Maybe the poor kids in schools with no air conditioning can go cool off in the Hyatt pool. Wonder if Rahm can hook that up?

This to me is one of the more mind-boggling aspects of this whole thing

All the flap about unions “destroying schools” is a distraction. This is what the teachers are fighting for: that Chicago schools actually receive the money they desperately need, and not have it diverted to a crony slush-fund. But because of a provision added to the Illinois State Labor Relations Act last year, salary and benefits are the only things teachers can strike for.

The officers and directors are more interested in showing each other how much they care for the poor and underprivileged kids. This also gives them a back door to o and a nice way to keep patting rahmbo on the back so some of the cronies can feed at the public trough. It is surprising how many “capitalists” depend on getting money from the govt.

At least the govt is big hearted enough to allow strikes of any kind. We know that professionals don’t need unions, they should take whatever their masters tell them the masters will give them.

It is surprising how many “capitalists” depend on getting money from the govt.

This is the 21st century, comrade.

It is surprising how many “capitalists” depend on getting money from the govt.

No kidding.

Roberto Lovato once described non-profit charities as “the toenail clippings of the rich” (a phrase I’ve used many times since). They’re there to make the rich feel like they’re still good people while they rob the public blind.

Until you start chipping away at these kind of symbols, it allows the illusion of “benevolent philanthropist” to persist. Not only in the public eye, but in their own minds.

Attacking these kinds of status symbols (and those who grant them) is key I believe to lifting the veil on the flim-flam job that people like Rahm are pulling on the public.

They gotta give everyone a little speech to keep the teeming masses at bay. Some “people” just get more than others.

The whole thing just oozes “class war.”

“But because of a provision added to the Illinois State Labor Relations Act last year, salary and benefits are the only things teachers can strike for.”

Hmmmmm . . . Here’s a list of benefits that the CTA might give to Rahm at their next bargaining session:

We’d like the benefit of a roof that doesn’t leak over the heads of every child in every school.

We’d like the benefit of having rooms with air conditioning.

We’d like the benefit of having roach-free cafeterias and mold-free buildings.

We’d like the benefit of having a textbook for every kid, from the first day of school on.

We’d like the benefit of class sizes that make it possible to teach in the manner which the kids deserve.

And we’d like the benefit of a little respect. Not for us, but for the kids we are trying to teach.

Hearing the mayor say “our children matter” sends one message to the children we teach. Putting 40 or 50 of them in leaky classrooms with insufficient textbooks, leaky roofs, and no air conditioning but having plenty of roaches in the cafeteria and mold in the ventilation system sends quite another.

Want to guess which of these two mixed messages the kids learn to trust?

Rahm’s children, and the children of other members of his caste, are the only children who count. When are we going to figure that out?

Which cronies got the cash Jane if you name names we can target them too.

Citizen Hamsher:

Signed and posted…now what are we gunna do about Rahm’s move to become the “Boss Tweed” of the midwest? Here in Wisconsin, Rahm and his bro’ in the White House shoved Tom Barrett down our throats and kept big Democratic donors from spendin’ anything meaningful when it would have mattered in the recall. Now thanx to the cooptation of the DNC by OFA, we have political mercenaries comin’ into the state to “organize” for Tammy Baldwin when there are activists and voters lists in every precinct of every political subdivision just waitin to be used. (The one hired comes from Rus Feingold’s operation and is from Alabama…I’m sure he is good to his kids, doesn’t kick his dog and he IS the nicest guy to have a beer with if you’re into drinkin’ and talkin’ shit, but really AlafuckinBAMA???!!!)

Time for an organized progressive effort to retake the party in 2014 or grow a third party in the off-year.

Keep the faith sister Hamsher…you get an oak leaf cluster for you Norske Medal of Citizenship.

Keep the faith sister Hamsher…you get an oak leaf cluster for you Norske Medal of Citizenship.

My most prized possession.

Looks like I can do a whole series. Rahm’s got about a billion “honorary chairs.”

I just knew the first time I saw and heard Rahm Emanuel he was a despicable person. I lost a lot of respect for Obama then.

Lets not forget the health hazard of mold also working at a Catholic Homeless shelter in a Catholic School this summer I cleaned mold and mice poo on my own time.

Hantavirus is a life-threatning disease spread to humans by rodents that has symptoms similar to influenza.

Causes
Hantavirus is carried by rodents, especially deer mice. The virus is found in their urine and feces, but it does not make the animal sick.

It is believed that humans can get sick with this virus if they come in contact with contaminated dust from mice nests or droppings. You may come in contact with such dust when cleaning homes, sheds, or other enclosed areas that have been empty for a long time.

