Screenshot - Moveon.orgAlleged Communist Forces Rahm Emanuel into Runoff Election rebelpundit February 24, 2015 Hood Report, News, Rebel Pundit 37 Comments Believe it or not, things in Chicago may actually be taking a turn (further) to the left, as Rahm Emanuel heads into a runoff election against alleged communist Jesus “Chuy” Garcia for mayor. At the time of publishing, Emanuel held 45 percent of the vote to Garcia’s 33 percent, with about 98 percent of precincts reporting. Anything less than 50 percent +1 will land Rahm Emanuel in an April runoff to keep his office in City Hall. The runoff could also be a harbinger of things to come in the Democrat party as it pits establishment Democrat Rahm against a farther-left progressive Garcia — much like the anticipated matchup between Hillary Clinton and Elizabeth Warren. Emanuel has come under tremendous fire for nickel-and-diming residents with red-light and speed cameras as well as new user fees on cable television, and has never lived down closing 50 public schools halfway through his first term. With Chicago residents clamoring for anyone-but-Rahm, challengers from the left lined up to dethrone the sitting mayor. It was Garcia who came in second, with enough votes to force a runoff after Tuesday’s election results. Jesus “Chuy” Garcia, is a longtime Chicago politician. He was a Chicago alderman from 1986 to 1993, an Illinois state senator from 1993 to 1999 and is currently a member of the Cook County Board of Commissioners. Garcia was endorsed early by Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis and the neo-liberal Moveon.org. During his 1986 campaign for City Council, the Chicago Tribune reported his opponent Guadalupe Martinez, a local entrepreneur said, “My opponent Jesus Garcia is 100 percent communist, if not 110 percent. The Chicago Tribune also wrote at the time: Garcia, 29….is a polished politician and a deputy commissioner in the city Water Department. He was a protege of political activist Rudy Lozano and has emulated him to the point of shaving off his goatee to increase his resemblance to the neighborhood folk hero slain by an 18-year-old gang member in 1983. (emphasis added) Rudy Lozano was a Chicago community and labor organizer gunned down in 1983 by “gang bangers.” However, some say he was assassinated for his political activity. The Communist Party U.S.A. later named a lifetime of leadership award after Lozano, Garcia’s mentor. While accepting the Rudy Lozano and Chris Hani Social Justice Award for a Lifetime of Leadership, from the Communist Party U.S.A., Congressman Danny Davis said, “Rudy Lozano and I worked closely together to try and build and a relationship between Latino and African-American activists and union types…we called ourselves Progressives.” Chicagoans are now left to choose their medicine. Sadly they will not choose a path away from the neoliberalism that has devastated the city for generations. **Update** KeyWiki has much more on Garcia’s roots in communism and ties to the Communist Party U.S.A. 37 Responses Bryan Erickson February 25, 2015 Wow, this makes Milwaukee’s celebrated history socialist mayors look good. Reply Shannon Bob Mlsna February 25, 2015 Haha. Everything Chicago does, just makes my rural non-chicago property more valuable Reply Champ Farrar February 25, 2015 Figures lol Reply Adam M. Kern February 25, 2015 Rahm wins now or later, what’s the difference? Reply Ruben D Sanchez Jr February 25, 2015 I’m not surprised! Reply Adam M. Kern February 25, 2015 Jason Pawlowski Reply Jeremy Wakefield February 25, 2015 alleged…. more like flaming commie Reply Robert Holstein February 25, 2015 Isn’t “communist” politically incorrect? They prefer to call themselves “Progressives” Reply Lynn Daniels February 25, 2015 I thought we won the cold war. I guess we are being taken over from within as Kruschev predicted in the late 50s. Reply Wayne Hawkins February 25, 2015 Chicago Politics, Just the Norm. Being run by the Unions. Reply Lori White February 25, 2015 Commie vs commie Reply Tom Thornton February 25, 2015 They voted for more communism to bring relief for the problems communism has caused. LOL. This is what happens when Satan is leading you. Reply Sid Weiss February 25, 2015 bye bye chicago, this is gonna be good. i’m glad i don’t live there Reply Christina