2 dead, at least 24 wounded in weekend shootings
Sunday 27th of May 2012 03:57:06 AM
Posted by admin / Under Emanuel Xavier
| Two people have been killed, and at least 24 other people -- one of them a 12-year-old girl -- have been wounded in shootings across the city since Friday afternoon. About 1:26 a.m. Sunday, Devon Paramore, 33, of the 8600 block of West 87th Street, was shot in the back and right armpit in the 1300 block of 13th Street and later pronounced dead at John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County. The other fatal shooting occurred at 9:09 p.m. on Friday in the city’s Far South Side Pullman neighborhood, where police said they found an unresponsive 16-year-old boy... |
VISIBLE STATISTICS AND HIDDEN MISSES: CHICAGO'S 2012 NATO SUMMIT
Sunday 27th of May 2012 03:57:06 AM
Posted by admin / Under Emanuel Xavier
| When the president’s former Chief of Staff, Rahm Emanuel (D, Wilmette) became Mayor of Chicago, many expected him to use his many Washington contacts to bring some big business his way, and he delivered. Mayor Richard M. Daley had sought to bring the Olympics to Chicago… no such luck. But Emanuel did indeed deliver, if on a slightly lesser scale: in his first year, he secured two big meetings for Chicago, the first, a G-20 conference, and the second, a NATO summit. The G-20 meeting was quietly pulled, under cover of darkness, to be held at Camp David instead (good... |
See, I Told You So: Chicago Wants Romney
Sunday 27th of May 2012 03:57:06 AM
Posted by admin / Under Emanuel Xavier
| BEGIN TRANSCRIPT RUSH: For the longest time, I, on this program, incurred the wrath of millions of you by suggesting, because you thought I had chosen sides, I still haven't chosen sides. You thought that I had it in for Romney when I pointed out that -- in my view, based on my instincts, my gut, study, my knowledge of who the left is -- I thought they wanted Romney as the nominee all along. I thought that's what Occupy Wall Street was all about was to set up Romney as the guy they were protesting. Romney is the kind... |
Anti-Gun Bills Make Way Through Illinois Legislature
Sunday 27th of May 2012 03:57:06 AM
Posted by admin / Under Emanuel Xavier
| Flurry of Anti-gun Bills Saturates the Illinois Legislature -- But one bill would repeal the FOID card! As you are probably aware, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel is pressing for increased gun controls in Springfield. According to press reports in the state, “Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel recently called for a mandatory gun registration with a $65 fee [which] would pay for improving a background-checking system that has failed to process 100,000 mental health records.” Of course, including mental health records in the background check means that more military veterans who are suffering from PTSD will be denied their firearms rights. This... |
Utilities announce closure of 10 aging power plants in Midwest, East
Sunday 27th of May 2012 03:57:06 AM
Posted by admin / Under Emanuel Xavier
| Two utility companies announced the closure of 10 aging U.S. power plants Wednesday, a move environmental groups hailed as a major victory even as critics warned it could raise the price of electricity. Pedro Pizarro, president of Midwest Generation’s parent company, Edison Mission Group, issued a statement saying that in light of environmental rules being phased in over the next three years, “unfortunately, conditions in the wholesale power market simply do not give us a path for continuing to invest in further retrofits at these two facilities.” ... GenOn Energy, meanwhile, cited the same reason as it announced it will... |
Handgun proposal means Chicago mayor won't run for governor (IL)
Sunday 27th of May 2012 03:57:06 AM
Posted by admin / Under Emanuel Xavier
| Rahm Emanuel does not plan to run for governor of Illinois. Not in 2014. Not ever. His proposal last week to register all Illinois handguns made it obvious. I'm sure that Emanuel, the mayor of Chicago, wouldn't consider taking the step down to governor anyway — not any more than his predecessor, Richard M. Daley. You can be sure that Chicago mayors do see it as a demotion. Only one has ever stooped down to the Governor's Mansion and that was almost a century ago: ex-Mayor Edward Fitzsimmons Dunne served as governor from 1913-17. No wonder. Chicago mayors wield enormous... |
Rahm Emanuel Wants $65.00 Registration Fee For Every Illinois Handgun.., An Idea For Obama Too?
