Misplaced Pages

Chicago-style politics: Difference between revisions

Article snapshot taken from Wikipedia with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.
Browse history interactively← Previous editNext edit →Content deleted Content addedVisualWikitext
Revision as of 02:30, 29 August 2015 editSpringee (talk | contribs)Extended confirmed users18,467 edits This article is historically not about the Obama meme and there is no consensus to add such a tag to the article.← Previous edit Revision as of 02:42, 29 August 2015 edit undoSpringee (talk | contribs)Extended confirmed users18,467 edits Changed opening to neutral description.Next edit →
Line 1: Line 1:
{{npov|date=August 2015}} {{npov|date=August 2015}}


'''Chicago-style politics''' was a political ] used in the ] of conservative ] politicians and commentators during the ] and presidency of ] to associate Obama with aspects of ], including ], ], ], and ], in the political ], Obama's home town. '''Chicago-style politics''' is a ] used to designate a set of characteristics associated to the less commendable aspects of the recent political history of the ] city of ], ], (i.e., ], ], ], ]) which is often cited as an example of blatant corruption.<ref name="FIRST">
{{cite news
|first=Daniel|last=Engber
|date=9 Dec 2008
|url=http://www.slate.com/id/2206364/|title=Why Is Chicago So Corrupt?
|work=Slate Magazine}}</ref> A study conducted by the ] has found that since 1972 three governors before ], and a total of 1,000 public officials and businessmen have been convicted of public corruption since 1970.<ref name="wcaddr">
{{cite web
|title=Curing Corruption in Illinois: Anti-Corruption Report Number 1
|url=http://www.uic.edu/depts/pols/ChicagoPolitics/Anti-corruptionReport.pdf
|publisher=University of Illinois at Chicago, Department of Political Science
|date=3 February 2009
|accessdate=26 January 2011 }}</ref>
It also has been used in recent years to characterize a supposedly offensive “tough, take-no-prisoners approach to politics”.<ref name=MacAskill>
{{cite news
|last=MacAskill|first=Ewen
|date=4 June 2010
|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/jun/04/colorado-andrew-romanoff-democrats-senate
|title=Republicans accuse White House of 'Chicago-style politics'
|work=The Guardian}}</ref> thus the ], ] (]-]) during a weekly press briefing, stated that: "Chicago-style politics is shutting the American people out and demonizing their opponents".<ref name=Silva>
{{cite news
|last=Silva|first=Mark
|date=23 October 2009
|url=http://www.swamppolitics.com/news/politics/blog/2009/10/obamas_chicagostyle_politics_b.html
|title=Obama's Chicago-style politics:' Boehner
|work=Chicago Tribune}}</ref>.



==Origin== ==Origin==

Revision as of 02:42, 29 August 2015

The neutrality of this article is disputed. Relevant discussion may be found on the talk page. Please do not remove this message until conditions to do so are met. (August 2015) (Learn how and when to remove this message)

Chicago-style politics is a byword used to designate a set of characteristics associated to the less commendable aspects of the recent political history of the American city of Chicago, Illinois, (i.e., corruption, patronage, nepotism, authoritarianism) which is often cited as an example of blatant corruption. A study conducted by the University of Illinois has found that since 1972 three governors before Governor Blagojevich, and a total of 1,000 public officials and businessmen have been convicted of public corruption since 1970. It also has been used in recent years to characterize a supposedly offensive “tough, take-no-prisoners approach to politics”. thus the Speaker of the House, John Boehner (R-Ohio) during a weekly press briefing, stated that: "Chicago-style politics is shutting the American people out and demonizing their opponents"..


