2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumThe Sudden But Well Deserved Fall of Rahm Emanuel
There is a separate thread on him but it seems to have run its course and I didn't want this to get lost.
For those who aren't fully up on the career of Rahm Emanuel, which reads like just about everything wrong with Third Way Democrats and the Clintons, this is a great New Yorker article. There is the incessant and aggressive fundraising from huge donors, the hawkishness, the contempt for progressives, the corruption, the revolving door between government and Wall Street, the dirty tricks, the incrementalist philosophy of not attempting to accomplish anything that isn't a sure thing, and on and on. I would clip some excerpts but the entire article should be read.
http://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/the-sudden-but-well-deserved-fall-of-rahm-emanuel
The Chicago teacher's union has been calling for Emanuel's resignation over the police shooting of Laquan McDonald (16 bullets in the back as he was walking away) where the dashcam video was only released after 400 days by the order of a judge. Five days later the officer was arrested. Only 17% of Chicago voters believe Emanuel's claim that he had never seen the video. Emanuel has had a long standing feud with the teacher's union because he proposed extending the school day by 30% while only increasing teacher compensation by 2%.
It will be interesting to see if Bernie calls for Emanuel's resignation and puts Hillary on the spot. Rahm, as a soldier, would probably understand it if Hillary has to throw him overboard. I saw him say recently that he supported her and he hoped she still supported him.
bobthedrummer
(26,083 posts)Maedhros
(10,007 posts)"retards" for wanting liberal things.
Me too. Same circumstances, same feelings.
Dont call me Shirley
(10,998 posts)Maedhros
(10,007 posts)Dont call me Shirley
(10,998 posts)I had an aunt with Downs Syndrome.
Hell Hath No Fury
(16,327 posts)to tie her to Rahm when campaigning there. They ARE cut from the same DLC cloth.
Ken Burch
(50,254 posts)"A Vote for HRC is a Vote for Rahm!" should be the catchphrase for the next week.
stuffmatters
(2,574 posts)MisterP
(23,730 posts)Ken Burch
(50,254 posts)Rahm was re-elected on the AA vote...now, that AA people in Chicago hate the guy. If the video of LaQuan McDonald being killed by that cop had been released before the primary, Rahm wouldn't have had a chance.
kenfrequed
(7,865 posts)He would be toast if that video had been out there before hand.
Hillary's long term support of and from Rahm could damage her there.
fredamae
(4,458 posts)that was a big enough slap in the face to make me deeply look into the heart of "my" party...and it became slowly very clear, I was never gonna be a part of that club. The "big tent - stand for the working stiff" wasn't so big and there were very few "standing for working stiffs" after-all.
Warren DeMontague
(80,708 posts)Ken Burch
(50,254 posts)Put the Rahmster out of his misery.
BernieforPres2016
(3,017 posts)It sure would be great if Bernie could get an endorsement from the teacher's union in Chicago.
Ken Burch
(50,254 posts)zentrum
(9,865 posts)
.deserving guy. The one who called liberala "f#%king retarded."
Never met a PAC dollar he didn't love.
amborin
(16,631 posts)no link now but can dig one up
Plucketeer
(12,882 posts)amborin
(16,631 posts)Rahm closed the mental health centers in the poorest sections of town:
Related: Chicago is Going to Pay Reparations to People the Police Tortured Decades Ago
The cuts led Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel to close six out of the 12 public mental health facilities throughout the city. Many of the shuttered treatment centers were in vulnerable urban communities that were already underserved.
https://news.vice.com/article/this-sheriff-is-battling-budget-cuts-and-fighting-to-keep-mentally-ill-people-out-of-jail
BernieforPres2016
(3,017 posts)That was hard to watch. As Bernie says about the water crisis in Flint, it's hard to believe that is happening in the U.S. in 2016.
appalachiablue
(41,177 posts)highprincipleswork
(3,111 posts)HenryWallace
(332 posts)I suspect that a Clinton presidency would provide him with an exit strategy.
PoliticAverse
(26,366 posts)Divernan
(15,480 posts)Same values, and all.
olddots
(10,237 posts)but she could be jiving him too .
Ken Burch
(50,254 posts)Helen Borg
(3,963 posts)Duppers
(28,127 posts)SoapBox
(18,791 posts)Never could stand him.
ladjf
(17,320 posts)Kalidurga
(14,177 posts)It's good to know he will never be a player in national politics, just some fringe guy with a worthless opinion.
FlatBaroque
(3,160 posts)I knew I had been hustled by Obama.
LiberalArkie
(15,729 posts)I knew beyond a doubt that he was Reagan8 and not a liberal at all
xloadiex
(628 posts)Laquan McDonald?
BernieforPres2016
(3,017 posts)My guess is we won't see his mother at Hillary campaign events.
Divernan
(15,480 posts)Uncle Joe
(58,426 posts)Thanks for the thread, BernieforPres2016.
99th_Monkey
(19,326 posts)**CRICKETS***
riderinthestorm
(23,272 posts)Operated for four years while he's been mayor. More than 7000 disappeared, almost all of them AAs.
Rahm's close friends with the Clintons and I'd love to see him taken out!
Raster
(20,998 posts)...in a thousand dollar suit, of course.
"For twenty years now, there have been those who say that this emperor never had any clothes on in the first place. Given the speed and intensity of his fall, perhaps its time to reconsider their case."
Beowulf
(761 posts)He didn't call out Rahm by name, but many interpreted his remarks as including Rahm.
JDPriestly
(57,936 posts)lindysalsagal
(20,733 posts)No indication in the article how he's falling.
BernieforPres2016
(3,017 posts)Democratic constituencies (like the Chicago teacher's union) despise him, and he has become politically radioactive. If he survives his current term as Chicago mayor, his career in politics is likely over. I doubt even Hillary would bring him into the White House again if she was to be elected.
I've seen him basically acknowledge he is damaged goods. He said he supports Hillary and hope she still supports him. I hope Bernie makes him a campaign issue in Illinois.
aspirant
(3,533 posts)LWolf
(46,179 posts)made even sweeter if he's taken down by teachers.
And yes, that was a great read.
tokenlib
(4,186 posts)After all, it's her turn damn it all! Karma will bite Rahm in the ass!
Faux pas
(14,691 posts)DonCoquixote
(13,616 posts)do not be surprised....