Occupy Chicago Protesters Storm…Rahm Emanuel’s Office?
- Posted on October 26, 2011 at 9:58pm by
Tiffany Gabbay
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Roughly 150 protesters with Occupy Chicago stormed City Hall Wednesday demanding to assert their “First Amendment rights” with Mayor Rahm Emanuel…but to no avail.
The brash Emanuel — who once sent a “Sicilian message” in the form of a putrid, decomposed fish to a pollster who irritated him; threatened former British Prime Minister Tony Blair not to “f–ck this up;” and knifed a dinner table in concert with rattling off names of sworn enemies — must have stowed away his confrontational side for the day.
The Windy City mayor did not emerge to meet the protesters even once during their one-hour-long demonstration. Instead, the jilted activists resorted to handing their petitions — ones demanding they be allowed to occupy Grant Park — to an Emanuel aide.
In addition to setting up permanent residence in Grant Park, the petitions, bearing 13,000 signatures, also demanded Police Supt. Garry McCarthy stop threatening the group with additional arrests and that Emanuel ensure the occupiers’ safety. The group cited Chicago’s “worldwide reputation for police brutality,” as their impetus.
Needless to say, the protesters were none too pleased with the mayor once affectionately dubbed “Rahmbo.”
“Dissent is patriotic,” said protester Micah Philbrook. “Mayor Emanuel has proven himself to be aligned with corporate interest and is trying to limit the voices of those who criticize this corrupt system.”
“They can say, ‘No, we don‘t want to reinforce Chicago’s worldwide reputation for police brutality,’ ” said Andy Thayer. “It‘s on Mayor Emanuel’s doorstep. He’s got time to change course, but it’s up to him.”
The protesters, who said their march was inspired by two weekends of mass-arrests, said they would return to City Hall and knock on Emanuel’s door again in two weeks time if he does not meet their demands.
In the interim, the activists advised anyone wishing to address the issues raised in their petitions to do so only at one of Occupy’s general assembly meetings.
They were joined by groups who plan to protest during next spring’s NATO/G8 summit in Chicago.
ABC provides footage and the full report:
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Comments (116)
CottonMPG
Posted on October 26, 2011 at 11:47pmSince Mr. Deadfish didn’t threaten anyone or get angry perhaps it is something he agreed to. It definitely makes the occupiers look more legitimate.
Report Post »ashestoashes
Posted on October 27, 2011 at 12:06amI received a video before the 2008 elections. It portrayed the liberal and conservative politicians as all in the same boat. They party and hobnob behind closed doors..think Boehner and Obama on the golf course..but to an even bigger degree. The objective is the NWO.. they keep liberals and conservatives at each others throats…while they are busy pushing through Agenda 21, and in fact are implementing have already started implementing it . They intend to seize our properties..just like in Georgia after the George Soros funded ROse Revolution..and if we try to grow anything and sell it..they intend to fine us one million dollars per person that we sell to. Was it in Mississipi during the floods that they blew up the levi’s (to relieve the pressure) what a joke..it was to flood the farmland with salt water to render it useless. Another part of Agenda 21 is to diminish the population..the politcal conference I attended by the president of world ministries said there is cancer tissue from diseased animals in flu shots..the HPV vaccine..I personally know of one 23 yr old who came down with cervical cancer after receiving it. It’s written into the healthcare bill about letting the elderly die off. I heard on K-Love today..I believe they said there are 7 billion people in the world. We need to stop fighting with our liberal brethren and start educating ourselves and them and try to come together on a solution to stop this..Somehow we have to make them see what these communist
Report Post »ashestoashes
Posted on October 27, 2011 at 12:16amcontinued marxists/socialists have planned for all of us..All of us will suffer the consequences and it is time we all quit fighting and come to the tables. Why should we let them get away with what they are doing? I saw a post this morning that stated what we all feel sometimes about Liberals being aliens…but they are terribly brainwashed by the machine,.The biggest difference that I can decifer is they do not know God. With much prayer and guidance..we can do this. As Christians..we are commissioned to go out into the world and make disciples of men. Believe me..I know how hard it is to talk to a liberal..but we have got to find a way. It is us against the NWO . We don’t have one decent candidate running. Ron Paul is the only one in the pack who dares to be set apart. I’m not thrilled with him..but he’s starting to look better than the elitists.
