Another Democratic Mayor Trying to Avoid Responsibility

[score_keeper]

It's just Chicago's Mayor Lightfoot, but that's no surprise when you take her history, the history of every democrat in power, into account.

Lightfoot said that "about 99%" of her criticism is motivated by racism and sexism when asked how much of the negativity she faces is based on her gender and race.

Nearly 1,500 people have been shot so far in Chicago in 2021 – a 12% increase compared to 2020 and a 59% increase compared to 2019, according to the Chicago Police Department's crime statistics for the week ending June 27. Shootings were down in June, however, by 20%, compared to last year.

Mayor Lightfoot runs the city. It's her job to improve Chicago and keep her citizens safe and employed, and she can't do her job.

She's trying to blame nonexistent factors on her failure. It's time for people to stop playing the race card and the sex card when they can't do their jobs.

Aren't you democrats ashamed and embarrassed of her yet?

 

[pecksniff]

She's trying to blame nonexistent factors on her failure.

They are not nonexistent.

 

[CornusKousa]

They are not nonexistent.

Yea they are.

She's just trying to blame bigotry on everyone being pissed of she sucks.

 

[pecksniff]

Yea they are.

She's just trying to blame bigotry on everyone being pissed of she sucks.

The bigotry exists, and is at least part of the reason.

 

[phrodeau]

Should we be keeping score of score_keeper’s threads? Because I’ve seen a few losers already.

 

[CornusKousa]

The bigotry exists, and is at least part of the reason.

Miniscule.

If she had led Chicago to greater safety and prosperity???

That minority would be so small and unimportant it wouldn't have made the media. Ted the bigot working at the tire shop in Oaklawn would have talked some shit and then been told to shut the fuck up and get back to work. The end.

As it stands, she did the opposite and people are starting to notice "progress" ain't so progressive.

 

[score_keeper]

Leo Terrell, Civil rights attorney blasts the Chicago mayor as playing the race card to avoid criticism over her handling of the city's crime crisis

If you don't believe in common sense, then believe an expert, who happens to be of color, Leo Terrell. His interview starts at 4:07 into the video. His comments start at 5:20.

 

[SgtSpiderMan]

Yea they are.

She's just trying to blame bigotry on everyone being pissed of she sucks.

But....but....but....that's socialism.

You just proved her point.

 

[pecksniff]

Once again, nobody can name any actual city policy to blame for the problem.

 

[CornusKousa]

But....but....but....that's socialism.

You just proved her point.

How did I prove her point by refuting it and exposing it for the trash that it is???

It's not racist to call someone out for sucking at their job.

Once again, nobody can name any actual city policy to blame for the problem.

Yet the proof is in the pudding.

That's an awfully difficult one to get past......

 

[pecksniff]

Yet the proof is in the pudding.

That's an awfully difficult one to get past......

Unless you can plausibly blame policies, there is no reason to think the Pubs could do any better.

 

[SgtSpiderMan]

How did I prove her point by refuting it and exposing it for the trash that it is???

It's not racist to call someone out for sucking at their job.



Yet the proof is in the pudding.

That's an awfully difficult one to get past......

What evidence do you have that she's not doing her job well?

You're supposedly against socialism, but you're insisting she's bad at her job because she doesn't employ socialism.

 

[CornusKousa]

Unless you can plausibly blame policies, there is no reason to think the Pubs could do any better.

Other than the actual real world fact that their cities not anywhere near the hollowed out crime ridden shit holes that (D) cities are??

Maybe the fact that they're some of the most rapidly growing cities in the nation as people with the money to flee blue shit holes do so???

 

[CornusKousa]

What evidence do you have that she's not doing her job well?

Her city is a dumpster fire and it's residents aren't the happiest.

You're supposedly against socialism, but you're insisting she's bad at her job because she doesn't employ socialism.

Why must you make up totally absurd lies??

 

[pecksniff]

Other than the actual real world fact that their cities not anywhere near the hollowed out crime ridden shit holes that (D) cities are??

