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100 TO 200 COPS TO COVER WEDDING OF OBAMA ADVISER’S DAUGHTER
Between 100 and 200 Chicago police officers will secure the perimeter at the Saturday wedding of Valerie Jarrett’s daughter, which President Obama and the first family will attend:
ANCHOR ABC CHICAGO: President Obama and the first family will head to Chicago later today. Among the president’s plans is the wedding of Laura Jarrett, daughter of Obama senior adviser Valeire Jarrett. Chopper 7 HD flew over the backyard of the Kenwood home that will be hosting the wedding. According to the Chicago Sun-Times, Chicago police will be providing security. It is being reported that between 100 and 200 police officers will help secure perimeter around the wedding.
CBS Chicago reports the assignment comes amid recent violence in the city and a hot-weather forecast:
The report comes in the wake of a spike in violence in Chicago – including a rash of shootings last weekend that killed nine people and wounded 53, and three headline-grabbing mob attacks on innocent people downtown and in River North and Streeterville. [...]
Sneed reports the officers will be pulled from all the city’s police districts, and that the federal government will not be reimbursing the city for the cost.
Sneed points out that this weekend, the highs are expected to top out in the 90s – a condition that often leads to more spikes in violence.
Unneutral
June 16th, 2012
100 to 200 cops? wow, there must be a lot of people unhappy at Obama’s #1 adviser. I can’t imagine why.
FreedomCat
June 16th, 2012
Why don’t they get their good buds the 800,000 illegals to guard them. What a bunch of marxist crooks.
TooMuchTime
June 16th, 2012
Not to worry. The crime rate in Chicago will remain the same even with 200 fewer police for protection.
I know, I know! Most of these officers will be off-duty but will be collecting time-and-a-half for doing this. So who’s the big loser in all of this? Yes, I know Ofailure is a loser! I meant the taxpayers.
Buzz D.
June 16th, 2012
One or two hundred Chicago Cops at a commoners wedding? Outrageous, sickening and so far over the top. Rahm sure takes care of his buddy. Plus there will have to be Secret Service agents and Air Force One and other planes and aides and minions and press and cars and SUV’s and the first dog’s entourage and so many tax dollars.
Sorry, I was away for awhile. I had to bang my head against the wall and throw up and face palm and well, you get it. Please, Lord, make election day come faster. Please…..
reddecaesari
June 16th, 2012
let’s all invite obama to our next party for the free security hook up.
Toaster
June 16th, 2012
Pretty big event for the family of the Chicago slumlord .
There are even some Jarret family photos on the Internet lately.
Tommy
June 16th, 2012
I hope that the marriage fails.
Oops! I mean — I hope that President Obama fails.
Sorry ’bout that, ferret face — err — I mean, Valerie.
Cruisin' Cat
June 16th, 2012
Why are they worried? All the troublemakers are obama supporters.
bitterclinger
June 16th, 2012
With their murder rate going great guns, I’m sure all the remaining Chicago thugs will be grateful that the cops are otherwise engaged.
CrustyB
June 16th, 2012
And they gave Bush a hard time when he gave his daughter Jenna a nice wedding, out of his own pocket, on his own property.
Dr. Tar
June 16th, 2012
Occupy Open Bar at the wedding reception – being Democrats though I bet it will be cash bar only.
kenny
June 16th, 2012
Pretty odd for someone like Jarret to be so open and have an announced wedding with the prez there.
Especially being a former spy with probably lots of enemies.
scribble
June 16th, 2012
I’m guessing if the police secured the perimeter of the worst neighborhoods in Chicago to protect the innocent, it would be unconstitutional and a violation of a gangbangers’s rights.
moarkdave
June 16th, 2012
Since Ovomit did not get to go to the Chelsea Clinton Wedding and was snubbed by the Brits on the Royal Wedding, they will probably make this an all out affair.
Maybe they will have some of the police officers do a military type parade for all in attendance.
Weldor
June 16th, 2012
I’ll bet the Nation of Islam guys would have worked cheaper.
scribble
June 16th, 2012
The city could have saved themselves a lot of money if they only posted a dozen New Black Panthers around the perimeter holding billy clubs. The experience would have doubled as practice for the November election.
Anonymous
June 16th, 2012
They expect every cop to bring a wedding gift.
Wrapped dog shit would be my suggestion.
Roscoe P. Soultrane
June 16th, 2012
The elites and their connected friends are *not* to be disturbed
House of Kell
June 17th, 2012
The black pampers would have been much more appropriate…or even nation of pisslam….
House of Kell
June 17th, 2012
LOL…its supposed to rain all day…..LMFAO!!!
Guess chicago heysues can’t control the weather afterall…..