From: Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com>
Newsgroups: alt.fan.rush-limbaugh,can.politics,alt.politics.trump,alt.politics.liberalism
Subject: Re: Illinois governer rebuffs federal intervention to prevent Chicago
Date: Thu, 4 Sep 2025 10:34:42 -0700
Organization: A noiseless patient Spider
On 2025-09-04 07:12, NoBody wrote:
> On Wed, 3 Sep 2025 16:41:17 -0700, Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> wrote:
>
>> On 2025-09-03 07:49, pothead wrote:
>>> On 2025-09-03, NoBody <NoBody@nowhere.com> wrote:
>>>> On Tue, 2 Sep 2025 14:51:16 -0000 (UTC), pothead
>>>> <pothead@snakebite.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On 2025-09-02, NoBody <NoBody@nowhere.com> wrote:
>>>>>> On Mon, 1 Sep 2025 10:53:14 -0400, Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On 2025-09-01 10:05, NoBody wrote:
>>>>>>>> Shouldn't the governor take a hint and enforce laws in Chicago?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> At least 53 people have been shot, seven fatally, across Chicago over
>>>>>>>> Labor Day weekend, including a drive-by attack that left seven victims
>>>>>>>> wounded, according to police.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> The violent holiday weekend came as President Donald Trump renewed
>>>>>>>> threats to send federal agents and National Guard troops to Chicago
>>>>>>>> over the objections of Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and Chicago Mayor
>>>>>>>> Brandon Johnson.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Trump on Saturday sent a warning to Pritzker in a post on his social
>>>>>>>> media platform, referencing recent crime in Chicago and saying
>>>>>>>> Pritzker "better straighten it out, FAST, or we're coming!"
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Pritzker, a Democrat, responded in a news conference a week ago to an
>>>>>>>> earlier Trump threat to "straighten out Chicago, just like we did
>>>>>>>> D.C.," by saying that the president's plan was "unprecedented and
>>>>>>>> unwarranted. It is illegal, it is unconstitutional, it is
>>>>>>>> un-American."
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> https://abcnews.go.com/US/35-shot-weekend-chicago-governor-rejects-trumps-threat/story?id=125134744
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Yeah cause crime and murder is better....
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> So why isn't Trump sending troops any of the 91 other cities in the US
>>>>>>> that have higher rates of violent crime?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Or the 21 cities that have higher rates of murder and non-negligent
>>>>>>> manslaughter?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_cities_by_crime_rate>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> If this is really about making people safer, shouldn't you be sending
>>>>>>> people to where they will do the most good?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> It's certainly something I wouldn't object to. Now please explain why
>>>>>> you have no problem with Chicago's massive murder problem, the
>>>>>> governor doing nothing about it and actively rebelling against an
>>>>>> offer of help.
>>>>>
>>>>> Bingo.
>>>>
>>>> Did you notice Alan has vanished?
>>>
>>> Yep.
>>> Like I've said before, Trump has snookered the liberals once again.
>>> They simply cannot explain to the voters why they aren't interested in
>>> solving the crime problem.
>>> It's no win situation for the democrats.
>> My question is:
>>
>> Why isn't Trump interested in solving the crime problem where it's worst?
>
> Points finger elsewhere so he doesn't have to address the historic
> hellhole that is Chicago.
If Chicago is a "hellhole" what does that say about these cities which
all have higher rates of violent crime?
Memphis, Tennessee
Oakland, California
Detroit, Michigan
Little Rock, Arkansas
Baltimore, Maryland
Cleveland, Ohio
Kansas City, Missouri
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
St. Louis, Missouri
Dayton, Ohio
Birmingham, Alabama
Shreveport, Louisiana
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Springfield, Missouri
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Houston, Texas
Stockton, California
Nashville, Tennessee
Rockford, Illinois
Tacoma, Washington
Kansas City, Kansas
Toledo, Ohio
Victorville, California
Anchorage, Alaska
Denver, Colorado
Paterson, New Jersey
Aurora, Colorado
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Washington, District of Columbia
Greensboro, North Carolina
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
San Bernardino, California
Springfield, Massachusetts
Indianapolis, Indiana
Salt Lake City, Utah
Corpus Christi, Texas
Cincinnati, Ohio
Lancaster, California
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Lubbock, Texas
Akron, Ohio
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Phoenix, Arizona
Lakewood, Colorado
Seattle, Washington
Columbia, South Carolina
Syracuse, New York
Sacramento, California
Mobile, Alabama
Knoxville, Tennessee
Gainesville, Florida3
Newport News, Virginia
Fresno, California
Charlotte-Mecklenburg, North Carolina
Los Angeles2, California
Portland, Oregon
Pomona, California
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Louisville Metro, Kentucky
Buffalo, New York
Des Moines, Iowa
Amarillo, Texas
Long Beach, California
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Spokane, Washington
New York, New York
Fayetteville, North Carolina
Dallas, Texas
Modesto, California
Boston, Massachusetts
St. Petersburg, Florida3
Durham, North Carolina
St. Paul, Minnesota
San Jose, California
Columbus, Georgia
San Francisco, California
Oxnard, California
Anaheim, California
Montgomery, Alabama
San Antonio, Texas
Riverside, California
Tucson, Arizona
Rochester, New York
Vancouver, Washington
Newark, New Jersey
Pasadena, Texas
Jersey City, New Jersey
Bakersfield, California
Palmdale, California
Warren, Michigan