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The Chicago Way

Chicago Way w/John Kass: Mike Cummings promises not to ‘line his pockets’ in the 19th Ward

The Chicago Way

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News & Politics, News, Columnist, Politics, Carlin, Plus, Wgn, Jeff, Tribune, John, Chicago, The, Kass, Radio, Way

4.81.1K Ratings

🗓️ 6 February 2023

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

Chicago Way w/John Kass (02/06/23): With only a few weeks until election day in Chicago, retired CPD sergeant Mike Cummings is here to discuss why the 19th Ward is ready for a change and Mayor Lori Lightfoot, Police Superintendent David Brown, and Alderman Matt O’Shea have to go. Plus, Kasso takes a crack at monologue […]

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0:00.0

Human beings forget almost everything that happens to them, particularly American human beings.

0:06.0

We can't remember our own history, we can't remember the fact that just a few years ago, maybe a year ago, two years ago,

0:15.0

some thugs stuck their guns in our wives' faces, and stole their stuff, or threatened bodily harm, or did worse.

0:25.0

But that's what we do as people, we forget.

0:28.0

And I'm asking you now not to forget what happened, because I can't forget the fact that my wife and her friends all started jamming on those police scanner apps.

0:41.0

They all wanted to know what was the best police scanner app they're calling all friends of mine and police department, like which one is best?

0:52.0

It's amazing, and now we have an election coming up, and the election is for the mayor of the city of Chicago and the aldermen, and one of the aldermen that are up in one ward that is significantly important to the people of Chicago is the 19th ward.

1:10.0

But long held is the best in the power by certain select families, the shians, the rougais, and people like that.

1:20.0

And now it's kind of breaking up, and what more people are getting a chance to speak.

1:25.0

And one of those who's getting a chance to speak is Mike Cummings, retired sergeant of police, dispensing street justice on the streets of Chicago on the south side as was done in the old days.

1:40.0

And now he's here on the Chicago way with me and Jeff Carlin.

1:44.0

Jeff Carlin is always ready when I went down with that stroke and the health problem, the open heart surgery he was here.

1:52.0

Thanks Jeff, Tom Serifin, thanks Tom, and here we are again today.

1:56.0

And where are you with Mike Cummings doing battle with the rougais and the shians for the heart of the 19th ward?

2:04.0

And Lori Lightfoot backing I'm sure it is regret the aldermen of the 19th ward.

2:12.0

Where are you when your friends forget that just two years ago they were terrified jumping under their beds hoping they could get a gun.

2:20.0

Where can they get a gun? Where can we get a gun honey?

2:24.0

You're on the Chicago way couple weeks out before the mayoral election with everything up in the air on WGM plus.

2:32.0

So this is a guy who lives high on the hog and he has this tammany whole style attitude to power.

2:40.0

And it is it's the Chicago way absolutely the Chicago way is a deep cultural phenomenon.

2:49.0

It's the Chicago way the Chicago way that's the focus in a tower by the river.

2:55.0

There lived a man.

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