You just knew this one was coming, right? Here’s Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx suggesting that racism is behind criticism of her move to drop all the charges against actor Jussie Smollett:
Kim Foxx suggests racism behind criticism of her dropping all charges against @JussieSmollett:
“I've been asking myself for the last two weeks what is this really about. … As the first African American woman in this role, it's disheartening to me" the goalposts have shifted. pic.twitter.com/Z5dLAVdUW7
— Tom Elliott (@tomselliott) April 7, 2019
Excerpt from the video:
“I think we have to ask ourselves, ‘What is this really about?’ I have been asking myself for the last two weeks what is this really about. As someone who has lived in this city, who came up from the projects of this city to serve as the first African American woman in this role, it is disheartening to me . . . that when we get in these positions somehow the goalposts change.”
Yes, let’s go over the racist histories of some of her main Chicago critics, shall we? There’s Rahm Emanuel, for starters:
Rahm Emanuel floats naming Chicago airport after Barack Obama http://t.co/hmj300LMnX | AP Photo pic.twitter.com/QdfDJOQrkW
— POLITICO (@politico) March 26, 2015
Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson must be a racist, too:
Watch: Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson weighs in on the Jussie Smollett investigation, and how he’ll work with Mayor-elect Lori Lightfoot. https://t.co/TkCWej4ZnW pic.twitter.com/jKNVnYbm8G
— WTTW (Chicago PBS) (@wttw) April 5, 2019
Add Chicago’s new mayor, Lori Lightfoot, to the list!
Will the racism never end https://t.co/JzIVKZ4odQ
— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) April 7, 2019
“Typical leftist obfuscation” at work:
So dishonest. The defendant she wrongly excused was black, and the police chief she betrayed is black — so how is criticism of her (from Superintendent Eddie Johnson and others) about race? Typical leftist obfuscation. https://t.co/889WDQxf9L
— Steve Cortes (@CortesSteve) April 8, 2019
So predictable, too:
And like clockwork, she plays the race card. Ask the black Chicago Police Superintendent & all the black Chicago Cops if their anger toward her is because of racism. https://t.co/kmal3wrVcL
— Joe Walsh (@WalshFreedom) April 8, 2019
You know, there are other reasons why she’s not very good at her job, too:
Smollett was just the most public disaster. The off duty cop killed by a man who was just let off probation because he busted his own ankle monitor seems like another good example of why her office sucks from the last few weeks. https://t.co/Eh0n0Vhhcm
— Emily Zanotti (@emzanotti) April 8, 2019
Editor’s note: We’ve corrected a typo.
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Related:
‘What’s wrong with this guy?’ Statement from Jussie Smollett’s lawyer on blowing off $130k deadline is a DOOZY https://t.co/52mDBGMBeW
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) April 5, 2019
Jussie Smollett blows off deadline to pay police overtime costs, faces civil suit from Chicago https://t.co/LltsFa4Rzw
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) April 4, 2019
