Better than Tuesday night Football: Sen. del Valle streaming/on cable
Jeff Berkowitz:...[T]he Mayor had Robert Sorich as his patronage chief—so what people are saying to you perhaps is that you are running for City Clerk, aligned with the Mayor, how could the Mayor not have known about this stuff [the public corruption in the City Government], that was going on? What are you telling people …when they ask you—did the Mayor know what was going on with Sorich? What do you tell them?
Sen. Miguel del Valle: I am not going to speak for the Mayor or for anyone else. I do know—
Jeff Berkowitz: But, what do you think? Do you think he [the Mayor] knew what was going on?
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Watch a "Public Affairs," exclusive this week in the Chicago metro suburbs with State Sen. and Chicago City Clerk designate Miguel del Valle [D-Chicago] debating and discussing the issues with show host and legal recruiter Jeff Berkowitz; Topics range from Public Corruption, transparency, and Pay to Play in City, County and State Government to School Vouchers/School Choice and school funding to Sen. del Valle's plans to stream City Council meetings on the Internet.
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See, below, for the Public Affairs suburban airing schedule.
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Next Monday night's City of Chicago edition of Public Affairs will feature the same show with Sen. del Valle at 8:30 pm on Cable Ch. 21 [CANTV]
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The "Public Affairs," podcast page gives you a choice of more than twenty-five episodes of “Public Affairs," including our show with Sen. del Valle [D-Chicago], as well as interviews, discussions or remarks with or by U. S. Senators John McCain and Barack Obama, former NYC Mayor Rudy Giuliani, Governor Rod Blagojevich, Ald. Joe Moore, current State Treasurer Judy Baar Topinka, 27th District Senator Elect Matt Murphy [R-Palatine], newly re-elected 8th CD Congresswoman Melissa Bean , 9th CD Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, Cook County Commissioners Tony Peraica [R-Riverside] and Forrest Claypool [D-Chicago] and many, many more pols on our video podcast page[Watch here].
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Sen. Miguel del Valle: I think it is safe to say that the U. S. Attorney has redefined how government at all levels should operate when it comes to awarding contracts and distributing jobs and I think it is right. I think the State’s Attorney [sic] is right.
Jeff Berkowitz: Well, it has been that way for a long time. The Shakman decree [for the City], the Rutan decree on the State side.
Sen. Miguel del Valle: That is correct.
Jeff Berkowitz: Similar …in the County, for a long time, not just recently, it has been illegal to use people, to use their work and what they did politically to decide whether they would get a job and whether they would be promoted …it was Tomczak, who was running the [City] Water Department under Daley, running this vast political army [on City time] that helped elect Rahm Emanuel, who now has helped elect a Democratic Majority in the U. S. House. Rahm Emanuel says “I didn’t know about it,” and maybe he didn’t—but Don Tomczak, working in the Water Department in the City of Chicago under Mayor Daley was going out and using city government employees [on city time] to help elect Rahm Emanuel in his Democratic Primary [in 2002], which was relatively close [51-42].
Sen. Miguel del Valle: The old way of doing things is no longer acceptable and I think that that is correct. What the U. S. attorney has done and what they’ve determined is the correct way.
Jeff Berkowitz: Here is the old way. Here is some money [Berkowitz puts a wad of cash on the table]. You want to play ball? You pay the money.
Sen. Miguel del Valle: And, that’s wrong. That’s wrong. That is absolutely wrong.
Jeff Berkowitz: So, this is what is known as Pay to Play in Illinois. It seems to have infected County Government, City Government, State Government—It is a bi-partisan effort.
Sen. Miguel del Valle: And, all of that has to change.
Jeff Berkowitz: So, you’re going to take the ball and you are going to do something different with it?
Sen. Miguel del Valle: I am going to run an office [City Clerk] that is transparent. I am going to be in charge of records for the City Council. We are going to put the City Council meetings on the internet, live streaming video so that people can watch the [City Council] sessions. I am going to make more information available about the workings of the City Council. We are going to increase transparency all the way around. I think that the old way of doing things, again, is no longer legal. And, so, things have to change and I think it is for the better.
