Things happened there that I don’t think are the finest hours for anybody, whether it was a journalist, the legal system or, in that case of the political system, who would say that was an example of when Washington worked best.
RAHM EMANUELThings happened there that I don’t think are the finest hours for anybody, whether it was a journalist, the legal system or, in that case of the political system, who would say that was an example of when Washington worked best.
RAHM EMANUELWhose 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 EMANUELFor all the things that make Chicago great, for all the things that make us proud to call ourselves Chicagoans, the violence that is happening corrodes our core. It is not the Chicago we know and love.
RAHM EMANUELI believe the record I was allowed to help establish by the side of the president was important.
RAHM EMANUELYou 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 EMANUELEvery policy officer is sworn to protect life, and, under the most extreme circumstances, to take life. It is a staggering responsibility that requires officers to make split second decisions.
RAHM EMANUELI’ve never been in a place where winning has hurt the ability to do anything.
RAHM EMANUELTo deal with what you have to deal with as mayor or president, there has to be an overriding psychological or professional or emotional gratification that would let you go through all the angst.
RAHM EMANUELWhen people told me ‘It’s great to be here’, they meant at the house, not with me.
RAHM EMANUELFighting crime requires a partnership between the police and the community. And we all know that this partnership has been tested in Chicago. It is a problem that has festered in this city for decades.
RAHM EMANUELIn the White House, you can be on the pitcher’s mound or you can be in the catcher’s position. Put points on the board. Show people you can govern. Deliver on what you said you were going to deliver on.
RAHM EMANUELUnder Superintendent Johnson’s leadership, our police department is on a path to earn the respect of every community in the City of Chicago.
RAHM EMANUELThere 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 EMANUELWe invoke the sacrifices of our fallen heroes in the abstract, but we seldom take time to thank them individually.
RAHM EMANUELThe 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 EMANUELAs big a problem as gun violence is for Chicago, it is not beyond our ability to solve. Ending this string of tragedies is our top priority as a city. We are infusing our police department with the manpower, technology and training to meet this challenge head on.
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