Maybe the fact that they're some of the most rapidly growing cities in the nation as people with the money to flee blue shit holes do so???

Cities like Des Moines and Boise are not rapidly growing that I've heard of, nor receiving any significant influx of immigrants from the blue states.

 

[CornusKousa]

Cities like Des Moines and Boise are not rapidly growing that I've heard of, nor receiving any significant influx of immigrants from the blue states.

Keep them blinders tight as can be!!
https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2021/04/25/ap21114783083708_custom-75a1c4f0411b4d20016eb8696f1a4ea2519f599d-s800-c85.jpg

 

[YDB95]

There's crime in Republican-led cities too, BoBo. Jacksonville, Fort Worth, Indianapolis...they all have neighborhoods you wouldn't want to walk through after dark. There was crime in New York and LA when they had Republican mayors. Jersey City was another one that had a GOP mayor in the recent past and did not turn into a utopia.

The real culprit for pervasive urban poverty and crime? Reagan cutting aid to cities to the bone back in the '80s, and no president since then dialing back that policy as much as they should have.

 

[CornusKousa]

There's crime in Republican-led cities too, BoBo.

100%......

But they aren't having the same sort of crime wave we've seen in blue cities where it's pretty much lawless now.

The real culprit for pervasive urban poverty and crime? Reagan cutting aid to cities to the bone back in the '80s, and no president since then dialing back that policy as much as they should have.

I don't think Reagan is responsible for the last decade and especially much less the last few years of accelerated destruction and violence.

Especially considering these cities are spending record amounts of money and paying their officials fuck tons of money.

I think long term systemic corruption and mismanagement are more to blame here than any particular policy or politician.

 

[SgtSpiderMan]

Her city is a dumpster fire and it's residents aren't the happiest.



Why must you make up totally absurd lies??

Even though you've provided absolutely nothing to show that, it must be true.

 

[phrodeau]

Cities like Des Moines and Boise are not rapidly growing that I've heard of, nor receiving any significant influx of immigrants from the blue states.

Boise has a different problem.

https://www.ktvb.com/mobile/article...enos/277-f40a07e4-f9f8-40b1-b50f-21f7e5afa965

 

[CornusKousa]

Even though you've provided absolutely nothing to show that, it must be true.

You want to pretend Chicago is a shining example of excellence in city management....that's cool.

Most folks aren't that hardcore with their comrade blinders though.

 

[SgtSpiderMan]

You want to pretend Chicago is a shining example of excellence in city management....that's cool.

Most folks aren't that hardcore with their comrade blinders though.

So here we go again, what problems are unique to Chicago and no other similar size city, and what specifically has the mayor done wrong?

It's going to be tough for you to provide cites because the person who told you what to think didn't provide any specifics.

 

[CornusKousa]

So here we go again,

Yes, you're going to run around with the goalpost because you're such a partisan hack you think Chicago is a symbol of civic perfection.

Aaaaaand the goalpost is moving......

what problems are unique to Chicago and no other similar size city, and what specifically has the mayor done wrong?

They don't need to be unique to Chicago.

This is just some arbitrary bullshit you came up with to persist in your fantasy that Chicago is perfect and (D)'s can do no wrong....EVER.

It's going to be tough for you to provide cites because the person who told you what to think didn't provide any specifics.

I know you wish you could tell me what to think. My lack of conformity of thought sends lefty control freaks like yourself to the fucking moon day in and day out.

I don't need any specifics....Chicago is a violent crime ridden city.

That's on city management, guess who that buck stops with??
http://afr.net/media/5296/lori-lightfoot_800x500.jpg

 

[Rightguide]

Lightfoot is public enemy #1 in Chicago and should be arrested and prosecuted for gross malfeasance.

 

[CornusKousa]

Lightfoot is public enemy #1 in Chicago and should be arrested and prosecuted for gross malfeasance.

I disagree, Chicago voted for it, they got it.

Let them keep getting what they vote for.


(R)'s need to focus down on keeping their cities squared away....set standards, keep them enforced.