Marrocco February 25, 2015 Ah, jeeze, McCarthyism is so passe. Thought it died with Archie Bunker. Reply JESSE YBARRA February 25, 2015 What is the problem with you people in CHICAGO ? All of you cannot be stuck on stupid, but apparently you are!! Keep on electing DEMOCRAT and your future is gonna be that of DETROIT. The first domino to fall in the PROGRESSIVE lifestyle that our government sold as the new UTOPIA. WAKE UP AMERICA !! YOUR BROTHER IN FREEDOM, H-TOWN KID Reply Lone Wolf February 25, 2015 Unfortunately we don’t have Republicans of any kind willing to run for most positions of City or County Government. Reply Gene Sevenau February 25, 2015 Well when you have 2 communists running the folks are going to vote for the communist. Reply Renee Subaitis Smentek February 25, 2015 Wow, tough writing. You took your entire 2 paragraphs from Wikipedia. Was hoping on some actual incite into this mans stance in our State, city and county. Reply Denise February 25, 2015 We don’t even get a republican ballot here. When voting for state or city officials, the ballots don’t include opponents- so the shoe-ins rule. Thank you for this article. I would have voted differently yesterday, had I known. But they wanted our vote to split w this lineup anyway. Reply Michael Volpe February 25, 2015 Look up the name William Hale Thompson. Nearly one hundred years later the damage this man has done not only to the City of Chicago but to the Chicago Republican Party continues. Thompson is the main reason why this city remains a one party city. The party has never recovered from the damage he created. Reply Ellen Kokoris February 25, 2015 Alleged communist vs Avowed communist. Reply Paul Harris February 25, 2015 This article is full of BS. I’m not sure where you’ve pulled the idea from, that using such academic words as communist and neo-liberalism, gives you credibility. Emanuel is a neo-liberal, not Garcia. You should really get a bureau in Chicago to learn and understand why and how Chicago politics works. Wikipedia is not journalism. Reply Paul M Winters February 25, 2015 What a choice. A communist versus a racketeer. God help you Chicago. Reply Herman Costine February 25, 2015 When the “stupid” elect either one of these lefties they deserve what they get. It’s just that all Chicagoans will have to suffer along with them. Reply TJ Freeman February 25, 2015 Commie versus Asshole = Same Reply Susan Yerby February 26, 2015 Hold your nose on Election Day! Reply Bonnie Chavez March 29, 2015 Agreed Reply Scharell Young February 26, 2015 well maybe if he wouldn’t have called people on the other side of the state all month for this election instead of talking to people in HIS district he could have gotten the vote! I live in Milan, IL, which is on the IA boarder, yet every day I received a call reminding me to vote and the reasons why….how stupid!!! Reply Thomas Allen February 26, 2015 City if big shoulders and bigger follies. Reply Stan Imal February 26, 2015 Both poor choices . Reply Michael Brown February 26, 2015 u can get further left???? Reply Steve February 28, 2015 Video – Jeb Bush CPAC 2015 Full Speech http://commoncts.blogspot.com/2015/02/video-jeb-bush-cpac-2015-full-speech.html ps. Link Exchange with CC? Reply Kevin March 22, 2015 You’re mis-using the word “neoliberalism.” Neoliberals are more or less modern conservatives/capitalists. Reply jon March 28, 2015 As others have mentioned, you’re grossly misusing the term “neo-liberal” — a term admittedly lame to start with. Neo-liberals are to the right of liberals… and sometimes quite a bit to the right. There’s more to it than that, but google is our friend. Reply John McCaffery March 28, 2015 Go Chuy! Full Communism will get the job of collapsing govt faster Reply GPxuMVpzyuNszSe October 11, 2015 ujkZeOdFwOoYiKYDve 9819 Reply phuquoc island holidays October 19, 2015 The Pacific Islands are a perfect place to travel if you’re looking for a mix of relaxation and adventure. 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Bryan Erickson February 25, 2015 Wow, this makes Milwaukee’s celebrated history socialist mayors look good. Reply
Shannon Bob Mlsna February 25, 2015 Haha. Everything Chicago does, just makes my rural non-chicago property more valuable Reply
