2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumHillary's Rahm Problem
Editorial: Hillarys Rahm problem
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Today, 7:24 PM ET
Democratic presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton appears to be putting politics ahead of justice when it comes to Chicago mayor and former top Clinton and Obama White House aide Rahm Emanuel.
Snip
So far Clinton, who vowed to replenish our depleted reservoirs of trust between law enforcement and communities of color, has only said, via a spokesman, that she is deeply troubled by the shooting and the outstanding questions related to both the shooting and the video.
As to Emanuel? She knows Mayor Emanuel loves Chicago, and is sure he wants to do all he can to restore trust in the Chicago Police Department.
Snip
If Clinton is serious about black lives and not just black votes this is a moment of truth.
http://m.nydailynews.com/opinion/editorial-hillary-rahm-problem-article-1.2455978

MerryBlooms
(11,572 posts)It's about to get ugly for Rahm, and the last thing any of our Democratic candidates need is to be associated with him.
ibegurpard
(16,685 posts)And the fact that any of them were LONG before this does not speak well of them anyway.
MerryBlooms
(11,572 posts)When I first heard Obama had appointed him chief of staff is the moment I realized we weren't going to get as much "hope and change" out of Obama as I had "hoped."
And, I was an early Obama supporter. I still like him, mind you, but he didn't shake up the insiders as much as most wanted him to do.
ibegurpard
(16,685 posts)With public subsidies for private insurance masquerading as healthcare and it's been all downhill since.
BlueCaliDem
(15,438 posts)so I was ok with it for a little while...until I discovered that Rahm was behind booting Howard Dean out of the DNC.
I still support President Obama completely, but this was one of his really bad choices.
roguevalley
(40,656 posts)99th_Monkey
(19,326 posts)Response to Bjorn Against (Original post)
Thinkingabout This message was self-deleted by its author.
ibegurpard
(16,685 posts)Tell him to go with that.
I beg you!
Bjorn Against
(12,041 posts)You can try your hardest to change the topic, but this is about a murder that was covered up by one of Clinton's allies.
Response to Bjorn Against (Reply #8)
Post removed
ibegurpard
(16,685 posts)Which is it?
Response to ibegurpard (Reply #10)
Thinkingabout This message was self-deleted by its author.
ibegurpard
(16,685 posts)See the posts below me refuting it.
Response to ibegurpard (Reply #17)
Thinkingabout This message was self-deleted by its author.
beam me up scottie
(57,349 posts)http://www.ontheissues.org/2016/Bernie_Sanders_Gun_Control.htm
Try again.
ibegurpard
(16,685 posts)The Brady Bill was not a bill solely about background checks.
NCTraveler
(30,481 posts)Or the Iraq Liberation Act, his leading role in blocking a path to citizenship for over ten million people, his direct support of arming foreign armies, the F-35, the Commodity Futures Modernization Act, his old writings, Sanders wife being appointed to two commissions by Schumlin shortly after Sanders stumped for him, the fact he is the career politician running, his colleagues not endorsing him, etc... Quiet down over there.
roguevalley
(40,656 posts)JonLeibowitz
(6,282 posts)friendly_iconoclast
(15,333 posts)Bjorn Against
(12,041 posts)And there is a link in this thread to prove it is a lie. But keep lying in an effort to defend Hiĺlary for standing behind a guy who covered up a murder, you are only making yourself and your candidate look bad.
beam me up scottie
(57,349 posts)Next time try not to be so obvious and you might get away with it.
Bjorn Against
(12,041 posts)Bernie has said many times that he supports stronger background checks and an assault weapons ban, he has voted for those things as well.
beam me up scottie
(57,349 posts)Wednesday, April 17, 2013
WASHINGTON, April 17 Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today voted for expanded background checks on gun buyers and for a ban on assault weapons but the Senate rejected those central planks of legislation inspired by the shootings of 20 first-grade students and six teachers in Newtown, Conn.
Nobody believes that gun control by itself is going to end the horrors we have seen in Newtown, Conn., Aurora, Colo., Blacksburg, Va., Tucson, Ariz. and other American communities, Sanders said. There is a growing consensus, however, in Vermont and across America that we have got to do as much as we can to end the cold-blooded, mass murders of innocent people. I believe very strongly that we also have got to address the mental health crisis in our country and make certain that help is available for people who may be a danger to themselves and others, Sanders added.
