SEIU Sits Out 50th
Rich Miller's blog and Clout City (The Chicago Reader blog) both report that "SEIU won’t be endorsing anyone" in the 50th. Everyone recognizes that this is one of the city's hottest races. I've mentioned before that Naisy expected this endorsement, but it seemed unlikely after the CFL endorsed Brewer. However, Naisy held out hope when she said "the [SEIU] endorsement process is not over, so let's wait and see."
Looks like it's over.
posted by Jay @ 2:14 PM
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did SEIU not endorse because it might have realized that the challengers in the 50th ward are too good to pick from?
Well, it's a far cry from what you were predicting earlier.
I'm not sure why they didn't endorse. Maybe one of the campaigns can tell us. It seems to me that it was Naisy who's been predicting what SEIU would do. But maybe I don't recall what I predicted. Could you remind me?
SEIU is choosing to focus its resources on the runoff in the 50th.
Ihave to agree with JS on this one. The news is much worse for Naisy than it is for Brewer because Naisy has supposedly been pushing for SEIU's endorsement for a year or two, depending on when u asked her. and hell, Brewer already got the CFL and all the goodies that comes with that, and SEIU is not the only union out there, i'm sure theres gonna be much more to come.
a little birdie told me that a brewer got another big endorsement today...
JS, you predicted that SEIU would back Brewer. Forget spinning this as worse for Naisy, this is bad news for Brewer. While SEIU may not be the only union out there, it certainly is one of the stronger ones in town (and much stronger than CFL).
Fortunately for its members, SEIU decided to save their money, hoping for a runoff that will never happen rather than waste it like the CFL.
Uncle Berny is pleased. As a courtesy, he offers you this napkin to wipe the "Gregg" off your face...LOL!
Favored One: You are mistaken if you think I predicted SEIU would endorse Brewer. I've noted that Naisy expected SEIU's endorsement, and expressed my wish that SEIU would consider Greg Brewer. But, just for your benefit:
"Berny Stone can afford to be cocky about his re-election as long as Dolar and SEIU are intent on splitting the anti-Stone vote. Multiple candidates allow Stone to play his game of whispering in the ear of one campaign about how the other campaign has dissed them. The community really needs to coalesce around one candidate. That candidate should be Greg Brewer in his battle with Berny Stone. If beating Stone is your goal, then Brewer is your candidate. I only wish I could explain that to SEIU."
-- Sunday, December 10, 2006
What interests me about this story is how Naisy continued to hold out hope that SEIU would back her. I'm beginning to think that she's very gullible. Which makes you wonder about the other areas where she's gullible.
Anon: Thanks for the tip. I will be on the look-out for that story.
Not too surprising. Why would SEIU endorse a former city worker who wants to be the new Mary Jo Falcon? Before she got busted with the Sorich trial, Falcon was the patronage chief for the Asian community. Naisy knows her well.
THE TRADE UNIONS AND THEIR RANK AND FILE CAN BE EXPECTED TO ENDORSE ALD. STONE WHO HAS BEEN A DEVOTED FRIEND OF THE HARD -WORKING PEOPLE OF CHICAGO AND THE 50TH WARD---THE UNION LEADERSHIP OF THE UNIONS WHO ENDORSED AN OPPONENT OF HIS ARENT BACKED BY THEIR RANK AND FILE MEMBERSHIP,ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO LIVE AND/OR WORK IN THE 50THWARD WHO I AM TOLD SUPPORT STONE
Told by who? Stones precinct captains? those guys dont know shit. the SEIU and AFSCME workers know that Stone is no friend to organized labor and he has a record a mile long to prove it, and a lot of them, especially the minorities, still havent forgiven him for switching to the Republican party with Verdoliak for the simple reason that Harold Washington was black. The man is a bigot.