Sunday 27th of May 2012 03:57:06 AM
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| Is Rahm Emanuel floating gun control ideas to Obama for use during his “second term?” Does former Presidential advisor and current Chicago machine politics confidante Rahm Emanuel, with his own personal team of bodyguards, really believe that requiring a $65.00 per handgun registration fee every five years for every handgun owned in Illinois will really have any impact on gun crime in Chicago or anywhere in Illinois? Grooming himself for a run at the Governor’s office, Emmanuel claims that such a gun registration scheme will make the streets safer. He even thinks that this registration will cut illegal gun sales.... |
Emanuel to push for state-wide handgun registry (IL)
Sunday 27th of May 2012 03:57:06 AM
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| Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel wants lawmakers to require that all handguns in Illinois be registered with the state, or gun owners could face felony charges. A statewide gun registry is key in helping solve Chicago crimes that involve handguns from outside the city, and would also help crack down on gun trafficking, Emanuel is expected to argue Thursday. Under Emanuel's proposal, handgun owners would have to pay $65 for a registration certificate from the state, which would function much like the title to a car. Illinois law currently requires that gun owners and shooters have a firearm owners identification card,... |
Emanuel heckled at inauguration of Axelrod’s U. of C. political institute
Sunday 27th of May 2012 03:57:06 AM
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| Occupy Chicago protestors interrupted Mayor Rahm Emanuel for about three minutes Thursday as the mayor shared a stage with pundits at the inauguration of former White House advisor David Axelrod’s Institute of Politics at the University of Chicago. “He has fired 363 library employees and cut numerous CTA routes,” protestors shouted. “Do I take it that your election was not unanimous?” Republican pundit Alex Castellanos teased Emanuel. Emanuel smiled and conceded that his election as mayor was not unanimous |
Bragging Rights
Sunday 27th of May 2012 03:57:06 AM
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| According to some child psychologists, there is a demonstrable tendency among children who have been victimized by bullies to progress to becoming aggressors themselves. Another symptom associated with bullies is a pronounced tendency for such persons to also be braggarts. It does make you wonder. What exactly happened on the playground at recess when Rahm Emanuel was growing up? When it was announced that Bill Daley was leaving the position of White House Chief of Staff, Rahm Emanuel came to the defense of his successor at the White House. Emanuel was quoted as saying, “Historically, the modern Chief of Staff... |
Rahm Emanuel: US-Israel Relationship 'Rock Solid'
Sunday 27th of May 2012 03:57:06 AM
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| Former White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel, currently mayor of Chicago, says the bond between the United States and Israel is "rock solid." In a televised interview with journalist Dana Weiss on "Meet the Press" at the Saban Forum in Washington D.C. over the weekend, Emanuel was emphatic that President Barack Obama has been "the best president ever for Israel." However, he said, "Regardless of who's president or who's prime minister at any given time, the bond between the United States and Israel is rock solid, and that's what's important to know." That, he added, is the "personal view"... |
Home of the Whopper: Emanuel Sauces Up Obama's Record Before Serving in Iowa
Sunday 27th of May 2012 03:57:06 AM
Posted by admin / Under Emanuel Xavier
| No one will ever be able to accuse of Mayor Rahm Emanuel of lacking chutzpah. It had been widely anticipated that Chief of Staff Emanuel was going to be asked to leave the White House in 2011. Fortuitously, Emanuel bailed out earlier and landed safely in Chicago after Richard M. Daley retired. Emanuel was spared the indignity of being sacked as the scapegoat for Democratic losses in the midterm elections. Ever the nimble dancer, Emanuel, has now hit the road on behalf of Obama’s reelection campaign. Emanuel has taken on a Herculean task greater than solving Chicago’s budgetary woes. He... |
Why was Sharon Bialek Fired?