Jeff Berkowitz: And, you’re the guy to change it?
Sen. Miguel del Valle: Well, I am changing it within the City Clerk’s office and increasing transparency and making sure that the light is there on all the workings of the City Clerk’s office. I will be doing my part. Can I change the entire city? That’s not my responsibility. But, I will be an advocate for reform at all levels. And, so I expect to see reform at the County level- now that we have a Cook County Board President [Todd Stroger]; I expect that the Governor will make some changes now…I sponsored a bill a couple of years ago to ban political contributions from anyone doing business with the state, not only [applying] to all Constitutional officers, but to all members of the General Assembly. I think we ought to re-visit that…there cannot be any connection between a contract or a job and the actions of city government.
Jeff Berkowitz: Has Rod Blagojevich done that in the State of Illinois?
Sen. Miguel del Valle: I think he has to move in that direction.
Jeff Berkowitz: Is it too late, though. As you know, right now, he is the subject, or people close to him, are the subjects of multiple investigations—whether it is in hiring, where people presumably are using rigged tests for hiring in the State; Tony Rezko, his close friend, has been indicted for basically a kickback scheme, which they have hinted, if not alleged, involved campaign contributions and the TRS, the Teachers’ Retirement system, saying once again, if you want to play ball, if you want to do business with the State, then Stuart Levine, Rezko and others were involved in this effort to say, here, you can do business, but then you need to pay people who are doing nothing and some of that ends up going into the Governor’s campaign contributions. That is at least reported, if not alleged…The Mayor had Robert Sorich as his patronage chief—so what people are saying to you perhaps is that you are running for City Clerk, aligned with the Mayor, how could the Mayor not have known about this stuff [the public corruption in the City Government], that was going on? What are you telling people …when they ask you—did the Mayor know what was going on with Sorich? What do you tell them?
Sen. Miguel del Valle: I am not going to speak for the Mayor or for anyone else. I do know—
Jeff Berkowitz: But, what do you think? Do you think he [the Mayor] knew what was going on?
Sen. Miguel del Valle: What I am going to say is that I think one of the reasons the Mayor appointed me [City Clerk] was because of the history of the City Clerk’s office [two indicted City Clerks in the last 12 years] …and his desire to put someone in place that is going to do an effective job…
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From this week's suburban airing on Public Affairs of State Sen. and Chicago City Clerk designate Miguel del Valle [D-Chicago], recorded on November 12, 2006, as it is airing tonight and this week in 35 Chicago Metro suburbs on Comcast Cable.
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In twenty-five North Shore, North and Northwest suburbs, the "Public Affairs," show airs tonight in the regular weekly Public Affairs slot, 8:30 pm on Comcast Cable Ch. 19 or 35, as indicated, below.
In ten North Shore suburbs, the show is also airing in its regular airing slot at 8:30 pm on Comcast Cable Ch. 19 this week on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, as indicated, below, as well as in a special airing tonight at 9:30 pm
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The suburban episode of Public Affairs, featuring State Sen. and Chicago City Clerk Designate[D-Chicago], airs tonight:
at 8:30 pm on Comcast Cable Channel 19 in Buffalo Grove, Elk Grove Village, Hoffman Estates, parts of Inverness, Lincolnwood, Morton Grove, Niles, Northfield, Palatine, Rolling Meadows and Wilmette
And at 8:30 pm on Comcast Cable Channel 35 in Arlington Heights, Bartlett, Glenview, Golf, Des Plaines, Hanover Park, Mt. Prospect, Northbrook, Park Ridge, Prospect Heights, Schaumburg, Skokie, Streamwood and Wheeling.
and tonight at 9:30 pm in a special airing and on Wednesday night and Friday night at 8:30 pm on Comcast Cable Channel 19 in Bannockburn, Deerfield, Ft. Sheridan, Glencoe, Highland Park, Highwood, Kenilworth, Lincolnshire, Riverwoods and Winnetka.
