By Steve Rhodes
Let’s not reduce him to a wind-up toy. Plus: Do We Really Need More Police Officers? Neither Side Wants You To Know; The Many Problems Of Political Polls; and Rahm Vs. The Field.
SHOW NOTES
:00: Strawberry Rock Show.
:48: Ernie Banks Was Not Just A Bobblehead.
* SI: Measuring Where Ernie Banks Ranks Among The Best Shortstops Ever.
* Roger Wallenstein: The Legacy of Ernie Banks.
* John Kass: Ernie Banks Gave Chicago Something To Smile About In The Turbulent ’60s.
As my friend @DRMBYRNES noted: We had #ErnieBanks & other bb cards We didn’t consider a player’s race, just his game. http://t.co/J8TQ6Mas7m
— John Kass (@John_Kass) January 25, 2015
* Rick Telander: Ernie Banks Dealt With So Much But Never Let It Show.
* Rick Morrissey: Ernie Banks, Mr. Cub, Leaves This World To Play Two, If Not More.
* David Haugh: Ernie Banks Truly A Man For All Seasons.
* Bob Sirott: Ernie Banks: Under His Spell.
* David Kaplan: “I never let that stuff bother me.”
That’s a lot of white guys weighing in.
* Ernie Banks Put On CTA Board With $15,000 Salary.
* Ernie Banks ran for 8th Ward alderman.
16:02: The Vaselines at the Empty Bottle on Wednesday night.
18:50: Looking For Facts In The Police Staffing Debate.
* How Many Police Officers Does Chicago Need?
* The phrase I was searching for is “diminishing returns.”
* Toni Preckwinkle on crime and education.
* Rahm Emanuel is trying to hide what his challengers don’t want to see.
33:08: Amanda X at the Empty Bottle on Wednesday night.
35:18: The Many Problems Of Political Polls.
* Pundits explain realities that don’t exist.
* Rahm’s brainwashing budget.
* Branding honesty.
45:54: Twin Peaks at the Metro last Sunday night.
47:08: Rahm Vs. The Field.
* Willie Wilson is an expensive novelty item.
* Chuy Garcia: Too little, too late.
* Bob Fioretti: The forgotten candidate.
* Chuy’s puffy profile.
* The only ism I believe in is journalism.
* Rahm’s deceptions.
* “All governments suffer a recurring problem: Power attracts pathological personalities. It is not that power corrupts but that it is magnetic to the corruptible.”
56:32 The Liqs at the Metro last Sunday night.
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Posted on January 25, 2015