Sunday 27th of May 2012 03:57:06 AM
Posted by admin / Under Emanuel Xavier
| After reading the news and watching the videos of Sharon Bialek, the Herman Cain accuser, I noticed that many of the articles mentioned that Bialek was fired or let go ” from the NRA’s educational foundation.” However, none of them mentioned why. Being let go or fired is more serious than simply being laid off. I wonder why there is no mention of the reason she was fired? This might give more insight into her character and whether she is a trustworthy person or not. Why was she fired? Does anyone know or has anyone seen a report as to... |
Emanuel on Solyndra: ‘It’s not about warning signs’
Sunday 27th of May 2012 03:57:06 AM
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| Funny, Former White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel just can’t remember a darn thing about White House involvement in the $535 Department of Energy loan to bankrupt solar company Solyndra. In an interview with Chicago radio station WLSAM on Tuesday, now-Chicago Mayor Emanuel said that, while he can’t remember anything about Solyndra because he’s so terribly focused on being mayor of Chicago, the investment had nothing to do with “warning signs.” Emanuel originally dodged questions about Solyndra when asked by WSLAM about it several weeks ago, saying, “I don’t actually remember that or know about it.” |
Memo to Occupy Wall Street: Obama's Present & Former WH Chief Of Staff Were Once Big Bankers
Sunday 27th of May 2012 03:57:06 AM
Posted by admin / Under Emanuel Xavier
| Here is a memo/wake-up call to Occupy Wall Street: 1.) Obama's former White House COS Rham Emanuel: Did not have an MBA or prior banking experience, yet made $16.2 million dollars as a banker according to Wikipedia. New White House COS Daley: former big banker. 2.) Obama supported the TARP bill. 3.) Obama promised that his administration would be bereft of corporate lobbyists; yet at least 16 former lobbyists of some super-sized corporations apparently were hiding at the back entrance to the White House, because as soon as Obama took office they slipped into his administration. 4.) Obama received boatloads... |
Energy Dept. weatherization programs rife with waste, fraud, inspector general audits show (Wright?)
Sunday 27th of May 2012 03:57:06 AM
Posted by admin / Under Emanuel Xavier
| Energy Dept. weatherization programs rife with waste, fraud, inspector general audits showThe Daily Caller – Wed, Sep 21, 2011 **SNIP** “I guess I don’t understand, when the state of Illinois literally cannot pay its bills and is going bankrupt, is this really the best use of money?” Duffy added. “I don’t care if its state or federal. Why are we spending millions of dollars with absolutely no credibility of how the spend that money?” The story of Illinois’ weatherization program, however, doesn’t stop there. The state-run program is being promoted by four separate public relations firms. Two of those firms... |
In early Obama White House, female staffers felt frozen out
Sunday 27th of May 2012 03:57:06 AM
Posted by admin / Under Emanuel Xavier
| Friction about the roles of women in the Obama White House grew so intense during the first two years of the presidentÂ’s tenure that he was forced to take steps to reassure senior women on his staff that he valued their presence and their input. At a dinner in November 2009, several senior female aides complained directly to the president that men enjoyed greater access to him and often muscled them out of key policy discussions. Those tensions prompted Obama, urged on by senior adviser Valerie Jarrett, to elevate more women into senior White House positions, recognize them more during... |
Chicago’s Mayor Challenges Teachers Union (thug leader on foul-mouthed Rahm: “It’s a nightmare”)
Sunday 27th of May 2012 03:57:06 AM
Posted by admin / Under Emanuel Xavier
| Chicago’s Mayor Challenges Teachers UnionBy MONICA DAVEY Published: September 17, 2011 CHICAGO — One by one, teachers at public elementary schools here have been voting to buck their own union and take Mayor Rahm Emanuel up on an unusual offer: to accept bonus pay in exchange for waiving union contract provisions and keeping children at some schools longer each day. **SNIP** Mr. Emanuel and his top aides say that when it comes to hours of class instruction, Chicago’s 482 public elementary schools compare unfavorably with schools in other cities, including Houston, Los Angeles and New York. They say they merely... |
Shape Up or Pay Up: Emanuel
Sunday 27th of May 2012 03:57:06 AM
Posted by admin / Under Emanuel Xavier