Report Post »Marci
Posted on October 27, 2011 at 1:02amDissent is patriotic? Hmmm…..there is that leftist speak again. Yet, those of us who live in the real world speak up and it’s “violent rhetoric”. It’s actually kind of funny how the left is being chewed up in spurts with this crowd. Let them ignore the rule of law, and it’s game on for the rest of us—and an easier end to their cushy appointments.
Report Post »jb.kibs
Posted on October 27, 2011 at 1:36amwhere is the story on The Blaze about TSA on our roadways violating our 4th?!
Report Post »AmericanPatriot01
Posted on October 27, 2011 at 1:48amToday “The Judge” Andrew Napalitano endorsed Ron Paul on the Glenn Beck show. I have great reverence for the Judge and he has always held the principals of right and wrong very close to his vest. I believe he is correct in his assertions. Ron Paul is the ONLY ONE that will put forward the changes the contry DESPERATELY NEEDS. The ONLY candidate that will defend FREEDOM and hold a firm line on CONSTITUTIONAL Government Limitations!!
NO ONE else is talking about phasing out the FED, the IRS, or any of the Dept’s of oppression. SOUND MONEY or the abolishment of wars, both here and over seas. and Decriminalize FREEDOM!! RESTORING the CONSTITUTION!! NO ONE ELSE IS EVEN THINKING ABOUT THESE ISSUES.
They are all bickering about the headaches and stuffy nose symptoms of the problem, WELL Ron Paul is trying to present the cure for the infection!!
Report Post »Pontiac
Posted on October 27, 2011 at 2:05amAndy Thayer. “It‘s on Mayor Emanuel’s doorstep. He’s got time to change course, but it’s up to him.”
Report Post »Change course? Really? There is only one designation he’s interested in. More wealth and more power. Power is a progressives ultimate goal.
GETLIFE
Posted on October 27, 2011 at 5:40amASHESTOASHES, the best way to go out and make “disciples of men” is through actions not words. Most liberals are already brainwashed by the media they trust. Most everyone is simply annoyed by someone trying to show them their belief system is wrong. Christianity is inherent in the Constitution. Acting to protect and defend the Constitution is a profoundly Christian thing to do–without getting into the stigmatizing labels of religious discussion.
Report Post »79USMC83
Posted on October 27, 2011 at 6:33amThe CONSTITUTION says we have a right to ASSEMBLY but NOT to OCCUPY !!!!! These people have the right to protest but NOT the right to take PARKS over that are for the use of ALL citizens!!! The TEA PARTY assembled, went HOME and then VOTED. NOTHING will change until we have TERM LIMITS and outlaw LOBBIEST !!!!
OLIGARCY:
Report Post »government by the few: a government in which a small group exercises control especially for corrupt and selfish purposes; also: a group exercising such control .
loriann12
Posted on October 27, 2011 at 6:42am@ashestoashes
I’ve read about half of Agenda 21. You can google it (that’s a phrase, I actually use IxQuick Web because they don’t track you, supposedly). They also want all coastal regions to go back to their natural state. They want all people in urban centers and the vast majority of our land to go to state run farms, indiginous peoples (Native Americans) or back to it’s natural state. In order to do that in America, it would mean losing a lot of people. I also have read that they put other ingredients in vaccines aimed at sterilizing. You remember Glenn airing the man who infiltrated the weather underground and they said people that they couldn’t “re-educate” would have to be terminated.
Report Post »PAWatcher
Posted on October 27, 2011 at 8:53amCotton, you got it right—set up.
Report Post »ashestoashes
Posted on October 27, 2011 at 9:55amLORIANNE Thank you for in information..I just wish that there was a way of reaching our liberal friends.
