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Man’s Comment Compares Emanuel’s White Privilege to Barack Obama: Very Interesting
A reader on the Black Agenda Report said this about Rahm Emanuel as Mayor of Chicago, comparing him to President Barack Obama. What do you think?
While I cannot predict exactly what Rahm will do in while he holds office, I can predict what he will NOT do. He will NOT appear in front of a Black audience and brag about how much he upset some members of the Jewish community by paying too much attention to "Black" interests. He will NOT repeat over and over and over again that he is not the "Jewish" or "White" mayor of Chicago. He will NOT make a grand show of avoiding being seen around or with Jewish people or with other White people.
Why Carol Moseley Braun Could Not Become the Mayor of Chicago
by Dr. Boyce Watkins, Syracuse University – Scholarship in Action
One of the most interesting political events in America was the race to become mayor of Chicago. After yet another seemingly endless regime under the Daley family, black Chicago had a chance to elect one of their own. Carol Moseley Braun, the seasoned politician and history-making former Senator, positioned herself to be the great black hope for the city of Chicago.
Unfortunately, the Moseley-Braun candidacy was simply not meant to be. After a series of missteps, Rahm Emanuel used the power of President Obama’s backing to convince the vast majority of Chicago citizens, white and black, to give him their support. Apparently, unspoken endorsements from Barack Obama and Bill Clinton goes a long way, even if you can’t readily prove that you’ve done very much for the African American community.
Update: Rahm Emanuel Taken Off the Ballot for Chicago Mayor
News update
Rahm Emanuel has been thrown off the ballot for Mayor in Chicago. The court has ruled that Emanuel is ineligible to run for mayor of Chicago because he was not a resident of the city for a full year. This will open the door for Carol Moseley Braun to make a serious charge for the position that many had argued to belong to Emanuel from the beginning.
Dr. Boyce Watkins and Rev. Al Sharpton discussed the matter on Sharpton’s national radio show, “Keeping it Real with Rev. Al Sharpton.” Both agreed that it would be a game changer.
Before the surprising announcement, Emanuel had a two-to-one lead over Moseley Braun in the race.
Your Black News: Barack Obama Knew He Was Going To Win Big
Obama was considering who will be on his transition team long before Tuesday’s election declared him the nation’s leader, and several Republicans were on the short list.
Obama is thinking about bringing GOP Sens. Chuck Hagel and Dick Lugar on board, according to sources close to the president-elect.
Hagel, R-Nebraska, is a Vietnam War veteran and fierce critic of the Bush administration’s handling of the Iraq war.
Lugar, R-Indiana, is minority leader of the Foreign Relations Committee and worked with Obama last year to expand a program aimed at destroying weapons of mass destruction in the former Soviet Union.
Also, the sources say Obama is considering adding Robert Gates — President Bush’s defense secretary — to his national security team.
Obama on Wednesday met with key advisers and began making decisions about his transition team.
Joe Biden, the vice president-elect, said a “sense of excitement” surrounds the transition.
“Yesterday we really did, five of us in a room, seven of us in a room, really actually [begin] to put together a government,” Biden said Thursday [...]
