Exclusive: Garry McCarthy, former top cop fired by Rahm Emanuel, details why hes challenging him

[brooklynite]

Source: Chicago Tribune

Calling it a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to save “a great American city,” former police Superintendent Garry McCarthy said Wednesday he will run against Mayor Rahm Emanuel to fix an economy that fosters inequity, tamp down ever-rising taxes and reverse rampant gun violence that has sullied Chicago’s national reputation.

Publicly discussing his mayoral bid for the first time in an exclusive Chicago Tribune interview, McCarthy described himself as a “conservative Democrat.” That’s cutting against the grain in a city with an increasingly progressive political bend, but the former top cop said his call-it-how-I-see-it style and a dedication to coming up with real solutions over playing politics will win over voters in the February 2019 election.

“Between the taxes, our economy, the schools and the crime rate here, we’re a laughingstock in America,” McCarthy said. “The prevailing thought about Chicago is we’re on our way down in all those areas, and they all infect each other, and nobody seems to get that. It’s almost like a ‘Wake up, Chicago’ moment.”

Read more: http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-garry-mccarthy-chicago-mayor-20180321-story.html

[Dawson Leery]

1. Hell No!

We don't need the old guard working class conservative ethnos running the party.

We've moved beyond that.

[msongs]

2. so is he gonna stop gun violence...by police? nt

[Mr.Bill]

3. What's his campaign slogan going to be?

Vote for me, we'll shoot all the black people?

[vkkv]

4. He looks like a thug..

book.. cover.. judge... yeah, pretty much.

[dembotoz]

5. That is what primaries are for

Rahm has left folk scratching their heads on a number of occasions.
Thought a challenge from the education community would be more likely...but hey ..who knows