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12th ward — Thu, 01 Mar 2007 09:31:12 -0000

I just wanted to make a comment about Carina Sanchez. She claimed to be one of us (resident). I was on my way to the poll to go vote when I saw her get out of a car with tinted windows a slew of body guards wearing ear pieces. This girl acted as if she was the president. Of course, this turned me off and I ended up voting for someone else. What are these people thinking?

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Question from a 42nd Warder — Thu, 01 Mar 2007 03:12:05 -0000

I know Rich Gordon, and he is a nice enough man. I do not understand what all the attacks on him are about. He might have won, he might have lost, he probably could not have matched the money spent by Brendan Reilly on TV ads. It is good that Natarus lost to anyone.

Skeeter, please stop. Bubs, please stop egging him on.

I understood that Eloise Gersen is the new Republican Committeeman in 42. Has that changed?

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Rich Miller — Thu, 01 Mar 2007 00:50:29 -0000

Now, let's move on. It's tiring.

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Rich Miller — Thu, 01 Mar 2007 00:49:38 -0000

Bubs, Reilly made it look easy. It wasn't. If you knew the first thing about that campaign, you'd know it. As a former 42nd Warder, I can safely say that Rich Gordon was not gonna win that race. He had no real idea how to win. Getting relatively close is one thing. Winning is something entirely different.

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Loyal Whig — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 21:48:34 -0000

This is what I refer to as the entitlement mentality. These folks believe in the old divine right of kings. I am the state as Louis the fourteenth said. When you lose be gracious enough to concede. Have respect for your office and the people you represent.

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Skeeter — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 20:59:53 -0000

Think I'm "riled" by this?

Bubs, it makes my day to know there is some angry little College Republican out there who is enraged that I think Gordon has done a lousy job, who hates unions, and is annoyed beyond belief that Reilly won yesterday.

You don't "rile" me. You amuse me with your sense of self-importance matched well to your complete lack of substantive argument.

I think this is hilarious. Just knowing that there is somebody out there calling himself "Bubs", who believes himself to be a wonderful wit and who thinks that Rich Gordon ran a fine organization makes my day. I sleep better knowing the future competition is that weak.

Seriously Bubs, post somethng here when you graduate. We will all send our best wishes.

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Bubs — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 20:39:47 -0000

The admonition of your earlier post was "no whining."

Look homeward, angel.

N.B. Rich, you really should charge for this stuff. Riling Skeeter is more fun than an entire amusement arcade. :)

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Skeeter — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 20:12:29 -0000

Bubs,

Are you Rich Gordan's mother? You are not taking criticism of him too well. Sorry for saying mean things about your boy, Mrs. Gordon.

First you were obsessed with the fact that I am "gloating" and now you believe that I am "emotional." You seem to spend a great deal of time caring about me. I should be flattered by the attention.

What's with the insults anyway? Why do you have to attack me for pointing out the obvious -- i.e. that Gordon did a miserable job running the 42nd for the GOP? Everyone knows that you. "Rich Gordon can't raise money for the GOP in 42." What else needs to be said?

It is hilarious that nobody knows who the 42nd ward GOP committeman is, and yet you blame Democrats for that.

Next you are going to blame us for the today's rain.

You really should stop posting and start reading. Win something, and then comment. Otherwise you just look bitter and ridiculous.

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Bubs — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 19:54:20 -0000

RTFL! Sorry, I just had run over and look - glad I did. You are rather emotional, aren't you, Skeeter?

P.S. Wrong about Simmons. Eloise Gerson appointed by Skoien.

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Skeeter — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 18:32:12 -0000

Nice commment Bubs. Why is it always the dumb guys who talk of their intelligence?

You spend a lot of time typing about your great wit and learning. You really don't display it though. When you go home, try and come up with some thoughts.

Other than bashing me, you really haven't come up with anything. "Gordon has a fully functioning, although invisible to ward residents, organization" doesn't really count as a quality idea. You are a smart guy. You told me so. You should see that.

As I said, there is zero connection between Reilly and Gordon. Reilly didn't beat Gordon. You can't gloat over winning when the other person wouldn't fight. The Gordon thing has nothing to do with Reilly. They are completely different matters. I am not gloating when it comes to Gordon. I was hoping he would run a high quality organization. He didn't, and that has nothing to do with Gordon. If you had any knowledge of the 42nd, you would see that.

You should drop by 42 some time. Its a great ward. Lots of great restaurants, and Navy Pier! What you will not see is a functioning GOP, but we both know that.

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Pat Hickey — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 18:03:01 -0000

http://www.dailysouthtown.c...

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Pat Hickey — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 18:01:39 -0000

Sorry, flawed link
a better one, I hope, Paul.

http://search.yahoo.com/bin...

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Pat Hickey — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 17:56:20 -0000

Hey BuBs,

The real Dogs live here - Read Courtney Greve's account of the civics lesson the 19th Ward gave all of Chicago. It's too bad that the Sun Times didn't roll this story.

