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The Spectacle Blog
The Chicago Sun-Times reports:
Rahm Emanuel was thrown off the ballot for mayor of Chicago today by an appellate court panel, a stunning blow to the fund-raising leader in the race.
An appellate panel ruled 2-1 that Emanuel did not meet the residency standard to run for mayor.
Emanuel is expected to appeal the decision to the Illinois Supreme Court.
UPDATE: Read the full decision here.
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Pete| 1.24.11 @ 1:23PM
I hope those judges are well armed and tell their extended families to lay low.
Too Many Tims| 1.24.11 @ 1:27PM
Good Grief!
I thought people living in disabled cars and cardboard boxes could qualify to vote in Chicago. This must be Dem on Dem dirty tricks.
Purple Lips| 1.24.11 @ 2:05PM
Rahm always believed that a crisis should never go to waste. He will announce to the city he is assuming the role of Dictator for Life. This is a tradition that goes as far back as that old pol Cermack.
sinanju| 1.24.11 @ 2:09PM
I'm doing the Redd Fox-Sanford and Son chest-clutching stagger here! The choice of the elite just got kicked off the ballot in Chicago of all places?
I'd be rejoicing in a dazed sort of way but for the fact that those running against him look even worse.
Bob Miller| 1.24.11 @ 2:18PM
Lovie Smith as mayor and Rahm Emanuel as Bears' coach?
ncatty| 1.24.11 @ 2:38PM
Her Honor Mayor Carole Moseley-Brown...
Mojo Risin| 1.24.11 @ 3:10PM
Un-freaking-believable! What great news! I didn't think in my lifetime an opinion would go against a democrat and especially one who was soooo well connected, amazing!!!
Robert Pinkerton| 1.24.11 @ 3:36PM
The fact that Mr. Emmanuel was former President Clinton's point-man on "gun 'control'" tells me all I need to know about his character. By each, every, any, and all lawful means, keep this person as far from power as possible.
bluecollarbytes| 1.24.11 @ 3:39PM
why does this not feel like a 'win' yet?
Michael L. Hauschild| 1.24.11 @ 3:56PM
If I had .001% of the money that is about to change hands I would throw mine away.
Thom| 1.24.11 @ 4:30PM
In the city that Al Capone built and ran this is a small matter. The power behind the “major” is as crocked as they were in the 30s and this will be resolved the Chicago way…..
Occam's Tool| 1.24.11 @ 6:02PM
Dear Thom, it is not pronounced the "major." It is pronounced "Da Mare."
Interested Conservative| 1.24.11 @ 9:24PM
And it's one word: Damare
Bill Hussein O'Stalin| 1.25.11 @ 5:25AM
The funniest part of it was that it was a race between corrupt Democrats and the public loses no matter who wins.
Will| 1.25.11 @ 7:46AM
More worrying is, what will he do now? Back to D.C. in some capacity for Chicago Machine, another cabinet post to soothe his outsized ego? I wonder if the country is better served having this SOB corraled in Chi-town, than loose?
Richard Baker| 1.25.11 @ 8:34AM
I wonder who gets the fish on this?
Ex Recovery | 1.25.11 @ 9:22AM
This is very surprising, but who is going to feel sorry for him? Does anyone think he will win the appeal?
And as many have mentioned, how can this whole story be resolved for the best interests of the citizens.
Bob Miller| 1.25.11 @ 9:45AM
This is an intramural fight over the spoils. Taxpayers will be shafted regardless.
Steve in Pittsburgh| 1.25.11 @ 8:26PM
He should live there for a few years, work for a law firm, then run. Problem solved (for Rahm, not for the taxpayers of Chicago).