TOLD BY UNION MEMBERS WHO LAUGH AT THEIR LEADERS ENDORSEMENTS-THE SAME LEADERS WHO SELL THEIR MEMBERS DOWN THE DRAIN--AND BERNY STONE IS AN ALDERMAN WHO VALUES AND IS VALUED BY ALL RACES,RELIGIONS AND ETHNICITIES; HIS STRONG SUPPORT IN THE 50THWARD,CHICAGOS MOST DIVERSIFIED, IS PROOF OF THAT FACT--STOP TRYING TO SMEAR HIM WITH LIES--YOUR FIELD DAY ON THESE SITES IS O-V-V-E-R!!!
STONE HATERS--I AM HERE TO INFORM YOU THAT THE BATTLE IS JOINED!! YOUR VICOUS SMEAR CAMPAIGN WILL BE MET AND DEFEATED BY THE TRUTH--YOU COULDNT POSSIBLY THINK THAT THE 50THWARD COMMUNITY WAS GOING TO ALLOW YOUR LIES AND SMEARS TO CONTINUE---ON FEB27TH THE CARPETBAGGER POLITICAL OPERATIVES HATE AND ANGER CAMPAIGN IS GOING TO BE CRUSHED BY THE GOOD PEOPLE OF THE 50THWARD WHEN THEY RE-ELECT OUR ALDERMAN,BERNY STONE AND SAY NO TO LIES ,SMEARS AND HATE
Oh, so thats why Union volunteers from the ward are going to be canvassing for Brewer? oh wait, that doesnt support your claim! hahaha my bad.
THE MORE THE BREWER BIGOTS CANVASS THEIR LIES AND SMEARS, THE MORE MY NEIGHBORS AND MYSELF CANT WAIT TO VOTE FOR STONE-CARPETBAGGERS LEADING HATE-MONGERS-THATS THE BREWER CAMPAIGN
NOW I HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY TO DAVID"MAD DOG" MADLENER--YOU DONT LIVE HERE-WHAT ARE YOU DOING WITH YOUR SUDDEN JUMPING ON THE HATE-STONE BRIGADE--BREWERS BIGOTS WONT LET YOU RUN THEIR SHOW-THEIR SPOKEN FOR WITH THEIR OWN HATE-MONGERS AND ITS DOUBTFUL NAISY DOLAR IS EMPLOYING YOU SO LETS SPECULATE-FRANK AVILA MUST HAVE PLACED YOU WITH HIS CANDIDATE(AS IF AVILA HAS ANY BUSINESS IN THE 50THWARD)--HIS CANDIDATE WOULD LIKE HAVING AN OPERATIVE NAMED"MAD DOG" PLUS YOURE PROBABLY THE ONLY ONE WHO WOULD TAKE IT FOR SUCH AN UNSAVORY CANDIDATE--YOU ALSO WILL FIND THE 50THWARD YOUR POLITICAL QUICKSAND
i posted this on an earlier blog, but it applies cause its the same jerk saying the same things so here it goes again.
I take offense to you calling me a bigot, especially since I'm latino, and Brewer has been actively reaching out to ALL members of the community. In fact, he's even got some spanish speakers on his team specifically for those households that have trouble with english, of which there is a considerable amount. But Berny wouldnt know anything about that cause he just tells them that O'Connor is their alderman so he doesnt have to deal with them. Who's the real bigot? thats what i thought.
So who from the Brewer or Nolar campaigns will be around to serve all of he voters in the neighborhoods after the elections if their workers dont live in the area? ( That is if they win)
They will be back in the suburbs or other parts of Chicago?
thats such a stupid question because as i pointed out MOST OF BERNIES PRECINCT CAPTAINS, MY OWN INCLUDED, DONT LIVE IN THE WARD!!! And Greg does know a number of more than qualified in the ward that i'm sure will interview for positions on his staff, as well as qualified individuals who live outside of the ward.
yes, it's true. when brewer wins, the 50th ward will have a new ward staff. i don't know who will be your new ward staff, but it won't be me. greg will hire a qualified, professional, courteous staff -- whom i'd expect to come from the ward. i don't think we have to worry too much, as we've come across many qualified professionals in the course of greg's campaign.
given the depth of the talent in the 50th, you can look forward to whoever will replace stone's rude, lazy and unproductive staff...
