Dan already called him on "those people" yesterday. The expanded quotation, "I consider those people almost friends," is even more dogshit-footed.

At about 9:50ish

Rosenbloom replayed the Ricketts interview from M&H. Tom was talking about how he met with black alderman to clear up any misperceptions and that he considered "those people" to be his friends. Rosie went wild. He thought he had the "gotcha moment". Grote came to Tom's defense. Saying that Tom said "those people" to mean alderman or business partners. Rosie would have none of it. In Rosie's mind, he found a racist!!! This is why Bernstein wants Rosie as his next partner.

People like Bernstein and Rosenbloom can't help but let their far left political leanings come out when they see red meat. Thankfully, I don't listen to the station for their thoughts on politics.

Dan isn't "far left." You can't really harbor and effect far-left views when you have a nice family in a nice neighborhood, which is fine, really. Priorities.

True. That's kind of my point. On the air he's a bleeding heart liberal that pretends to be appalled over hints of racism and injustices of the poor cuz he can push buttons and it helps the show. Off the air he's a "keep the blacks out of my neighborhood" type.

Not really. How many times does he say "WELL THEN FIND A NEW JOB AND MAKE MORE MONEY!!!!" when responding to callers criticizing high ticket prices and such? You can wrap that up with his totally ignorant comments about people in Englewood/Bad Neighborhoods where his take is "WELL WHY DON'T THEY JUST MOVE SOMEWHERE ELSE IF IT'S SO BAD?!" Those two "thoughts" really peg him as someone who is totally out of touch, insulated from reality and an elitist....and dumb fucking douchebag as well.

Whatever.

I heard the interview three fucking times. I think Ricketts is a Republican douchebag who looks like he was born wearing a suit and tie and has his hand out for public money. But I didn't take that away from what he said at all. In fact, I didn't even get the impression that he was specifically talking about the black alderman when he said "those people are our friends". I thought he meant Chicago politicians in general.

But I'm sure he's a racist, just like Steve Rosenbloom. Where does Rosey live anyway? When people move to Winnetka or Deerfield who do you think they're trying to stay away from?

Actually....the "MOVE SOMEWHERE ELSE!!" was in reference to the people living in the Englewood area. You know where that is, right?

You can't really harbor and effect far-left views when you have a nice family in a nice neighborhood, which is fine, really. Priorities.

and that is why I rarely listen to the station any longer (except B/B show), there was nothing there, mr. weekend fill in from 1989 along with the same material pulls that out of his ass. I am going to assume if the precious chairman had said something like similar that he would have gone silent.

Rosenbloom is nothing more than hypocritical human fucking garbage.

there are some major assumptions being made on this page

I heard the interview three fucking times. I think Ricketts is a Republican douchebag who looks like he was born wearing a suit and tie and has his hand out for public money. But I didn't take that away from what he said at all. In fact, I didn't even get the impression that he was specifically talking about the black alderman when he said "those people are our friends". I thought he meant Chicago politicians in general.

But I'm sure he's a racist, just like Steve Rosenbloom. Where does Rosey live anyway? When people move to Winnetka or Deerfield who do you think they're trying to stay away from?

I can see that "Englewood" is a boogie man in this thread. When white flight takes place, are whites running from a neighborhood or from black people?

I can see that "Englewood" is a boogie man in this thread. When white flight takes place, are whites running from a neighborhood or from black people?

Wasn't major assumptions one of the head guys running things over in Iraq during the early stages of the war? I think he was the one always jumping to conclusions about the wmd's. I was glad when he got canned. He was replaced by general reservation and now by general conversations.