Report Post »Jim in Houston
Posted on October 27, 2011 at 10:18amTough talking, sissy acting Rahm was afraid to confront people in the flesh. Of course, the smell may have had something to do with it.
Report Post »lillymckim
Posted on October 27, 2011 at 10:34amI smell .. a set up
Report Post »Ruler4You
Posted on October 27, 2011 at 5:56pmThis entire thing was a set up. From the “arab spring” to the ‘occupy’ themed “protests”. None of this is “spontaneous”, none of it. And “social media”(twitter, facebook, HufPo, WaPo, you name it) was the catalyst and or part of the entire thing.
Government WANTED a 100% inclusive database that held ALL of your (our) personal ‘data’. It was soundly put underground by skeptics.
The ‘fix’? “private” industry did it FOR the government. Google, facebook and twitter just to name a few, are HEAVILY monitored, influenced and USED by government for THE very purpose we denied them a database for. They mine data on prospective employees from all of them, demand your email address, your face book account and other pseudonyms for social media. Lawyers use it, employer’s use it (not E-Verify, but ‘voluntary’ data), mortgage lenders are using it, cops are using it and in some cases local municipalities are using it.
We basically, allowed private industry to create what we didn’t trust government to make, and now government is using it themselves. And it was ALL voluntary. And, where cost was experienced, WE paid it without a whimper.
Report Post »MIBUGNU2
Posted on October 28, 2011 at 5:38amBama told him that everything is cool with ows…like NY and SF,
Report Post »Thinks it will get him VOTES…He’ll let the Country burn if he
thinks it will get him a few votes..MO wants the WH, for partys
and vacations with Hand Maidens and all !!
Thevoice
Posted on October 26, 2011 at 11:39pmOWS …You have all been invited since last week to the Obamas in Hyde park, There is plenty of Organic food complements of Moochelle ..Daily communist classes held by Bill Ayers..You can pitch your tents their is open washrooms ..What are you waiting for..The door is open.Barry says make your selves at home. Daily shuttle service to marches . And you will be entertained by favorite Chicago communists and civil rights organizers like Jessie Jackson , So no need to be left in the cold tonight…
Report Post »db321
Posted on October 27, 2011 at 12:57amYou guys in Chicago vote this low life piece of dirt in to office and gave him an opportunity to steal you blind. All I have to says – how’s that working out for you. California votes in Moonbeam and you guys vote in this crook. Good luck playing with the devil. Hopefully you will learn someday.
Report Post »mikee1
Posted on October 26, 2011 at 11:32pmThis is the only legit. thing I have seen them do. Tiny Dancer profited in the millions from FREDDIE AND FANIE. He is also in on all the GREEN SCAMS BIG TIME. He and Odumbo should just go back to the MAN TRAP on N. Clark where they used to go in the 90s. This mofo is the head of the most corrupt city in the most corrupt county of the most corrupt state in the U.S. He screwed up the country. Then, the morons in Chicago made in mayor as a reward.
Report Post »loveoursoldiers
Posted on October 27, 2011 at 8:35amThis is not for real.. IMO. OTOH.. he is Jewish and these OWS morons are clearly anti-semetic. I find that picture interesting. Just like Obama they try to influence minds in subtle ways. In the background.. a white woman and a ? Muslim.. In Denver Obama had an all white background… oh and many American flags. When he is trying to get Muslim attention he uses the gold curtains and no red white and blue anywhere. All porpaganda. Nothing is as it seems from these liars. They are all up to no good.
Report Post »MKFlyboy
Posted on October 26, 2011 at 11:32pmThis is priceless! Nothing has cheered me up so much since the libs tried to play hide the Weiner. They love stirring up this hornets nest and now they’re starting to get stung.
Report Post »the hawk
Posted on October 26, 2011 at 11:25pmit’s about time ! The ones with true brains will see neither the Reps or Dems are interested in their problems !…………………………………………………………………..
Report Post »neverending
Posted on October 26, 2011 at 11:22pmFinally some really, really good news!