The amendment on expanded background checks needed 60 votes to pass but only 54 senators voted for it. To my mind it makes common sense to keep these weapons out of the hands of people with criminal records or mental health histories, Sanders said.
Under current federal law, background checks are not performed for tens of thousands of sales up to 40 percent of all gun transfers at gun shows or over the Internet. The amendment would have required background checks for all gun sales in commercial settings regardless of whether the seller is a licensed dealer. The compromise proposal would have exempted sales between family, friends, and neighbors.
In a separate roll call, the Senate rejected a proposal to ban assault weapons and high-capacity magazines. That proposal was defeated by a vote of 60 to 40.
http://www.sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/sanders-votes-for-background-checks-assault-weapons-ban

raindaddy
(1,370 posts)That's such a blatant misrepresentation..
That would be like saying Hillary believes that "marriage is a sacred union between a man and a woman" and want to annul all same sex marriages..
beam me up scottie
(57,349 posts)Despicable comment.
JonLeibowitz
(6,282 posts)friendly_iconoclast
(15,333 posts)AUTOMATED MESSAGE: Results of your Jury Service
Mail Message
On Fri Dec 4, 2015, 11:20 PM an alert was sent on the following post:
Sanders wants the guns in the streets, it is fine with him, no background checks, etc
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1251&pid=874882
REASON FOR ALERT
This post is disruptive, hurtful, rude, insensitive, over-the-top, or otherwise inappropriate.
ALERTER'S COMMENTS
Disruptive, over the top. this is just one of many distortions and lies posted by this poster against a Dem candidate.
Enough is enough is enough.
JURY RESULTS
You served on a randomly-selected Jury of DU members which reviewed this post. The review was completed at Fri Dec 4, 2015, 11:23 PM, and the Jury voted 7-0 to HIDE IT.
Juror #1 voted to HIDE IT
Explanation: No explanation given
Juror #2 voted to HIDE IT
Explanation: Deliberate misrepresentation. Definite hide.
Juror #3 voted to HIDE IT
Explanation: EPIC FAIL.
Juror #4 voted to HIDE IT
Explanation: No explanation given
Juror #5 voted to HIDE IT
Explanation: No explanation given
Juror #6 voted to HIDE IT
Explanation: No explanation given
Juror #7 voted to HIDE IT
Explanation: No explanation given
Thank you very much for participating in our Jury system, and we hope you will be able to participate again in the future.
kath
(10,565 posts)Bread and Circus
(9,454 posts)Bjorn Against
(12,041 posts)Last edited Fri Dec 4, 2015, 11:46 PM - Edit history (1)
If the city gave away millions of dollars to keep the family quiet and if Rahm did not know about it then he is extremely incompetent.
Bread and Circus
(9,454 posts)Fawke Em
(11,366 posts)He is going down because of his knowledge of a video showing the blatant murder of a young man by a police officer.
strategery blunder
(4,225 posts)I used to live there. The Laquan cover-up is no surprise whatsoever to me.
The Brady Bill is irrelevant to this case. THE COP MURDERED LAQUAN WITH HIS SERVICE WEAPON. The Brady Bill would have done nothing to restrain police from using their service weapons in inappropriate situations.
The problem is this: 1) corrupt Chicago police think they can do whatever they want at the expense of the citizens they are supposed to serve (and the Black community bears the brunt of this), 2) corrupt Chicago politicians cover up the crimes committed by their own police department, and 3) neither cops nor politicians are held accountable. And that is barely scratching the surface.
The problem for Hillary is that she is closely associated with one of those corrupt Chicago politicians, because she worked closely with him during his time as President Obama's Chief of Staff. And now Hillary is showing the corrupt Chicago politician some "professional courtesy" by trying to dodge and deflect the issue of corrupt cops and cover-ups, rather than leave her friend out to dry by condemning the cover-up. Wink wink, nod nod.
Bernie never did play the "professional courtesy" insider connections game. He can condemn it as a person of integrity, from the outside looking in.
You can try to argue that the Hillary-Rahm relationship is innuendo, but there were those of us who knew he had no business anywhere near the White House from before the day he was appointed. I do believe it is fair to judge people by the company they keep.
ibegurpard
(16,685 posts)strategery blunder
(4,225 posts)I know they also worked together before that on assorted Democratic congressional campaign committees but I trust you understand that I do not want to spend my Friday night wading into that cesspool.
