Jesse Junior's Impure Motives

Jesse Jackson, Jr. wrote a killer editorial slamming Cook County's corrupt incompetence. He deserves credit for that. But wait a minute, hold on... Seems there's a LOT more to that editorial than meets the eye, as John Ruberry points out in a surgical strike on "Junior": Great stuff, Junior. But Jesse's son also leaves out a couple of details. The Jackson clan and the Beavers clan have been feuding for over a decade. In February, Junior's wife, Sandi, defeated William Beaver's handpicked successor as Chicago's 7th Ward alderman, his daughter Darcel. In three months, Sandi Jackson will try to unseat William Beavers to become the 7th Ward Democratic Committeeman. FULL POST...

"Led Astray by Al Jolson Politics"

The Bench ripped into Cook County Commissioner William Beavers for blaming Todd Stroger's budget problems on racial issues. Congressman Jesse Jackson, Jr. has since done the same. It is reassuring to see folks such as the honorable Jesse Jackson, Jr. saying essentially the same thing. Congressman Jackson, son of the Rev. Jesse Jackson, is his own man and not marching lockstep with his father. In his December 2nd editorial in the Chicago Tribune, Jackson uses blunt language that is all too rare for politicians these days. Many of you will be shocked to read such honesty from any politician, black or white, Democrat or Republican. Read this important editorial by Jesse, Jr.: Fortunately, the new truth is this: No one -- black or white -- is buying Beavers' old-guard, old-thinking, backroom-dealing, race-card playing politics anymore. We've been hoodwinked, bamboozled, run amok and led astray by Al Jolson politics before. Voters are fed up and starting to elect people who will stand up to elected officials who are selfishly focused on gouging taxpayers for the sake of protecting insiders. FULL EDITORIAL... RELATED: Racist William Beavers Plays Race Card - Stupidly

Westgard's Transparent and Pathetic Move

Local attorney and tragic hypocrite Thomas J. Westgard and I actually agreed on something, which scares the crap out of me. Yesterday, we both criticized Cook County Commissioner William "Big Nuts" Beavers for blaming racism on Cook County President Todd Stroger's inability to get his budget passed. Beavers said on Tuesday that Stroger is having political problems "because he's black."

Yesterday, Westgard wrote, "Beavers and Stroger must really be running out of political power, if they're reduced to such a transparent and pathetic move."

What a load of shit. No no, I agree with what Westgard wrote. But does Westgard really believe what he wrote? Westgard used exactly the same "transparent and pathetic move" himself, as the former campaign chair of the failed Ginderske 2007 aldermanic campaign. Ginderske lost to incumbent Moore in February, who went on to beat Don Gordon in the April run-off. That's when Westgard and others used their own Beavers-like race card.

While Ginderske was still in the race, Joe Moore's flunkies were telling voters - particularly black voters north of Howard Street - that progressive Democrat Jim Ginderske was a Republican who wanted to get rid of all the black people in Rogers Park. This was a complete lie. Westgard protested, of course. Meanwhile, Westgard told anybody who would listen that candidate Don Gordon was a Nazi and a racist.

After Ginderske lost, both he and Westgard jumped into bed with Moore and started telling voters - particularly black voters north of Howard Street - that the moderately liberal Don Gordon was a Republican who wanted to get rid of all the black people in Rogers Park. But it got even uglier.

Westgard repeatedly and viciously called Mr. Gordon a Nazi and a racist. Mr. Gordon is neither, and Westgard knew that. Westgard's ugly, intentional lies were hurtful. But that was his intention. Give Beavers some credit: Unlike Westgard, at least Beavers's lie was not a vicious personal attack intended to destroy an individual's reputation.

As another local blogger wrote at the time, we still await Mr. Westgard's apology. He should do so before hypocritically criticizing Beavers or anybody else for the same sins of which he is so publicly and unrepentantly guilty.

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We Await An Apology, Mr. Westgard
46th Ward blogger WhatTheHelen?! doesn't want to forget the recent spate of Westgardian slurs, in which Thomas J. Westgard cavalierly called people Nazis, the basest of slurs. Neither do I.During the past 49th Ward aldermanic campaign, some in the Joe Moore camp used very ugly tactics. They accused those with differing opinions of being "racists" and "Nazis," or stronly implied the same. Attorney Thomas J. Westgard was arguably the worst offender, blatanly drawing comparisons of candidate Don Gordon to Nazi dictator and mass murderer Adolf Hitler.

