do the police would have a fully funded pension fund, a contract that rivals the communist teachers union, that would be a start! you talk and talk empty words coming from a sjw who even had the gall to support kim foxx the person totally responsible for all the extra ventilation holes,and murders by letting the savages roam freely time after time!
Nice job by Konkol. I'm glad someone in this town could be bothered to dig up this information. I knew the basics about the ownership of the Sun-Times, but $750,000 to Foxx's campaign? No wonder they printed a ringing endorsement. One mistake? The jail has gone from 11,000 to 5,700 inmates. What does that tell you? Our system of bail is 1,000 years old, maybe because it is necessary and effective for getting criminals to show up for their trials (part of the deterrent effect of law enforcement). I guess today's modern prosecutor knows better!
Anonymous Anonymous said...
The funniest thing about the SEIU donation to Crimeesha is that SEIU employees are exactly the demographic (poor working people who have to go home to crappy neighborhoods) most often victimized by Crimeesha's growing gang.
Well done, stupidos!
2/14/2020 08:40:00 AM
Give them a free purple t-shirt to wear in the next AstroTurf leftist issue march and they will be happy to illegally vote in our elections. !Si se puede!
Who says money can't buy happiness? Been working well for the Chicago Democratic Machine for last 90+ years.
I wouldnt send the little weasel Konkol and good thoughts. He is a police hater and a pussy
https://patch.com/illinois/chicago/could-scurrilous-second-city-cop-blogs-strategy-oust-kim-foxx
We merely have to ask ourselves what these esteemed parties will be getting from Crimesha to jussiefy their investments. Chaos? Yes. Anarchy? on its way. But the immediate question is why do these high dollar individuals want additional street crime and decreased property values, particularly among the high end, soon to be dollar stores on the 'Magnificient Mile. Considering how easy it is to roll up the criminal element when and if the political will exists, one might suppose that something like what happened to Georgetown is in the works. Or maybe these folks really have a pressing need to spend their fortunes to sink the city, and society in general. No matter the case, Foxx is being pushed for a reason(s) and competence is not among them.
Anonymous Anonymous said...
Color me stupid but where is the return on investment even if the Dem machine manages to get Foxx reelected? What can she possibly do for those who are throwing money at her campaign? She's an idiot who is certain to screw up time and again. I would think she would be seen as a liability to the brand and shunted off to somewhere she can't do any more damage. Funny that she's the best they can come up with to "prosecute" their agenda? Doesn't say much for the Dems.
2/14/2020 07:11:00 AM
Remember Adam Clayton Powell? The fool that couldn't even vote on measures because of being subject to arrest upon return to the US? The DC Community supported him and the powers behind the curtain cleaned up when areas like Georgetown were pushed into the ghetto, only to be miraculously resurrected with major profits to those that were able to buy cheap and sell high. Someone will take this insanity to the bank for sure.
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To be fair, I want to know who Bought and Paid For
Mark Konkol, a staff writer at the Patch who stated to his
readers that SCC is a racist blog. He also called the 19th
racist because it is mostly white. That was found in a
search of his writings. A lose cannon? Maybe.
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Joe 30330 said: "Mark Konkol is a dog-faced pony
soldier." Now Joe, what prompts you to say that?
Joe 30330 said: "Mark Konkol was a Bully at the Reader
and got fired after his first ill-fated issue with an illustration
of JB on the front cover provided by an illustrator from below
the Mason-Dixon Line. Some readers considered it to be
in poor taste. The staffers at the Reader said Mark was the
most obnoxious boss they had ever worked for."
----Well Joe, we'll take your word for it and print your
comments. So far we have yet to hear from Mark. He seems
like the hit-and-run Backstabber type.
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Field test: By anonymous reader at Joe's on Weed St.
Bar. The acerbic Mark Konkol came in tonight after work
and sat beside me. Unbeknownst to Mark, I moved and
touched a litmus paper to his hand. It gave an acidic reading,
which is normal
"Thulsa Doom" is making bank.
OTHER just read that a movie is being released on March 13th that might make your job a little more challenging. The movie is called The Hunt by Universal pictures. Premises of the movie is that a bunch of elite liberal Democrats get together and hunt down and kill m3mbers of the opposite party. If nothing else it is an honest portrayal of the true feeling of the left. Don't agree with me then you need to die. Will be interesting to se3 how the country reacts to this movie. Perfect timing in an election year. What could go wrong? Any one say Martial Law?
so if the 19 th is racist for being distubingly white does that make the 011 district racist for being disturbingly black? come on mark, what say you ? also couple years ago local 150 and the carpenters, along with the seiu and unnamed investors bought the scum times. the number i heard was 1 million for local 150. they said its to highlite labor issues in a labor town. im sure jesse and mary know alot about labor. personally i think the 1.00 figure is too much. let that socialist rag finally die
In 1971, Charles Rangel replaced Adam Clayton Powell in Congress.
When Mark Konkel lived in South Holland, it was mostly White.
Fun fact: Marty Russo was Congressman then.
We merely have to ask ourselves what these esteemed parties will be getting from Crimesha to jussiefy their investments. Chaos? Yes. Anarchy? on its way.
Goal is for superpredators and no-go zones. Parts of city deemed to dangerous to patrol.
There's no way to rule innocent men. The only power any government has is the power to crack down on criminals. Well, when there aren't enough criminals, one makes them. One declares so many things to be a crime that it becomes impossible for men to live without breaking laws.
Ayn Rand
Normally don’t follow politics this closely. So now I’m curious, if FIXX loses primary what happens to the almost MILLION DOLLARS in endorsements alone mentioned here?
Is it treated like a severance package? She gets to take it back to Flossmoor w her?
Go easy guys & remember no question is stupid.
Stay Safe!
2/14/2020 10:51:00 AM
If I recall Election Campaign Fund Law correctly (been a few years since I pulled that book off the wall):
People that run for office can keep the monies left over from the campaign, but have to declare it as Income to the IRS if they do.
Wonder how much George S paid them to make that endorsement???
"...color me stupid..."
I couldn't find that color in my 128 number Crayola box.
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