Suffice it to say that I knew Rahm's "promotion" from congresscritter to CoS was a very, very bad idea immediately upon the appointment. Sure enough, it turned out to be a very, very bad idea.
Bread and Circus
(9,454 posts)From Wiki:
Truprogressive85
(900 posts)Why not put effort on both issues
This like when conservatives say "what about black on black crime
strategery blunder
(4,225 posts)And I can pay attention to both simultaneously. That does not, however, mean they should be conflated.
I was replying to someone who was attempting to use Brady Bill votes that had nothing to do with the police cover-up to deflect attention from such cover-up (and by extension, who might be implicated therein).
Bread and Circus
(9,454 posts)Bread and Circus
(9,454 posts)From wiki:
strategery blunder
(4,225 posts)And the Clintons have had connections to the Rahmbo for almost as long as I've been alive.
jfern
(5,204 posts)some Hillary supporting mayor covering up a murder committed by cops? That's right, nothing. You are just trying to cover for the Rahm/Hillary wing of the party.
ibegurpard
(16,685 posts)morningfog
(18,115 posts)beam me up scottie
(57,349 posts)Every. Single. Time.
Bread and Circus
(9,454 posts)Truprogressive85
(900 posts)When police are shooting black people and the citizens are asking for transparency ,yet officials ignore that call I think that is major problem
morningfog
(18,115 posts)You posted in the wrong thread.
This one is about Chicago cops killing black men. BLM's and other activist group's in Chicago primary goal right now is cleaning house, including Rahm. Especially Rahm.
Cheese Sandwich
(9,086 posts)ViseGrip
(3,133 posts)Cheese Sandwich
(9,086 posts)Brady Bill
NorthCarolina
(11,197 posts)eom
Bread and Circus
(9,454 posts)Rahm to get out. They were chanting he had to go over and over... so yeah... I guess there's that.
Doctor_J
(36,392 posts)family, Kissinger, dimon, trump, and so on. OTOH if she suddenly breaks up with Rahm, it pisses him off and presents as yet another flip flop. Plus no one will believe it.
Bread and Circus
(9,454 posts)NCTraveler
(30,481 posts)It would be something along the lines of accomplice after the fact. I believe there is some kind of legal distinction. I'm sure Rahm has his ass covered pretty well. He's the lefts version of Rove in my opinion. I'd use him to help run a campaign but don't want him in any type of elected position. The next week or two will be interesting with him. I only imagine pressure for him to resign increasing.
Motown_Johnny
(22,308 posts)Most people don't trust her. The idea that she has any hope at all of creating trust between law enforcement and communities of color (or between any 2 groups no matter who they might be) is not a reasonable one.
WillyT
(72,631 posts)
WillyT
(72,631 posts)
bvf
(6,604 posts)zentrum
(9,865 posts)Last edited Sat Dec 5, 2015, 09:23 PM - Edit history (1)
The city of Chicago offered 5 Million to the family of Laquan MacDonald pre-emptively. They had not even sued yetif they were going to at all before the video surfaced. 5 Million. That's a lot.
There is no way the Mayor of Chicago would allow 5M to go out to some poor, powerless family, when the City has a budget shortfallunless he had seen the video and wanted to buy them off.
Bjorn Against
(12,041 posts)Unless he is enormously incompetent then there is no way he could not have noticed a five million dollar settlement, but while Rahm has a lot of bad traits incompetence is not one of them. He knew, and the provision in the settlement that requires the family to remain silent proves there was a cover up.
zentrum
(9,865 posts)I forgot about the "silence" clause. It was a sheer pay-off cover up and Rahm had to know. There will be a trail of some sort I think.
kath
(10,565 posts)Known about that big settlement? And shouldn't many people's curiosity have been piqued by the fact that the city was giving a big settlement BEFORE the victim's family had even sued?
EVERYONE who knew about the video and the scrubbing of the Burger King video should be charged with obstruction of justice or similar charges. Plus all the cops on the scene, of course,
MaggieD
(7,393 posts)You folks simply amaze me with how far you'll strain yourselves to find something to smear Hillary with.
