By Steve Rhodes
At least Chicagoland this week roused itself from its two-week slumber to become incredibly aggravating again; nothing is worse than being a bore.
Of course, that means a return to fact-free hagiography of Rahm Emanuel and Garry McCarthy.
And hey, enough Liz Dozier, huh? We get it.
More painful: watching the #Cubs or watching #Chicagoland?
— Beachwood Reporter (@BeachwoodReport) April 4, 2014
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One Week In, Safe Passage Workers Quit, Corners Not Covered: http://t.co/0MhqZBknCA | #Chicagoland | Tell the truth, CNN.
— Beachwood Reporter (@BeachwoodReport) April 4, 2014
Providing the Chicagoland antidote for viewers who don’t know they’re being snookered.
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NBC Investigates: Chicago Pulls Back On Safe Passage: http://t.co/qodJdCHuLf | #Chicagoland
— Beachwood Reporter (@BeachwoodReport) April 4, 2014
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Newark PD To Get Federal Monitor Because Of Civil Rights Abuses Under Garry McCarthy: http://t.co/IhWmX5naHF | #Chicagoland
— Beachwood Reporter (@BeachwoodReport) April 4, 2014
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SuperiorCourt Judge Rebukes Garry McCarthy For Altercation With Cops, Trying To Fix Daughter’s Ticket: http://t.co/QFSXLejLRf | #Chicagoland
— Beachwood Reporter (@BeachwoodReport) April 4, 2014
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Total disconnect between Daley/Rahm policies and conditions on the ground, as if poverty and violence are simply organic. #Chicagoland
— Beachwood Reporter (@BeachwoodReport) April 4, 2014
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“Bait Shop,” MPLEX. A small-town bait shop owner (Bill Engvall) competes in a fishing contest against a showboating pro (Billy Ray Cyrus).
— Beachwood Reporter (@BeachwoodReport) April 4, 2014
Alternate viewing.
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Only 60 percent of students from Chicago’s closed schools turn up at ‘welcoming schools’: http://t.co/aLLo2MDHT1 | #Chicagoland
— Beachwood Reporter (@BeachwoodReport) April 4, 2014
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Sorry, Liz Dozier, no teenager wants to be welcomed back to school with pompoms. Lame. #Chicagoland
— Beachwood Reporter (@BeachwoodReport) April 4, 2014
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CPS Announces Possible Exceptions To 5-Year School Closing Moratorium: http://t.co/K8AOb9NuT0 | #Chicagoland
— Beachwood Reporter (@BeachwoodReport) April 4, 2014
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You obviously don’t want to fact-check, CNN, so you’re welcome to use my tweets to create Pop-Up #Chicagoland.
— Beachwood Reporter (@BeachwoodReport) April 4, 2014
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Rahm hails civil rights mother and even Cesar Chavez, now says “screamers and occupiers” don’t do hard work. Mandela? MLK? #Chicagoland
— Beachwood Reporter (@BeachwoodReport) April 4, 2014
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CPS security chief makes a “surprise” visit to Fenger – and CNN cameras just happen to be there! #Chicagoland
— Beachwood Reporter (@BeachwoodReport) April 4, 2014
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#Chicagoland never lets anyone articulate opposition to Rahm’s policies; they just show chanting and screaming. #MarginalizingDissent
— Beachwood Reporter (@BeachwoodReport) April 4, 2014
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CookCounty Board President – Chicago’s Most Popular Pol – Rips Rahm On School Closings, Is Missing From #Chicagoland: http://t.co/kGhW6ZyPik
— Beachwood Reporter (@BeachwoodReport) April 4, 2014
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Hispanics/Latinos make up 29% of Chicago’s population and is the fastest (only?) growing group. But they make up 0% of #Chicagoland.
— Beachwood Reporter (@BeachwoodReport) April 4, 2014
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Next on CNN: Rahm Finds Malaysian Flight 370. #Chicagoland
— Beachwood Reporter (@BeachwoodReport) April 4, 2014
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My favorite moment in the series so far may be Barbara Byrd-Bennett yada yada yada-ing a shooting. #Chicagoland
— Beachwood Reporter (@BeachwoodReport) April 4, 2014
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How Rahm Made $18 Million In 18 Months Before He Cared So Deeply About Children: http://t.co/DnAzoOJ6f7 | #Chicagoland
— Beachwood Reporter (@BeachwoodReport) April 4, 2014
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Rahm’s Rules Parts 1 & 2: http://t.co/LBjoVvoZPU | How the media let him on the ballot. #Chicagoland
— Beachwood Reporter (@BeachwoodReport) April 4, 2014
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Reading Rahm: Master Media Manipulator: http://t.co/KiFcPi9WTz | #Chicagoland
— Beachwood Reporter (@BeachwoodReport) April 4, 2014
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Previously:
* Tweeting Chicagoland | Episode 1: Oh My Lord, I Hate It Already.
* Cracking The Chicagoland Code 1: Docu-Series Or Docu-Wank?
* Tweeting Chicagoland | Episode 2: Brought To You By Allstate, Billy Dec & The Central Office.
* Cracking The Chicagoland Code 2: Fixing The Facts.
* Tweeting Chicagoland | Episode 3: Get Me Rewrite.
* Cracking The Chicagoland Code 3: Our Fact-Challenged Heroes.
* Tweeting Chicagoland | Episode 4: Did We Mention That Rahm Loves (Black) Kids?
* Cracking The Chicagoland Code 4: LollapaRahmza.
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Comments welcome.
Posted on April 4, 2014