| Mayor Rahm Emanuel is giving city workers an important health choice: enroll in a new wellness plan, expected to be unveiled Friday, or pay a higher premium. The price if they don't enroll: $50 a month. The program includes an initial screening that focuses on preventative care for asthma, heart disease and diabetes. City employees would then receive wellness training to achieve long-term health goals, including weight loss. Smokers wouldn't be penalized, but they would be encouraged to quit. Advisers overseeing the program will monitor progress on a bimonthly basis, and those who reach their goals could see their health... |
Teachers union president says Mayor Rahm Emanuel ‘exploded’ at her
Sunday 27th of May 2012 03:57:06 AM
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| “When I explained to him that a longer school day should not be used for warehousing or babysitting our youth he exploded, used profanity, pointed his finger in my face and yelled. At that point the conversation was over — soon thereafter we found ourselves subject to a full-scale propaganda war over a moot point.” |
Teachers union president says Mayor Emanuel ‘exploded’ at her (Teachers not make enough)
Sunday 27th of May 2012 03:57:06 AM
Posted by admin / Under Emanuel Xavier
| The president of the Chicago Teachers Union says Mayor Rahm Emanuel “exploded” at her during a debate over a longer school day, pointing his finger in her face, yelling and cursing. However, Lewis, the CTU and its parent union, the Illinois Federation of Teachers were conspicuously absent from Friday’s event featuring key players in passing Illinois new school reform bill. All had been invited. Duncan took the opportunity to tell a crowd of mostly officials and reporters that “teachers have been beaten down too long” and “I think we need to double the salaries for teachers... Great teachers should make... |
Chicago schools begin Tuesday under ‘Rahm Emanuel Generation’ (labor unrest & pension problems)
Sunday 27th of May 2012 03:57:06 AM
Posted by admin / Under Emanuel Xavier
| Chicago schools begin Tuesday under ‘Rahm Emanuel Generation’By Rosalind Rossi Education Reporter Updated: September 5, 2011 12:54PM After 16 years under the watchful eye of former Mayor Daley, Chicago’s public school system begins a new school year Tuesday — and launches a new generation of students — amid signs of promise as well as uncertainty. The Rahm Emanuel Generation seems destined for a longer school day and year — as well as a tougher, more rigorous curriculum — than their Daley Generation counterparts. But the children who walk through Chicago’s school doors Tuesday also face the biggest prospect of labor... |
Emanuel wants 'ideas, not insults' at second town hall meeting
Sunday 27th of May 2012 03:57:06 AM
Posted by admin / Under Emanuel Xavier
| Mayor Rahm Emanuel tried to set the tone tonight for his second budget town hall meeting at the outset, saying he wanted to hear “ideas, not insults.”“I want people to be constructive, not just complain. I am looking for solutions,” Emanuel told the audience during a five-minute opening before he took any questions. “I understand people are upset. Change is upsetting."(Snip)The crowd at Malcolm X College was less raucous than the one that greeted the mayor at Kennedy-King College on the South Side on Monday night. More than 700 people gathered tonight |
4 teens shot in area HUD chief, Emanuel to visit today
Sunday 27th of May 2012 03:57:06 AM
Posted by admin / Under Emanuel Xavier
| Four teenagers were wounded Tuesday night in a drive-by shooting in the city's WestWoodlawn neighborhood on the South Side, officials said. The scene of the shooting is just blocks fromWoodlawn Center South, where Mayor Rahm Emanuel is scheduled to meet later today with U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Shaun Donovan, Sen. Dick Durbin and Rep. Bobby Rush to discuss a program to revitalize the blighted neighborhood. |
Rahm Emanuel using Chicago to Finance a Run for the White House
Sunday 27th of May 2012 03:57:06 AM
Posted by admin / Under Emanuel Xavier
| When Chicago’s former mayor Richard Daley sold his top hat and city bank book to Rahm Emanuel, some pundits figured Obama’s former top aide would be satisfied with the benefits the position had always provided the Daley family–job security and all you can steal. But Rahm has his eyes firmly fixed on the 2016 presidential race and is already doing what experienced Democrat politicians do best–he is using the power and authority of his office to buy voters and donors. And of course in the best tradition of Democrat politics, Rahm will make certain that members of both groups have... |
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