Dramatis personae
Lori Lightfoot, Mayor of Chicago
Raymond Lopez, Alderman
“I think you’re 100% full of shit, is what I think,” Lightfoot said.
“F— you, then,” Lopez responded. “Who are you to tell me I’m full of shit? … Maybe you should come out and see what’s going on.”
“If you think we’re not ready, and we stood by and let the neighborhoods go up, there’s nothing intelligent that I could say to you,” Lightfoot responded. “That is the stupidest thing I have ever heard. I understand you want to preen.”
“Mayor, you need to check your f—ing attitude. That’s what you need to do,” Lopez replied.
The mayor and alderman were later spotted enjoying cucumber sandwiches at a local tearoom, where they were cornered by admirers who lauded their sparkling repartee.
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You know, Mayor Beetlejuice doesn't remind me of Mayor Daley at all.
Yeah, she looks a lot more menacing.
There's some context to the shit-flinging: May 31 was the deadliest day* in Chicago crime history, with 18 shot dead, and the deadliest weekend ever, 25 dead and 85 wounded.
(*Since the U of Chicago Crime Lab began keeping records in 1961.)
See? Strict gun control works!
Having lived in Chicago back in the 1980’s, none of this is a surprise. That city was corrupt and incompetent then, and they’ve only gone downhill since.
Miss Manners would definitely be appalled at what passes for Chicago politicians these days.
That hasn't changed all that much, Rebecca. This latest session was simply bareknuckled. And recorded.
It's a good thing that the meeting was a teleconference, or gunfire might have erupted.
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