This morning she was castigated because she wasn't whining about more debates, and this evening she is apparently being accused of not publically saying "fuck you" to Rahm Emanuel even as she criticized the issue.
Has Bernie publically said "Rahm, you suck" and I missed it or something?
SMH
Bread and Circus
(9,454 posts)MaggieD
(7,393 posts)It would look a purely political move.
Bjorn Against
(12,041 posts)Bernie thinks he should resign, but despite the strong evidence that Rahm was involved in a murder coverup Hillary thinks he should remain in office.
Do you really want to tell me that Hillary is doing the right thing here?
Fawke Em
(11,366 posts)Thanks for calling her on it.
MaggieD
(7,393 posts)He equivocated just like you're accusing Hillary of doing.
Fawke Em
(11,366 posts)Bernie is not in Rahm's head, thank God, to know what he really knows, but Bernie, unequivocally, said that if what's in the media is true, Rahm should resign.
Whether you want to take that at face value or not, it's still a far, far, far cry from Clinton hoping he says in office.
MaggieD
(7,393 posts)"Any elected official with knowledge...."
Yeah, that's the same weak sauce you're accusing Hillary of. Again, any port in a storm for you guys. SMH.
morningfog
(18,115 posts)Though Sanders never mentioned his name, the comments appeared aimed at Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, a long-time ally of Bill and Hillary Clinton and former White House chief of staff to President Barack Obama.
Any elected official with knowledge that the tape was being suppressed or improperly withheld should resign. No one should be shielded by power or position, Sanders said in a statement.
We all know that Rahm knew. Rham's got to go. If Hillary knew how to lead, or actually gave a shit about black lives, she would call for Rahm's head to.
forest444
(5,902 posts)Last edited Sat Dec 5, 2015, 12:02 AM - Edit history (1)
People who, while parading as progressives, needlessly close over 50 schools in disadvantaged areas and then turn over educational policy to Eli Broad Academy gestapo flunkies.
Among many other duplicitous actions, unfortunately.
Bread and Circus
(9,454 posts)attitude that hurts us all in the long run.
forest444
(5,902 posts)and Reichpublican mob rule - until Bernie came along, that is.
We can only hope the timing is right; it has to be.
Bread and Circus
(9,454 posts)DhhD
(4,695 posts)a city through privatization.
http://inthesetimes.com/article/17533/how_to_sell_off_a_city
Scroll down to look at the privatization under Rahm.
Who benfits? Hillary's backers and donors.
forest444
(5,902 posts)Profitization of public assets seems to be in style these days.
ibegurpard
(16,685 posts)And this is what Hillary represents and is fighting US for.
Thespian2
(2,741 posts)to get enough distance away from Ram Emanuel...a person (?) who should never have been given any public office, but managed to screw over large segments of the population...
AzDar
(14,023 posts)


Bread and Circus
(9,454 posts)Fawke Em
(11,366 posts)I'd like to see them!
Let me know when you do!
Bread and Circus
(9,454 posts)winter is coming
(11,785 posts)Bread and Circus
(9,454 posts)SHRED
(28,136 posts)They stick together on the gravy train.
Fearless
(18,421 posts)Cheese Sandwich
(9,086 posts)If the video had been public, he might have lost. That guy is trash.
And Hillary is standing by her pal. Tells you something.
Response to Bjorn Against (Original post)
hrmjustin This message was self-deleted by its author.
hrmjustin
(71,265 posts)Rahm has a Rahm problem.
kath
(10,565 posts)Crucifixion of Christ"? (Post76)
That was SUCH a lovely post.
hrmjustin
(71,265 posts)I deleted it because it was harsh.
Get what I said right please.
kath
(10,565 posts)Over-the-top-bullshit about the crucifixion of Christ. Thanks for clarifying.
hrmjustin
(71,265 posts)It was over the top.
winter is coming
(11,785 posts)to restore trust in the Chicago Police Department"
The notion that Emanuel would be someone who could restore trust is laughably absurd, yet that's HRC's current response to this situation. It's classic noncommital weasel-speak, and it will come back to bite her in the ass.
840high
(17,196 posts)a stand and sticking to it. More blah-blah from her.
Bernblu
(441 posts)under the bus because he know where all the skeletons are buried.
kath
(10,565 posts)Every official who knew about the mrder of that young boy and covered it up should be charged with obstruction of justice or worse.