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There are too many senior citizens and good residents in Chicago who are sick and tired of having to walk several blocks out of their way when they leave their homes just to avoid the gangs and drug dealers on the street corner.

Rahm Emanuel

I consider myself a progressive. I have a passion for people who work. To me, this is about forward looking versus backward looking. Ideological gradations are the wrong way to look at it.
RAHM EMANUEL

Graduation Passion People Progression Work
You have a burden going into any campaign when you’re raising money to fund that effort because there’s always a desire to spend more money than you have.
RAHM EMANUEL

Burden Desire Money Raise Yourself
Whose leadership, whose judgment, whose values do you want in the White House when that crisis lands like a thud on the Oval Office desk?
RAHM EMANUEL

Crisis Judgement Leadership White
Laquan McDonald is a wake-up call to all of us. It’s a reminder there’s a lot broken.
RAHM EMANUEL

Break Call Reminder Wake Up
There’s no safe Republican district. You can run, but you cannot hide.
RAHM EMANUEL

Hide Run Safety
Under Superintendent Johnson’s leadership, our police department is on a path to earn the respect of every community in the City of Chicago.
RAHM EMANUEL

Community Leadership Police
We have work to do, and Tuesday Americans sent Washington a clear message – get the job done.
RAHM EMANUEL

Clear Message Work
There was no blueprint or how-to manual for fixing a global financial meltdown, an auto crisis, two wars and a great recession, all at the same time.
RAHM EMANUEL

Crisis Fix Greatness Manual Time War
While Mayor Daley surprised me today with his decision to not run for reelection, I have never been surprised by his leadership, dedication and tireless work on behalf of the city and the people of Chicago.
RAHM EMANUEL

Decision Dedication Election Leadership Myself People
It is one thing to train officers on fighting crime. It is a whole other thing to train them to build friendships and relationships, which are integral to fighting crime. This takes time, effort, and patience on the part of police officers.
RAHM EMANUEL

Build Crime Effort Fight Friendship Patience Police Training
My attitude is govern as if you’ve run your last race. That’s not to say I’ve run my last race, but govern with a liberation and a freedom; change your mind frame to operate that way.
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Attitude Change Frame Freedom Government Myself Operation Race Relationship
When people told me ‘It’s great to be here’, they meant at the house, not with me.
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Greatness Home Myself People
Because of the president’s leadership, every American will have access to affordable, quality health care.
RAHM EMANUEL

Affordable Health Leadership Quality
Bob Rubin was opposed to signing the welfare bill. He’s not exactly what I call a flaming liberal.
RAHM EMANUEL

Call Flame Liberal Myself Oppression
I sometimes joke, Paula, even paranoid people have enemies.
RAHM EMANUEL

Enemy Nervous People
The world for our law enforcement community has changed dramatically: everything from filling out paperwork to relationships with the community and how they think the narrative is in the media.
RAHM EMANUEL

Community Enforcement Law Media Relationship World

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