Report Post »nosycophant
Posted on October 26, 2011 at 11:11pmHe is looking at a Weiner!
Report Post »Bowmaster
Posted on October 26, 2011 at 11:06pmHow about an online database to identify these people in the future?
Report Post »Constructionist
Posted on October 26, 2011 at 11:01pmI wonder if all that blustery machoism he typically displays is just trying to compensate for a last name you associate with female porn stars.
Report Post »Meyvn
Posted on October 27, 2011 at 6:02am@Constructionist: I am not a big Rahm fan, but I doubt seriously many people, if any at all, associate that name with porn stars. You’re all washed up.
Report Post »LoisLane1951
Posted on October 26, 2011 at 10:52pmSo, I’m thinking…if I’m a personnel officer in a company looking to recruit new talent, any applicants who have been involved in OWS or any other occupation are automatically going to file 13. Does it not occur to these youngsters that some day they’re going to have to get a job? Who’d want to hire any of these rabble rousers?
Report Post »ezeewhiz
Posted on October 26, 2011 at 10:46pmWhen you already swim with the fish its hard to get out of the water!!!!
Report Post »OhSnappage
Posted on October 26, 2011 at 10:44pmBut none of the other protest rallies are going to govt agencies/buildings. Why did they drift staight to Deadfish Emmanuel? Seems more like they returned home to ask for more direction on what to do next.
Report Post »Dustyluv
Posted on October 27, 2011 at 4:00amNo…It was a set up so the liberals can gain cover. Plain and simple. It was a mild staged protest to make the liberal Rham look like a victim.
Report Post »moussiagilda
Posted on October 26, 2011 at 10:43pmOh my throttled and saviorfied soul. Is that beautiful. They hate — Democrats! And everybody! And how popular can you be when you hate everybody? This isn’t a popular movement.
Report Post »Magyar
Posted on October 26, 2011 at 10:41pmRhom is the height of corruption!
Report Post »Tear Em Up
Posted on October 26, 2011 at 10:57pmOf course he is. 5 out of the last 7 governors of Illinois are either now in, will so be or, have done time in prison. The Daley administration played more “one had washes the other” politics than any other in Chicago history (and that’s saying something). Not to mention, when Rahmbo was the Chief of Staff for the big O he orchestrated the Solindra deal…..Need I say more?
Report Post »Depressed_American
Posted on October 26, 2011 at 10:38pmMaybe the Democrats will finally start to wake up to this protest, and see the truth. The President’s ex-Chief-of-Staff at the protest end of the protester…Let’s see how long the Democrats keep supporting the protesters, once they start turning on more and more Democrats…
Report Post »whatthecrazy
Posted on October 26, 2011 at 10:29pmGood gosh what is he looking at with those buggy eyeballs I shudder to think………………..
Report Post »dealer@678
Posted on October 26, 2011 at 10:39pmStorm the White House you idiot zombies. Thats your target
Report Post »ADNIL
Posted on October 27, 2011 at 7:38amThat’s the “deer in the headlights” look.
Report Post »TxMadMac
Posted on October 26, 2011 at 10:28pmWhen Jesus told His disciples to occupy He meant to work hard and prosper. There’s quite a contrast here between the two. One is Holy. One isn’t. Can you guess which one ?
Report Post »UNBOTHERED
Posted on October 26, 2011 at 10:36pmAnd what did Jesus say to those who have riches TXMADMAC???????
Report Post »darkknight91
Posted on October 27, 2011 at 12:04amUnbothered, why don’t you tell us. I know what he said. Do YOU??? A liberal commenting on anything about Jesus is laughable. I’ll await your answer of stupidity.
Report Post »IAManAmericanCitizen
Posted on October 27, 2011 at 12:57amdarkknight91-
Report Post »are you professing to being a Christian while spewing such nastiness?
GhostOfJefferson
Posted on October 27, 2011 at 9:07amWell Unbothered, he didn’t say go out and advocate for a higher tax, or any tax. And Rome had taxes and a legal system, and Jesus being God and all knew that, so if it wasn’t one of the options he recommended, clearly it wasn’t what he wanted.
