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Rahm says, “F–k city workers.” « Fred Klonsky's blog

Rahm says, “F–k city workers.” « Fred Klonsky's blog

Rahm says, “F–k city workers.”

Not known for his poetic speech, Rahm Emanuel was perhaps best known for expressing his views as Obama Chief-of-Staff. “Fuck the UAW,” he was famously quoted as saying.

And now he appears to be utterly, if pathetically consistent. “Fuck Chicago city workers.”

While this is not a new thought coming from a Chicago mayor, it is unusual for him to say it before the election.

When Rahm decided to go public with his attack on public employee pensions, he did so knowing that the