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      <![CDATA[Can't help but notice Scott has employees working for him who's husbands contributed to his campaign.  And here I thought Scott said he was going to be "different".
        
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      <![CDATA[32nd Ward 2007 Lame Duck at: 
    http://groups.msn.com/ChicagoBucktownPublicSquare/32ndward2007lameduckptvii.msnw
        
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      <![CDATA[Alderman Ted Matlak conceded on April 20, 2007. See Message Board-General April 21, 2007 (Statement of Alderman Ted Matlak...)at: 
    http://groups.msn.com/ChicagoBucktownPublicSquare
    
    Joe Lake 
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    <author><![CDATA[a hearty...]]></author>
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      <![CDATA[A hearty AMEN to that!
    
    I, for one, didn't think I'd live long enough to see even the beginning of the nails going into the coffin of da machine.
    
    Now, I think I'll even have to quit smoking, just to stick around a little longer.
        
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      <![CDATA[As Mr. Matlak&acirc;&#128;&#153;s lawyers have stated, "This is not about winning or losing; it's about the final outcome being true and correct, and properly reflecting the will of the voters of the 32nd ward..."
    
    I spent the day as a poll watcher in the 14th precinct - Mr. Matlak&acirc;&#128;&#153;s home is in the 14th precinct - and despite all the efforts of the "Machine" to ensure that their hack was reelected - they failed.
    
    We had several visits from the states attorney in order to ensure that everything was on the up and up - and from what I saw - it was.
    
    I don't underestimate the fifth floor from working it's 'magic' - (I was a victim of underestimating one of Victor Reyes prot&Atilde;&copy;g&Atilde;&copy;s) but the machine came up short.  The city has changed - and a new generation is not going to stand by and let these folks steal this election.  This is not Stroger - and the Democratic establishment has no idea how much harm they have done by disregarding the grassroots activist or the taxpayers concerns who are not dependant on the city or county for their income - and are sick and tired of paying taxes for representation that refuses to address the issues that effect us.  I find it hard to believe that the &acirc;&#128;&#152;machine&acirc;&#128;&#153; is going alienate the will of the voters for someone like Mr. Matlak. 
    
    As far as any love toward JF - I respect dissention - I just wish that those in power would show the same respect toward the rest of us and conduct themselves in a civil manner.
    
    I wish Alderman Waguespack all the best - as I stated earlier on this blog, he is exactly the type of individual who we need to step forward and begin to reclaim our governments.  
    
    Even the machines folks standing outside the 14th precinct handing out palm cards understood that they are a dying breed.  People are not going to be bullied by a few individuals from Streets and Sans or the Water Dept - they have bigger expectations from their governments - and are starting to insist on better results.
    
    I can only hope that Alderman Waguespack and Dowell are a harbinger of what is to come for this great city.
        
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    <author><![CDATA[re chris & john lovefest]]></author>
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      <![CDATA[I hope chris' reference to 'Hope to run into you one day. Take care.' doesn't mean chris will be driving his car/truck and john will be walking/running. :)
    
    As john f. so pointedly posted, matlak's not gone YET, and we all KNOW what 'magic' the 'machine' can work with those mysteriously 'uncounted' absentee ballots.
    
    Apparently, we've forgotten that Dumbocrats can steal an election as effectively as Retardicans.
        
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      <![CDATA[Mr. Flanagan - what happened to the change of heart, or was I mistaken by your reference to the Mark Brown column above?
    
    You have taken a lot of shit on this blog - and I respect that you are so committed toward your candidate.  I think you should also read the Tribunes editorial on the incoming Alderman - "Meet the New Bosses"
    
    "Chicago should have high expectations for Scott Waguespack, who beat Dan Rostenkowski's once-powerful organization in the 32nd Ward."
    
    From what I have gotten from meeting Alderman-elect Waguespack during the past months is that he sincerely believes that the voters of the 32nd ward are his bosses.  I have every confidence that Alderman Waguespack will live up to the high expectations the Tribune and I feel is warranted, and that he will have an open door and open mind throughout his tenure.
    
    I hope that you will have the same open mind, and work with your fellow neighbors in the 32nd ward - you folks are among the lucky few, in my opinion, to have an elected official in our city government who is grounded, competent, and has such a bright future ahead of him.
    
    The 1st and 32nd wards are about to become the envy of Chicago - maybe I should think about moving?
    
    (All my elected reps will be having wet dreams now!  Maybe I&acirc;&#128;&#153;ll stay here and try to keep them honest.)
    
    It was nice to see someone so involved and committed.  Hope to run into you one day.  Take care.
        
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      <![CDATA[Today's Tribune.
    
    In the 32nd Ward, incumbent Ted Matlak lost to Scott Waguespack by 122 votes with all of the precincts counted, unofficial totals showed.
    