Hantavirus is a serious infection that gets worse quickly. Lung failure can occur and may lead to death. Even with aggressive treatment, more than half of people who have this disease in their lungs die.

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001382.htm

Given the state of the schools Jane describes I am sure some Chicago Schools have a mice problem.

Still……..pretty damn ironic. Pisses me off every time.

Seriously. Antithesis and thesis seem to be approaching synthesis more and more these days

We are already forming a third party called The (Boiling) Frog Party.

Ribbitt. For now, we are united with the “Green Party.”……Get it???

Hey, comrade. Capitalism is fraud. (So’s most authoritarian bullshit.)

Lets not forget the health hazard of mold also working at a Catholic Homeless shelter in a Catholic School this summer I cleaned mold and mice poo on my own time.

What a wonderful thing for you to do, TCU. Bless you.

LOL, that’s pretty funny.

Surprising?

the illusion of “benevolent philanthropist”

Ah, if only it were the gilded age all over again.

Machiavellian intelligence may be demonstrated by behaviors including:
Blaming and forgiveness;
Lying and truth-telling;
Making and breaking alliances
Making and breaking promises
Making and breaking rules;
Misleading and misdirection.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machiavellian_intelligence

At a 2005 CURE fundraiser roast of Emanuel, then-U.S. Sen. Barack Obama joked about Emanuel’s unlikely dance skills: “Very few people know Rahm studied ballet for years. In fact, he was the first to adapt Machiavelli’s ‘The Prince’ for dance. It was an intriguing piece. As you can imagine, there were a lot of kicks below the waist.”

http://powerwall.msnbc.msn.com/politics/rahm-gets-inaugurated-10-fun-facts-about-chicagos-new-mayor-10044.gallery?photoId=40684

Machiavelli I always thought got it wrong about Caesar Borgia in the end players much like gamblers always get played/lose. Notice Nichole never found an example where such tactics worked in the long run only instances where they worked short term.
The real problem was Florence was run by bankers for bankers and needed Mercs because their society was too rich to entice their own people to war.
At least not for the reasons the bankers wanted to wage war. This is similar to America’s problem’s today and why we use Blackwater Mercs.

Makes me laugh when people get all nostalgic for the gold ol’ Downton Abbey days.

I’m like, you do realize they’re probably not gonna let you play the rich Duke?

Thanks Jane:) when the Shelter opens up again for the fall I hope to clean the entire kitchen.

Machiavelli I always thought got it wrong about Caesar Borgia in the end players much like gamblers always get played/lose.

Ooh I loved me some Borgias. That was quality TV.

Lucrezia Borgia not a bad opera, either.

That’s just a wonderful compassionate thing to do TCU. A true mitzvah.

In every age GOPers lament the current immoral age are and dreaming of some past ideal moral age which never existed since in every age we find GOPers lamenting about current immoral age.
Yet in every age we find GOPers refusing to help the poor and oppressing others. We can find examples of this from all through Roman Times, Victorian Times and Modern Times.
One common factor the difference between rich and the poor leads to an age of immorality the rich are immoral in deprived ways but the poor forced to survive get the blame for stealing from or prostituting themselves for the rich.

Agreed great tv still the Borgias only look like heroes because the system was that bad and incompetent. Rahm has the incompetent part down still more moral leaders are better the Caesar did not end well as I recall.
Long term Machiavelli tactics produce a system of distrust and you can’t build a stable society on that.

Preaching to the choir Ludwig. I am ready for the revolution. Well, after my grandaughter’s birthday party on Saturday.

Now that Rahm’s incompetence has been exposed for all the nation to see, I wonder if he still thinks that we’re the effing retards?

No, we’re serious. We voted on the name right here at FDL. Admitteldy, we’re in the early stages of organization.

I am betting Rahm does not send his kids to public schools when my Dad went to school the son of a rich contractor was his friend he was the kind of rich who got a war essential job to avoid the draft which means Cash and Clout.
Today I am guessing not a single Chicago Alderman sends their kids to public schools. If we can confirm this suspicion we have a hammer we can lean on Rahm and the Chicago City Council.

I’m sure he does. But the worst thing you can do is understimate your enemies.

Send me some info when you get the time who else belongs from the Lake?

I’ve had support from almost all of the regulars, BSB, liberalarts, eCAHN, Kris, Ready…. Now, if we could get Jane involved.

Agreed great tv still the Borgias only look like heroes because the system was that bad and incompetent.

I just liked the sword fights.

(ba dum bum)

My calves look really sexy in knee breeches.

