Ted joined Ray Stevens to talk about former Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s recent comments attacking the direction of the Democrat Party and his possible return to local politics. Plus, Ted shares his take on Mayor Brandon Johnson’s visit to Capitol Hill to defend Chicago’s “sanctuary city” status.
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Expect no retraction or apology. This what they do.
The state’s existing buyout program for its own pensions is the precedent for Chicago, which should be a warning: Look out for similar exaggerated claims and shoddy analysis.
Here’s an article from NaturalNews about Brandon’s testimony on Capitol Hill.
https://www.naturalnews.com/2025-03-08-chicago-mayor-prioritizes-illegals-over-american-citizens.html
Chicagoans can not possibly be interested in this guys for mayor again. His track record on all the main issues, as shown by Wirepoints, is atrocious. He boogeyed out of town to hide form the fiscal mess he had largely created. He is one of the biggest jerks and most arrogant self absorbed characters ever to walk through City Hall. Lord, Help us.
If Rahm hadn’t silenced Laquan’s family with $5 million, he wouldn’t have won reelection. The liberal media gave him a pass on that one. Chicago doesn’t need a return to the original petulant man child mayor. Why do these guys think they have a birth right to public office? Get lost already.
Rahm is just another Dem failing upward. No one should run for mayor if they don’t have a workable, concrete plan to solve these problems: 1. Schools 2. Pensions 3. Crime 4. Budget 5. Collapse of the downtown Anyone running for mayor who does not have a plan to attempt to solve these issues is just wasting everyone’s time. But Democrats do specialize in wasting everyone’s time. I guarantee you 1000% that Rahm has no plans, because we all know what he did in his first term. He’s just another loser Democrat in a long line of loser Democrat. Caveat… Read more »
He’s essentially like a jailhouse informant, ratting out the other bad apples.