Rep. Bobby Rush refers to Sen. Mark Kirk's plan to curb gang violence as 'elitist white boy solution'

Given the record level of Chicago street violence (four dead and 11 injured just since Wednesday afternoon), you’d think Windy City pols would welcome any suggestions for putting an end to the madness. But you’d be wrong:

Bobby Rush is at it again calling Sen. Mark Kirk proposal for fighting gangs as a "upper-middle-class, elitist white boy solution"

— Daniel (@reyesdanl) May 30, 2013

Oh my: Bobby Rush basically calls Mark Kirk an "elitist white boy" for calling for mass arrests of gang members http://t.co/ErMC0IYUB8

— Mike O'Brien (@mpoindc) May 30, 2013

From Chicago Sun-Times:

Rep. Bobby Rush (D-Ill.) is highly critical of a proposal by Sen. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) for mass arrests of 18,000 Gangster Disciples, telling the Sun-Times on Wednesday that Kirk’s approach is “headline grabbing” and an “upper-middle-class, elitist white boy solution to a problem he knows nothing about.”

One of Kirk’s top priorities is targeting gangs; he has been meeting with law enforcement officials to devise a plan to execute the mass arrests.

Twitter users are rightly disgusted by Rush’s comment.

Again, typical MT @mpoindc: Oh my: Bobby Rush basically calls Mark Kirk an "elitist white boy" for calling for mass arrests of gang members.

— MJ (@MJ_GOP) May 30, 2013

Recommended

We Feel SO MUCH Safer Knowing the FBI Is Investigating Offensive Text Messages (Wait, What?!)

Amy Curtis

Advertisement

@SteveChapman13 Rush is in a safe, gerry-mandered district. Can say any stupid thing he wants, and usually does.

— Man w/o a Plan (@MidWestMet) May 30, 2013

This idiot voted to transform your health care #tcot RT @politico: Bobby Rush hits Mark Kirk’s ‘white boy’ gangs plan http://t.co/CRjGJt3SoT

— YachtMoney (@yatish023) May 30, 2013

Bobby Rush has spent more time tossing racist jabs at Kirk then he's ever spent dealing w the sources of gang problems in his district. Ever

— Yo (@yo60640) May 30, 2013

https://twitter.com/domrenzetti/status/340182707755708416

Bingo.

Or perhaps Bobby Rush’s real problem is that Kirk’s plan wouldn’t necessarily involve carpet-bombing his district with federal dollars:

https://twitter.com/JangoBear/status/340174948737880064