Ted was on with Jeff Berkowitz of Public Affairs to talk about the issues that Chicago’s mayoral candidates have avoided talking about so far: the dangers of having 1,500 more violent defendants out on electronic monitoring. The fact that 95% of the city’s homicide victims are black or Hispanic. That 9 of every 10 black children in Chicago can’t read at grade level. That Chicagoans are burdened with nearly $100 billion in pension debts. Instead, all the candidates can talk about is “equity” and the need for “investment” in the city.
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If this bill passes, say goodbye to local control over all Illinois parks and expect to see open drug and alcohol use, needles, no sanitation and fire hazards, but no ordinary park users.
Richard Hanania on Twitter the other day argued that black voters don’t want ‘tough on crime’ politicians and consistently vote for lax on crime politicians and prosecutors. Blacks don’t want tougher policing and they want to defund the police just as much as white progressive liberals. Blacks consistently rate police approval very low, they think prison sentences are too long, they don’t support stop and frisk. This is why prosecutors like Kim Foxx are extraordinarily popular. Blacks don’t really want to solve the ‘crime’ problem, they just want to commit crimes and get away with it. And if crime happens… Read more »
Lori should present hersel in her harmless Lori disguise
; adumpy brown dirndl frock with a white lace doily collar. The fedora stays in the pool hall.
I just watched a video about Singapore and the fact that it’s almost crime free. Days go by with no reported crimes, stores and homes with no locks, sometimes no doors. Well behaved citizens and beautiful public areas not overrun with drug dealers, homeless and garbage. Main reason? Harsh, immediate punishment. Large fines, prison, corporal punishment as in caning, and the death penalty for a host of offense that are carried out swiftly. Contrary to the SAFE T act which gives criminals a pizza and a hug. There’s a reason why Singapore is clean and safe.
Isn’t it about time for Lori to go bugshitnuts on some reporter for asking a simple question? You’re out of here mister. GET HIM !
Lori thought she had a perpetual lock on the job. She thought she’d make the city so bad nobody would want to be mayor. Now her income and security are going to evaporate.she’ll be chased down the street by retired police officers.her big secret plan is going to blow up in her face!
sorry, but Jeff Berkowitz on Illinois Channel is a really bad interviewer.
I dislike every candidate. There is not a single “law and order” candidate. Hiring more police, when the police can’t chase criminals, just means more police to “smile and wave”. We need to get rid of the “smile and wave” policy and return to catch, convict, and imprison violent criminals.
The mayoral candidates don’t talk about the structural problems of the city because the voting citizens who haven’t been carjacked, mugged, shot at or burglarized don’t really seem to care. They don’t mind higher taxes, failing schools, decaying infrastructure and deceptive politicians. Recite some jibberish and put some lipstick on that pig and one of these candidates will be the next mayor of Chiraq.
The Chitty of Chicago is lawless. Only going to get worse. The only punishment is the criminals may die of laughter at the system as it is.
Punta Gorda, Florida is a nice place to live, lots of retirees who are great neighbors. I like to walk around in my yard with no pants on.
TMI
Lori is on the front page of the Daily Mail from the UK. Dancing in the streets covered she’s coveredwith snow.
That’s it Wirepoints. Keep spewing those stats at the liberals. They are clear, level-headed thinkers. They will see the error of their ways.
I surmised that Rahm Emmanuel bowed out of the picture because of the bleak landscape, both financial and otherwise, facing the City. Ted’s explication of the City’ problems does lead to the question as to who in the heck would want the mayor’s job.
My personal belief is that Rahm knew that the fallout from Laquon McDonald, and the inevitable ascendancy of the progressive wing of the Democrat Party, was a battle he knew he wasn’t going to win. Rahm is an old school Clinton Democrat – he’s a dinosaur compared to the commies that run the party now. The Clinton Democrats and the RINOs during the 90’s and 00’s were/are the Uniparty, and there is very little difference between the two, other than their position on taxes. Rahn is old enough to collect social security now and he’s not hip to the new… Read more »
“who in the heck would want the mayor’s job”
I often wondered the same thing.