Posted on 11/20/2010 6:53:51 PM PST by WebFocus
In front of roughly 200 supporters gathered at a cold, windy Northerly Island, former U.S. Sen. Carol Moseley Braun formally announced her candidacy for Chicago mayor Saturday.
“I just want to serve,” Braun said. “Government is about the people’s business and my life’s work has been dedicated to making government work for all of the people.”
In her 24-minute speech, Braun said that opponent Rahm Emanuel’s television ads about Chicago needing to decide whether to be a great city or a second-tier city “pose a completely false choice.”
“Chicago will always be a great city, because its people will tolerate nothing less,” Braun said. She said the challenge is “whether our city will be great for all its citizens or only for those who live in the right neighborhoods, who have the right jobs, who have the right connections, who get the no-bid contracts, and the multimillion dollar paychecks.”
Braun spoke of her deep Chicago roots — her grandparents came here from the South at the beginning of the 20th century. She promised to find a new police superintendent to strengthen community policing. She also pledged to protect seniors’ pensions and target “cronyism and patronage.” She has pledged to undo the deal that privatized city parking meters.
Braun appeared on stage with U.S. Rep. Bobby Rush and state Sen. Martin Sandoval (D-Chicago). Also on stage was former Chicago Ald. Robert Shaw.
Sandoval criticized Braun’s rival, former White House chief of staff Emanuel, as someone who had grown up in the suburbs and “abandoned” President Obama before the midterm election. Supporters carried a banner that read: “We did it for Harold, let’s do it for Carol,” referencing the slogan from the historic election of Mayor Harold Washington that appeared on buttons for Braun’s Senate campaign.
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“Oh boy! This is gonna be GREAT!”
HAHAHA! Who will The Obama vote for?
Oh, THIS is going to be the race to watch! Braun vs Emanuel. Who to pick, who to pick? (I know...it’s “whom.”)
Dumb as a bucket of rocks! Chicago deserves every pimp that’s running for mob boss there.
Pass the popcorn!!
Awesome! This will mean blacks will have to either choose the Braun ( a twit) because she is black or Rahm (”Dead Fish”) because he is the anointed heir to Daley.
I love it when the Dems eat their young.
Doesn't a great town deserve better? Sigh...
(Yes, to ask the question is to answer it--if the voters of Chicago are this dumb, they deserve what they get.)
This might be enough to make Boeing move its headquarters again. Hey, Boeing, the Dreamliner is going to be built in Charleston, so why not move the whole operation down to South Carolina?
Great town? Chicago has been a corrupt place since forever.
Where can I contribute to her campaign?
She’s always good for a laugh, and she is the perfect counter to Rahm.
She probably has a better shot since zero community- organized her natural base to the polls in ‘08.
The time to place any Intrade is now, as soon as it’s listed.
The enemy of my enemy is my friend.
So many thieves, so little money
Yet, for the good people still left in Chicago, this is truly sad. Two corrupt idiots is all the Dems can offer for a candidate for mayor? Disgusting. The city will just keep getting worse. How can anyone remain living there and stay sane?
“Great town?”
I have not been to Chicago in 40 years, when I landed my plane at Meigs field, on the lake, but a friend tells me that it is a great city to visit for restaurants, nightlife, etc.
Thanks for pulling the search for me. I got lazy....
Mostly Brawn.
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