BREWER BIGOTS-WHATEVER YOUR HERITAGE, YOUR BIGOTRY IS SELF EVIDENT--ONE GUY TELLS YOU THE BATTLE IS JOINED AND YOURE FREAKED OUT--GUESS WHAT-THERE ARE ARE MORE OF HIM--LIKE THE SPOILED CHILDREN WHO THOUGHT THEIR MUGGINGS OF STONE WAS NOT GOING TO BE CONFRONTED-- THINK AGAIN-WE SUPPORT OUR ALDERMAN-HE FIGHTS FOR US-WE FIGHT FOR HIM-EVERY OPPOSITION CANDIDATES WORKERS WHO BOTHER THE TRANQUILITY OF THE 50THWARD ARE GETTING THE PEOPLE SICK OF THEIR INVASION OF OUR WARD--LAST WEEKEND TWO LUNATICS FROM ANOTHER PLACE BOTHERED MY FATHER FOR THE BREWER BIGOTS--HE IS STILL LAUGHING ABOUT HOW HE LIED TO THEM ABOUT HOW GREG WILL GET HIS VOTE--
CAMPAIGN MANAGER,---YOURE A PRIME EXAMPLE OF THE OUTSIDE PROFFESSIONAL POLITICAL MERCENARIES BROUGHT IN TO LEAD THE BREWER BIGOTS AND STONE HATERS ON BEHALF OF SPECIAL INTERESTS--THE MORE YOU DO THE MORE PEOPLE RALLY TO OUR ALDERMAN-YOU DONT GET IT--THE 50TH WARD IS NOT AN ANGRY COMMUNITY AND THE RESIDENTS/VOTERS RESENT THE ASSAULT ON THEM---STONE IS US WE ARE STONE-AS FOR BREWERS STAFF-THERE WONT BE A BREWER STAFF AFTER THE ELECTION UNLESS IT IS AT SKIDMORE --
CAMPAIGN MANAGER--YOU OBVIOUSLY HAVE NEVER STEPPED FOOT IN ALD.STONES WARD SERVICE OFFICE OR YOU WOULD REALIZE HOW FALSE YOUR STATEMENTS ARE--LAST NITE FOR EXAMPLE I HAD TO SEE THE ALDERMAN-THE WAITING AREA WAS FULL OF CONSTITUENTS-ALL OF US WITH OUR OWN PROBLEMS AND AS DIVERSIFIED A GROUP AS YOU WILL EVER SEE -THE ALDERMAN AND HIS STAFF WERE SO KIND AND CONSIDERATE-THIS MORNING I RECEIVED A CALL FROM A CITY DEPT. THAT MY BLOCKS PROBLEM WOULD BE SOLVED TODAY- AFTER THE ALDDERMAN CALLED FIRST THING THIS MORNING-LIES AND SMEARS DONT WIN ELECTIONS IN A COMMUNITY THAT IS ALREADY WELL-SERVED AND WELL-REPRESENTED BY BERNIE STONE-THOSE WHO SUPPORT YOUR CANDIDATE ARE THE HATE STONE CROWD GOING FOR ONE MORE SHOT--TELL THEM TO HAVE THE COURAGE TO RUN THEMSELVES INSTEAD OF HATEMONGERING ON BEHALF OF YOUR SPECIAL INTEREST PUPPET
YOUR BIGOTRY IS SELF EVIDENT
please elaborate
hint: try the caps lock key, far left on most keyboards
So when are Ed Kelley's guy's riding in?
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hugh-i am one of the neighbors who find youre presence a blight on the touhy-western area!!!!!spend more time maintaining where you live and less time slandering the alderman!!!!!!
Please don't refer to people by name unless they give you permission to do so. Remember that we all live in a ward where the alderman is mean and vindictive, prone to withholding services from people who oppose him. It's not too much to ask that you refrain from referring to people by name (unless they don't mind).
readers -see the removals-js is removing them as fast as we post --they can dish it out -they cant take it --shock and awe devlin and js--and now youre the targets!!!!
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It shouldn't be too much to ask that posters play by the rules. I remind you that our alderman is vindicative. I understand that you may be trying to shut down this blog. Just another indicator of how scared Stone (and his supporters) is!
dont lecture us about people giving their permission-this is a public domain--stop attacking stone and we stop attacking you all of you!!!!-
you dont scare anyone-least of all stone or his supporters-you entered the public domain -you dont try to be fair you- dont even link to stones web site--either you let the battle be a true dogfight here or it will move to other venues --you are not the only computer literate people
DO WE MAKE OURSELVES CLEAR JS?!!!
DEVLIN-STOP CRYING--YOU DESERVE WHAT YOURE ABOUT TO GET!!
Oh my, someone is quite scared, isn't he? I wonder which one of Berny's semi-literate cronies is making a fuss this time. We know they're all too lazy to do much else that put signs all over the place. Most of Berny's so-called precinct captains are current or retired city workers from out of the ward who think they have to do it to keep their pension or their jobs. Once they're told that this won't happen, they stop working for Berny.
Newsflash, you neanderthals: Berny hasn't got any loyalties left.
whomever called hugh the neighbor from hell must be my neighbor too--living on his block is embarassing
KEEP DRINKING YOUR 'hate-stone 'KOOL-AID"-HIS VOLUNTEERS ARE TRUE VOLUNTEERS WHO CARE ABOUT MAINTINING THE GREATNESS OF THIS COMMUNITY--LETS TALK ABOUT THE CARPETBAGGING DFA WHACKOS FOR THE BREWER BIGOTS--ALL FROM OTHER PLACES--OR THE CAMPAIGN MANAGER FROM FLOSSMOOR AND FIELD DIRECTOR FROM BOLINGBROOK NOT TO MENTION THE FAILED FORMER HERALD JOURNALIST FROM ANOTHER COUNTY WHO IS BREWERS COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR
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Oh my, someone is quite scared, isn't he? I wonder which one of Berny's semi-literate cronies is making a fuss this time. We know they're all too lazy to do much else that put signs all over the place. Most of Berny's so-called precinct captains are current or retired city workers from out of the ward who think they have to do it to keep their pension or their jobs. Once they're told that this won't happen, they stop working for Berny.
Newsflash, you neanderthals: Berny hasn't got any loyalties left
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You are so wrong. First many of us not only live in the ward but live in our precincts.
I like doing what I do and I would quit if I did not like the being a precinct captain. I hsve lived in the ward all my life. I doubt too many of the opposition workers can say that and I will be around long after 2/27.
Wow, Stone's people really are scared! LOL
Brewer's campaign staff were hired to beat Bernie Stone and they have a pretty aggressive plan to do so. It's pretty obvious from this blog that they're rubbing Bernie's people the wrong way! LOL
As most people with an ounce of political knowledge know, professional political operatives travel from race to race. Brewer has run his campaign the same way he runs his architectural projects all over the world - with a talented team of people meant to get the job done. All of them will be moving on to the 2008 elections after the municipal election. Brewer's volunteer base is almost entirely 50th ward residents. Can't imagine Bernie and his cronies like that too much.
Me thinks Stone is in for the race of his life. That is if he can stay awake for it!
What a dillema. I am a young guy, having grown up in the ward, lived here my entire life. I am really looking to get active and campaigning for a candidate this last month where it matters the most. I'm sure the campaigns are always looking for young energized individuals.
But......reading these blogs, confusing the heck out of me! There is just a barrage of hate campaigning going on.
Anyone want to provide proper facts on who the best candidate is? My family knows Bernie Stone, I am Asian, he isn't as bad as people make him out to be. Brewer and Dolar seem to be the most viable opposition Bernie has gotten in a long time. Although I lean toward Stone due to familiarity and I have seen his work and progress, these new candidates intrigue me.
Well some educated answers please, and yes I am a college graduate so not illiterate lol nor a bigot :)
Thanks! long time reader, first time posting :)
ITS NOT THE STONE SUPPORTERS WHO ARE WORRIED--ITS BREWER AND HIS BAND OF MERRY CHARACTER ASSASSINS--WHY ARE PRO-STONE POSTS DELETED BY BREWER FAN JS--BECAUSE THEY CANT BELIEVE THE TABLE HAS TURNED--I DARE YOU -JS-RETURN THE DELETED POSTS-LET THE READERS SEE WHAT THE ANTI-STONE BIGOTS ARE AFRAID OF THE PUBLIC SEEING
dear pro-stone anon.---you are so right--what is js afraid of it is APPALLING that he deletes an attempt to set the record straight-guess the anti-stones have been so busy on the attack they cant deal with the reality that it is they who are now in the spotlite
I am afraid that Ald. Stone will take retribution against people who gave their opinions here on my blog. I'd hate to be responsible for Stone shutting down another business or shutting out another resident of the Ward.
Anonymous 4.........
This is so much fun to read!!
Don't need the rags for entertainment, just read this blog.
The incumbent has been around TOO LONG!!
If he was loved as much as he believes in his dotage.....there wouldn't be so many candidates running to oust him.
Classic incumbent style - wispering campaigns pitting one group against another!!
LET THE VOTER BE AWARE OF THE MANIPULATION!!
What the hell does "the battle is joined" mean? You Stone people need to spend less time on the blogs and get an education.
WHO HAS BEEN THE BLOGGERS THESE SEVERAL MONTHS-CERTAINLY NOT THE STONE SUPPORTERS--IF YOU DONT UNDERSTAND WHAT "THE BATTLE IS JOINED " MEANS ASK AT YOUR NEXT "HATE BERNARD STONE" WINE AND BRIE PARTY-IN SIMPLE TERMS THE BLOGS AND OTHER SITES ARE NOT THE HATE-STONE PLAYGROUNDS YOU HAD UNTIL 24HOURS AGO--NOW THERE WILL BE A LEVEL PLAYING FIELD-NOW YOU WILL HAVE YOUR UNTRUE HATE MOTIVATED ANTI-STONE SCRATCHINGS MET HEAD TO HEAD AND EXPOSED NOW YOU AND YOUR CANDIDATES ACTIONS AND MOTIVES ARE UNDER THE SPOTLITE--THIS ALSO APPLIES TO THE OTHER CANDIDATES AND NO THIS IS NOT THE STONE CAMPAIGN- JUST AN ANGRY LIFE LONG 50TH WARDER
WHO HAS BEEN THE BLOGGERS THESE SEVERAL MONTHS-CERTAINLY NOT THE STONE SUPPORTERS--IF YOU DONT UNDERSTAND WHAT "THE BATTLE IS JOINED " MEANS ASK AT YOUR NEXT "HATE BERNARD STONE" WINE AND BRIE PARTY-IN SIMPLE TERMS THE BLOGS AND OTHER SITES ARE NOT THE HATE-STONE PLAYGROUNDS YOU HAD UNTIL 24HOURS AGO--NOW THERE WILL BE A LEVEL PLAYING FIELD-NOW YOU WILL HAVE YOUR UNTRUE HATE MOTIVATED ANTI-STONE SCRATCHINGS MET HEAD TO HEAD AND EXPOSED NOW YOU AND YOUR CANDIDATES ACTIONS AND MOTIVES ARE UNDER THE SPOTLITE--THIS ALSO APPLIES TO THE OTHER CANDIDATES AND NO THIS IS NOT THE STONE CAMPAIGN- JUST AN ANGRY LIFE LONG 50TH WARDER
O.k. Gen. Burnsides, the battle is joined.
Great to hear it.
Yeah.
Tha battle is joined, ARGHHHHH!!!!
Losers.
WHY ARE PRO-STONE POSTS DELETED BY BREWER FAN JS ...
It is his blog, right?
BREWER HATERS--I AM HERE TO INFORM YOU THAT THE BATTLE IS JOINED!! YOUR VICOUS SMEAR CAMPAIGN WILL BE MET AND DEFEATED BY THE TRUTH--YOU COULDNT POSSIBLY THINK THAT THE 50THWARD COMMUNITY WAS GOING TO ALLOW YOUR LIES AND SMEARS TO CONTINUE---ON FEB27TH THE CORRUPT OLD HACK POLITICAL OPERATIVES HATE AND ANGER CAMPAIGN IS GOING TO BE CRUSHED BY THE GOOD PEOPLE OF THE 50THWARD WHEN THEY ELECT OUR NEXT ALDERMAN,GREG BREWER AND SAY NO TO LIES ,SMEARS AND HATE
THE MORE THE STONE BIGOTS CANVASS THEIR LIES AND SMEARS, THE MORE MY NEIGHBORS AND MYSELF CANT WAIT TO VOTE FOR THE BREWER CAMPAIGN
can i come to the next one? I have a great brie from the savignon region and a chianti to match hahaha
SO YOU ARE TELLING THE READERS THAT YOU ARE NOW CENSORING ,BASED ON MADLENERS SUGGESTION, OR IS IT HUGHS THIN-SKIN -GREAT!-YOU ARE NOW EXPOSED FOR WHAT YOU ARE-AN ARM OF THE BREWER "CAMPAIGN TEAM"-YOUR CHOICE-STOP CENSORING --I REALLY AM ONLY INTERESTED IN SOME FAIR BALANCE FOR A MAN I KNOW -AND RESPECT-BUT HAVE IT YOUR WAY -YOU ARE NOT THE ONLY COMPUTER LITERATE PEOPLE-50TH WARD VOTERS WILL SURELY SEE YOU FOR WHAT YOU ARE-AND BE ANGERED!!
what is this new thing-comments posted after approval? i need to know and im sure the other readers are confused-please unconfuse me
The only people left supporting Stone are totally uneducated and insane like some of the people on this site!
Even my rabbi is urging the congregation to vote against Stone.
Alderman Stone has very little support left accept for some of these strange people on this site.
Stone is mistaken if he thinks that Jewish people will vote for him because he's Jewish. He's unkind and rude and he's as selfish as they come. He was disrespectful to the Rabbinical Council when they expressed concern about repealing the fois gras ban. He said that he didn't know Rabbi Lopatin! The Chicago Rabinnical Council is in his ward and he's Jewish and that's his answer?
My community doesn't take kindly to anyone who panders to us to win our votes during an election while ignoring us and treating us disrespectfully the rest of the time. Once upon a time Stone was a good alderman and treated the community well. Now I think it is possible that he is just too old and sick to get the job done.
Even my rabbi is urging the congregation to vote against Stone. And people are all ears!
Due to the sudden increase in comments, I'd assume, my blog has started to get spammed heavily. That, combined with the sudden over-heating of the conversation, I turned comment moderation for the weekend. This will be turned off tomorrow morning, as promised. Then we'll play it by ear!
I HEART BERNIE STONE
"I could be making more if I were in a law practice."
-Ald. Stone (78, at the time)
Thursday, June 1, 2006
Chicago Tonight, WTTW
I love Bernie Stone. So do my neighbors. We want what's best for him, that's all.
HUGH---BOO!I TOLD YOU YOUR FIELD DAY IS OVER--NOW HOW ABOUT TELLING ONE TRUTH TO ALL THE READERS OF ALL THE BLOGS AND GROUP SITES----WHY DO YOU HATE BERNARD L. STONE SO PERSONALLY AND VISCERALLY THAT YOU HAVE BECOME OBSESSED?IT IS OBVIOUS TO ANY AND ALL THAT YOUR CENTRAL MISSION IN LIFE IS TO ATTACK STONE AS BREWERS UNACKNOWLEDGED HATCHET MAN. REMEMBER, HUGH YOUR RUN OF THE BOARDS ,UNCONFRONTED IS O-V-E-R !!!
hugh,if you love stone i would hate to see what you would do if you hated him
the best for mr. stone is to retire
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