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He is an ineffectual showhorse alderman. Contrary to what youve written here. He almost never "prevails" and certainly not on anything of substance.
His neglect of the pressing needs of his ward have resulted in staggering gang violence and street crime along Morse Avenue. Students at Loyola University are routinely harassed.
Joe has expended his efforts on behalf of the things like the goose liver pate ordinance while virtually every measurable quality of life indicator in Rogers Park has plummeted during his ineffectual service.
He damn near lost his last election which would have been good and I can only hope for those trying to make an actual difference to Chicagoans in Rogers Park that he will in the next go-round. Shameful, shameful choice John and insult to true progressivism.
Posted by Chicago Cillen
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Has anyone gotten a reply from Katrina van den Heuvel, the apparently idiot, brain-dead editor of "The Nation" who gave Joe the Pinhead this award?
Don't they offer this award as a bonus with a 5 year subscription?
Wait! I thought Joe was patting himself on the BACK, not the BACKSIDE?
Ah, but then, the camera NEVER lies, right?
Joe is the kind who asks "what can my country do for me?"
His purpose is to milk his government job for all he can, as long as he can get away with it.
Joe Moore is another Blogo, just in a smaller pond.
My letter to the Editor of the Nation.....
----- Original Message -----
From: Michael luckenbach
To: letters@thenation.com
Cc: Lorraine Swanson ; Julie Hamos ; John Kass ; Jeffery Schoenberg ; Jen Walling ; Jan Schakowsky
Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2009 12:05 PM
Subject: 'Most Valuable Local Official'
The Nation Magazine
Letter to the Editor
I'm writing to express my astonishment in your naming Chicago Alderman Joe Moore as 'Most Valuable Local Official' in the annual " Most Valuable Progressives of 2008". I am a strong progressive, loyal subscriber to The Nation, and a long time resident (34 years) of the 49th Ward in Chicago. Our quality of life in the 49th Ward, under Joe's 17 year stewardship, has deteriorated greatly due to his ignoring our LOCAL Ward issues, concerns and services and instead pandering to the media regarding national and international matters. Mr. Moore is very focused in concerning himself with all manner of issues which have NOTHING to do with the job he is /was elected to do...represent and deal with local Ward constituent needs and concerns. As a loyal, long time Nation subscriber, I am dumbfounded by this choice. In making this unbelievable selection, you certainly did not speak to Alderman Moore's local constituents or evaluate and consider his performance on/in the job he is/was elected to do...represent and focus on the needs and interest of the residents of the 49th Ward.
Michael C. Luckenbach
49th Ward, Chicago
P.S.
Over the years, Mr. Moore has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars (millions?) from Real Estate developers (for zoning changes?) and other special interest groups, in-order to fund his Aldermanic political career. It will come as a surprise, if this 'pay to play' way of doing business in the 49th Ward hasn't come under the scrutiny of Federal Prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald's office. I certainly hope so.
I would love to know the criteria for this choice. Was it just this one writer who had the decision?
new schools, library, fire house, parks, businesses, yeah, none of that shit is worth anything.
and gang crime is fed by the idiotic federal drug laws whose real purpose is to funnel money to the private prisons, and virtually free labor to the booming prison labor economy.
I cry for this ward because I am a liberal.
A child murdered another child in this ward, and Joe Moore is focused on a headline grabbing window factory in Goose Island.
"Was it just this one writer who had the decision?"
you mean, did the editorial board of the Nation meet and come up with Joe Moore? HA!
one BLOGGER (this humor piece did NOT appear in the magazine)
John Nichols
perhaps you may know Joe Moore a bit better than Mr. Nichols
write to him here:
JNichols@thenation.com
Of Nichols, author Gore Vidal says: "Of all the giant slayers now afoot in the great American desert, John Nichols’s sword is the sharpest."
That's the last line of John Nichols bio on The Nation's website. A bit of puffery, perhaps, but how would he ever know Joe Moore.
This wouldn't MORE Moore "Pay-to-Play", would it? From OUR Joe Moore?
To save us all Mo Cahill's dribbling on Joe's shoe's, I'll do it first for her...
"i would like to publicly congratulate joe on this well deserved award."
wouldn't you sort of hope that a local progressive worthy of national recognition, that his own constituents might be happy enough with him, that his most recent re-election might have been by more than a 3% margin?
just asking
In part.....the respose to my above 'Letter to the Editor' from John Nichols.
From: John Nichols
To: Michael luckenbach
Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2009 2:21 PM
Subject: RE: 'Most Valuable Local Official'
Dear Michael:
Thanks for this smart, good note. .....I've heard from folks in the 49th who are upset. I value what you've said here and take it into account.
My best,
JN
I enjoy the blog-you spend alot of energy on hate for your alderman; this has resulted in 20 years of Joe. Try to get Craig to run, He would be great. All of the past candidates have had the wrong stuff...
I'll be the first to admit; I read Thomas Westgards blog. I read it to balance out the articles that get posted out here and on Rogers Park Bench. But damn, did Westgards blog go south when he brought Been There on!!!
I just find her stuff painful to read. Its like being junk punched one second, and then poked in the eyes the next.
Props to Joe for single-handedly building those schools, firehouses, and parks. Hey, been there, see if Joey can:
1)make it stop snowing
2)fix the global economy
3)find some readers for your shitty blog
4)get you a smidgen of artistic talent
Thanks.
Gee, that's some fine photo manipulation. Why, that's MY photo and MY photo manipulation, WITH NO ATTRIBUTION! THANKS!
The piece in The Nation is further proof that ignorance is Joe's best friend.
Spread the word about Joe. He can't be outspent.
Truth is his biggest enemy next election.
it is a fine photo!
been there...
Sorry, but a firehouse that has been promised for more than a dozen years, an attempt to highjack a park building created by a group of residents IN SPITE OF JOE and not a single new business brought to our community? On his best day, Joe couldn't possibly negate 17 years of ineptitude and corruption.
Seriously. Have another glass of Joe Kood-Aid.
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