So sorry.
Report Post »darkknight91
Posted on October 27, 2011 at 10:18amIAManAmericanCitizen, what nastiness did I spew? Liberals are inherently stupid thus stupidity comes from their mouths on a daily basis. Jesus himself said the Pharisees were of their father Satan. Was that a nasty comment? I suggest you read a Bible before spewing such stupidity yourself.
Report Post »Locked
Posted on October 26, 2011 at 10:27pmMany of these protesters aren’t Democrats; they are either too far left or apolitical. Even if their “shadowy masters” are (according to The Blaze), if the protesters don’t even know who these masters are or what they want, it’s inevitable that the Dems will take some criticism as well.
Report Post »NCTRUTH
Posted on October 26, 2011 at 10:21pmBBWWWWWAAAAAAhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
Report Post »dealer@678
Posted on October 26, 2011 at 10:29pmI think im on their side now
Report Post »vennoye
Posted on October 26, 2011 at 10:45pmdealer@678
Report Post »Thanks for making me laugh!!! Think it is probably good for Rahm to be on the receiving end of agression for a change instead of the giving end!! Amazing how much more reasonable he appears when he isn’t doing the the bullying……….lol !!!!!!!
LoisLane1951
Posted on October 26, 2011 at 10:20pmIt is only a matter of time before they turn on their own leaders. The “movement” is so “diverse”, it has no head. They are the epi-center of the politically correct universe. They will quickly find that agreements cannot be met nor decisions made in that climate. Then they’ll start breaking things out of frustration and boredom. Perhaps they’ll drag Rahm out into the street before they begin dragging the “banksters” out into the street. That would be interesting to see.
Report Post »copatriots
Posted on October 26, 2011 at 10:16pmIs it me…..or does Rahm look like an older version of Anthony Weiner? Rahm must be a little better at hiding his perversion
Report Post »garyM
Posted on October 26, 2011 at 10:16pmAs much as I disagree with the protestors, they couldn’t have picked a better place to protest, I hope they left a dead fish at Ramh’s front door or on his desk!
Report Post »majorsco
Posted on October 26, 2011 at 10:14pmI couldn’t think of a better corrupt official than this to storm, other than the corrupter in chief, Obama.
Report Post »Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on October 26, 2011 at 10:08pmTo paraphrase an old english saying: “Something doth tell to me the puppetmasters are soon to be do a whippin by yon merry band of protesters highly enraged with them…”
I have the distinct feeling this mess is one of these probabilities:
A. Deliberate set up for a confrontation that he knew of ahead of time.
Report Post »B. The puppet masters are losing control of their charges.
C. The admin/Soros/Van Jones have decided Emmanuel is expendable now.
spfoam1
Posted on October 26, 2011 at 10:11pmI think the answer is A.
Report Post »djmaine
Posted on October 26, 2011 at 10:25pmYour right. Now he gets to be the voice of “reason” for the media to put forward with solutions.
Report Post »This is text book.
CatB
Posted on October 26, 2011 at 11:02pmOr D. They were “confused” …
Report Post »Dalady
Posted on October 26, 2011 at 11:51pmThanks Snow. What struck me was the one measly hour sit-in then a threat to come back in two weeks. Sure looks orchestrated to me.
Yes, CATB, they are definitely confused…and clueless.
NOBAMA 2012
Report Post »Bill Rowland
Posted on October 27, 2011 at 8:54amHas to be A – makes Rohm look like a victim. It also draws attention away from something, watch the other hand.
OMG
Report Post »Christian4ever
Posted on October 26, 2011 at 10:06pmI’m sure Obama loves all this chaos.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRL2LdFLdVI
Report Post »fatjack
Posted on October 26, 2011 at 10:36pmNice youtube Christian4ever.
Its coming………………………….are you ready?
Report Post »Christian4ever
Posted on October 26, 2011 at 11:33pmThanks Fatjack. Yeah I think we’re all in for a rough ride.
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