Wife of Rahm Emanuel May Have to Leave DC Home and Fly to Chicago to Prove They Live There… or Something
**Written by Doug Powers
Isn’t it horrible when a bunch of bureaucrats make you leave the town where your home is and where your kids have gone to school for the past couple of years in order to fly to another city just to prove you live there? I hate when that happens:
Rahm Emanuel’s wife may have to fly in from Washington, D.C., to testify Tuesday in the Election Board case about whether or not her husband is eligible to run for mayor of Chicago.
Hearing officer Joe Morris tried sometimes in vain Friday to keep the hearing from devolving into a circus.
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But the amateurs scored a victory with their insistence that they wanted to put Emanuel’s wife, Amy Rule, on the stand.“I can’t think of anything in the world more pertinent to the case than calling Rahm Emanuel’s wife to testify: If she lives in Washington, D.C., and has to fly here to say they live in Chicago … am I missing something?” said objector student Alice Coffey.
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“We object strenuously” to having to bring in Rule to testify, said Emanuel’s attorney Mike Kasper. “She is the mother of three young children and it’s no secret they attend school in Washington, D.C.”
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Taping “Connected to Chicago,” to be broadcast at 2 p.m. Sunday on WLS-AM (890), Emanuel called summoning his wife dirty pool.
When somebody who came up through Chicago politics calls something “dirty pool,” it tends to lend credibility to the request.
It’s a ridiculous debate to be having anyway. All we need to do is look at the history of voting in Chicago elections to realize that everybody, alive or dead, is either a resident or qualifies as a resident of Chicago.
**Written by Doug Powers
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Rahm’s not eligible, he knows it. He knew his pal wasn’t eligible and watched him finesse it, figured he’d do the same.
Best Defense: “My boss didn’t have to show proof of citizenship and neither do I. Case dismissed, your honor. A suitcase of goodies is waiting in your chambers.”
Wanna bet the (most likely, corrupt) Election Board breaks a rule with their decision?
Rahmbo in Chicago subway: Hi! How are ya? Nice to see ya. Morning! How ya doin’? Vote for me or I’ll break your legs. How’s it goin’? Nice to see ya! G’morning…
I think their strategy should be that “rules are only for the little people…”
If she flies, will she have to get the tsa treatment? I hope so, fair is fair they tell us!
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She won’t need a TSA pat-down.
You obviously didn’t factor in comment #5 above…
Wife lives in another town…
Kids live in another town…
HE Lived in another town…
But really! He’s a Resident!
Well, if they are residents of Chicago,I’m sure they have tax records to prove it. Right?
Didn’t you know….Chicagoans write the rules. Besides can’t he claim duel residences? That’s like duel citizenship. If that doesn’t work, he can swear, intimidate or spin his way on to the ballot. After all this is his dream job. Far be it that the public should prevent him from having his DREAM job! An if it doesn’t pan out, he can go back to wearing tights.
Duel Citizenship… is that when I get to slap you in the face with a glove, and we draw swords to decided your citizenship (think ya meant Dual)…
Now, as someone who has Elizabethan Fenced for quite a few years, I’d be all over that meme…
“Hey… Barry…” /SLAP…
My uncles’, cousins’, aunts’, fathers’, nephews’, nieces’, best friends’ dog is from Chicago.
Does that make me eligible to run for Mayor?
I don’t believe he ever took them off. Nobody could be that intense and uptight without having his boys permanently girded for fighting.
Didn’t they borrow that from A Few Good Men?
The Amy Rule: “Rules are for everybody else. We’re special.”
He’s a citizen of the World, you ignorant hicks!
Which city does he pay taxes in? Or not.
SRV responds to his memory being evoked in this case.
Turbo Tax-borrowed from Timmy Geitner saved the day-again. But the Best Way whores are whores where ever they avoid the taxes they levy on us.
If a medium -one city size- meteor hit Lake Michigan—-
Jon, Jon! The elite, especially Chicago elites are not like us!!!
I don’t want to run for mayor of the rotten town, but if Rahm, who is clearly not a resident, can run for mayor of Chicago, why can’t I, who am clearly not a resident of Chicago either, vote against him? I did live for nine years in Chicago (long ago) and now am a couple thousand miles from place, but can’t I still vote in the election? It only seems fair for as we all now “fair” is the word that is most prominent in the constitution.
That’s starts with “P” which rhymes with “T” that stands for Trouble…
The ends justify the means….
Hey, can I vote in Chicago’s mayoral election?
I drove through there once…..
Well, like yeah yoh honna, dis frind o’ mine, Rommy yah know, he’s ben livin in dah neighbahood and all dat since I waz a litta baby an all dat, yah knoz what I meen? He iz dah bestest A numbah wun citeezan of dah whole dang city, and yooz can take dat to dah bank!!!
As I recall, BHO got where he is by twisting the law and playing dirty pool against his opponents, so it should not be a surprise to see the same employed against Rahmbo.
Thanks Romeo for the correction and the laugh. I’ve had too many late nights.
I’ve had a Stuffed Pizza, an Italian Beef and even one of their vile hot dogs. I’ve visited a few times and connected through ORD. Surely I can run for mayor.
Bro’, if you don’t play “dirty pool” in Chicago, you aren’t even in the game. Your boss knows that. Why don’t you?
Plymouthacclaim, I can take the other criticisms of Chicago, but dont mess with the hot dogs!
That’s the point! They go to school there because they live there, not in Chicago. In a better world, the lawyer would have thought that bringing that up would weaken his case. But instead, he assumed that common sense would not apply. This means he believes the fix is in. Or he’s an idiot. Or both.
I hear the REVEREND WRIGHT has a room available!!!
On December 12, 2010 at 09:20 am, seamusmeboy said:
I reserve the right to hate them and find them disgusting. You can have mine.
I wanna vote too, I just watched the Patriots totally decimate “Da Bears”!
Rahm is married? Who knew?