Wonkette
THE CHICAGO INDICTMENT IS JUST SOME BORING ALDERMAN: Patrick Fitzgerald you are a loser. Your Wonkette editors had prepared for the worst regarding this impending indictment of an elected official in Chicago, “joking” that it was “probably just some alderman.” And that’s all it is, some slob who looks like Jesse Jackson after eating Rush Limbaugh: “Ald. Isaac Carothers (29th), a staunch ally of Mayor Richard Daley, was indicted today on federal public-corruption charges.” [Chicago Breaking News]
Jabba the Hutt was from Chicago? Figures.
How soon they forget their heroes in Chicago. Free Refrigerator Perry!
Loser or not, fucking with Daley cronies is much more hazardous than fucking with Blago cronies.
Indicting alderman is how Fitz’s team practices for the big ones!
It doesn’t take much to get something on one of these dolts, all you have to do is talk to one of them, get them to sign anything & voila!
They’ve now committed a federal crime & off to Club Fed for a few years.
And in Carother’s case, it will do him a world of good as he’ll lose a hundred lbs. up in the woods of Oxford, Wisconsin.
Shit, crank up the fauxrage, this will be a 24 X 7 news loop, tying this clown to Obama…
Ay, caramba! Ike Carrothers. eh, I’ve got nothin…
Did Fitzgerald really need to hold a press conference for this, or was it just to remind us all of what a loser he is?
Tab Thacker is an Alderman?
Corrupt Chicaaaaguh alderman?
Truly, nothing to see here. Keep moving.
The Special Investigator who cried wolf. What will happen, Mr. Fitz, when you have a real story? No one will come. Sad.
“And that’s all it is, some slob who looks like Jesse Jackson after eating Rush Limbaugh”
Winning description.
Who?
WTF? how is this news? If he WASN’T crooked, he wasn’t doing his job, and all this hype for $40K in home improvements… that’s what, a new bathroom… shit, look and how big that dude is, of COURSE he needed a new bathroom!! and getting free food, well, again, the guy is huge…
SEE AMERIKKKA? FIRST LIMBAUGH NOW THIS GUY. THE ANIMALHUMANHYBRIDS ARE HERE!!!11 ITZ THE END OF DAYS!!!!11111
Yawn.
Perhaps her should have passed on the $40,000 worth of meals
Off topic:
I’ve been thinking about the nature of reality today.
Does Noonan’s blingee still “bling” when no one is looking? Come to think of it, would her columns exist if no one read them?
mollymcgwire: I suggest that no one offers him a paper-thin mint.
Wasn’t he one of the Fat Boys?
If nothing else, Chicago believes in tradition:
“Carothers is the first alderman to face federal charges since Troutman (20th) was charged in 2007 with demanding campaign money and bribes to support developers’ projects. Troutman became the 27th Chicago alderman to be convicted of wrongdoing since 1972 when she pleaded guilty last fall. She was sentenced in February to 4 years in prison.
Carothers’ father, William Carothers (28th), was himself convicted in federal court of attempting to extort a hospital contractor for free remodeling work on his offices in 1981.”
At long last — Tina Turner gets her revenge.
Speaking of eating something finely marbled with delicious fat….
What’s up with the PETA anti-meat video ad right above the one for “Dad’s Awesome Grilling Book”? Don’t you all have some sort of algorerythim or something to prevent this.
Oh, about this post. Who cares? If it’s not Burress, leave me and my cheeseburgers alone. What FreshCliches: said.
Haha. Just like his convicted old man. Maybe they can bunk together in the big house. And I mean B-I-G house.
Apparently that super named Buffalo Butt from Good Times decided to move up in the world.
proudgrampa: Noonan’s columns would still exist if nobody read them, because they are all informed by a very deep solipsism. While many of them are no doubt desperate drivel pumped out to meet a deadline, you should not make the mistake of thinking they are written with any audience in mind, unless that audience is people like George Will or Richard Cohen.
S.Luggo: so this guy got a double-whammy… not only was he in a job where corruption is expected, he is genetically predisposed to it. Throw in the free food, and the fat bastard had no choice. It’s like being gay, the guy couldn’t help it.
Custerwolf: Make that “wafer-thin” sorry MPFC.
Custerwolf: How about one thats wafer thin?
When Charles Barkley advises you to cut down on your corn syrup intake, you know you’ve got a problem.
Obamaton: Thank you.
A new tape has been released in which Blago tells Burris that a certain alderman’s seat is now availble for a fucking song. Burris asks Blago if he will take a personal check.
azw88: Yes. And to paraphrase Glenn Beck, enough of this identity politics.
Custerwolf: “Bring me a bucket!” Funniest line EVER!
a staunch ally of Mayor Richard Daley
A staunch ally? Perhaps the staunchest, yea even apparently over-staunch from his pic.
Public corruption charges are practically a job requirement for Chicago alderman. You’re considered a reformer if you do it in secret.
Unindicted Co-Conspirator: Nobody loses weight in the fancy Federal prisons. They’re allowed to cook their own food and the inmates from NY and Jersey have their “family members” bring in the ingredients. Spaghetti carbonara three times a day.
Turd Way: I’m sure he has all kinds of connections with dangerous people.
Zhu Bajie
Turd Way: There not the product of a computer program?
Zhu Bajie
Jim-
I apologize for getting everyone excited about some Burris action by sending the info along. I suppose we should all just recognize that my city is a mess and move on.
At least Carothers is the only colored office holder that didn’t want Barry’s seat.
Prison has a way to slim a fellow down.
ChicagoMachine: It’s good information to have.
Fitzgerald will continue his investigation into the activities of Dumb Donald, Mushmouth, and Weird Harold.
SO DID THEY FIND HIS CERTIFACTES OF LIVE BRITHS?