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The Chicago Way

Chicago Way w/John Kass: When the leftovers are gone

The Chicago Way

WGN Plus

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

4.81.1K Ratings

🗓️ 2 December 2024

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

Chicago Way w/John Kass (12/02/24): In a post Thanksgiving hangover, John Kass & Jeff Carlin look at what’s next for the mainstream media and ruling class in Washington, Illinois, & Chicago after Donald Trump takes office. Plus, Kasso gets a couple of book suggestions: The Iron Heel & The Elite. Check out more from Kass […]

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0:00.0

So this is a guy who lives high on the hog, and he has this Tammany Hall style attitude to power.

0:08.7

And it is, it's the Chicago Way, absolutely.

0:11.8

The Chicago Way is a deep cultural phenomenon.

0:17.5

It's the Chicago Way.

0:18.8

The Chicago Way, That's the focus.

0:21.2

In a tower by the river, there lived a man.

0:24.2

There was a man who took a stand, with pen and paper in his hand, defeating foes in every ward with a pen more mighty than the sword.

0:40.8

No escape from his ink lasso in a tower by the river.

0:46.8

Castle.

0:47.8

Here you get him.

0:49.1

He pulls a knife.

0:50.5

You pull a gun.

0:51.4

He sends one of yours to the hospital.

0:52.9

You say one of his to the morgue.

0:54.4

That's a fish your pack away.

0:59.3

Well, we're a week out of the holiday or so, and I just want to tell everybody that I kept my mouth shut during Thanksgiving.

1:08.1

I mean, I ate as much as I could with my little pack of insulin nearby in

1:13.1

case I overboard, but I didn't talk politics. And Betty looked at me and smiled like I was a

1:21.1

nice little boy. You know, I did not stick it to the progressive nieces.

1:28.4

I didn't say, ha, ha, mega.

1:31.0

I didn't even do my mega dance at the table.

1:35.1

Should I get a gold star, Jeff Carlin?

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