Whoever, thinks to runs for Mayor of Chicago ( post RMD)should note Courtney Greve's singular report for the Daily Southtown -

http://www.dailysouthtown.c...

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Bubs — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 17:42:11 -0000

Skeeter, sorry, but no more time left today for a barking chihuahua that thinks it's a St. Bernard simply because Brendan Reilly won an Aldermanic race (as I predicted, by the way, so I guess I know something.) Maybe tomorrow.

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Skeeter — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 17:12:16 -0000

Bubs,

Here is some advice:

Stick to what you know [and if you can identify any such topic, please identify the topic]. You are not from the 42nd so you don't really have a clue whether or not Gordon had an organization.

The fact that Gordon failed to create an organization is not my fault. It is his. And it is the fault of the Republican Party. If you think that he had an organization, then either you don't know what an organization is or you have never been to the 42nd.

I'm from here, and I've never heard of him. Until 3:27 today, I had never heard of Simmons. No whining on your part is going to change that. If they had an organization, I would have seen it. I haven't. And I'm from here.

You rambled on last week about how Reilly was going to lose and how Natarus's union ads were going to hit hard. As I told you, they didn't have the slighest impact and moreover, the Natarus TV ads were a joke. I recognized that and you didn't. You didn't know what you were talking about then, and you don't know what you are talking about now.

You need to stop talking about 42. You don't have a clue what's going on here.

And if you think I'm gloating, wait until we actually have a contest. My candidate didn't beat yours, so this is not gloating. When my candidate does, you may well hear from me again. Then I will gloat. If you don't like it, build an organization that can beat the Democrats. Stop whining and start building.

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Carl Nyberg — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 16:52:01 -0000

We live in a society where the ideology is that power justifies itself.

The highest political leaders in the country can lie and be completely wrong and never be called out. The people down the hierarchy are living the same pathology on the local level.

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Bubs — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 16:49:13 -0000

Skeeter, I can see that the election has you just ALL pumped up with yourself.

But consider two pieces of advice. First, it's a big wide world of politics out there, so when you win today, you should do so with the knowledge that you can lose tomorrow. Second, I suggest you stick to topics you know something about. This obviously is not one of them.

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Skeeter — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 16:46:40 -0000

Thanks Paine.

Congratulations to Mr. Simmons. I hope he builds a strong organization that can make Chicago Democrats take the GOP seriously and keep the Democrats honest. I admittedly hope he loses every race, but I hope he loses them in squeakers. If he builds a real operation it will benefit all of us in Chicago.

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thomas paine — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 16:27:20 -0000

The new committeeman for the 42nd ward is Craig Simmons. Liz Gorman appointed him the day after she won.

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God's Country — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 16:19:24 -0000

I think Troutman forgot to include global warming, Anna Nicole and Diebold in her conspiracy. Yes, I know it's Sequoia, but I figured she might be on a roll.

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NW burbs — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 16:07:25 -0000

Isolated.

Arrogant.

Disrespectful.

...Yep, seems to about sum it up. Had Daley's patronage army not fallen apart in the last four years, these three (and several of the run-offs) wouldn't have been knocked out.

Daley may be his own man now (not needing an army to win but winning on 'merit' alone), but the city council may also be coming into its own more formally than it has in even the past few upstart years.

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Squideshi — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 15:41:22 -0000

I would have to hear the claims, but the idea of election fraud in Chicago doesn't seem all that unrealistic. These candidates should file suit so that these matters can be investigated, if they really believe that there were problems.

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Oakparker — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 15:19:48 -0000

I used to coordinate election day operations for some independent Democratic candidates on the north side lakefront. I am stunned by Sandi Jackson's comment election night that she had 1,000 volunteers working for her in the 7th Ward.

Even if she is over estimating by a few hundred it implies an immense ward operation. The largest ward level operations I ever saw were in a special aldermanic election in the old days where the independent had 400 workers and the regular organization had 600. (And I didn't know what to do with some of the 400). What was the 7th Ward like on this election day? How were the Jacksons able to put together a precinct operation of this magnitude? The Beaver precinct captains must have been rolled over in the precincts. Anyone have any good 7th Ward election day stories?

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A Citizen — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 15:07:59 -0000

Well to sum it all up - Chicago certainly is the city that works!! I know of no other city that has wards and aldermen that take care of their constituents, for the most part, to such a degree. They have managed to preserve the ethnic character of the differing areas of Chicago while coming together for the common good. Sure, a few bumps from time to time, but such a rich history of consistent performance.

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North by Northwest — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 14:31:41 -0000

I loved the line Ms. Beavers kept repeating to the press--that she was losing because multiple candidates were dividing up the vote. Well, when one candidate gets 57%, it really doesn't matter who else is "dividing" up the remaining vote.