Emanuel announces run for Chicago mayor

[Scurrilous]

Source: USA Today

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"Rahm Emanuel officially announced Saturday what everyone has known since he quit his job as White House chief of staff, hugged President Barack Obama and returned to Chicago: He's in.

To the surprise of no one, Emanuel, who has long talked about his desire to be mayor, told a packed auditorium at a school on Chicago's North Side that he is running to succeed retiring Mayor Richard Daley. The election is Feb. 22.

Emanuel represented the city's North Side in Congress before he went to the White House. He has been actively campaigning in the city since his return about two months ago.

"Only the opportunity to help President Obama as his chief of staff could have pried me away from here," Emanuel said Saturday. "And only the opportunity to lead this city could have pried me away from the president's side."

Read more: http://www.usatoday.com/news/politics/2010-11-13-chicago-mayor-emanuel_N.htm

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Luck! :thumbsup:

[Hawkeye-X]

1. Going to let the sister's family to reject Rahm as their mayor.

Right now it's just two votes. '14 will add 2 more new Democratic votes from Chicago.

[Botany]

2. and if anybody supports him are they "f***in Retarded?"

:grr:

[Honeycombe8]

3. I hope he loses. I probably shouldn't wish that, but I just don't get good vibes from that man.

I think he's kinda sleazy and concerned about one thing: Himself.

I'm sure there are others who really have Chicago's interests at heart and would make good mayors.

[timefortherevolution]

19. my thoughts exactly.

We are watching this presidency crash and burn and he thinks he can walk away, unscathed.

[Demeter]

4. Special Election, Eh? I Had Hoped He Lost Already

Better luck next time, Chicago!

[ibegurpard]

5. what can we help do to stop him?

[BrklynLiberal]

13. Donate to another Democrat to win the primary??

[Agent William]

6. All right, this is great news!! K&R

:sarcasm: :sarcasm: :sarcasm:

[madrchsod]

7. i have`t read anything about where the unions stand.

we do`t need the guy who thinks we are retarded.

nice try rahm but you were asked to leave.

[Peregrine Took]

8. I've never heard one actual person here say they are for him.

The business community is forcing him on us plus he seems to have lots of money so he has intimidated other candidates.

I like Gery Chico, a local lawyer who grew up in the 'hood. He worked for Daley and knows the innards of city government for the last 20 years or more.

He's intelligent, very articulate and already has lots of potential solutions to the city's big problems.

I'd love to see a debate between the two of them as he's just as forceful in his opinions as Rahm.

[HereSince1628]

9. I regret I have no vote to caste in that election

[GinaMaria]

10. antiemetics STAT

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[BrklynLiberal]

12. ROTFLMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!

[BrklynLiberal]

11. Wonder what he has in mind for after his unsuccessful run for Mayor of Chicago.

[Cartoonist]

14. He will win

That's bad for Chicago. Just like he's been bad for Obama. In looking through history to find someone similar, I have to go with Rasputin.

[BrklynLiberal]

15. wow................... .....................

[Kolesar]

16. How about Rumsfeld? eom

[Hardrada]

24. In looking through Shakespeare I have to go with Iago.

[GinaMaria]

25. I fear a fix

he's not running without assurance he will win. I will fight him with everything I've got (which isn't much) but hell no. Rahm is a disaster for Chicago. I can't imagine he's polling well, yet acts like he's got it in the bag.

[keepCAblue]

17. My god. What a smug, arrogant- looking SOB

Heaven help the people of Chicago if he wins.

[bajamary]

18. No Friggin Way Rahm Will Be My City's Mayor

Oh, Lordy this Rahm person is a very corrupt, arrogant man.

Although corruption is often a qualifying requirement to be elected in my fair windy city, his hubris is matched by his destain for the ordinary people.

Rahm just loves the Pritzker family and Jamie Dimon, the CEO of JP Morgan Chase Bank, and the uber-rich of Chicago-Washington, DC-New York and most of all, LA and Hollywood.

He was my Congressperson for several years, and he never did anything for our 5th Congressional District. No one tiny thing.

His good buddy, Rod Blaogovich, was my Congressperson before Rahm. Alas, Blago's second trial is delayed until after the Mayoral election. Too bad, as I'd love to have the public hear the complete audio tapes of Rahm and Blago talking about who Blago will name to take over Obama's Senate seat.

At the moment, I like Gary Chico who would make a good mayor as he's done a good job running the city parks department AND he's far more progressive than Rahm.

I have a Facebook site named:

NO Frigging Way Rahm Emanuel Should become Chicago's Mayor

http://www.facebook.com/pages/NO-Frigging-Way-Rahm-Emanuel-Should-become-Chicagos-Mayor/117523104971604

Cheers !

[KoKo]

20. GIVE IT TO "EMMANUEL!"...He knew when to CUT AND RUN!

He's "Fleet of Foot" and "Savvy Enought" to know when to CUT THE CORD that BINDS him to the OBAMA he MADE!

Love to see CAPITALISM WORKING ...at IT's BEST...and RAHM...DEFINITELY KNOW HOW TO WORK "CAPITALISM" to his OWN ADVANTAGE!

GOOD ON YOU RAHM! (I hope you rot in the place where all sychophants go to Hell.)

[unkachuck]

21. hey rahmbone....

....you're gonna lose, big....nobody likes you, rahm, nobody ever liked you....now, it's just you and your corporate buddies....

[Taverner]

22. Um...yay?

Good thing I don't live in Chicago right now.

Lots of very nice people are going to be putting up with a lot of shit very soon...I don't envy you for that.

[undeterred]

23. Did they finally run out of Daleys?

I'm so glad I moved to Wisconsin. :bounce:

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

26. I have seen that facial expression before ...

Oh, well, at least the EL will run on time.

:hi:

[alcibiades_mystery]

27. I'll be voting RAHM!

(In part just to piss the so-called progressives on DU off!)

:rofl:

Hell, I might even campaign for him!

:rofl: