IL Governor offers state troopers and National Guard to city of Chicago

[El Tejon]

"Yeah, we use Nugent, scares the he** out of the libs"

No, what scared the libs was El Tejon dancing at Excalibur to Material Issue.

FYI, do not start Praying Mantis sword forms in the middle of the dance floor. You will be asked to leave.

(No, whiskey was NOT involved--vodka was!)

 

[siglite]

They charged him with Murder. Charging a man with Murder in Chicago's like passing out speeding tickets at the Indy 500.



You guys are killin' me with all the Apocalypse Now references.

 

[Good Shot Group]

Don't worry about the Illinois National Guard. 3,800 of them are on their way all at once to OEF. That takes about 1/3 of all Illinois Guard troops out of the state. The rest of them are so under equipped, i.e. no vehicles, radios, tents, basic necessities, etc., that they couldn't even make it to Chicago if they tried. The great leaders of our State wouldn't even give us ammo if they did send us. What are we supposed to do with your standard G Banger, point our fingers and say bang?

 

[FieroCDSP]

You know, a remake of the assault scene from "Apocolyse Now" set in Chicago would be absolutely hilarious no matter how serious you made it.

 

[El Tejon]

You know, a remake of the assault scene from "Apocolyse Now" set in Chicago would be absolutely hilarious no matter how serious you made it.

Hmmm, well, R Lee Ermey is on 890 AM a lot. Maybe he can fly the Scout helicopter again.

Instead of bullets and high explosives you would have to attack Chicago with soap, trash bags and law abiding behavior.

 

[Jeff White]

It's all political posturing:
http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/ne...193C4AA4A02E6ABE862574890019722B?OpenDocument

Blagojevich offers to help Chicago fight crime
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
07/17/2008

He'd like Daley to help get construction deal passed, governor says.

CHICAGO — Gov. Rod Blagojevich raised the possibility on Wednesday of bringing in state troopers or even the Illinois National Guard to help Chicago combat a recent increase in violent crime — an offer that Mayor Richard Daley didn't know was coming.

Appearing at a signing ceremony for a bill that toughens the penalty for adults who provide guns to minors, Blagojevich said, "Violent crime in the city of Chicago is out of control."

"I'm offering resources of the state to the city to work in a constructive way with Mayor Daley to do everything we can possibly do to help ... stop this violence," the governor said.


Blagojevich said that Daley had not asked for help and that he had not talked to the mayor about offering it, adding that he would call Daley after meeting later in the day with the state police, National Guard and others.

Daley's office said the mayor had not known anything about Blagojevich's comments, nor had he known the governor was going to make them.

"The mayor welcomes partnerships, not just on this issue but on a variety of issues," spokeswoman Jody Kawada said. "Beyond that, it is difficult to comment because we don't have any facts."

And police department spokeswoman Monique Bond said they learned of the comments after Blagojevich made them as well, and said it was too soon to comment.

But Bond took issue with the governor's contention that crime was "out of control" in Chicago.

In fact, she said, if the current murder rate holds in the city, 2008 may end with fewer than 500 homicides and be one of the city's least deadly years in the past four decades.

The governor's comments come at a time when violent crime has spiked in Chicago. This spring, for example, nine people were killed in 36 shootings in one weekend, and Chicago Public Schools officials say more than two dozen students have been killed by gunfire since last September.

On Wednesday, Superintendent Jody Weis was grilled by members of a city council committee, who complained both about rising crime and about statistics that suggested to them that the police department wasn't doing enough to stop it.

Blagojevich's comments also come as the governor tries to find support for a massive statewide construction program that would be funded by expanded casino gambling. So far, Daley has refused to go along because he objects to the amount Blagojevich wants to charge Chicago to run a downtown casino.

Blagojevich raised that issue as he discussed the possibility of state aid with Chicago's crime problem.

"We need help in that legislative process, and the mayor could be a big help in this in getting the House Democratic leadership to pass that big capital program or versions of it," the governor said.

Blagojevich's offer also puts him in the position of trying to help on an issue dominating the news in Chicago.

Blagojevich said it was far more likely that state troopers would be used than Guardsmen. In fact, his office moved quickly after the governor's comments to stress in a news release that Blagojevich was not considering bringing in National Guard troops to the city.

"The only way the National Guard would be involved, if they are involved, is with the use of tactical helicopters that are currently used in narcotics operations," spokesman Lucio Guerrero stated.

Blagojevich had few details but suggested that one possibility would be to assign state troopers to areas of the city with lower crime rates, freeing Chicago police officers for areas where there is more crime.

"Maybe we can play a role in providing more manpower so that the mayor doesn't have to make that choice between taking a police from, let's say the North Side, and putting that police officer on the street on the South Side," he said.

He also suggested that retired Chicago police officers and state troopers could be hired on a temporary basis to help out in the summer months, when the violent crime rate typically climbs.

What this really is about is Blagojevich offering Daley a trade, I'll hire back some retired troopers and CPD officers for the Summer and fly a couple OH58s over the city every once in a while, we'll announce a state/local partnership to fight crime, we'll both look good to the unwashed masses, and you can support the capitol improvements bill even if you don't like the proposed Chicago casino deal.

 

[El Tejon]

What Jeff said. It's all about keeping the lid on until Daley gets the Olympics, that his retirement fund and it's a big one.

 

[TexasRifleman]

What Jeff said. It's all about keeping the lid on until Daley gets the Olympics, that his retirement fund and it's a big one.

IF he promises to leave after that I hope he gets it......

 

[Jeff White]

If we are remaking Apocalypse Now, the Do Long bridge scene has to be in Springfield......"There's no one in command here" (content edited for Art's Grammaw)

Jeff

 

[El Tejon]

If we are remaking Apocalypse Now, the Do Long bridge scene has to be in Springfield......"There's no one in command here" (content edited for Art's Grammaw)

So, I can get a cheap motorcycle in Springfield, Illinois then?

 

[TexasRifleman]

o, I can get a cheap motorcycle in Springfield, Illinois then?

And Panama Reds, whatever that is......prolly gonna have to to without the Playboy Bunnies though.

And a drum of diesel is gonna seriously cost you now....

And it's kinda telling that the only comments we have left about this whole thing are jokes.

 

[Jeff White]

You guys are going to have to talk to Don Gwinn about that, he's our man in Springfield

Jeff

 

[KBintheSLC]

Chicago Public Schools officials say more than two dozen students have been killed by gunfire since last September.

This just proves that gun control does not work. I mean, isn't it already illegal for kids to carry guns to school? Isn't it already illegal to shoot your classmates?
This just reasserts that criminals and nutsacks don't give a damn about laws.

 

[txgho1911]

Jeff? You read like your a bit miffed on so much of this BS.
Are you thinking of running for office or somesuch?

 

[SJG26]

Send these guys:

 

[Mannlicher]

if Daley and his cronies can't control the offered personel, they will turn them down. Chicago cops are crooked through and through, and they do NOT want outsiders looking in.

 

[Jeff White]

Jeff? You read like your a bit miffed on so much of this BS.
Are you thinking of running for office or somesuch?

No, I don't have the temperament for public office. I could never be elected because I have this nasty habit of telling people how I see things, regardless of how that makes them feel.

For the last 10 years Illinois politics have made Zimbabwe look like a model of self government. I'm close to packing up, selling all the real estate I own here for what I can get out of it and moving somewhere out of reach of government stupidity.

Jeff

 

[El Tejon]

Come to Indiana, Jeff. We get the stupidity right up front.

 

[kingjoey]

Chicago is overdue for another big fire. Seems that will be the only thing that will chase the Daly 'machine' out of that state