    "Tuesday's 32nd ward aldermanic run-off election remains too close to call," Thomas Jaconetty, attorney for Matlak, said in a statement. "The unofficial results separate Alderman Matlak and his opponent by approximately two votes per precinct, or less than 1.5 percent of the total votes cast for this office," he said.
    
    "We have received information and materials requested under the Freedom of Information Act from the Chicago Board of Election Commissioners late this afternoon. We are now in the process of evaluating all the data in order to make an informed decision. We want to make sure that every single vote is counted&acirc;&#128;&#148;that no one's vote is left in the ballot box," Jaconetty said.
    
    "It is unclear at this point whether all the absentee ballots have been received and counted by the Chicago Board of Elections. Any ballots postmarked as of Election Day are valid and will count toward the total vote," according to Jaconetty.
    
    "This is not about winning or losing; it's about the final outcome being true and correct, and properly reflecting the will of the voters of the 32nd ward," he said
        
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      <![CDATA[160 +/- absentee ballots will be counted tomorrow.
        
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      <![CDATA[Scott will do a great job, honest and ethical.  Mr. Flanagan if you are concerned about Scott's finances you are free to contribute to the campaign. Didn't you listen the first time, or do you want to hear it again, Scott was on an unpaid leave of absence approved by the City Council. 
    Matlak campaign workers lost for him.  The thugs didn't budge all day sure Matlak would win. Party's over!
        
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      <![CDATA[the 32 ward voters have spoken . if this scott guy doesn't do a good job he will be gone too . we will be watching .
        
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      <![CDATA[Well, congrats on the huge win for Scott.  W whole 120 voters or so that he won!  Kinda tells you that the ward i split in half.  
    
    As for the funny comments about open and honest LOL.  I had to laugh, because with the amount of debt this guy has accrued in these 2 races and losing his job in berwyn, it's going to be hard to be so honest.
    
    We shall see who's in what developer's pockets after this one.
    
    Let da games begin!
        
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    <author><![CDATA[Adios to Ted and all his racist, homophobic, anti-semetic goons]]></author>
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      <![CDATA[A breath of fresh air is blowing through the 32nd ward. Gabinski is next! I can't wait until that crook is up for re-election. If Rosty is not on life support, this may put him on it. Scott will be open and generous with these hacks and flunkies - he has class and integrity. I am sure they are not able to return in kind.
        
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      <![CDATA[What the shit! This election has the Jew taint all over it. Ted didn't lose.
        
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      <![CDATA[Congrats to Scott and his team!! The 32nd will be served well.
        
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    <author><![CDATA[aw, c'mon...]]></author>
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      <![CDATA[Gee, 'matlakistheloser', the poor guy's just lost his 'all-access' pass to the 'money train', he'll have to settle for being a high paid gofer, cut him a little slack here, and let him lick his wounds clean, before he's got to start licking his clout's asses.
        
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      <![CDATA[So Ted, how does it feel, to feel the ward's wrath?  You don't want pubs on residential streets-then you should go kiss Daley's rump.  We in the 32nd enjoy our bars just fine(and will keep enjoying them) in the furure.  Want to be out of touch-pay the douches you've been paying.  If not, deal with the people of the ward, and we might vote for you!
        
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      <![CDATA[I'm wondering what lucrative clout 'job', clout 'consulting' contract, or 'private sector' buddy job Hack-Matlak is gonna end up with.
        
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      <![CDATA[wow he Matlak is out?! lots of the incumbents(sp) are out . hmmm i bet they wish they had returned the phone calls of the citizens of their wards. daley is going to have to work harder now that most of the people that were in his pocket are out of office. let the games begin .
        
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    <author><![CDATA[now...]]></author>
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      <![CDATA[Now the really hard work begins, that being to root out these corrupt bastards and bitches, thwart, at every opportunity, the schemes, scams and outright frauds imposed on our citizens for so very long.
    
    This election cycle has brought the beginning of change, but it's only a beginning.
    
    For our efforts to be effective and successful, we must repeat the ousting of hack incumbents in the next election cycle.
    
    Don't lose focus over the next few years, don't be fooled by the expected additional bones the machine hacks will be tossing our way, they'll say and do anything to stay in power, but it's all bullshit, and you can take dat to da bank.
    
    WHEN IN DOUBT, VOTE THE HACKS OUT.
        
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      <![CDATA[WON'T BE MATLAK'D AGAIN FOR SURE!
    
    EAT ME!
    
    All those signs, all that money, all those "volunteers" mean nothing against the truth!
        
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      <![CDATA[Now the really hard work begins.....
        
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      <![CDATA[CONGRADULATIONS SCOTT
    
    YOU FOUGHT HARD AND REFUSED TO BE SWIFTBOATED BY THE MATLAK GANG!!!!!!!
    