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Jeff Berkowitz, Show Host/Producer of "Public Affairs," and Executive Legal Recruiter doing legal search can be reached at JBCG@aol.com
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Sen. Miguel del Valle: I am not going to speak for the Mayor or for anyone else. I do know—
Jeff Berkowitz: But, what do you think? Do you think he [the Mayor] knew what was going on?
************************************************
Watch a "Public Affairs," exclusive this week in the Chicago metro suburbs with State Sen. and Chicago City Clerk designate Miguel del Valle [D-Chicago] debating and discussing the issues with show host and legal recruiter Jeff Berkowitz; Topics range from Public Corruption, transparency, and Pay to Play in City, County and State Government to School Vouchers/School Choice and school funding to Sen. del Valle's plans to stream City Council meetings on the Internet.
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See, below, for the Public Affairs suburban airing schedule.
****************************************************************
Next Monday night's City of Chicago edition of Public Affairs will feature the same show with Sen. del Valle at 8:30 pm on Cable Ch. 21 [CANTV]
*************************************************
The "Public Affairs," podcast page gives you a choice of more than twenty-five episodes of “Public Affairs," including our show with Sen. del Valle [D-Chicago], as well as interviews, discussions or remarks with or by U. S. Senators John McCain and Barack Obama, former NYC Mayor Rudy Giuliani, Governor Rod Blagojevich, Ald. Joe Moore, current State Treasurer Judy Baar Topinka, 27th District Senator Elect Matt Murphy [R-Palatine], newly re-elected 8th CD Congresswoman Melissa Bean , 9th CD Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, Cook County Commissioners Tony Peraica [R-Riverside] and Forrest Claypool [D-Chicago] and many, many more pols on our video podcast page[Watch here].
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Sen. Miguel del Valle: I think it is safe to say that the U. S. Attorney has redefined how government at all levels should operate when it comes to awarding contracts and distributing jobs and I think it is right. I think the State’s Attorney [sic] is right.
Jeff Berkowitz: Well, it has been that way for a long time. The Shakman decree [for the City], the Rutan decree on the State side.
Sen. Miguel del Valle: That is correct.
Jeff Berkowitz: Similar …in the County, for a long time, not just recently, it has been illegal to use people, to use their work and what they did politically to decide whether they would get a job and whether they would be promoted …it was Tomczak, who was running the [City] Water Department under Daley, running this vast political army [on City time] that helped elect Rahm Emanuel, who now has helped elect a Democratic Majority in the U. S. House. Rahm Emanuel says “I didn’t know about it,” and maybe he didn’t—but Don Tomczak, working in the Water Department in the City of Chicago under Mayor Daley was going out and using city government employees [on city time] to help elect Rahm Emanuel in his Democratic Primary [in 2002], which was relatively close [51-42].
Sen. Miguel del Valle: The old way of doing things is no longer acceptable and I think that that is correct. What the U. S. attorney has done and what they’ve determined is the correct way.
Jeff Berkowitz: Here is the old way. Here is some money [Berkowitz puts a wad of cash on the table]. You want to play ball? You pay the money.
Sen. Miguel del Valle: And, that’s wrong. That’s wrong. That is absolutely wrong.
Jeff Berkowitz: So, this is what is known as Pay to Play in Illinois. It seems to have infected County Government, City Government, State Government—It is a bi-partisan effort.
Sen. Miguel del Valle: And, all of that has to change.
Jeff Berkowitz: So, you’re going to take the ball and you are going to do something different with it?
Sen. Miguel del Valle: I am going to run an office [City Clerk] that is transparent. I am going to be in charge of records for the City Council. We are going to put the City Council meetings on the internet, live streaming video so that people can watch the [City Council] sessions. I am going to make more information available about the workings of the City Council. We are going to increase transparency all the way around. I think that the old way of doing things, again, is no longer legal. And, so, things have to change and I think it is for the better.
Jeff Berkowitz: And, you’re the guy to change it?
