SNAPSHOTS FROM THE CHICAGO MACHINES INVOLVEMENT IN THE 2006 ELECTION FOR COOK COUNTY PRESIDENT

For those who did not hear Gary Indiana’s Mayor, Rudy Clay, speak tonight on CNN….find the audio….he obviously was up to some shady business….In Fact, on CNN, the Hammond Indiana Mayor flatly accused Mayor Clay of corruption, live, on air………..This is Chicago Machine Politics at its finest…

Below is a link to some snapshots of the 2006 election for Cook County President

http://www.nbc5.com/slideshow/news/10267014/detail.html

As you will see from the pics……In 2006, Barack Obama backed machine candidate, John Stroger Jr. (his father was machine president prior) was involved in an election night that involved ….protests……. ballots in boxes on the streets….accusations of corruption….etc….So, this was a typical Chicago style election…fully endorsed by America’s CHANGE candidate, Barack Obama.

After the corruption fueled election concluded….the Obama backed, Machine Candidate, Stroeger won……and, now….our city’s transportation, health care, and finances are even more of a mess than they were before…….