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The [Tuesday] PapersHow much of Chicago is under investigation right now? Not enough!, I write for The Youth Project. Check it out, share, comment, etc. - Krafty Kurt Here is that Facebook post:
* "At the time, Summers' office did not grant requests for an interview. But after Summers hosted a Martin Luther King Jr. event Monday, the treasurer took questions. Summers' answers showed he's trying to walk a fine line between not criticizing the man who helped him get his political start while also reacting to the public outrage and displeasure with Emanuel's response to the Laquan McDonald shooting by police." Emphasis mine, because while Summers wasn't taking questions, and then when he was, he behaved with the typical cover, opaqueness and spin he decries here: "We need REAL #transparency and #accountability from our public servants: elected, appointed AND sworn," Summers wrote. "Not the typical cover and opaqueness that is created by media/political spin and self-perpetuating system of governance without public engagement or representation." To wit: Asked twice Monday if he believed Emanuel mishandled the McDonald case, Summers was careful not to mention the mayor. Instead, Summers generally criticized public officials for couching on issues, even as he didn't directly address the question about the mayor's decisions in the McDonald case. Kurt Summers, you are Today's Worst Meta-Person In Chicago. * But wait, there's more: Emanuel appointed Summers as treasurer in fall 2014, which gave the ambitious politician a leg up in running unopposed for the office last February. Summers previously worked as a senior vice president at Grosvenor Capital Management, a firm run by Emanuel's No. 1 campaign donor and close friend Michael Sacks. Summers has been mentioned as a possible mayoral contender in 2019. Also, not mentioned in Ruthhart's report: On Friday, Summers attended both the mayoral's MLK breakfast and the protest MLK breakfast attended by pastors boycotting the mayor's event. (See the item Summers Time; he looked pretty chummy with Rahm.) - See also: Item: Treasurer's Turkey Trot. - Rose In, Noah Out, Bulls Win Mardi Gras On Mars - BeachBook Posted by The Beachwood Reporter on Tuesday, January 19, 2016 *
* Posted by The Beachwood Reporter on Monday, January 18, 2016 * Posted by The Beachwood Reporter on Monday, January 18, 2016 *
* Posted by The Beachwood Reporter on Monday, January 18, 2016 - The Beachwood Tip Line: The other side of summer. Posted on January 19, 2016 |
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