Posts Tagged ‘Arenda’
No, not Ald. Burt Natarus (42nd).
This one is courtesy of Arenda Troutman, the defeated incumbent alderman of the 20th Ward. Note: incumbent aldermen in Chicago only leave office if they die, or retire and appoint their children. To actually be VOTED out, they have to have screwed up really, really badly.
During her almost 3-minute tirade, she blames voting irregularities, the federal government and a media conspiracy against her.
The election results below her show the reason for her ire. With 86% of precincts reporting, she is being buried by challenger Willie Cochran, 62% to 32%.
She does not mention that she is being investigated by the feds for shaking down a developer concerning a vacant parcel of land that wasn’t even in her ward. (She’s on audio tape from that little episode calling herself and her city council colleagues “ho’s”.) Or that an envelope addressed from the Police Department to her at her office was found in the apartment of a drug dealer. Or that said drug dealer was seen driving her $50,000 Escalade.
This election, her friends deserted her. Worse for any politician, so did her enemies.
About 48 seconds in, you’ll hear a voice say “Quit whining, lady. You lost!” I wonder who that could have been;-)
On a happier note, 3rd Ward candidate Pat Dowell has forced incumbent Dorothy Tillman “The Hat” into an April 17 runoff election.
UPDATE: On April 17, Dowell won.
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