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Anonymous asked in Politics & GovernmentPolitics · 8 years ago

What could a "Chicago style" politician do with the info the NSA has?

Talk about a match made in hell.

Mhmmm Remember how Herman Cain's alleged affairs suddenly came to light when he started polling well?

Update:

@ Liv. you wish. It's been a part of Chicago's history for over 75 years ! Google Chicago politics corruption and you'll see BOOKS written about the subject

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  • 8 years ago
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    You got a problem wit dat?

    Source(s): The uncannily fortuitous sex scandals are Axelrod's department.
  • 8 years ago

    Let's see:

    1. If you are a conservative maybe you don't get the business permits you need to start your small business.

    2. If you are a conservative maybe you have a harder time getting health insurance under Obamacare.

    3. If you are a conservative maybe you get audited more by the IRS

    4. If you are a conservative maybe you get hasseled more by ATF if you buy a firearm.

    For the posters who think Chicago Way Politics started with Obama, some research needs to be done to elections in Chicago probably prior to those being born who think it started with Obama. Chicago corruption dates back to the 30's.

  • 8 years ago

    Chicago politicians know more about their constituents than the NSA. You don't need electronic surveillance when the network of party precinct captains, ward committeemen, and aldermen is pervasive.

  • 5 years ago

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  • 8 years ago

    If nothing else, said politician can use it to find out if the opponent is bringing a knife, and if so, to bring a gun. That's the Chicago way.

  • 8 years ago

    Obama entered politics by getting a judge to release sealed documents about his opponent.

    Obama publicly shamed his way into office.

  • 8 years ago

    Not much. There are no conversations being recorded or listened to, only the origins and destinations and lengths of calls to foreign countries. Funny how when the law was passed that gave NSA this power, Republicans said they supported it and that as law abiding citizens they had nothing to hide.

  • Anonymous
    8 years ago

    Funny how there was no such term as "Chicago-style politician" until Obama was elected.

    It's ALMOST as if some group just made up the phrase and a bunch of mindless drones picked it up and parroted it.

    EDIT: Chicago has been nototrious for shady elections; true. But that was always associated with certain politicians. (e.g. Daly) The term "Chicago style politician" has never been a part of US political parlance. Sorry. And I'll pass on Google and stick to peer-reviewed reports, and major international media publications.

    You do realize that anyone can put anything on the internet, right? Oh, of course you don't.

    Lemme guess. You were one of those guys who always asked. "Why can't we cite wikipedia as an academic source?!"

    Silly, silly little folks.

  • 8 years ago

    It is the right creating the framework. Chicago has nothing to do with anything.

    Corruption/ALEC/Koch and friends

    So Snowden took the job to collect info and ran to the enemy and the right thinks this can be spun into election propaganda...will not work. I say he is being paid by the right

  • wizjp
    Lv 7
    8 years ago

    Register a million dead voters and sell the president's Senate seat....Oh wait....

  • Athena
    Lv 7
    8 years ago

    Basically it is a framework for a dictatorship.

    All the pieces are now in place.

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