2016 Postmortem
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The Guardian has the Chicago police dash cam video of Laquan McDonald's final moments, where the 17-year-old is shot 16 times walking away from officers, and certainly did not continue "to approach the officers," as stated initially by law enforcement. Reminiscent of the death of John Crawford, The Atlantic writes that "Van Dyke opened fire only 30 seconds after arriving on the scene and just six seconds after exiting his vehicle." In a testament to Chicago politics, the officer charged in Laquan McDonald's shooting is also linked to another possible cover-up in a shooting almost one decade earlier.
There's an amazing and courageous analysis of the Laquan McDonald shooting from Tim Black on Tim Black TV, where the culpability of Rahm Emanuel and others involved in the potential cover-up is analyzed. Yvette Carnell also addresses the aftermath of McDonald's death, stating that this tragedy is "about Chicago's corrupt officials, as well as officers, who seek to protect their own at the expense of the citizens they're sworn to protect." Dr. Boyce Watkins believes the police video was tampered with in order to cover-up a murder, and Benjamin Dixon explains that Rahm Emanuel was involved in suppressing the police dash cam video.
At this point, any presidential candidate linked politically to Rahm Emanuel, as well as prison lobbyists, isn't a good Democratic candidate.
In 2016, voters have two choices for the Democratic nomination. Rahm Emanuel endorsed Hillary Clinton for president.
In contrast, Dr. Cornel West, Ohio State Senator Nina Turner, and rap artist Killer Mike have endorsed, and are currently campaigning for a Bernie Sanders presidency.
The choice is clear.
First, why did Rahm Emanuel endorse Hillary Clinton for president two years before the election? Also, why did Emanuel raise money for Clinton?
In early May of 2014 (months before the Laquan McDonald shooting), Rahm Emanuel hosted a fundraiser for Hillary Clinton, as illustrated in an ABC News article titled Rahm Emanuel on Why He's Endorsing Hillary Clinton Over Biden in 2016:
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jkbRN
(850 posts)cascadiance
(19,537 posts)... being selected to be Obama's chief of staff, and how Clinton's relationship with Rahmbo affected Emanuel being put on Obama's staff, and ultimately Clinton being SOS on the team as well. There are other articles I've read on this earlier, but here's one right here to start with...
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/7/71/164526/hillary-clinton-says-rahm-was-glue-in-obamas-first-cabinet
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/hillary-emails-show-ties-to-rahm-blumenthal-clinton-foundation/article/2579412
Skwmom
(12,685 posts)Though when Clinton in an unscripted moments at a debate (I think the one in NH) said he is no different than me (as in you progressives are embracing a man that is no different) that was certainly a red flag.
Stellar
(5,644 posts)I didn't like a lot of people in Obama's cabinet but him, and I still like him...
I didn't care a bunch for Hillary or Bill because of their race baiting in 2008. I didn't like some of Obamas policies either. Don't like the 'Washington Examiner' just don't trust a Republic0n publication but sometimes I'll read The Washington Monthly What can I say, and I don't know if the Chicago Sun-Times is still a liberal publication. Oh well...
ViseGrip
(3,133 posts)Skwmom
(12,685 posts)is right, unlike the Republicans. Well, that meme has really been shot to hell this election cycle.