What did Groucho Marx say about any group that would have me as a member?

;)

My theory is that the states that gave Senator John McCain his biggest margin of victory are the states where Conservative ideas about government are practiced the most at the local level. The States that gave President Obama his biggest margin of victory are the states that practice Lefty ideas the most at the local level.

Notice the top ten Red States have 6 members in the 10 lowest median household income club and one member of the top ten highest median household income club.
The top ten blue states however have 5 members in the top ten highest median household income club and no members in the 10 lowest median household income club.

Conclusion helping your neighbor is actually helping yourself in the long run. This is a fact that JC should have mentioned in the Bible. But it takes Science and Statistics for us to prove why we should help each other as the Bible says.

http://my.firedoglake.com/thingscomeundone/2012/09/12/social-darwinism-or-my-brothers-keeper-what-strategy-works-best-in-the-real-world/#comment-259755

Rahm’s leadership stye does not work in the Real World as well as helping your neighbor does because you also help yourself does and I got the numbers to prove it.
Sometimes I wonder if only the GOP were less anti Jew if Rahm would have joined their party

OTOH, a journey of a thousand miles usually starts with a trip to the bathroom.

Look at all the shit Thomas Paine started from his den.

Thats we we all ended up at the Lake :)

I watched The Borgias. Great acting there. I, for one, watched it for its historical relevance, and certainly not the naked hot people.

Will mommy let you sing a subversive lullaby?

Are you insinuating that Thomas Paine pooped in his den? Is that where chamberpots were kept back then?

Where do you think the term “commode” table came from??????

I’m afraid the Borgias often missed the mark when it came to historical accuracy, but it did hot naked people rather well.

You wouldn’t believe the really intense discussion of the socio-political relevance we had down at Hooters last week.

Boardwalk Empire is back this weekend. I’m a happy pay cable customer.

I met Paul Ryan in a strip club. We talked Iran.

Hey, Amber and Tiffany are BOTH poli-sci majors.

I’m distantly related to Paul Ryan’s wife. She’s a “Little” (maiden name) from Oklahoma. Really.

I always knew there was something fishy about you.

Well sheesh Jane. Sorry for completely highjacking your thread. It was great to see you, though!

Was he WITH anybody? Did he have any table dances?

I can tell my cousin……….

Not “fishy”, “shrimpy”. I’m half conass from Laqfayettte, LA and 1/16 Cherokee. (That’s the Oklahoma part)

2 lap dances. He was with Madeline Albright.

Needless to say, it was pretty awkward.

I think I hijacked my own thread. Great to see you to, Kris!

I think what cousin Janna doesn’t know won’t hurt her.

Later.

Albright??????? Wow.

from wiki

8th 9 th circle of hell,reserved fraudsters and hypocrites

Dante

worse than rapists or murderers

I went to school in Lafayette a looooong time ago. Briefly. Loved it.

I went to school in one of the worst school systems in the country. And it wasn’t nearly this bad. Jefferson parish, LA.

You would be right about Rahms kids. They go to University of Chicago Laboratory schools. Not sure of where the aldermens kids go.

You may have seen this you tube already, but it bears repeating. It is a you tube of a trial lawyer and parent of kids in a Chicago Public School. He tells it like it is on the type of education Rahms and the Board of Education member, Penny Pritzkers kids get vs Chicago Public School kids. He certainly made his case.

I am in awe and then some, Matt Farmer is a hero. As some dude some time back said, “Go thou and do likewise.” I am getting my preaching-truth-to-the-people sandals on.

Note: Noam Chomsky on speaking truth to power:

Q. Finally, why have you criticised the formula ‘to speak truth to power,’ which was used by the late Edward Said to describe the role of intellectuals?

A. That’s actually a Quaker slogan, and I like the Quakers and I do a lot of things with them, but I don’t agree with the slogan. First of all, you don’t have to speak truth to power, because they know it already. And secondly, you don’t speak truth to anybody, that’s too arrogant. What you do is join with people and try to find the truth, so you listen to them and tell them what you think and so on, and you try to encourage people to think for themselves.

The ones you are concerned with are the victims, not the powerful, so the slogan ought to be to engage with the powerless and help them and help yourself to find the truth. It’s not an easy slogan to formulate in five words, but I think it’s the right one.

While I feel sorry for the children of Chicago, Illinois, it would be dishonest of me to say otherwise with the adults. They voted the mayoral Democratic nomination, in 2011, to Rahm Emmanuel. And they reap what they sew. Congrats, to the corporatist Democratic voters of Chicago, Illinois!