ckc Posted January 27, 2011 Author Share Posted January 27, 2011 Game on. Rahm is back on the ballot to stay. So I guess Jeff will still get to Rock for Rahm on Sunday. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
calvino Posted January 27, 2011 Share Posted January 27, 2011 Is this concert still going to happen? It looks like it will definitely go on. Supreme Court: Emanuel on Chicago mayor ballot (Trib. link) Unanimous decision, too. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sparky speaks Posted January 27, 2011 Share Posted January 27, 2011 Kind of puts a damper on Tweedy's support for me... Rahm Emanuel's Father Specialized in Bus Bombings in Palestine Link:My link Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Doug C Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 That won't happen. President Romney, on the other hand. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Panther Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 That's how many Americans pronounce it? Yea sort of but I dont mean to be insulting its just a cliche for certain red states as ya'll call them, and them red states that are alwas uh red aint gonna uh change by uh the next uh election . poor Barry I really had uh hope for him. I much prefer to insult POTUS Obama's phoney and real accents , he does that serious hopeful tone in speechs, check 1236 " that world has changed"httyoutube.com/watch?v=kl2g40GoRxg. or the classic Uhh Uhhh , this is usually the boring stuff Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Panther Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 It's a Canadian thing. They have to pretend like they don't like us, although, they secretly want to have our babies. now thats a generalization boy , and besides Im from Toranta not Canada , you see. besides Canada is as American as Mexico , dont you know, I love my continent, youus are the ones who think ur diffrent. The only diffrence between us is you all got a deep deep seeded culture of violence . Your violence is only undercut by your pastoral landscape . Canada has a deep unified culture just no one knows about it because its desimated by our pastoral and empty landscape. You see if America was a piece of art you could call it Pastor'al Violoncee,while Canada is Pastor'al Hockey Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nikki Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 i am really sitting on the fence about this and i don't know what to do. i'm so torn. i really wanna see jeff (mostly out of paranoia that there won't be the annual fundraiser show this year in chicago. anyone know anything about that?) but i don't want a bunch of political mumbo jumbo shoved down my throat. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Panther Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 i am really sitting on the fence about this and i don't know what to do. i'm so torn. i really wanna see jeff (mostly out of paranoia that there won't be the annual fundraiser show this year in chicago. anyone know anything about that?) but i don't want a bunch of political mumbo jumbo shoved down my throat. In reality you paying 80 dollars or w.e isnt affecting much isnt shaping the world , if you feel real bad give ten dollars to a homless person before you walk in, you know do something thats real, rahm emanuel dosent need your money thats real, it makes no diffrence. Maybe Jeff Tweedy knows his fans and thinks this is funny , being real though probably not. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nikki Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 oh, i know this. it's just i'm afraid it's going to have a completely different atmosphere/feel to it than your average jeff show. there's also no details as to how long he'll be playing. if i'm paying 85-150 dollars to see a 30 minute set i'm really not going to be the happiest person alive. it may sound dickish, but i'm a broke college kid. ideally, i shouldn't be spending that amount on anything, but due to the amount of love i have for jeff/wilco i'll jump at any opportunity to see him and i'm foreign to how he is with this type of show. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Panther Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 oh, i know this. it's just i'm afraid it's going to have a completely different atmosphere/feel to it than your average jeff show. there's also no details as to how long he'll be playing. if i'm paying 85-150 dollars to see a 30 minute set i'm really not going to be the happiest person alive. it may sound dickish, but i'm a broke college kid. ideally, i shouldn't be spending that amount on anything, but due to the amount of love i have for jeff/wilco i'll jump at any opportunity to see him and i'm foreign to how he is with this type of show. thats completley diffrent , yes, your inclination is probably right, im sure it wont be the intimate jeff tweedy expirence no banter that only fans would get etc probably not a long set if there are othher acts, and yea 80 dollars thats steep. Sorry for my brashness I thought your conflict was political and you see i just find that sort of thing absurd, though hillarius. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Duck-Billed Catechist Posted January 29, 2011 Share Posted January 29, 2011 Kind of puts a damper on Tweedy's support for me... Rahm Emanuel's Father Specialized in Bus Bombings in Palestine Link:My linkThis article is more than kind of icky. It's icky that you posted this. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SeattleC Posted January 29, 2011 Share Posted January 29, 2011 Chicago is a city that works, and gets things done when it comes to civic projects. I live in a city that doesn't function very well. Everything here is done by consensus, which means not a helluva lot gets done. We finally got our first light rail line, and it's only part of a line. Woo hoo, Portland Oregon, our little sister to the south, has five or thereabouts. We paid car taxes for several years to build a monorail system, and then it was never built. never got a refund for my taxes paid, nor did anyone. A draconian mayor has been the standard for Chicago for years, and it works. Sir Rahm seems to be right in this mold. The Daley dynasty is a tough act to follow. As for the Tweedy show, you pay your money and you take your chance.....or you don't. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sweet Papa Crimbo Posted January 29, 2011 Share Posted January 29, 2011 now thats a generalization boy , and besides Im from Toranta not Canada , you see. besides Canada is as American as Mexico , dont you know, I love my continent, youus are the ones who think ur diffrent. The only diffrence between us is you all got a deep deep seeded culture of violence . Your violence is only undercut by your pastoral landscape . Canada has a deep unified culture just no one knows about it because its desimated by our pastoral and empty landscape. You see if America was a piece of art you could call it Pastor'al Violoncee,while Canada is Pastor'al Hockey "Boy"? Sweet Fancy Moses"Deep Unified Culture"?Tell that to the Quebecois Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Panther Posted January 29, 2011 Share Posted January 29, 2011 "Boy"? Sweet Fancy Moses"Deep Unified Culture"?Tell that to the Quebecois no no no no no ,a deep unified culture that is desimated ...........by its pastoral landscape Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sparky speaks Posted January 29, 2011 Share Posted January 29, 2011 This article is more than kind of icky. It's icky that you posted this. ICKY? Are you denying his father was a terrorist? What would the reaction be if Tweedy was playing a benefit for Yasser Arafat's daughter? There isn't much difference in my mind. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LouieB Posted January 29, 2011 Share Posted January 29, 2011 I really have no idea what Rahm's father did back in the old country, but in Chicago he was a very well respected pediatrician. It seems to me that smearing him is a bit ridiculous at this point. Unless someone wants to support Rahm, I don't know why you would go to this event. I haven't looked yet, but I hear there is a two night benefit for Jeff's kid's school. Shouldn't that be where people want to go? It will be much more fun and for a better cause. Rahm is swimming in money at the moment. His commercials play over and over again on Chicago TV. LouieB Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sparky speaks Posted January 29, 2011 Share Posted January 29, 2011 I'm not smearing him. He smeared himself. Just pointing out why Tweedy's support bothers me. Rahm, to me, is a pretty crass individual and all that is wrong with our political leaders these days. I'll end it there. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
KevinG Posted January 29, 2011 Share Posted January 29, 2011 oh, i know this. it's just i'm afraid it's going to have a completely different atmosphere/feel to it than your average jeff show. there's also no details as to how long he'll be playing. if i'm paying 85-150 dollars to see a 30 minute set i'm really not going to be the happiest person alive. it may sound dickish, but i'm a broke college kid. ideally, i shouldn't be spending that amount on anything, but due to the amount of love i have for jeff/wilco i'll jump at any opportunity to see him and i'm foreign to how he is with this type of show. You have to remember what you are paying for. This is a fundraiser for Rahm, not a Jeff Tweedy show. There will be a lot of political mumbo jumbo rah rah Rahm stuff there. Jeff prolly will play more than 30 minutes but it won't be a full on Jeff Tweedy experience. Your better bet is to wait until March 28th and drive up to Madison for the Jeff solo show. Figure 35 bucks for a ticket 25 dollars in gas and 20 bucks for dinner/drinks you are at the 80 for the fundraiser and you saw a better show. so there you go. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Speed Racer Posted January 29, 2011 Share Posted January 29, 2011 I'm not smearing him. He smeared himself. Just pointing out why Tweedy's support bothers me. Rahm, to me, is a pretty crass individual and all that is wrong with our political leaders these days. I'll end it there. My dad has caused two car accidents. Does that make me a bad driver? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sparky speaks Posted January 29, 2011 Share Posted January 29, 2011 No, but if your Dad blew up buses and hotels and you showed no remorse for it, then I would question your judgment. Emanuel has sent dead fish to political opponents and jabbed a knife into a table yelling, "Dead! Dead! Dead!" at a meeting as he named fellow politicians who he felt betrayed him. He is also very well known for his crudeness and obnoxiousness. I've also read of and seen reports of several mysterious deaths of people close to him who had potentially embarrassing information about Emanuel throughout his career. If he was a conservative Republican, he would be getting destroyed in the media is the point I was making. I'm sure Dr. Mengele was a nice guy when he lived in Buenos Aires after his work in the "old country".At a dinner to celebrate President Clinton's first election victory, Mr Emanuel began to name those who he believed had earned his enmity. As he listed the names of those he saw as traitors, he grabbed a steak knife, stood up and began plunging the knife into the table and shouting "Dead! Dead! Dead!" after each name. "When he was done, the table looked like a lunar landscape," one witness recalled. "It was like something out of The Godfather. But that's Rahm for you." Nor was this an isolated incident – one pollster who fell out with Mr Emanuel received a rotting fish in the post as a warning not to cross him again. Link to above:My link Hey, if Chicago wants him mayor, that's their choice. I'm glad I don't live there. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Analogman Posted January 30, 2011 Share Posted January 30, 2011 ckc - Thanks for posting. I've been reading this thread, and have noticed a lot of bullshit being posted. Don't tell we are now going to start posting references to Nazis. Mr. Emanuel served President Clinton and President Obama. And Jeff Tweedy is doing a show for him. All great men - who do great things. He is also a Democrat with guts. I don't live in Chicago, but if I did, I'd vote for him. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Duck-Billed Catechist Posted January 30, 2011 Share Posted January 30, 2011 ICKY? Are you denying his father was a terrorist? What would the reaction be if Tweedy was playing a benefit for Yasser Arafat's daughter? There isn't much difference in my mind.I don't know anything about Yasser Arafat's daughter, but hope that I would consider her on her merits. I don't consider Wayne Madsen quoting unnamed sources as authoritative. Let's say he's right, though, for the sake of argument. I don't agree with violence of any kind, whether conducted by or committed on soldiers and civilians. However, if Benjamin Emanuel was blowing up British policemen and soldiers in Palestine, he could be considered by many to be an anti-colonialist freedom fighter. Note that the British officers were being transferred from India, another former colonial stronghold. The second article you posted is much more relevant, as it is about Rahm himself. I already said that Tweedy playing a benefit for Rahm was kind of icky. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Magnetized Posted January 30, 2011 Share Posted January 30, 2011 Well, I'm just dying to hear how the benefit went, so anyone who is going PLEASE post on here. I just noticed on the event poster that it says Jeff Tweedy with J.C. Brooks and the Uptown Sound (emphasis mine). If they do IATTBYH--and I can't imagine they wouldn't --I can't wait to hear details! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LouieB Posted January 30, 2011 Share Posted January 30, 2011 I don't live in Chicago, but if I did, I'd vote for him.You would be with the plurality of voters for sure. Considering election day is just about three weeks from now, it might have been possible for him to close the gap and get 50% of the vote straight up. Now he may have a rougher time and have to go into a run-off. The conventional wisdom says he will be the next mayor of Chicago. If it is s contest between Gery Chico in the run-off I will certainly vote for him. And I think at this point he is the one guy who can wrestle the bureaucracy of this city and keep things under control. So it goes. And he will be the first Jewish mayor of Chicago, for whatever that is worth. LouieB Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jenbobblehead Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 If you are not following MayorEmanuel on twitter, you're missing some funny Wilco/Tweddy stuff.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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