Origin

The phrase "Chicago-style politics" originated before May 2008. The term was employed by conservative Republican politicians and pundits to characterize a supposedly offensive “tough, take-no-prisoners approach to politics”. The Speaker of the House, John Boehner (R-Ohio) during a weekly press briefing, stated that: "Chicago-style politics is shutting the American people out and demonizing their opponents". "'Chicago-style politics' is mainly just a way for him to call Obama corrupt without coming out and saying so", according to Jacob Weisberg of Slate. "'Chicago-style politics'...seems to have become a generic insult for just about any politics one disagrees with", wrote Chicago-based political consultant and columnist Don Rose in Politico.

Background

This section may contain material not related to the topic of the article and should be moved to Political history of Chicago instead. Please help improve this section or discuss this issue on the talk page. (August 2015) (Learn how and when to remove this message)

During the 1880s and 1890s, Chicago had an underground radical tradition with large and highly organized socialist, anarchist and labor organizations. The Republicans had their own machine operations, typified by the "blonde boss" William Lorimer, who was unseated by the U.S. Senate in 1912 because of his corrupt election methods.The political environment in Chicago in the 1910s and 1920s let organized crime flourish to the point that many Chicago policemen earned more money from pay-offs than from the city. Before the 1930s, the Democratic Party in Chicago was divided along ethnic lines - the Irish, Polish, Italian, and other groups each controlled politics in their neighborhoods Under the leadership of Anton Cermak, the party consolidated its ethnic bases into one large organization. With the organization behind, Cermak was able to win election as mayor of Chicago in 1931, an office he held until his assassination in 1933. The modern era of politics was dominated by machine politics in many ways, and the Cook County Democratic Party became was honed by Richard J. Daley after his election in 1955. Richard M. Daley, his son, is a former mayor of Chicago and had served for 21 years as mayor and 38 as a public servant. Daley announced on September 7, 2010 that he would not be seeking re-election. Daley was succeeded by former Obama White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel.

A point of interest is the party leanings of the city. For much of the last century, Chicago has been considered one of the largest Democratic strongholds in the United States. For example, the citizens of Chicago have not elected a Republican mayor since 1927, when William Thompson was voted into office. Brian Doherty was the only Republican council member in recent decades.

Home-town columnist Mike Royko wrote satirically that Chicago's motto (Urbs in Horto or "City in a Garden") should instead be Ubi est mea, or "Where's Mine?

See also

References

  1. ^ Engber, Daniel (9 Dec 2008). "Why Is Chicago So Corrupt?". Slate Magazine. Cite error: The named reference "FIRST" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  2. "Curing Corruption in Illinois: Anti-Corruption Report Number 1" (PDF). University of Illinois at Chicago, Department of Political Science. 3 February 2009. Retrieved 26 January 2011.
  3. ^ MacAskill, Ewen (4 June 2010). "Republicans accuse White House of 'Chicago-style politics'". The Guardian. Cite error: The named reference "MacAskill" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  4. ^ Silva, Mark (23 October 2009). "Obama's Chicago-style politics:' Boehner". Chicago Tribune. Cite error: The named reference "Silva" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  5. Pierce, Charles P. (May 11, 2013). "The Political De-Branding of America". Esquire. Retrieved 2014-04-14.
  6. Weisberg, Jacob (23 July 2012). "Chicago Style". Slate.
  7. Sweet, Lynn (July 17, 2012). "Mitt Romney accuses President Barack Obama of 'Chicago-style' politics". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved 2014-04-28.
  8. Warren, James (January 6, 2012). "'Chicago-Style Politics at Its Worst'? Fact-Checking Romney's Jab at Obama". Atlantic Monthly. Retrieved 2014-04-28.
  9. Rose, Don (July 30, 2012). "In praise of 'Chicago politics'". Politico. Retrieved 2014-04-28.
  10. Schneirov, Richard (April 1, 1998). Labor and Urban Politics. University of Illinois Press. pp. 173–174. ISBN 0-252-06676-6.
  11. Joel Arthur Tarr, A Study In Boss Politics: William Lorimer of Chicago (1971)
  12. Sun times article covering Daley Jr. withdrawal from 2011.
  13. The Radical Royko The Chicago Reader
Category: