Two PBS producers working on a documentary about American political culture visited City Council last week and needlessly wondered if they’d get good material. They got Alderman Dexter Watson, now two-for-two in screaming rants at council meetings this year.
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Watson–one of the few black aldermen who doesn’t need to distance himself from Mayor Daley for election purposes since the gulf between them would already fit an infinitely expanding universe–screamed in support of an ordinance that would restrict the city’s ability to privatize services. He did so with a gallery apparently packed to provide a gospel chorus for the ordinance’s supporters.
“It is always a puzzle to me when I come to these City Council meetings and the mayor is here less than most people! And he’s elected to serve the whole city! What we should do is privatize Richard Daley! And get rid of him!”
Chorus: Yes!
