They know that the silly annual gathering of out-of-town rubes, local wackos and elderly sentimentalists was the wrong place to come clean on their forward thinking.

The hiring of the experienced, well-connected Julian Green was a start, and the new VP of Communications and Community Affairs has helped polish and tighten the organization’s message while playing a key role in smoothing the relationship with the mayor’s office.]

I love watching when Dan thinks he knows anything about political manuevers.

It's because it's a drinking event and usual a day drinking event. It has nothing to do with the team. These people are 'fans' of day drinking and really in the grand scheme of things who the fuck isnt.

Yeah, he has no fucking clue about Chicago or how things work. But that shouldn't be a surprise. We're talking about a guy who doesn't understand the custom of laying one's cash on the bar. Who the fuck is Julian Green? dan talks about him like this guy is some heavy chinaman. He doesn't have as much juice as one of Mell's precinct captains.

That’s why Ricketts spoke of “the high road” when asked about the stunt of a proposal floated by Rosemont. It’s not that he isn’t smart enough to understand the concept of leverage, it’s that he never wanted to look for it. His choice was to look at longer-term perception of his family’s role as stewards of a public trust, rather than carpetbaggers trying to squeeze every other party for the best deal.

And yeah, lol on Julian Green adding his tightness, smoothness, and ostensibly his innate sense of rhythm. News to me!

...because they're both Jewish.

Yeah, he has no fucking clue about Chicago or how things work. But that shouldn't be a surprise. We're talking about a guy who doesn't understand the custom of laying one's cash on the bar. Who the fuck is Julian Green? dan talks about him like this guy is some heavy chinaman. He doesn't have as much juice as one of Mell's precinct captains.

Wasnt that the reason they hired Theo? Because Theo and Rahm were gonna get together and close this deal?

Yeah, he should be bred with Theo to create the ultimate executive.


Spiegel was pretty upset by that assertion, if I remember correctly.

Hey, Fritzy is connected, Miller vp of community relations. The Cubs should hire him to get this deal finalized.

We're talking about a guy who doesn't understand the custom of laying one's cash on the bar.

The more I think about that statement the more I say "the fuck". Green wasn't even the political director during Obama's run for the US Senate as that was Axelrod. He was a guy who spent 90% of his time in washington after all the heavy lifting was complete. Then, when his boss began running for higher office after a year, he wasn't the political director during that campaign. So he and Emmanuel had very little communication. He has had very little communication with other local power brokers. Yet, this was the clout that got the deal done.

I am shocked at the amount Dan relies on authority for a guy who made his way in this industry as the guy who questioned authority.

Watch who you are calling rube Bernstien because there are some fingers pointing at you.

I'll pay you 5 American dollars to call B&B and have this discussion with them.

It's funny because dan obviously thinks Ricketts is a fool for retaining Kenney, and yet, he lauds him as a genius for the the hiring of Theo Epstein and Julian Green. Hey dan, some of us haven't forgotten those halcyon days when Wally Hayward was a Really Smart Guy. You know, before he wasn't. Tom Ricketts doesn't know who the fuck to hire and danny bernstein wouldn't know the difference if he did.

I am shocked at the amount Dan relies on authority for a guy who made his way in this industry as the guy who questioned authority.

Now, I admittedly know nothing about the inner workings of this deal, but it sure seems that Crane Kenney and not Julian Green, is internally considered the architect of this...well, whatever it is that they have....and really all they have is a statement of understanding.