Final Solutions, Liberal Guilt and Candidate Don Gordon
Don Gordon faces Joe Moore in Chicago's 49th Ward aldermanic run-off election on April 17. Both Gordon and his campaign lieutenant Michael Harrington are being unfairly accused of intentionally using a Nazi phrase. The phrase is "final solution." In certain contexts, the phrase is incendiary. In others, it should not be.

Das Krankheit und Herr Thomas J. Westgard
I was attacked by Thomas J. Westgard in 1976. He called me a Nazi, he called me a fascist. Read on, and you will learn how Thomas J. Westgard attacked me 31 years ago.

Racists William Beavers Plays Race Card - Stupidly
If you have no valid argument, call your enemies "racists."

IF TODD STROGER WAS WHITE
One of the biggest racists in Cook County, Commissioner William Beavers, said yesterday that Cook County President Todd Stroger can't get his budget passed "because he's black." He added that a white man would not have the same problems that Stroger does.

IF TODD STROGER WAS WHITE

One of the biggest racists in Cook County, Commissioner William Beavers, said yesterday that Cook County President Todd Stroger can't get his budget passed "because he's black." He added that a white man would not have the same problems that Stroger does. (See Beavers Plays Race Card - Stupidly) So The Bench considered what things would be like if Todd Stroger was white, not black. If Todd Stroger Was White, he wouldn't be President of Cook County. Many black friends and acquaintances of mine have admitted that the only reason they voted for Stroger was "because he's a brother." Dumb reason, but there it is. If Stroger was not black, far fewer black voters in Cook County would have chosen him. If Todd Stroger Was White, blacks and liberals would call him a racist for the way he has hurt thousands of black and minority poor in this county. One of the biggest - and worst - ways that Stroger's idiotic reign has hurt folks is by severe cuts in county health facilities. Another reason is the way he wants to raise taxes. If Todd Stroger Was White, he'd be called "regressive" by liberals and black leaders. Why? Taxes, pal, taxes. Stroger and his Gang of Thieves want more taxes on already highly taxed cigarettes and alcohol. And hell, just about everything else, including the sales tax, which cover just about everything. But Stroger has two things going for him here: He is black, so liberal black leaders give him a pass. He's a "Democrat," so most knee-jerk libs give him a pass. If Todd Stroger Was White, liberals and Democrats would mockingly call his administration a "dynasty," because he virtually inherited it from his father John. John Stroger was the president of Cook County until he had a stroke during the campaign last year. Tough break for John. No break at all for Cook County residents. If Todd Stroger Was White, none of his supporters would dare charge that he couldn't pass a budget "because he's white" and that board members would not cooperate with him because of race. If they did, they themselves would be called racists by liberals, Dems and the press - and rightly so. If Todd Stroger Was White, William Beavers would hate him for being white. If Todd Stroger Was White, I would not like him any more than I like him as a black guy. If he was white, I would dislike him just as much. This is not about race, contrary to what racists like William Beavers say. It's about intelligence and fiscal responsibility. It's not about black versus white. It's about power hungry, unethical politicians versus the hard working, long suffering residents of Cook County.

Racist William Beavers Plays Race Card - Stupidly

If you have no valid argument, call your enemies "racists." That's what is happening in Chicago lately, from Mayor Daley's assinine charge that people opposed to the move of the Children's Museum to Milennium Park "must be racist" to the latest outrage: The Sun-Times reports today that Cook County Commissioner William Beavers said that "Cook County Board President Todd Stroger can't get his budget passed "because he's black." Huh? It has nothing to do, would it, with the fact that Stroger's monstrous billion dollar budget is irresponsible, huh? No, of course not. All those wicked crackers on the Cook County Board are just a bunch of racists! For Beavers, a clown who earlier this year bragged about the size of his testicles, to say such a thing is shameful. But Beavers himself is black. Of course, that makes him an expert on how honkies think. Right? Well, no, that's wrong. For Beavers to assume that non-black board members are being racist is itself a racist assumption. "Who's gonna control the county -- white or black -- that's all this is," Beavers said. This is ugly. Read more at the Sun-Times....