Sen. Miguel del Valle: Well, I am changing it within the City Clerk’s office and increasing transparency and making sure that the light is there on all the workings of the City Clerk’s office. I will be doing my part. Can I change the entire city? That’s not my responsibility. But, I will be an advocate for reform at all levels. And, so I expect to see reform at the County level- now that we have a Cook County Board President [Todd Stroger]; I expect that the Governor will make some changes now…I sponsored a bill a couple of years ago to ban political contributions from anyone doing business with the state, not only [applying] to all Constitutional officers, but to all members of the General Assembly. I think we ought to re-visit that…there cannot be any connection between a contract or a job and the actions of city government.
Jeff Berkowitz: Has Rod Blagojevich done that in the State of Illinois?
Sen. Miguel del Valle: I think he has to move in that direction.
Jeff Berkowitz: Is it too late, though. As you know, right now, he is the subject, or people close to him, are the subjects of multiple investigations—whether it is in hiring, where people presumably are using rigged tests for hiring in the State; Tony Rezko, his close friend, has been indicted for basically a kickback scheme, which they have hinted, if not alleged, involved campaign contributions and the TRS, the Teachers’ Retirement system, saying once again, if you want to play ball, if you want to do business with the State, then Stuart Levine, Rezko and others were involved in this effort to say, here, you can do business, but then you need to pay people who are doing nothing and some of that ends up going into the Governor’s campaign contributions. That is at least reported, if not alleged…The Mayor had Robert Sorich as his patronage chief—so what people are saying to you perhaps is that you are running for City Clerk, aligned with the Mayor, how could the Mayor not have known about this stuff [the public corruption in the City Government], that was going on? What are you telling people …when they ask you—did the Mayor know what was going on with Sorich? What do you tell them?
Sen. Miguel del Valle: I am not going to speak for the Mayor or for anyone else. I do know—
Jeff Berkowitz: But, what do you think? Do you think he [the Mayor] knew what was going on?
Sen. Miguel del Valle: What I am going to say is that I think one of the reasons the Mayor appointed me [City Clerk] was because of the history of the City Clerk’s office [two indicted City Clerks in the last 12 years] …and his desire to put someone in place that is going to do an effective job…
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From this week's suburban airing on Public Affairs of State Sen. and Chicago City Clerk designate Miguel del Valle [D-Chicago], recorded on November 12, 2006, as it is airing tonight and this week in 35 Chicago Metro suburbs on Comcast Cable.
*********************************************************
In twenty-five North Shore, North and Northwest suburbs, the "Public Affairs," show airs tonight in the regular weekly Public Affairs slot, 8:30 pm on Comcast Cable Ch. 19 or 35, as indicated, below.
In ten North Shore suburbs, the show is also airing in its regular airing slot at 8:30 pm on Comcast Cable Ch. 19 this week on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, as indicated, below, as well as in a special airing tonight at 9:30 pm
******************************************************
The suburban episode of Public Affairs, featuring State Sen. and Chicago City Clerk Designate[D-Chicago], airs tonight:
at 8:30 pm on Comcast Cable Channel 19 in Buffalo Grove, Elk Grove Village, Hoffman Estates, parts of Inverness, Lincolnwood, Morton Grove, Niles, Northfield, Palatine, Rolling Meadows and Wilmette
And at 8:30 pm on Comcast Cable Channel 35 in Arlington Heights, Bartlett, Glenview, Golf, Des Plaines, Hanover Park, Mt. Prospect, Northbrook, Park Ridge, Prospect Heights, Schaumburg, Skokie, Streamwood and Wheeling.
and tonight at 9:30 pm in a special airing and on Wednesday night and Friday night at 8:30 pm on Comcast Cable Channel 19 in Bannockburn, Deerfield, Ft. Sheridan, Glencoe, Highland Park, Highwood, Kenilworth, Lincolnshire, Riverwoods and Winnetka.
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Jeff Berkowitz, Show Host/Producer of "Public Affairs," and Executive Legal Recruiter doing legal search can be reached at JBCG@aol.com
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