    AHH, VICTORY IS SWEET
        
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      <![CDATA[Take our Trash CHICAGO!
    April 14th - 7 p.m.
    Screw this Berwyn guy (Waguespack) 
    Read this: 
    
    Tell me all about Scott helping the FBI, it seems he was tring to muddy up a true reform Alderman. Sound Familiar? 
    By Andy Shaw ABC 7 news Chicago 
    November 24, 2006 - A former suburban alderman helped the FBI root out political corruption in Berwyn. 
    Alex Bojovic knows about wires -- the kind you wear as an FBI mole to catch corrupt politicians. 
    "I got tired of seeing what was going on around me," said Alex Bojovic, FBI Mole. 
    Bojovic was a Berwyn alderman who wore a hidden wire and a tiny camera for two years to secretly record 400 calls and meetings and $15,000 in alleged payoffs to fix business deals -- including $500 in a bathroom at Berwyn City Hall from the former assistant Mayor Sonny Stillo. Stillo provided Bojovic with a major scare in one of their restaurant meetings. 
    "I was patted on the back and I thought for sure the individual would find out I was wearing a wire. It was a difficult situation," said Bojovic. 
    Bojovic says the hardest part was the secrecy from his friends, family and even from his wife, Diane, who says she was better off not knowing. 
    "They could torch or house or torch my garage or do some harm," said Diane Bojovic, Alex Bojovic's wife. 
    Bojovic says politicians hate moles. And, in fact, he was unemployed until recently when the village of Lyons made him the public works director. But with Sonny Stillo on his way to jail, a major developer expected to plead guilty and several more indictments likely down the road, he says it was worth it. 
    "It sends a message out to the residents that someone is out there will to work for them to do the right thing," said Bojovic. 
    Bojovic says the only way to find out if the residents really appreciate his undercover efforts is to run for mayor, which he did once before unsuccessfully. He is planning to give it another try in the next round of municipal elections in 2009. 
    
    Scott Waguespack, Assistant Mayor of Berwyn, a Bojovic foe, critized Bojovic and even claimed the Alderman was corrupt in a local political attack paper the &acirc;&#128;&#156;Berwyn Independent&acirc;&#128;&#157;. 
    
    BERWYN2 
    April 6th - 9:53 a.m. 
    Here's one more: 
    Guilty plea in Berwyn bribes 
    By Rudolph Bush 
    
    Chicago Tribune 
    
    February 09, 2007 
    
    An Oak Brook builder pleaded guilty in federal court Thursday to bribing a Berwyn alderman and a top mayoral assistant so he could rig the purchase of two city properties. 
    
    Clifford Josefik, 70, said in court that the $10,000 bribe he paid an alderman in 2002 was 'really for his re-election.' 
    
    But when pressed, he admitted he paid the bribe to get an inside shot at buying Berwyn's old police station at 6647 W. 26th St. 
    
    The alderman, Alex Bojovic, was working undercover for federal agents and recorded the bribe. 
    
    Bojovic's undercover work continued into 2003, when Josefik offered bribes to him and to Samuel 'Sonny' Stillo, the top administrative assistant to then-Berwyn Mayor Thomas Shaughnessy. 
    
    Stillo has pleaded guilty to offering Bojovic $1,000 to back a preferred bidder for a revitalization project along Cermak Road. He was sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison in November. 
    
    Josefik admitted Thursday that he offered Stillo $5,000 to provide him with information about sealed bids for a property on Scoville Avenue. 
    
    But when he was asked to describe his wrongdoing to the court, Josefik seemed to hesitate. 
    
    'Mr. Stillo and I never really discussed any money. ... Mr. Stillo never got one penny,' he said. 
    
    Josefik said he didn't even really want the property on Scoville Avenue, but that Bojovic 'kept pressuring me to buy it.' 
    
    U.S. District Judge Samuel Der-Yeghiayan cut off his explanation, saying, 'I am asking you what you did wrong, sir, not excuses.' 
    
    Asked if he knew that what he had done was wrong, Josefik replied, 'Basically, yes.' 
    
    Hobbled by a stroke and walking with a cane, Josefik described a litany of medical problems that have him on a regimen of some 23 pills a day. 
    
    His medical problems are likely to become an issue at sentencing in May. He faces 8 to 10 years in prison, according to prosecutors' calculations. 
    
    ---------- rrbush@tribune.com
        
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      <![CDATA[VOTE THE CROOKS OUT!!!!  
    
    VOTE FOR SCOTT!
    
    Can't wait to hear the stories about all of the shenanigans he'll find in the ward.  I've heard about what he's found out in Berwyn-this place has to have way more fraud than that little town.  Scott is way better than these ghost payroller's rants indicate.  They're worried about their jobs as well they should.  They certainly don't warrant our trust-just reading their rants should convince even the least educated as to what their true intentions are.  
    GO SCOTT GO!
        
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