Robert Holstein February 25, 2015 Isn’t “communist” politically incorrect? They prefer to call themselves “Progressives” Reply
Lynn Daniels February 25, 2015 I thought we won the cold war. I guess we are being taken over from within as Kruschev predicted in the late 50s. Reply
Tom Thornton February 25, 2015 They voted for more communism to bring relief for the problems communism has caused. LOL. This is what happens when Satan is leading you. Reply
Sid Weiss February 25, 2015 bye bye chicago, this is gonna be good. i’m glad i don’t live there Reply
Christina Marrocco February 25, 2015 Ah, jeeze, McCarthyism is so passe. Thought it died with Archie Bunker. Reply
JESSE YBARRA February 25, 2015 What is the problem with you people in CHICAGO ? All of you cannot be stuck on stupid, but apparently you are!! Keep on electing DEMOCRAT and your future is gonna be that of DETROIT. The first domino to fall in the PROGRESSIVE lifestyle that our government sold as the new UTOPIA. WAKE UP AMERICA !! YOUR BROTHER IN FREEDOM, H-TOWN KID Reply
Lone Wolf February 25, 2015 Unfortunately we don’t have Republicans of any kind willing to run for most positions of City or County Government. Reply
Gene Sevenau February 25, 2015 Well when you have 2 communists running the folks are going to vote for the communist. Reply
Renee Subaitis Smentek February 25, 2015 Wow, tough writing. You took your entire 2 paragraphs from Wikipedia. Was hoping on some actual incite into this mans stance in our State, city and county. Reply
Denise February 25, 2015 We don’t even get a republican ballot here. When voting for state or city officials, the ballots don’t include opponents- so the shoe-ins rule. Thank you for this article. I would have voted differently yesterday, had I known. But they wanted our vote to split w this lineup anyway. Reply
Michael Volpe February 25, 2015 Look up the name William Hale Thompson. Nearly one hundred years later the damage this man has done not only to the City of Chicago but to the Chicago Republican Party continues. Thompson is the main reason why this city remains a one party city. The party has never recovered from the damage he created. Reply
Paul Harris February 25, 2015 This article is full of BS. I’m not sure where you’ve pulled the idea from, that using such academic words as communist and neo-liberalism, gives you credibility. Emanuel is a neo-liberal, not Garcia. You should really get a bureau in Chicago to learn and understand why and how Chicago politics works. Wikipedia is not journalism. Reply
Paul M Winters February 25, 2015 What a choice. A communist versus a racketeer. God help you Chicago. Reply
Herman Costine February 25, 2015 When the “stupid” elect either one of these lefties they deserve what they get. It’s just that all Chicagoans will have to suffer along with them. Reply
Scharell Young February 26, 2015 well maybe if he wouldn’t have called people on the other side of the state all month for this election instead of talking to people in HIS district he could have gotten the vote! I live in Milan, IL, which is on the IA boarder, yet every day I received a call reminding me to vote and the reasons why….how stupid!!! Reply
Steve February 28, 2015 Video – Jeb Bush CPAC 2015 Full Speech http://commoncts.blogspot.com/2015/02/video-jeb-bush-cpac-2015-full-speech.html ps. Link Exchange with CC? Reply
Kevin March 22, 2015 You’re mis-using the word “neoliberalism.” Neoliberals are more or less modern conservatives/capitalists. Reply
jon March 28, 2015 As others have mentioned, you’re grossly misusing the term “neo-liberal” — a term admittedly lame to start with. Neo-liberals are to the right of liberals… and sometimes quite a bit to the right. There’s more to it than that, but google is our friend. Reply
John McCaffery March 28, 2015 Go Chuy! Full Communism will get the job of collapsing govt faster Reply
phuquoc island holidays October 19, 2015 The Pacific Islands are a perfect place to travel if you’re looking for a mix of relaxation and adventure. The idea behind the creation of this riveting museum was originally thought up by Bruce Kaji. Every time I see someone wearing a ‘World War II Veteran’ cap, I try to see the young man who fought on Okinawa and Iwo Jima, endured kamikaze attacks in the pacific, landed on the beaches of Normandy, or endured those horrific B-17 bombing missions over Germany. Reply